High-rise Invasion

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Tenkuu shinpan is an amazing manga about a girl called Yuri Honjo who gets isekai’d into a mysterious world of masked people which for an isekai manga is very different for it to have such a sinister tone like this one so it's not your regular isekai. The people who wear the masks get turned into deranged killers who hunt out humans that get dropped into this world on top of skyscrapers, for the start of the manga has a whole horror vibe going on with the huntee's being hunted which the manga pulls off really well to a very realistic sense. I like this because not a lot of stories in japan of these type of western topic and have the topic of being hunted with same exact horror element to it so it's refreshing to see a unique take on the zombie genre but with something way worse replaced with zombo's. These manga probably will work well with western audiences because of they borrow from them so the readers will be more familiar and could actually work as movie on par with marvel if it's done by a high budget studio like Marvel. This manga isn't just an apocalyptic manga but also comedy, sci-fi and ecchi which is way if you go into this with little expectations you will be very happy because it provides more than what it says on the tin.

If you destroy their mask, they die so you have no choice but to kill them or defend yourself or give into the world and be killed or commit suicide; the idea that world drives people insane to the point they commit "oxygen not in lungs" is another original idea I don't think I've seen before because this just adds more to the horror tag and makes the story more interesting making me want to read on and on until I cannot anymore. One thing though, humans also are in the world and want to cause havoc and control this world which to me makes the manga way less generic and doesn't try to copy the whole troupe too much. She has to find her brother Rika in this world of chaos and there is another mask who is actually self-aware of his existence; he has overcome the mask and is actually one of the angel masks who are elite mask people that have self-consciousness but he uses his powers for good. I love the story because of how gory and horror-esce the manga can be with the killer’s vs humans which would make for an amazing movie which should be made into one.

Then it gets even better the more you go into it when they come against humans trying to become a god candidate which is Yuri, so they are enemies. People have said that the manga was not as good as people say but I would have to disagree because the mystery element really does make the manga worthwhile for most of the manga except the ending was cut short which really made me sad. Just like Bleach anime that was cut short, it still hasn’t changed my opinion on the manga. The mystery element is always changing from what is mystery behind the masks, from the beacon tower thing, to the sniper mask identity, to the god angels and the mystery behind the admin of the world. This manga was so thrilling to read that I read all the chapters which was 200 at that time in one whole day because the manga keeps on giving more you read and will go past your expectations which is very hard for a story to do for that many chapters.

Characters and Thoughts

One of my favourite characters in the manga is the sniper mask because he is so badass with his fedora and cigs because he holds his ideals on his shoulders with his calm demeanor and intelligence thought process. Him and Yuri make an unstoppable force to be reckoned with, Sniper who is a soildier of the angels that go against his purpose to help them escape. Yuri who is a clumsy dumb girl who went from a typical girl to a stone cold hero, she becomes a more bearable character after she develops getting the faceless mask and god code. She pushes through all the obstacles in her way to reunite with her brother which I will say is very unrealistic because I can tell no sibling has that much strong bond for each other. (For example; my sister she would never do that to save me she’d probably just want to be selfish and escape the Highrise world herself lol) All jokes aside it’s good to see a story that actually shows the motives in a detail way for mostly every character unlike popular shows like Naruto where Sakura does everything just for stupid boy who treats her like trash (you can read my Sakura blog to get more info for this reference)

Next up is Mayuko Nise, the yandere kuudere type character of this manga, which of course there had to be one in this extremely edgy manga so it makes sense to have an emotionless yandere character without the love interest. Well, now that I think about Yuri is the love interest which she wants to protect at all costs so the manga even has a yuri couple in it as well she just adds to how much content it packs into the whole thing. She gets a defective mask to increase her murdering capability, this makes her a badass character which is basically every main character in this show because they are put under extremes and by the end they know how to survive. When the characters do develop it becomes more bearable to enjoy their characters as a whole; this is also very realistic even if some people find it annoying. Nise doesn’t really have much of a character she acts as a subordinate for Yuri and she is kind of one dimensional because she isn’t very memorable to me at this moment which is how you know a character is good if you can remember them very well.

Now for favourite character in the whole manga, which is the great angel who is a warrior of justice, he is basically the Goku of this universe even his hair matches super Saiyan. His ideals are kind of a contradiction because he wants to get rid of justice but wants to destroy everything against them as he thinks his villain group is for justice when it is the opposite and is uncontrollable but doesn’t use his full power. The thing I like most about Great Angel is that after he has done fighting, he gets home; then turns into a skinnier version of himself and is funny to see him out of character which is also kind of adorable. His character design is very hilarious and very badass because he wears a full body leotard that is sometimes too revealing but also exposes his muscle making his presence extremely scary when he enters the battle, I would have nickname him all might chin-chin 

The reason why this manga gets a very good score is because it has a very good progression that is just the right pace for anyone to read. I love how it has tons of dialog for every character so even the side characters in this are like main characters because it includes mostly every character with a name and purpose, they are not just a character you're never going to see again. This actually makes me think the mangaka put thought and passion into his work. It also does this very right without overloading the reader with so much information that they don’t know what the hell is going on. Compared to Hyouka which has too many characters and is not particularly good because it does not execute it right unlike Tenkuu Shinpan which is the opposite side and perfects it to a masterpiece. This manga also has an underlying ecchi elements to it (like Kill la Kill) with various pantsu and some ecchi situations, I’m surprised it doesn’t have an ecchi tag but with the occasional lewd stuff and comedic scene this manga adds way more enjoyment to reading which is why I would recommend for you all to read :3

Thanks for reading!!