I don't want to sounds like broken record here, but I really got to tell how increasingly awesome psyren is. This won't take long. I'll just compare it to others so you can determine it yourself. Well before that my drawing...
The easy one first. Is it better than Naruto? Yes. Without a doubt. They both have more anime looks but psyren just more slightly realistic and it improves over just a few dozens chapter while Naruto just remains like that for hundreds chapter. Ageha, the hero is more likeable than Naruto. He's flawed and more like empath, hmm like Peter Petrelli in Heroes, not the ability but the nature of character. He is actually just another shounen stereotype, but because his flaws, it's easy to root for him. Naruto just loud.
Is it better than Bleach? Yeah, definitely. Bleach started off great, but when it tossed 13 captains and 13 vice-captain, it lost focus fast. The battle just random hack and slash while Psyren is more tactical and thoughtful. Its attention of detail is superb. Virtually everything Bleach has to offers, Psyren has it in better version. Think of it like Bleach, but more intellect and bad-ass.
Is it better than Death Note? Depends. If you like focus on tactic only, Death Note is the one to go, it has serious great pace and realistic art. But if you like more focus on combat but still offer tactic, Psyren is the one to go. Psyren has many set of rules and it's a bold move to go for apocalypse, urban myth or occult, but Psyren do it brilliantly. The narrative doesn't becomes dull because the explanation, not like Air Gear that spits bull crap. The narrative is well-written. I go for Psyren, DN was too madesu for me.
Is it better One Piece? No, but CLOSE. seriously close. It is surprising at such early stage it managed to be nearly as good as One Piece. The thing that made One Piece great is mainly the chars and how they deal with conflict, and you will love the chars here. They are original, relateable and genuinely draw your sympathy. It is because they are flawed that you like them. It's the kind that grows on you.
A nod for Amamiya character, she really stands out as the main female. Somewhat fragile, disturbed but managed to hold her own. She is not weak, there are moments that she needs to be rescue and willing to rescue others. She is sarcastic, but there are subtle hints of kindness. The only appropriate analogy would be Hit Girl. Kudos for Toshiaki Iwashiro for awesome respectful gorgeous char without the help of breast implant.
Rukia, Inoue, Simca, Sakura, Lucy etc don't even come close. Nami and Hawk Eye do come close, but not as good.
Is it as good as FMA? lol sorry but FMA is like Holy Grail of manga/anime, it really is the best. But Psyren has the some same qualities like how the characters shares the spotlight or the impending doom when the characters band together. It's classic Seven Samurai (the classic movie, not anime) style. It's how they struggle and live through the hardship, this is great stuff.
It's not perfect, there are still some scenes where the villains unnecessary brag about their powers. There is also slight predictability, only little though. It surprised me some time and I laughed more than when reading Naruto, Fairy Tail and Bleach combined. I didn't even remember when I laughed on One Piece. The humor is not silly, but straight and cynical.
On more downside, I've been writing a story for a while. It's really hard though. Too fast and it's obscure, too slow and it's boring. Psyren is just great, able to maintain the flow and reveal the story bits by bits. There are some similarities from my story to Psyren, I didn't know it before, but seeing one did it so well. It's a bit overwhelming. Man I wish I can be as good as this.
That's a wrap.
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