http://www.mangafox.com/manga/psyren/v01/c001/2.html
Sick of Naruto or Bleach didn't meet up to your expectation. The only manga worth your while is One Piece, but still has need for reading manga.. I understand man. I just found what could be the substitute for Naruto or Bleach. Meet Psyren. If you knew about it and didn't tell me.. "slapped".. ehmm..
So finished dante request, call it bday present, background practice etc if you will.. I'm efficient..
Psyren is a mix between what's good from Naruto, Bleach, Gantz and Matrix. I know it sounds too good to be true, but it just is. The story is rather occult and sci-fi. The set is present Japan and there is a world called "Psyren", only selected few can find it. There's rumor that it is actually paradise itself. The hero, Ageha stumbled across a red calling card. It's the card you use at public phone when you didn't have BB / iPhone.
After using it, he was teleported to Psyren. It turned out to be a game. The game is simple, one travel to the future pick up the phone at starting point then a map and exit point appears. Just get to the exit point and pick up the phone at exit point to safely return to present. Yes... This is so Matrix, man.
There is solid amount of occult here. Ranging from apocalypse theory, cultism, urban legend etc. But it doesn't text heavy like Deatn Note. In fact there are plenty battle scenes. The battle is simply great, it's technical like Naruto (original) where team work and thoughtful battle like Shikamaru's actually matter. The pace is amazingly balanced, it has Bleach / FMA fast vibe, but more like when Byakuya's or Mustang's battle.
Then the characters. Ageha, the hero is your stereotype shounen hero, like Ichigo but with black hair. But he grows to be likeable, he plans things out and doesn't act retard like Naruto. He doesn't spam just one move and becomes bad-ass all of the sudden like Ichigo. The other characters share the spotlight as well. It seems that the author doesn't want to Mary Sue just one character, that's always a good thing.
But maybe the most interesting char is Amamiya, the somewhat heroine. She looks fragile, but turn out a bit psycho. Imagine Hit-Girl but a bit more delicate. The humor is nice. I didn't remember when I actually laugh when I read manga, but I lol'ed many time reading this. It's sarcastic, but witty. Not your average, Naruto being a retard joke. The art as you can see is anime-ish, but it's slightly realistic, close too Bleach but not as good.
Bleach has no way to go from here, the final Getsuga is cool though. I imagine after so much attention went to Ichigo, he might find someway to get his power back, but seriously against who.. Naruto just lost in its own mythology and lazy art, the recent Mommy flashback is nice, but it tries to be romantic too far. Ninja A is so strong 100 years ago, but Ninja B defeated him and created some group with Ninja C.. bla bla We know it's gonna be Naruto vs Sasuke at the end, the author said so. If they somehow become buddy again, that's just naive.
Okay I just read 30-40 ch (latest is 138) and it's still very young compare those two. There is a bit flaw too, but damn this is the most interesting manga I've read for awhile. So here's an alternative for you, just with a slight wiggle of your thumb (in case you miss the link above).. Give it shot if you have time. Rate 8.5/10
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