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Amatsuki  
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Description
History isn't Tokidoki's strong subject. He's even forced to do make-up work at a high-tech history museum to bring up his failing grades. After losing an eye to a virtual reality monster in an Edo-period simulation, he finds himself unable to leave the game. Could it be real?

Type
Manga

Related Series
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Associated Names
Аматсуки
あまつき
天月
ย้อนอดีตทะลุมิติ
雨月
아마츠키

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Amayo no Tsuki
CoyoMoose
Hana-mi
Hanami
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Latest Release(s)
v.11 c.64-65 by Hana-mi (410d ago)
v.2 c.11 by Amayo no Tsuki (411d ago)
v.11 c.63 by Hana-mi (449d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
15 Volumes (Ongoing)

Completely Scanlated?
No

Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1
Ends at Vol 4, Chap 24

User Reviews
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Forum
4 topics, 29 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.1 / 10.0 (361 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.01 / 10.0
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Last Updated
April 29th 2013, 4:24pm PST

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Genre
Adventure  Fantasy  Historical  Sci-fi  Shoujo  Supernatural 
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Author(s)
TAKAYAMA Shinobu

Artist(s)
TAKAYAMA Shinobu

Year
2005

Original Publisher
Ichijinsha

Serialized In (magazine)
Comic Zero-Sum (Ichijinsha)

Licensed (in English)
No

English Publisher
N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #779 increased(+120)
Monthly Pos #1082 decreased(-103)
3 Month Pos #1116 increased(+276)
6 Month Pos #1249 increased(+91)

List Stats
On 1766 reading lists
On 1133 wish lists
On 143 unfinished lists
On 264 custom lists

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Forum Posts
Some Questions on Amatsuki 996 days, 0 hours, 39 minutes ago
Question about Tokidoki Rikugo 996 days, 14 hours, 46 minutes ago
I need some help on this plot.... 996 days, 14 hours, 55 minutes ago
scanalation? 1357 days, 11 hours, 47 minutes ago

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 Beautiful Art, Beautiful Plot. Simply amazing.   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by soelle912
April 16th, 2009, 12:22pm
I do agree with the comments that the plot at times can seem quite confusing. It's one of those plots that fall gradually into place like a jigsaw; as a reader you are given piece by piece to fit into the whole frame. Still, I think it was perfectly clear to understand, and the more you read, the more you realise the hidden meanings of previous chapters.

Artwork is simply beautiful and it's very well constructed. I also think that the characters (every single one of them) are unique and very realistic. They have their faults like everyone else and it just makes everything so believable.

Although the series is quite comic, it has also has a sad/serious side which I love... The plot really does just get better and better. If you like mysterious plots and figuring stuff out, you'll love it!
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 Has potential but confusing   
Rating: N/A
by deathcoy
April 8th, 2010, 4:37am
this manga definitely has potential, plotwise though its a bit confusing as mention by many. unfortunately cant expect much out of action though, since its mainly an "all talk" manga.

the bad thing is, since the plot relies on pieces of the puzzle coming together, i have to friggin re-read the entire manga every single friggin time a new chapter is released so that previous content chapters make sense and things fall into place... this imo is probably the reason why people wont like this manga... hell i've dropped and repick this dozens of times... wish the scans would come out 1 shot... or at least on regular basis...
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 Should be labeled sci-fi and mystery.   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by dezin19
July 19th, 2011, 9:53am
I think the genre lables are a little misleading...or is that just me?

This manga is confusing (I'm sure that has been established lol), BUT if you keep in mind that Toki's adventures take place inside virtual reality it makes a bit more sense. I think because people go into it thinking it's "time travel" and the parallel world is where all the confusion is coming from.
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In the beginning they go into a virtual Edo to research the era for a class project. In the real world an old acquaintance of Toki's and a group of others are looking into a computer tech company and the prodigy son (who is missing) of that company who was said to have something to do with VR. (Possibly it's creator? That's what I gathered from some of the chapters anyway.) As for the paralleled aspect, in my personal opinion, backed by some of the content in the manga, I believe this particular VR in Amatsuki is a new kind; one where a part of your consciousness splits upon entering the virtual world, allowing Toki and the others to still function fully in the real world. (As seen when Toki's friends in real life comment that he's different or 'not completely there' after visiting the virtual Edo.)
I'm not sure how some people conveniently forgot these facts and are labelling it as time travel and such to confuse new readers.
That said, it was a little unclear as to what Toki and the rest inside the virtual world are trying to accomplish (at least at first) and the fact that the manga also retains a lot of mystery can add to the confusion, but it also adds to the plot.

I would probably recommend to new readers to save this manga until after it's finished. This is one of those stories that requires you to remember exactly whats going on and what happened several chapters ago. This is difficult to do unless reading the chapters consecutively within a short span of time. Reading a couple chapters every few months really adds to the confusion and has required me having to go back and re-read the manga from several volumes leading up to the newly released chapters.

It seems that the plot becomes more clear somewhere around chapter 80 (if the raws are any indication). At least one (and likely a couple more) important questions are answered then. So for now, I myself have put this manga on hold until the scanlations reach that point.

... Last updated on August 7th, 2012, 4:20pm
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 Confusing..... but good   
Rating: 6.5 / 10.0
by bajuwa
November 18th, 2008, 12:25am
I must admit, even with its good plotline, original character personalities (Toki is the first 'hero' i've read about who constantly says "i dont wanna" and somehow make its seem convincing and realistic), awesome historical setting and all that other stuff but WOW is the plot confusing.... and it makes it worse that its slow at the same time. For a full volume there it was just a drawn and stretched out ball of pure confusion. I don't think i've ever been so happy to see a 'plot-recap' at the beginning of the next volume

If you can figure out the confusing bits, read the plot recaps, and do whatever it takes to figure it all out, it is a definite MUST read. And even if you can't figure it all out, the art and the characters make up for it bigrazz
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 This is Great!   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by ALazyCat
April 17th, 2008, 8:28pm
Love this series - but I can see how people can hate it pretty easily. It's a little slow in places, sometimes confusing, but it all works together in the end! It's a definite read for people who like to try and figure what's going on at the same time as the main character, if that makes any sense.
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 love it!   
Rating: N/A
by sweetnsour321
July 25th, 2009, 4:13pm
This a really good series but it's confusing if you don't read the text.
it's like a puzzle hahaha.
I recomend that you watch the anime first then read the manga.

it's sad that no ones really translating this manga lately...*cry*
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 quite an artstyle   
Rating: 7.0 / 10.0
by raphiq
July 29th, 2008, 1:20am
The art of Amatsuki strangely reminded me of a Sengoku Basara fanart site I visited, so I thought maybe the artist was one and the same. It turns out that Takayama Shinobu did work on some doujinshi, though it was not for Sengoku Basara, but for Naruto. Because of this, you can bet that Amatsuki does have some BL elements to it. For a person unfamiliar with Japanese history, Buddhism and Asian folklore in general, this series will indeed be very confusing. I'd recommend reading this in original Japanese, if possible (because hopefully then it would make more sense. . . )

This is one of those series that's really slow to get moving, but it does answers some questions at certain moments. I guess if you don't have the patience, progressing through this story is like going through a tar pit. Nevertheless, Amatsuki is a good series for fangirls.
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 Wonderful!   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by dreamwatcher7
April 3rd, 2007, 1:33am
beautiful gorgeous art and one heck of a story. This manga really is a page flipper it is soo much fun read and explore the world the characters are in. I definite read for fantasy lovers
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 peculiar   
Rating: 9.5 / 10.0
by namu76
November 16th, 2012, 5:09am
takayama shinobu's works are wonders.

this one is especially layered, mixing all sorts of things you could ever imagine, and that exactly what makes me love this series. she makes very few miscalculation (in fact, I can't find any) despite having another series running (haigakura) which makes me wonder just how smart she is. you know, some author tends to blunder when they make long running series. I think that's why some of them often go to hiatus...

well, since this is really really good, I'm itching for more release... >,<
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 Confusing but Fascinating   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by whistlebird
March 2nd, 2012, 12:20am
The plot is complicated, and there are more and more questions that pile up as the series goes on, but the journey toward those answers is fascinating and I can't help but read on because I want to know what the heck is going on. It seems pretty straight forward at first--guy gets stuck in virtual reality and has to deal with all kinds of Edo world people and demons (and that's as far as the plot goes in the anime), but it's sooo much more interesting than that. It's like the plot has two sides: the things that happen to Tokidoki in the Edo fantasy world, and the mystery and intentions behind the company that seems to have created this world in the first place.

The art is also amazing. I envy the author's drawing talent. Lots of detail and fine lines and the covers have a beautiful coloring style. The character's expressions (especially Tokidoki's smile) seem a little weird at first, but that gets better.

I just wish they would publish this in English already. I would buy this one, and I don't understand why they would sell the anime and not the manga when the manga is worlds better. Come one.
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