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Metalica Metaluca  
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Description
In a world where rare metals drive the economy, "Minea", the people who seek out these metals at the risk of their own life, are highly respected. A strange boy called Ruka has wandered destructively into the failing town of Elza, declaring that his goal is to be a Minea! He ends up under the surveillance of a village girl, Shella, whose little brother is sick from a poison gas accident in the town's now-closed mine. But there may be more to this situation than meets the eye! Will Ruka be able to help his new friends, and maybe one day become a legendary Minea?

Type
Manga

Related Series
N/A

Associated Names
メタリカ·メタルカ
金属猎人（MIZUNO Teruaki）
Metallica Metalluca

Groups Scanlating
Izanagi
Royal Manga
otakami

Latest Release(s)
c.12 by Izanagi (589d ago)
c.11 by otakami (1036d ago)
c.10 by otakami (1051d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
3 Volumes (Complete/Discontinued)

Completely Scanlated?
No

Anime Start/End Chapter
N/A

User Reviews
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Forum
1 topics, 2 posts
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User Rating
Average: 7.5 / 10.0 (102 votes)
Bayesian Average: 7.4 / 10.0
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Last Updated
December 30th 2010, 12:57pm PST

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Genre
Action  Adventure  Comedy  Fantasy  Shounen 
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Author(s)
MIZUNO Teruaki

Artist(s)
MIZUNO Teruaki

Year
2010

Original Publisher
Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)
Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)
No

English Publisher
N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #990 increased(+521)
Monthly Pos #3058 increased(+165)
3 Month Pos #4886 increased(+797)
6 Month Pos #7038 decreased(-616)

List Stats
On 624 reading lists
On 135 wish lists
On 33 unfinished lists
On 69 custom lists

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Forum Posts
Not bad so far 1112 days, 1 hours, 23 minutes ago

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 Not interesting   
Rating: N/A
by mibrainisdead
August 17th, 2010, 4:34am
I read the first 3 chapters before I realised it's extremely boring... The novelty of using/finding rare metals faded away after the first chapter. I had some hopes when the guys used his special ability but it's really not that impressive imho. I've been reading WSJ for a long while and this is just a pale copy of something that could have been so much better if not for the staple shounen stuff. Like many other people before me, I think this manga isn't going to last long, and if it does, I'll gladly read it. But until it gets to that point, I just won't bother.

3/10, if only for the metal concept and average/good art.
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 It's ok... I guess...   
Rating: 7.0 / 10.0
by xdiscoolx
August 8th, 2010, 2:17am
It has the typical naive, idiotic, but strong lead, who is on a quest to become the strongest. It is VERY similar to other manga's like One Piece, Hunter X Hunter, Fairy Tale, etc. Matalica Metaluca is a shadow in comparison.
If you're bored and got nothing to read, go ahead and try this.
If you're looking for something original, don't read this.
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 Meh   
Rating: N/A
by Anabiotic_Pineapple
July 17th, 2010, 12:27am
I want to like it, but it's so paint by numbers I find it kinda dull. That doesn't mean it's bad, but I can't honestly say it's amazing either. It's nice read when you finish up the stuff on your high priority list. For now, I'll reserve rating it since the story hasn't really had a chance to pick up. I hope it gets epic soon though.
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 kinda predictable   
Rating: N/A
by rift425
June 23rd, 2010, 8:45pm
His manga is really predictable but I still find myself reading it
It kind of reminds me of hunter X hunter right now kid tries to follow his dad and his dad is the hero
The characters remind me of the popular WSJ series
Im giving it an 8 but if it keeps copying from other series it is going to get cancelled
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 Boring   
Rating: N/A
by Lev_Lavi
June 20th, 2010, 7:20pm
Sure, the idea of using the rare metals is kinda interesting and all, but that's where the interesting stops. It feels like it's copying off of other shounen manga waaaaay too much. Especially the main characters. The main boy character is just like Luffy! The main girl character is just like Nami! The art isn't special at all. The plot isn't engaging. Just another boy with a rare power on a quest with a typical feisty girl character to become such and such because of something that involved his father in the past. A tired and boring concept that I don't expect to go very far.

... Last updated on June 20th, 2010, 7:21pm
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 Not bad   
Rating: N/A
by ymoua
June 9th, 2010, 2:19pm
This isn't that bad of a manga. If you like One Piece, Rave Master, Fairy Tale, or O-parts then you might find it enjoyable.

If you like out going or energetic characters then yeah read this-yes I do enjoy the out going characters.

Using metals for everydays life is an interesting concept and while writing this I realized that its a much better version of ^^^^ darn what's it called----you know the manga where they use stickers for fire, water, weapons and other stuff...(as you can see I stopped reading that series)...anyways the concepts are similar...since there's only 4 chapters out so far...we must wait and see if really gets better.
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 can only get better   
Rating: N/A
by zetsubou.shin
June 8th, 2010, 12:24pm
You can count this as a reply to the review that came before.

One Piece, greatest manga ever IMO, can be considered a copy based on your reasoning. Girl tries to use boy. Boy is an idiot immune to boobs and thighs. Boy doesn't have staff so he makes his limbs longer.

It resembles a lot of manga because this is shounen. Adventure, thugs, girls and dimwitted heroes.

I like it. The artwork and the story will surely improve as time passes. It can only get better. As Gal said it has a great potential and it all depends on the mangaka if this flops or not.
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 copy cat   
Rating: 1.0 / 10.0
by JustPassingBy
June 8th, 2010, 5:50am
I can't believe why publishers would even consider publishing something like this...
The concept is basically that of Toriko, but with rare metals instead of rare ingredients.

And the first chapter is a 1 to 1 copy of the first chapter of Dragonball:
Naive boy runs into some girl on a treasure hunt.
Girl sees how strong the boy is and tries to recruit him for her journey.
She flaps her skirt and offers him some service.
Boy don't know what she wants, she gets mad.
Boy touches her on some intimate spots without any bad intention.

For my taste, this is too much similarity for one single chapter.

... Last updated on June 8th, 2010, 1:07pm
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 Potential   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by Galooza
May 28th, 2010, 5:42pm
When I first saw it, it didn't look that great at all. When you read the story though, you see there's a little more to it than meets the eye. It's got good potential to it, and the art's a nice touch, too.
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 Not Bad At All   
Rating: 9.5 / 10.0
by emperor26
May 25th, 2010, 7:19am
Metalica Metaluca was quite impressive for one chapter so far, and it does have potential to stand out in WSJ.

Like Vawx, I'm unsure how long it will last, and I have to agree that it is because WSJ titles like Akaboshi and Kagijin got cancelled so early in their run (the latter being more cliched than the former).

I also agree with Vawx that, like Beelzebub and Toriko, it is rather unique in terms of the theme it plays out.

In a way, it does remind me a bit of One Piece, but hopefully, as more chapter comes, it deviates itself from it.

Overall, I enjoy reading it and hope to read more during its time at WSJ.

... Last updated on May 25th, 2010, 7:20am
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