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Zetman  
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Description
It follows the life of a homeless boy living with his "grandpa". The story starts to kick off when they encounter a man trying to commit suicide mumbling something along the lines of "before it is too late". Of course from then on the action begins and the dark plot begins to unfold with each volume.

Type
Manga

Related Series
Zetman (1994) (Adapted From)

Associated Names
Zetman超魔人

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Evil Genius
Nihil Sine Nefas
Toriyama's World

Latest Release(s)
v.17 c.185 by Evil Genius (24d ago)
v.17 c.184 by Evil Genius (43d ago)
v.16 c.182-183 by Evil Genius (199d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
18 Volumes (Ongoing)

Completely Scanlated?
No

Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at vol.1, Chap 1 (Different Settings)

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Zetman by Master_M2K

Forum
8 topics, 37 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.5 / 10.0 (691 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.43 / 10.0
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Last Updated
December 2nd 2012, 12:37am PST

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Genre
Action  Drama  Mature  Romance  Sci-fi  Seinen  Supernatural  Tragedy 
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Author(s)
KATSURA Masakazu

Artist(s)
KATSURA Masakazu

Year
2002

Original Publisher
Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)
Weekly Young Jump (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)
No

English Publisher
N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #589 increased(+150)
Monthly Pos #878 decreased(-456)
3 Month Pos #453 increased(+323)
6 Month Pos #531 increased(+198)

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On 3160 reading lists
On 854 wish lists
On 107 unfinished lists
On 279 custom lists

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Forum Posts
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 Cool   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by DarrisonSaber
April 2nd, 2013, 7:43pm
Zetman, I will get straight to the point
Pros
- awesome art, expected from a veteran but seriously holy smoke those backgrounds, they look like photographs! Actually his manga reads like a black and white movie!
- nice story, it's refreshing to see a manga doing a different take of the superhero genre
- not cliche, frankly I cannot guess what's gonna happen next, it could go so many ways
- wide range of characters

Cons
- too much dialogue, the text bubbles are just seriously overwhelming, I got bored of reading the text and stopped altogether at a certain point cause its seriously making the story read more like a novel than manga. But then if you don't read it, you won't fully understand the entire story. Not a good trade off cause you wanna understand it or you will seriously be lost.
- jumps around, I don't like how it jumps around between Jin and amagi's perspective; I find that disruptive like some reviewers stated below. But that only lasts to like maybe volume 8ish so I guess it's kind of like a half con maybe?


To conclude, this manga is the beast if and only if it condenses the dialogues up but otherwise READ IT! This is a helluva good manga that explores a lot of different themes and ideas regarding good and evil and it really just provokes you thoughts! Combine with his amazing art and you got a winner here! ( maybe a winner if berserk disappeared from this world)

... Last updated on April 2nd, 2013, 7:46pm
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 An imminent classic!   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by chaechaeboi
June 15th, 2012, 2:50am
Read through 135 chapters so to sum it up this is a work of art. The monsters are truly horrifying! Very dark manga with good plot, and great art. As you read they reveal more and more of the back story. It is confusing at first but will click. I really like the character designs. There are many twist in the series as well that may blow your mind. If you do not mind intense gore and can get through sexual explicitness, and love complex plots and dark stories try it out!

P.S There is excellent horror (fear and suspense) and a touch of classy romance which is an interesting mix
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 Mind = Blown   
Rating: 9.9 / 10.0
by MatrixM
May 29th, 2012, 4:29am
To go from the mediocrity of I''s to this, so much respect for this mangaka.
Keep in mind as you read this manga that there will be two protagonists. There's one arc where it follows and establishes the second protagonist, showing only him for multiple volumes. This can feel kind of annoying/long/less interesting. But by the end of that arc it was as good as the rest of the series. So when you reach that point, just keep reading.

And the whole series is building up the the confrontation shown in the flashforward in the prologue. Really excellent job done here.

Zetman's romance feels a little off, but the other protagonist's was done really really well.

And Haitani is one of my favourite villains of all time. biggrin
So good.

... Last updated on November 8th, 2012, 2:12pm
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 Mixed feelings   
Rating: N/A
by BitterCandy
May 25th, 2012, 6:47am
Well….where should I start. First and foremost, I think this manga doesn´t quite reach the expectations I once held. After hearing of how “awesome” and how big of a “masterpiece” it is, I decided to give it a shot. And well…without sugarcoating it, I´m quite disappointed. Don´t get me wrong, I´m not saying it´s bad, I´m just saying it isn´t necessarily good.

So far I love the plot and some of the characters may have flaws (I´m not a big fan of Kouga, but I can quite grasp what the author tried to portray him as after reading further in the manga, so he isn´t that much of an annoyance anymore) . What I hate though, and this is a matter of taste, is the romance. I´m not a fan of romance in Seinen manga, and ´m absolutely not a fan of it when it´s this kind of plot. It´s annoying and it is unnecessary. Feels like the author put girls in the manga for the Ecchi, which explains the amount of boobs and rape attempts we get to see. But that´s a matter of taste as I mentioned before.

Either way as it seems now, I may continue reading it.
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 I'm sorry?   
Rating: 7.8 / 10.0
by yuno19
April 3rd, 2012, 5:28am
Did I read it wrong? Spearsmen, most of the time I agree with your opinion, but to call Video Girl AI or I"s being masterpiece, I cannot disagree more. Here I come to tell people that the mangaka made some kind of revolution with his works. This piece, that is Zetman, is totally masterpiece. Way better than the two I mentioned earlier. "Its like going from 2 to 8 on the scale of 10." And if I may add, still much more better than your so called Gantz. Perhaps this is because the mangaka was let free to design its development, unleashing the genius in him.

Best to note, "Despite its complex development, the characters retain their charms. You will read shits befall on all the important characters, which in time made you understand why them being themselves. Pretty fucked up their lives are, but pretty envious how their personality later turned up."

Oh, if you happen to be too stressed reading this manga, the cuter series -- that is Ratman -- of the same theme might cheer you up. Cheer!
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 great plot   
Rating: 8.6 / 10.0
by whitespade
December 17th, 2011, 6:27am
at first, like the first 40ch or so i am completely lost. why this, why that, what the hell just happen? but as the story progress and i get to see farther and farther into the landscape i appreciate the intricately made storyline. this manga have weird flow, it jump and stop where i thought it shouldn't but if you bear with it you can get what it mean in the end. i like the different character design, so somehow i can differentiate between characters which is quite rare these days. sometimes the posing is a bit too much, the expressions a bit too crazy, but this is seinen after all. i'm not into jin's struggle so i think kouga really help in making me feel a bit attached to this manga - he is so stupid and naive, but in the end his heart is in the right place.
this is worth a read.
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 "2 Year later" reply at "krosko"   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by Spearsmen620
August 12th, 2011, 8:28am
Dude, just because you don't understand the premise of the rape scene(s) doesn't mean it was useless. Zetman is a very dark SEINEN! The rape was supposed to teach Kouga the darkness of the REAL world. Since the real world is not pretty. I can't even believe that you said that Zetman's story was "so poorly developed". It was developed in a fantastic way! I wonder what your idea of "good" storytelling is. I do admit that Zetman does lack in ways because of Kouga(since he's a complete and utter justice freak and an idiot) and his arc. I can't believe that you said he should just be an artist and NOT an author. It's obvious that you didn't read any other mangas that Masakazu Katsura has written. I's and Video Girl Ai were MASTERPIECES.
Anywho, Zetman is an amazing manga no doubt. It's just that Kouga is one of the most despised characters in the manga even though he's supposed to be Jin's sidekick.

... Last updated on August 12th, 2011, 8:29am
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 I hate Konoha   
Rating: N/A
by lamansonbleue
May 27th, 2011, 3:34pm
(I apologize for my horrible english) I don't know why - maybe 'cause she's so "cute", "pure" and girly. Usually being girly doesn't bother me but Konoha pisses me off. And I like Kouga because he's nice, funny when he talks about justice and it's so moving to see that he's Jin's only friend even though he's so differen't from Jin. He tries to be something... bigger than human. I'm glad Jin hook up with Hanako because both Hanako and Jin want to have "a family". And the Art style is more than awesome, just look how delicately drawn zetman is!

... Last updated on May 27th, 2011, 3:38pm
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 Thought evoking   
Rating: N/A
by Everclear-san
February 12th, 2011, 8:23pm
Though i'm only up to chapter 60, i still feel adamant about this story's potential. I highly recommend it not for its art, or its storyline, but rather for what Kastura is trying to convey. While the true storyline is about a boy (Jin) with supernatural powers that fights for justice, Kastura doesn't jump right into the 'superman' glory. Instead, he writes out the struggles and problems he faces before he reaches his true glory. And what is even more pleasant is how Kastura tries to portray the difficulties Jin's rival faced during his adolescence.

Even amidst all the gore and nude women, the author still strikes out at the reader with the flaws in the heroes' ideology. What is justice? How do we decide what is right and what is wrong? Initally, we see two opposing sides where everything is black and white, however as the story progresses, we all see one common similarity between both the heroes and the 'players' and that is the search for belonging.

The author portray the struggles of the rich and the difficulties of the poor, however, characters from both social classes all crave for someone's love. Once they lose that, the traumatic circumstances these characters experience give them the impetus to protect those around them. Once again, I highly recommend this manga to those who deem themselves to be mature enough to handle the gore and the nudity, for without a critical mind, you ultimately lose the true meaning of the story Kastura conveys.
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 Dull at times, promising at times   
Rating: N/A
by Hell_Clues
June 3rd, 2010, 12:31am
I like the art. but the story has problems. I'm early in but it's the job of the mangaka and the manga to put something entertaining even in the early volumes.

The fights are bland and nothing interesting happens with the main character usually use pure brawn(all the while nothing interesting happens!).

The manga doesn't linger when it should. I didn't feel sorry for the character as a kid, or even think he had it rough, it just wasn't well told. And some reviews mention the great characters but the manga doesn't linger enough on them to get any feeling for their personalities. Only the wannabe hero seems interesting, a similar to two characters in shadow lady. Though the tragic story of the hero's caretakers is done well.

This manga-ka should really consider doing a tech hero like those three, he seems to do a better job with them.

Update: Again Kouga, the wannabe hero is the stand out for me. His doesn't win by just powering up, and he's facing some real existential issues with trying to marry heroics with the harshness of reality. That is classic superheroing. People who don't get superheroes don't get how its all about stuff like this. The manga becomes interesting to me when it focuses on him, and slows down a bit.

... Last updated on April 12th, 2011, 7:59am
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