Holyland

Description

Yuu is a high school kid who doesn't really fit anywhere. To find a place he can belong, be accepted, he will do anything. However one thing leads to another and he is forced to fight to keep his place, his holyland.

Type

Manga

Related Series

N/A

Associated Names

Holy Land

Holyland หมัดสั่ง(Thai)

الأرض المقدسة

خاكى پيرۆز

خاک مقدس

पवित्र भूमि

ホーリーランド

捍卫圣域

홀리랜드

Groups Scanlating

Latest Release(s)

v.1 c.1-10 by Illuminati-Manga 13 years ago

v.17 c.161-170 by Illuminati-Manga 13 years ago

v.18 c.171-182 (end) by Illuminati-Manga 13 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

18 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

User Reviews

Holyland by darknova42

Holyland by The Doctor

Forum

8 topics, 54 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.6 / 10.0 (1395 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.55 / 10.0

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25%

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11%

Last Updated

April 15th, 2024 3:31am PDT - 1 year ago

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Genre

Action Drama Martial Arts Mature Psychological School Life Seinen
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Hakusensha

Serialized In (magazine)

Young Animal (Hakusensha)

Licensed (in English)

English Publisher

N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #777

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Monthly Pos #1344

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3 Month Pos #2309

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6 Month Pos #2618

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Year Pos #3459

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List Stats

On 2276 reading lists

On 1412 wish lists

On 2904 completed lists

On 151 unfinished lists

On 495 custom lists

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I recommend this Holyland manga!!?

11 years ago

Ending discussion (spoilers!!!)

12 years ago

Holyland Fansite

13 years ago

ending discussion*spoilers*

13 years ago

rape?

13 years ago

User Comments [ Order by time added ]

Good and bad

by frangelic
5 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

It has some great fight scenes and a good sense of a character growing stronger by actually learning things. But at the same time, it follows the extremely tired, extremely shounen trope of "Unbelievable... he's so intuitively good at this thing because he's the main character. His potential is incredible. If he learns to harness this potential... I'm afraid of what might happen. Good thing he's on our side......." I'm not totally against the trope, but in a series going for gritty realism, it feels out of place. Also it gets kind of ridiculous with the mc saying he has nowhere to go if he doesn't get in random fights on the street, when he could literally just go back to his parents' house and go to school and be a normal person. Oh wait, he can't do that because he thinks his parents give him a weird look. He also repeatedly finds himself in a situation where he's about to get thrashed by a mob of thugs and is saved by deus ex machina. It's alright one time, but then it happens multiple times after that. It's entertaining and has some good fight scenes, but it's also dumb and starts to get old after so many chapters. The characters are pretty lacking in personality as well. But the violence is well done and mostly based on real technique, which is cool. Overall I'd rather read Hajime no Ippo if I'm looking for something about an underdog fighter.

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Entertaining read

by Meilee123
8 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

This was gripping, I couldnt stop reading.
I love how I could skip all the martial arts and boxing explanations. Haha. This would be perfect as an introduction to fighting techniques.
I can't give this a 10, though, because the plot was kind of simple. It didn't have much complexity to give me a shock. And yes the characters could have had more depth as well. Although I suspect that that's how Japanese people think.

Overall, the plot was to beat your opponent, then your next opponent and so on. It would be predictable if it was any slower paced for me to notice. Also, the ending was kind of predictable as well. I am not a fan of ambiguities in endings. I wish I saw his future.

I feel like you could even write a sequel in the professional world. I would read that.

... Last updated 8 years ago

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You just F****** need to read this!

by abijr
13 years ago

Rating: N/A

It's an exciting, edge of the seat, action packed manga. The fights are realistic, well made. And the plot is just awesome.

the 10 rating isn't fair for this manga, it deserves more....

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Powerful

by Verix
13 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Starts off great and gives in to typical battle manga aspects pretty quickly, but it still remains its own; it's a thrilling and powerful read. I only wasn't 100% content with the ending, but it's still decent closure. Reccomended.

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Excellent.

by MatrixM
13 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I got a bit bored when I first read this a few years ago. The first few volumes have quite a bit of exposition about martial arts and such. The info dumps kinda slow the series down. But get past that and this series is excellent. It's not a typical martial arts manga as it's also about a group of damaged people who try to find their 'holyland' so they can recover from the traumas of their past and existential ennui.

Really, this series is excellent.

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one of the best so far

by frej92
13 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

what can i say except wow its great the character development to the intrigue, the only really big fault i can find in the series is that it is´nt longer, cause i really wanna know what happens next. until now i only had 3 series i had ever given 9 to and now its four and i am wondering if it should´nt be higher.

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OH! MAN!

by A Black Dude
16 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

so far this manga is amazing...i want to rate it now but i never rate a manga until i've actually completed it. if you are looking a for good action or martial arts manga, or just a good seinen you have found it.

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by Zed143
16 years ago

Rating: N/A

Some faster Translator needs to pick up this manga, I read until he latest chapter and i have to say its brilliant. Cant wait to find out what happens next.

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Great Read

by Raiden94
2 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

I enjoyed the read in the beginning for Character growth but it started to get lenghty at the end didn't enjoy it.
Nevertheless it is still a good read.

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Superb.

by admira
11 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I loved this manga--the dark moments, the fighting, the uncertainty, all of it. Sure, it wasn't perfect, but it was interesting enough that I read all 18 volumes in one sitting (I started reading it a while back, dropped it, and then decided to restart it last night). Character growth is great, and I enjoyed the occasional narrative explaining things. It was fairly realistic as well, especially on points such as the asphalt and the importance of hand protection. Every manga has its flaws, but I'd be hard-pressed to point out any specific flaw that particularly bothered me.

Concerning the ending: some people have said they were not satisfied with it, but I personally thought it was great. I've always thought that it'd be difficult to determine how open-ended an ending should be, so I think the mangaka did a great job. TBH, by now I'm satisfied with anything that doesn't scream "axed!" though.

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