Shounen Centuria by Tooru Kuramori

[Erinyes]

Centuria

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Author : Tooru Kuramori
Genre : Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Tragedy
Magazine : Shonen Jump +
Status : Ongoing


Synopsis :
"Stowing himself away on a slave ship, Julian sets sail for the great continent with a hundred slaves, all yearning for freedom, until...!? Embark on a groundbreaking journey through this action-packed dark fantasy saga." (Source : Shueisha)

 

[Erinyes]

I was intrigued by this dark fantasy, some compares it to Vinland Saga or Berserk. But I guess its growing popularity is mainly due to the author. Tooru Kuramori is the former Tatsuki Fujimoto and Yukinobu Tatsu's assistant (respectively Chainsawman and Dandadan authors).

I read only the 1st chapter so far, it is pretty decent, but I'm bothered with the pacing. Some parts of the chapter could have been litterally a nini arc, or some great flashbacks and could have built some characters attachment or at least make them more likeable. the whole boat part is too fast imo.I have no idea where the story is heading I might try to read more of it. Its definitely not bad at all, so far but I'm not that impressed. Note that it's pretty brutal.

Art wise, I do like it, it fits the theme, some pages are gorgeous :

 

[Demonspeed]

I heard about it recently.

Maybe I'll start it once I catch up with a few other series. Perhaps it's because I am an animeonly but I still don't get why CSM is so hyped. I like Dandadan a lot though.

 

[z.5]

It is fast, but I don't think it suffers too much due to this
I like the art and some of the characters (though some have pretty generic personalities)
It's also a tad predictable

I am reading, and enjoying, but I can't say it's a fantastic series - kinda wish it was darker (some of the themes, events and characters would easily suit a darker story and this might also give them a bit more wiggle room for interesting character development)

 

[Erinyes]

It is fast, but I don't think it suffers too much due to this
I like the art and some of the characters (though some have pretty generic personalities)
It's also a tad predictable

I am reading, and enjoying, but I can't say it's a fantastic series - kinda wish it was darker (some of the themes, events and characters would easily suit a darker story and this might also give them a bit more wiggle room for interesting character development)

oh you read it ? awesome ! Are you caught up ?
I only read 1chapter but felt exactly as you said, i wish some characters introduced were given more devlopment. and yeah Mc sounded alittle bit too generic to me, based only on 1chapter. It does have dark themes, but maybe it's toned down due to publisher ? I did find it decent/enjoyable but not that impressing.

 

[z.5]

Yeah, read it when it comes out