Shounen Enigma by Sakaki Kenji

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Re: [NEW] Enigma by Sakaki Kenji

Second chapter was pretty good, not nearly as good as the first, but pretty interesting still. At this rate the series has a chance of surviving, but I do believe that the next chapters will have to kick it up a notch for the series to really get a jump start. The first chapter was very well written, sparked interest, introduced mystique and introduced us to the characters aswell as the motivator for the main character. The second although it felt long, also felt like not much really happened. It can be viewed as a build up chapter for future chapters. So yeah, interesting series.
 

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I am of the other opinion 3c. I liked this chapter more. The first 4 pages bored me and I was afraid of a very slow pace but the chapter turned out to have the perfect pace imo. There was more tension in this chapter than in previous one. The character introduction in the first chapter totally failed but the second chapter made me understand why there wasn't much character introduction The mystery is getting bigger and all you can do, is trusting one single character Sumio. The rest are an unknown factor and some can be part of ənígmə
 

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I agree with Koenosaki.This chapter was really good,especially because of the character developement.
I wonder how the next chapter will be.
What sparked my interest was the last page.Shisuo(?) noticed that that guy with the eye-patch is the key to the solution and it's pretty obvious that his assumption is true.Now i wonder if he will wait a bit to test that dude's trust.I mean the eye-patch dude could just take a look at the hint and get the password himself.Shisuo would be pretty stupid if he asked him right away,without giving that other boy the chance to reveal his thoughts.
 

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I like the mystery inside the mystery and stuff !Hope it doesnt get really too complicated though and begin to lose interest!Its also only the beginning but i have high hopes for this manga!
 

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I felt like Chapter 2 wasn't quite as interesting as the first one. There wasn't quite as much suspense going on this time, although we did get a bit more time getting to know the characters. I'd like something more in tone with the first chapter, though.
 

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I'm liking this so far. Survival Mystery, an excellent genre. Hopefully this doesn't succumb to battles, gore, and contrived plot twists.
 

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Chapter 3 spoilers. I don't have time to translate it fully, though D: So just a quick summary for now. Might be back tomorrow after my exam to do it if no-one else does. Sounds like it will be another interesting chapter ^^

186 :名無しさんの次レスにご期待下さい :2010/09/22(水) 22:57:02 ID:ySgDtl990 (1 回発言)
支倉に何か思い当たる事は無いかと尋ねるスミオ。日記に支倉に似た奴が描かれてるからと言う。
e3. インビジブル
写真を良く見ろと言うスミオに、会長を攫うような奴が用意したモノだから絶対毒とかぬってると嫌がる支倉。
スミオが写真を支倉の手に押し当てて大騒ぎ。
「オレの人生目標は『死ぬまで無事』っ!」怖いことには近付きたくないと言う支倉。
職員室の生徒名簿を見に行こう、在校生だから図書室の卒業アルバムだ、でも影がいると話し合う一同。
そんな中写真が薄くなっていく。空気に触れると消えていくインクがあるだの言う話。
スミオ指示、しげるに写真をケータイで撮影させ、二手に分かれて職員室と図書室を探すように。
図書室組 タケマル、ひいな、アル   職員室組 スミオ、しげる、モト。 写真はタケマルが持って行く。

崇藤先輩が写真を持っていったからスミオ組についたと言うモト。写真と先輩にはイヤな思い出しか無いと言う。
そんな中支倉が報酬メモを落とす。 氏名 支倉モト 報酬 呪いを解く
どういう事だとスミオが尋ねた時、タカハシさんが~の校内放送が流れる。
近付いた職員室に走る3人に暗がりが迫る。
追いつかれそうになった最後尾のモト、「オレを狙うなっ オレを見つけるなっ」と叫ぶ。
するとモトの姿が消える。 見えない物が職員室に入り戸を閉める。すると戸を押さえたモトが姿を現す。
尋ねるスミオに、「そうだよ…これがオレの『呪い』なんだっ…」「オレは『消えろ』って強く願うと 一瞬だけ消えるんだっ…!!」

高校に入ってから野球部で、必ずカメラに緊張するのか写真うつりが悪くてからかわれていたモト。
変顔を撮影しようとケータイを向ける先輩から逃げ、笑われるたび消えたいほどイヤな気持ちになっているうちに、トイレの中で実際に消えた。
鏡を見て異常に気付き、その後何度か同じことが起こった。戻らなくなったらどうしようと恐怖するモトはこの呪いを解くことを願った。

日記の「でも こわがり が けさなくて とれませんでした」を見返すスミオ。
「モトッ!お前の”メーデー”しかと受信したっ!!」
お前の才能の協力が必要だとモトに話すスミオ、ケータイを見せ「この名札を頭で隠している前列の生徒 こいつをお前の才能で消してくれっ!!」
消えるのはオレで他のものを消すなんてムリ、とモト。
日記にはモトが消せると書いてあると言うスミオ。日記には「消さなくて取れませんでした」となってるだろ、とモト。
「消さない」と「消せない」この差は一万光年もある、「消さない」って事はできるのにやらないだけだっ、とスミオ。
「俺はモトの才能を信じるぞっ だから俺の才能も信じてくれっ」
集中するモト。前列の生徒の姿が消える。隠れていた名札は「夕闇高校 2-C 栗須リョウ」
一瞬後に元に戻る生徒の姿。消えた瞬間をケータイで撮影していたスミオ「モトの才能は消したいモノを一瞬消すんだろ」
ウソつき予知を変えたモトとモトの才能を賞賛するスミオとしげる。モト「才能…」

スミオ 「しっかしいい才能だなぁ 服が消えろって思えばステキなことになるぞっ」 怒るしげるにスミオ「いや…しげるはいいや…」
スミオ (後で教えてやろう マジメな顔をしているモト 全然変じゃないってなっ!)スミオケータイには真剣なモトの横顔画像。

ケータイ画像を見ながら「栗須リョウって何者だ?エニグマと何か関係があるのか…?」と言うスミオ。
図書室に行こうとしげるに声をかけられ、目を離したケータイ画面で邪悪な笑みに変化する栗須リョウ。
図書室に着き、「まあ今後はモトがいれば廊下は歩けるな」「オレ…!? オレを頼るなよっ」
「おーい ひいなサン パスワードを見つけ…」と戸を開けるスミオ。睨むしげる。
「…!?」 図書室の中は天井、壁、床、窓、本棚、本 一面に手形が付いていた。

手形は全部左手っぽい。
Summarized translation -
e3. individuality
- They split into 2 teams, 1 team (Sumio, Shigeru, Moto) to the staffroom and another (Takemaru, Hiina, Aru) to the library. They think they will be able to find the person's name in the grauduation yearbook albums or in the student lists. Takemaru is holding on to the original photo, but Shigeru has taken a picture of the photo on her cell phone.
- Sumio happens to see Moto's slip of paper with his wish on it - his wish is for the curse on him to be undone.
- Darkness chases the Sumio team, but Moto starts going "Don't target me! Don't look at me!" then he disappears. There is something holding the staffroom door shut, and it turns out to be Moto.
- His curse is the ability to disappear when he wills it strongly enough
- Sumio thinks of what was written in the diary "But because the coward did not erase it, they were unable to get it", and says that he needs Moto's cooperation. He shows Moto the cell phone image and asks him to use his power to make the guy in front of the student in question disappear. But Moto says that his power only allows him himself to disappear, not make other things disappear. But Sumio says that the diary says that Moto can erase it, but Moto points out that the diary had said "because it was not erased, they were unable to get it". Sumio argues that there is just a slight difference between "not erased" and "cannot be erased" - "not erased" means that it can be done, but it was not. He says he believes in Moto's ability, so asks Moto to believe in his too.
- Moto tries it and the student does disappear, they get the name of the student in question - 2-C Kurisu Ryou. After that the student Moto made disappear reappears.
- Shigeru calls for Sumio to head to the library, and as Sumio looks away from the cell phone, Kurisu Ryou's smile changes to a sinister one.
- Sumio cracks jokes about Moto's ability being a great one cuz he could make a girl's clothes disappear etc.
- They reach the library but there is no-one there anymore, just the ceiling, walls, ceiling, windows, shelves, books and a surface covered in handprints. They all seem to be made by left hands.
 
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Re: [NEW] Enigma by Sakaki Kenji

I think that means I translated it wrong. Not knowing what it meant story-wise, I chose the wrong translation, thinking it was "if he didn't erase it, we couldn't take it" and it should've been "he did not erase it, we did not get it." on that extra line in the diary.
 
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Re: [NEW] Enigma by Sakaki Kenji

could someone please tell me where this manga can be read without downloading it
I really neeeeeeeeed to read it
 

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could someone please tell me where this manga can be read without downloading it
I really neeeeeeeeed to read it
This manga is pretty much all over the popular online viewers - I read it in mangafox - however if you search enigma you won't come up with anything as they opted with the spelling/wording of әNíGMә which may be why you're not coming up with anything.
 

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Didn't really like the first chapter, it felt rushed and weird...

and wow, that's a first. for me atleast. A public morals commitee as a club in a high school? that's just ridicilous.
 

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The last chapter looked pretty rushed also for me,felt like he wanted to finish the first "arc" right there so no more explanations....Anyway even rushed was good!
 

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Not bad at the moment.

I don't like the pacing tbh. Hopefully, after a couple more chapters I'll enjoy it more but atm I have mixed feelings in regards to the potential development of this manga. :S
 

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i've really started to take a liking to it after chapter 3 :D
 

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Re: [NEW] Enigma by Sakaki Kenji

^ I can't wait! :D

I've been trying my best to hold off on any judgement, but it's hard to do so when I find myself enjoying Enigma. It's certainly off to a better start than the other 2010 series. Especially with the suspense in Chapter 2 that was greater than the first.

The pacing might seem a bit rushed because just in case the Japanese readers aren't feeling it, the series can have proper closure explaining all it needs to. Let's hope that scenario never happens.

I'll definitely keep up with this series. It certainly has potential.
 

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Another good chapter and it keeps up an interesting pace. Finally a new hidden talent was explored. This manga doesn't seem as easy as it looks like. I wonder if there are also hints behind those enigmas for the password. The creepy focus on the student's head of that photo made me believe that. Anyway, the mangaka manages to end his chapters with a cliffhanger all the time and I definitely like that
 

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I found a spoiler for chapter 4.

e4. ハンド
一面の手形に息を呑む一年生組。しげるの「三人は?」の声にハッとして名前を呼びながら三人を探す。
三人は本棚の間で普通に探していた。準備室に行って戻ってきたらこうなっていたと言う。
何もいないのに手形があることを不思議に思ったり、手形の大きさから子供の手かと考えたり。
全員近くの保健室に移動してパスワード「栗須リョウ」とモトの才能について話すスミオ。
話を聞いてモトを気持ち悪がる崇藤に、モトの才能が無ければパスワードは手に入らなかったと言うスミオ。
エニグマの話からして、他にも脱出のための才能を持っているのではと言うスミオ。ここでひいなの目アップ。

オレみたく何かあって言えないかもしんないじゃん、それにパスワードが一つ見つかって良かった、と落ち着かせるモト。
そこでしげるの腹の虫が鳴く現在は夜中の4時。残り68時間。
人間が生きるには衣食住だから、まず保健室を拠点にしてパスワードと会長を探しつつ食料を集めようと言うスミオ。
着替えが欲しいと言うひいなにしげるも同意。
ひいな 「ただし灰葉さん あなたは保健室に残ってくださる?」 スミオはどんどん寝て余地を量産するように言うひいな。
眠くなればどこでも寝れるから大丈夫、ひいなと一緒にいて守るとひいなの手を取るスミオ。
「汚い手で私の手に触らないで…」とスミオを左手一本で突き飛ばすひいな。「安い誓いは不要よ 私は負けないわっ」
スミオを残して保健室を出るひいな率いる一同。
去り際にひいな 「以前私にプロポーズしたわね プロポーズに定番のダイヤモンドの石言葉はご存知?」
「『純潔』と『永遠の誓い』─ それを一生守れるなら考えてあげてよ」
「強い女だないいなーっ まさにダイヤのような人だっ!」と喜ぶスミオ。その胸には小さい手形が幾つか。

みんなの探索中に何度か寝て日記を書くスミオ。
「─シャワの排水口にパスワードメモがありました でも苦しくて 皆 動かなくなりました」 嫌な予感がすると言うスミオ。
以前の日記はバラバラの内容だったのにエニグマに関わってから全てe-testに関する物だ、偶然か俺が変わったのかエニグマの仕業かと考える。

保健室に戻ってきた男(?)三人。怖いからそれ脱げと言うモトと、ファスナーが壊れて脱げないと答えるアル。
職員室の食料とモトのロッカーにあった薬を持って来た。保健室にあるが自分のじゃないと気持ち悪いと言うモト。
しげるとひいなが汗かいたからシャワー室に寄ると聞いて蒼ざめる。

ひいながシャワーを浴びる間しげるは見張り。畳まれたひいなの服の報酬メモが気になるしげる。
シャワー室からのゴゴゴゴガリガリと言う音にシャワー室に入ったしげるの前には一面に手形が付いたシャワー室の中のひいな。
タオル一枚のひいな 「見てしまったのね…」
私には「第3の手」があると言うひいな。手形しか見えずある程度伸びる。さわって確認したりちょっとしたものなら動かせる。
図書室でもシャワー室でも安全確認のため使った。怪しい物は無かったと言うひいな。
普段は必要ないし見せびらかす力でもないが、隠れて見物している人物を引きずり出すためなら使ってもいいと言うひいな。
「私のためにこんな汚い下種には負けてはいけないのっ!」と服を着ながらひいな決意の眼差し。

シャワー室に駆けつけ扉を叩くスミオ。まだ服を完全に着ていないひいなに驚いたりしながら排水口を探ってビニールに包まれた封筒を取り出す。
「Password No.5」 中には「No.5 水の中にあるパズルに書かれた言葉」とジグソーパズルのような絵に「???」と描かれている。
その背後でシャワーヘッドが壊れ凄い勢いで水が噴き出す。 スミオ 「…水の中にあるパズルだって…!?」
 

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Re: [NEW] Enigma by Sakaki Kenji

Manga's been getting better with each chapter, very nice showing so far. Moto seems like a really fun character.
 

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Re: [NEW] Enigma by Sakaki Kenji

Wow I just read the raw for chapter 4 and it was great. Yet another power is revealed, and yet another password to find... This manga is getting better and better. I really hope the Japanese agree and it does decently/well on the TOCs and doesn't get canceled. I think it really has a lot of potential.

Just crossing my fingers it doesn't later develop into a battle manga, Jump has enough of that as it is.
 

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Re: [NEW] Enigma by Sakaki Kenji

So Hiina's ability is to basically grope around using a small third hand as well as perform a pseudo-telekinesis with it. That should be an interesting ability when paired up with Moto who can disappear momentarily - these two could be great scouts for the group if they worked together. I wonder what the dream diary meant by none of them were able to move at all and it was very uncomfortable - which should be a shock considering that he's in a shower room with some women XD. What makes me happy in seeing this ability - along with the other two we know - is that its not an offense based so this could be a good sign that the manga may not devolve into some typical of physical battle manga. I hope the same as you Saladesu let it continue to be a mystery puzzle manga than another battle one.
 
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