Psyren, Vol. 1: Urban Legend

Ageha Yoshina is a high school student who is willing to solve any problem for ten thousand yen. One day when returning home he finds a strange phone card in a public phone and the next day he discovers that his former friend Sakurako Amamiya has a similar card. When Sakurako asks Ageha to save her before disappearing, Ageha begins investigating Psyren only to find things are more dangerous than he thought as he is whisked away to a strange and desolate world.This series is something of a favourite of mine and, despite the series rather lacklustre ending to the series, at this early stage it is still greatly enjoyable. The artwork is good and the plot itself is very interesting with some nice twists and some good action. The translation is reasonable with only a few minor issues that are not worth worrying about. The characters are still a bit flat at this point in the series but they do develop quite well as the series goes on.Overall this first volume is a very nice start to a very good series and is well worth a full five stars.

Kept a 14 year old guest fully content for the whole of Christmas day. A miracle in itself.

1 of 15 volumes can't wait to see how this story turns out the main theme is time travel very cool

there is no real comparison to psyren, only to alive: final evolution. its a stand out, interesting and unconventional (in the sense of how the powers are gained and not the character types) series which will keep you reading till 6 in the morning! in my view this is my favorite manga and have read it 2-3 times over.in other words buy, read and enjoy.

Where is Psyren? What IS Psyren? And what is Psyren's connection to our own troubled world?Those are the questions that litter "Psyren Volume 1," one of the few manga I was eagerly awaiting even before it arrived on American shores. It's hard to see why this series has been completely overshadowed by lesser manga/anime series -- it has a deliciously nightmarish world where ordinary people must fight to survive, a mysterious figure pulling the strings, and a rough-diamond hero.Strange things are happening in Yoshina Ageha's life: Masked apparitions, ringing phones, and his old friend Amamiya pleading "Save me!"... just before she goes missing. In fact, a lot of people are going missing, and the only clue Ageha has is a calling card with "Psyren" printed on it. But using the card only attracts more trouble -- and Ageha ends up being whisked into a strange desert world with ruined buildings.And after monstrous creatures kill most of the people there, Ageha joins forces with an exhausted Amamiya and a very tall, tough teenager named Asaga. Their only hope for survival is to find the gate leading out of Psyren and back to their own world. But when Ageha learns what Psyren truly is, he realizes that there may be no escape for anyone..."Psyren Volume 1" is one of the best introductions to a manga series that I have ever seen. It introduces the first three main characters, it's got plenty of wall-smashing action, and author Toshiaki Iwashiro tosses a KILLER twist into one of the chapters. I won't reveal what it is, but it adds an entirely new spin on a seemingly ordinary "through the looking glass" tale.It's also a very lean, fast-moving story, with compact fight scenes that feel grittier and more realistic than most shonen series. There are a few bleakly humorous moments (Amamiya getting all weird and smiley), but Iwashiro's skill is in how passionately he evokes deeper emotions. There's a nightmarish, haunting quality to Psyren itself, and the death of a kid Ageha tried to save is all the sadder because of his words before he turns to ash and blows away.Oh, and the monsters? Friggin' creepy, especially the grinning helmeted one that almost looks human, but not quite. Even the mysterious "Nemesis Q" is kind of eerie.Ageha himself is a really likable character. He's brash, temperamental and prone to fisticuffs -- he even SELLS fights on behalf of other students! -- yet has a heart of gold. He doesn't quite stand out from the pack of spiky-haired shonen heroes, but he's getting there. Asaga is mostly a dark horse at the moment, but Amamiya seems to be a new twist on the action girl -- she's bespectacled and studious, but also a sword-swinging monster-slayer."Psyren Volume 1" is a solid kickoff to one of manga's more underrated series. If you like "Bleach" but wish the fight scenes weren't so prolonged, then this might be your cup of tea.

Book came in great condition, 5/5

Por fin puedo adquirir los volumenes de mi manga favorito de todos los tiempos .

Amazing story great artwork truly amazing.

I really loved this first volume of Psyren and I can't wait to read more. Not a lot of people know about this series but I really recommend you check it out if you're a fan of these kinds of manga! Looking forward to Volume 2!

At first i was skeptical because it sounded so cliche and boring, but actually the whole series turns out to be interesting and the story just keeps getting thicker and more developed the more the story goes on. The characters are not boring, even the girls in this series are badass. They don't cry and whine when ever somebody gets a scratch on their knees and their not helpless. The powers of Psi are well developed and you can tell the author put much though into these. If you want a good story, awesome characters, beautiful artwork, and you don't want to read a super violent manga like Berserk or Gantz, then this series will be a good pick for you.