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Deus Vitae #1
Deus Vitae, Vol. 1
The Brain Computer is created by humans and put in charge of machines. The Brain realizes that humans are not needed as a part of Earth's ecosystem.
200 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2004
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January 30, 2019
the art is nice but sometimes I would think it was also ugly. story can't remember it but I know I felt lackluster about it (this series I got rid of long ago) I'm sure I got it only bc boobs. haha
August 14, 2017
Today's post is on Deus Vitae volume 1 by Takuya Fujima. It is 200 pages long and was published by Tokyopop. It is the first in a trilogy. The cover has the main female character on it. The intended reader is adult, likes dark science fiction, and high action. There is foul language, sexuality, and violence in this book. The story is told from third person god perspective. There Be Spoilers Ahead.
from the back of the book- in the year 2068, the Brain Computer- built by humans to be the core of a machine-driven earth- created Selenoids, andriods with abilities far superior to man. They have, in turn, created a virtually perfect society, with only one flaw in need of elimination: humans! This is the story of Ash Ramy, one of the few surviving humans in the revolution organization, bent on freeing Earth from Selenoid rule, and Lemiu Winslet, a selenoid horrified by the inhumanity her race possesses. In a world of artificiality, is real love mankind's last hope?
Review- A high action start to very pretty but very sexual trilogy. There is a lot of nudity and implied sex. The art is very pretty and I liked that best about the first volume. But it is a little light on plot/characters and heavy on action/sex. What you do know that the end of the first volume is Ash is a human and all the slave selenoids are really humans. Ash makes all the girls so crazy for him and the only reason is because he is human. The volume ends with him and Lemiu fleeing from a city as it falls into ruins and they are underground. Maybe the second volume will have more plot or something hopefully but this first volume was just meh.
I give this volume a Three out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.
from the back of the book- in the year 2068, the Brain Computer- built by humans to be the core of a machine-driven earth- created Selenoids, andriods with abilities far superior to man. They have, in turn, created a virtually perfect society, with only one flaw in need of elimination: humans! This is the story of Ash Ramy, one of the few surviving humans in the revolution organization, bent on freeing Earth from Selenoid rule, and Lemiu Winslet, a selenoid horrified by the inhumanity her race possesses. In a world of artificiality, is real love mankind's last hope?
Review- A high action start to very pretty but very sexual trilogy. There is a lot of nudity and implied sex. The art is very pretty and I liked that best about the first volume. But it is a little light on plot/characters and heavy on action/sex. What you do know that the end of the first volume is Ash is a human and all the slave selenoids are really humans. Ash makes all the girls so crazy for him and the only reason is because he is human. The volume ends with him and Lemiu fleeing from a city as it falls into ruins and they are underground. Maybe the second volume will have more plot or something hopefully but this first volume was just meh.
I give this volume a Three out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.
December 27, 2017
While that artwork in D’v or Deus Vitae is uniquely beautiful most of the time, the story and characters extremely lackluster. Fujima obviously had an intriguing premise and some interesting ideas about a sort of dystopian future with illusions to Christianity, but honestly the execution of those ideas were terribly done. What we end up with is a lot of people fighting for vague reasons in a pretty decently designed dystopian future setting, but in the end I can’t help but wonder; what was the point of this manga series?
August 29, 2019
Wow, Fujima's come a long way. Kinda not at the same time. Seems like even from his earliest works (this being his second), he's been all about the nude fanservice and weepy girls. Those are his preferences in the end. Nowadays, he does moe comics and fanart that frequently sells out a hefty amount of yen at conventions. And his artwork and storytelling have improved so much in such a short time.
It's interesting to look at this comic as a sort of history lesson, really. 'Cause it is a rough venture throughout, even for a debut artist at the time.
It's interesting to look at this comic as a sort of history lesson, really. 'Cause it is a rough venture throughout, even for a debut artist at the time.
August 19, 2008
Takuya Fujima, Deus Vitae vol. 1 (Tokyopop, 2004)
In Fujima's dark, Terminator-esque version of the future, humans have been extinct, replaced by a race of artificial humans called the Solenoids. Or so the Solenoids think-- it turns out some humans still exist, and have been living off the grid for some time. When a human infiltrates one of the four very hearts of Solenoid society, things start to go, shall we say, a little awry. Drenched in sex and violence, Deus Vitae isn't a manga for the kiddies, but adults who like the raunchier action flicks will likely get a real kick out of the first volume in the series. ***
In Fujima's dark, Terminator-esque version of the future, humans have been extinct, replaced by a race of artificial humans called the Solenoids. Or so the Solenoids think-- it turns out some humans still exist, and have been living off the grid for some time. When a human infiltrates one of the four very hearts of Solenoid society, things start to go, shall we say, a little awry. Drenched in sex and violence, Deus Vitae isn't a manga for the kiddies, but adults who like the raunchier action flicks will likely get a real kick out of the first volume in the series. ***
October 11, 2016
This seems to be a prime example of issues with translation. I'll try to read the second, though it was mighty difficult pushing through the first volume. It lacks sense, content, and concern for characters. And unfortunately, the black and white ink makes certain scene a struggle to decipher.
Bottom line, thus far? It's mostly booms and boobs.
Bottom line, thus far? It's mostly booms and boobs.
July 22, 2015
Plot is pretty good, the artwork is also good but it does get confusing at times. I found myself wondering who was fighting who and what just blew up and why, so the fight scenes are really suffering as a result. The rest is all right though. Also boobs, plenty of boobs.
July 26, 2011
Just lots of stuff blowing up - I didn't really follow it. If indeed there was anything to follow.
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