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Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture, Volume 1 (Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture #1)
BACTERIA TO SCHOOL
Tadayasu is a new, fresh-faced university student hiding a bizarre secret: He can see germs with the naked eye. Between the machinations of an eccentric professor determined to unlock the power of the microbial world and the doomed agricultural experiments of his fellow students, will Tadayasu ever find the cool college atmosphere he so desires?
Tadayasu is a new, fresh-faced university student hiding a bizarre secret: He can see germs with the naked eye. Between the machinations of an eccentric professor determined to unlock the power of the microbial world and the doomed agricultural experiments of his fellow students, will Tadayasu ever find the cool college atmosphere he so desires?
Paperback, 240 pages
Published
November 24th 2009
by Del Rey
(first published May 23rd 2005)
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I love Moyashimon! Its a series about a groups of students (and their professors) at an agricultural university, where one of the students happens to be able to see microbes with the naked eye...and he sees them as cute little blobs with faces, in varying different shapes.
Here are some of the things I like most about it:
- It sits firmly in the slice-of-life genre, giving a somewhat meandering glimpse into the life and times of the c...more
I love Moyashimon! Its a series about a groups of students (and their professors) at an agricultural university, where one of the students happens to be able to see microbes with the naked eye...and he sees them as cute little blobs with faces, in varying different shapes.
Here are some of the things I like most about it:
- It sits firmly in the slice-of-life genre, giving a somewhat meandering glimpse into the life and times of the c...more
MOYASIMON: TALES OF AGRIGULTURE, is a manga with intelligence and humor. Written by Masayuki Ishikawa, it centers on Tadayasu, a young man from a rural family, along with his best friend Kei. Tadayasu has the power to see and communicate with bacteria of all kinds. This comes in handy when the two friends go off to an agricultural college in Tokyo. After all, bacteria are everywhere.
As soon as they enter the college, Tadayasu and Kei encounter bootleggers, smelly buried seals, initiation ri...more
As soon as they enter the college, Tadayasu and Kei encounter bootleggers, smelly buried seals, initiation ri...more
Bacterias are microscopic organisms. They surround us constantly, from being in the food we eat to the insides of our bodies. No one can see them with a naked eye. No one, except Tadayasu Sawaki.
A new student at an agriculture university, Sawaki is able to see germs that surround him. With his special ability, he gets tangled up in funny situations and meets a couple of odd people here and there. An absolute hit series in Japan, Moyasimon is brought to North America to reveal an ador...more
A new student at an agriculture university, Sawaki is able to see germs that surround him. With his special ability, he gets tangled up in funny situations and meets a couple of odd people here and there. An absolute hit series in Japan, Moyasimon is brought to North America to reveal an ador...more
This is the best educational manga I've read for a long time. It's a story about a little boy who can see germs with the naked eye, and in all other ways it is a perfectly normal high school manga. There's nothing special about the story in any way at all, it's just a method for transferring microbiology information from the author's head to yours, and it works remarkably well at that.
The best college comedy about an agriculture student with the magical ability to see and communicate with germs, which appear to him as cute little Japanese designs, that I've ever read. (Also, the only).
Long-er review and some images here:
http://everydayislikewednesday.blogspot....
Long-er review and some images here:
http://everydayislikewednesday.blogspot....
Note: review is for the series up to where I've read (volume 2).
This series is unique, funny, and even educational! I wish they'd release more volumes in English...why does this always seem to happen to the series I like?
As a side note, if you think the microbes are cute here, just wait until you watch the anime. They are even more adorable with movement and voices.
This series is unique, funny, and even educational! I wish they'd release more volumes in English...why does this always seem to happen to the series I like?
As a side note, if you think the microbes are cute here, just wait until you watch the anime. They are even more adorable with movement and voices.
a bizarre premise. bizarre characters. somehow, it's appealing. it's my favorite graphic novel set in an agricultural college, for sure. i love it for the sheer specificity of the topic. not a series i wish to continue. but it did have it's interesting, amusing, and bizarre moments.
Quirky and funny--like Ohikkoshi crossed with Mushishi. The skewed sense of humor is a surprise and treat. Where else will you find a manga that has bacteria who say gozaru? I wish I had a copy to lend out, though, so I could determine what the audience is beyond, well, me.
Moyasimon is about the day to day college life of a boy who just happens to be able to see microbes with the naked eye. Don't expect some big mystery over how he has this power, or drama over the consequences of using his powers. It is a simple light hearted comedy.
scenario: kid can see microorganisms, goes to an agricultural school. Really, an exploration of microorganisms in our lives: fermentation, illness, health. Some quite gross.
When I picked up this book, I thought that the premise sounded really interesting. The protagonist can see germs (and they're very cute). And it started out very promisingly. However, it quickly became an education treatise on different types of germs. Not really my idea of light and fun reading.
Kristin Fletcher-spear
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while I enjoyed reading it, this manga is text heavy with a lot of explanation of microbes, fermentation, and germs. That part is not really my cup of tea. If the gn had just been a slice of life college freshman story with the ability to see germs, then I would have really enjoyed it. Too bad the professor and his assistant had to ruin the last half of the book for me.
HILARIOUS. I can't wait to read more! :)
clearing off the manga-to-be-read shelf
Cutest little microbes you'll ever see.
so great.
cute microbes! lots of facts that can put you to sleep, but funny manga.
let's join the cool farming craze!
I am eagerly awaiting the English version of the volume 3, and I so want to see the live-action series.
Jennifer Gilbert
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Heather
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