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Psyren #4
Psyren, Vol. 4: Melzez's Door
Ageha Yoshina just got transported to a warped alternate dimension where you've got to fight your way back to our world--or die trying.
208 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2009
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August 10, 2020
Re-read. Now it’s getting good. Training, meeting new allies and finding the truth.
August 5, 2016
I read this manga far too quickly, but I still really enjoyed it. Having introduced the characters and described their backgrounds fairly well, this fourth volume shows some very good character development.
July 12, 2012
3.5 stars
June 6, 2014
This book is about some random people who go to the future, gain psychic powers, and need to save the world all against their will initially.
January 18, 2026
Sakurako is running Ageha and Hiryu through training from her friend Matsuri, but Ageha is having a hard time getting a handle on his most effective attack. But an invitation from a notable psychic offers a different perspective---and Ageha is determined to use this chance to find his answers.
I like how the various pieces that have been set up earlier are starting to come together this volume. Elmore Tenjuin, the modern-day psychic with the bounty out for information about Psyren, finally shows her hand, and it isn't exactly what you might expect.
The kids at her house are great, especially Kyle. He's got way too much energy. Ageha is probably legitimately the only person who can keep up with him, so despite the fact that they spend most of his visit fighting in some fashion, he's somehow best friends by time Ageha leaves.
We also finally get to see that safe house that Kabuto's been teasing for two volumes. Although he complains about his crazy paranoid uncle, those doomsday preparations prove they weren't useless, as the group finally gets a better picture of what's coming. And how long they have left.
Overall it's a really fun volume, especially the end. I rate this book Highly Recommended.
I like how the various pieces that have been set up earlier are starting to come together this volume. Elmore Tenjuin, the modern-day psychic with the bounty out for information about Psyren, finally shows her hand, and it isn't exactly what you might expect.
The kids at her house are great, especially Kyle. He's got way too much energy. Ageha is probably legitimately the only person who can keep up with him, so despite the fact that they spend most of his visit fighting in some fashion, he's somehow best friends by time Ageha leaves.
We also finally get to see that safe house that Kabuto's been teasing for two volumes. Although he complains about his crazy paranoid uncle, those doomsday preparations prove they weren't useless, as the group finally gets a better picture of what's coming. And how long they have left.
Overall it's a really fun volume, especially the end. I rate this book Highly Recommended.
June 27, 2025
Training arc with some new characters, and a big lore drop as we start to learn what happened to the dystopian future world. The explanation of how to use psy powers is alright, and I like seeing the larger group of characters to work off of.
February 21, 2019
Ini... jilid sampulnya kayak mirip sesuatu...
Ow, ada karakter baru yang cakep muncul...
Ow, ada karakter baru yang cakep muncul...
May 21, 2021
Wow took me a while to finish this one. More than half of the volume consisted of training which is fine but i had to take a break. Now the last 30 pages or so it begins to pick up again.
February 3, 2022
Kiddos, training montages, and learning of the nefarious W.I.S.E.
June 15, 2022
This one is still good. It is continuing to build and new characters starting up in the story but that made it a little slow for my taste.
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June 28, 2022
Listen I wanted to like Psyren, I really did. I was really taken in by its setting made more interesting by the mystery. But I’m starting to think that the shonen market is all about the vending machine effect, where what’s predictable sells. This made me a little sad because the author had a lot to say about books he reads and I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt that he has the taste to pull off a good story. Yet though either the pressure of his publisher or overabundance of characters to lasso a plot around, Psyren falls into the broad demographic of drab shonen that doesn’t impress me.
If it has one thing going for it it’s the premise. Psyren’s setting and stories are nestled between the venn diagram of Bleach and the Matrix. Except all of the action is Bleach and none of the thinking is the Matrix. Yet the mystery that’s initially set up of the contemporary world being so different from the Psyren wasteland was really compelling and hooked me to the story. I was at first impressed with the characters fixing time in the past present and present future, but that quickly waned after the characters had less of a reason to do it more for the sake of the plot than for themselves. And the semblance of characterization that was there consisted more of archetypes than substantial players of the game. The character models and designs are all really sharp and cool but didn’t add much more to the story, and that’s the story that was squeezed between explosions that took up whole and chapters.
The severe lack of motive is something I found made the books really flat overall. Save the world because you should save the world. Yet it sets up a whole mess of characters you don’t care if Ageha saves or not. Everyone he’s fighting to save he shared a comedic moment, brodown, boob grab or info dump in response to a question. The books never give the characters time to simmer and build on each other and the point of the series seems moot if that’s what we’re given. It had potential all the way through to elaborate on some interesting storylines, yet the final result is so top heavy from its characters it’s hard to say any of them were worth reading. I would say it’s worth reading if you’re looking for something different in shonen, even if it isn’t super different. But it certainly didn’t show me that the genre has mature or thoughtful stories to tell, but just gave me more pointy-haired high school sword flingers saving the world.
If it has one thing going for it it’s the premise. Psyren’s setting and stories are nestled between the venn diagram of Bleach and the Matrix. Except all of the action is Bleach and none of the thinking is the Matrix. Yet the mystery that’s initially set up of the contemporary world being so different from the Psyren wasteland was really compelling and hooked me to the story. I was at first impressed with the characters fixing time in the past present and present future, but that quickly waned after the characters had less of a reason to do it more for the sake of the plot than for themselves. And the semblance of characterization that was there consisted more of archetypes than substantial players of the game. The character models and designs are all really sharp and cool but didn’t add much more to the story, and that’s the story that was squeezed between explosions that took up whole and chapters.
The severe lack of motive is something I found made the books really flat overall. Save the world because you should save the world. Yet it sets up a whole mess of characters you don’t care if Ageha saves or not. Everyone he’s fighting to save he shared a comedic moment, brodown, boob grab or info dump in response to a question. The books never give the characters time to simmer and build on each other and the point of the series seems moot if that’s what we’re given. It had potential all the way through to elaborate on some interesting storylines, yet the final result is so top heavy from its characters it’s hard to say any of them were worth reading. I would say it’s worth reading if you’re looking for something different in shonen, even if it isn’t super different. But it certainly didn’t show me that the genre has mature or thoughtful stories to tell, but just gave me more pointy-haired high school sword flingers saving the world.
March 19, 2015
Psyren takes place a carefully constructed world and its overarching plot continually builds chapter by chapter. Don't start here - it really must be read from the beginning.
After a close, emotional escape from Psyren Ageha and friends continue their training by focusing on developing the second type of Psi, enhance. For Ageha's own, nearly uncontrollable destructive power he'll need even more guidance than Matsuri's native Psi-weilding friends, and seizes an unexpected opportunity after the mysterious recluse offering an enormous reward for information on Psyren makes her presence known.
The deft touch with which Psyren's plot gradually adds layers, characters, and complexity without losing momentum continues to impress. The training sequences are well done, character based, and seamlessly provide more information and hints about Psyren and its associated mysteries. I adore the contrast in powers, philosophies and motivations of the core cast and how it all arises from their individual personalities. Organic character conflict is the key to grounding and driving any story, no matter how outlandish the premise, and Iwashiro keeps that firmly in mind and practice here. This volume also provides some great tidbits about the status quo in Psyren and how things got that way, with a big cliffhanger at the end to raise anticipation for the next installment. Great stuff.
After a close, emotional escape from Psyren Ageha and friends continue their training by focusing on developing the second type of Psi, enhance. For Ageha's own, nearly uncontrollable destructive power he'll need even more guidance than Matsuri's native Psi-weilding friends, and seizes an unexpected opportunity after the mysterious recluse offering an enormous reward for information on Psyren makes her presence known.
The deft touch with which Psyren's plot gradually adds layers, characters, and complexity without losing momentum continues to impress. The training sequences are well done, character based, and seamlessly provide more information and hints about Psyren and its associated mysteries. I adore the contrast in powers, philosophies and motivations of the core cast and how it all arises from their individual personalities. Organic character conflict is the key to grounding and driving any story, no matter how outlandish the premise, and Iwashiro keeps that firmly in mind and practice here. This volume also provides some great tidbits about the status quo in Psyren and how things got that way, with a big cliffhanger at the end to raise anticipation for the next installment. Great stuff.
November 12, 2012
After struggling with the use of his psionic powers Ageha finally learns to control them. Ageha visits the home of a millionaire who can see into the future. She has devoted her life to finding children with psionic abilities and teaching them to use their powers for good. Psyren is actually the future of Japan, so the only way to stop it from happening is to find out what caused it. After looking through some papers in Kirisaki's uncles house, we discover that an organization called W.I.S.E may be the cause of the world's destruction.
I really enjoyed this book! You get to see a more serious side of Kirisaki and Oboro's character undergoes some development. It was also interesting to see how younger children with awakened psionic powers cope with everyday life. Seeing how different personalities produce different psionic abilities was very interesting. This book really set up a lot of tension for a climax in the next book, which I am anxious to read. I would recommend this book to people who like manga and to people who like action books.
I really enjoyed this book! You get to see a more serious side of Kirisaki and Oboro's character undergoes some development. It was also interesting to see how younger children with awakened psionic powers cope with everyday life. Seeing how different personalities produce different psionic abilities was very interesting. This book really set up a lot of tension for a climax in the next book, which I am anxious to read. I would recommend this book to people who like manga and to people who like action books.
April 20, 2014
There were some aspects of this book that, as I was reading it, I thought "I'll have to mention this in the review." This, like the second one, has a lot of training in it but it seems to drag less here. We get out main character working to control his power, and finding a... unique... way to focus himself. One of the new additions to the group has a plan totally separate from just surviving. We even learn that there are people with psionist powers who aren't affiliated with the whole psyren thing.
But man, when I got to the last issue of this book, that was all that really stuck in my head. But since we didn't get to see much of it, there's not much to talk about other that wow, that was a heck of a way to end a book of manga. :)
But man, when I got to the last issue of this book, that was all that really stuck in my head. But since we didn't get to see much of it, there's not much to talk about other that wow, that was a heck of a way to end a book of manga. :)
November 30, 2015
En este cuarto volúmen se introducen varios personajes nuevos que al parecer serán personajes importantes en el futuro de la historia. Está la anciana Elmore y sus pequeños alumnos Frederica, Marie, Shao, Van y Kyle que, a pesar de su corta edad son expertos en Psi.
Tambien es introducido Kagetora Sensei quien se encargó de entrenar a Ageha y Hiryu en lo que respecta al Rise.
Es tiempo de una nueva visita a Psyren, y esta vez el objetivo primordial es reunir información acerca de ese futuro. ¿Que sucedió? ¿Qué año es? ¿Quien provocó esto? Cada vez se van revelando nuevos datos acerca de Psyren que ayudarán a comprender lo que realmente sucedió.
Sigo recomendando este manga, me impresiona que no tenga una adaptación animada!
Tambien es introducido Kagetora Sensei quien se encargó de entrenar a Ageha y Hiryu en lo que respecta al Rise.
Es tiempo de una nueva visita a Psyren, y esta vez el objetivo primordial es reunir información acerca de ese futuro. ¿Que sucedió? ¿Qué año es? ¿Quien provocó esto? Cada vez se van revelando nuevos datos acerca de Psyren que ayudarán a comprender lo que realmente sucedió.
Sigo recomendando este manga, me impresiona que no tenga una adaptación animada!
May 23, 2015
*Mild Spoilers*
Probably my favorite volume to date. I really enjoyed meeting Elmore Tenjuin's pupils and kid psyonists. Ageha sees the potential of applying principles they've already mastere to mastering his own black psi powers. Shao was my favorite of the kids, a Chinese boy who is rational and does the most to help Ageha. I also loved Kyle who see Ageha as a big brother to play with. Also the contrast of Frederica to Mari was stellar.
Also love Matsuri's friends who had both asked her to marry them. LOVE how Oboro has taken a liking to Ageha and smooths things with sister dear.
BOTTOM LINE: Great feels and reveals.
Probably my favorite volume to date. I really enjoyed meeting Elmore Tenjuin's pupils and kid psyonists. Ageha sees the potential of applying principles they've already mastere to mastering his own black psi powers. Shao was my favorite of the kids, a Chinese boy who is rational and does the most to help Ageha. I also loved Kyle who see Ageha as a big brother to play with. Also the contrast of Frederica to Mari was stellar.
Also love Matsuri's friends who had both asked her to marry them. LOVE how Oboro has taken a liking to Ageha and smooths things with sister dear.
BOTTOM LINE: Great feels and reveals.
January 30, 2015
In this volume, Ageha gets some more training - and manages not to make a complete jerk of himself while doing it! The reveal in Psyren at the end was pretty crazy, though. I was really glad I had the next volume with me so that I could find out what was happening!
November 9, 2012
I cannot believe that his uncle died in his bunker and they find out that the world ended in 2010
March 31, 2013
you might very well say I'm addicted and insanely intrigued ^__^
April 3, 2013
Public library copy.
March 4, 2014
I love this series it is very interesting and has lots of twist and turns.
March 6, 2014
Volume 4 introduced the children as well as furthering the information known about the future. A lot of information was revealed in this volume and not a lot of it was for the faint of heart.
November 12, 2014
This is beyond wonderful. I can't stop reading these. The characters are so vivid and awesome. I cant wait to read more.
May 7, 2015
Like it
August 17, 2017
My favorite of the kids are Shao and Van. The main plot line really begins in this volume and the story is beginning to build.
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