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サイレントメビウス [Silent Möbius] #3
Silent Mobius, Vol. 3
In the 21st century the 'Entities' came... and the human race needed new heroes. Meet the A.M.P., six young women with psychic and super powers ready and willing to do combat with the worst monsters, megadynes, and dragons that future Tokyo has to offer!
2027
The A.M.P's shocking origin revealed! First Lebia Maverick, the cybernetically powered Visionaire, must track down an intangible criminal that wants Tokyo's network for its own. Then police officer Robert DeVice must stop the flow of Dommel, a drug that turns its victims into monsters. Finally, Rally Cheyenne, the founder of the A.M.P, confronts her long-lost sister and the secret origin of the A.M.P. itself... but after the other agents learn the truth, will the team still exist?
2027
The A.M.P's shocking origin revealed! First Lebia Maverick, the cybernetically powered Visionaire, must track down an intangible criminal that wants Tokyo's network for its own. Then police officer Robert DeVice must stop the flow of Dommel, a drug that turns its victims into monsters. Finally, Rally Cheyenne, the founder of the A.M.P, confronts her long-lost sister and the secret origin of the A.M.P. itself... but after the other agents learn the truth, will the team still exist?
248 pages, Paperback
First published May 6, 1999
About the author
Kia Asamiya
436 books27 followersKia Asamiya(麻宮 騎亜, born in 1963) is the pen-name of a popular Japanese manga artist whose work spans multiple genres and appeals to diverse audiences (1990s).
He is well-known for using influences from American comics, television, and movies in his work, and describes himself as a big fan of both Batman and Star Wars. One of the most widely-published Japanese manga-ka, nearly all of his stories have been translated into other languages, including English. His two most successful and popular manga series to-date are Nadesico and Silent Möbius.
Prior to becoming a manga artist, Asamiya graduated from the Tokyo Designer School, and then worked as a character designer for a number of anime series, and even designed models for some of the later Godzilla movies (1980s). For this career, he used a different pen-name, Michitaka Kikuchi (菊地 道隆), and maintained the two professional identities separately for many years. Several of the anime series that he worked on were very popular both inside and outside of Japan, most notably including Sonic Soldier Borgman. Even after focusing primarily on his manga career, Asamiya continued to do character designs and creative consultation on anime series based on his stories, occasionally under the Kikuchi name.
In the early 2000s, Asamiya has shifted his focus from teenage and young-adult stories to stories designed for children and for an American audience. In the former case, he credits his young children as a motivation, but in the latter case, he points to a long-standing desire to work with his favorite American characters. To that end, he has worked on projects with Image Comics, Marvel Comics, and DC Comics, as well as developing a manga adaptation of the movie, "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace".
While many Japanese artists (and artists in general) are quite reclusive, Asamiya often makes an effort to be available to his fans. He maintains a website with news and information about his studio, Studio TRON (named after the Disney movie TRON). He also aids and assists his Official Fan Club by sending them regular announcements and limited-edition merchandise. Despite these actions, he shunned all public photography, and had the often-hilarious habit of depicting himself with a placeholder sign for a face. It has become a trademark feature of his books that instead of a picture of the artist, there is an elaborately decorated rectangle sporting the words "Now Printing".
He is well-known for using influences from American comics, television, and movies in his work, and describes himself as a big fan of both Batman and Star Wars. One of the most widely-published Japanese manga-ka, nearly all of his stories have been translated into other languages, including English. His two most successful and popular manga series to-date are Nadesico and Silent Möbius.
Prior to becoming a manga artist, Asamiya graduated from the Tokyo Designer School, and then worked as a character designer for a number of anime series, and even designed models for some of the later Godzilla movies (1980s). For this career, he used a different pen-name, Michitaka Kikuchi (菊地 道隆), and maintained the two professional identities separately for many years. Several of the anime series that he worked on were very popular both inside and outside of Japan, most notably including Sonic Soldier Borgman. Even after focusing primarily on his manga career, Asamiya continued to do character designs and creative consultation on anime series based on his stories, occasionally under the Kikuchi name.
In the early 2000s, Asamiya has shifted his focus from teenage and young-adult stories to stories designed for children and for an American audience. In the former case, he credits his young children as a motivation, but in the latter case, he points to a long-standing desire to work with his favorite American characters. To that end, he has worked on projects with Image Comics, Marvel Comics, and DC Comics, as well as developing a manga adaptation of the movie, "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace".
While many Japanese artists (and artists in general) are quite reclusive, Asamiya often makes an effort to be available to his fans. He maintains a website with news and information about his studio, Studio TRON (named after the Disney movie TRON). He also aids and assists his Official Fan Club by sending them regular announcements and limited-edition merchandise. Despite these actions, he shunned all public photography, and had the often-hilarious habit of depicting himself with a placeholder sign for a face. It has become a trademark feature of his books that instead of a picture of the artist, there is an elaborately decorated rectangle sporting the words "Now Printing".
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July 16, 2023
Another volume centered on one of the girls without any semblance of progression toward a coherent plot.
Scenes in the Matrix feel very dated.
Scenes in the Matrix feel very dated.
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March 15, 2026Wow is this series cool — terrific storytelling and art. I am utterly engrossed.
March 15, 2015
Better than the previous volumes, if only because of less content issues.
January 24, 2026
Il volume si apre con la parte due della storia incentrata su Yuki. Annie le svela che tutti i membri della loro squadra sono individui geneticamente modificati (Annie usa il termine “mutanti” 👀) dal governo.
Il grosso del volume e’ occupato da una storia con protagonista Lebia Mavelick, la tech savvy del gruppo. E’ infatti una visionnaire (una specie di hacker) e deve sventare un grandissimo attacco informatico che minaccia tutta la rete di New Tokyo. La storia di per sé non e’ niente di che, ma sono molto affascinanti i momenti in cui Lebia naviga nel logical space (la rete in sostanza).
Ci sono un paio di concessioni abbastanza gratuite ai lettori più horny.
Il grosso del volume e’ occupato da una storia con protagonista Lebia Mavelick, la tech savvy del gruppo. E’ infatti una visionnaire (una specie di hacker) e deve sventare un grandissimo attacco informatico che minaccia tutta la rete di New Tokyo. La storia di per sé non e’ niente di che, ma sono molto affascinanti i momenti in cui Lebia naviga nel logical space (la rete in sostanza).
Ci sono un paio di concessioni abbastanza gratuite ai lettori più horny.
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January 6, 2019
Indeed this series is a milestone in Manga sci-fi.
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