With all the isekai appearing in the past few years, I’m happy to see the manga What is this world made of?. It’s a fascinating concept, to be sure. What if what we know about our surroundings is not as clear as it seems? Adding a bit of unexpected use of technology and a definable situation, Shin Yamamoto does a great job of crafting the story and creating a situation where readers can’t wait to see what’s next. according to.
Kaname and Kanade Nakata are orphans. Their grandmother is dead. They lost their home. All they had was a truck, and even that was in poor condition. Not to mention Kaname is only 21, and Kanade is still 16 and in high school. The series begins with Kaname losing his job after his company closes due to tough economic times, and the place where they live is demolished. They were sharing a broken phone on the side of the road, checking the apps on the aforementioned phone for any chance when an ad for a strange app called Six popped up.
As it turns out, Six is an app that sends people to find monsters of the World in different locations in the real world. Their phones make them weapons. They get a bonus for completing the work. However, there are mining products. While doing their first contract to take down the Dungeon’s Thrasher at a garage, they meet a more experienced high school girl named Tohko Susuki, who is there to aid them in the fight. Only when things get started do they realize this is very real, very dangerous, and may not be as lucrative as one might think. Although the fee for that bonus said to be 1,668,990 yen, it ended up being 123,880 yen after damages and other fees.
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From that, What is this world made of? tell the reader just enough to get them to invest. There are no answers about what these World monsters are or how the app works. We see Kaname enter the ring, after his brother Kaname debuted as the first “warrior”. We get an idea of how ordinary people who are not connected to Six perceive the actions of these unusual people.
But what I really love about this series is the hook. Usually, the first volume of a manga series ends with some kind of drama, and the first volume is devoted to What is this world made of? really bring. We’re seeing hints for more characters and storylines. It made me wonder what happened, why things happened, and how things could be resolved in a way that would give Kaname and Kanade a better life. Even better it is handled in such a way that I can tell it may take a while before we get an answer. Like the implementation of some cues removed clearly shows situations where one situation can be resolved faster, but others take more time and character development .
Briefly, What is this world made of? It’s a pretty promising series, and I really like how the manga handles things. It’s like a great story in conveying the right amount of information at the right time, while still hinting at various mysteries and plot themes. It makes me wonder what will happen next for its characters, especially given the immediate circumstances surrounding Kaname, Kanade, and Tohka. It’s a situation where you’re probably hoping for the best for the cast, but perhaps preparing for the worst.
Yen seal processing localization of What is this world made of?and volume 2 of the manga will appear on August 22, 2023.
