Parallel Paradise

This manga is, first and foremost, something that doesn't know what it wants to be. Will it be hentai levels of porn, or will it be engaging plot and interesting development? It tries to do both, and comes off as jarring, and, at the end of the day, self-contradictory.

Let's start off with the story, as it's something that I think is this manga's strongest point. It has a plot that makes me want to read more. The mystery it generates is top-tier, and the twists come hitting hard and hitting fast. Looking past the exterior of misogynistic porno, and you get yourself a genuinely interesting, and fascinating plot. Who is the doll? The answer will leave you with more questions than answers. Where is this Isekai world? The answer leaves you with more questions than answers. Why does our MC jump between the two worlds? It hasn't been answered yet, but I'm dying to know. This story is undoubtedly its strongest point, and it's what will keep readers coming back for more. Spoiler territory ahead. The mature themes of this manga are evident as soon as the manga gets past its opening stages. The first time he dies, we get a pretty shocking image of him, badly wounded, in a hospital bed. This wakes the reader up: this is no generic harem hentai isekai. This is comedy the same way Angel Beats is a comedy. It tries to be funny and ends up putting you into a depression. The fact that he travels by getting thrown out a window by the person he "loves". The fact that his classmate is most likely deceased. The fact that the Earth has basically been destroyed. The fact that the "God of Jealousy" is probably some kind of AI Intelligence or Bioweapon (or both) rather than just a plain old god (although that would be feasible too). Either way, this is definitely keeping me hooked.

Art does its job. Everything is clear, there are no questionable decisions, it's just straight-up good art. Gotta say the ruins look fucking awesome though. For those who know what type of ruins I'm talking about, yeah the toppled buildings really lend a sense of scale.

Characters. Oh boy, where do I start? You have our MC, who is your general goody-two-shoes with a bit of rapist mixed in there (he's power tripping like hell). He's rather interesting, but he doesn't come off as a character, but rather comes off more as generic protagonist until the sex scenes hit, then he's just there to satisfy the dom fetish, which leads to this clash in personality. Then, the girls. Oh my lord, what have they done to you? Your favorites are back! The Yandere, Tsundere, Kuudere, etc. now with 10X more fanservice! Let's be real, females in anime are always portrayed in a problematic light, and this just cranks it up to 11. You're not here to talk about social justice, I'm not here to talk about social justice. I didn't read this manga to care about social justice, I read it cause it looked like trashy hentai goddamnit! Beyond the portrayal of that specific gender which some may take offense to, the characters are rather dull. It feels like the authors took a dartboard of single character traits and just tossed darts with names on them. This one says "Galia", oh, and it landed on Batshit Insane Cannibal ok... Moving on, Vanille? "Has an attitude". Alright, Lumi? "Tsundere". Perfect. Instant characters. They do the job, they aren't unlikable by any means, but they're about as flat as a washboard (insert boob joke here).

Well, that's it for this review. I definitely enjoyed it, although the excessive amount of S E X certainly did take away from the stronger parts of the manga. The truth is that this won't be for everyone. It will probably offend a good deal of people if they read it. However, it's also clear that at the end of the day, it's got a killer plot, and I am eagerly awaiting the next chapter.

It's Hentai but you can't really see what is happening, so it's not very interesting and not even fap material.
And in fact I've seen quite a number of hentai with a better plot, some also with better art.

Because the "plot" is: MC get isekaied in a world where there's no male, he discovers that the women here died young but he can save them by fucking them, and there's also rapist monster, so MC goes on a journey to fuck girl. The author tries to make it seem like there a deeper plot but it's hard to believe when entire chapters are dedicated to the MC fucking his harem.

But if you want to get an idea, just read the first few chapters, at least it shows it's true colors from the beginning, it's funny for 5~6 chapter then it's really boring.

if you looking for good hentai manga with lot of sex and good story dont worry you found it!

Story 9/10 - The story is good planet full of womans under 20 years old and only 1 man , if any girl touch him she gets horny oh boi thats sounds... great i guess .. in this planet everyone who reach around 20 years old will die to curse and there is only 2 ways how to save them .. 1) good old sex ... yes sex can fix everything .. 2) kill the goddess of jealousy ... also you asking how there is only womans in this planet without males?? dont worry the all arrive from a castle .. makes sence ... so anyway mc starts his journey to fight the goddess and fucks a lot of chicks from every kingdom .

Art 9/10 - The art is actually pretty okey

Characters 10/10 - Every character have his own personality .. every guard of each kingdom have his own unique weapon from katanas , bows , spears , swords ,big hammer to lowkey megumin with grenades (and no im not joking)

So, this manga was enjoyable for a short while, I thought it had potential and might be good for some laughs, but nope. I first read 15 chapters because at the time that was all that was out, the story seemed interesting at first: Dude finds himself in a new world, finds out a god cursed everyone and his only options of saving them is to either plow them all or kill that god.

Story: What I said just about sums it up thus far, the sex scenes were if i remember correctly far less forced in during the first 15 chapters, but after putting the series on hold for a good while and reading up to chapter 23 everything the story had going for it that I found interesting has been tossed out just about because the past several chapters focused *heavily* on sex scenes that didn't really further the plot in any way and only occasionally did stuff that furthered the plot. I feel this should be the other way around, this is essentially hentai currently because there is pretty much no plot to be had and constant sex scenes for the sake of having them.

Art: The art is the best part of this, it isn't awful. It is in my opinion slightly above average, so I gave it a 7. It's not particularly beautiful or anything, but it is high enough quality that I don't have to worry about eye injuries.

Characters: I gave the characters a 5 to be nice, if I were a professional critic they would probably be rated much lower closer to a 3 or a 2 to be honest. There is hardly any personality to the characters, the character with the most personality is the main character Youta and his can be summed up with "Shounen protag".

Enjoyment: It was enjoyable for a while, but now not so much. I am going to continue to read it for now in the hopes that it begins to focus on the plot more, but chapter 23 ends in a way that makes me think ch 24 is gonna be another sex filled chapter and maybe at the end some plot development. So, I gave this a 6 because while I am disappointed with it at the moment I did have some fun before and I am hoping it will focus on the story more once the mangaka (to put it politely) cools his jets.

Overall: I gave this series a 6 because as I said I did get some enjoyment out of it and the premise seems like it could've been better if he took another route with it, perhaps rather than specify they need to be plowed to be saved from the curse, it just skips to him trying to help them kill that god. But, the mangaka clearly wanted to make something with a lot of sex in it, so naturally he went the route that he did. I have hopes that the mangaka of Elfen Lied can redeem this series to some degree, but I'm not going to hold my breath for it at this point.

The manga starts off pretty neatly basic isekai death reincarnate formula you then realise that it becomes a sort of "hentai" manga at first this is all it was untill the first serious encounter with the "enemies" of the series is when it gets serious with uban legends coming to life and paralel worlds intertwining is when it gets interesting i dont urge anyone to read as it does have alot of hardcore "hentai" so anyone that isnt ready for that dont read but the story is very interesting and pretty unique the author of elfen lied has turned a hentai story into something that could be a masterpiece looking at the first plot twist is why i think why though

Why, Okamoto Lynn? Why? Why are you hurting your fans that much?

Okamoto Lynn is well-known for his most famous manga, Elfen Lied, but I started loving him when I read his true masterpiece, Brynhildr in the darkness. I wasn't hoping a new masterpiece when I started to read this, but I believe he would have done something interesting. Obviously, I was completely wrong.

The begin of the story wasn't bad at all. We've got Youta, an average highschool student who's in love with his beautiful classmate. But one they, we was send to another world (an isekai, you know) by a mysterious creepy girl. A world with only girls, monsters, dragons and Kalls, strange living beings who has some similarities with men. The problem came when our MC-kun discovered he can save girls mating them. Really, Okamoto? Really?

This is an example of "we're going to have some good ideas and make them become into a only-sex manga, chapter by chapter".

Probably we have yet a lot of story to read, but what we have now is... awful.

From the author of Elfen Lied and various other manga, Parallel Paradise is a story about the delicate subject of gender differences, sexuality and society as a whole. All of these topics are handled in a delicate yet hard-hitting way that really glorify the best parts of female empowerment and feminism.

The story portrays an utopia run entirely by strong independent young women. They live in a world where there haven't been male humans in over 3000 years until a day when an unlikely male hero is transported there from our world. Now I know what you might be thinking: "This is an Isekai manga? Must be crap then." This is a bias I advise you toss aside for now, since unlike most isekai this isn't a typical story about a character going through an average RPG storyline of gaining some mystical power, acquiring his own harem and going on a quest to defeat some for of evil deity. While this story might feature those elements at some parts, this is a much sophisticated story that really breaks new ground in the possible potentials of isekai manga. The male protagonist in this story is merely a driving force to show you a magnificent land ruled by capable female societies. In no way does this character end up becoming a mary sue who manages all the issues of the world by himself. On his quest the MC bonds with many female warriors with whose help he manages to overcome many hurdles. The gender differences do come into play a bit but in no way does it focus on either male or female superiority in this story. The author is clearly a feminist at heart and has a lot of knowledge on this subject.

There is a lot of great things in this manga which I do not wish to give away with this review. I urge you to read this manga if you are interested in gender equality and female empowerment. An absolute masterpiece.

Parallel Paradise is what Okamoto Lynn is truly looking to pursue. Compared to her previous pretentious works Parallel Paradise is the best he has, if this were adapted
definitely would be the best Hentai in the industry.
Following the current tendency this is an Isekai so you can insert yourself and fulfill the adolescent sexual fantasy and be able to desecrate your waifus who also want to be desecrated. Read my comments below in more detail.

Plot: 3 = The first 60 chapters is decent but then it becomes mediocre due to the story jumps abrupt to fast forward destroying almost all the little logic it had.

Art: 6 = The backgrounds are copied from photos and the character design is quite generic

Characters: 3 = They are all stereotypes and if you have seen anime before you can already know what they are going to say.

Enjoy: 6 = I Enjoy the first half very much with how erotic and perverted this manga can be and also certain scenes that are ridiculously funny. But as I said earlier in the middle of the Manga much of the logic is destroyed and the plot falls a lot also affecting the erotic.

Alright... How do I start this?
I mean, the manga started minimally interesting, but it evolved enough to make itself cool, and then it dropped. A lot.

First of all, I must call attention to the oversaturation of the sex scenes. Yeah, I know, "it's an ecchi manga" and etc, but... there are limits. If I was looking for that amount of sex, I'd just look for hentai.

With that out of the way, I can say that it starts fairly good, but just caught my attention from chapter 22 forward - I saw potential.
And then the beach arc kicked in, which made me really like the development of the story. The math girl was really charming and the new characters were interesting! I even liked the plot twist at the end of it. I expected they developed it.
So I waited that they built upon the plot twist, but another arc, with a brand new villain, started, and, as it went on, it just became... boring. But my limit was chapters 74-79 that made itself clear: everything would be solved through "mating". At this moment I knew, the plot just wasn't interesting as it was before, and then I dropped.

If you liked it, nice, but this just made me come out with a bad taste in my mouth. Would I recommend it? Well, not if you want a thoroughly well-developed story, but if you want a manga that's mostly sex scenes and a fairly good plot, go for it.

Parallel paradise is one of those stories that after few chapters, you start to ask yourself ''why is it not a hentai'', but what makes this manga to deserve such a high note ,in my opinion, is a story itself. After some time I started to skip sex scenes and focus on plot, because it is so entertaining. It begins as a typical isekai, where our hero got pushed by a stange creature from a third floor and gets teleport into a world where he is only living man. There are so many mysteries and every time we got new informations about the world he lives in, another one appears. Just like in ''Elfen lied'', which was made by this autor we got horror, gore but there is also a space for a little bit of dark comedy. It is hard to describe this manga without any spoilers, but if you are a fan of a facinating world and a good story you should definetely read it. Of course if you do not mind sex scenes that appears in almost every chapter.

Sooooo, this was kinda dumb... so why did I enjoy it so much?!

Parallel Paradise centers around Tada Youta who get's isekaied into a fantasy world solely populated by girls were his mission is to defeat the local Demon King equivalent and bang just about everyone he comes across. If this sounds familiar to you, congrats, get yourself a treat!
Yes, the premis is about as bog-standard as it get's with these stories. It's in its execution were Parallel Paradise becomes more than the initial sum of its parts would lead you to believe... a little bit more at least.

First things first: This Manga contains a lot of sex! Gratuitous amounts of sex!! Entire chapters comprised of nothing but sex!!! This has two major consequences. The first one is of course that people who don't like smut in their Manga really don't need to bother with this one. You guys won't find much enjoyment here.
But even the rest of us still have to content with considerably slow pacing thanks to this. The whole thing can feel like trudging through molasses at times.
At first this was a major annoyance for me. I got somewhat frustrated when, in the middle of a quest, Youta had to fuck yet another girl for a dozen or so pages, when the story could have easily done with just two or three.

Befor long however, I started seeing the appeal. Not the intended one mind you. While it's pretty hardcore for an ecchi manga, it never crosses into hard R territory and as such isn't really suited to get your rocks off. The sheer gratuitousness however becomes quite comedic after a while. I'm not sure what's so funny about scores of girls becomming top-down fountains at the mere touch of a man, but it got me laughing every time and soon this became one of the most enjoyable aspects of the Manga.

Our Protagonist is the other part that elevates Parallel Paradise above it's mediocre premise. Far from being overly whimpy or a perfect goody toe shoes, yet not a villain either, Youta manages to strike a good balance between obnoxiously good or evil, making him quite relatable. While at first naturally perplexed by the situation he finds himself in, he soon starts to act like you'd expect a decent portion of 18year old guys would if beautiful girls started going crazy over them by the truckload; He gets cocky and dickish. He toys with the girls and properly pushes the line to see with how much he can get away with.
This usually only lasts for a few moments though and if one of his partners voices anger with that attitude he recognizes the line he overstepped and apologizes. He also tries to pull his weight whenever he can and when tragedy strikes he gets visibly upset and takes the initiative to find a solution. Overall a good guy, but not boringly perfect.

The remaining elements of this Manga are decent but nothing special. The art is good enough and consistetly so. The girls do fall into some established norms, but have enough unique characteristics to not feel flat. And while this is ultimately a huge wishfullfillment story, Youta has enough flaws and troubles for that aspect to not become annoying.

Last thing worth mentioning are the numerous mysteries set up until this point. So many infact that I became worried about how much the author really thought them through and wether or not they could have satisfiying conclusions. However seeing that Okamoto Lynn is an established Mangaka with multiple acclaimed stories under his belt I have faith that all of them will be neatly resolved and am eager to find out were they and the story at large lead.


7/10

Warning. If you hate sex scenes, this is NOT for you. Turn away now.

Story. 7/10. Only 18 chapters are currently available and so there is not much to the story. Youta our MC has been dragged into a world where males do not exist anymore, the last one died over 3000 years ago. All the females have evolved in order to make sex easier. Whenever Youta touches a woman she will get into heat.

Youta hides his identity as a man to avoid the mass orgy that will inevitably follow (but cor blimey. lucky dude), as I mentioned earlier the story is merely starting so this is all I can really say.

Art. 9/10. Whether you like the story or not, the art is impressive.

Character. 4/10. No development thus far, characters are introduced but not much is known about them.

Enjoyment. 8/10. Its a fun manga, there are sex scenes but its hilarious, I find it more of a comedy.

Overall. 7/10. This manga was created by the same person who created Elfin Lied and Gokukoku no Brynhildr, two shows I loved so I was happy when I stumbled upon this, however, it is more of a harem sex manga which drags it down a bit.

Nevertheless, this manga is pretty funny, so far do not expect anything serious from the first 18 chapters.

If you're a fan of the ecchi isekai harem trope then frankly this is about as good as it gets (if you're not, then you're reading the wrong manga). The balance of themes is tricky in all manga generally but particularly with this genre mix. Often, authors over-focus on ecchi at the cost of plot or water-down the darker aspects in favour of humour.

Not so with Parallel Paradise. The balance of story, humour, world building, serious stuff and sexyness is exceptionally well done. So much so, that even if you overlook the sexual-theme there's a pretty solid experience underpinning this that could compete with much bigger titles.

On top of that the art presentation is clear, continuity satisfying and translation spot on. Okamoto Lynn has done a fine job with this (ongoing) series and fully deserves a 10/10 for delivering a series that hits the high bar in all the tropes it attempts to deliver against. Watch this space for an anime adaptation!

I read the scanlations, there's currently only 2 official volumes out as of writing this and there were none when I started reading. The scans can get pretty bad at times, so you've been warned.

As a hentai this would get a 10/10... but it's not a hentai, this is a manga. I think that ultimately tears me apart when trying to review this. There not the same standard, a hentai is suppose to explore sexuality and get you off and this manga does that better than most hentai. You could say Parallel Paradise is a paradox like that. Anyways, let's review.

Summery (Narrative):
Average teen boy get killed by a strange... thing... and is transported to another world. I'm this world there have been no males for 3,000 years. Women in this world look the same as our world but their bodies react wildy to sexual stimulus and even an otherwise innocent touch from a man can "flip their switch" into an extremely exaggerated heat. Thats the nice way to put it.
Note: the thing that kills, and the way it kills him,  is honestly terrifying. I get goosebumps just remembering it. Huge bonus points from me.
So this average chosen one must kill the generic witch of envy whos cursed womankind to die at age 20 if they haven't had sex. Our protagonist will be "saving" many of these women on his journey.

Discourse:
This all comes off as the opposite of what you might be expecting. Because our protagonist is a good dude, instead of subjecting these women to his will he is liberating them. He could have wrapped them all around his finger and created a monopoly on his d*ck but instead he gave these women the choice to save themselves and if anything this is a great exploration of empowerment. Yeah, it's such an exaggeration of real life that it almost has lost any meaning, but when you were 16 didn't it feel like you'd die if you didn't lose your virginity before you were 20? I think for most of us (regardless of gender) that's truly what it feels like. High praise from me, especially because it actively explores this throughout it's story.

Pacing:
Progression is fine, it's adequate, but most of you won't be reading for that anyways. In hentai terms, it's damn hot. Nobody is reading this for the plot, let's be real. It appeals to the what-if part of your imagination, it fills in a kink you might not of even known you had. Great stuff. At 150+ chapters already and no real end in sight this is the Boardline H version of a long running shounen, and when you think of it like that I think its doing a great job of fleshing out it's world and making you feel like it's making progress.

Art:
Art isn't suppose to "look good," it's supposed to make you feel something. I bought the first two volumes just to apply that phrase to this manga, and it holds up. I compared the first volume to chapter 120, and it does get better as you go on. The art compliments the dystopia/fantasy undertone to it. When it wants to look realistic it can, it allows you to feel dread, and all while still being destictive. One time I saw of panel of this manga out of context and I blushed, so that's pretty distinct. In that sense the art is great.

Overall (Enjoyment):
I know many of you are here because of the tags, your looking for something enjoyable to "research," thats why I picked this up, too. I'm here to say that you should read this, but only if you're ready to take on a new/invigorated watersports kink.

This manga is objectifying women like there's no tomorrow. It makes me sick.

Like seriously, all of the women are like "I wanna be your hole!", "I exist only to serve ryouta's(?) sexual desires!"
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Like what? That's really uncool and sexist. I dunno, I felt really awkward most of the time

........... 10/10


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oh please write a longer review? you say that, but there's not much more to write, it's just porn

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I started reading the manga before finding out that it was also from the same creator of 'Elfen Lied' & 'Brynhildr in the Darkness'.

And I have to say after finding that out, it made me feel more disappointed; not because I dislike the creator, in fact the opposite. I somewhat enjoyed his other works both 'Elfen Lied' & 'Brynhildr in the Darkness' as they had interesting concepts.

In 'Parallel Paradise' it uses the isekai concept which isn't new and has been a trend for a while. I've read up to ch79 and I have to to say, this work pales in comparison to the other two titles I mentioned.

The story in 'Parallel Paradise' is very weak, as you'd have already read, it's about a person who goes into another 'world' and is the only man and any female he touches, they just become incapacitated with lust. That is such a strong aspect to the manga it appears pretty much in every chapter which felt like it overshadowed the every chapter whenever you read it.

If you actually want to read this, you'll have to trudge through a lot of the chapters before you get to any development in the story. The only interesting aspect so far that has made this isekai manga interesting in the slightest was the little moment that highlighted about going to and from the other world. Besides that, everything else was poor, the pacing, the characters (the art is fine).

This is such a different style compared to 'Elfen Lied' & 'Brynhildr in the Darkness' where there was an actual story that you were intrigued to find out about. In 'Parallel Paradise' there is so many sex scenes and so little story that it is baffling it is from the same author.


Let's just say it is obvious why 'Elfen Lied' & 'Brynhildr in the Darkness' received anime adaptations because there was a story to show people. There will NEVER be an anime adaptation of 'Parallel Paradise' because there is simply nothing worth showing people.

This is Hentai with an actual plot.

That's it, that's all you need to know.

The story is quite predictable, though it has its twist and emotionnal moments. Not everything is made for the sake of convenience, as there are things at stakes. What might turn you off are the reasoning behind the MC's actions sometimes. One moment he might be concerned and sympathic, the next... Welp... breeding time.

The art isn't groundbreaking. Satisfying you coud say, but not much else.

The characters... Cliches will be cliches. Every single character has the same reaction to the MC's "magic touch", which make their traits seem superflous (save the more exotic ones). The MC is the main focus most of the time, but he doesn't seem to evolve a lot. He grows determined sure, but it's not like he learns lessons or anything.

Enjoyement. Depends on the type of person you are.

In a world where the human male is but a concept, Parallel Paradise delivers a story of elaborate twists and turns, carefully spun threads of compelling story elements, and a sense of invoking thought. Initially seeming like a rather cliché isekai, filled with tasteless fanservice, it does a brilliant job of subverting expectations whilst bringing a fresh new idea and expanding upon it. It raises questions, leading the reader to ponder upon the fine boundary between man and women, the freedom of one’s sexuality, and the cogs in the system, so to speak. In a world, filled entirely by women- young ones, no less, how does the society diverge from our own?

The sexual sequences of the manga contrast heavily with the bleak, looming undertones. It is a world of death, a rule that has always been, and will continue to be. Youta’s actions stop being comedic, rather they take a whole new turn. In but a single moment, he has been cursed with the burden of responsibility, struck with the Samaritan Syndrome. For each girl he saves, another dies. Being able to save a life means being unable to save another, and for each moment he falters, yet another falls victim to the curse. This realization clearly takes a toll on him, as seen in Chapter 10 where his eyes, once full of lust, are filled with nothing but pity, and to a lesser extent, guilt. He knows not if his feelings are genuine. He does not know if he is right. All he knows is that he must mate.

Whilst all this goes on, so does the advancement of the plot. We are introduced, just like Youta, to more and more of this strange new world. The blatant intercourse seems less and less like fanservice, and more like a mere genre of plot. If a fantasy story is able to contain ranges from comedic elements to chilling horror, Parallel Paradise is able to convey a vast range of sullen emotions. One thing that never fails to impress is how the author is able to send across his use of tone, and how the chapters grow more and more normal as time progresses, to the extent of resembling and surpassing a regular fantasy piece. Because there are happy, whimsical scenes, the darker scenes hit even harder. When a character passes, it really sinks in. There is no semblance of plot armor for any of these women.

And such is the beginning of Parallel Paradise, a true masterpiece written in the way only Okamoto Lynn could, a sexual, passion driven tale that slowly spirals into a gritty, realistic mess of emotions and responsibility. A tale of a boy who’d been forced to mature, unable to experience an ordinary life. But most of all, it is but an adventure in a parallel world, a true Parallel Paradise.