Welcome to the 天国大魔境(1) Book Club!
This is the main thread for reading the manga 天国大魔境(1) together with the Intermediate Manga Club.
We’ll be reading together according to a weekly schedule, ask and answer questions in weekly threads, and we have a vocabulary sheet we’re building together to make this easier for everyone.
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Story summary
Japanese
第1巻の内容紹介: 美しい壁に囲まれた世界で暮らす子供たち。少年・トキオはある日、「外の外に行きたいですか？」というメッセージを受け取る。一方、外では、マルとおねえちゃんがサバイバル生活をしながら、天国を求めて、魔境となった世界を旅している。未来の日本を「あね散歩」。二つの世界を縦横無尽に行き来する、超才・石黒正数最新作、極大スケールでスタート!!
English
(Machine translated)Volume 1 Overview: Children who live in a world enclosed by beautiful walls. One day, a boy named Tokio receives a message: “Would you like to go beyond the outside?” Meanwhile, out in the wider world, Maru and his older sister are living a survival existence, journeying through a wilderness-turned-hellscape in search of paradise. A “sister-stroll” through a future Japan — the latest work from visionary creator Ishiguro Masakazu leaps freely between two worlds and launches on an enormous scale!!
Schedule & Discussion Thread Links
- Start date: Aug 8th
- Schedule:
| Week | Start Date | Chapter | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 08 Aug 2026 | 1 | 1-32 |
| Week 2 | 15 Aug 2026 | 2 | 33-64 |
| Week 3 | 22 Aug 2026 | 3 | 65-96 |
| Week 4 | 29 Aug 2026 | 4 | 97-128 |
| Week 5 | 05 Sept 2026 | 5 | 129-160 |
| Week 6 | 12 Sept 2026 | 6 | 161-190 |
| Week 7 | 19 Sept 2026 | 7 | 191-222 |
Where to buy
Physical:
amazon.co.jp
Amazon US
Honto
Ebook:
Bookwalker <-affiliate link
Ebook Japan
Amazon Kindle JP
Discussion Guidelines
Spoiler Courtesy
Please follow these rules to avoid inadvertent ネタバレ. If you’re unsure whether something should have a spoiler tag, err on the side of using one.
- Any potential spoiler for the current week’s reading need only be covered by a spoiler tag. Predictions and conjecture made by somebody who has not read ahead still falls into this category.
- Any potential spoilers for external sources need to be covered by a spoiler tag and include a label (outside of the spoiler tag) of what might be spoiled. These include but are not limited to: other book club picks, other books, games, movies, anime, etc. I recommend also tagging the severity of the spoiler (for example, I may still look at minor spoilers for something that I don’t intend to read soon).
- Any information from later in the book than the current week’s reading (including trigger warnings that haven’t yet manifested) needs to be hidden by spoiler tags and labeled as coming from later sections.
Instructions for Spoiler Tags
Click the cog above the text box and use either the “Hide Details” or “Blur Spoiler” options. The text which says “This text will be hidden” should be replaced with what you are wishing to write. In the case of “Hide Details”, the section in the brackets that is labelled “Summary” can be replaced with whatever you like also (i.e, [details=”Chapter 1, Pg. 1”]).
Hide Details results in the dropdown box like below:
Example
This is an example of the “Hide Details” option.
The “Blur Spoiler” option will simply blur the text it surrounds.
This is an example of the “Blur Spoiler” option.
Posting Advice
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When asking for help, please mention the page number, and check before posting that your question hasn’t already been asked. As the threads get longer, it becomes more convenient to use the Search function, which is located in the upper right corner of the forum. It is the magnifying glass which is near your profile picture! The best way to search is usually to type part of the sentence you are confused about, and select “in this topic”. This will show you all posts within the current thread which has that string of text.
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Be sure to join the conversation! It’s fun, and it’s what keeps these book clubs lively! There’s no such thing as a stupid question! We are all learning here, and if the question has crossed your mind, there’s a very good chance it has crossed somebody else’s also! Asking and answering questions is a great learning opportunity for everyone involved, so never hesitate to do so!
Will you be reading with us?
- Yeah!
- Yeah, but I’ll start late
- I’m not sure yet
- I’m skipping this one
- I’ve read this before, but will join in the discussion
How will you be reading?
- Physical
- Digital
- I’m not sure yet
I’m super excited to get reading!