Keeping Planet Earth Safe: ‘Tokyo Interstellar Immigration’ Reviewed
by Tito W. James
The Tokyo Interstellar Bureau of Immigration: Japan’s finest cosmic border patrol team, busting their butts on the daily to keep planet Earth safe. Ride along with Lein and Ann, two high school girls who kick ass, hunt down aliens, and look dapper while doing it!
Tokyo Interstellar Immigration marks the first series for artist Mado Guchimoto and my first encounter with publisher Vast Visual.
The art and presentation are totally top notch, with killer character designs, dynamic paneling, and the use of gradient dots to add depth of field. The first volume’s oversized print format allows the reader to soak in all of Guchimoto’s stellar visuals. Tokyo Interstellar Immigration is like if Panty and Stocking joined the Men in Black.
Every page looks like it was made with the enthusiasm of a twelve-year-old on a sugar high. For some readers, Tokyo Interstellar Immigration may be too juvenile. I’ll admit that the Shonen genre has never been my personal taste and this manga is deep-fried in Shonen. But if you’re a Studio Trigger fan who values style over substance you may have found a new favorite.
Mado Guchimoto is an incredibly promising new talent and I wish the best for the series. If paired with a story as strong as their skills, Guchimoto could become one of the manga all-stars of this generation.
Tokyo Interstellar Immigration is now available from Vast Visual.
