Tenjho Tenge: Volume 1 [Paperback]

Oh! Great (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: CMX (March 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401205607
• ISBN-13: 978-1401205607
• Product Dimensions: 3.9 x 0.4 x 6.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,370,758 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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63 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Sanitised for your protection., March 15, 2005

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Peter Oksman (Bronx, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tenjho Tenge: Volume 1 (Paperback)

This book has been HEAVILY edited from the Japanese original - most of the editing was done to remove nudity and tone down sex scenes, but the dialogue was also edited to remove sexual references, the word "killed" was changed, a character giving the middle finger was edited to cover it up, etc. All together 36!! edits in this volume. The edits are really bad too - obvious and substandard work.
This is a book aimed at older teenagers (16+) and adults. DC has tried to edit it to make it suitable to 13 year olds. The result is a product that appeals to no one - itr is still too racy for 13 year olds - there is a rape scene in vol 1 for instance, but at the same time it is now un-appealing to older audiences.
There is a HUGE outcry currently in the manga community about this book - hopefully DC will listen and re-release it without edits. As it is, the sales of this book will be hurt, and for good reason - no one should settle for a butchered version when they could have had the real thing.

29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't support censorship - Don't buy Tenjho Tenge from CMX, April 6, 2005

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Mike Dungan "martialstax" (Seattle WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tenjho Tenge: Volume 1 (Paperback)

I've been a manga fan for nearly 20 years, and this is the most heavily censored title in the history of the North American manga market. CMX claim that they deliver "100% authentic manga, just the way the original creators wanted you to see it" but then they deliver this. The problem is that this book is in no way suitable for teens, even with the outrageously hamfisted censoring. CMX should have given this book their Mature rating, but someone at CMX thought they could make a few more bucks chasing the teen market. It's a slap in the face of the large base of existing fans of Oh! great's beautiful artwork, and anyone who is morally opposed to censorship. I believed CMX's claim of not censoring their titles, and was stuck with a manga I couldn't return to the comic shop I bought it from. I sent mine back to CMX demanding a refund, along with a polite but strongly worded letter explaining how I feel about censorship. Unfortunately, CMX has been stonewalling fans about this title, and I doubt I'll get a response. But if enough books pile up on the desk of Jake Tarbox, the man in charge of CMX, then it might send a clear message that censorship won't be tolerated. Please don't buy this book

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Creative censorship for the teenage market, March 21, 2005

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Antony Chow (NY, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tenjho Tenge: Volume 1 (Paperback)

Tenjho Tenge ("TenTen") is not for kids. The artwork glorifies sexual violence against females, and it boggles the mind as to why anyone would try to censor out the sexual elements (obscuring panty shots, drawing bras in scenes where breasts are bared, etc.) in this title in order to market it toward teens. The amount of "editorship" CMX performed on this book is simply astounding, in a perverse way. By comparing the CMX version with the original Japanese version of TenTen, you can learn many techniques that can be used to censor a comic or a manga. Unfortunately, a playbook on censorship isn't why you would want to spend money on this release.

If you're looking for original, unedited artwork, you're advised to look elsewhere. Likewise if you're a parent interested in buying this book for a teenager; the content left intact by CMX (which includes a rape scene) is still unsuitable for teens.