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series written and illustrated by

Lynn Okamoto is a Japanese manga artist and a former employee of Bandai and Arc System Works. His most famous work is the series '' Elfen Lied'' which was adapted in a 13-episode anime series by the studio Arms. He lives in Tokyo, Japan. Works * (2002– ...

. It has been serialized in Kodansha's '' Weekly Young Magazine'' magazine since March 2017. In North America, the manga has been licensed for an English language release by Seven Seas Entertainment in August 2019.

Plot

Youta Tada is an ordinary high school student who holds deep feelings for his childhood friend. One day during class, he is suddenly attacked and seemingly killed by a mysterious scarecrow-like being. Youta then wakes up and finds himself in an alternate world with castles, dragons and two colored moons in a purple sky. Here he meets paladin girl Lumi and a three-legged bird named Genius and quickly learns that he got into a women-only world where he is the first man that appeared in centuries. Thanks to that, females in this world have absolutely no resistance towards him and his single touch makes Lumi incredibly aroused. Genius then orders him to mate with her and all other girls in this fantastical world.

Characters

; :An ordinary high school student who holds deep feelings for his childhood friend. He is pretty skilled in kendo, which he learned on a suggestion of his father. ; :A paladin of the Caesar Kingdom. She is not very smart, but very kind and after their first encounter, she helps Youta to hide his identity before others. She is a member of The Quintet group that protects the city of Meese. ; :A little bird with three legs. According to Lumi, he is God. He explains and reveals various secrets of an alternate world to Youta. ; :Strongest Archer of the Caesar Kingdom. She appears as a quiet diligent girl. But actually, she is very perverted and for a long time dreams about mating with a man. She is a member of The Quintet group that protects the city of Meese. ; :The Strider. She is a member of The Quintet group that protects the city of Meese. ; :The Lancer. She is a member of The Quintet group that protects the city of Meese. ; :The Guardian. She is a member of The Quintet group that protects the city of Meese. ; :A pair of twins, that appear in the city of Meese. They are brutally honest. ; :An elf that runs a store where she sell various mysterious goods. ; :Youta's childhood friend for which he holds deep feelings.

Publication

''Parallel Paradise'', written and illustrated by

, began in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Young Magazine'' on March 18, 2017. In July 2022, it was announced that the manga was nearing its climax. Kodansha has compiled its chapters into individual ''

tankōbon is the Japanese term for a book that is not part of an anthology or corpus. In modern Japanese, the term is most often used in reference to individual volumes of a manga series: most series first appear as individual chapters in a weekly or m ...

'' volumes. The first volume was published on August 4, 2017. As of November 4, 2022, nineteen volumes have been released. Seven Seas Entertainment announced the acquisition of the manga in August 2019. It is being released under their Ghost Ship imprint, and the first volume was published on March 31, 2020.

Volume list

Reception

In July 2020, the manga became one of seven titles to be removed from Books Kinokuniya in Australia for claims of promoting child pornography.

References

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