Terra Formars

About

Terra Formars (Japanese: テラフォーマーズ) is a manga and anime series written by Yū Sasuga and illustrated by Kenichi Tachibana, published on Young Jump.

Premise

Terra Formars is set on 26th century. On 21st century, scientists sent modified seeds of algae and cockroaches to Mars to start a terraformation of the planet, so future Earth inhabitants could go to another planet in case of lack of resources. But the first manned ship to Mars sent 500 years later is attacked by mutant humanoid cockroaches, called Terraformars, who exterminate the entire tripulation. Decades later, a multinational expedition is sent to exterminate the Terraformars, but this time the members undergo genetic modification to to inherit the characteristics of other organisms. This time only two members survive and go back to Earth, but when a deadly virus from Mars strikes humanity a third expedition is assembled.

History

Terra Formars^[1] started his serialitzatzion on 2011, at the magazine Weekly Young Jump from the company Shueisha. At first, it was going to be a short series, but the reception of the chapters made that on 2012 the series continued. The series also has various spin-offs and a series of novels.

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Anime Censorship

Terra Formars Anime Censorshiprefers to the controversy caused by the crude removal of gore scenes in the anime adaptation of the series, which consisted of poorly edited black screens and circles. This caused negative reactions from fans of the manga, and subsequently a series of photoshops mocking the crude censors. One of the most controversials censorships include Elena Perepelkina’s death, censored with two black circles.

Terraformars

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Terraformars design has often been controversial for being seen as a parody of African American people. As a joke, the Terraformars are sometimes refered as African American people, often with stereotypes.

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