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“Second Mars expedition encounters mutated giant humanoid cockroaches. Enhanced human explorers must fight for survival against the transformed insects.”
Terra Formars
テラフォーマーズ
7.22
6,313 rank · 53,731 readers · 937 favorites
Seinen
Gore
Survival
Action
Horror
Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
Second Mars expedition encounters mutated giant humanoid cockroaches. Enhanced human explorers must fight for survival against the transformed insects.
After humanity's first manned mission to the Red Planet was lost, a second expedition arrives. The explorers prepare to exterminate the cockroaches that were used to transform the Martian environment, but are shocked to discover that the insects have mutated into giant, aggressive humanoids with one overriding goal—exterminate the humans! However, this crew of explorers has each undergone the "Bugs Procedure," terrifying experimental surgery designed to make them more than human... (Source: VIZ Media)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 22 sampled reviews
6.3
/10
What 22 readers settled on.
61%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6.5
mode 8
σ 2.24
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.24 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.6 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 3.7
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No
Score over time
↓ 1.68
Running avg · May 2013 → Mar 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “What a wonderful surprise! Terra Formars is a superb Serie B science fiction manga. Imagine if John Carpenter had been born in Japan, he would have made this gem. This manga is a totally deserved...”
- 10 “This manga is simply... amazing. 10/10 The story is really good, it has depth and complexity. For you that read and liked Gantz , you are going to love Terra Formars. Just wish the info about bugs...”
- 7 “a story of evolved roach. (and a wasted moss) Story -6/10 The story is, ahh... how i must put it. it's not that bad, but it's not good either, why? i mean, how can, a roach evolve in only 500...”
Verbosity
Short · 32%
Medium · 41%
Long · 27%
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A Manga Publication
- Published Jan 2011 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M18929 catalog