The Hundred-Year Crystal Catalogue Manga Reviews

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Dec 28, 2024 (PST) | Total Reviews: 57

Sweet fantasy story

This short series really is lovely. The more you get to know the characters, the more you feel that you'd like to learn more about them. It's subtle, sweet and dainty, and I would have loved it to last much longer.

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Jun 27, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

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○かなりファンタジーです。エロなし。ですが、世界観が素晴らしい。二人のそのあとが気になるところです。

○It's pretty fantasy. No eroticism. However, the view of the world is wonderful. I'm worried about what comes after the two of them.

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Jan 07, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

宝石の体

The body of a jewel

最初を読み進めていくうちになんて素敵な体なんだろう何がダメなのと思ったけど途中悪者が現れてすごい怖いことをたくさん言って恐ろしいと思ったので2人で細やかに幸せにひそやかにひそ生きていってほしい

As I read on to read the beginning, I wonder what a wonderful body it is and what was bad, but the bad guy showed up on the way and said a lot of really scary things and I thought it was horrible, so I want the two of them to live a quiet, detailed, happy, and quiet life

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Dec 28, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

その覚悟に幸あれ

Good luck with being prepared for that

This review contains spoilers. おとぎ話のようにさらさらと流れるように紡がれるストーリーの中に微笑ましさと残酷が混じりあい、今回も作者さまにしか作れない素晴らしい作品。イーリスの覚悟に幸あれと願わずにはいられませんでした。

This review contains spoilers. Smiling and cruelty are mixed in a story that flows smoothly like a fairy tale, and this is a wonderful work that only the author can make. I couldn't help but wish that Iris would be happy with her determination.

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Oct 22, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

優しくて哀しい

Kind and sad

This review contains spoilers. 鉱石を糧とする少年・イーリスと鉱物学者のベントの物語。一緒に旅をする二人の様子が穏やかでおとぎ話のようですが、イーリスの過去はとても哀しいものでそこには風刺的な意味もあるのでしょうか。イーリスが仲間の記憶を書き残し自分の生きた意味を記録しようとすることは自分が種族の最後の生き残りであることを自覚したことを意味するようで、どんなに切ない覚悟があっただろうかと涙が溢れました。切ないけれどやさしくて美しい物語です。

This review contains spoilers. The story of Iris, a boy who feeds on ore, and Bent, a mineralogist. The two of them traveling together are calm and like in a fairy tale, but Iris's past is very sad, so I wonder if it also has a satirical meaning. The fact that Iris wrote down the memories of her companions and tried to record the meaning of her own life seemed to mean that she was aware that she was the last survivor of the race, and tears overflowed, wondering how sad she was. It's a sad, yet gentle, and beautiful story.

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May 14, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

静謐な物語

A serene story

表題作のみ、表紙含めて167ページ。BLジャンルですが消去法ゆえにかなぁ？と言うよりも無理にエロい方向に持っていかなくてもいい作者様と思います。マンガであれ小説であれ、濡れ場に飽きた極個人的な見解です。鉱石の研究者が旅先で出会った、虹色の瞳をもつ青年との旅の物語。試し読みで気になったならおすすめ。

Title work only, 167 pages including cover. It's a BL genre, but I wonder if it's because of the Elimination Act? Rather than saying that, I think it's an author who doesn't have to force yourself to take it in an erotic direction. Whether it's a manga or a novel, it's an extremely personal opinion that I'm tired of wet places. A story about a journey with a young man with rainbow-colored eyes that an ore researcher met while traveling. If you are interested in a trial reading, I recommend it.

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Dec 21, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

琥珀が連れてきた記憶

Memories brought by amber

鉱石を食す青年と研究者の旅路。この作者さんの魅力、自分は何に惹かれて読んでいるのかと自然と考え込んじゃう。有機物、無機物が人間の想像力の中で、この世界以上に深く交わる物語。自分は自然物で染め物をするんだけど(植物や土など)、組み合わせは無限にあって、でも原理を調べると科学で成り立っていて、この世界の言葉で説明できるものばかり。なのに染め物をしている最中や出来上がった色を眺めると宇宙かってくらい深い広がりを感じる。そしてそれらを研究してきた先人たちへ思いを馳せる事が出来る。そう感じられる人間の心もまたとても深くて広いんだろう。柘榴石についての会話からイーリスのモノローグの流れは一番好きなシーン。俺たちは違う、ではなく似ている部分への優しい眼差しがあのなんてことのないベントの返答から伝わってくる。自分は他の人間とは違うってままで終わらず、イーリスが自分が生まれた世界を新しい気持ちで受け入れられたのはベントの存在があってこそで、その違いも似ている部分も全部がこの世界を一層美しくさせているのだと感じる。一は全、全は一の循環を感じる。生き物がわかり易く躍動してる漫画的な面白さはないですが、物語としての躍動感は凄く伝わります。表情の変化もとても微細なのですが、この2人が主人公なので仕方なし。初めて琥珀というものを知った時に多数の人が感じることって、その中に閉じ込められた時間へのロマンではないだろうか？この作者さんの魅力のひとつが、琥珀のような長い時間の静かな流れを物語にしている感覚かもしんない。静かな感動がこの胸にある。

The journey of a young man eating ore and a researcher. I naturally thought about the appeal of this author and what I was drawn to when reading it. A story where organic matter and inorganic matter intersect more deeply than this world in human imagination. I dye things with natural materials (plants, soil, etc.), and there are an infinite number of combinations, but when I look up the principles, they are made up of science, and they are all things I can explain in the language of this world. However, while dyeing is being done and when I look at the finished colors, I feel the expanse is as deep as outer space. And I can think back to my ancestors who have studied them. The human heart, which can feel that way, is probably also very deep and broad. The flow of Iris's monologue from the conversation about garnets is my favorite scene. The gentle look at the part where we are not different, but similar comes through from Bent's unmistakable response. I didn't end up being different from other humans, and it was only with the presence of Vent that Iris was able to accept the world she was born in with a new feeling, and I feel that all of those differences and similar parts make this world even more beautiful. I feel that one is everything, everything is one cycle. It's not interesting like a comic where the creatures are easy to understand and move, but the sense of dynamism as a story is really conveyed. The changes in facial expressions are also very subtle, but since these two are the main characters, it can't be helped. What many people feel when they first learn about something called amber is probably the romance of time trapped in it. Perhaps one of the appeal of this author is the feeling that it tells a story about the quiet flow of a long period of time like amber. I have a quiet feeling in my heart.

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Oct 31, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

良かったです。

That was great.

不思議な世界のストーリーでしたが、ほっこりとできる優しい世界でした。温かい感じでまた読みたくなります。

It was a story about a strange world, but it was a gentle world where you can relax. It has a warm feeling and makes me want to read it again.

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百年かけて結晶化する二人の旅の記録

A record of the journey of two people crystallizing over 100 years

This review contains spoilers. 鉱物を研究するベントは､閉山した鉱山で鉱石を食べる不思議な少年イーリスと出逢います｡研究用のサンプルを採取したいベントは､鉱床の場所が匂いでわかるというイーリスとに一緒に行動しようと持ちかけます｡ベントは籍を持たないイーリスの保証人になって市民籍を取得し､二人は旅を始めます｡寿命が人より長いイーリスは少年のように見えますが25歳になっており､様々な虹彩を映し出すその瞳と同じくどこまでも謎めいているのでした｡鉱物から始まって地質や植物にも博識なベントは鉱物を愛しており､そのロマンを聞いてイーリスは自分もそんな風にどうしようもなく好きなものがあればいいな､と考えるようになります｡やがてイーリスが一族のたった一人の生き残りで､他の皆は人狩りに遭ったことがわかり､その魔手がイーリスに襲いかかります｡静かに進むストーリーに隅々まで繊細な絵柄もまたしんとしていて､どこまでも美しいです｡もちろんエロは無く､色んな意味で鉱物のようなお話でした｡

This review contains spoilers. Bent, who studies minerals, meets Iris, a mysterious boy who eats ore in a closed mine. Bent, who wants to collect samples for research, proposes to act together with Iris, who knows the location of the deposit by smell. Bent becomes Iris's unregistered guarantor and obtains a civil registration, and the two begin their journey. Iris, who has a longer lifespan than humans, looks like a boy, but he is 25 years old, and he projects various irises, just like those eyes that project various irises It was enigmatic. Beginning with minerals, Bent, who is knowledgeable about geology and plants, loves minerals, and when she hears that romance, Iris begins to think that it would be nice if she had something she couldn't help but like that. Eventually, it was discovered that Elise was the only survivor in the family, and everyone else had been hunted, and that demon struck Iris. The delicate pattern in every corner is also strong as it progresses quietly It's so beautiful. Of course, there was no eroticism, and it was a mineral-like story in many ways.

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Dec 26, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

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ずっと気になっていた作品。とても美しく、優しい世界観です。直接的な描写が好みの方には向かないかも。

It's a work I've always been interested in. It's a very beautiful and kind view of the world. Direct depiction may not be suitable for those who like it.

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Sep 10, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

世界はきれいなんだなって思わせてくれる

It makes me think the world is beautiful

This review contains spoilers. 石について研究し旅をするベントと、鉱石を食べて通常のヒトよりも長生きする種族であるイーリス。特殊な種族であるイーリスは、時折表れる彼の過去の描写から辛い思いをしたのだろうと察せられるのですが、ベントとの旅は穏やかで、少しずつイーリスの中の世界が広がっていく様子がよいです。(途中怪しい人達と遭遇した展開にはドキドキしましたが、)2人で旅をしながら出会った人達、景色、鉱石、食べ物、星、語り合ったこと、思いなど、それらが積み重なって結晶のようになっていく。記録をつけることにどんな意味があるのか、タイトルのつけ方が秀逸です。一つ一つの絵が白黒でももちろん素敵なのですが、この作品はカラーだとなお美しいのだろうと思わされます。BL？というよりは友情や家族愛に近くて(ジャンルなんて忘れていましたが)、ファンタジーな作品で私は好きです。1巻完結でキリも良いのですが、これからも彼らの旅路に幸あれと願いたいです。

This review contains spoilers. Bent, who studies and travels about stones, and Iris, a race that eats ores and lives longer than normal humans. Iris, who is a special race, may have had a hard time from his occasional portrayal of his past, but the trip with Bent was peaceful, and it's nice to see how the world inside Iris unfolds little by little. (I was thrilled by the development where they ran into suspicious people along the way). The people, scenery, ore, food, stars, things they talked about, thoughts, etc. that the two of them piled up and became like crystals. What is the meaning of keeping records, the way titles are attached is excellent. Of course, each picture is wonderful in black and white, but it makes me think that this work is even more beautiful in color. BL? Rather, it's close to friendship and family love (I forgot about the genre), and it's a fantasy work that I like. Volume 1 is complete and Kiri is good, and I hope they will continue to be happy on their journey.

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Mar 13, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

健全図書

Healthy books

エチ無し。家族愛のような深い愛です。鉱石、宝石好きなら気に入ると思います。種族狩りという残酷な描写もありますがただ美しいだけのストーリーではない所がいいです。素敵なファンタジー作品です。

No ethi. It's a deep love, like family love. If you like ores and jewels, I think you'll love it. There is also a cruel depiction of race hunting, but it's nice that it's not just a beautiful story. It's a wonderful fantasy work.

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美しいおとぎ話のような。

Like a beautiful fairy tale.

絵本にしてほしいです。緻密で硬いタッチがストーリーに合います。鉱石ながめるのとか好きなんですごく刺さりました。でも、BLではないです。

I want it to be made into a picture book. The precise, stiff touch fits the story. I like looking at the ore, and it really stung me. But it's not BL.

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Nov 28, 2022 (PST) | Translate to English

お伽噺のよう

It's like a fairy tale

This review contains spoilers. 百草の裏庭を読んで、コチラも購入しました。どちらもおとぎ話のような亜人と人間か交差する話ですが、この作品は都市から都市へ旅をしながら二人が重なって寿命のちがいで離れてもまだ物語が続いていきそうな余韻に浸れました。Ｂｌというより家族愛に近いかな

This review contains spoilers. I read Mogusa's Backyard and bought this one too. Both are fairytale-like stories where Ajin and humans intersect, but I was immersed in the afterglow of this work where the two people overlapped while traveling from city to city, and the story seemed to continue even when separated due to differences in lifespan. I wonder if it's closer to family love than Bl

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青井秋先生のなかで一番すき(^_^)

Favorite of Aoi Aki sensei (^_^)

青井秋先生の本のなかで一番好きな物語です。きっと本当に最後の最期まで一緒に暮らしていく未来と、何があってももう一人ではないように…という少し明るい未来が描かれていて安心しました。鉱石とか夜とか星座とか海とかの題材も大好きです。そしてなにより青井秋先生の素晴らしい画才に、ため息がでるばかりです(^_^)

This is my favorite story among Aoi Aki sensei's books. I was relieved that it depicts a future where we will surely live together until the very end, and a slightly brighter future where we will not be alone no matter what happens... I also love subjects like ores, night, constellations, and the ocean. And above all, I just sigh at Aoi Aki sensei's wonderful artistic talent (^_^)

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ただただ美しい…

It's just beautiful...

This review contains spoilers. 青井先生の描かれる関係性は、とてもすてきだと思います。作画もとにかく美しい…鉱物を食べて生きているという不思議な一族の最後の生き残りのイーリスと、研究者のベントが知り合ったのが運命だったのか、必然だったのか…私は後者だと思いました。イーリスは一人でも生きていけるけれど、あまりにも孤独でした。偶ベントが彼をその孤独から引き上げてくれた…それによって、イーリスは彼と共に生きていくことを選び、ベントも自分の研究をイーリスの協力を得て続けられるようになって二人で生きていくことを選びました。それまで孤独だった二人が、出会いにより孤独でなくなる…なんて素敵なことでしょうか。

This review contains spoilers. I think the relationships depicted by Professor Aoi are very wonderful. The drawing is also simply beautiful... was it fate or inevitable that Iris, the last surviving member of a mysterious family that lives by eating minerals, and researcher Bent got to know each other... I thought it was the latter. Iris was able to live alone, but she was too lonely. Incidentally, Bent brought him out of that loneliness... As a result, Iris chose to live with him, and Bent was able to continue his research with Eris's cooperation, so they chose to live together. It's wonderful that two people, who had been lonely until then, are no longer alone when they meet.

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ファンタジー×鉱物がお好きな方に…

For those who like fantasy and minerals...

This review contains spoilers. ファンタジー×鉱物に心躍るタイプです。モノクロながら煌めく瞳や鉱物の様子が伝わってきて、各話扉絵や背景の描き込みにも感嘆しました。物語や絵本のようなストーリーも素敵です。「似ている」ものは似ているだけで同じではないけれど「似ている」と感じる心は重なるのかもしれないというイーリスのモノローグは、同じ時を生きることもなく、同じ物を食べることのないイーリスだからこそ特に響くものがありました。

This review contains spoilers. It's an exciting type with fantasy and minerals. The sight of eyes and minerals that sparkle in black and white was conveyed, and I was also impressed by the way the door paintings and backgrounds were drawn in each episode. Stories like stories and picture books are also wonderful. Iris's monologue that “similar” things are just similar and not the same, but the hearts that feel “similar” may overlap had something particularly resonating with Iris because she never lives at the same time and doesn't eat the same thing.

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静かな童話のよう

Like a quiet fairy tale

166p。表題作、「二十億回のまたたき」、あとがき。鉱石を食べる種族の生き残りのイーリスと学者のベントが共に旅をして、記録を残しながら関係を深めていく。まるで、童話のような静かな静かな話。緻密な絵も素晴らしい。別世界に入り込みます。

166p. Title work, “Two Billion Strikes Again,” afterword. Iris, a survivor of a race that eats ore, and Bent, a scholar, travel together and deepen their relationship while keeping records. It's a quiet, quiet story, just like a children's story. The detailed pictures are also wonderful. Step into another world.

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繊細で綺麗

Delicate and beautiful

画が細かいところまで繊細で綺麗です。ストーリーも2人の時間の進み具合が違うのでどことなく物悲しく感じます。イーリスがベントと旅を続ける事で少しずつ変わっていく様子が愛おしく思われます。ベントは自分が居なくなってからの事もちゃんと考えているので安心しました。これからも幸せに2人旅を続けて欲しいです。

The picture is delicate and beautiful down to the smallest detail. The story also has a different progression of time between the two, so I feel somewhat sad. The way Iris changes little by little as she continues her journey with Bent seems adorable. I was relieved that Bent was thinking properly about things after he was gone. I hope the two of them will continue to travel happily from now on.

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綺麗な世界

A beautiful world

これはBLの括りになる作品ではありません。BLに求めるものが身体の繋がりの方はクルッと後ろ向いてサヨナラを！人と人の繋がり、自然と生き物の在り方…「似て非なるもの」をどう捉えてどのように行動するか…色々深い。こんな大きなストーリー、もう少しページ数多くても良かったかも。とても酷なことですが「小さな窓」に入らなければならなくなった場面も敢えて断片的にでも見せるべきだったのでは。

This is not a work covered by BL. If what you're looking for in BL is a physical connection, turn your back and say goodbye! The connection between people, the way nature and living things are... how we perceive “similar and different things” and how we act... are very profound. Maybe it would have been nice if there were a few more pages for such a big story. It's very awful, but I think they should have dared to show the scene where they had to go into the “small window,” even in fragments.

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