The Draw of Cambyses
カンビュセスの籖
En el año 1977, un soldado del ejército de Cambises II deambula perdido por un desierto infinito, separado de su compañía y al borde de la muerte. Cuando está a punto de rendirse, vislumbra una luz en la distancia y, siguiéndola, llega a un gran edificio repleto de extrañas máquinas que nunca ha visto antes. Allí se encuentra con una joven que lo acoge y lo cuida, curando sus heridas y alimentándolo, aunque ninguno de los dos puede comunicarse: sus palabras son incomprensibles para el otro.
Sin embargo, la relación entre ambos se tensa cuando el soldado intenta marcharse llevándose provisiones. La joven, que hasta entonces había sido amable, se vuelve violenta y lo ataca con furia. Atrapado entre la necesidad de escapar y la inexplicable hostilidad de su salvadora, el soldado deberá descubrir qué secreto esconde aquel extraño lugar y por qué la joven está decidida a impedir que se vaya.
La historia, una ciencia ficción corta y atmosférica, explora la soledad, la incomunicación y el miedo a lo desconocido, en un escenario donde las barreras del tiempo y el lenguaje separan a dos seres que, quizás, no son tan diferentes.
If you liked this, try these
Titles that share genres with this one.
8.5 One-Punch Man
Saitama is a young man with a lifeless expression, a bald head, and an unimpressive physique. After three years of rigorous training, he has gained immense strength that allows him to defeat anyone or anything with a single punch. He decides to put this power to good use by becoming a hero impressed, but quickly grows bored: no villain can withstand more than one of his puncheszu, and bringing the spark of being a hero has simply become impossible to find. To make matters worse, he receives neither the recognition he deserves nor the respect of the public because he is not part of the official Hero Association. Determined to boost his reputation, Saitama teams up with Genos, a cyborg who w
One-Punch Man
Manga · 2012
8.2 Dandadan
Momo Ayase is a high school girl who believes in ghosts but thinks aliens are nonsense. By chance, she befriends a boy at school who is obsessed with the occult and UFOs, but rejects the existence of spirits. She nicknames him "Okarun." To settle their argument, they make a bet: Momo visits a spot known for UFO sightings while Okarun heads to a haunted tunnel. Their separate excursions prove both of them wrong, as they discover that aliens and ghosts are very real. The encounter leaves them marked by bizarre powers and throws them into a chaotic world of yokairaqs and extraterrestrial threats. Together, they must deal with the surreal dangers now disrupting their everyday lives while navig
Dandadan
Manga · 2021
8.8 20th Century Boys
Kenji Endo manages a convenience store and has long since left behind his childhood dreams of becoming a rock musician. His quiet routine is shattered when a friend from his youth dies under mysterious circumstances. The death appears to be connected to a strange cult led by a figure known only as Friend, whose influence is spreading across Japan. As Kenji digs deeper, he discovers that the cult's symbols and ideas come from a story he and his friends invented as children. The group reunites to understand how their childhood games became the blueprint for a dangerous organization. With the turn of the century approaching, they realize that the fate of the world may depend on uncovering the
20th Century Boys
Manga · 1999
7.5 Kaiju No.8
Kafka Hibino is 32 years old and works as a sweeper, cleaning up the remains of the kaiju that constantly attack Japan. It is a job far removed from his childhood dream: to join the Japan Defense Force and fight alongside his friend Mina, now a captain in the elite unit. When a rule change makes him eligible to enlist, Kafka decides to try once more. But before he can take the exam, a mysterious creature enters his body and turns him into a humanoid kaiju. Now able to transform into a monster, Kafka must hide his new nature while pursuing his goal. The Defense Force, the very organization he wants to join, has identified him as Kaiju No. 8 and marked him for elimination.
Kaiju No.8
Manga · 2020
8.1 Dr. STONE
A blinding flash of light petrifies every human on Earth in an instant. Thousands of years later, high schooler Taiju awakens in a world overrun by nature, where the ruins of civilization stand frozen in stone. He soon discovers that his friend Senku, a brilliant and science-obsessed young man, has already been awake for months and is determined to rebuild humanity from scratch using the power of science. Together they begin reviving other people and developing technology to survive in this new stone world. But their plans take a dangerous turn when they free Tsukasa, a powerful fighter who believes the petrification was a chance to start over without the corruption of modern civilization.
Dr. STONE
Manga · 2017
8.9 Land of the Lustrous
In a distant future, Earth is home to the Lustrous, crystalline lifeforms who defend themselves against the Lunarians, invaders from the moon who seek to harvest their bodies for weapons and decorations. Among the twenty-eight gems, Phosphophyllite is the most fragile and brittle, with no visible talent for battle. Longing to fight but deemed too weak, Phos is instead assigned by their master Adamantine to compile a natural history of their world. The task seems dull and pointless, but it brings Phos into contact with Cinnabar, a gem forced to live in isolation due to their dangerous nature. As Phos pursues this seemingly mundane assignment, they begin to uncover deeper truths about their
Land of the Lustrous
Manga · 2012