3x3 Eyes

Description

From Dark Horse:
Pai is a strange, provincial woman who has come to Tokyo from the Tibetan highlands. Somewhere in Tokyo is a young man who can help her in her quest to become human.
When Pai finally finds Yakumo, they set off in search of the artifact that can transform her, but it will take all of her mystical powers to keep the reckless Yakumo alive, even if she has to steal his soul to protect him.

Note: Winner of the 1993 Kodansha Manga Award for Shounen.

Type

Manga

Associated Names

3 x 3 Augen

3x3 Eyes - Cô Bé Ba Mắt

3x3 EYES THE LEGEND OF TRINETRE (VBK)

3x3 Gözler

3x3 occhi

3x3 Ojos

3x3 Olhos

3x3 yeux

3x3 глаза

3x3 아이즈

Sazan Aizu

Sazan Eyes

Sazan Quest

サザンアイズ

三只眼

三隻眼

Groups Scanlating

Latest Release(s)

v.40 c.1-9 (end) by SazanQuest 14 years ago

v.39 c.8-14 by SazanQuest 14 years ago

v.39 c.6-7 by SazanQuest 14 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

40 Volumes (Complete)
24 Volumes (Bunkoban, Complete)

565 Chapters

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1 (OVA 1)

Ends at Vol 5, Chap 56 (OVA 7)

User Reviews

N/A

Forum

3 topics, 14 posts

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User Rating

Average: 7.8 / 10.0 (337 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.68 / 10.0

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Last Updated

February 15th, 2025 6:12am PST - 2 months ago

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Action Adventure Drama Horror Mature Romance Seinen Supernatural
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Kodansha (1987; 2002)

Serialized In (magazine)

Young Magazine (Kodansha)

Super Manga Blast (Dark Horse)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Dark Horse (8 Volumes - Dropped)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #702

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Monthly Pos #1892 (No change)

3 Month Pos #3071

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6 Month Pos #4104

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Year Pos #5057

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List Stats

On 908 reading lists

On 878 wish lists

On 557 completed lists

On 131 unfinished lists

On 334 custom lists

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Ending... [Spoiler, definitely]

4 years ago

Reading "3x3 Eyes"

5 years ago

About v31 c.01

18 years ago

User Comments [ Order by usefulness ]

Good manga

by MLGSwag
2 years ago

Rating: 6.5 / 10.0

It is coherent, idk why people say it isnt. The main issue people will have is remebering the characters and their respective names. Cause i have that issue

Main issue i had with first 100-150 chapters is that it feels like pai goes missing just to he saved by mc, but it does get better as the manga continues

My favorite thing about the manga are the twists, like the twist at end of vol 2 i think, and the twist on ch 54-55. Its really good at changing expectation and the story is like a 7-8 its pretty good

FUCK THE MERCHANT DUDE, HE LITERALLY FED MC A POISON PILL DURING HIS FIGHT IN CHAPTER 220 ISH, ALL BECAUSE HE WANTED THE SNAKE GIRL TO LIVE, WHICH SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO REGARDLESS AS SHE WOLE UP AND BROKE HER CHAINS, I HOPE SHE DOES NOT DATE THE MERCHANT, MERCHANT DID NOT HAVE ALOT OF SCREEN TIME FOR THE CLPAST COUPLE OF VOLUMES, SO I HOPE THEY JUST MAKE THEM A COUPLE CAUSE THAT WOULD BE STUPID

After chapter 150, u can predict things, so yhere arent really any twists
Chapter 230, it seems the writings is hurtlying in a downward spiral, its becoming too generic. "Ah u thought u killed me, but actually that was not me, im here and at full power, even though what u were fighting just now was very difficult "

Chapter 280 its starts getting great again, like jesus wow its better than the first 100 chapt or so

I think i figured out why certain parts of the manga becomes just horrendous while other parts are literally the best things ive read in this manga so far.
Whenever berrus or the shiva wu guy is involved, the whole story/plot goes just downhill, as everything that built up to that moment has been just thrown out the window in order to show that this dude means business and will fuck up anyone

Finished it

My thoughts overall good manga, only had some issues with it.
First issue was in most portions if the manga,, pai is missing and mc must look and find her, this happens alot and get really annoying
Second issue, the final fight was an extreme let down

like 2 chapters were all that were used to show how the bad guys lost.

The manga writing was great, but whenever berrus or whatever the hell his name was involved, i found myself skimming the chapters, as it was very predictable what would happen, such as mc fights berrus, berrus kicks his ass, mc then is able to fight against berrus, berrus then shows signs of struggle, only after when mc thinks he is defeated, does berrus say some bullshit like "that was not even me, that was something i made using like 1 % of my power, now you get to face the real deal" cue to mc getting beaten the shit out of.

The main issue i had was that arcs were very extended, an arc that could have been completed in at least a chapter would be extended to sevwral chapters, this extension plus berrus made my experience with the manga horrendous. Because of this, from chapters 400 till the end, i found myself skimming, because of this and other factors which will go into spoilers.

What i disliked

i hated, absolutely hate the evil pai bits, i just could not reallly get into the manga during those bits, i also hated the end, so baiscally mc is dead or gone and pai needs to find him, i get that this could be like her turn to make him remembereverything as he once did in the beggining when he spent 4 years looking for her, but still

A major plus is there is

confimration of sex in chapters 538 and 545, but they dont actually show sex, but its insisted

The ending felt like more could be desired, but some people may actually like the ending this had, personally i didnt really

I hope the sequel does get translated, as i feel that the sequel wikk make me satisfied with everything

... Last updated 2 years ago

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Too long

by AndelMartina
3 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

At first, I was surprised how quicky I was reading through the chapters. Even through I was confused about the story sometimes (I kept dozing off while reading), it was past paced and enjoyable. After the second volume the feel/style of the story changed though and while not bad, the initial uniqueness disappeared and the story became repetitive. I know people said it's 40 volumes of one story arch, but the repetitiveness is really killing me. It doesn't feel like one story going from start to end, but rather a story told through side stories only. I read 9 volumes and when thinking if I should pick vol. 10 up, I decided not to and to drop the series. I have better use of my time.

In short, if you have insane amount of free time and don't mind repetitive stories, this series is pretty good. If you're a working person with little free time or don't want to read 40 volumes about the same thing, don't pick this series.

... Last updated 3 years ago

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explores a mythology I didn't know

by Joese
4 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

I haven't read much but it's engaging and the start is great.

The author does a fantastic job in portraying how dangerous it would actually be if these myths existed and how being thrown there wouldn't be as fun as you'd expect , all this whilst exploring a rich mythology .

I also liked how the 3 eyes disregards time without explicitly saying it , just as it doesn't constantly explain everythig to the male MC.

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My first manga

by likalaruku1
4 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Couldn't help but think of this series as I was reading Zero Apocalypse.

In the mid 90s, I found a comic book store in San Diego selling raw untranslated Sailor Moon, & Dark Horse translated Sazan Eyes broken down into shorter graphic novels with magnified page sizes. I bought both & this was the turning point where I realized that despite being the target demographic for Shoujo, Shounen & Seinen mangas are where it's at. 3x3 Eyes was the first anime I ever bought on VHS as well.

Only coming here, to the most useful manga ljbrary on the internet, did I learn that this series has a prequel & 3 sequels/spinoffs/remakes I've never read, & that the 3x3 francise is still ongoing.

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i remember this from my childhood

by Miachann
5 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

bruh i remember my 5 years old me reading this manga back then and idk where the manga goes huhuhu its sadd actually i really love this, i love pai too and i love the plot so much i still remember a little bit that Pai change to different persona when her 3rd eyes active but comeback like usual when the 3rd eyes closed

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Good, but...

by nail80
11 years ago

Rating: 7.5 / 10.0

I would have been happier if they cut it by half. While the first volumes were fresh and interesting, i felt it suffered by over complicating the story. It tried to be an epic but failed in my opinion, and here's why: some arcs are just for the sake of introducing a new setting and still putting the same thing over and over. It moved the story foward a bit but were they really needed? Most of them were just puppets in the end. I liked the reapperances of certain characters and how they ended up becoming important, but by the end of it, it was getting ridiculous. And what did they accomplish at the end? Was the problem proposed in the very first chapter solved? I won't spoil but it just didn't do it for me.
So yeah, in this case less would have been much better.
It's still good but, you know...

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Pretty fun read, last few volumes are eh...

by Dr4G0nF1r3z
14 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

Well, a lot of this was a really fun read, really enjoyed the synergy that the main characters had, and I really sympathized with them.

I was actually kinda mad at the author, Yakumo had to deal with all this constantly sacrificing himself/dying to save others, that I felt he should have survived (physically) instead of what happened to him. I guess what I mean to say is that I think after all the crap he's been through, he really deserves a happier ending; the initial goal in the story was essentially to have Pai and Yakumo become human, but neither of those goals were fulfilled. I don't know, I didn't really feel any satisfaction from that ending. I was touched by Yakumo's selflessness and determination, so I just don't feel like he got what he deserved in the end.

Ultimately it's not too bad, I enjoyed it in general but like I said, I was frustrated by the last few volumes. So so frustrated, but I really enjoyed it. Really fun read, had a blast, don't regret the time I spent on it, and I definitely recommend it. There IS a sequel though, so keep an eye out on that I guess.

It IS a 40 volume story with only practically one story arc so it might get repetitive, but I think the characters really really bring it to life. Villains are a bit subpar, if you read it you'll know why, but it really is a good read.

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Good at first...

by VampireBanana
16 years ago

Rating: N/A

Okay, it's got quite a bit of depth, fascinating concepts and even interesting and varied characters. The Hindu mythology and other facets were quite rich and well-done. And so was the history of the hidden races. The art didn't really bother me since I've read much older stuff.

But what killed the story for me was the amount of repetitiveness and that certain characters(especially the villains) were extremely one-dimensional in a sense or basically clones of one another.

I think this story could've done just as well, with a smaller cast and less depth since the cast seemed very contrived: there were many players but their interactions were very limited and quite a few were discarded or forgotten after their roles were fulfilled.

About the depth: less is more and for 3x3 eyes, it just seemed to have layers upon layers yet little resolution was reached after 30++ volumes. With a few more volumes to the end, I wonder how they'll tie things up without busting the pacing. They would've benefited by doing side stories instead of trying to cram in every detail into the main story.

Perhaps I might read this again when it's completed but I doubt so. Even many other epic series with equal or deeper complexity tend to be far tighter and less draggy, capable of summarising massive details within a few chapters.

... Last updated 16 years ago

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Too long

by Name-Undecided
16 years ago

Rating: N/A

I was an avid fan about 8 years ago (how time flies) and I hit my limit in 2006. Part of it is just me getting tired of the story, another part is me not being able to keep track of what was going on due to all the breaks in scanslation. Three chapters come out, then 3 chapters 6 months later, then 4 chapters 3 months later etc. By the time the next thing comes out I've already forgotten what convoluted plot was afoot in the last installment. Initially I was just going to wait for the whole thing to come out then read it, but now I can't even be bothered to do that much.

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True Favorites

by Akujin
16 years ago

Rating: N/A

As a kid I was really anti anime/manga and japanese culture (mostly because of gundam and dbz - god I still hate them). However the scene from this anime, when Yakumo gets drove over by a bus. Ever since I saw that scene (by accident on a lan while walking by), I've been hooked. 10+ years later, this series still remains one of my all time favorites.

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