Cage of Eden

Cage of Eden (エデンの檻) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yamada Keiyou, which began serialization in Weekly Shonen Magazine starting in December 2008. The creator Yamada Keiyou was previously the artist of the mangas Chanbara and EX-Shonen Hyoryu (Young Castaways).

Plot
Akira and his classmates are on a field trip back home from Thailand, while on flight there a turbulance and the plane crashes on an uncharted island inhabited by prehistoric species thought to be long extinct. The battle for survival in a nightmarish island begins. the story has elements of Lost and Lord of the Flies in a prehistoric lost world setting.

Main characters

 * Akira Sengoku, 3rd year, class 4, is the main character, a Japanese schoolboy. He seems to be a bystander who reacts to events rather than choosing his own destiny. He is regarded by his fellow students as a lazy good-for-nothing. He is not much of a reliable guy but in time of peril he springs courageously into action that helps the group survival, and eventually making him the leader of the group. He also seems to have a crush on Rion.


 * Rion Akagami, 3rd year, class 1, is a pretty, athletic girl who is considered the school's number one idol and the ace of the Gymnastics Club. She is Akira's childhood friend and may have a crush on him.


 * Kanako Oomori is a plucky young flight attendant who survives the crash. She acts as the group's medic. Even thought, at first, she is seen as not very smart (she failed her flight attendant test 3 times before passing as the storyline begins) she is actually quite intelligent, knowing all the chemicals that could be used for first aid and more serious wounds.


 * Shirou Mariya is one of Akira's classmates, a timid boy with a high IQ who is considered the school's prodigy. He is extremely knowledgeable about prehistoric animals and has a scientific database in the laptop computer he carries with him.


 * Arita Kouhei, 3rd year, class 2. Handsome and popular, he is a tall natural athlete and the star of the school volleyball team. He is Akira's best friend.


 * Kouichi Yarai is a tough kid from Akira's school who appears to dominate the other boys. He has some of the qualities of a natural leader.


 * Motoko Kurusu is a young female schoolteacher from Akira's school.

Manga
Kodansha has released 3 bound volumes of the manga between February 17, 2009 and July 17, 2009.