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This is arguably the best manga--or for the most part--ONE of the most engaging, captivating and exhilarating pieces of literature I have ever read!

At first, I was hesitant... I had originally thought: "Really?... Samurais and stuff? Nah... I'll take a pass".

Then reading more into genre and looking at other images: "ehh... another over-grown and nonsensical Seinen that over-glorifies gore... it looks great... it sounds simple..."

And now my current thoughts on it: "I acclaim this as the ultimate EPIC in the form of manga, while also adopting beautiful and masterfully drawn and painted artworks, exhibited and splashed throughout the pages and so forth..."

The fruition of beautiful characters demonstrate conceptual ideas that really make the reader think. Though the archetypal traits and tropes of a "person who was birthed to be fledged and beautiful" VS. "The weak and pathetic one" still stands as rather monotonous and generic definitively; the almost coalescent and methodical ways the pictorials and gradual literary development unfold is utterly magnificent. This is only further reinforced with the EVEN-MORE magnificent artwork.

I was sucked-in and essentially inside the world of 'Vagabond', and gosh golly it was fantastic!
Reading aspects of the story, with nods to character progressive montages and to further my point; the other fleshing out of diverse characters, I was really in another world. Though this overlays with my first and only problem... The enjoyment factor: critically through, within the first reading there were no apparent problems--rather all of my time was consumed by the sheer captivation and adoration I had towards this manga. Thereafter, following volumes and arcs had me in somewhat of a lapse. I had raised my bar of expectation beyond belief only to be laterally disappointed, though this bar had been satiated with Sasaki Kojiro, which was later again disappointed with the following arcs. Though, do not get me wrong, this disappointment was incredibly tiny, one I can just easily wipe away--this was the main reason I didn't enjoy it to it's maximum potential. (which is predominantly my fault)

But this in itself is what made me think about the value of story--in which we are told; how do we technically value story? But that is for another time...

I don't really like doing reviews before the series is finished but this one i have to make an exception for. (I did the webcomic first)

~Spoilers~

This is like the Anime/Webcomic which i am glad, all follow the source material to the letter, and makes this series a cut above the rest. The lack of deviation is why the entire series is beautiful. This Manga is drawn by Yuusuke Murata a very well know artist, and fan of the webcomic. the comedic overtone and the really impressive fight scenes are at the heart and soul of the series. The introduction of class ranks and positions within the ranks; in-fighting and backstabbing at lower echelons is very intriguing. There really is no slow point in the series that i can recall, so the pacing is very good. In order the series should be done is: Anime-Manga-Webcomic. That way the story will drive you to stay with it. Well worth all the time you spend with it. Yes there was some copy-pasting here but it really is a very good series that should be in anyones top ten.

Is there seriously no review for this manga yet? Really? Oh well, this'll be the first one then

Story 8/10
Ok, in my honest opinion, I wasn't expecting very much from the plot. It is about a young princess, Yona, who has the a near-perfect, care-free life like any old princess would have. She has a loving emperor father, a hot cousin crush and everything she could ever ask for. But when incidents occur (basically Soo won, her cousin crush murdering her father to gain access to her throne) she is forced to leave her easy life to start a new one on the run, with only the company of her annoying bodyguard (though others join later on). It isn't the most original plot, but hey, I liked it more and more when I read on, and I can say with no hesitation now that I love the story. I also liked the slow romance and the touches of comedy within a rather serious storyline. It just made me happier for some reason.
Art 9/10
The art is beautiful and very shoujo-esque. It is detailed, but not too over-the-top, and expressions are done well. What can I say? There isn't much to criticise with the art.
Character 8/10
From the storyline, I was half-expecting a weak, pathetic female lead that always had to be rescued, and would make me drop the manga within a few chapters. I am so thankful that this worry was almost non-existant in the manga. Yona started off a bit weak, but I grew to admire and love her personality which really developed the further the story went. Her desire to grow stronger, and her recognition towards her responsibilities as a princess was truly admirable, so I found. The male lead, Hak, was also very strong and loyal to Yona, no matter how much he annoys her and she annoys him. There were some characters I found irritating, but hopefully later chapters will reduce the feelings I have towards them.
Enjoyment 8/10
Yep, I enjoyed it. Interesting plot, appealing art, likeable characters, I loved it all. And hopefully it will get better later on.
Overall 8/10
I give it an 8 overall because the series is still ongoing, so I think that it would be too early to give it a 10. It has great potential though, and I hope it will continue to exceed my expectations. Recommended for fantasy/historical/slow-romance readers. For those who enjoys realistic stories about high-school etc, maybe this isn't for you, but give it a try, and see if you like it. I most certainly did.

Some Spoilers Ensue:

Perfect ending to a flawless series. I love the anime and the manga is just as good. The show followed almost exactly, minus the last chapter which was an interesting take on Near's thinking. The theory in the end could even have kept going and I would have loved to hear more. However, I enjoyed it all the same. I thought without L the series would lose steam, but Light's character is so dominant and evil. I enjoyed Mello and Mikami as well. Near was not my favorite, but I like the idea that the two heirs equal one L. The overall satisfaction came from the explanation of not only the ending, but every major twist in this story. I didn't pick any of them which was refreshing and all were interesting and smart. The artwork was beautiful as well. This is in the top 5 anime I've ever seen and now the series is added to my favorite manga as well. 10/10 flawless.

(really a 9.5 but meh) Note: there are traps, men and women.

have you ever read a story but felt there was a little too little material? just not enough to interest you? nothing really happening?

well this, (a trap series) uses traps in a magical setting with cute girls? and handsome guys? with a romantic feel so it's really nice.

the art is beautiful; pretty much what I want our world to be,

this is a series with more of a serious feel with traps. serious as in it has a plot, not this feels depressing as heck.

overall, this is a good fantasy romance. if you don't like traps, pretend they are girls ( or guys.... well the boyish ones).

IMO its one of the better trap manga, on the top with idol pretender ( the dude was cool ... right? )

well. go ahead and read it:) (oh and thank hachimitsu scans.)

YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE THESE NEW WEIGHT LOSS STRATEGIES!!!

No not really, you won't learn anything from this manga, but "Alicia-san no Diet Quest" is a funny gag manga that doesn't take itself too seriously, and it's a nice read if you're craving a hero quest sidestory that isn't serious. It's especially relateable if you've ever tried to lose weight by counting calories and it's good at making you laugh through situational comedy. If you enjoy the Gintama style jokes, then you'll probably like this too.

Overall, its a nice read to pass the time, and if your looking for some light-hearted comedy, I highly recommend that you check this out.

I have been following this manga for a while and since there are no reviews I will write a pretty basic one.

The story is simple a boy who is OP has thought that he needs to live a peaceful life and so when he starts high school he wears glasses and tries to be the quiet kid in the background. He succeeds, to his dismay (or not) he saves a pretty girl from bullies by beating them all up then he tells her to forget what she say and he races to class. When he arrives he continues his sleep all day long schedule. After his sleeping there his friend runs up to him saying that the prettiest girl in school is coming over to their class.

She then runs in and gets all buddy buddy with him and it of course gets everyone's attention. soon after her comes all of her friends(prettiest girls in the school) and they start to hang out with him and that gets everyone of the boys to be jealous of him.

I like this kind of story so I may be bias. Most modern manga don't have this kind of story anymore. Well there are but, they usually have a weak as all hell MC or everyone has huge tits that take up the whole story(not saying this manga doesn't have big tits). But this story is more old fashioned and doesn't progress to fast or have too much damn drama.

The art is good not a masterpiece or a piece of shit but good and smooth. I like it especially how most of the translated are in high def.

The Character development is good and moves at a steady pace with people dating and hanging out. I can already foresee the future of the soon to be story of this anime. Its going to be the MC being a badass like always but as time goes on he will have past connections with many of the characters in the manga by him either saving them or being a good guy so there will be many romantic developments by different girls towards him but I think he will stay with the same girl for the rest of the manga.

I really enjoy reading this manga but the only things I dislike is how long it takes for a chapter to be released but I am an impatient guy as it is so IDK if that will affect anyone else who reads it. Also this manga isn't anything amazing but it is under appreciated for certain because most people don't really hear of it but its good

I have to say that overall I do recommend that you read this manga it is definitely worth your time. But don't take my word for it just read the first 3 or so chapters and you can see for yourself if this manga is for you.

This review is exclusively for the story The Box Man, published in its own volume by Drawn & Quarterly.

This manga is a very short 120 page-ish story, published in a nice hardcover format by D&Q. It's a near silent comic with there being maybe five sentences said in total. It takes you on a night time trip through a town full of oddities as a man on a bike is looking to deliver a strange box.

Within this story we see spectacular artwork with some gorgeous double page spreads that highlight the use of black. And not only is the art well depicted, it has an immaculate use of perspective. We see multiple angles of the same area in some cases, giving us the reader better spacial awareness. Sakabashira has a greater understanding of establishing shots and how to set them up. With one establishing shot, he sets in motion the next panels at different angles giving us an easy and smooth transition of the action of the characters. One of the most well defined action (as in movement) comics I've read.

The story itself is pretty simple, but this world is full of monsters and weirdos. Every couple of pages some dramatic turn happens forcing our protagonist into an odd situation. The middle of the book features what I can only describe as a catalog of Guardian Nen Beasts from Hunter x Hunter.

Its a wild ride throughout. Highly recommend this for all manga fans.

I have read until chapter 17, So far the story is progressing of pretty good. This is a story about a Loner's survival in another world. The story starts of at the usual MC and his classmates transported to another world by god, But before they travel to another world they get to choose a cheat skill to help them out in difficult situations, But the twist about this story was.. It was first come first server, Obviously our MC was last, and all the Cheat skills were taken.. Since god felt bad for him he decides to give our little MC all the remaining skills that were available and sent him to a forest to start of his new life in another world.

Story-5/10

Art-6/10

Overall-7/10

Haaaah... This is another one of those mangas were the mc is strong as fuck but he just wants to live a normal life... I mean the god that transported him to a different world clearly said that he needs to save the world, but even so the mc decides he just wants to live a decent life in a city making enough money to just feed himself and his dragon companion. He has the power to beat one of the strongest dragons yet he still gets scared of a little wolf that tried to sneak attack him because of his massive mana pool...

Overall rating-5/10