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After reading so many manga, it is hard to find one that will capture you at first read. Shingeki no Kyojin is one of the manga that caught me by surprise and I definitely love reading this.

Story 10/10
Compared to other manga dealing with the supernatural, giants as the main villain is already a very interesting choice. Maybe because giants, even as portrayed in this manga, dont really have special powers; they are just big, very very hard to kill and not picky at eating people. The great thing about this manga is that everything seems very realistic, apart from the existence of the giants. The story is set in a apocalyptic type situation where the last human colony faces giant attack threats constantly. After decades of unsuccessful threats on the giants, the characters in this manga are struggling with fear and hopelessness, they are neither heroic nor optimistic.

Art 8/10
I enjoyed the mangaka's style, it's gritty and at times, messy, but it sets the manga apart from the rest. The characters all have different features, so it's easy to identify them. However, the best part would have to be the way the mangaka drew the giants. They are so horrible and evil and ughhh... It makes you absolutely terrified whenever you see a giant in any page. And the deaths of all the people eaten by the giants were well drawn. ugh. And the expressions of fear and desperation in the characters' faces, makes you feel so bad for them.

Character 9/10
I love that the characters in this manga are portrayed realistically. None of the characters have the illusions of being heroic or optimistic. In fact, each of them are selfish in their own ways. After reading many shounen manga where the villains just wont die, it's hard to believe that the heroes can still remain confident and courageous (bleach's kurosaki, dgray's walker). And in this manga, you can see that the characters are just real people with no special powers or weapons, tired of fighting and seeing deaths around them.

Enjoyment 10/10
This manga caught me right from the start. Maybe I just really like the dark, desperate kind of mood that this manga brings (reminds me of early d.gray-man). The villains, the giants, and evil and crazy and horribly terrifying, The main characters are weak, terrified people just struggling to survive. Amazing read.

Overall 10/10
I would recommend this to everyone. It is really amazing.

Samurai 8 has a strong set up, but kinda leaves a little left to be desired by the end. The ending is alright, and the story itself is nothing terrible, it just could have been better if it had more time.
The story in my opinion is pretty good, and can be a little confusing and tropey at times. But the worldbuilding is cool, but there is a little too much info dumping at the wrong time. And it causes the story and characters to take a back seat. Alot of revealed at the last volume, that should have been done earlier. It has a few little cheesey life lessons but they feel earned. And the premise and setting makes up for it's confusing story.
The art is super unique, it's nothing too detailed, but the backgrounds, props, etc fit the setting well. The character expressions seem kinda limited however. Def the biggest strength.
Character- the characters are pretty unique, and some have arcs they go through, and don't remain flat. Sanda and Nanashi are probably my favorites even though they didn't get enough time to shine as they should have. They mostly have good backstories imo.
I found myself a little bored halfway through, it seemed to drag at times and I felt kinda stuck.
All in all amazing concept, but kinda limped to the finish line.

I feel like this manga had a lot more potential. The way the story was introduced was great, in my opinion. But as the manga progressed, everything became a mess. Other than the first few chapters and the plot twists, the characters had little development and their backgrounds was just thrown in here and there. You couldn't even tell who the main character was. Everything just went downhill from there. The conclusion also felt way too forced, like everything else in the manga. I don't think it would could as a conclusion at all.
If it wasn't for the decent art I would have given this a solid 1.

If you love music, comedy, and sexy band members you will LOVE Audition.
This first volume begins slowly, we start to be be introduced to the idea of the band members- Dal Bong, Chul, Mickey, and Rae, by hanging out with a detective and an heiress. Its a goose chase, and its very fun.

But when you get to the second volume :DDDDDDD
Everything comes together and starts making sense.
Thats when you really meet the band members and fall in love with the manga. The characters are cute, funny, inspiring, complex, and of course GENIUS. Each have their own developed personality that lend to the beauty of the story.

I recommend Audition 100%!
My only complaint is that the volumes are still being published so I have to wait until the 3rd comes out. ):

A short, sweet one-shot about two students through swimming.
My impression: "Pretty Good! =D"

Story (7/10) Good
Not bad. The story was a bit short, so it felt a bit rushed. I felt like there was a need for a couple more pages here and there, but overall the plotline was Good.

Art (9/10)
The art is similar to that of Takeshi Ohbata's Death Note. I never dreamed that I would see a replica of his art made into some sort of one shot romance manga.
I liked how the characters were drawn; its not too detailed, but everything is there right where it is supposed to be. The characters are drawn beautifully (especially the girl), so thats that.

Character (6/10)
I felt that Mizuoka wasnt your typical protagonist with "shy and timid" as the core of his temperament. He's more down - to - earth, and he is calm and cool - headed.
Hino also seems like a slice - of - life character. No unnecesary blushing, none of that. What we get is a girl who genuinely wants to learn how to swim, and spend time with Mizuoka.

Enjoyment/Overall (8/10)
I found this via Mangafox while searching for completed, non yuri, non yaoi, and non shoujo manga. It had 92,000 views and only one chapter, so I gave it a shot. It was short, sweet, and it wasnt a waste of my time. I liked it.
Please read this manga if you have around 10~ 15minutes to spare.

I guess I'll be the first to review this.

Firstly, there are 3 separate stories for each of the chapters of this manga. The first one is in a high school setting and sort of gets you into this world of "lore". The second one takes place in the country side with a preteenaged boy who lost his parents. The third one... The fourth one.... Needless to say, each story is interesting in their own ways. The synopsis given for this manga (above) only speaks a bit about Eiko who is only in the 1st chapter.

Now that that's out of the way, let me review this.

Story: 9

As I said, this manga is chopped up into three parts. The first one made me sort of question this manga, but it was still quite interesting. The manga becomes a mystery in more ways than one and that really keeps the reader captivated. Even without gore everywhere, you still get this sense of ultimate fear of what may happen (more so in the second and third stories). No spoilers in terms of whether the three stories have really anything to do with each other, but I guarantee you'll be somewhat happy with the outcome. I'd recommend this especially to readers of Ibitsu. Although the twists aren't as strong, they're still pretty shocking. To those who haven't read Ibitsu (READ IT), I'd recommend this for the curious soul who loves somewhat thrilling horror... with a twist or two in it's depths.

Art: 10

The art was definitely interesting. At some points, it even freaked me out (which is saying something). You honestly have to get past the 1st chapter to really see this, but I guarantee it's worth it. It all added to the entire horror feel of the manga which, I mean, is always nice to see in horror manga. A lot could be said without the words and that's always the way to go when it comes to manga.

Character: 9

There isn't a lot of character development, of course, since each character really only gets a chapter, but there is a lot to be said about each character - even the minor ones. That's what keeps you really interested. Even the characters that seemed as if they were just there to look pretty mattered...A lot. And the ones who were actually there to look pretty did their job at looking pretty, but also had some sort of personality to them. Except for in the 1st story. Eiko wasn't that interesting (to me). For this story, it would've been nice to see her thought process in general.

The best part about the characters, I've got to say, is that they were undeniably human. They had these fierce human traits of curiosity and hope and fear. They were also fun, which is definitely important in making anyone "seem" human. The way the mangaka twisted these together was superb. It's always nice to see actual human personalities in characters.

Best character is definitely Shiomi-Kun. He's the true reason I got past the 1st chapter thinking of twists.

Enjoyment: 9

I did really enjoy this manga, but as I've stated many times, the 1st chapter was a bit of drag for me with only one character really standing out to me. Thank God the mangaka also noticed this. Also, in the 1st story, a lot is solved very quickly with no sort of reason as to why Eiko, herself, was able to come up with these. Other than this minor problem, this actually had my heart pumping in some points and my curiosity shooting through the roof. It was actually a page turner for me and I'd recommend it to anyone. The chapters feel almost like episodes of the twilight zone which I thoroughly enjoyed.

Overall: 9

For a very short manga of only 3 chapters, I think it was pretty well done. The best way I could describe my enjoyment of this manga is: bittersweet.

Also, yes, this manga only has 3 chapters. Not 4. So no, I did not miss the last one.

Akira Toriyama is most likely known best nowadays, for being the creator of the Dragonball manga-series and the franchise that followed it.Though before that, he was pretty well known for his more comedic work and even the early Dragonball had parts of that. And so this manga is basically a gag manga that takes place in the universe of Dragonball.

There isn’t really much story. It follows three different Neko Majins, though it mostly follows Neko Majin Z, during some adventures where they meet either very strange or just ordinary people. And all the funny and bizarre situations that come from it. It doesn’t really have much story and focuses more on the weird humor happening in each chapter. And to me, the humor is...alright. There isn’t anything that made me really laugh, but there wasn’t also anything really awful or unfunny about it. And with only a few chapters, it stops, before the humor gets stale or boring and goes on for too long. Which helps keep the manga just fun enough as a quick read.

The art is what you expect from Toriyama. It’s nicely done and manages to enhance the comedic scenes a bit more, helping in not making them feel unfunny or boring. Some characters are fun in how they get exaggerated, be it through their designs or their reactions. And the one-two times a fight scene between two characters breaks out, it’s drawn pretty well too.

There isn’t much to the characters. They are fine as comedy relief, but there isn’t really much to them. The Neko Majins are probably closest to Buu in personality, except as cats. So there isn’t really much to say, except that the characters do work for these short comedic chapters and as references to Toriyamas other characters and work...but otherwise, they do fall completely flat. Though I do like the occasional Dragonball cameo.

An ok, short gag-manga, that parodies some aspects and characters of the Dragonball universe without getting too long that it becomes too boring to read. If you are really into gag manga and it just has to be in the Dragonball universe, then this one might be for you.

First off: this is my first time reviewing, yeah yeah.

I'll start off with a summary of what I think: it's not a typical, all-too-frickin-familiar romance. Although it starts with the "I'm just your average student guy" thing, it doesn't really fit into the stereotypical seinen (monstrous sex on whim), shojo (lovey-dovey knight in shining armor with feelings flying ), josei (drama and sex), or shojo (whoops, slipped on a banana peel and touched your boob). To be more exact, it's a refreshing seinen with a more comprehensive story and feel than most.

The story itself isn't exactly something out there. While it's not entirely drab and plain, it doesn't really have what one might call an "interesting concept". However, this is easily excusable in the face of romance, so the fact that it does not throw in annoying plot devices and deus ex machina makes me feel all bubbly inside. Also, another thing that makes me grin with admiration is that it is NOT episodic. You know: event x, climax, everything back to the way it was, ha ha! No, it is a seamless story such that development is exactly that rather than punctuated equilibrium.

I'm sorry, but bias will always creep into reviews. Although the art is not something incredibly unique, I must agree with myself when I say that the art is to be reckoned with. The people don't all look the same, the detail is pretty well whetted, and the choice of scene and point-of-view for panels is aesthetically pleasing, to say the least. Also, there isn't an overload of those cutesy face caricatures that are plastered all over shojo. In short: yeah, I like the art. It has an adult and mature feel to it that fits the setting of college students. Warning: Fujioka isn't some super hot babe or overly cute girl. If you're into that kind of thing, just click any random romance manga.

Well, there are only 5 chapters out as of now, so I can't really make a long standing claim. Upon what I know so far, the character feels a lot more realistic than most manga I've read, and that makes me a happy guy. The main character, Takato Kei, almost feels as though he avoids archetypes entirely. He is a dry and somewhat reliable and serious guy that doesn't do or say anything in particular that screams what he will be like for the entire manga. Fujioka Yukari, on the other hand, is an obsessive day trader who doesn't seem to get outside much, and thus her personality is naïvete accompanied by a tad of cynicism and melancholy as result of the prior. All of this feels very plausible and realistic to me, and once again, I am impress. On top of all this, I find the two a good match despite differences and are individually quite likable; that is, they haven't done anything that warrants a facepalm, yet. Overall, I really like the characters as they are now, and I look forward to how they develop when more chapters are released.

Let me tell you a little bit about me (it's only a little, okay?): I'm a cynic who likes seriousness and has a soft-spot for realism and romance. Well gee wilikers, I'd say this manga is a perfect fit, wouldn't you? If you don't take anything seriously and you like those little "monster-of-the-week" kind of stories, better pass on this one. I'd suggest Girls Saurus DX for those peeps. As for me, I unduly enjoy this manga more than once and I think you will too. Unless you're one of the people I mentioned above.

The characters express emotions and such in a more complex manner than "Oh no, my girl/guy is in trouble! I better help!" and "Ohh, he/she's kinda cute!" Loneliness, lack of identity, insecurity, and grudging chagrin are a few. I find it sad that I am impressed to find such things in a manga because I believe every manga should. In any case, I've read a handful of mangas and not many capture these ideas and feelings quite the way Billionaire Girl does.

A couple of the characters aren't so clear cut as to what their motives and personalities are, which makes me intrigued and more interested to learn more of. This is in contrast to most other times in which a character will act the same way throughout ("Oh, that's typical of sidekick-kun.") I'm VERY grateful Takato doesn't have that guy-friend-to-the-rescue that we see way too often, but instead two or three friends with interesting input and juxtapositioning, so much so that I'd not mind reading a seperate manga about just the side characters.

Another thing I feel I must mention is the sequence of events as they happen feel on tempo and not too slice-of-lifey to where the character doesn't have time to his or herself. The deliberate omission of Fujioka's daily life feels realistic in that we are following Takato, and not that we are hand-picked "pivotal" moments in each others' lives, so far as to say I'm not entirely sure what will impact the future in this manga, which is a good thing. Too often do we see obvious plot devices in the making introduced unsubtly such that we can predict its role later.

Overall, while it is not 100% perfect, it comes pretty damn close in my opinion. Definitely one I will remember and keep my eyes peeled for any updates. I suggest you get started as well. It's only five chapters anyway.

Have you ever seen the Martian? Did you enjoy just watching Matt Damon use his brains to solve a bunch of different problems? Then this manga might be for you, because it's very similar, though it focuses more on social and political issues, such as political marriages, economics, and dealing with tyrants, rather than technology or survival.

As a standard Isekai, it's nothing amazing. There's drama, some suspense, enjoyable characters, but there's also a lot of talking/exposition about what to do in the political battleground that might leave you a bit bored if you're not interested in that stuff.

That said, I enjoyed it. I laughed, I cared about the characters, the art is good, and most of the decisions/solutions I could follow and made sense.

Unfortunately the manga adaptation of the anime does a poor job of transferring the epic, over the top scale of the show onto paper.

I find it quite disappointing that the manga itself is deemed complete only after three volumes, ending after Ryuko finished taking on the Elite Four and Nui for the first time. That felt like a particularly jarring and inappropriate note for the manga to finish on since the world of Kill la Kill is still so undeveloped and ultimately open ended. The story itself up to this point is practically the same as the original anime, albeit much of the detail is left out which I feel is quite a shame considering that for instance the anime does a great job of dramatizing the extravagance of the fight scenes. In the manga, the entire elite four fight during the naturals election is condensed down to a mere 40ish A5 pages. The overall rushed pace of the manga gave me no opportunity to truly enjoy the story and world of Kill la Kill.

The art itself was quite well done, although there were quite a few significant problems with the way in which one has absolutely no idea what is happening during several moments in the manga. This is particularly evident in volume 2 and 3 where content is densely packed so that the plot can progress quickly. If it wasn't for the fact that I'd seen the actual anime I would be pretty clueless with what was actually happening at certain points in the story. In terms of character drawings they were well done but somehow I don't like how Satsuki and Ryuko's faces were drawn, their features aren't as sharp as those from the anime. Despite the fact that it's definitely more detailed, I can't help but think that the anime depictions of these two were better manifestations of each character's respective personalities and outlook.

In terms of character, there was just general underdevelopment of character mostly due to the dense packing of plot events in this manga. Ironically, Ryuko is more well developed than Satsuki here unlike in the anime where Satsuki's ambitions are made much more clear and understandable. In the context of the anime I could understand why Ryuko would be less developed, she doesn't really have a meaningful past and because of that she is seeking to find reason for her existence. The fact that none of the characters in the manga are truly developed is quite disappointing.

Due to the fact that I'd just finished watching what I thought to be an exceptional anime (my favorite out of the five I have seen haha) a couple days ago, the manga adaptation served as a stark contrast in that it just so much worse. I understand that budgeting and deadlines may have been an issue here, but I was just generally disappointed by the manga. I just wanted to see more Ryuko but this adaptation doesn't truly do the character or the anime justice. Fight scenes lack the gorgeous, over the top quality that made the original anime unique and I can find little meaning in the densely packed material of the manga.

This is my first ever review, hope it's been helpful.