Waga Tousou

Just to clear the situation - nobody has done something like this before. And I'm not talking about Hitler and the WW2. I'm talking about the manga adaptation of his work "Mein Kampf".

Now since the Japanese did take the German's side in the World War 2, it is not strange that Hitler's person is been used in anime and manga (not often, but sometimes we can see it, like in Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shaballa or Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn). But the idea of making an adaptation of "Mein Kampf" is something rare, one of a kind even, I might say. And though this is a very short excursus into the Adolf's life story and with some author's remakes (like that he never wanted to be an architect - that's not true, trust me I've read the original of "Mein Kampf") this is a great outtake of some moments of the world's history.

I don't put anything for plot or characters, because everything is based on a true allknown story of the world conflict, but for a unique idea and lots of efforts publishing it, this manga gets 8/10 and my approval as something worthy of reading if you're to tired of reading some average manga about highschoolers but to lazy to read all the "Mein Kampf" yourselves.

Note: this review is based purely on the translation from mein kampf to manga kampf (haha I did a funny).

The way that Hitler's design evolves while in the NSDAP party is interesting as it shows him growing from a (not very) humble party member to a megalomaniac by contorting his expressions more and more as the chapters go on. The art style also manages to capture Hitler's grief and anger in an entertaining manner considering how unemotional the OG Mien Kampf is in some places.

One of the few problems I have is some sections being out of place as if to foreshadow what will happen but 99% of people reading Waga Tousou will already know at least a basic version of Hitler's tale so I feel it to be unnecessary even if it does make the manga seem more authentic (as if it was an original story).

From the teachings of his German Nationalistic teacher in school, to the cold and bitter trenches of the First World War, from the debris of Germany caused by the Treaty of Versailles, to the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich, Hitler's rise of power is akin to a hero's epic, as he rises to regain Germany's honour.

The only reason I read this manga is because of my fascination of Hitler and the Third Reich and such. I found the four chapters akin to its Mein Kampf counterpart. Think of this like a book made into an manga adaptation. If you read Mein Kampf paper-to-eye there is not much to expect, even maybe disapointed because some parts where not included in the manga. But remember that reading the manga is much more different than reading the book as-is.

Unless you really want to know more about Hitler (which is in my case), or want a really fast background check on why Hitler became such a bad-ass, then this something you should read.

Apparently, there is nothing to rate for the story line and the character as it is historically bounded. But as mentioned, the story was cropped from a 384-page book to a 4 chapter manga, so some parts were not mentioned. But considering what you could put in 4 chapters, the author did a pretty decent job in at least putting up an aura of Hitler's ingenuity in his rise of power. But it was also cut short in few parts.

The art is really nothing to brag about actually, it's just a standard drawing and such. But the drawings were much akin to its human counterparts, so that made me give it a 8 because of its facsimile to each other.

Awkwardly enough, I enjoyed animetized Hitler-chan and his adventures in gaining power. It added suspense because instead of reading a black and white book, you could really see the emotions of the people there. You could see the sheer sentiment of the people when they cheer and shout unlike in the book where it is only written.

Overall, I enjoyed the manga a little too much I think (lawl), but I recommend it to those who are fascinated of the Third Reich and/or the World War 2 era. Also if your history teacher needs a book report of Mein Kampf tomorrow, dump the book and read the manga instead.

Im sorry if there was a grammatical errors in my review but I'll talk about this manga anyway. All those reviews about this manga is overrated, and hey dont get me wrong though I wouldn't consider it as a 'bad read' but it's simply something that you just read and it won't leave anything meaningful to you. It only consists of 4 chapters and not to mention it only has around 100 pages.

Story : we know this was based on Hitler's Mein Kampf, the main reason why did I read this manga is because I'm curious about what is this manga all about and welp there you go, you dont actually get to learn anything 'historical' from this manga EXCEPTHitler's heroic spirit and action to unite the Deutsche and Kill the Jews. the pacing is fast, you could see several time skips here.

Character : well like what the detail said about this manga, Adolf Hitler is the only character that exist here, an awesome character and nice mustache btw.

Art : the art is poor, but it didnt bother me anyway.

Enjoyment : I quite enjoy this manga, like what I said earlier this is not a bad read but I wouldnt consider it as something 'good'

Well if you curious about this manga as much as I do then read it, it's definitely not wasting your time but please dont hate or exaggerating this series, thats all.