Melanie_Morales5

I began reading this manga after marathoning the anime adaptation over two days and finding myself left wanting more, as the anime ended all too quickly for my liking.

Story:
Beck follows the life of 14 year old Tanaka Yukio (Koyuki to his friends) as he grows from a shy, directionless teenager (with terrible taste in music) into an ambitious young musician. After a chance meeting with talented guitarist Minami Ryusuke, his life starts to change and gather momentum as he discovers music's ability to affect people. He begins to learn the guitar, and there is the budding romance with Ryusuke's sister, Maho. He joins Ryusuke's band, Beck, and the series follows the band's struggle to achieve success, both in Japan and the rest of the world. Because this is predominantly a slice of life style manga, many of the minutiae of Koyuki's and Beck's day to day life are covered, but the manga spans 5-6 years, which allows the various characters and their relationships to properly develop. The one aspect of the story I felt should have been developed a bit more was Maho and Yukio's relationship, it was very well done when it came up, but I think it should have been given a bit more development over the course of the manga.

Art:
Sakuishi Harold has a fairly distinctive art style in Beck, which I found a refreshing change from much of the overly disproportioned characters found in many manga and anime. I thought his more realistic style perfectly suited the realistic tone of the manga. His full page frames of the band's performances perfectly captured the spirit of a 'live', and were a personal highlight in the artwork of this manga.

Character:
In a manga of this length (both in chapters and period of time covered) there is real space to develop and flesh out both the main and some of the supporting characters. Koyuki's character develops beautifully over the course of the series, from an apathetic teenager into a determined young man. The other characters don't develop in the same fashion, Ryusuke's background is fleshed out and provides much of the conflict in the series, and while more time could have been spent developing the rest of the band members, especially Saku and Taira, they all have their moments during the series which give them real depth.

Enjoyment:
As I said at the start, I read this manga after finishing the anime adaptation and found myself wanting more. This was the first time I have watched an anime and then gone on to read the manga, as well as one of the first manga I have read, and I was unsure if I would be able to enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed watching it. Turns out there was nothing to worry about, and I even rate the manga higher than the anime, predominantly because I feel the story reaches a much more satisfying conclusion.

Overall:
To anyone who loved the anime, I thouroughly recommend reading the manga, as it has everything the anime had, as well as a complete storyline. I would also recommend this to anyone who is a fan of rock, or music in general, as it is the only series I have come across that deals with music in such an in depth and genuine way.

Best read with the OST playing in the background, just like this review.

So this is written by the same author as Doukyuusei and I must say... I AM IN LOVE. I love the premise of the story. Two girls in a European boarding school falling in love? YUHHHHH I might be slightly biased because the main character's name is Ruby (and my name is Ruby) and she has black hair (I have black hair) and she likes girls (I also like girls) BUT!!! it actually is really good. I'm so stoked and hoping there are more chapters to come. They're so cute and the story is super easy to follow. I love the author's art style and seeing how much I enjoyed reading and watching Doukyuusei, I am sure I am going to love the rest of the story. I really resonate with the characters and I think that this is what Asumiko Nakamura does best-- writing simple but really touching love stories.

Well... i dont know why other people rate this manga so bad... but i think this like case of the "Domestic na kanojo" manga that people rate it bad because the story not like what they want.

So remember... manga is not a things that based on your opinion or something like that. Because manga is something that created by the mangaka based their emotion, feels and the story that they want to be created.

Ok first thing first.
This manga have a good Plot, and some plot twist on the lastest chapter that i read (20), in early chapter i think most people will think that boring BUT in this case, i think the bad of this manga is they make "introduction" with "plain" story, so people will think that plot will be same to next chapter.

In fact in lastest chapter, the story more enjoyable and i think this manga is quite good for some reason, because it added "INCEST", "Corription" (of course in this case if you know what i mean), and also this manga added some "lewd" scene not only for fanservice but for the story.

i think that's my opinion about this great manga.
i dont know why people rate this as bad... BUT i think, some people from the west dont know how to read manga. they only read what they want. and if the story goes to other way that they want... they simply rate that manga bad score... Same case like Domestic na kanojo...

i think that's all.. thanks :)

Blood Rain is a wonderful manga that has a solid, suspense storyline that keeps the readers on their toes the entire time. To boost it off, the premise follows a nice, cute girl, who gives a healthy amount of fan-service, and innocence to lighten the mood that I thought would be completely dark as I read the synopsis. There is gore, but it is not extreme, and, in addition, it is related to important characters that one would want to see how they die.

There is a serial killer murdering graduated high school students who were all friends a few years ago. This may not sound like an original plot, but it is portrayed so beautifully that the reader will keep asking questions such as: "Who is the killer?" "Why is he/she killing these particular students?" "Could he/she be one of them?" "Is there a particular order to the murders?" The art is another thing the author should be proud of, as it is both splendid and intricate in most characters and scenes. The characters' personalities are also wonderful, giving humour and lightheartedness to the otherwise somber mood. Finally, there is romance that plays later in the setting, as the heroine reunites with her high school crush, giving the reader something more to look forward to.

In conclusion, by missing this series, you would be missing a gem in the world of manga. Whether you are looking for romance, comedy, suspense, gore, or mystery, you will very much enjoy the storyline. By just reading the first chapter, you will probably be hooked to it, appreciating what the series has to offer.

None of the summaries I've read of "Fukigen Cinderella" have really done it any justice. Despite it's short length as a series, it's a very well done psychological drama. The thing that really stands out to me is that the pacing right up until the end feels very tight and key components of the plot are revealed with key precision. To give you an example of what I mean, initially the reader will likely detest the main character Haruhiko because of his behavior, but just as when you're about to entirely give up on him, something about his backstory is revealed that makes him more sympathetic. This is really good writing because most mangas that play with the "jerk ass" stereotype of main leads really tend to get this timing wrong.

If I have any complaints it's that the ending was obviously rushed because the series got canceled (at least it got an ending). That being said, the ending isn't "bad" but it's obvious that the mangaka created a really rich story and that there was a lot of content that didn't get explored. This is a hallmark of a good manga to me - You're happy you read it, but you wish there was more.

I definitely give "Fukigen Cinderella" a thumbs up. It's short enough that most people should be able to read it in an hour or so and it's an hour well spent.

After reading the summary, I thought this would be a cliche manga with a pathetic female lead that has little or no backbone who is ridiculously in love with an arrogant overrated male. I was expecting an easily predictable plot, characters, and feelings. I've been through many mangas with fake marriages (for one reason or another) and protagonist in denial with communication skills that are severely lacking when it comes to each other. In short I was willing to endure an..... Unremarkable. Predictable. Stupid. Sickening. Love Story.

...And that's what I got... And so will you....

I'm being somewhat harsh though. The stories is short so it's not like you can really get into it (not that I would even if it was 50 volumes or something). Overall it's just a short predictable story. Okay in plot, but nothing memorable or special in any way.

Ayame-14 is a comedy manga. If you want a substantial story even if it's just some romance, you won't get it here. Still here? Ayame-14 is a comedy manga that focuses on sexual jokes. Interested? Read it or keep reading if you're not convinced yet.

Although Ayame-14 is a comedy manga, it doesn't use the 4-koma format. The art changes between lewd and comedic depending on the situation. The artist does a good job setting the mood with their art.

The manga focuses on Ayame and her group of friends. Recently reaching puberty, Ayame comes to a realisation and that is what sets the stage for many of the jokes. The characters are pretty much cliches but they all have different ways of reacting to the situations they're thrown into.

Maybe you've gotten bored of 4-komas like Seitokai Yakuindomo and want to read something with a different cast of characters. Ayame-14 seems like it was axed and the ending is quite abrupt. Nevertheless, read it if you don't mind that.

This new manga of Ousama Game begins with our same protagonist from the older title. Nobuaki will have to endure once more his fight against "the king" with new classmates, trying to avoid the death of his companions.
The manga in general is pretty much the same like the first one. The characters are empty and I didn't feel sorry for anyone in all 5 tomes. The drawings are pretty good and I enjoyed it almost to the end. It has a shitty ending imo.
Overall rating: 6/10

If you want to know more, I suggest you read Ousama Game: Kigen.

Um I'm writing this review cause I dun really agree with the other 2 reviewers b4 me. One thing I noticed right from the beginning is how impossible and unrealistic this series is. Come on, what's the deal with deciding lifespan? And the mastering of abilities of some skills could take up to a few decades, what's the meaning of learning it in one go?

Story:6
Well, kinda unique, says something about "the human condition", one of which I believe is something like thirst for power or smth (the ability to excel). And it progressed similarly to some people who win lottery one day and go crazy (reported in news a few times already).

But... I don't really get the ending parts. The explanation was a bit strange.

Art:8
Normal, most panels were clear. Some panels were drawn very well, showing emotions beautifully.

Character:5
There wasn't much character development, and there seemed to be only 1 main character.

Enjoyment:7
Special form of supernatural genre, it's very unique. Action scenes and emotional scenes were done well. Some moral lessons learnt.

Overall:6
For a one-shot, this is one of the better ones I've seen, although Beezlezub's (?) one-shot was much better. I recommend it if u like this one.

When I began to read this,I thought it would be something I hadn't seen before.After looking through it,it felt like deja vu.It was basically Acidwire all over again.He was just replaced with Orihime's dad.It's been done before.Don't do it again.No offence to anybody who liked this,but I just didn't like it as much as I liked the original.If you feel like reading the same thing over again,that's your choice.I personally didn't want the Sora story all over again.