Hey, here's something different! A manga review. I bet you weren't suspecting that after the game and music reviews I do more often. (I have posted one movie review, actually, and a few book reviews) This review is for the first volume of the series +Anima.
To start the review, this is what +Anima's are: people who have somehow gained special, animal-based powers and are considered misfits. The story of the series chronicles the adventures of a young crow +Anima accurately named Cooro, as he and his +Anima friends, Husky (fish), Senri (bear), and Nana (bat). Although they're the main group, I've done research and found that they will meet others like them.
But what got me interested in Japanese manga, you ask? Well, I was at a bookstore one day, and found manga—and, among them, Kingdom Hearts books. That day, I got the second volume of Kingdom Hearts and the first volume of Chain of Memories, and they were both really good. Then, one day, at Books-A-Million, they had a buy-two-get-one-free deal. I got both Kingdom Hearts manga they had that day and +Anima as a bonus.
I chose well.
The story starts with a circus ringmaster and his assistant, who caught a fish-tailed kid (Husky) in his net while fishing one day. Wanting to capitalize on this, he hires him to pose as a mermaid princess in exchange for pay. Watching from the opening of the tent, Cooro finds himself in trouble with the ringmaster, when he shows off his powers. Later, Husky threatens to leave with Cooro, which causes the ringmaster to tie Husky to a pole and tells Cooro that it’s a play in which he, the "Messenger of Death," captures the mermaid princess. Instead, he took Husky and flew out of there, and that's where the rest of the book ensues.
Overall, I give "+Anima" a 4 out of 5. I highly recommend it to any manga fan.
To start the review, this is what +Anima's are: people who have somehow gained special, animal-based powers and are considered misfits. The story of the series chronicles the adventures of a young crow +Anima accurately named Cooro, as he and his +Anima friends, Husky (fish), Senri (bear), and Nana (bat). Although they're the main group, I've done research and found that they will meet others like them.
But what got me interested in Japanese manga, you ask? Well, I was at a bookstore one day, and found manga—and, among them, Kingdom Hearts books. That day, I got the second volume of Kingdom Hearts and the first volume of Chain of Memories, and they were both really good. Then, one day, at Books-A-Million, they had a buy-two-get-one-free deal. I got both Kingdom Hearts manga they had that day and +Anima as a bonus.
I chose well.
The story starts with a circus ringmaster and his assistant, who caught a fish-tailed kid (Husky) in his net while fishing one day. Wanting to capitalize on this, he hires him to pose as a mermaid princess in exchange for pay. Watching from the opening of the tent, Cooro finds himself in trouble with the ringmaster, when he shows off his powers. Later, Husky threatens to leave with Cooro, which causes the ringmaster to tie Husky to a pole and tells Cooro that it’s a play in which he, the "Messenger of Death," captures the mermaid princess. Instead, he took Husky and flew out of there, and that's where the rest of the book ensues.
Overall, I give "+Anima" a 4 out of 5. I highly recommend it to any manga fan.
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