Manga and Manwha Review

[joeboi112]

List of Previously reviewed Manga although you are welcome to do your own review of a manga previously reviewed:

1.Immortal Regis - joeboi112
2.Berserk - joeboi112
3.Beck - joeboi112
4.Cavalier of the abyss - kaze0kage
5.Fairy Tail - ssj5
6.Hajime No Ippo - joeboi112
7.Doubt - captainrukiakuchiki
8.Pure Love Stories - skoubri
9.9 Faces Of Love - skoubri
10.HWA - skoubri
11.Eyeshield 21 - joeboi112
12.Death Note - joeboi112
13.Veritas - kaze0kage
14.Witch Hunter - kaze0kage
15.Full Metal Alchemist - joeboi112
16.Zombie Loan - danatadante
17.Monster - synergy
18.Katekyo Hitman Reborn - joeboi112
19.Zetman - joeboi112
20.Deadman Wonderland - joeboi112
21.Claymore - joeboi112
22.Dolls - killgirl
23.C.A.T - blazecommanderasce
24.Yankee-hun to Megane-chan - blazecommanderasce
25.Flowers Of Evil - skoubri
26.Zombie Powder - blazecommanderasce
27.Vagabond - joeboi112
28.Historie - joeboi112
29.Gyo - blazecommanderasce
30.Eternal Sabbath - joeboi112
31.Naruto - joeboi112
32.Bleach - joeboi112
33.One Piece - joeboi112
34.Angel Sanctuary - ania
35.Naruto (2) - blazecommanderasce
36.Bleach (2) - blazecommanderasce
37.One piece (2) blazecommanderasce
38.Vinland Saga - joeboi112
39.Shin Angyo Onshi - ironguilio
40.Ubel Blatt - joeboi112
41.Beelzebub - joeboi112
42.Ao No Exorcist - kaze0kage
43.Nabari No Ou - joeboi112
44.Hellsing - joeboi112
45.K.O.Sen - joeboi112
46.Dogashi Kaden - joeboi112
47.Hotel - joeboi112
48.Gintama - joeboi112
49.Togari - joeboi112
50.Uzumaki - joeboi112
51.Hello Baby - joeboi112
52.Shamo - joeboi112
53.Kimi Ni Todoke - peacemaker09
54.Beast Master - PeaceMaker09
55.Alive: The Final Evolution! - joeboi112
56.Bokurano - Nil8r
57.Kinnikuman - pistachio20
58.Akumetsu - joeboi112
59.Mirai Nikki - tatsu361
60.Bakuman - joeboi112
61.History's strongest disciple kenichi - joeboi112
62.Blue Dragon (Ral Grado) - joeboi112
63.Toriko - magus86
64.Soul Eater - NIL8r
65.Basilisk - joeboi112
66.Livingstone - joeboi112
67.Kaze No Stigma - joeboi112
68.Tokage - skoubri
69.Ga Rei - skoubri
70.1/2 Prince - joeboi112
71.Kurozakuro - joeboi112
72.Mirai Nikki - joeboi112
73.Chiis Sweet Home - joeboi112
74.Gamaran - joeboi112
75.Gantz - joeboi112
76.Real - black_leg_Sanji
77.Tower of God - stone-free-sanji
78.Toriko (2) - black_leg
79.Ping - irongiulio
80.Monster Collection - irongiulio
81.Yandere Kanojo - irongiulio
82.Get Backers! - joeboi112
83.Veritas (2) - joeboi112
84.The Breaker - joeboi112
85.Phantom - Requiem for the Phantom - joeboi112
86.Noblesse - joeboi112
87. Battle Gothic Guardian Grim Reaper - joeboi112
88.Alive the Final Evolution - joeboi112
89.All-Rounder Meguru - SSJ5
90.Freezing - Joeboi112
91.Jesus - Joeboi112
92.Pluto - Joeboi112
93.20th Century Boys - Joeboi112
94.Billy Bat - Joeboi112
REVEIWS BY:
Joeboi112 - 53
Blazecomanderacse - 7
skoubri - 5
kaze0kage - 4
Nil8r - 2
Magus86 - 1
Tatsu361 - 1
Pistachio20 - 1
Ironguilio - 5
Peacemaker09 - 2
Captainrukiakuchiki - 1
SSJ5 - 2
Danatadante - 1
killgirl - 1
Ania - 1
Synergy - 1
black_leg_sanji - 2
Stone-free - 1

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2. Try not to repeat reviews but if you dont worry about it

so thats it, ill go first
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Title: Immortal Regis
Author: GA On-Bi
Type:Manwha, action,shounen, supernatural
Plot: chae jae hyuk work constantly to pay for his brothers hospital bills untill one day he is mistakenly killed by the demon serin who afterwards revives him, which in the world of chaos is forbiden due to a past massacre known as 400 days of blood, the manga is aboiut Jae-Hyuk and his quest to return to his brother in the human world but things arent quite that simple
Review:it was a very good story and an interesting manwha but i found certain parts hard to follow, things seemed to happen without an explanation and dispight the artwork being very good alot of acton scenes were difficult to see what was happening, but apart from those minor things it was great its only 44 chapters long but there is a sequel called cavalier of the abyss. i would recomend this if you want something interesting to read and dont wanna spend weeks doing so.
rating: 3.5/5

[joeboi112]

Title: Berserk
Author: Kentaro Miura
type: Manga/action/dark fantasy/mass slaughter
Plot: Guts was born from a corpse hanging from a tree. He was saved from starvation by Shizu, a female who accompanied a mercenary leader named Gambino. Gambino taught gutts to fight and raised him although he later betrayed him (not important to the story dont worry) gutts left Gambino, later in his life he is ambush by a group of mercanarys who are lead by griffith, after having defeated gutts griffith asks him to join him and his military band, "the band of the hawk" if i were to explain much more it would ruin the story but it leads to gutts being branded a sacrifice for demons and having to them off fight every day and night just to survive......yeah

Review: Berserk is truly the greatest manga i have ever read, fights, love, plot twists and turns, i would say the best plot flip i have ever seen in my entire life, this manga is completly hand drawn giving it a bit of a grimy feel which fits the story perfect, on top of that it deals with big issues of the medieval period as well as the fantasy side of it (such as the demons). the only negative i found was that berserk starts quite slow, the first 80+ chapters mearlly set you up for the real story, so if you find the start maybe a bit boring or you cant really feel much happening in the manga dont worry your in for a good suprise. if you have the time to read the 300 chapters you should ASAP!
Rating:5/5

[joeboi112]

Title: Beck [Mongolian Chop Squad]
author: Harold Sakuishi
Type: Music/Slice Of Life/other
Plot: Yukio, known by his friends as "Koyuki", is a regular 14-year-old Japanese boy who enters junior high school with two childhood acquaintances. One is a useless pervert, and ironically the other is a highly sought after female student. Koyuki's boring life is changed when he saves an odd-looking dog, named Beck, from some kids. Beck's owner turns out to be an emerging rock musician, Ryûsuke Minami, who soon influences Koyuki to start playing the guitar, and even gives one to him. The story focuses on the trials and tribulations of their [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music"]rock[/ame] band named BECK, and an important plot that deals with Koyuki's relationship with Ryûsuke's sister, Maho.
Koyuki, who was plagued by his boring existence, gradually matured through experiences with the band and began to discover who he really was.
Review: this is a great manga, the best of Harold Sakuishi, interesting all the way through without a single dull moment. many people have said they would read a music manga for the simple lack of music, but that isnt integral to the plot, whats important is the story itself, the ups and downs of life on the road, the hardships bands face and the feelings of performing live, beck even throws in a few darker elements conserning a guitar with bullet holes in and the problems its caused ryuske and eddie lee, not to mention heat breaking moment of sadness and a little love interest, another of my top manga, a must read
Rating: 5/5

[kaze0kage]

Title: cavalier of the abyss
Author: GA On-Bi
Type :Manwha, action, adventure, fantasy shounen, supernatural
Rating: 4.61/5 5 out of a total 18 votes
Sequel to Immortal Regis. Reading the entirety of the prequel is highly recommended

[SSJ5]

Title: Fairy Tail
Author: Hiro Mashima
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
Plot: Lucy is a 17-year-old girl, who wants to be a full-fledged mage. One day when visiting Harujion Town, she meets Natsu, a young man who gets sick easily by any type of transportation. But Natsu isnt just any ordinary kid, he's a member of one of the world's most infamous mage guilds: Fairy Tail.
Review: I'm going to be honest -- I have not read that many Manga. But there is a reason for that: I am terribly picky about the Manga I read. Fairy Tail is one Manga that I could read 10 times and still be into it as much as the first time, that's how great it is. Now that we have that out of the way, I'll move on.

Fairy Tail is very, very interesting, there is always something going on and it has a constant pace. This Manga came out with both feet first, you'll be in jumping through arc to arc in no time at all, but it's a good pace, you never lose interest. Natsu [Main] is one of those characters that you can't hate even if you wanted to, he's strong, funny and optimistic, gotta love him. The beginning lets you get a feel of what Guilds in the Fairy Tail world are all about, beating bad guys, saving nakama, getting to know & trust each other etc, etc. Fairy Tail's two biggest upsides are 1.) The plot and 2.) The characters. The down point of Fairy Tail is the lack of detail in the magic, there are all these cool mages going around using some mind blowing attacks, but we don't know anything about them. I only subtracted .5 because I have a feeling Hiro will go into more depth as the story progresses.
Rating: 4.5/5 - I highly recommend this to anyone, no matter what their favorite type of Manga is.

[joeboi112]

Title: Hajime No Ippo
Author: Jyoji "George" Morikawa
Genre: Sports/Shonen/slice of life
Plot : Ippo Makunouchi is a very shy high school student who never had the time to make friends because he was always busy helping his mother with the family charter boat fishing business. Because he kept to himself, a group of bullies led by Umezawa got into the habit of picking on him. On one particular day these bullies decided to give him a rather serious beating, but a middle-weight professional boxer who was passing by stopped the bullies and took the injured Ippo to the Kamogawa Gym, owned by retired boxer Genji Kamogawa, to treat his wounds. After Ippo awoke to the sounds of boxers training, the boxer who saved him, Mamoru Takamura, tried to cheer Ippo up by letting him vent his frustrations on a sandbag. It was then that they had their first glimpse into Ippo's talent for boxing. After that incident, Ippo started his regular training and began his path in japans professional boxing.
Review: this was a stunning manga, this is manga is everything naruto could be and more, where should i start hm... okay the humor was great its very funny all the way through, theres never a dull chapter with aoki, kimura and takamura, the fights are top notch, although they tend to drag on sometimes, they are alway interestingand they put a great twist into each fight or a small dilema or obstical that ippo must overcome. the only problem with this manga is for people starting form the very beggining you could get the feeling of trying to climb mount everest due to the staggering 847 chapters with no end in sight, but never the less a truely all time great and a must read its worth the finger cramp
Rating: 4/5

[CaptainRukiaKuchiki]

Title: Doubt
Author: Tonogai Yoshiki
Genre: Manga, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Shounen
Plot: There's a game going around Japan called 'Rabbit Doubt'. The premise of the game is that all of the players are rabbits in a colony, and one amongst them is randomly chosen to be a wolf that infiltrated the group of rabbits. Every round, the wolf kills off a rabbit, and every round, the group tries to figure out which of the rabbits is actually a wolf in disguise. Sometimes the kids who play this game decide to meet up in person, and Yuu, Mitsuki, Rei, Hajime, Eiji, and Haruka have done just that. Unfortunately, one of them has decided to take on the mantle of the wolf and has already killed once. Who is the wolf, and can they be stopped before everyone meets a very unpleasant end?
Review: This is my first review so it may not look like one but bear with me please

This manga was compared to the SAW movies by many people. I haven't watched the series so i don't know if i agree with them (omg! yes i didn't watch it ._.).

Anyways, Doubt had many plot twists happening for a 20 chapters long manga. It kept me guessing and doubting what i guessed while reading it. I was shocked when they revealed the identity of the wolf/culprit. I was like "what...how...who!?" It kept me wanting for more. What will happen next, who is next to die?

The art was really good in my opinion, the rabbit is scary and all o_O
and at one point i started wondering what would i've done if i were in their situation...for real!

Doubt was probably my first psychological manga to read and i'm really happy that i stumbled on it that day. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a psychological drama manga. It really is great and gross in a good way!
Rating: 4.5/5

[skoubri]

I decided to start with something not so well known. I have many things in my head I wanna write down, but I guess I should take it slow.

Pure Love Stories


Drama, Romance, Shoujo, Slice of Life, Supernatural

Summary:
A one volume manhwa, collection of short stories by different authors.

Days Wishes Fall
by Yoon Ji Un;
The Door
by Yeon-Joo Kim;
The Ravages of the Tiger
by Seo Moon Da Mi;
The Night has a Thousand Eyes
by Lee Hyung Sook;
I Hate You, Dad ♥
by Lee Shi Young;
The Road the Dead Pass By
by Eun-Ah Park.

"Under any sort of circumstances love is a pure thing. At times, it can be bizarre and in no way understandable, but love is always pure."

I would like to mention that the story "I hate you, dad" was my favorite of all stories. I loved this collection a lot, yet that story seriously made me cry. (yeh, yeh I cry a lot while reading manhwa and manga). I hope someone gets the time to read it and enjoy it

You can read it online here: Manga Fox: Pure Love Stories Manga Series

[skoubri]

There is a manhwa called: 9 Faces of Love. As you can imagine from the title, it's a Shoujo one as well as Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-fi, Supernatural, Tragedy. Author/Artist is Wann who also wrote 100% Perfect Girl, Can't Lose You, Snow Queen and many others. 9 Faces of Love is a one volume manhwa consisted by 9 stories completely irrelevant with each other.

Image:

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Summary (I put it in spoiler tags cause it's big):

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Return of Princess Rouana: Asha was sent by her master Cayan, the so-called "evil sorcerer," to send a message to the Royal Court that Princess Rouana will be returning home. Forty years ago, it was believed that the sorcerer Cayan kidnapped Princess Rouana. However, when Asha starts spending more time in the castle, she finds the place strangely familiar. Slowly, she discovers the secret Cayan wants her to find.

Believe Ye Your Eyes?: Sei is a guy with a face so beautiful that he can easily get any girl. Unfortunately, after a certain accident, he cannot see women -- yes, all women are invisible to him. Of course, he couldn't care less since being able to have a physical relationship with them is enough for him. Seeing them means trouble because they may become special to him. One day, Sei notices something -- he can see one woman, the annoying girl that lives next door whom he never bothers to pay attention to. Strangely, he is the only person who is invisible to her. Slowly, he starts investigating her, but gradually, he starts falling in love with her...

A Short Game About A Chance Encounter: This is the story of two people meeting each other by chance and falling in love. The manhwa itself is put together in the most narrative, where the narrator rewinds the story after each turning point of the story and retells it with a switch of scenario and possibilities. This is really a simple story told in the most unusual method ever.

Automation:1005 is an android that was "born" with defects: she opened her eyes while being manufactured and she can dream. Yet, she isn't the only one. Shaa, known as 1004, also opened her eyes from the beginning. The two become close and they teach each other emotions that they are not suppose to have as androids. One day Shaa overhears her master saying that androids are implanted with the memories of humans, and she realizes the she and 1005 are not actually "faulty products"....

A Cold:A simple story about a couple breaking up due to a minor fight. After they break up, the two of them can't help regretting it. She takes on his habit of eating ice mix in the middle of winter, while he, who has never gotten sick, now has a cold. The two continue to take on each other's habits until one day...

Purple Eyes: Ruben was born with the ability to make accurate predictions and read people's mind. He and his brother, Dave, and his brother girlfriend, Pat, are stuck in a ghost town when their car breaks down, and have no choice but to stay there for the night. There, Ruben discovers the history of the ghost town when he starts recalling the memories of an innocent girl who burnt to death at a witch trial. Ever since then the town has suffered from a curse, where every single girl in the village perished after hallucinations and high fever...

Leucadian: There was a famous Greek poetess who jumped off a cliff and committed suicide after she was rejected by her beloved. That cliff is called Leucadian. Leucadian has become a legend where it is rumored that anyone, with a broken heart, who jumps off the Leucadian Cliff and survives will recover from his or her loss. On a cruise trip on the Mediterranean Sea, Len meets the girl of his dream, but she is always alone, staring into the ocean. It turns out that she came to the Leucadian Cliff with a broken heart...

Mint Flavor: She and Gia have been best friends for 10 years and they know everything about each other. Gia has just come back from a trip to Rome with her boyfriend and they haven't seen each other for two weeks. She goes over to her place first thing when she gets back to Seoul and finds out that Gia has just broke up with her boyfriend. Together they discover that their feelings for each other are more than just as friends....

A Flying Lesson: When Herman runs away from her tutor, she picks up a bird who considers her as his mommy. He's not just any bird - he's a human with wings. Herman becomes attached to the little birdy, Lilda, and is determined to to teach Lilda how to fly...

I really liked the art of this manhwa and the stories were unique, original and sweet yet bitter at the same time. The way the issue of love is approached is what makes the difference in a manga/manhwa and I think in this case the approach is absolutely brilliant.


It's licensed yet completely scanlated. I couldn't find a link for those who are interested to read it online, so I uploaded it at mediafire. So if anyone is interested, just download it and enjoy. The link under the spoiler tags.

Spoiler

9 Faces of Love (complete).zip

And another one:
HWA

Drama, Romance, Shoujo (No it's not the typical one, trust me)

Summary: A collection of one-shots from the manhwaga of You’re So Cool. The title “HWA,” as explained at the end of the first story (which is about friendship), comes from two characters with very different personalities, but they complete each other like two halves of a complete whole–one with a fire deep inside of him and the other who’s as soft as a flower. Stories included:
1) HWA
About two boys, their emotional scars and friendship.
2) Truth
About a boy, a girl, and the boy's brother.
3) Uninvited 115
About a boy and a lady assassin.
4) Beat
About an apathetic drummer and his obsessive fangirl.
5) The Little Prince
About an overprotected girl and the spunky guy that saves her.

You can read it online here: Manga Fox: HWA Manga Series


-As you can see I'm really into the collections of short stories, he, he... Well... This manhwa... I enjoyed it a lot. Especially the third story "Uninvited" which was amazing... I hope you enjoy it too.

[joeboi112]

Title: Eyeshield 21
Author: written by [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riichiro_Inagaki"]Riichiro Inagaki[/ame] and illustrated by [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusuke_Murata"]Yusuke Murata[/ame].
Genre: sports/shonen/real life
Plot:
The plot of Eyeshield 21 revolves around a physically unassuming and non-assertive boy named Sena Kobayakwa who enters the high school of his choice, Deimon Private Senior High School, where his childhood friend Mamori Anezaki who attended the year before. His only remarkable physical abilities are his running speed, and intense agility; The result of a school life spent complying with the demands of bullies, it was revealed later a friend taught him how to run quickly as a base. His abilities quickly catches the eye of the high school's American football team captain hiruma youichi who forces Sena to join the Deimon Devil bats as its running back[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_back"][/ame].
To protect his identity to prevent other teams in the school to recruit him for his speed, Sena is forced to publicly assume the role of team secretary, and enter the field wearing a helmet equipped with a green-tinted eyeshield in order to hide his features under the pseudonym of "Eyeshield 21"
Review: this is a great shonen manga and all though it plays heavilly on manga cliches such as Zero - Hero you can ignor that and really fall in love with this manga, the characters are all funny and great in there own way. sena is someone you cant help but laugh at but hes can have his awesome moments too, i really recomend this manga if your not into blood and carnage but still want something really exciting to read!
Rating: 4/5