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adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was my first Star Wars Manga book that I have read. I thought the Manga was easy to understand and easy to read as a whole. I enjoyed the artwork, although it takes some getting used to the style. Two of the characters depictions in the style of the artist that I was slightly critical of were one of my favorite characters, Qui-Gon Jinn (as played by Liam Neeson), in my opinion it didn’t really look like him or even the actor, the nose was too large and long with the eyes (especially the eyes) and facial hair (mustache and goatee) too small and thin. I also had trouble identifying Shmi from her depiction on the cover art, she looked more like a male character to me, possibly like Obi-Wan, and her age was overexaggerated in her facial lines, her character was given a lot more depressing of an aura and vibe as compared to her character played in the movie by the actress. The other thing I was critical of in the artwork was some of the expressions were WAYYY overexaggerated, such as anger or excitement, such as with the depictions showing a large row of teeth or the face being scrunched up. Overall this book got me excited to read the other half of the Manga but it took me a day to write this review and pick up the second book, so I was able to wait if that speaks to anything. I’m excited to read further Star Wars Manga from the other artists of the Original Trilogy Volumes. Basically this book was a good depiction and adaption of the original film and Terry Brook’s official novelization of Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, and fits well with other Phantom Menace related works fitting for telling the origin story of a young Anakin Skywalker, depicting him as a young and adorable child, especially as I recall in the scene where he purchased the Pallies.
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