Reviews - Rooster Fighter, Vol. 1

149 reviews for:

Rooster Fighter, Vol. 1

Shu Sakuratani

3.97 AVERAGE

sashas_books's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

How about a demon-killing rooster superhero? COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOO! Aaaand the disgusting demon will not bother anyone ever again. Whatever it is the author is taking, I want it for my brainstorming sessions at work!

Anyway, here is yet another manga that suffers from “a fun idea that is good for a sprint but not a marathon” disease. Things went beyond ridiculous very fast, and I ended up constantly checking how many pages I have left.

The epic fight between our hero the rooster and a giant sea turtle gets some points for inventiveness. (No one was harmed, don’t you worry. They became chums.)

If this is your cuppa, there is also hot bird sex on pp. 10 and 64. (They say “bwak-bwak”, so assume that it means that they are having a good time.) You think you’ve seen it all, but no-no-no you haven’t.

Dear sister-in-law, have you actually read this or did someone recommend it? Who is this someone? I want to meet them. I haven’t yet decided whether it should happen at a dinner party or in a dark alley.

That’s 4/6 of my birthday mangas. Onwards :)

auntie_terror's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

garlic_bread_books's review against another edition

5.0

funny

linxxinyi's review against another edition

5.0

rooster demon slayer who just wants uni

vicsmoodyreads's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny

infinitespeculation's review against another edition

4.0

funny

joaosilvawrites's review against another edition

5.0

I should probably start by saying this manga was an awesome surprise because it succeeds exactly at what it is trying to do. I shouldn't have liked this--I normally like psychological, dark-leaning and mature manga--but I enjoyed this way more than I expected.

If the cover and the name 'Rooster Fighter' isn't already obvious to you, this is a manga that puts humour at the forefront. It uses absurdism really well and relies on established manga tropes that manga lovers will recognise. I'm not going to talk about how deep the plot was or how well-realised the characters were because that's really not the point of this manga.

I must have read this volume in no more than 40min, so if you're looking for a quick, hilarious read, you should definitely pick this up. I also read volume 2 in a heartbeat and it's probably even better.