Reviews

Drifting Dragons, Volume 1 by Taku Kuwabara

dembury's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoy the world that’s being created in this story! As a whole it reminds me a lot of “Delicious in Dungeon”, just set in the skies.

hecticpanda's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

libby_libby_3's review

what if there was a version of Moby Dick where Ishmael was really obsessed with eating whales. 

mehsi's review against another edition

5.0

WOW, this one was so much fun~ Adventure, dragons, cooking and food which always make me smile, friendship, great dragons with cool designs, plenty of action. I need more!

chmedy's review against another edition

5.0

there are two things to know about this manga:

1) i'm obsessed with the art, every panel blows my mind.
2) reading it makes me hungry lol what can i say, the food looks really tasty!

ghostofwhenever's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

mckennedy's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

wrader2001's review against another edition

3.0

Great artwork. Not much for plot.

Amazing artwork depicting an amazing imaginative world of dragon hunting. Unfortunately, the story leaves much to be desired. What’s at stake?

bandlegrimm's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

fieldofhats's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

This is a great manga if you just want some fun action and amazing art. The story isn’t deep at all, and it’s very episodic so there isn’t much through-line. It isn’t stilted, but there isn’t much to hold on to. I think the idea is that you eventually get to know all of the crew members pretty deeply, which is nice, and we do get some of that in this volume. The trouble is, I have very little stake in these characters and none of them get significant development beyond baseline character traits, except for Vanabelle, who really ought to be the main character. Mika isn’t an interesting character at all, but he is a badass and his character design is cool. So if that’s what you’re looking for, this is the right manga for you!