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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
Probably one of my favourite adaptation of P&P! While not wholly accurate to the original, I love what was slightly changed. I felt the changes made suited this style of book! <3
Disclaimer: Received a copy for free from NetGalley
To start I’d just like to say that I really like the idea of adapting classics to manga. I think it’s a creative way to make older books more accessible to younger generations. While the concept is great, I’m not sure how I feel about the results.
mangaclassicsprideandprejudice1One of the glaring issues with this adaptation is how much of the important details and narration are left out, with the manga only skimming the story. You don’t really get much of Elizabeth’s monologue and all character development is pretty much lost. For a classic that is largely character driven this makes for a very poor adaptation.
You have Mr. Darcy talking trash about Elizabeth on one page and just a few panels later he’s madly in love with her. There was hardly any transition, with Darcy seeming to only change his mind after he noticed how pretty she was. Elizabeth’s cleverness is largely left out until the very end. Some of the characters are given more humorous manga expressions, in particular Mrs. Bennett and Mr. Collins, that make their characters quite comical. At first I found them to be humorous, particularly with Mrs. Bennett. On the other hand with Mr. Collins I just never found him to be a funny character at all from the book, which made it so awkward that he was a lovable goofball in the manga. He reminded me of Umino, or Melvin, from the Sailor Moon series. The less serious representations of these characters I think take away a little bit from their roles in the story overall, with both of them being reduced to comic relief.
The book starts off quite well, but the story becomes rather muddled and is shortened through most of it. The ending however is satisfying and it picks up the manga just a little bit. This adaptation managed to keep most of the important plot lines from the original which I appreciated and I think the most important part. I just wish that more could have been done to keep the story flowing nicely and characters developing as they should instead of having such drastic changes of character without any warning or changes in their personal story.
The style is lovely and drawn quite well. Everything is just so… So ROSEY, which kind of made me chuckle given the subject matter. It’s fitting and has that tiny bit of cheese to it that makes it agreeable. The characters features are a bit awkward and stiff at times, and the overly huge anime eyes could be a little bit off putting. Along with the comical portrayals of Mr. Collins and Mrs. Darcy, both of them are often drawn in a chibi or other humorous style. This I also found to be grating after a while. It somehow made Mr. Collins likable which I feel defeats the purpose of his character a little. In spite of my complaints, I found the art to be one of the highlights of the manga.
To start I’d just like to say that I really like the idea of adapting classics to manga. I think it’s a creative way to make older books more accessible to younger generations. While the concept is great, I’m not sure how I feel about the results.
mangaclassicsprideandprejudice1One of the glaring issues with this adaptation is how much of the important details and narration are left out, with the manga only skimming the story. You don’t really get much of Elizabeth’s monologue and all character development is pretty much lost. For a classic that is largely character driven this makes for a very poor adaptation.
You have Mr. Darcy talking trash about Elizabeth on one page and just a few panels later he’s madly in love with her. There was hardly any transition, with Darcy seeming to only change his mind after he noticed how pretty she was. Elizabeth’s cleverness is largely left out until the very end. Some of the characters are given more humorous manga expressions, in particular Mrs. Bennett and Mr. Collins, that make their characters quite comical. At first I found them to be humorous, particularly with Mrs. Bennett. On the other hand with Mr. Collins I just never found him to be a funny character at all from the book, which made it so awkward that he was a lovable goofball in the manga. He reminded me of Umino, or Melvin, from the Sailor Moon series. The less serious representations of these characters I think take away a little bit from their roles in the story overall, with both of them being reduced to comic relief.
The book starts off quite well, but the story becomes rather muddled and is shortened through most of it. The ending however is satisfying and it picks up the manga just a little bit. This adaptation managed to keep most of the important plot lines from the original which I appreciated and I think the most important part. I just wish that more could have been done to keep the story flowing nicely and characters developing as they should instead of having such drastic changes of character without any warning or changes in their personal story.
The style is lovely and drawn quite well. Everything is just so… So ROSEY, which kind of made me chuckle given the subject matter. It’s fitting and has that tiny bit of cheese to it that makes it agreeable. The characters features are a bit awkward and stiff at times, and the overly huge anime eyes could be a little bit off putting. Along with the comical portrayals of Mr. Collins and Mrs. Darcy, both of them are often drawn in a chibi or other humorous style. This I also found to be grating after a while. It somehow made Mr. Collins likable which I feel defeats the purpose of his character a little. In spite of my complaints, I found the art to be one of the highlights of the manga.
I really liked this manga. Elizabeth and Jane were drawn really nicely, although I wasn't such a fan of how Darcy was drawn in the end. I think the manga did well in adapting Austen's original writing into manga format, though I wish it hadn't missed out on Georgiana and Elizabeth meeting, and some of the characters being adapted to manga style made me laugh, like Mr Collins.
However, I think the scenes with Elizabeth and Wickham weren't terribly necessary, though I did like how married Lydia was drawn and how the confrontation scene with Lady Catherine went.
This was an enjoyable adaptation of P&P nonetheless.
*I received a free copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
However, I think the scenes with Elizabeth and Wickham weren't terribly necessary, though I did like how married Lydia was drawn and how the confrontation scene with Lady Catherine went.
This was an enjoyable adaptation of P&P nonetheless.
*I received a free copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
I had never read Pride and Prejudice because I wanted to—I listened to the audiobook about four years ago for school, plus I’ve never seen one of the movie adaptions, so I was quite surprised how much of the story I remembered and how much I enjoyed having my memory refreshed with this much easier to read version of the classic. Apparently I actually listened to the book.
The more cartoon-y panels at the end of the chapters were occasionally confusing or out of place, though after time some of them seemed to be to add well loved quotes to the book without having to have the scenes in the book itself—but again, I haven’t really read the book so I couldn’t say.
A couple of times the expression on a character’s face was absolutely perfect, one of my favorites is a panel toward the beginning displaying how Mrs. Bennet felt about having a new (rich) gentleman neighbor. I must have blocked out the absurdity of Mrs. Bennet’s obsession with rich suitors, because she was utterly ridiculous, but it got to the point that it was funny rather than annoying.
I know the art in the ARC I read isn’t final, and though certain sections of it were fuzzy, the main art was crisp and I can’t imagine how beautiful the finished/printed version is. And I will most definitely be beginning a Manga Classics collection for my physical bookshelf.
*I received a review copy from the publisher via NetGalley, all opinions my own
The more cartoon-y panels at the end of the chapters were occasionally confusing or out of place, though after time some of them seemed to be to add well loved quotes to the book without having to have the scenes in the book itself—but again, I haven’t really read the book so I couldn’t say.
A couple of times the expression on a character’s face was absolutely perfect, one of my favorites is a panel toward the beginning displaying how Mrs. Bennet felt about having a new (rich) gentleman neighbor. I must have blocked out the absurdity of Mrs. Bennet’s obsession with rich suitors, because she was utterly ridiculous, but it got to the point that it was funny rather than annoying.
I know the art in the ARC I read isn’t final, and though certain sections of it were fuzzy, the main art was crisp and I can’t imagine how beautiful the finished/printed version is. And I will most definitely be beginning a Manga Classics collection for my physical bookshelf.
*I received a review copy from the publisher via NetGalley, all opinions my own
I love Pride and Prejudice I mean LOVE. It has to be one of my favourite classics ever. So when I saw it was a manga I had to have it. But man I was disappointed. I know it some one else's interpretation but come on the characters didn't even have the right mannerisms. They didn't even sound like they were in the right era. The girls sounded like they came right out of twenty first century. And they made Kitty and Lydia sound like two high school teenagers following every jock or in this case foot soldiers. There is no way in hell they would have acted like this or been allowed to by there father. And the dialogue between Elizabeth and Darcy about there love for each other was so over the top.
The good thing about this book is that they did get the ridiculous that is of Mr. Collins down to a tee.
And the art work was very beautifully done. They just need to work on the dialogue a bit more. The movie was a better interpretation.
I really enjoyed this!! A lot of the story and characterizations did get lost due to the format, so I think it would be difficult to follow without familiarity with the story.
Pretty enjoyable, but I think I would have liked it better if I hadn't loved the original sooo much. The art is really pretty and there's this particular scene that makes me laugh whenever I flip to it (Darcy's face in the last box on p. 112... I just flipped to it right now and it's so funny).
I didn't like that a lot of things were skipped or changed in order to make things easier to understand or adapt... like I know it's not supposed to be exact, I'm just nitpicking.
I'd definitely read another Manga Classic.
I didn't like that a lot of things were skipped or changed in order to make things easier to understand or adapt... like I know it's not supposed to be exact, I'm just nitpicking.
I'd definitely read another Manga Classic.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.
What a great adaptation to such a wonderful book. Sadly I haven't had the chance to actually read the original story by Jane Austen but I've seen so many movie/TV versions that I feel like I know it by heart.
For people who have never read Manga before it does a great job of showing you how to read it and follow along. In Japan where manga originates from they read right to left and so yes this is different it wasn't all that bad. I've read manga before so it wasn't a hassle but Udon Entertainment does a good job for newbies. My only issue was that I had to read it through Adobe Digital and i had to go backwards which was a pain but if you have the book in hand its so easy.
The illustrations are what manga is all about and this does not disappoint. Darcy is charming and oh so sexy. Elizabeth and Jane are drawn so well and are so beautiful. Large eyes is a thing with mangas and their eyes don't disappoint. LOL
The manga follows the story pretty well and of course it shortens it but the themes are still there and everything that basically happens. It's a great story and adaptation. I highly suggest reading this if you want a different take on Pride and Prejudice!
What a great adaptation to such a wonderful book. Sadly I haven't had the chance to actually read the original story by Jane Austen but I've seen so many movie/TV versions that I feel like I know it by heart.
For people who have never read Manga before it does a great job of showing you how to read it and follow along. In Japan where manga originates from they read right to left and so yes this is different it wasn't all that bad. I've read manga before so it wasn't a hassle but Udon Entertainment does a good job for newbies. My only issue was that I had to read it through Adobe Digital and i had to go backwards which was a pain but if you have the book in hand its so easy.
The illustrations are what manga is all about and this does not disappoint. Darcy is charming and oh so sexy. Elizabeth and Jane are drawn so well and are so beautiful. Large eyes is a thing with mangas and their eyes don't disappoint. LOL
The manga follows the story pretty well and of course it shortens it but the themes are still there and everything that basically happens. It's a great story and adaptation. I highly suggest reading this if you want a different take on Pride and Prejudice!
Great art and great story come together in this manga adaptation of the classic Pride and Prejudice. All of the best elements of the original story are there. I love the way the drawings breathe life into the characters.
