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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Blood, Murder
11/12/19
This was an alright introduction. The manga series is called Fairy Tale Battle Royale, though technically Alice Adventures in Wonderland isn't a fairy tale, but I'll let that slide. I have yet to see the Battle Royale aspect, but I'm hoping this will come in the second volume.
I got to say though, that teacher of Aoba
YIKES. Hella creepy and incredibly uncomfortable seeing his interactions with Aoba and him SPYING on the female students...
11/12/19
I have been looking for some darker manga for a while now and thought this would be a perfect fit!
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This was an alright introduction. The manga series is called Fairy Tale Battle Royale, though technically Alice Adventures in Wonderland isn't a fairy tale, but I'll let that slide. I have yet to see the Battle Royale aspect, but I'm hoping this will come in the second volume.
I got to say though, that teacher of Aoba
YIKES. Hella creepy and incredibly uncomfortable seeing his interactions with Aoba and him SPYING on the female students...
11/12/19
I have been looking for some darker manga for a while now and thought this would be a perfect fit!
You can find me on
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slow-paced
This book is so much explanation that explains nothing. You get a bit of the two main characters and then nothing. Nothing like is seen on the cover, and I still don’t get where the title comes from. However, I am intrigued and do own volume 2 so I will continue on and see if I shall remain with this series or not.
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The more teens school days were a bit less interesting for me, but there wasn't that much. I like the fairy tales sides of it a lot with that parallel world, the grimmy style it has and the art is also good. I'm not hooked, but definitely curious to see more!
This was...interesting. A new twist on classic fairy tales where Aoba relives messed up fairy tales while taking on the role of Alice. The goal? The put the fairy tales back to right by any means necessary.
How did she get into this mess? Well she signed a contract by writing down her one greatest wish/goal, to be friends with everyone, and got sucked into the story book as her favorite character, Alice. As in Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass. She meets up in this Storyland with a boy named Noah who is also playing the role of a book character(from some story called the Man, the Boy and the Donkey?) and has a brief bump in with a girl who looks like she is playing the part of Little Red Riding Hood.
Basically this book is a giant, brief, glossed over explanation of what is going on. You also get a brief look of who Aoba and Noah are in real life.
It's a bit soon to actually judge the series, but it looks interesting enough so far.
How did she get into this mess? Well she signed a contract by writing down her one greatest wish/goal, to be friends with everyone, and got sucked into the story book as her favorite character, Alice. As in Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass. She meets up in this Storyland with a boy named Noah who is also playing the role of a book character(from some story called the Man, the Boy and the Donkey?) and has a brief bump in with a girl who looks like she is playing the part of Little Red Riding Hood.
Basically this book is a giant, brief, glossed over explanation of what is going on. You also get a brief look of who Aoba and Noah are in real life.
It's a bit soon to actually judge the series, but it looks interesting enough so far.
Fairy Tale Battle Royal Vol. 1 by Soraho Ina is a fun new series featuring another world and fairy tale characters who seem to want our protagonist dead. The story takes place in two worlds, contemporary Japan and a fantasy world where the location of one fairy tale blends into the next.
Aoba Kuninaka is a 9th grader who is constantly bullied by her classmates. Aoba is a character many of us can relate to on one level or another. She’s a typical student in many ways, one that is mercilessly bullied by her classmates. She’s a reader, escaping into fiction, primarily Alice in Wonderland, as well as writing and drawing stories of her own. The manga begins in a familiar way, introducing us to Aoba, her classmates, and her homeroom teacher. The man seems kind enough and is obviously worried for her welfare, but is unable to actually lessen or put an end to the bullying. Aoba is left navigating her days alone, trying to be unobtrusive and escaping into the Alice’s Wonderland.
This is more than a vague getting lost in literature you love sort of a thing. One day Aoba finds an odd contract, one that talks about Alice and Wonderland. Confused and suspicious, she throws it away. But it has a way of coming back until, finally, Alice signs. Soon, she finds herself in another world entirely.
The fantasy realm she finds herself in is one that is both immediately familiar and incredibly unsettling. It is Wonderland she’s fallen into, but not the one Aoba expected. This place is empty, void of the many fascinating inhabitants the books portray. Instead, there is a zombie-like creature who looks eerily similar to the Alice in all the stories Aoba’s read. This isn’t the carefree realm of fantasy and stories. This is a deadly place, a frightening one.
Aoba isn’t the only one who’s signed a contract, either. She meets two others. One is a largely unknown entity, a fighter and protagonist of a yet undisclosed story. The other is Noah, a young man from England who is the protagonist from one of Aesop’s Fables. I found this quite interesting. Despite its fame, Aesop’s Fables don’t seem to always work their way into narratives such as this one which lean heavily upon famous fairy tales and other stories. I’m very interested to see what other stories are going to work their way into this manga.
Ultimately, this is only the beginning of a story with an interesting concept. There is a quite a bit of set-up within this volume. We learn about both Aoba’s regular life, and see this other world. Yet, most questions aren’t answered. We don’t know who created the contract or what they want. What happened to these other protagonists? Why is everyone a zombie-like monster intent on killing these protagonists? How exactly do they go from one world to another? Nothing is very explained, and the reader is left in the same place as the protagonist. We haven’t quite gotten to the battle royal part of the manga’s title, though it isn’t so difficult to see how this aspect might be incorporated.
The art in this manga quite fun. The characters have distinguishable, cute, charming designs. This makes the horror aspect of the antagonist’s that much stronger, portraying them as truly gruesome figures in a lovely fantasy world. Backgrounds aren’t always highly detailed, something that is perhaps a bit more prominent when in the modern school setting than elsewhere.
I am quite interested to see where this series is going. I’m in intrigued. The setting, plot, and characters have peaked my interest. I will be picking up further volumes at some time in the future. If you like fantasy, fairy tales, and the slightest bit of horror I’d suggest picking up a copy of Fairy Tale Battle Royal Vol. 1 by Soraho Ina.
This review and more can be found on Looking Glass Reads.
I received a copy of this manga from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Aoba Kuninaka is a 9th grader who is constantly bullied by her classmates. Aoba is a character many of us can relate to on one level or another. She’s a typical student in many ways, one that is mercilessly bullied by her classmates. She’s a reader, escaping into fiction, primarily Alice in Wonderland, as well as writing and drawing stories of her own. The manga begins in a familiar way, introducing us to Aoba, her classmates, and her homeroom teacher. The man seems kind enough and is obviously worried for her welfare, but is unable to actually lessen or put an end to the bullying. Aoba is left navigating her days alone, trying to be unobtrusive and escaping into the Alice’s Wonderland.
This is more than a vague getting lost in literature you love sort of a thing. One day Aoba finds an odd contract, one that talks about Alice and Wonderland. Confused and suspicious, she throws it away. But it has a way of coming back until, finally, Alice signs. Soon, she finds herself in another world entirely.
The fantasy realm she finds herself in is one that is both immediately familiar and incredibly unsettling. It is Wonderland she’s fallen into, but not the one Aoba expected. This place is empty, void of the many fascinating inhabitants the books portray. Instead, there is a zombie-like creature who looks eerily similar to the Alice in all the stories Aoba’s read. This isn’t the carefree realm of fantasy and stories. This is a deadly place, a frightening one.
Aoba isn’t the only one who’s signed a contract, either. She meets two others. One is a largely unknown entity, a fighter and protagonist of a yet undisclosed story. The other is Noah, a young man from England who is the protagonist from one of Aesop’s Fables. I found this quite interesting. Despite its fame, Aesop’s Fables don’t seem to always work their way into narratives such as this one which lean heavily upon famous fairy tales and other stories. I’m very interested to see what other stories are going to work their way into this manga.
Ultimately, this is only the beginning of a story with an interesting concept. There is a quite a bit of set-up within this volume. We learn about both Aoba’s regular life, and see this other world. Yet, most questions aren’t answered. We don’t know who created the contract or what they want. What happened to these other protagonists? Why is everyone a zombie-like monster intent on killing these protagonists? How exactly do they go from one world to another? Nothing is very explained, and the reader is left in the same place as the protagonist. We haven’t quite gotten to the battle royal part of the manga’s title, though it isn’t so difficult to see how this aspect might be incorporated.
The art in this manga quite fun. The characters have distinguishable, cute, charming designs. This makes the horror aspect of the antagonist’s that much stronger, portraying them as truly gruesome figures in a lovely fantasy world. Backgrounds aren’t always highly detailed, something that is perhaps a bit more prominent when in the modern school setting than elsewhere.
I am quite interested to see where this series is going. I’m in intrigued. The setting, plot, and characters have peaked my interest. I will be picking up further volumes at some time in the future. If you like fantasy, fairy tales, and the slightest bit of horror I’d suggest picking up a copy of Fairy Tale Battle Royal Vol. 1 by Soraho Ina.
This review and more can be found on Looking Glass Reads.
I received a copy of this manga from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
11/12/19
This was an alright introduction. The manga series is called Fairy Tale Battle Royale, though technically Alice Adventures in Wonderland isn't a fairy tale, but I'll let that slide. I have yet to see the Battle Royale aspect, but I'm hoping this will come in the second volume.
I got to say though, that teacher of Aoba
YIKES. Hella creepy and incredibly uncomfortable seeing his interactions with Aoba and him SPYING on the female students...
11/12/19
I have been looking for some darker manga for a while now and thought this would be a perfect fit!
You can find me on
Youtube | Instagram | Twitter | Tumblr | Website
This was an alright introduction. The manga series is called Fairy Tale Battle Royale, though technically Alice Adventures in Wonderland isn't a fairy tale, but I'll let that slide. I have yet to see the Battle Royale aspect, but I'm hoping this will come in the second volume.
I got to say though, that teacher of Aoba
YIKES. Hella creepy and incredibly uncomfortable seeing his interactions with Aoba and him SPYING on the female students...
11/12/19
I have been looking for some darker manga for a while now and thought this would be a perfect fit!
You can find me on
Youtube | Instagram | Twitter | Tumblr | Website