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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Yay! I'm really enjoying this one! This is the story of two young boys (14) that decide to team up and become famous manga creators. As well as a strange but interesting romantic subplot.
I'm still not accustomed to the seemingly out of place over the top reactions by characters. They frequently make me wonder if I missed something or misunderstood something but I had that feeling far less often reading Bakuman than I did reading Ouran.
Volume One ends in an awesome cliffhanger, so I'm off to start volume two!
I'm still not accustomed to the seemingly out of place over the top reactions by characters. They frequently make me wonder if I missed something or misunderstood something but I had that feeling far less often reading Bakuman than I did reading Ouran.
Volume One ends in an awesome cliffhanger, so I'm off to start volume two!
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It's actually ' Bakumon ' ( there's a small ' o ' after the ' n ' ) It doesn't have a baku in it : (
Not all that informative ( except there's a difference between a g-pen a kabura pen and dip pens )
Not all that informative ( except there's a difference between a g-pen a kabura pen and dip pens )
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
An interesting peek at how manga is actually made with two engaging characters at the centre of it. A major problem I had with it was something that was also present in Death Note - some very odd regressive gender politics.
Maybe when I read a review of this, I thought there would be more. But... a boy who can draw well, but thinks that the dream of writing/drawing manga is just a dream and he needs to be down to Earth. And... yep. That's the premise? I didn't finish the whole book, but that's because I couldn't feel this moving in any kind of interesting direction. Maybe I'll push through it some day and find out that he fights dragons, too- but this just wasn't enough to hold my interest.
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I really enjoyed this read , and I can’t wait to read the rest of the books!
My first foray into the world of manga.
I liked the idea of it being a manga about manga, but I did find myself losing interest at certain slower points within the story. Still, this hasn't put me off, and I'd definitely try manga again.
I liked the idea of it being a manga about manga, but I did find myself losing interest at certain slower points within the story. Still, this hasn't put me off, and I'd definitely try manga again.