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Manga Shakespeare: As You Like It by William Shakespeare, Chie Kutsuwada, Richard Appignanesi
styxx's review
emotional
slow-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
2.0
rukistarsailor's review
3.0
Manga Shakespeare: As You Like It is a great way to get into Shakespeare's plays if you are intimidated by them (or if you're a weeb like me lol). That being said, I think I still need to read the actual play.
sarahelisewrites's review
5.0
A quick and fun manga adaptation of As You Like It. The art is well done and adds clear expression to this genderbent comedy!
directorpurry's review
3.0
This is more anime than any manga adaptation of an anime I've ever read. Ngl, I love how unnecessarily complicated this play is. It's also the first Shakespeare play I was ever in!
kierscrivener's review
2.0
I think I might have read this too soon after the original play but I think it is a nice tool for people that do not like/or understand Shakespeare's plays to enjoy.
Celia and Rosalind's friend still makes me smile
Celia and Rosalind's friend still makes me smile
khakipantsofsex's review
1.0
1.5 stars
Poor adaptation. Twas never truer that Shakespeare can only be experienced on the stage. There were so many lines missing from the middle of speeches that I actually got lost reading them, because I'm so familiar with the play. Most noticeable was in the Seven Ages monologue, because it ruined the pace and flow of it, making it feel almost like it was stuttering. The way I read it was in the style of the Globe production in 2008 I think it was which is one of the best adaptations of it. There were several elements of the play that relied on the stage setting, and it just didn't work in a graphic novel. The art style was simplistic and not, in my opinion, appropriate for the play, neither was the modern setting, though I found the melancholy Jacques vaguely humorous. Vaguely.
Poor adaptation. Twas never truer that Shakespeare can only be experienced on the stage. There were so many lines missing from the middle of speeches that I actually got lost reading them, because I'm so familiar with the play. Most noticeable was in the Seven Ages monologue, because it ruined the pace and flow of it, making it feel almost like it was stuttering. The way I read it was in the style of the Globe production in 2008 I think it was which is one of the best adaptations of it. There were several elements of the play that relied on the stage setting, and it just didn't work in a graphic novel. The art style was simplistic and not, in my opinion, appropriate for the play, neither was the modern setting, though I found the melancholy Jacques vaguely humorous. Vaguely.
iristhemessenger's review
4.0
I just love the concept of turning Shakespeare into manga. Try and stop me from reading the entire collection now.
transboywriting's review
5.0
This one's up there with Much Ado About Nothing as one of my favorite Shakespeare plays. Now I just need to read the full version.
lieslindi's review
I read this for Shakespeare in college but not since, unless a few scenes because we used "All the world's a stage" for our wedding program. The amazing Arcadia has a Rosalind and someone studying As You Like It and when Rosalind dressed up as a shepherd I took the hint to pause the book and reread the play.
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