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eli_trieu 's review for:
BAKEMONOGATARI (manga), Volume 1
by Oh! Great, NISIOISIN
I have read the light novel and watched the anime series and it cannot be helped that the manga felt like an incredibly lacklustre adaptation.
On the positive side, the art is beautiful. Amazing composition with nuances that is symbolic to the characters. The artist definitely tried their best to replicate the punch that each segment have in the other medias. Some funny moments and they were similar to the original.
However, too many details were cut out. The immersion that you get when you are observing the conversation and banter between the characters were not there. It was not the same as the anime or the light novel, sadly enough. I do agree with some reviews here about how the story is confusing. This is true if you are not familiar with the original materials.
I would only recommend the manga to people who read the light novel and watched the show. You will be missing out on a lot of details if you are reading the manga first. You may come out confused and end up dnfing the series. It’s too good of a series to dnf so check out the anime and light novel before reading the manga.
On the positive side, the art is beautiful. Amazing composition with nuances that is symbolic to the characters. The artist definitely tried their best to replicate the punch that each segment have in the other medias. Some funny moments and they were similar to the original.
However, too many details were cut out. The immersion that you get when you are observing the conversation and banter between the characters were not there. It was not the same as the anime or the light novel, sadly enough. I do agree with some reviews here about how the story is confusing. This is true if you are not familiar with the original materials.
I would only recommend the manga to people who read the light novel and watched the show. You will be missing out on a lot of details if you are reading the manga first. You may come out confused and end up dnfing the series. It’s too good of a series to dnf so check out the anime and light novel before reading the manga.