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A review by despinareviews
The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World, Vol. 1 by Norihito Sasaki, Riko Korie, Nana Mikoshiba
5.0
4.5 rounded up
This story follows our MC Ray White as he enters the Arnold Academy of Magic as an ordinary person, not from a prestigious family of artistocrats like the rest of the academy. He quickly makes enemies as well as a few selected friends, though they don't know about his mysterious past and identity.
This was VERY enjoyable - the characters were all incredibly likeable and unique to one another (though I will say some of the characters gave me Mushoku Tensei vibes in terms of design!). The fight scenes were actually easy to understand and very well drawn in a way a lot of shounen sometimes doesn't feel as clear. There was action, there was friendship, there was cuteness and there was the start of a plot I think I can really get into. Overall, I will be reading the next volume and hope it continues on the high note it started on.
I received a complimentary copy of this volume by Kodansha via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review, which I leave voluntarily.
This story follows our MC Ray White as he enters the Arnold Academy of Magic as an ordinary person, not from a prestigious family of artistocrats like the rest of the academy. He quickly makes enemies as well as a few selected friends, though they don't know about his mysterious past and identity.
This was VERY enjoyable - the characters were all incredibly likeable and unique to one another (though I will say some of the characters gave me Mushoku Tensei vibes in terms of design!). The fight scenes were actually easy to understand and very well drawn in a way a lot of shounen sometimes doesn't feel as clear. There was action, there was friendship, there was cuteness and there was the start of a plot I think I can really get into. Overall, I will be reading the next volume and hope it continues on the high note it started on.
I received a complimentary copy of this volume by Kodansha via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review, which I leave voluntarily.