alaspooriorek 's review for:

3.0

This is an okay adaptation, but it's definitely not a good stand alone. Tales of Zestiria the manga is a book adaptation of a video game in the Tales of series. I wanted to give this a try because the gameplay in Zestiria wasn't so great for me, but I loved the characters. If you are familiar with the entire story in the game, you'll find something new here, because it's not just a condensed version of the story. Some lines, dialogue, plot, and actions have been slightly changed. If you never played the game or you never finished out the story, you're probably not going to enjoy this very much. I think if the manga adaptation was double the volumes, it would have had a lot more space to develop and could have been something really special.

Where this manga really shines is it's art. I absolutely love how everything is drawn here. If you did like the Zestiria game and want some more content, then this isn't a bad purchase for how cheap it is. Just keep in mind that you aren't going to get much Edna here and the references to Berseria are just vague at best.

3/5 stars for the manga series overall