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A review by daner
Glitch, Vol. 1 by Shima Shinya
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
2.75
Paranormal investigations, siblings, amazing cover - Glitch should've been right up my alley. First off, I really like the sketchy art style. It gives the whole manga a very dynamic look and worked well for the most part (except for some really really atrocious hands). The big glitches looked incredibly cool and the shopkeeper's design was just *chef's kiss*. It was a nice approach to have the townsfolk be completely nonchalant about all the paranormal stuff and the literal biblically accurate angel chilling in their town because yeah, this is normal for them, it makes sense. I really like that.
The big downfall of Glitch is 100 % the translation. I think the writing might actually be okay, but the English dialogue sounds incredibly unnatural and stilted. At times, it didn't even feel like human interaction at all. I truly don't know what happened here, but there was a big disconnect between the characters, between facial expressions and dialogue - it was really distracting. The story itself is nothing to write home about - so far, it's your run of the mill "middle/high schoolers investigate the paranormal occurrences in town" plot, but it's fine for what it is. Also, as I said, I love the sketchy art style but some of the hands were just...bad. Not stylized, just plain horrible anatomy.
I feel very "meh" about Glitch. Though the art is often cool, the story's just not very innovative and memorable. I see potential for cool characters (Minato's introduction gave him A LOT of character right off the bat - bad with direction, probably a little scatterbrained but very caring towards their sister - it was really great!), but the stilted translation renders them flat and their interactions weird. If you need a translator, Yen Press, I'm a writer with a BA in Japanese Lingustics and I'm available.
- ARC provided by NetGalley -
The big downfall of Glitch is 100 % the translation. I think the writing might actually be okay, but the English dialogue sounds incredibly unnatural and stilted. At times, it didn't even feel like human interaction at all. I truly don't know what happened here, but there was a big disconnect between the characters, between facial expressions and dialogue - it was really distracting. The story itself is nothing to write home about - so far, it's your run of the mill "middle/high schoolers investigate the paranormal occurrences in town" plot, but it's fine for what it is. Also, as I said, I love the sketchy art style but some of the hands were just...bad. Not stylized, just plain horrible anatomy.
I feel very "meh" about Glitch. Though the art is often cool, the story's just not very innovative and memorable. I see potential for cool characters (Minato's introduction gave him A LOT of character right off the bat - bad with direction, probably a little scatterbrained but very caring towards their sister - it was really great!), but the stilted translation renders them flat and their interactions weird. If you need a translator, Yen Press, I'm a writer with a BA in Japanese Lingustics and I'm available.
- ARC provided by NetGalley -