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A review by dreamingofsmiles
Re:Anima Vol. 1 by Yoshinori Matsuoka
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Thank you to Netgalley and Kodansha for this eARC in exchange for a honest review.
Re:Anima is a refreshing take on Shonen. Maybe its just because the market currently is so saturated with fantasy and crazy magic and such that the futuristic setting is a nice change of pace and very interesting.
I'm not sure how many volumes this series is going to end up being but the world building so far has really peaked my interest. There's so much I want to know about how we got to this point and how the Re:Anima's work, etc, that I know I will definitely be reading on.
I will say I was very "ehh" at the beginning. It felt like we got thrown in the deep end very early, which isn't bad necessarily but it did take a little to get adjusted and to be able to wrap my head around what was going on (mostly just due to having to learn the rules of this world). By the end of the volume I was genuinely very captured in the story and action.
The art feels a bit odd in how some characters are drawn from panel to panel. Sometimes they feel like their faces look too different? But its not in a way where you wouldn't know who they were, just that they look different in a way thats like "huh, whats different about this". I think as the series progresses the characters will be more consistent so I'm not really adding that to my rating, just something I wanted to point out.
Overall I really enjoyed this. Started a bit slow for me in terms of getting me interested but by the end I was very "I need the 2nd one now!!". Def check it out if you want a change of pace from stories like Demon Slayer and One Piece.
Re:Anima is a refreshing take on Shonen. Maybe its just because the market currently is so saturated with fantasy and crazy magic and such that the futuristic setting is a nice change of pace and very interesting.
I'm not sure how many volumes this series is going to end up being but the world building so far has really peaked my interest. There's so much I want to know about how we got to this point and how the Re:Anima's work, etc, that I know I will definitely be reading on.
I will say I was very "ehh" at the beginning. It felt like we got thrown in the deep end very early, which isn't bad necessarily but it did take a little to get adjusted and to be able to wrap my head around what was going on (mostly just due to having to learn the rules of this world). By the end of the volume I was genuinely very captured in the story and action.
The art feels a bit odd in how some characters are drawn from panel to panel. Sometimes they feel like their faces look too different? But its not in a way where you wouldn't know who they were, just that they look different in a way thats like "huh, whats different about this". I think as the series progresses the characters will be more consistent so I'm not really adding that to my rating, just something I wanted to point out.
Overall I really enjoyed this. Started a bit slow for me in terms of getting me interested but by the end I was very "I need the 2nd one now!!". Def check it out if you want a change of pace from stories like Demon Slayer and One Piece.