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Time for me to do another shonen review =)
Title: Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
Genres: Shonen, Action, Fantasy
Author/Artist: Amano Akira
Publication: Weekly Shonen Jump
Start Date: 2004
End Date: On-going
Number of chapters at review: 176
Number of chapters read by reviewer: 176
General Overview: Sawada Tsunayoshi "Tsuna" is a typical shonen loser, known as "No-good Tsuna" until a hitman from Italy shows up to tell him that he has been chosen as the next heir of the prestigious Vongola mafia family. This hitman, Reborn, stays on to serve as Tsuna's home tutor and raise him to be an excellent mafia boss. Read along as Tsuna builds his family, defeats his enemies, and tries to stay alive through his training, all against his own will!
Category Ratings: (1-10 scale)
Art: 9
Overall excellent, my only major gripe is that Amano's character designs aren't distinct enough.
Plot: 8
The early parts tend to drag quite a bit, and the transitions between storylines is quite rough. However, the storylines themselves, especially as the series progresses are extremely interesting. The plot twists are fairly infrequent, but pack a punch when they do show up.
Characters: 8
Amano can really write some complex and interesting characters. Character development is slow, at times frustratingly so, but when it does finally happen, feels natural and satisfying. The relationships between the characters are also extremely well done, and one of the best things about this manga.
Themes: 6
Reborn! is fairly light in thematic material. While the story does have a few (mostly of the "protecting others over yourself" variety), they definitely take a back seat to the plot and characters.
Originality: 9
The story itself is pretty original, aside from the very typical lead character. A lot of the plot devices and back story elements that Amano uses are extremely unique, literally having no predecessor.
Overall: 8
Reborn! is definitely worth a close look. It has a different feel than most of the typical shonen series out there, but once you get past that, you find an excellent story with interesting characters.
Title: Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
Genres: Shonen, Action, Fantasy
Author/Artist: Amano Akira
Publication: Weekly Shonen Jump
Start Date: 2004
End Date: On-going
Number of chapters at review: 176
Number of chapters read by reviewer: 176
General Overview: Sawada Tsunayoshi "Tsuna" is a typical shonen loser, known as "No-good Tsuna" until a hitman from Italy shows up to tell him that he has been chosen as the next heir of the prestigious Vongola mafia family. This hitman, Reborn, stays on to serve as Tsuna's home tutor and raise him to be an excellent mafia boss. Read along as Tsuna builds his family, defeats his enemies, and tries to stay alive through his training, all against his own will!
Category Ratings: (1-10 scale)
Art: 9
Overall excellent, my only major gripe is that Amano's character designs aren't distinct enough.
Plot: 8
The early parts tend to drag quite a bit, and the transitions between storylines is quite rough. However, the storylines themselves, especially as the series progresses are extremely interesting. The plot twists are fairly infrequent, but pack a punch when they do show up.
Characters: 8
Amano can really write some complex and interesting characters. Character development is slow, at times frustratingly so, but when it does finally happen, feels natural and satisfying. The relationships between the characters are also extremely well done, and one of the best things about this manga.
Themes: 6
Reborn! is fairly light in thematic material. While the story does have a few (mostly of the "protecting others over yourself" variety), they definitely take a back seat to the plot and characters.
Originality: 9
The story itself is pretty original, aside from the very typical lead character. A lot of the plot devices and back story elements that Amano uses are extremely unique, literally having no predecessor.
Overall: 8
Reborn! is definitely worth a close look. It has a different feel than most of the typical shonen series out there, but once you get past that, you find an excellent story with interesting characters.
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