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サマーウォーズ [Summer Wars] #1
サマーウォーズ 1 [Summer Wars 1]
高校２年の夏休み、健二は憧れの先輩・夏希にアルバイトを頼まれ、彼女の曾祖母の実家に行くことに。だが、アルバイト内容は夏希の「フィアンセ」のフリをする事だった!? 大勢の「ご親戚」一同を前に健二は…!!
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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October 30, 2017
Much less cheery and friendly than one would guess from the cover.
Nice to get a really dynamic old lady character in a YA story.
Nice to get a really dynamic old lady character in a YA story.
August 4, 2018
Now I understand why people rate it as 4 stars. But anyway, the story is very interesting. I will keep continue on my reading with book 2. 😎
June 3, 2024
Summer Wars anime-elokuva tuli nähtyä hieman sen ilmestymisen jälkeen ja pidin siitä. Se oli jännä tarina siitä, kuinka nettimaailma ja todellinen maailma sekoittuvat. Samalla elettiin keskikesää, sukujuhlia ja kärsittiin kuumuudesta. Toisaalta varsin uskottava aihe ja varsinkin tällä hetkellä todella ajankohtainen aihe.
Elokuvasta ilmestyi kolmiosainen mangasarja, joka jäi kiinnostamaan. Löysin sen sattumalta ja sehän oli ihan pakkohankinta.
Manga on varsin uskollinen animeversiolle, mutta vivahde-eroja on. Kuvitus on siistiä vaikka toisaalta ajoittain kerronta tuntuu hypähtelevän. Animen nähneenä tiedän, että se kuuluu tarinan tyyliin, mutta jos ei ole animea nähnyt ennen lukemista, voi tyyli hieman haitata tarinan seuraamista.
Tykkäsin tästä, kosk tunnelma oli saatu pidettyä tarinalle uskollisena ja samalla haluan tietää, miten mangaversion seuraavat osat etenevät.
Oivaa kesälukemista 😁⛱️
Elokuvasta ilmestyi kolmiosainen mangasarja, joka jäi kiinnostamaan. Löysin sen sattumalta ja sehän oli ihan pakkohankinta.
Manga on varsin uskollinen animeversiolle, mutta vivahde-eroja on. Kuvitus on siistiä vaikka toisaalta ajoittain kerronta tuntuu hypähtelevän. Animen nähneenä tiedän, että se kuuluu tarinan tyyliin, mutta jos ei ole animea nähnyt ennen lukemista, voi tyyli hieman haitata tarinan seuraamista.
Tykkäsin tästä, kosk tunnelma oli saatu pidettyä tarinalle uskollisena ja samalla haluan tietää, miten mangaversion seuraavat osat etenevät.
Oivaa kesälukemista 😁⛱️
November 6, 2025
Dulu pernah tengok anime dia, jadi komik ni pun saya sidai la beberapa tahun. Saya jenis yang sangat jarang tengok atau baca cerita berulang-ulang kali sebab rasa ianya membazir masa (kalau yang betul2 sedap tu lain kira la tapi masih dikira jarang sangat berlaku). Masa tengah susun2 komik2 dalam kotak, ternampaklah siri Summer Wars ni. Dia memanggil2 la pulak suruh baca... Takut juga nanti kena hisab. Hahaha 😆
Tak sangka pulak sedap betul adaptasi versi komik ni. Sebenarnya masa tengok anime, saya tak berapa nak faham dengan dunia Oz dan huru-hara yang yang dicipta oleh Love Machine. Baca komik ni memudahkan pemahaman saya. Bagus betul!
Suka pun tengok lukisan2 latar belakang dia. Hampir semua panel lengkap dan penuh. Syok tengok! Cantik!
Tak sangka pulak sedap betul adaptasi versi komik ni. Sebenarnya masa tengok anime, saya tak berapa nak faham dengan dunia Oz dan huru-hara yang yang dicipta oleh Love Machine. Baca komik ni memudahkan pemahaman saya. Bagus betul!
Suka pun tengok lukisan2 latar belakang dia. Hampir semua panel lengkap dan penuh. Syok tengok! Cantik!
September 22, 2017
Not quite as good as Wolf Children, or the Boy and the Beast.
October 1, 2019
I don't know if the Goodreads just missed the English edition, but I borrowed this from the local library and loved it just as much as the movie! Please give this a try! :D
July 10, 2020
The art style was not my favorite, but so far this has been just like the manga i right now wanted to read! I am gonna continue!
February 11, 2022
Always brings back memories of my exchange in 9th grade because a friend lent me this manga and I feel in love with the story.
November 3, 2016
In Summary
Although some of the opening plot details are weak, Summer Wars delivers a captivating story. The online crisis of OZ lends it a sci-fi flavor, but it’s ultimately a tale of family bonds and the struggle to belong. Its engaging artwork and well-paced plot makes for a fun read, and I’m looking forward to the next volume.
The Review
This manga is based off the 2009 Summer Wars animated film. Though I have yet to see the anime, I was able to follow and enjoy the manga version without any problems.
The story is a blend of cyber battle, romance, and coming of age. Seventeen-year-old Kenji Koiso, after failing to make the Math Olympics, gets an unexpected chance to accompany his secret crush, Natsuki Shinohara, to her great-grandmother’s ninetieth birthday celebration in the country. But when he receives a mysterious email with a long code attached, he finds himself plunged into an international crisis involving the world’s largest social media site and members of Natsuki’s family.
According to the anime director Mamoru Hosoda, the manga adaption includes scenes and footage that were cut from the film due to time constraints. He also states that the manga, in contrast to the film, focuses more on Kenji and Natsuki’s relationship, and indeed, it’s the relationships that drive the manga. While OZ, a combination of souped-up Facebook and MMORPG, is interesting with its Pokémon-like avatars, it’s really the character interactions that draw you in. Granted, the premise for Kenji being with Natsuki is utterly contrived shonen fantasy, but once you make that leap, Kenji’s awkwardness among the Jinnouchi clan and the family drama that erupts are completely absorbing.
Sugimoto-sensei does an excellent job of portraying Natsuki’s relatives, from the bratty younger cousins to the boisterous great uncles to the bossy eldest aunt. I came from a large extended family, and the complex family dynamics along with Kenji’s bewildered efforts to keep track of everyone hits very close to home. That, however, is one difficulty with reading this manga. With so many Jinnouchi folk, it’s difficult to keep track of them. When Natsuki introduces them to Kenji, she uses a handwritten family tree, and I had to keep flipping back to that page as I read.
The pacing is excellent. Sugimoto-sensei keeps up a nice stream of new challenges, characters, and bits of information to keep readers hooked throughout the chapters. There are times, though, that character reactions are a bit extreme. Unlike Sword Art Online, OZ is not an immersive environment but experienced through a keyboard and screen. So when Love Machine goes on his rampage, no one’s physically affected, but the way Kenji and his friends react, people might as well have been actually “eaten.”
We also get engaging character development with Natsuki and Kenji. Although Kenji does have actual talent in math, he has no confidence and starts off as your run-of-the-mill introvert geek. Meanwhile, Natsuki’s the super-popular, confident, athletic and beautiful upperclassman. As the story progresses, Natsuki’s issues come to light, and we get to see Kenji man up to support her in her weak moments.
Regarding the artwork, real-world events are drawn using a sketch-type style while the illustrations for the happenings within OZ are very clean and look digitally rendered.
Extras include the first page, title spread, and table of contents printed in color, four pages of Chapter 5 printed in color, special messages from both the Summer Wars director and character designer, and a Summer Wars Character Rough Sketch Collection. Its $14.95 retail price makes it more expensive than most manga, but the extras, slightly larger pages, and length (280+ pages) justify the additional cost.
For more manga and book reviews, drop by my blog Keeping It In Canon!
Although some of the opening plot details are weak, Summer Wars delivers a captivating story. The online crisis of OZ lends it a sci-fi flavor, but it’s ultimately a tale of family bonds and the struggle to belong. Its engaging artwork and well-paced plot makes for a fun read, and I’m looking forward to the next volume.
The Review
This manga is based off the 2009 Summer Wars animated film. Though I have yet to see the anime, I was able to follow and enjoy the manga version without any problems.
The story is a blend of cyber battle, romance, and coming of age. Seventeen-year-old Kenji Koiso, after failing to make the Math Olympics, gets an unexpected chance to accompany his secret crush, Natsuki Shinohara, to her great-grandmother’s ninetieth birthday celebration in the country. But when he receives a mysterious email with a long code attached, he finds himself plunged into an international crisis involving the world’s largest social media site and members of Natsuki’s family.
According to the anime director Mamoru Hosoda, the manga adaption includes scenes and footage that were cut from the film due to time constraints. He also states that the manga, in contrast to the film, focuses more on Kenji and Natsuki’s relationship, and indeed, it’s the relationships that drive the manga. While OZ, a combination of souped-up Facebook and MMORPG, is interesting with its Pokémon-like avatars, it’s really the character interactions that draw you in. Granted, the premise for Kenji being with Natsuki is utterly contrived shonen fantasy, but once you make that leap, Kenji’s awkwardness among the Jinnouchi clan and the family drama that erupts are completely absorbing.
Sugimoto-sensei does an excellent job of portraying Natsuki’s relatives, from the bratty younger cousins to the boisterous great uncles to the bossy eldest aunt. I came from a large extended family, and the complex family dynamics along with Kenji’s bewildered efforts to keep track of everyone hits very close to home. That, however, is one difficulty with reading this manga. With so many Jinnouchi folk, it’s difficult to keep track of them. When Natsuki introduces them to Kenji, she uses a handwritten family tree, and I had to keep flipping back to that page as I read.
The pacing is excellent. Sugimoto-sensei keeps up a nice stream of new challenges, characters, and bits of information to keep readers hooked throughout the chapters. There are times, though, that character reactions are a bit extreme. Unlike Sword Art Online, OZ is not an immersive environment but experienced through a keyboard and screen. So when Love Machine goes on his rampage, no one’s physically affected, but the way Kenji and his friends react, people might as well have been actually “eaten.”
We also get engaging character development with Natsuki and Kenji. Although Kenji does have actual talent in math, he has no confidence and starts off as your run-of-the-mill introvert geek. Meanwhile, Natsuki’s the super-popular, confident, athletic and beautiful upperclassman. As the story progresses, Natsuki’s issues come to light, and we get to see Kenji man up to support her in her weak moments.
Regarding the artwork, real-world events are drawn using a sketch-type style while the illustrations for the happenings within OZ are very clean and look digitally rendered.
Extras include the first page, title spread, and table of contents printed in color, four pages of Chapter 5 printed in color, special messages from both the Summer Wars director and character designer, and a Summer Wars Character Rough Sketch Collection. Its $14.95 retail price makes it more expensive than most manga, but the extras, slightly larger pages, and length (280+ pages) justify the additional cost.
For more manga and book reviews, drop by my blog Keeping It In Canon!
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January 13, 2019
This is one of my favorite manga and anime. It's a great mix of romance and action, reality and virtual reality, it touches on family and acknowledges it's not easy or perfect, it realizes there's no stopping the progress of technology and the internet and it's not a bad thing, but there is also value in old-style solutions and relationships.
I recommend this to anyone who isn't sure if they'll like manga or not.
I recommend this to anyone who isn't sure if they'll like manga or not.
January 10, 2018
I think this book was really good. Because it has a really good story line. in it. And I like magic. Another reason is that its actually relateable and realistic. For example, they talk about real life problems that are relatable to me. The strengths are that the characters are very good in my opinion. I want to read part 2
February 18, 2018
Lo bueno de los mangas que ya tienen anime es que aun que te veas el anime o te leas el manga antes siempre vas a encontrarte detalles o escenas que no salen en ninguno también cambian muchas cosas del guión que pueden sonar más coherentes tanto en uno como en otro, gusta mucho y deja con intriga con ganas de comprarme el siguiente.
September 11, 2015
Not a bad read and I did like the drawing style, which looked similar to the manga adaptation of Evangelion. I just couldn't get into it for some reason. The gaming aspect was interesting, but also didn't feel fully formed, perhaps because it was meant to be more a social media tie in than an MMO.
January 13, 2016
All my friends have read this so when one of them offered me to borrow the first two volumes, I said yes. I didn't know what to expect going into it. In my opinion it was just okay, hopefully it gets better in volume two because my friends seem to enjoy it.
April 4, 2014
this was actually interesting.
my favorite character is Kazuma!
my favorite character is Kazuma!
March 22, 2015
Interesting so far. Keeps my attention, and I'm curious to see what happens next. Looking forward to watching the movie, too!
November 13, 2015
I enjoyed this sweet little read
July 12, 2016
I would say that the movie did a great job of interpreting the World of Oz!
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December 6, 2016This book is really long for a manga actually, and I don't really like sci-fi types of books but I enjoyed it and want to get the second part soon!
March 23, 2017
Good and interesting story. I can't wait to reat the rest!
January 9, 2019
I like it.
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January 8, 2015serie complétée.
April 28, 2017
We're introduced to the world of Oz where virtual world coexists with real world. Math loving Kenji is hired for a part time by his crush to her family home where family drama and trouble in Oz are waiting for him.
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