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Recast #1
Recast Volume 1
When assassins from the Fourth World make their way up a living waterway to a young boy named JD, JD must embrace his destiny and master the powers that he has been entrusted with to save a world in conflict.
200 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2006
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September 13, 2023
Tween JD biggest problems used to be getting along well in school, and completing his training, but when his grandfather is attacked and murdered by a strange assailant, JD’s entire life is turned upside down.
With his companion, Stone Cold, in tow, JD decides to embark on a journey, heeding his grandfather’s last words to him. But if what he encountered on the island is of any indication as to what awaits him, then JD has an enthralling, arduous, and potentially even long journey ahead of him! Even so, JD never loses his sense of humor, that and his pet being his only seemingly unchanging companions.
Reading this manhwa/volume feels like stepping into a story that had already begun before the beginning of the comic. The way in which it’s paced, written, and formatted feels a bit odd and choppy to me. Furthermore, it didn’t age very with numerous age, pedophilia, horny, and vanity jokes littering the story itself. It might have been a type of crude humor back in the day, but the comedy has withered with age.
However, for what has diminished in the humor and originality, it makes up for in the fun factor of battles, combat, and the general nostalgia that some scenes carry pertaining to the time period this manhwa was from (specifically some involving Du Mascara).
Even though Recast doesn’t live up to the test of time, it still retains numerous qualities that serve to, at the very least, earn a right to not be disregarded as a potential future read.
And lastly, again, there are some parts of it that give me nostalgia from ten or more years back, and I feel as though I can sense all the effort the author/artist really put into it. It somehow makes it a little more meaningful to see their hard work, regardless of what it satisfies.
With his companion, Stone Cold, in tow, JD decides to embark on a journey, heeding his grandfather’s last words to him. But if what he encountered on the island is of any indication as to what awaits him, then JD has an enthralling, arduous, and potentially even long journey ahead of him! Even so, JD never loses his sense of humor, that and his pet being his only seemingly unchanging companions.
Reading this manhwa/volume feels like stepping into a story that had already begun before the beginning of the comic. The way in which it’s paced, written, and formatted feels a bit odd and choppy to me. Furthermore, it didn’t age very with numerous age, pedophilia, horny, and vanity jokes littering the story itself. It might have been a type of crude humor back in the day, but the comedy has withered with age.
However, for what has diminished in the humor and originality, it makes up for in the fun factor of battles, combat, and the general nostalgia that some scenes carry pertaining to the time period this manhwa was from (specifically some involving Du Mascara).
Even though Recast doesn’t live up to the test of time, it still retains numerous qualities that serve to, at the very least, earn a right to not be disregarded as a potential future read.
And lastly, again, there are some parts of it that give me nostalgia from ten or more years back, and I feel as though I can sense all the effort the author/artist really put into it. It somehow makes it a little more meaningful to see their hard work, regardless of what it satisfies.
March 15, 2022
Estamos ante un manwha con mucha influencia de los shonen y de los rpg japoneses, con un chico de orígenes misteriosos perseguido por unos enemigos que esconden mucho y que quieren hacerse con su poder.
El dibujo es espectacular, el mundo que crea la autora es muy curioso y da mucho juego, pero el guión es flojito. Pese a esto último no deja de ser una lectura ligera y entretenida.
El dibujo es espectacular, el mundo que crea la autora es muy curioso y da mucho juego, pero el guión es flojito. Pese a esto último no deja de ser una lectura ligera y entretenida.
November 30, 2015
Picked this up at a used book store and fell in love. I would love to see this as a cartoon. :) maybe something like avatar? Anyway, I loved this! & with only 6 volumes in this series, I feel it'll be a great addition to my manga collection.
Full of action, magic, & an interesting world, "recast" volume 1 is a very good 1st installment. It gives enough information about the world & set up of the overall plot, thanks to interesting "setting files" & character files between chapters & a little information given by griffin for the reader to understand the basics. -Being that demonic creatures & bounty hunters from hell are after the main character for reasons unknown to him & us readers- but still leaves enough to keep us reading & wondering what will happen next.
It seems to be a pretty standard fantasy plot. "Normal" Kid raised in a small town suddenly discovers he's some sort of super powerful chosen one & is thrown into a big battle of good & bad. A tried and true path. Sure, it might seem a little cliché to some, but I've always thought that there is a good reason things are clichés. They work :) & we'll seeing them until audiences quite buying them. Anyway, I think that that when it's done right, this kinda story really works. & here, it was right. I found "recast" highly enjoyable.
I especially like JD. He's cute and goofy & very much like a sheltered backwoods kinda kid. :) lots of room to grow over the course of the series. He does care about his friends & town & professor. But he seems oddly ok with using that black hole power on the bad guy.
The world seems neat & very unique. (Least to me) this whole 4th world, 5th world, & 6th world thing seems a bit confusing at first, but when I finally figured out:
4th world = hell
5th= earth
6th= heaven/land of gods
Puppets = demons
Bounty hunters = evil dudes from hell looking for people who have run away from the evil 4th world.
Idk why they couldn't have just said heaven and hell, but I guess it is unique. The world building seems very well done & I can't wait to see more of this special puppet hunting police type force it's hinting at.
The art is stunning. Very detailed with good distinguishing character designs. (Is it weird for me to think that griffin was kinda hot when he was young?)
It's a great story. & that cliff hanger end left me hungry for more. It's geared towards a younger teen audience. 13+ it says, but I think 11 & 12 year olds could handle it. If they've read anything like "wings of fire" by tui Sutherland, "warriors" by Erin hunter, or "Harry potter" I think they'll be fine. Definitely seems more aimed towards boys, but anyone can enjoy. Think I'd recommend to fans of "avatar: the last airbender" or maybe fans of Pokemon & yugioh.
Can't wait to find book 2. :)
Full of action, magic, & an interesting world, "recast" volume 1 is a very good 1st installment. It gives enough information about the world & set up of the overall plot, thanks to interesting "setting files" & character files between chapters & a little information given by griffin for the reader to understand the basics. -Being that demonic creatures & bounty hunters from hell are after the main character for reasons unknown to him & us readers- but still leaves enough to keep us reading & wondering what will happen next.
It seems to be a pretty standard fantasy plot. "Normal" Kid raised in a small town suddenly discovers he's some sort of super powerful chosen one & is thrown into a big battle of good & bad. A tried and true path. Sure, it might seem a little cliché to some, but I've always thought that there is a good reason things are clichés. They work :) & we'll seeing them until audiences quite buying them. Anyway, I think that that when it's done right, this kinda story really works. & here, it was right. I found "recast" highly enjoyable.
I especially like JD. He's cute and goofy & very much like a sheltered backwoods kinda kid. :) lots of room to grow over the course of the series. He does care about his friends & town & professor. But he seems oddly ok with using that black hole power on the bad guy.
The world seems neat & very unique. (Least to me) this whole 4th world, 5th world, & 6th world thing seems a bit confusing at first, but when I finally figured out:
4th world = hell
5th= earth
6th= heaven/land of gods
Puppets = demons
Bounty hunters = evil dudes from hell looking for people who have run away from the evil 4th world.
Idk why they couldn't have just said heaven and hell, but I guess it is unique. The world building seems very well done & I can't wait to see more of this special puppet hunting police type force it's hinting at.
The art is stunning. Very detailed with good distinguishing character designs. (Is it weird for me to think that griffin was kinda hot when he was young?)
It's a great story. & that cliff hanger end left me hungry for more. It's geared towards a younger teen audience. 13+ it says, but I think 11 & 12 year olds could handle it. If they've read anything like "wings of fire" by tui Sutherland, "warriors" by Erin hunter, or "Harry potter" I think they'll be fine. Definitely seems more aimed towards boys, but anyone can enjoy. Think I'd recommend to fans of "avatar: the last airbender" or maybe fans of Pokemon & yugioh.
Can't wait to find book 2. :)
July 25, 2010
This is an older Korean manga that I found in a used book store. It wasn’t bad, aimed for the slightly younger teens. JD is a young boy in a magic school. At night and in his spare time he trains with his grandfather Grifford. Unbeknownst to him, Grifford has cast a recast spell on him though we’re not entirely clear as to what this is. It seems to have either formed JD or bound him in some way. Grifford has given up his immortality rotting away from a handsome young man to a fat old dude in a matter of twelve years so whatever this spell does, it was highly important. JD has also been put under a chastity spell by some female wizard much to his shock and dismay. There seem to be at least two worlds here and JD is about to be caught up in a battle between them. It’s not something I’d pay the full price for but if I found more I’d get it. Judging from the first volume, young boys would probably like this.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 29, 2012
Two Stars for Art, as usual-- It wasn't anything out of this world, but it was good to look at, detailed, expressive, and it was just nothing to complain about.
One star for characters. I feel like they're all the typical ones. There's the awesome adult/guardian with a super awesome past, the non-hardworking-totally-unexpecting hero boy who snuck away at lessons and loves to eat, there're the background friends...y'know. The usual. So I don't think the characters were anything out of this world, but hey, they're typical so far, but it's the first volume. No need for amazing characters in only volume 1.
One Star for the plot. I mean. Haven't we heard the demon-bounty hunter story already? I mean, at least for me, D-Gray Man, Bleach, etc. I'm just excited to see what will make this manga different from those and it's own special world.
I wanna keep going with this, so...hope to read volume 2 sometime soon :)
One star for characters. I feel like they're all the typical ones. There's the awesome adult/guardian with a super awesome past, the non-hardworking-totally-unexpecting hero boy who snuck away at lessons and loves to eat, there're the background friends...y'know. The usual. So I don't think the characters were anything out of this world, but hey, they're typical so far, but it's the first volume. No need for amazing characters in only volume 1.
One Star for the plot. I mean. Haven't we heard the demon-bounty hunter story already? I mean, at least for me, D-Gray Man, Bleach, etc. I'm just excited to see what will make this manga different from those and it's own special world.
I wanna keep going with this, so...hope to read volume 2 sometime soon :)
April 12, 2016
[Reseña Global 6/6]
Un manhwa rarillo (suelen serlo) que me ha dejado un regusto extraño. Su argumento me ha recordado a los típicos shonen de aventuras que no me acaban de matar, además de que abarca más de lo que puede, puesto que tiene demasiados personajes y tanto estos, como la trama en sí, acaban pasando sin pena ni gloria. Lástima, porque tenía un par de cosas interesantes.
LO QUE MÁS: Su ambientación, ese mundo en el que conviven varias dimensiones.
LO QUE MENOS: La traducción. Peor, imposible.
Un manhwa rarillo (suelen serlo) que me ha dejado un regusto extraño. Su argumento me ha recordado a los típicos shonen de aventuras que no me acaban de matar, además de que abarca más de lo que puede, puesto que tiene demasiados personajes y tanto estos, como la trama en sí, acaban pasando sin pena ni gloria. Lástima, porque tenía un par de cosas interesantes.
LO QUE MÁS: Su ambientación, ese mundo en el que conviven varias dimensiones.
LO QUE MENOS: La traducción. Peor, imposible.
September 11, 2017
WARNING: THIS SERIES HAS NO ENDING
Yep, no ending. So if you can't stand starting a series that won't have a resolution stay away from this one. Even if you don't mind the lack of resolution this series isn't that good. I guess it's ok, but really not anything special. My advice: don't bother. There are much better books to read out there.
Yep, no ending. So if you can't stand starting a series that won't have a resolution stay away from this one. Even if you don't mind the lack of resolution this series isn't that good. I guess it's ok, but really not anything special. My advice: don't bother. There are much better books to read out there.
February 2, 2012
Lo he visto en las estanterías y he dicho "¡Eh! ¿Por qué no?" y aquí está. A ver si me gusta.
Grata sorpresa :3
El problema es que a ver cómo me hago con las continuaciones ;___;
Me encanta Stone Colt, es amor ♥
¡Y qué final tan abierto! *O*
Grata sorpresa :3
El problema es que a ver cómo me hago con las continuaciones ;___;
Me encanta Stone Colt, es amor ♥
¡Y qué final tan abierto! *O*
July 16, 2014
An ultimate must read manhwa, this is one of the comic which affected my life, greatly
March 17, 2015
yah capat jo ta mo babaca
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