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Angelic Layer [エンジェリックレイヤー] #2
Angelic Layer, Vol. 2
In the future, the most popular game in the world is Angelic Layer. Contestants must raise and train their own "Angels" (or fighting dolls) to compete in tournaments. Enter Misaki Suzuhara, sixth grade Angelic Layer prodigy. With her speed-type angel, Hikaru, many people think Misaki stands a chance at winning the championship. She'll have a lot of help along the way, but the road to victory will be not be an easy route, especially for someone as young as Misaki.
200 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2000
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Clamp
745 books3,138 followersŌkawa Nanase 大川七瀬
[born: 2 May 1967; Ōsaka, bloodtype: A]
Mokona Apapa もこなあぱぱ
[born: 16 Jun 1968, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]
Nekoi Mick 猫井みっく
[born: 21 Jan 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: O]
Igarashi Satsuki 五十嵐さつき
[born: 8 Feb 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]
CLAMP originally began in 1989 as a twelve-member dōjinshi circle, but by 1990, the circle had diminished from twelve to seven. Of the remaining seven, Tamayo Akiyama, Sei Nanao, and Leeza Sei left the group during the production of the RG Veda manga. Other former members of CLAMP also included Soushi Hishika, O-Kyon, Kazue Nakamori, Yuzuru Inoue and Shinya Ōmi. Currently, there are four members in the group.
In 2004, CLAMP's 15th anniversary as a mangaka group, the members changed their names from Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona Apapa, Mick Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi to Ageha Ohkawa, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi and Satsuki Igarashi (her name is pronounced the same, but written with different characters) respectively. The August 2004 issue of Newtype USA, a magazine specializing in events of the anime and manga subcultures, reported that the members of CLAMP simply wanted to try out new names. In a later interview with Ohkawa, it was revealed that initially Mokona wanted to drop her surname because it sounded too immature for her liking, while Nekoi disliked people commenting that her name was the same as Mick Jagger's. Ohkawa and Igarashi, wanting to go with the flow of Nekoi's and Mokona's name changes, changed their names as well.
In 2006, they made their first USA public debut at Anime Expo in Anaheim, California. They were well received at the convention, with 6,000 fans in attendance at their panel.
[born: 2 May 1967; Ōsaka, bloodtype: A]
Mokona Apapa もこなあぱぱ
[born: 16 Jun 1968, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]
Nekoi Mick 猫井みっく
[born: 21 Jan 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: O]
Igarashi Satsuki 五十嵐さつき
[born: 8 Feb 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]
CLAMP originally began in 1989 as a twelve-member dōjinshi circle, but by 1990, the circle had diminished from twelve to seven. Of the remaining seven, Tamayo Akiyama, Sei Nanao, and Leeza Sei left the group during the production of the RG Veda manga. Other former members of CLAMP also included Soushi Hishika, O-Kyon, Kazue Nakamori, Yuzuru Inoue and Shinya Ōmi. Currently, there are four members in the group.
In 2004, CLAMP's 15th anniversary as a mangaka group, the members changed their names from Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona Apapa, Mick Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi to Ageha Ohkawa, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi and Satsuki Igarashi (her name is pronounced the same, but written with different characters) respectively. The August 2004 issue of Newtype USA, a magazine specializing in events of the anime and manga subcultures, reported that the members of CLAMP simply wanted to try out new names. In a later interview with Ohkawa, it was revealed that initially Mokona wanted to drop her surname because it sounded too immature for her liking, while Nekoi disliked people commenting that her name was the same as Mick Jagger's. Ohkawa and Igarashi, wanting to go with the flow of Nekoi's and Mokona's name changes, changed their names as well.
In 2006, they made their first USA public debut at Anime Expo in Anaheim, California. They were well received at the convention, with 6,000 fans in attendance at their panel.
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May 20, 2019
Rilettura. 😁
July 5, 2017
Cute, but fairly inconsequential. I actually, at the time I'm writing this, haven't read volume 1 of this series. But I did watch the first few episodes of the anime many years ago, so I know something of the story. I found volumes 2-4 at a thrift store for too good a price to resist, and here we are.
Misaki continues to do well in the tournament, even managing to best a pair of cheaters who attempt to sabotage her angel. This volume is really more about fleshing out characters and showing more of the world of Angelic Layer in general. There are some future competitors introduced, and Misaki wins some matches. That's about it.
Of course it's all very cute and CLAMP-y. The artwork is along the same lines as Cardcaptor Sakura, a decidedly superior manga in my opinion. This story takes the bare bones of a fighting tournament manga, but doesn't really add much to it. This is like Pokemon with a facelift. CLAMP fans will love it--have probably already read it, in fact. There are some inside jokes, references to Cardcaptor Sakura, Magic Knight Rayearth, and other CLAMP titles which fans will appreciate. For the average manga fan, though ... I don't know. It's awfully thin and fluffy ...
Misaki continues to do well in the tournament, even managing to best a pair of cheaters who attempt to sabotage her angel. This volume is really more about fleshing out characters and showing more of the world of Angelic Layer in general. There are some future competitors introduced, and Misaki wins some matches. That's about it.
Of course it's all very cute and CLAMP-y. The artwork is along the same lines as Cardcaptor Sakura, a decidedly superior manga in my opinion. This story takes the bare bones of a fighting tournament manga, but doesn't really add much to it. This is like Pokemon with a facelift. CLAMP fans will love it--have probably already read it, in fact. There are some inside jokes, references to Cardcaptor Sakura, Magic Knight Rayearth, and other CLAMP titles which fans will appreciate. For the average manga fan, though ... I don't know. It's awfully thin and fluffy ...
February 21, 2025
Es ist immer eben noch nur nett, sonst nichts - die Unterhosenwitze sind immer noch n wenig ... naja *shrug*, und ich find es schade, dass man die Angels nicht mal in Ruhezustand richtig sehen kann, denn die find ich am spannensten.
Es ist immerhin ziemlich fast paced :) aber sonst.
Es ist immerhin ziemlich fast paced :) aber sonst.
November 15, 2025
Review for complete series
Moving to Tokyo doesn't only introduce Misaki to city life, but also the popular electronic game Angelic Layer. She wastes no time in procuring her own Angel doll with which she can compete in battle against other players.
Angelic Layer is qualitywise definitely not the worst of CLAMP's works, however, I found it incredibly boring. To be fair, I've never been interested in these kinds of electronic or virtual games in manga, but this one's overreaching plot is minimal and not well executed.
The entire 5-volume series features Misaki and her Angel competing in two competitions - she's a natural and picks things up easily. The rules and system behind the game aren't developed well enough - new rules, criteria or techniques just crop up as the story progresses - where are the limits of this game? And all characters keep going on about how Misaki is talented and wins because she loves the game. Her reasons for winning often strike me as luck or just the authors writing out the story in a convenient way.
I also didn't like Misaki particularly much. She's the naive type that just doesn't work for me - I mean, manga often feature naive characters, but there are some that are just unrealisticly so. Misaki is not the worst of the lot, but she falls in line with CLAMP's other characters like Hikaru (Magic Knight Rayearth) and Hina (Suki). I also don't really understand why every other character likes her so much.
Other than Misaki wanting to win the competitions, the overreaching plot is bringing her back together with her mother. Misaki has been living with her grandparents for long enough to not remember her mother who is working in Tokyo and too busy to see her. It turns out that her mother isn't busy, she's just too shy to see her own daughter. I mean, I know people can get shyness to the point where it's paralyzing, but seriously, it's her own daughter, that's just ridiculous and lousy parenting.
As much as I love CLAMP's art, this is also not their best. It's pretty, but not as nice as many of their other works. I think it's mainly because the lineart is quite thick, it just doesn't look as smooth. Anyway, I'm rating this above my actual level of enjoyment, mainly because a lot of it comes down to this simply not being my cup of tea. Someone who enjoys gaming stories might appreciate this a lot more.
March 31, 2020
Zum Inhalt:
Die Schülerin Misaki Suzuhara lebt bei ihrer Tante. Eines Tages kommt sie mit dem Spiel "Angelic Layer" in Kontakt, bei dem man eine kleine Puppe innerhalb eines Layers zum Leben erwecken und beliebig steuern kann. Auf Turnieren treten die Spieler an, um so den Besten oder die Beste in der Steuerung der Puppen zu ermitteln. Ein geheimnisvoller Mann ist davon überzeugt, dass Misaki zur absoluten Meisterin in "Angelic Layer" werden kann. Zuerst muss sie allerdings Mut beweisen und die eigenen Schwächen kennen lernen....
Im zweiten Band geht es heiß her, denn Misaki und ihr Angel Hikaru müssen sich gegen verschiedene Kämpfer beweisen, die nicht alle fair spielen. Obwohl Misaki eine Anfängerin ist, begreift sie das Spiel schnell und schafft es so auch den gemeinsten Tricks entgegen zu wirken. Während sie sich mit ihrem Angel immer weiter nach oben kämpft, werden immer mehr Menschen auf sie aufmerksam. Besonders ihre Gegner analysieren das kleine Mädchen nun besonders genau und scheinen ganz genau zu wissen, wo der Schwachpunkt von Misaki ist. Doch nicht nur die Gegner haben ein Auge auf Misaki, sondern auch der geheimnisvolle Professor und Misakis Freunde sind stets an ihrer Seite. Als Misaki endlich weiter kommt, stellt ihre Tante fest, dass Misaki das Zeug dazu hat, damit es zu einem Treffen kommt. Mit wem, das bleibt vorerst noch geheim, macht aber neugierig.
Misaki begeistert in diesem Teil wieder einmal mit ihrem kindlichen Charme. Sie macht sich über alles und jeden Gedanken. Sie hat Freude an dem Spiel und auch, wenn die Angel nicht wirklich lebendig sind, macht sie sich Sorgen um die Wesen und ihre Besitzer. Man muss Misaki und ihre Art einfach mögen. Mit ihrem Charme scheint sie alle früher oder später um den Finger wickeln zu können. Die Zeichnungen in dem Manga sind, wie man es von CLAMP gewohnt ist sehr detailreich. Bei den Designs der Angel hat sich das Autorenquartett nicht lumpen lassen und richtig tief in die Trickkiste gegriffen. Da ist für jeden etwas dabei, von sexy Vamp, bis verspielte Miezekatze. Wirklich genial und vor allem auch eine super Anregung für eigene Designs rund um die Mangawelt.
Empfehlen möchte ich den Manga allen, die einfach mal abschalten wollen oder etwas für die jüngere Generation suchen. Hier geht es nicht um Mord und Totschlag, sondern um Kampfgeist und Willen. Misaki ist wie das kleine Mädchen von nebenan, weshalb sich wahrscheinlich besonders die jungen Leserinnen sehr gut mit ihr identifizieren können.
Taschenbuch
Verlag: Carlsen (2001)
Sprache: Deutsch
ISBN-10: 3551749620
ISBN-13: 978-3551749628
Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: 8 - 10 Jahre
Größe und/oder Gewicht: 17,7 x 11,5 x 1,7 cm
Die Schülerin Misaki Suzuhara lebt bei ihrer Tante. Eines Tages kommt sie mit dem Spiel "Angelic Layer" in Kontakt, bei dem man eine kleine Puppe innerhalb eines Layers zum Leben erwecken und beliebig steuern kann. Auf Turnieren treten die Spieler an, um so den Besten oder die Beste in der Steuerung der Puppen zu ermitteln. Ein geheimnisvoller Mann ist davon überzeugt, dass Misaki zur absoluten Meisterin in "Angelic Layer" werden kann. Zuerst muss sie allerdings Mut beweisen und die eigenen Schwächen kennen lernen....
Im zweiten Band geht es heiß her, denn Misaki und ihr Angel Hikaru müssen sich gegen verschiedene Kämpfer beweisen, die nicht alle fair spielen. Obwohl Misaki eine Anfängerin ist, begreift sie das Spiel schnell und schafft es so auch den gemeinsten Tricks entgegen zu wirken. Während sie sich mit ihrem Angel immer weiter nach oben kämpft, werden immer mehr Menschen auf sie aufmerksam. Besonders ihre Gegner analysieren das kleine Mädchen nun besonders genau und scheinen ganz genau zu wissen, wo der Schwachpunkt von Misaki ist. Doch nicht nur die Gegner haben ein Auge auf Misaki, sondern auch der geheimnisvolle Professor und Misakis Freunde sind stets an ihrer Seite. Als Misaki endlich weiter kommt, stellt ihre Tante fest, dass Misaki das Zeug dazu hat, damit es zu einem Treffen kommt. Mit wem, das bleibt vorerst noch geheim, macht aber neugierig.
Misaki begeistert in diesem Teil wieder einmal mit ihrem kindlichen Charme. Sie macht sich über alles und jeden Gedanken. Sie hat Freude an dem Spiel und auch, wenn die Angel nicht wirklich lebendig sind, macht sie sich Sorgen um die Wesen und ihre Besitzer. Man muss Misaki und ihre Art einfach mögen. Mit ihrem Charme scheint sie alle früher oder später um den Finger wickeln zu können. Die Zeichnungen in dem Manga sind, wie man es von CLAMP gewohnt ist sehr detailreich. Bei den Designs der Angel hat sich das Autorenquartett nicht lumpen lassen und richtig tief in die Trickkiste gegriffen. Da ist für jeden etwas dabei, von sexy Vamp, bis verspielte Miezekatze. Wirklich genial und vor allem auch eine super Anregung für eigene Designs rund um die Mangawelt.
Empfehlen möchte ich den Manga allen, die einfach mal abschalten wollen oder etwas für die jüngere Generation suchen. Hier geht es nicht um Mord und Totschlag, sondern um Kampfgeist und Willen. Misaki ist wie das kleine Mädchen von nebenan, weshalb sich wahrscheinlich besonders die jungen Leserinnen sehr gut mit ihr identifizieren können.
Taschenbuch
Verlag: Carlsen (2001)
Sprache: Deutsch
ISBN-10: 3551749620
ISBN-13: 978-3551749628
Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: 8 - 10 Jahre
Größe und/oder Gewicht: 17,7 x 11,5 x 1,7 cm
August 13, 2020
Now that the the characters and premise have been well established, I feel like the narrative has gone down a notch and become clumsier.
There's some BIG MYSTERIOUS MYSTERY that you can see coming a mile ahead with an elusive woman that starts showing up.
Meanwhile, several characters tell the heroine that she has a weakness, but will not tell her what it is because of Deus Ex Machina reasons and general stupidity (seriously, I can understand suddenly having to leave, but phones exist). So now she has to figure it out for herself, with help from the love interest. This at least leads to some charming scenes in a dojo.
I'm still committed to finishing this, because it wasn't too terrible, but I don't have high hopes that it will get better.
There's some BIG MYSTERIOUS MYSTERY that you can see coming a mile ahead with an elusive woman that starts showing up.
Meanwhile, several characters tell the heroine that she has a weakness, but will not tell her what it is because of Deus Ex Machina reasons and general stupidity (seriously, I can understand suddenly having to leave, but phones exist). So now she has to figure it out for herself, with help from the love interest. This at least leads to some charming scenes in a dojo.
I'm still committed to finishing this, because it wasn't too terrible, but I don't have high hopes that it will get better.
April 14, 2019
La cosa si comincia a fare seria, anche se mantiene sempre un tono leggero e scanzonato.
Lontano anni luce dai manga spezza feels a cui ci hanno abituati e, forse, è meglio così: un po' di sano relax e puro intrattenimento.
Ps. Continuo a leggere delle battutine di Icchan che sono molto chiare.
Mi chiedo se ci ho visto bene o meno...ci risentiamo al prossimo volume 😂
Lontano anni luce dai manga spezza feels a cui ci hanno abituati e, forse, è meglio così: un po' di sano relax e puro intrattenimento.
Ps. Continuo a leggere delle battutine di Icchan che sono molto chiare.
Mi chiedo se ci ho visto bene o meno...ci risentiamo al prossimo volume 😂
December 23, 2021
The second volume of Angelic Layer falls a little short of the first one, but it's only because of some very specific nitpicks. The pacing is still insanely fast, with some battles only lasting a page or two; but my real complaint is from the odd bit of sexual commentary made towards the main character, for absolutely no reason.
May 20, 2022
Un segundo tomo a la altura del primero. La trama sigue avanzando bastante rapido, pero para el final del tomo desacelera un poco. Me parece bueno para tomar un respiro antes de continuar con la trama del torneo, que en general tuvo un ritmo bastante acelerado. Veremos que pasa con los siguientes tomos. Si logran seguir tan bien como este.
November 14, 2019
I always wanted a 'mech' manga with more female characters, and I guess this almost meets that criteria. I'm really enjoying this series so far and it's nice that all the characters seem to be playing for fun (unrealistic, but it's nice to see).
September 29, 2024
La historia sigue, medi equis y medio beyblade.
Supongo que también buscaban una historia más de acción tipo juvenil, sin tanta oda al amor y al pérdida; manteniendo a la protagonista como una niña feliz.
Supongo que también buscaban una historia más de acción tipo juvenil, sin tanta oda al amor y al pérdida; manteniendo a la protagonista como una niña feliz.
August 7, 2017
I'm a monster, these are so cute l can't even deal
January 13, 2018
So much fun to read! Good characters and fun story.
September 1, 2019
I appreciate the ideas.
June 17, 2021
Better than book 1, but still didn't do a lot for me. The action is good, though. I liked that there were explanations for three of the onomatopoeia that show up.
December 1, 2021
Another re-read. C:
August 30, 2025
So nostalgic! Also tournaments! lol
March 14, 2013
Misaki is an extremely cute and adorable heroine. I loved her enthusiasm for playing Angelic Layer and her determination to strive to do her best. Reading this story made me want to have a doll of my own. I loved all of the cool technology that went into the plot and characters making the story more enjoyable to read.
I did see the anime and truthfully I liked that better because the characters were so much more present. They had past lives and a lot more feeling than CLAMP was able to bring into the manga.
Note: This review is based on Volumes 1-5.
I did see the anime and truthfully I liked that better because the characters were so much more present. They had past lives and a lot more feeling than CLAMP was able to bring into the manga.
Note: This review is based on Volumes 1-5.
April 2, 2018
The plot has definitely begun picking up from the first volume, which basically breaks the main character into the game and teaches both her and us as the readers how Angelic Layer is played. In this volume, the fighting really begins and Misaki has to really think about how to defeat her opponents, all of whom use a variety of different techniques she has yet to face.
July 1, 2008
Great story, lovely art. Another great series from CLAMP.
February 21, 2010
Very exciting, fun book, especially for girls who tire of all the girly-girl manga books, since the main character is a girl who battles. The art is really nice.
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April 26, 2010Love this series, it was the best
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June 3, 2010F CLA
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December 2, 2012
Read this.
February 11, 2014
Would have been higher if CLAMP stopped making their cute guy characters such pervs. It's CREEPY. Misaki is such a great character though!
December 24, 2014
Thankfully the pacing issues and content dumping of the first volume aren't present here, making it much easier to enjoy.
April 10, 2013
Mao? Supongo que es el mismo de Code Geass xD
April 15, 2019
Edición argentina. Probablemente repite el ISBN de la española.
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April 14, 20173 / 5
April 3, 2019
Reread in 2019
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