Arena

Arena #1

by Lehanan Aida, Tabe Chan, Himitsu Studios

Set in 82 A.C - after a long and bloody war the Germanic people are defeated in battle and taken as slaves by The Roman Empire. Athal, a proud and brilliant Germanic warrior is sold as a gladiator to fight in public arena shows, where he rapidly gains a reputation of being one of the deadliest and most powerful fighters. Claudius, the possessive and capricious emperor’s son, is invited to witness the gladiator spectacle, where he finds himself captivated by Athal’s strength and courage. Chapter One of Six!

Genres: M M Romance, Graphic Novels, Manga, Comics, Queer, LGBT, Comics Manga

44 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Lehanan Aida is the name behind an international artist focused in illustration and graphic novel. She was born in Spain and she moved to Italy in 2017.

Her work has been published in several countries like USA, France, Germany, Philippines, and recently in Spain.

Her art is a creative mixing between manga and semi-realistic style where expressions, human anatomy and details are the prevalent subjects.
She’s currently working on her already debut webcomic series, Arena.

Reviews

[D. Fox · Rating 3 out of 5]

As you can see from the cover- the artwork is classical, absolutely beautiful.
It fits the story perfectly.
This is an interesting beginning of the story, let's see how it goes.

[Arsnoctis]

Letto seguendo i webcomic suggeriti da Le_tsundoku. Mi ha colpita molto il fatto che i personaggi sembrino davvero delle figure grecoromane in movimento, a metà tra le statue di marmo e il sanguinaccio sparso per l'arena alla Spartacus. Finisce tra gli stereotipi del genere ancora prima della fine del numero 1, ma mi ha portata a leggere comunque fino al terzo volume disponibile. Chissà che non riesca a raccontare qualcosa di più andando avanti.

[Cami L. González · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vaya, me gustó bastante. Sigo a la autora en twitter y siempre me han gustado sus dibujos, son maravillosos así que tenía más que curiosidad de empezar a leer una historia que era de ella. Hasta ahora me está gustando.

[Fluvia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such a fantastic reading. I'm not that used to read mangas anymore, but I'm glad I started with this one, because the drawing style is just amazing and the plot is so interesting. The only reason why I'm not giving it 5 stars it's because, being the history nerd I am, some things clashed with me (like the setting of the fight, or the dialogue), but I don't think it's that bad documented either.

So excited about the next chapter! I am dying to see how the relationship between Athal and Claudius developes, because I'm sure there will be a huge amount of fighting; Athal won't be so easily tamed!

100% recommended to those who love yaoi and Rome like me!

PS: I read it online here, as the author decided to post an outdated version (she has redrawn the whole chapter). Chapter two will also be online, so it's really handy! I can't wait to get my hands on the new version though, the style has improved a lot!

[amomentsilence · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish I had known about this fantastic series sooner! I've been wallowing in serious Spartacus withdrawal for far too long. This is deliciously right up my alley. The artwork and dialogue are exquisite. Historical fiction with a dash of all things sexually fluid and ambiguous? HELL YES. I'll be keeping an eye out for further developments in this one, fer sure~~ >3

[Ainhoa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Al final me acabará gustando el yaoi y todo...

Me parece interesante y la ambientación y todo porque lo relaciono con Derecho Romano y todos los buenorros están semidesnudos (y qué arte tiene para dibujar músculos, osú) y *-*

[Lornian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dios mío con las ilustraciones *-*

[Esther Vera · Rating 4 out of 5]

Muy buen principio *-*

[Pinwino_rosa · Rating 5 out of 5]

La conocí a través de una amiga en Instagram y me encantan sus dibujos, estoy empezando a leerlo y me está encantando