Brain Powerd, Book 1

Brain Powerd [ブレンパワード] #1

by Yoshiyuki Tomino, Yukiru Sugisaki (Illustrator)

The symbiotic mechanoids aboard the United Nations ship Novis Noah battle the evil scientists who want to bring the alien artifact known as Orphan to the surface, even though doing so may drain the remaining power from an already ravaged Earth.

Genres: Manga, Science Fiction, Comics Manga, Comics, Graphic Novels

192 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2003

About the author

富野 由悠季 in Japanese, best known for creating the "Gundam" franchise.

Reviews

[Othy · Rating 2 out of 5]

What a confusing manga. I've never read something so tiny in exposition and with such limited, well, everything. I'll read more because I bought the set (thankfully for cheap), but I don't really know what the point of the story is enough to be able to look forward to what might come next

[Francine · Rating 2 out of 5]

The art looks nice. The story seems interesting, but it's hard to follow because of the writing style. I think my biggest point of critique would be that every panel has text - it would have been nice to have some panels speak for themselves (this is a visual medium, after all).

I don't really want to continue reading at the moment, mostly because I'm tired; but maybe I'll borrow the rest of the series from my friend sometime. It's only four volumes total anyway.

[Pata · Rating 2 out of 5]

No es que no me haya gustado, es que no me he enterado de nada.

[Despair Speaking · Rating 3 out of 5]

For your information, I am reviewing Brain Powered as a series. Thank you.

Remember how we complain that a particular book was too slow? Well, THIS manga was too fast. Okay, the first volume was... fine. We meet Yuu and Hime and the pacing was steady enough to keep you from getting bored. It speeds up but not to the point that you'd get confused, although you'd wish they'd explain more. You then realize that they might later so you read on. The third volume was slightly better. You understand why Jonathan is a psycho although it's not a good enough reason for you, especially if you've also gone through what he did and is still... not a psycho. But the fourth volume was so action-packed that it doesn't bother explaining what the heck just happened anymore. It's so RUSHED. The mangaka is probably trying to end the series in any means possible.

And thus it is three stars. The drawings improve and the plot is good but the flow is BAAAD.

[Holly Letson · Rating 4 out of 5]

The title is spelled as *Brain Powered* on the manga I read. This volume is enjoyable. It is fast-paced, so that it does not lose your attention.

Sadly, I don't own V2, and I have I have not been able to find a place to read it online. So, I will be moving on to the other volume I own, which is V3.

[Anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's like one of those movies that leaves you thinking, "this 40-minute story would have been great if only they'd taken 2+ hours to tell it in more detail!" The art has beautiful moments, the characters are interesting but in many cases underdeveloped, and unfortunately the story feels rushed.

[Magali · Rating 1 out of 5]

Pfff, réservé aux fans... Sans grand intérêt sinon.

[Sue Wargo · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little Mad Max, a little Star Wars...teens & tweens will love the fast pace and come looking for volume 2.

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyable read. I'd recommend this one.

[Filthy · Rating 1 out of 5]

I really wanted to get into this, but it's just not happening. :c It moves really fast and is hard for me to follow. I gave up.