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Biohazard Marhawa Desire #1
Resident Evil, Vol. 1: The Marhawa Desire
The highly virulent C-virus became a global disaster, but where did the outbreak start? In this prequel to the hit Resident Evil 6 game, the terrifying origins are revealed.
At the prestigious and elite Marhawa High School in Singapore, a female student suffers a horrifying transformation. Called in to investigate, Professor Doug Wright and his nephew Ricky find themselves caught up in a deadly and growing tragedy. As things get rapidly out of hand, Chris Redfield and his team from the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance arrive on the scene, while behind it all a mysterious figure looms.
At the prestigious and elite Marhawa High School in Singapore, a female student suffers a horrifying transformation. Called in to investigate, Professor Doug Wright and his nephew Ricky find themselves caught up in a deadly and growing tragedy. As things get rapidly out of hand, Chris Redfield and his team from the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance arrive on the scene, while behind it all a mysterious figure looms.
176 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2012
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Capcom
496 books55 followersCapcom Co., Ltd. is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Devil May Cry, Ghosts'n Goblins, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Resident Evil.
Capcom also developed and published Ace Attorney, Bionic Commando, Lost Planet and Dark Void. Its head office is in Chūō-ku, Osaka.
Originally established in 1983, it has since become an international enterprise with branches and subsidiaries in North America, Europe, and East Asia.
· 株式会社カプコン.
Capcom also developed and published Ace Attorney, Bionic Commando, Lost Planet and Dark Void. Its head office is in Chūō-ku, Osaka.
Originally established in 1983, it has since become an international enterprise with branches and subsidiaries in North America, Europe, and East Asia.
· 株式会社カプコン.
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August 15, 2020
Este manga se centra en el profesor Doug Wright experto en bacteriología, quien es llamado por la Madre Gracia desde el renombrado Instituto Marhawa, para que vaya al lugar e investigue la extraña transformación de una estudiante de forma secreta, ya que ella no quiere que nada perturbe y ponga en riesgo la reputación del lugar.
El profesor va a este espectacular instituto en Asia junto a su sobrino Ricky, quien solo va por sus notas, pero realmente no sabe lo que descubrirá en el lugar y a lo que se enfrentará.
En esta historia, el profesor ya ha visto casos de armas biológicas, o experimentos, por tanto la Madre lo llama porque sabe muy bien quién es y lo que conoce.
Por otro lado, estará en otro lugar Chris Redfield junto a su equipo, combatiendo sin caídas las diferentes amenazas aterradoras y mortales que existen, quien conoce al profesor.
Excelente inicio, con una historia llamativa y misteriosa, con un dibujo espectacular y una edición (Panini) hermosa y muy cómoda.
El profesor va a este espectacular instituto en Asia junto a su sobrino Ricky, quien solo va por sus notas, pero realmente no sabe lo que descubrirá en el lugar y a lo que se enfrentará.
En esta historia, el profesor ya ha visto casos de armas biológicas, o experimentos, por tanto la Madre lo llama porque sabe muy bien quién es y lo que conoce.
Por otro lado, estará en otro lugar Chris Redfield junto a su equipo, combatiendo sin caídas las diferentes amenazas aterradoras y mortales que existen, quien conoce al profesor.
Excelente inicio, con una historia llamativa y misteriosa, con un dibujo espectacular y una edición (Panini) hermosa y muy cómoda.
September 5, 2015
Very impressed with this volume. Resident Evil Manga dealing with a biohazard outbreak at a prestigious private school in Singapore. The school is in the jungle and cut off from the outside world. A professor specializing in biology used to date the headmistress and is sent in to investigate the problem. We see some new twists to the Resident Evil mythos: the zombies are faster, smarter, and the infection doesn't seem to be spread by biting. The headmistress is covering something up, but what? Thankfully Chris Redfield and his team of elite commandos will soon be on the case.
Most manga I read always seems to lose me at least some of the time, but this time I knew what was going on the entire volume. (Go, me!) Also, while the art can be confusing at times, most of the time its very appealing. The women are especially sexy (even the nun headmistress.)
Overall a really good, creepy volume that exceeded my expectations.
Most manga I read always seems to lose me at least some of the time, but this time I knew what was going on the entire volume. (Go, me!) Also, while the art can be confusing at times, most of the time its very appealing. The women are especially sexy (even the nun headmistress.)
Overall a really good, creepy volume that exceeded my expectations.
September 27, 2024
In una parola: inutile!
April 8, 2015
This was an engrossing introduction zombie story. Violent and shocking with quite a few twists that leave the reader with an unknown outcome. For horror, I love the unknown aspects. Keep me in suspense to the end. So far, this story has taken the first steps in that direction.
A Professor Wright has been requested to come to Marhawa. A private academy in the middle of nowhere. Miles form civilization, no phone lines or other means of communication with the outside would. It is run by an ex-girlfriend who is now a nun and headmistress of the school. So he brings his nephew along for the trip as a life experience. Well, it will be an experience all right. IF they can survive.
A small zombie outbreak has begun at the academy. The headmistress is keeping it under-wraps so the students are unaware of the problem for the time being. When Wright suggests contacting the BSAA, she refuses. But without leads on how it started, this school could be in for a lot of trouble!
This is just the first volume of a short graphic novel series. So far I really like the characters. I also love the mystery that shrouds the school, the outbreak and what secrets the headmistress has.
While we do get get Chris Redfield and team in this volume, it is a very brief and distant involvement. This volume left me eager to continue. To learn what is going on and see how bad things will get. Because this is just the beginning...
A fairly light read being about zombies but it is still plenty violent and the teen behavior of much of the characters (being this is a high school) adds a mix of both unpredictability from some and cliche reactions from others. So it is well blended.
*I received a digital copy of this book in exchange for a fair/honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed are strictly my own.*
A Professor Wright has been requested to come to Marhawa. A private academy in the middle of nowhere. Miles form civilization, no phone lines or other means of communication with the outside would. It is run by an ex-girlfriend who is now a nun and headmistress of the school. So he brings his nephew along for the trip as a life experience. Well, it will be an experience all right. IF they can survive.
A small zombie outbreak has begun at the academy. The headmistress is keeping it under-wraps so the students are unaware of the problem for the time being. When Wright suggests contacting the BSAA, she refuses. But without leads on how it started, this school could be in for a lot of trouble!
This is just the first volume of a short graphic novel series. So far I really like the characters. I also love the mystery that shrouds the school, the outbreak and what secrets the headmistress has.
While we do get get Chris Redfield and team in this volume, it is a very brief and distant involvement. This volume left me eager to continue. To learn what is going on and see how bad things will get. Because this is just the beginning...
A fairly light read being about zombies but it is still plenty violent and the teen behavior of much of the characters (being this is a high school) adds a mix of both unpredictability from some and cliche reactions from others. So it is well blended.
*I received a digital copy of this book in exchange for a fair/honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed are strictly my own.*
March 15, 2015
Excellent setup for a rip-roaring zombie story. Points off only for having little character introduction before throwing them into the ring.
Edited: Should probably mention that I do not play/watch/follow the Resident Evil world, so I have no preconceived notions about these characters or how they fit into the rest of the universe.
Edited: Should probably mention that I do not play/watch/follow the Resident Evil world, so I have no preconceived notions about these characters or how they fit into the rest of the universe.
May 4, 2023
Good story, bad grammar.
April 3, 2017
Vol 1-5
Waoww..... instalasi RE memang tidak ada yg mengecewakan. Artwork yg sama sekali jauh dari kata mengecewakan, alur cerita yg mudah dipahami namun juga diselipi twist2 yg membuat kita mengumpat "astaga!" dalam hati. Lalu ditutup dengan ending yg masih penuh pertarungan, tapi juga penuh makna. Plot cerita seperti itu, tentu tidak akan pernah mengecewakan, kan?? Belum lagi flashback tokoh2nya yg menurut saya pas banget timing dan kadarnya.
Memang saat membaca vol.1, anda mungkin hanya menganggap komik ini sekadar lumayan saja. Tapi begitu memasuki akhir vol.2 hingga tamat, pertarungan, serta rahasia-rahasia yg terkuak satu demi satu, saya jamin bakal menawan perhatian anda. Value ceritanya mengenai hubungan antar manusia pun bagus.
Zombienya? Keren. BSAAnya? Cakep. Saya? Ngiler ˊ▽ˋ) #mabok
Pengin kasih perfect 5 stars. Tapi mengingat vol.1nya yg so-so, dan nama agen Merah Biji yg ditranslate ke bahasa,, saya kasih 4.3 buletin ke 4, deh.
Waoww..... instalasi RE memang tidak ada yg mengecewakan. Artwork yg sama sekali jauh dari kata mengecewakan, alur cerita yg mudah dipahami namun juga diselipi twist2 yg membuat kita mengumpat "astaga!" dalam hati. Lalu ditutup dengan ending yg masih penuh pertarungan, tapi juga penuh makna. Plot cerita seperti itu, tentu tidak akan pernah mengecewakan, kan?? Belum lagi flashback tokoh2nya yg menurut saya pas banget timing dan kadarnya.
Memang saat membaca vol.1, anda mungkin hanya menganggap komik ini sekadar lumayan saja. Tapi begitu memasuki akhir vol.2 hingga tamat, pertarungan, serta rahasia-rahasia yg terkuak satu demi satu, saya jamin bakal menawan perhatian anda. Value ceritanya mengenai hubungan antar manusia pun bagus.
Zombienya? Keren. BSAAnya? Cakep. Saya? Ngiler ˊ▽ˋ) #mabok
Pengin kasih perfect 5 stars. Tapi mengingat vol.1nya yg so-so, dan nama agen Merah Biji yg ditranslate ke bahasa,, saya kasih 4.3 buletin ke 4, deh.
December 27, 2023
3.5⭐️
w sumie to było całkiem spoko, na pewno przeczytam kolejne tomy
w sumie to było całkiem spoko, na pewno przeczytam kolejne tomy
February 6, 2017
Une excellente entrée en matière ! J'ai adoré ce premier volume et je vais tout de suite commencer le deuxième ;)
Des zombies, de l'action avec un soupçon d'intrigue !
Des zombies, de l'action avec un soupçon d'intrigue !
November 30, 2018
I will also do a video review here at my channel: http://www.youtube.com/magicofbooks
"The Marhawa Desire" is volume 1 in this manga series set in the world of the "Resident Evil" video game series. Professor Doug Wright and his nephew Ricky travel to the prestigious Marhawa Academy to investigate a series of student deaths. But the students aren't staying dead: they are coming back to life! Professor Wright realizes he's going to need more help before things get out of hand and asks for the help of Chris Redfield who's had his fair share of encounters with the undead.
Well this was fun. I wasn't sure what to expect. I'm a huge fan of the "Resident Evil" video game series so I was curious to see what these manga books would be like. I was hesitant at first because the series only features one character from the games (Chris Redfield), and the rest are made up for the manga. Weirdly enough, Chris only has a few pages of screentime in this book, which actually didn't bother me because I found myself really liking the characters of Professor Wright and his nephew Ricky as they investigate some strange deaths at this elite boarding school. I suspect Chris Redfield will have a bigger role to play in the next books, but it didn't bother me his lack of pagetime. Professor Wright and Ricky were fun new additions to this world. I liked their relationship with one another and banter. They work well as a team. The character of Mother Gracia (the woman who runs this school) is an interesting one as well. I can't make up my mind just yet if she's a hero or villain. She also has an interesting past with Professor Wright as is willing to do just about anything to protect the reputation of her school. There's also a handful of students that make up the rest of the cast. Unfortunately, I think there's some rather problematic moments involving the young female students. They are dressed like stereotypical school girls with way too short skirts and huge...uh...bosoms. And there's convenient moments were you get shots of their butts. I'm not going to make a big deal out of it quite honestly. It's manga. It's target demographic is teen boys. So I'm not going to gripe about it. If anything I was amused because it was so obvious.
At the end of the day, this is based in the world of "Resident Evil." There's bound to be some predictable elements that occur later in the series. I've played every game. I think I know where everything is going. But I'm still enjoying seeing the series in the format of a manga and I'm intrigued by the story. And I don't think you have to be a fan of the video games to like this. If you like manga or zombies but have never played the games, I think that's okay. There's nothing that is confusing to non players or an overabundance of backstory. It's simply just entertaining and nothing more than that.
"The Marhawa Desire" is volume 1 in this manga series set in the world of the "Resident Evil" video game series. Professor Doug Wright and his nephew Ricky travel to the prestigious Marhawa Academy to investigate a series of student deaths. But the students aren't staying dead: they are coming back to life! Professor Wright realizes he's going to need more help before things get out of hand and asks for the help of Chris Redfield who's had his fair share of encounters with the undead.
Well this was fun. I wasn't sure what to expect. I'm a huge fan of the "Resident Evil" video game series so I was curious to see what these manga books would be like. I was hesitant at first because the series only features one character from the games (Chris Redfield), and the rest are made up for the manga. Weirdly enough, Chris only has a few pages of screentime in this book, which actually didn't bother me because I found myself really liking the characters of Professor Wright and his nephew Ricky as they investigate some strange deaths at this elite boarding school. I suspect Chris Redfield will have a bigger role to play in the next books, but it didn't bother me his lack of pagetime. Professor Wright and Ricky were fun new additions to this world. I liked their relationship with one another and banter. They work well as a team. The character of Mother Gracia (the woman who runs this school) is an interesting one as well. I can't make up my mind just yet if she's a hero or villain. She also has an interesting past with Professor Wright as is willing to do just about anything to protect the reputation of her school. There's also a handful of students that make up the rest of the cast. Unfortunately, I think there's some rather problematic moments involving the young female students. They are dressed like stereotypical school girls with way too short skirts and huge...uh...bosoms. And there's convenient moments were you get shots of their butts. I'm not going to make a big deal out of it quite honestly. It's manga. It's target demographic is teen boys. So I'm not going to gripe about it. If anything I was amused because it was so obvious.
At the end of the day, this is based in the world of "Resident Evil." There's bound to be some predictable elements that occur later in the series. I've played every game. I think I know where everything is going. But I'm still enjoying seeing the series in the format of a manga and I'm intrigued by the story. And I don't think you have to be a fan of the video games to like this. If you like manga or zombies but have never played the games, I think that's okay. There's nothing that is confusing to non players or an overabundance of backstory. It's simply just entertaining and nothing more than that.
August 3, 2022
Spannend, gruselig, wandelnd :-) ein guter Auftakt mit wandelnden Toten
April 13, 2024
a shame this didn't got translated. What a waste!
October 18, 2023
Its okay. I feel like Resident Evil Storys these days have a weird way of trying to put characters together. They could have gone with the new set of characters and kept the OG ones out. But we‘ll see where it goes.
August 27, 2016
El tomo comienza con una pequeña introducción en la que se nos presenta un poco a los personajes. El guión del manga lo ha hecho CAPCOM, la compañía creadora del videojuego por lo que la historia se supone que es canónica aunque no he llegado a saber situarla del todo en los videojuegos. Creo que se sitúa en el Resident Evil 6 un poco después de que Piers y Chris se conozcan y antes de lo sucedido al final del juego.
La historia comienza con el Profesor Wrigth, un catedrático de una universidad de Singapur especializado en agente biológicos y su sobrino Ricky, alumno suyo que deben viajar al Marhawa Desire un colegio elitista en el que ha sucedido una tragedia, una alumna se ha convertido en zombie a causa del Virus-T. El profesor y su sobrino comienzan a investigar lo sucedido aunque creen que éste es trabajo de la BSAA. Por otro lado Chris, Piers y Merah, una miembro de la BSAA de Asia Oriental intentan reducir una horda de zombies y comunicarse con el profesor tras ello.
Los nuevos personajes me han gustado bastante, sobretodo Ricky que me ha parecido un chico super simpático y que da un toque de humor al manga. En cuanto a la protagonistas femeninas, tenemos a La madre Gracia la directora del colegio, a Bindi la presidenta de los estudiantes y a Merah...
Si quieres leer la reseña completa pincha en el enlace siguiente.
http://corazonesentrelineas.blogspot....
La historia comienza con el Profesor Wrigth, un catedrático de una universidad de Singapur especializado en agente biológicos y su sobrino Ricky, alumno suyo que deben viajar al Marhawa Desire un colegio elitista en el que ha sucedido una tragedia, una alumna se ha convertido en zombie a causa del Virus-T. El profesor y su sobrino comienzan a investigar lo sucedido aunque creen que éste es trabajo de la BSAA. Por otro lado Chris, Piers y Merah, una miembro de la BSAA de Asia Oriental intentan reducir una horda de zombies y comunicarse con el profesor tras ello.
Los nuevos personajes me han gustado bastante, sobretodo Ricky que me ha parecido un chico super simpático y que da un toque de humor al manga. En cuanto a la protagonistas femeninas, tenemos a La madre Gracia la directora del colegio, a Bindi la presidenta de los estudiantes y a Merah...
Si quieres leer la reseña completa pincha en el enlace siguiente.
http://corazonesentrelineas.blogspot....
May 15, 2015
If you find yourself wanting more story out of resident evil, this is a pretty good little side trip down zombie lane. It's nice to note that Piers Nivans and Chris Redfield appear in this book, but they're neither the main characters, nor seen very often in it. We see more of them in later volumes.
November 26, 2014
A manga worthy to be called the prequel to Resident Evil 6 without focusing on the main cast.
May 10, 2021
Zum Inhalt:
Resident Evil ist längst eigene Marke. Millionen Kinozuschauer und Videospieler weltweit zählen zu den Fans der unheimlichen Geschichte um die Umbrella-Corporation, deren T-Virus freigesetzt wird, was eine furchtbare Pandemie auslöst und die Menschen in Zombies verwandelt. Die japanische Softwarefirma Capcom, die bereits für die Videospielreihe sowie vier Realverfilmungen und einen Animationsfilm verantwortlich war, startet nun erstmals eine eigene Manga-Adaption ihres weltweiten Top-Titels. Der Manga hat am 8 Juni weltweit und zeitgleich seine Premiere und Kazé Deutschland ist stolz darauf, diesen absoluten Top-Seller pünktlich vor Veröffentlichung des nächsten Animationsspektakels seinen Lesern vorstellen zu dürfen!
Cover:
Das Cover gefällt mir sehr gut und ist stimmig zum Inhalt der Geschichte. Wir sehen hier einen Ausschnitt von einem Schulmädchen in Schuluniform, jedoch ist sie bereits ein Zombie. Passend und ein schöner Ausblick auf den Inhalt des Abenteuers.
Eigener Eindruck:
An der Marhawa High School für Mädchen geschehen unheimliche Dinge. Deshalb wird der berühmte Professor für Bakterien Doug Wright angefordert. Gemeinsam mit seinem Neffen Ricky, der zumeist nur faul in seiner Lesung sitzt, macht er sich auf den Weg in die Mädchenschule inmitten des Dschungels. Begrüßt werden die beiden von der Schülersprecherin Bindi und ihrer Stellvertreterin Alisa. Im Keller des Schulgebäudes wartet das Grauen auf sie, denn dort tobt ein fleischhungriger, gefangener Zombie. Doch bei diesem einem Zombie soll es nicht bleiben…. Für Ricky und Doug beginnt ein Wettlauf mit der Zeit zwischen einer fanatischen Ordensschwester und einem Komplott, den die beiden noch nicht einmal im Ansatz erahnen können…
Der erste Teil zu der Reihe „Marhawa Desire“ aus der großen Welt von Capcoms Resident Evil kann sich durchaus sehen lassen. Wir bekommen hier qualitativ tolle Zeichnungen und eine vielschichtige Storyline präsentiert, die voller Details ist, jedoch bisweilen doch auch ein bisschen verwirrend anmutet. Neben vielen neuen Charakteren treffen wir hier aber auch Chris Redfield wieder, welcher den ganz hart gesottenen Fans durchaus noch ein Begriff sein müsste. Er und seine Mitstreiter kämpfen sich ebenfalls zur Schule vor, um dort die Vorkommnisse zu untersuchen. Neben dem klassischen Zombiegenre aus der Reihe haben wir es hier aber auch noch mit einer unbekannten Frau zu tun, welche scheinbar die Möglichkeit hat Zombies zu erschaffen und zu kontrollieren und scheinbar heisst hier ein Biss auch nicht unbedingt, dass man sich infiziert, so sieht es zumindest für Ricky aus, der eine unliebsame Begegnung hatte. Bleibt also abzuwarten wie es weiter geht, spannend bleibt es allemal. Wirklich klasse gemacht.
Fazit:
Ein toller Auftakt für eine neue Zombiegeschichte aus dem Reich der „Resident Evil“-Macher. Absolut lesenswert und wirklich auch wieder richtig toll anzusehen. Von mir gibt es eine absolute Leseempfehlung.
Idee: 5/5
Charaktere: 4/5
Logik: 4/5
Spannung: 4/5
Emotionen: 4/5
Gesamt: 4/5
Daten:
ISBN: 9782889211401
Sprache: Deutsch
Ausgabe: Flexibler Einband
Umfang: 160 Seiten
Verlag: KAZÉ Manga
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.06.2012
Resident Evil ist längst eigene Marke. Millionen Kinozuschauer und Videospieler weltweit zählen zu den Fans der unheimlichen Geschichte um die Umbrella-Corporation, deren T-Virus freigesetzt wird, was eine furchtbare Pandemie auslöst und die Menschen in Zombies verwandelt. Die japanische Softwarefirma Capcom, die bereits für die Videospielreihe sowie vier Realverfilmungen und einen Animationsfilm verantwortlich war, startet nun erstmals eine eigene Manga-Adaption ihres weltweiten Top-Titels. Der Manga hat am 8 Juni weltweit und zeitgleich seine Premiere und Kazé Deutschland ist stolz darauf, diesen absoluten Top-Seller pünktlich vor Veröffentlichung des nächsten Animationsspektakels seinen Lesern vorstellen zu dürfen!
Cover:
Das Cover gefällt mir sehr gut und ist stimmig zum Inhalt der Geschichte. Wir sehen hier einen Ausschnitt von einem Schulmädchen in Schuluniform, jedoch ist sie bereits ein Zombie. Passend und ein schöner Ausblick auf den Inhalt des Abenteuers.
Eigener Eindruck:
An der Marhawa High School für Mädchen geschehen unheimliche Dinge. Deshalb wird der berühmte Professor für Bakterien Doug Wright angefordert. Gemeinsam mit seinem Neffen Ricky, der zumeist nur faul in seiner Lesung sitzt, macht er sich auf den Weg in die Mädchenschule inmitten des Dschungels. Begrüßt werden die beiden von der Schülersprecherin Bindi und ihrer Stellvertreterin Alisa. Im Keller des Schulgebäudes wartet das Grauen auf sie, denn dort tobt ein fleischhungriger, gefangener Zombie. Doch bei diesem einem Zombie soll es nicht bleiben…. Für Ricky und Doug beginnt ein Wettlauf mit der Zeit zwischen einer fanatischen Ordensschwester und einem Komplott, den die beiden noch nicht einmal im Ansatz erahnen können…
Der erste Teil zu der Reihe „Marhawa Desire“ aus der großen Welt von Capcoms Resident Evil kann sich durchaus sehen lassen. Wir bekommen hier qualitativ tolle Zeichnungen und eine vielschichtige Storyline präsentiert, die voller Details ist, jedoch bisweilen doch auch ein bisschen verwirrend anmutet. Neben vielen neuen Charakteren treffen wir hier aber auch Chris Redfield wieder, welcher den ganz hart gesottenen Fans durchaus noch ein Begriff sein müsste. Er und seine Mitstreiter kämpfen sich ebenfalls zur Schule vor, um dort die Vorkommnisse zu untersuchen. Neben dem klassischen Zombiegenre aus der Reihe haben wir es hier aber auch noch mit einer unbekannten Frau zu tun, welche scheinbar die Möglichkeit hat Zombies zu erschaffen und zu kontrollieren und scheinbar heisst hier ein Biss auch nicht unbedingt, dass man sich infiziert, so sieht es zumindest für Ricky aus, der eine unliebsame Begegnung hatte. Bleibt also abzuwarten wie es weiter geht, spannend bleibt es allemal. Wirklich klasse gemacht.
Fazit:
Ein toller Auftakt für eine neue Zombiegeschichte aus dem Reich der „Resident Evil“-Macher. Absolut lesenswert und wirklich auch wieder richtig toll anzusehen. Von mir gibt es eine absolute Leseempfehlung.
Idee: 5/5
Charaktere: 4/5
Logik: 4/5
Spannung: 4/5
Emotionen: 4/5
Gesamt: 4/5
Daten:
ISBN: 9782889211401
Sprache: Deutsch
Ausgabe: Flexibler Einband
Umfang: 160 Seiten
Verlag: KAZÉ Manga
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.06.2012
February 18, 2018
Originally reviewed at www.swordsandspectres.wordpress.com
I’ll start off by saying that I have only seen a couple of the movies and have never bothered with the videogames. That being said, I do love a bit of zombie fun. So, when my friend said ‘I’ve got the first four volumes of these Resident Evil graphic novels, do you want them for free?’ I leapt at the chance (gotta love those minimalists, giving things away they don’t want). Seeing as how I have never picked the games up or fussed over the films, the fact that this was a prequel to Resident Evil 6 was totally unimportant to me.
The artwork on the cover drew me in straight away. It just looks fantastic and, pretty much, encapsulates the Resident Evil vibe that one comes to expect. Upon opening the first few pages, you are greeted by some seriously awesome, seriously dark and gory art. All in full colour to really get that blood and gore goodness leaping off the page. As you turn more pages, you are still hit with good quality artwork but you fast realise that the full colour was just to whet your appetite and lure you in. The art, from here on out, is all in black and white. Not that that in any way takes any of the potency from the artwork away. It only serves to give it a grittier feel when the teeth come out and the blood starts to flow.
The story revolves around a zombie outbreak at a prestigious school called the Marhawa High School. The head mistress calls in Professor Doug White (rather than you know, someone who would be able to contain this properly and see that nothing untoward comes of it … but reputations need to be maintained!) in the hopes of keeping the problem under wraps and the reputation of the school as high and mighty as it always has been. Doug, and his nephew/assistant, Ricky, quickly get swept up into a fast-moving story of love, lust and zombie (with some intriguing backstory thrown in to keep things interesting on all possible fronts).
What this graphic novel does well is flesh out pretty much all of the characters or, in the absence of said fleshing, make you at least care about the more minor ones that pop up as larger parts of the tale. None of them feel like fodder or background characters. It also, in true Japanese style, is filled to bursting with school girls wearing skimpy skirts and displaying humongous amounts of cleavage. And flawless good looks, obviously.
I am looking forward to getting through my reading pile so I can get stuck into the next volume, especially with how the first one ended; leaving the reader high on mystery and intrigue. It really makes you want to keep plowing on throughout the volumes.
I’ll start off by saying that I have only seen a couple of the movies and have never bothered with the videogames. That being said, I do love a bit of zombie fun. So, when my friend said ‘I’ve got the first four volumes of these Resident Evil graphic novels, do you want them for free?’ I leapt at the chance (gotta love those minimalists, giving things away they don’t want). Seeing as how I have never picked the games up or fussed over the films, the fact that this was a prequel to Resident Evil 6 was totally unimportant to me.
The artwork on the cover drew me in straight away. It just looks fantastic and, pretty much, encapsulates the Resident Evil vibe that one comes to expect. Upon opening the first few pages, you are greeted by some seriously awesome, seriously dark and gory art. All in full colour to really get that blood and gore goodness leaping off the page. As you turn more pages, you are still hit with good quality artwork but you fast realise that the full colour was just to whet your appetite and lure you in. The art, from here on out, is all in black and white. Not that that in any way takes any of the potency from the artwork away. It only serves to give it a grittier feel when the teeth come out and the blood starts to flow.
The story revolves around a zombie outbreak at a prestigious school called the Marhawa High School. The head mistress calls in Professor Doug White (rather than you know, someone who would be able to contain this properly and see that nothing untoward comes of it … but reputations need to be maintained!) in the hopes of keeping the problem under wraps and the reputation of the school as high and mighty as it always has been. Doug, and his nephew/assistant, Ricky, quickly get swept up into a fast-moving story of love, lust and zombie (with some intriguing backstory thrown in to keep things interesting on all possible fronts).
What this graphic novel does well is flesh out pretty much all of the characters or, in the absence of said fleshing, make you at least care about the more minor ones that pop up as larger parts of the tale. None of them feel like fodder or background characters. It also, in true Japanese style, is filled to bursting with school girls wearing skimpy skirts and displaying humongous amounts of cleavage. And flawless good looks, obviously.
I am looking forward to getting through my reading pile so I can get stuck into the next volume, especially with how the first one ended; leaving the reader high on mystery and intrigue. It really makes you want to keep plowing on throughout the volumes.
June 9, 2017
Doug Wright, profesor de ciencias y biología de una prestigiosa universidad es requerido urgentemente por su ex novia, ahora directora de un internado Privado de Élite. Tienen un caso de una chica convertida en Zombie, que puede haber sido infestada por alguien o algo de allí dentro. Por supuesto, todo debe quedar en la más estricta privacidad, ya que de otro modo el cuerpo de las BSSA (escuadrón de anti terrorismo biológico) intervendrá, desmantelando el colegio.
Un buen primer volumen, que pese a ser ágil y algo alocado, me ha gustado más de lo que me esperaba. La acción y personajes se disfrutan, con su humor y mezcla de investigación.
Además, tenemos dos puntos de vista. Por un lado los sucesos del internado y por otro, los de las BSSA, con Redfield a la cabeza y otros miembros, y toda la historia de Umbrella de fondo (con algunos de sus más gloriosos especímenes como: Hunter Alfa, Los Cerberus y los Lickers). Preveo que ambas historias se fusionarán, y que nos hablarán más sobre la conexión del T Virus con el internado, así como de la que hay con el profesor encargado del caso. Y, por supuesto, ojalá que salgan más bichitos,xd.
A los fans-jugadores de los clásicos les gustará, sin duda alguna.
Un buen primer volumen, que pese a ser ágil y algo alocado, me ha gustado más de lo que me esperaba. La acción y personajes se disfrutan, con su humor y mezcla de investigación.
Además, tenemos dos puntos de vista. Por un lado los sucesos del internado y por otro, los de las BSSA, con Redfield a la cabeza y otros miembros, y toda la historia de Umbrella de fondo (con algunos de sus más gloriosos especímenes como: Hunter Alfa, Los Cerberus y los Lickers). Preveo que ambas historias se fusionarán, y que nos hablarán más sobre la conexión del T Virus con el internado, así como de la que hay con el profesor encargado del caso. Y, por supuesto, ojalá que salgan más bichitos,xd.
A los fans-jugadores de los clásicos les gustará, sin duda alguna.
September 25, 2020
Creo que lo que no me llegue a gustar de estos libros tiene que ver mucho más con el formato de manga que con RE y la historia en sí.
Qué no me gustó:
Mantienen los signos de exclamación japoneses que, para los que no estamos familiarizados con el formato, salta a la vista y corta la historia.
El "esto...", que me revienta las bolas.
Las caras >.< y los "kyaaa".
La mini introducción seguida por una placa que dice exactamente lo mismo del párrafo o globo anterior.
Creo que la caracterización de Chris y Piers está mega genial, se parecen mucho a sus diseños en RE6, pero qué onda con las caras que le ponen a la "Mother..." Gracia; entre zombi, personaje de los caballeros del zodiaco y maniquí asesino.
La introducción de la historia es tan buena como los intro de algunos videojuegos de la saga, más enfocado en la acción que en poner un contexto extenso de inmersión.
Me encantaron las menciones al mundo de RE, como las siluetas de dos personajes del segundo juego, las quimeras del primer juego y la mención a Racoon City.
Espero que la historia tenga vida propia y no un reciclado de los argumentos de manga o anime.
Qué no me gustó:
Mantienen los signos de exclamación japoneses que, para los que no estamos familiarizados con el formato, salta a la vista y corta la historia.
El "esto...", que me revienta las bolas.
Las caras >.< y los "kyaaa".
La mini introducción seguida por una placa que dice exactamente lo mismo del párrafo o globo anterior.
Creo que la caracterización de Chris y Piers está mega genial, se parecen mucho a sus diseños en RE6, pero qué onda con las caras que le ponen a la "Mother..." Gracia; entre zombi, personaje de los caballeros del zodiaco y maniquí asesino.
La introducción de la historia es tan buena como los intro de algunos videojuegos de la saga, más enfocado en la acción que en poner un contexto extenso de inmersión.
Me encantaron las menciones al mundo de RE, como las siluetas de dos personajes del segundo juego, las quimeras del primer juego y la mención a Racoon City.
Espero que la historia tenga vida propia y no un reciclado de los argumentos de manga o anime.
April 21, 2021
Ok, yeah I can get into this.
Set firmly before Resident Evil 6 but after at least Claire's story in Resident Evil Revelations 2, this licensed manga brings all the gore, character relationship drama, and action of the Resident Evil series to manga.
Seriously, the first opening color pages have one student biting and ripping apart another, painting the walls with blood, and definitely set the tone movinf forward.
At the Marhawa Academy, kids never leave the walls. Raised there since elementrary, the Academy is all the kids know and they are faithful to their leader Mother Gracia. When one of her students bites and infects another, Gracia invites Professor Wright and his nephew Ricky to find the source. She wants to avoid a Biohazard incident and calling in the BSAA, but when Chris Redfield, Piers, and Merah cannot reach Prof. Wright by phone they begin to look for him anyway.
First volume ends with Gracia attempting to cover up the incidents, while Prof. Wright and Ricky prepare to investigate the underground tunnels below the school with two guards.
Set firmly before Resident Evil 6 but after at least Claire's story in Resident Evil Revelations 2, this licensed manga brings all the gore, character relationship drama, and action of the Resident Evil series to manga.
Seriously, the first opening color pages have one student biting and ripping apart another, painting the walls with blood, and definitely set the tone movinf forward.
At the Marhawa Academy, kids never leave the walls. Raised there since elementrary, the Academy is all the kids know and they are faithful to their leader Mother Gracia. When one of her students bites and infects another, Gracia invites Professor Wright and his nephew Ricky to find the source. She wants to avoid a Biohazard incident and calling in the BSAA, but when Chris Redfield, Piers, and Merah cannot reach Prof. Wright by phone they begin to look for him anyway.
First volume ends with Gracia attempting to cover up the incidents, while Prof. Wright and Ricky prepare to investigate the underground tunnels below the school with two guards.
May 29, 2024
●Resident Evil The Marhawa Desire Vol 1 by Naoki Serizawa●
I'm so glad I finally got my hands on a copy of this manga style book, considering it's hard to find in English I'm so glad the wait was worth it!
It's set before the event of Resident Evil 6, and I was happy to see some familiar faces as well as some new characters. The story hooked me from the start, it definitely had the eerie RE vibes down to a T (maybe even down to a T-Virus? Okay, I'll take my leave now). I liked the setting of Marhawa school and the secrecy of the outbreak, it was a good introduction to the story whilst still giving us action, gore and some drama too.
The art itself was really cool, though cheesy at times, it still portrayed the scenes well. I enjoyed the references to the other games/ stories in the franchise, such as Raccoon City with Leon and Claire. It's overall a cool read, I'm invested in the story but doubt I'll be able to find copies of the other volumes at a reasonable price, but if I could then I'd definitely continue this series!
5/5 🌟
I'm so glad I finally got my hands on a copy of this manga style book, considering it's hard to find in English I'm so glad the wait was worth it!
It's set before the event of Resident Evil 6, and I was happy to see some familiar faces as well as some new characters. The story hooked me from the start, it definitely had the eerie RE vibes down to a T (maybe even down to a T-Virus? Okay, I'll take my leave now). I liked the setting of Marhawa school and the secrecy of the outbreak, it was a good introduction to the story whilst still giving us action, gore and some drama too.
The art itself was really cool, though cheesy at times, it still portrayed the scenes well. I enjoyed the references to the other games/ stories in the franchise, such as Raccoon City with Leon and Claire. It's overall a cool read, I'm invested in the story but doubt I'll be able to find copies of the other volumes at a reasonable price, but if I could then I'd definitely continue this series!
5/5 🌟
November 28, 2022
Fuera de mi estilo de lectura y la verdad me dejó intrigada en cada página. Desde la primera página ya nos van directo al grano y a la “acción” por así decirlo.
Las ilustraciones, en especial de los zombies están muy bien echos y son una locura para mi gusto.
Dado que es un manga, llega hasta cierta parte de la historia (la cual desconozco completamente) y lo que nos cuentan en la primera parte del manga te mantiene pendiente, dado que es información “importante”, ya que todos conocemos muchas historias de zombies y cada una comienza de una forma o su origen es de cierta manera y acá, nos explican un poco sobre el virus, que es y como este comenzó (aun que sea en forma de pincelada).
Además nos presentan a los personajes de la historia y donde se situará. Es súper rápido de leer, a mi me duró al menos dos días y con suerte, es algo corto pero no tanto como para dejarte deseoso de “podrían haberle agregado un poquito más de la historia”.
En lo personal me gusto, lo disfrute y a pesar de me aventure a leerlo, estoy mas que interesada en adquirir los siguientes y ver qué pasa.
Las ilustraciones, en especial de los zombies están muy bien echos y son una locura para mi gusto.
Dado que es un manga, llega hasta cierta parte de la historia (la cual desconozco completamente) y lo que nos cuentan en la primera parte del manga te mantiene pendiente, dado que es información “importante”, ya que todos conocemos muchas historias de zombies y cada una comienza de una forma o su origen es de cierta manera y acá, nos explican un poco sobre el virus, que es y como este comenzó (aun que sea en forma de pincelada).
Además nos presentan a los personajes de la historia y donde se situará. Es súper rápido de leer, a mi me duró al menos dos días y con suerte, es algo corto pero no tanto como para dejarte deseoso de “podrían haberle agregado un poquito más de la historia”.
En lo personal me gusto, lo disfrute y a pesar de me aventure a leerlo, estoy mas que interesada en adquirir los siguientes y ver qué pasa.
February 10, 2025
I picked up the full series, all five volumes second hand last year for 100 dollars.
This is a book that I remember skimming when it first came out. I have totally forgotten that I had actually bought the first volume and I do not remember finishing it back then.
I enjoy the art, it does remind me of Battle Royale, the action are well paced but they tend to rely on jump scares. The setting is something that I enjoy a lot. In zombie movies and stories we usually do not follow both teenagers and adults. The environments is rendered gorgeously although the characters are still pretty flat as of vol 1.
I will continue the series and look out for manga of the sort.
This is a book that I remember skimming when it first came out. I have totally forgotten that I had actually bought the first volume and I do not remember finishing it back then.
I enjoy the art, it does remind me of Battle Royale, the action are well paced but they tend to rely on jump scares. The setting is something that I enjoy a lot. In zombie movies and stories we usually do not follow both teenagers and adults. The environments is rendered gorgeously although the characters are still pretty flat as of vol 1.
I will continue the series and look out for manga of the sort.
September 26, 2017
Un inicio de una serie genial. Para todos los amantes de Resident Evil, en donde conoceremos a Ricky y su tío Doug quienes irán a investigar un suceso que atormenta una escuela de élite. Esta será la introducción a un nueva historia que tendrá apoyo de la BSAA.
Recomendado para aquellos que tengan conocimiento previo en la historia, pero igual puede ser disfrutada por todos.
Manga categorizado como +18.
Recomendado para aquellos que tengan conocimiento previo en la historia, pero igual puede ser disfrutada por todos.
Manga categorizado como +18.
January 7, 2020
This was amazing!
Loved the art more than i thought i would. I've mostly read One Piece, Dragon Ball and Junji Ito manga, so this was a new style for me!
The story was great, and can't wait to get the rest of the series! Does look like the second volume is insanely priced in comparrison to the rest of the volumes??
Heres hoping i can find it at a fair price!
A must read if you enjoy the Biohazzard/Resident Evil Games/Movies!!
Loved the art more than i thought i would. I've mostly read One Piece, Dragon Ball and Junji Ito manga, so this was a new style for me!
The story was great, and can't wait to get the rest of the series! Does look like the second volume is insanely priced in comparrison to the rest of the volumes??
Heres hoping i can find it at a fair price!
A must read if you enjoy the Biohazzard/Resident Evil Games/Movies!!
January 25, 2022
This was great! A proper Resident Evil manga style horror graphic novel. The story has a few cheesy bits, but I have no problem with that, and the rest is good and Resi enough for me. This is a prequel to Resi 6, which I’ve not played yet so that works for me. The artwork is spot on, for both a horror graphic novel and a Resident Evil graphic novel. It’s good and gory, but also the characters play out like Resi characters too. Looking forward to the rest of these if I can get my hands on them!
February 3, 2019
¡Me encantaron los zombies!
Enero fue el mes de regresar a los mundos post-apocalípticos de zombies y la verdad es que no me arrepiento de nada, especialmente al terminar de leer éste primer tomo.
Considero que la historia que nos presenta está llena de misterio y que brinda la oportunidad de explorar diferentes rumbos de la historia.
No puedo esperar a continuar con el manga.
Enero fue el mes de regresar a los mundos post-apocalípticos de zombies y la verdad es que no me arrepiento de nada, especialmente al terminar de leer éste primer tomo.
Considero que la historia que nos presenta está llena de misterio y que brinda la oportunidad de explorar diferentes rumbos de la historia.
No puedo esperar a continuar con el manga.
July 24, 2017
I quite enjoyed this. I've never liked the 'Resident Evil' movies and I'm only familiar enough with the games to recognize names. It has its cheesy moments and I didn't care for the main character much, but this was a good introduction to a new chapter in the 'Biohazard' universe.
July 18, 2019
As Resi fan (both movies and video games) i was pleasantly pleased with this manga. Perfect amount of gore, mystery, and of course ZOMBIES. Wish there was a bit more Chris Redfield though 😍. Grabbing Vol 2 from my local library ASAP!
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