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Baymax #2
Big Hero 6, Vol. 2
Hiro teams up with Baymax to resolve the mysterious disappearance of his brother and role model, Tadashi. With four reliable friends and an upgraded Baymax by his side, Hiro finally confronts the masked man, the one who holds the key to the truth!! Spurred by his desire for revenge, Hiro corners the masked man,but then something goes wrong with Baymax?! Read the wonderfully miraculous conclusion to the story of a boy and his kindhearted health-care robot!
192 pages, Paperback
First published April 17, 2015
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September 24, 2015
I love this movie so, so much, and while the manga has great art, there are unnecessary changes to the story that leave it feeling more shallow and rushed than the movie felt. (For example...why would the professor use his daughter as the test subject if she was a child? It makes a certain amount of sense when she's an adult and can make her own decisions, but you wouldn't expose a kid to that sort of unnecessary risk.)
I will confess, part of me really does like the fact that -spoiler!- the manga-ka just "vanished" Tadashi rather than straight-up killing him off--there is some hope, however faint, that one day Hiro might find and rescue his brother. But that's really just my huge weakness for "family feels" showing through, since I really enjoyed seeing the trust and brotherly love between Hiro and Tadashi, and didn't want Hiro to permanently lose the person who was clearly most important to him. Still, in the movie, it works because we get to see Hiro work through his loss and build his relationships with the other characters; it doesn't feel like we really do either of those things in the manga, which was kind of disappointing.
I will confess, part of me really does like the fact that -spoiler!- the manga-ka just "vanished" Tadashi rather than straight-up killing him off--there is some hope, however faint, that one day Hiro might find and rescue his brother. But that's really just my huge weakness for "family feels" showing through, since I really enjoyed seeing the trust and brotherly love between Hiro and Tadashi, and didn't want Hiro to permanently lose the person who was clearly most important to him. Still, in the movie, it works because we get to see Hiro work through his loss and build his relationships with the other characters; it doesn't feel like we really do either of those things in the manga, which was kind of disappointing.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 30, 2015
I was desperate to find something originally written in a foreign language that I could read in 2 days. Answer: graphic novel! But I had to research for a while because there were plenty of those currently in my library that had absolutely no appeal to me. This book was checked in. I figured it was based on the movie, so I could go ahead with Vol. 2 and remember from the movie what would be in Vol. 1. If I hadn't seen the movie, all of those action sequences in the book would have confused me. And it took me almost 50 pages before I finally figured out the right order on the pages and in the speech bubbles. Ug--there is a reason graphic novels are not my thing. It only took me 1/2 an hour to read the book, and my head hurts. Still, interesting to see part of the movie in GN format. I, of course, like the movie better--a GN cannot convey the sweetness and awesomeness of Baymax.
August 14, 2017
Just as much of a disappointment as volume 1 was. It lacked the heart that the movie had, and the characters all seemed flat compared to their movie counterparts. The plot progression was stilted at best, and rushed at its worst.
December 19, 2022
THE STORY WE ALL KNOW, BUT MANGA (AND A BIT DIFFERENT) (PT 2)
rating: ★★★★
In the sequel to the first Big Hero 6 manga, Hiro, Baymax, and his team of friends manage to discover who the masked man exactly is, and find more answers to why this has all happened. When Hiro pushes everyone away, Baymax helps him realize that everything will be okay, as Hiro helps everyone heal from what they have lost, including himself.
When the second part of this manga came out, I definitely bought it instantly. I was excited to read the continuation of the first part. Hiro's story is heartwarming and saddening as always, and Baymax is a big sweetheart. There's going to be a lot of things going on if this fanbase decides to grow, as today we do have the Baymax series on Disney+, but I'm excited if we ever get a second movie.
rating: ★★★★
In the sequel to the first Big Hero 6 manga, Hiro, Baymax, and his team of friends manage to discover who the masked man exactly is, and find more answers to why this has all happened. When Hiro pushes everyone away, Baymax helps him realize that everything will be okay, as Hiro helps everyone heal from what they have lost, including himself.
When the second part of this manga came out, I definitely bought it instantly. I was excited to read the continuation of the first part. Hiro's story is heartwarming and saddening as always, and Baymax is a big sweetheart. There's going to be a lot of things going on if this fanbase decides to grow, as today we do have the Baymax series on Disney+, but I'm excited if we ever get a second movie.
December 11, 2019
The second volume of the Big Hero 6 manga went about as I expected.
Like the first volume, the second volume has homage to the movie, but somehow, I'm left feeling that the mangaka just kind of...took from the original movie concepts, mixed them with the ones that made it through to the movie, condensed it all, and spat it out into a manga.
How the microbots work in the manga still doesn't compare to the movie, in my opinion (and isn't even really properly explained). Any characters who were not Hiro, Tadashi, or Aunt Cass were rather flat (were we even properly given Wasabi's name in the manga?), the timeline was a bit jumbled compared to the movie, the action scenes were difficult for me to follow at times, and any originality was kind of...lackluster.
One positive note is that the art was still pretty good (even though Hiro looks like a ten-year-old), and I could see development for Hiro in this volume; he's no longer the bratty, angry kid we saw in the first volume. I wish I had more positive things to say. Even the scene that is one of the most poignant in the movie and brings me to tears every time I watch it...just didn't live up to the original.
I'm so sorry to the mangaka, because I read his afterword at the end of the book and I can tell he had a passion for this project, but the mark was missed for me. Literally any of the other ideas he listed in his afterword would have been better than this, I think.
Like the first volume, the second volume has homage to the movie, but somehow, I'm left feeling that the mangaka just kind of...took from the original movie concepts, mixed them with the ones that made it through to the movie, condensed it all, and spat it out into a manga.
How the microbots work in the manga still doesn't compare to the movie, in my opinion (and isn't even really properly explained). Any characters who were not Hiro, Tadashi, or Aunt Cass were rather flat (were we even properly given Wasabi's name in the manga?), the timeline was a bit jumbled compared to the movie, the action scenes were difficult for me to follow at times, and any originality was kind of...lackluster.
One positive note is that the art was still pretty good (even though Hiro looks like a ten-year-old), and I could see development for Hiro in this volume; he's no longer the bratty, angry kid we saw in the first volume. I wish I had more positive things to say. Even the scene that is one of the most poignant in the movie and brings me to tears every time I watch it...just didn't live up to the original.
I'm so sorry to the mangaka, because I read his afterword at the end of the book and I can tell he had a passion for this project, but the mark was missed for me. Literally any of the other ideas he listed in his afterword would have been better than this, I think.
July 9, 2017
~1.5/5
(Contains Spoilers!)
This volume brings this small series to a conclusion, and I’m just so disappointed.
The big moment where Hiro’s revenge and sorrow grow to climax happens, but it’s not as powerful as the movie. The reveal about who is behind everything happens, as are his reasons, and it’s not powerful at all. There’s no more development with the side characters, little development with the villain, and even with Hiro.
There’s one change from the movie—the villain’s daughter and his reason for revenge, is changed to a kid in this version, as opposed to an adult in the movie. And this just makes no sense to me. The little development behind it doesn’t make it any more powerful, any more sympathetic. But mostly, why would he put his daughter in such a terrible position, one where she could die? And how is it okay for him to do that to her, when she’s not even old enough to decide for herself to do it, unlike an adult? How could he do that?
My biggest disappointment, though, is that Tadashi’s ending isn’t any different from the movie. He’s still dead. Why change his death to one of uncertainty, instead of absolution like the movie had it? That’s just hurtful, for no reason.
Then there’s the whole resurrection of Baymax, and how Hiro and his friends are superheroes now. But by that point I was done, and it was so briefly mentioned, there was no importance or power behind it.
I’m just disappointed with this whole thing. I almost wish I hadn’t picked it up in the first place. Ugh.
[Read more at my blog, Geeky Reading!]
(Contains Spoilers!)
This volume brings this small series to a conclusion, and I’m just so disappointed.
The big moment where Hiro’s revenge and sorrow grow to climax happens, but it’s not as powerful as the movie. The reveal about who is behind everything happens, as are his reasons, and it’s not powerful at all. There’s no more development with the side characters, little development with the villain, and even with Hiro.
There’s one change from the movie—the villain’s daughter and his reason for revenge, is changed to a kid in this version, as opposed to an adult in the movie. And this just makes no sense to me. The little development behind it doesn’t make it any more powerful, any more sympathetic. But mostly, why would he put his daughter in such a terrible position, one where she could die? And how is it okay for him to do that to her, when she’s not even old enough to decide for herself to do it, unlike an adult? How could he do that?
My biggest disappointment, though, is that Tadashi’s ending isn’t any different from the movie. He’s still dead. Why change his death to one of uncertainty, instead of absolution like the movie had it? That’s just hurtful, for no reason.
Then there’s the whole resurrection of Baymax, and how Hiro and his friends are superheroes now. But by that point I was done, and it was so briefly mentioned, there was no importance or power behind it.
I’m just disappointed with this whole thing. I almost wish I hadn’t picked it up in the first place. Ugh.
[Read more at my blog, Geeky Reading!]
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 21, 2016
A fab retelling of Big Hero 6 in manga form. The main thread of the story follows the film, but with some fresh ideas and new twists to feel like something new. As in the film, this is Hiro's (and Baymax's) story, and the other Big Hero 4 get little to do, but the exploration of Hiro's social awkwardness and grief adds layers to his character.
April 23, 2020
Awesome! Loved it! :D
Like I had expected, it was way better than the first volume. Hiro seems to be more mature, and much more in character. Also, I was happy to see more of Tadashi, and I loved the friendship between Hiro and Baymax. <3 It was aweeeeesome!!! Four stars!
Like I had expected, it was way better than the first volume. Hiro seems to be more mature, and much more in character. Also, I was happy to see more of Tadashi, and I loved the friendship between Hiro and Baymax. <3 It was aweeeeesome!!! Four stars!
June 26, 2016
Well... my feels are dead. My feels have feels.
September 19, 2016
I enjoyed reading this manga due to the fact i saw the movie. This manga has a lot to it. A must read for any and all manga lovers everywhere.
March 22, 2022
This was worse then the first volume. I’m so annoyed and sad. 😒😔
The story in this part was EXTREMELY disjointed because all they did was rip apart the original movie storyline and reconstructed it with even less new scenes most of the time out of order and it didn’t work and just felt LAME. The only part I actually teared up a bit over was the final scene with Hiro and Baymax (if you’ve seen the movie you know the one), but that’s because I was linking it to the movie scene rather than having any emotions drawn on from the manga’s story.
Still couldn’t read some of the speech bubbles, and the action scenes were confusing as I couldn’t tell what was going on because of the darkness of the art. Not to mention we get no closure or answers whatsoever to what happened to Tadashi or if he’s even alive because it’s all so vague and ridiculous. And once again, the other team members of Big Hero 6 have no personalities or agency in the story at all. The portal stuff is also super confusing and made no sense.
Once again, the art was really nice and the only reason this volume got a star. I almost wish they had just copied the movie verbatim into a manga format as I probably would have ended up liking it more if it had been.
Super disappointing and I don’t recommend, especially if you love the movie as much as I do.
Content: violence (nothing over PG); revenge, “death”, and grief
The story in this part was EXTREMELY disjointed because all they did was rip apart the original movie storyline and reconstructed it with even less new scenes most of the time out of order and it didn’t work and just felt LAME. The only part I actually teared up a bit over was the final scene with Hiro and Baymax (if you’ve seen the movie you know the one), but that’s because I was linking it to the movie scene rather than having any emotions drawn on from the manga’s story.
Still couldn’t read some of the speech bubbles, and the action scenes were confusing as I couldn’t tell what was going on because of the darkness of the art. Not to mention we get no closure or answers whatsoever to what happened to Tadashi or if he’s even alive because it’s all so vague and ridiculous. And once again, the other team members of Big Hero 6 have no personalities or agency in the story at all. The portal stuff is also super confusing and made no sense.
Once again, the art was really nice and the only reason this volume got a star. I almost wish they had just copied the movie verbatim into a manga format as I probably would have ended up liking it more if it had been.
Super disappointing and I don’t recommend, especially if you love the movie as much as I do.
Content: violence (nothing over PG); revenge, “death”, and grief
October 31, 2020
Hiro and his friends discover the masked man's identity and why he built the device that appears to be threatening the city. I was not as impressed with this volume - there were a lot of "flashbacks" that seemed to me were just for fillers to pad the book. The action was again very confusing, the artwork still very busy. Also there seemed to be no attempt to explain the "science" behind the inventions, which I found disappointing. My actual rating is 2.5, but it was entertaining enough so I will round up to 3.
May 9, 2018
This book did a really great job of telling a story even though it's just the characters speaking. It started right where the other book left off which was cool but it was kind of in an abrupt spot. The ending was cool because Hiro figured out how to get Baymax back and came to terms with everything that happened with his brother.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 4, 2019
Just like the way I felt about the first one, I knew it'd be different but it was like falling in love with these characters all over again. I love how deep they went in & the deeper backstory they gave Dr. Callaghan & showed him being way more than just a good person turning sour. It showed how his family changed him & how he can't live without that feeling. It was just beautiful.
July 1, 2022
I have similar complaints for this volume as the previous.
As an adaptation, it isn't great. It skips over quite a lot of detail. The majority of the characters are rather plain. And there are differences from the source material that don't seem necessary.
I still do love the art, and it is fun to read, but to me, this short series only deserves two stars.
As an adaptation, it isn't great. It skips over quite a lot of detail. The majority of the characters are rather plain. And there are differences from the source material that don't seem necessary.
I still do love the art, and it is fun to read, but to me, this short series only deserves two stars.
July 15, 2022
A great story! The first book was subpar to the movie, but this second volume struck gold! They hit all the right elements, the artwork was great, and the storytelling was fantastic. A great finish to a great story!
November 6, 2018
She was a kid lol amazing great work professor
March 4, 2019
I agree with Patrick, the movie adaptation of the manga is the best telling of this story. Enjoyabled.
April 20, 2019
The book is slightly different than the movie but still great!
November 23, 2019
If this was an anime, I would watch it.
March 1, 2020
An interesting blend of the film and original manga lore.
March 5, 2020
A lovely manga, of an incredible movie
October 6, 2020
Y a des passages super émouvants où j'ai eu une petite larmichette :') J'espère qu'un jour Disney prévoira une suite!
July 23, 2022
Again, this doesn't exactly follow the Disney movie but the story is still very engaging.
December 7, 2024
Love this so much my fav Disney movie!
September 12, 2021
I have a more in-depth review of Big Hero 6, Vol. 1, which has my overall thoughts on some of the changes from the movie.
In volume 2, it's revealed that Callaghan's daughter went through the portal, just like in the movie. But why would they chose to change the age of Callaghan's daughter? She's a full-grown adult in the movie and here she's a little kid. Dear God, why would you ever put your non-consenting child in an experiment that you're not even sure would work? At least in the movie, Abigail knew the potential consequences.
The story ends with Hiro and Baymax saving Abagail but Tadashi is nowhere to be found. His death is still sad as hell. Overall, it's a good adaptation and worth a read if you're a fan of Big Hero 6
In volume 2, it's revealed that Callaghan's daughter went through the portal, just like in the movie. But why would they chose to change the age of Callaghan's daughter? She's a full-grown adult in the movie and here she's a little kid. Dear God, why would you ever put your non-consenting child in an experiment that you're not even sure would work? At least in the movie, Abigail knew the potential consequences.
The story ends with Hiro and Baymax saving Abagail but Tadashi is nowhere to be found. His death is still sad as hell. Overall, it's a good adaptation and worth a read if you're a fan of Big Hero 6
December 3, 2022
Absolutely amazing, I’m tearing up cause this book is so sad. The ending is a little confusing, did baymax come back? But hiro talking about tadashi is so sad. I liked that it cleared everything up tho and had a great ending.
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August 31, 2020
I'm a fan of Big Hero 6, and it translated well to the manga format. It was interesting to see what the changes from screen to page.
For more on Big Hero 6, tune in to Comic Book Coffee Break: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZxDU...
For more on Big Hero 6, tune in to Comic Book Coffee Break: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZxDU...
August 17, 2018
I didn’t enjoy this one as much as I enjoyed the first one and that kinda makes me upset. But I still love Big Hero Six and Baymax owns my hearts.
May 11, 2018
This book picks up where volume one left off. Hiro and his friends learn of the masked man's true identity. After this, they learn of the reasons he was creating these portals, why Tadashi was determined to help this man, and why he told Hiro not to blame him for his death. I liked the way this book ended, and how everything was mostly answered and wrapped up, although it didn't have the same emotional factors as the first volume.
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