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Haridama: Magic Cram School
MAGICAL FRIENDS
Kokuyo and Harika are a little unusual–and not just because they’re sorcery students. They’re Obsidians, wizards who must use enchanted swords to help them cast spells. Their fellow students think Obsidians are inferior to “normal” wizards. But Kokuyo and Harika have something that their cohorts don’t: the power of friendship!
Kokuyo and Harika are a little unusual–and not just because they’re sorcery students. They’re Obsidians, wizards who must use enchanted swords to help them cast spells. Their fellow students think Obsidians are inferior to “normal” wizards. But Kokuyo and Harika have something that their cohorts don’t: the power of friendship!
- GenresManga
208 pages, Paperback
First published May 20, 2008
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October 14, 2022
Isn’t it just so great when you find one of those novels that completely tows you in, makes you wonder what’s next, and calls you in to remind you to never take your eyes off? Almost like a constant snap to get you re-focused onto the book?
Haridama is a thrilling, engrossing, fierce book about a young boy named Kokuyo and a girl named Harika who are the lowest rank in their world and need to make use of the powers they have. This manga will reward you with the lesson of never losing faith in comrades.
In my opinion this is a five star book and I recommend this book for young adults and kids 10 and above. I recommend it for people who love reading manga and a mix of realistic fiction and fantasy.
Atsushi Suzumi is a phenomenal book artist and has extraordinary ideas to get you pulled in by a magical force, dragged into the pages, and frozen with only your eyes and hands getting dragged through the book.
*SPOILERS* The system used in this book is a yin Yang pressure system. There are tons of monsters and different tiers of exams ranked from 1-5. 5 is the lowest rank and 1 is the highest. While doing the level 3 exam they venture into the level 1 exam and have to fight their way though.
Haridama is a thrilling, engrossing, fierce book about a young boy named Kokuyo and a girl named Harika who are the lowest rank in their world and need to make use of the powers they have. This manga will reward you with the lesson of never losing faith in comrades.
In my opinion this is a five star book and I recommend this book for young adults and kids 10 and above. I recommend it for people who love reading manga and a mix of realistic fiction and fantasy.
Atsushi Suzumi is a phenomenal book artist and has extraordinary ideas to get you pulled in by a magical force, dragged into the pages, and frozen with only your eyes and hands getting dragged through the book.
*SPOILERS* The system used in this book is a yin Yang pressure system. There are tons of monsters and different tiers of exams ranked from 1-5. 5 is the lowest rank and 1 is the highest. While doing the level 3 exam they venture into the level 1 exam and have to fight their way though.
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October 12, 2018
This was super fun and I wish it was a series.
June 7, 2025
A simple standalone story of two magical weaklings who power up when they learn to work together .
November 19, 2015
Haridama: Magic Cram School is a fun single-shot manga book that I think should be a series. I quite enjoyed reading it and it ends leaving the impression that there may be more books to follow. But since there isn't a number "1" anywhere on this book, it looks like I may be out of luck.
I liked all three of the main characters, but sometimes found the storyline a little confusing. Maybe this was because of the Translation and Adaptation from Japanese to English, but I am not sure.
The story is fun, though, and I quite enjoyed the adventures of Kukuyo and Harika as they fight evil creatures and try to become Third-Level Sorcerers.
The artwork is pretty good, but nothing overly spectacular.
I do love fantasy stories filled with magic and monsters, so this book was right up my alley. But like I said earlier, it would be cool if Haridama was an ongoing manga series, not just a stand-alone.
Overall, Haridama: Magic Cram School is a great manga that I want a lot more of. Too bad, it could have been a cool series. Still, it is worth picking up and reading.
I rated this book an 8 out of 10.
I liked all three of the main characters, but sometimes found the storyline a little confusing. Maybe this was because of the Translation and Adaptation from Japanese to English, but I am not sure.
The story is fun, though, and I quite enjoyed the adventures of Kukuyo and Harika as they fight evil creatures and try to become Third-Level Sorcerers.
The artwork is pretty good, but nothing overly spectacular.
I do love fantasy stories filled with magic and monsters, so this book was right up my alley. But like I said earlier, it would be cool if Haridama was an ongoing manga series, not just a stand-alone.
Overall, Haridama: Magic Cram School is a great manga that I want a lot more of. Too bad, it could have been a cool series. Still, it is worth picking up and reading.
I rated this book an 8 out of 10.
February 17, 2016
This single-volume manga is cute, and a fun read, but with so little time for character development it never reaches a level beyond that.
The basic concept is that the two main characters have very limited aptitude for magic, and are attending a "cram school" in order to pass their technical exams to reach at least some level of wizardry.
As a life lesson in learning how to deal with your own strengths and weaknesses, it's actually very good. As a fictional manga, it's only so-so, because the stated "rules" of magic get violated all the time, in order to make points within the story.
So, it's worth reading, but it appears that there will never be more to the story, which is too bad.
The basic concept is that the two main characters have very limited aptitude for magic, and are attending a "cram school" in order to pass their technical exams to reach at least some level of wizardry.
As a life lesson in learning how to deal with your own strengths and weaknesses, it's actually very good. As a fictional manga, it's only so-so, because the stated "rules" of magic get violated all the time, in order to make points within the story.
So, it's worth reading, but it appears that there will never be more to the story, which is too bad.
July 19, 2014
I did not intentionally pick up this one shot by Atsushi Suzumi because I just finished reading her series Venus Versus Virus... it was purely coincidental! I really liked this one shot. It was sweet and cute and had a fun little storyline. I actually wish there were more volumes to make this a series!
April 10, 2013
This was really cute, and it had a lot of solid potential in terms of characters and story, as well as artwork. I would've preferred this to be a two-three volume series - but it was good nonetheless.
Mini-review to come.
Mini-review to come.
July 18, 2013
An interesting story about two sorcerers who are completely pathetic on their own but together kick massive butt. It's short (only one volume) so I recommend it even if you're not normally into magic manga..
January 20, 2010
Loved the story though I wished it was a bit longer. Definitely good
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