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Disney Manga: Tangled
Inspired by the hit Disney movie, Tangled. Rapunzel has lived inside an isolated tower all her life, able to see the world outside her window but forbidden to leave. When the notorious thief Flynn Rider shows up, she makes a deal with him to finally break free and experience the world outside her prison. Is the world as scary as Mother Gothel promised it would be? Or will she find the answers behind her magical, flowing hair and the truth about her childhood? This magical adaptation retells the hit Disney movie using beautiful manga artwork.
176 pages, Paperback
First published October 9, 2013
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September 17, 2025
In a Nutshell: A manga version of ‘Tangled’, Disney’s take on Rapunzel. Stick to the movie.
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I am not a manga fan, but I am a ‘Tangled’ super-fan. It is one of my favourite animated movies, and I have watched it umpteen times with my kids. Though not that faithful to the Brothers Grimm version of the fairy tale, this original retelling enhances the best of the tale and expands the universe to a wider and funnier level. It helps that Flynn Rider is the best MMC in the entire animated fairytale universe. 🥰
Given the above, it would anyway be challenging for this manga adaptation to match up to the movie. There’s no way a B&W comic adaptation can do justice to an animated movie that was six years in the making and involved the creation of a special animation program to simulate the movement of 70 feet of hair. So I didn’t go in expecting a similar experience. I just went in hoping to see the magic of Tangled recreated in manga. It doesn’t happen.
Yays of the Manga version:
😍 Contains all the material elements of the story: Rapunzel, Flynn, Mother Gothel, Pascal, Maximus, even the thugs from the pub and the frying pan.
Nays of the Manga version:
🤨 Misses out on all the poetic elements of the movie: the emotions, the music, the movements, the colours, the glorious magical glow in Rapunzel’s hair, the sheer energy!
🤨 No depth to any character.
🤨 Abrupt switchovers between dialogues and even scenes. Makes the story flow jumpy. It helped that I have the movie almost by heart, otherwise many things wouldn’t even have made sense.
🤨 Stilted conversations, no thanks to the above. It doesn’t make sense to incorporate only half the conversations from the movie scene when you are using the whole scene in the manga version.
FWIW, the illustrations are good. As most of the Disney-animated characters also have fairly large eyes, their manga version resembles them a lot. Flynn though won't be very happy with his manga version as it gets not just his nose but also his eyes wrong.
Basically, this is only for those who wish to see how a manga adaptation of an animated movie works. (Short answer: It doesn’t!) To fans of the Disney movie, skip this and watch the movie (yet again!) instead.
2 stars.
This was a library read.
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I am not a manga fan, but I am a ‘Tangled’ super-fan. It is one of my favourite animated movies, and I have watched it umpteen times with my kids. Though not that faithful to the Brothers Grimm version of the fairy tale, this original retelling enhances the best of the tale and expands the universe to a wider and funnier level. It helps that Flynn Rider is the best MMC in the entire animated fairytale universe. 🥰
Given the above, it would anyway be challenging for this manga adaptation to match up to the movie. There’s no way a B&W comic adaptation can do justice to an animated movie that was six years in the making and involved the creation of a special animation program to simulate the movement of 70 feet of hair. So I didn’t go in expecting a similar experience. I just went in hoping to see the magic of Tangled recreated in manga. It doesn’t happen.
Yays of the Manga version:
😍 Contains all the material elements of the story: Rapunzel, Flynn, Mother Gothel, Pascal, Maximus, even the thugs from the pub and the frying pan.
Nays of the Manga version:
🤨 Misses out on all the poetic elements of the movie: the emotions, the music, the movements, the colours, the glorious magical glow in Rapunzel’s hair, the sheer energy!
🤨 No depth to any character.
🤨 Abrupt switchovers between dialogues and even scenes. Makes the story flow jumpy. It helped that I have the movie almost by heart, otherwise many things wouldn’t even have made sense.
🤨 Stilted conversations, no thanks to the above. It doesn’t make sense to incorporate only half the conversations from the movie scene when you are using the whole scene in the manga version.
FWIW, the illustrations are good. As most of the Disney-animated characters also have fairly large eyes, their manga version resembles them a lot. Flynn though won't be very happy with his manga version as it gets not just his nose but also his eyes wrong.
Basically, this is only for those who wish to see how a manga adaptation of an animated movie works. (Short answer: It doesn’t!) To fans of the Disney movie, skip this and watch the movie (yet again!) instead.
2 stars.
This was a library read.
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March 11, 2023
I'm not sure why I read this. I think it was pure curiosity and I was able to get it on Hoopla.
Honestly, I think I'm being generous with my rating because this wasn't that great, but I feel as though I'm not necessarily the target audience. While scrolling through Hoopla's bonus borrows for the month of February, I noticed that they provided access to a number of Tokyo Pop's Disney manga adaptations. I was hoping that maybe these adaptations provided some interesting and fun material to the original storylines; however, this is scene for scene the same as the movie. Unfortunately, having a younger child means that I've seen this movie more than I've wanted so inevitably reading this was just like watching the movie for the 50th time. This could definitely be fun and interesting for a younger audience but it just didn't work for me in a way that I expected.
Honestly, I think I'm being generous with my rating because this wasn't that great, but I feel as though I'm not necessarily the target audience. While scrolling through Hoopla's bonus borrows for the month of February, I noticed that they provided access to a number of Tokyo Pop's Disney manga adaptations. I was hoping that maybe these adaptations provided some interesting and fun material to the original storylines; however, this is scene for scene the same as the movie. Unfortunately, having a younger child means that I've seen this movie more than I've wanted so inevitably reading this was just like watching the movie for the 50th time. This could definitely be fun and interesting for a younger audience but it just didn't work for me in a way that I expected.
February 28, 2023
*More like 2.5 stars than 2.*
Why should you read this? Well, I honestly couldn’t find any reason to in the 200 pages I read. This manga didn’t add anything to the story—if anything, it consistently detracted from the story—so you might as well go and watch the movie.
Even if you read this at a slower pace than the speed-read I did, you’d notice that this came across as a skim read edition of the movie. This was because they condensed scenes and outright skipped some.
On top of that, there were numerous grammatical errors that irked me to no end. It was frustrating to see Rapunzel drained of all the sweet but headstrong personality she had in the movie and bizarre to read the songs written out as static dialogue. In fact, a lot of the characters were like pale facades of their movie counterparts; Flynn wasn’t charming, Gothel wasn’t scary, and Rapunzel came across as another helpless manga damsel that needed to be saved.
All of this could’ve been saved by good art. I know I’ve said a billion times before that good art doesn’t undo other mistakes but in a straight up copy like this one, good art would’ve at least given this manga an edge over a stellar movie that was already stiff competition for this manga. Alas, the art was nothing special. And sometimes the art made characters look emotionless, or worse: bog-eyed.
Why should you read this? Well, I honestly couldn’t find any reason to in the 200 pages I read. This manga didn’t add anything to the story—if anything, it consistently detracted from the story—so you might as well go and watch the movie.
Even if you read this at a slower pace than the speed-read I did, you’d notice that this came across as a skim read edition of the movie. This was because they condensed scenes and outright skipped some.
On top of that, there were numerous grammatical errors that irked me to no end. It was frustrating to see Rapunzel drained of all the sweet but headstrong personality she had in the movie and bizarre to read the songs written out as static dialogue. In fact, a lot of the characters were like pale facades of their movie counterparts; Flynn wasn’t charming, Gothel wasn’t scary, and Rapunzel came across as another helpless manga damsel that needed to be saved.
All of this could’ve been saved by good art. I know I’ve said a billion times before that good art doesn’t undo other mistakes but in a straight up copy like this one, good art would’ve at least given this manga an edge over a stellar movie that was already stiff competition for this manga. Alas, the art was nothing special. And sometimes the art made characters look emotionless, or worse: bog-eyed.
January 26, 2024
I’ve been looking for a direct movie-to-book adaption of Tangled for awhile now—as sometimes I would like to read it when I can’t watch it—and they’ve all been either missing important parts or just the overall feel of the story and characters has been meh. Until I decided to try this one, that is, and it’s the closest adaption that keeps the spirit of both the story and the characters without removing anything important, which is exactly what I’ve been looking for!
Nothing ground breaking is done here but it’s not supposed to be and aside from a few bits of dialogue where I was going “huh?” or “that’s not accurate…” I loved how close it sticks to the movie without removing too much.
The art is super pretty and cute, adding that manga style to the characters without taking away from their true appearances, though Maximus does look odd at times but most drawn horses do, so I let it slide. 😜
Now when I need a Tangled fix and I can’t watch the movie I FINALLY have an alternative! Super cute and one I’d recommend Tangled fans checking out. 🥰
‼️Content‼️
TRIGGER WARNING: a woman is emotionally, mentally, and verbally abusive
Language: gah
Violence: a guy kicks another off a horse; a horse and a man fall off a cliff; a guy’s hit on the head with a frying pan; a guy’s hit on the head with a tree branch; a guy’s threatened with a knife; fighting with weapons (G); characters are trapped in a cave and nearly drown; a horse “punches” a guy in the stomach; a man is stabbed (the stab is cut off by the panel); a character falls out of a tower
Sexual: a kiss
Drug/Alcohol: a guy is clearly a little tipsy
Other: magic; magical objects and ability; a woman kidnaps a child and locks it up; a woman is emotionally, mentally, and verbally abusive; characters are chained and imprisoned; death and grief
Nothing ground breaking is done here but it’s not supposed to be and aside from a few bits of dialogue where I was going “huh?” or “that’s not accurate…” I loved how close it sticks to the movie without removing too much.
The art is super pretty and cute, adding that manga style to the characters without taking away from their true appearances, though Maximus does look odd at times but most drawn horses do, so I let it slide. 😜
Now when I need a Tangled fix and I can’t watch the movie I FINALLY have an alternative! Super cute and one I’d recommend Tangled fans checking out. 🥰
‼️Content‼️
TRIGGER WARNING: a woman is emotionally, mentally, and verbally abusive
Language: gah
Violence: a guy kicks another off a horse; a horse and a man fall off a cliff; a guy’s hit on the head with a frying pan; a guy’s hit on the head with a tree branch; a guy’s threatened with a knife; fighting with weapons (G); characters are trapped in a cave and nearly drown; a horse “punches” a guy in the stomach; a man is stabbed (the stab is cut off by the panel); a character falls out of a tower
Sexual: a kiss
Drug/Alcohol: a guy is clearly a little tipsy
Other: magic; magical objects and ability; a woman kidnaps a child and locks it up; a woman is emotionally, mentally, and verbally abusive; characters are chained and imprisoned; death and grief
August 30, 2017
“Tangled” is my favourite Disney movie and I love everything connected to Rapunzel. So when I found out that I can read and review the Tangled manga on NetGalley, I was over the moon!
I was immediately enchanted by Shiori Kanaki’s drawing style. All the characters were recognizable, but at the same time they all had those features typical for manga, like big eyes and great facial expressions. The author did a wonderful job with Rapunzel - her face, her hair, her dress, somehow managing to make her even more adorable than in the movie. Every page was like a mini-masterpiece. Between the chapters we can find ultra-cute illustrations of Rapunzel and Flynn, drawn in chibi style, which I always loved.
I think everyone knows the story of Rapunzel and her magical golden hair, so there’s no need to write anything about the plot. The manga follows the original storyline from the movie, so you won’t find any unexpected plot twist there. The writing is very simple, so I assume this manga is targeted to children, and even the little ones shouldn’t have any problems with understanding it.
It was a really cute, fun and fast read, with beautiful illustrations. I definitely want to have a physical copy of this manga on my shelf.
I was immediately enchanted by Shiori Kanaki’s drawing style. All the characters were recognizable, but at the same time they all had those features typical for manga, like big eyes and great facial expressions. The author did a wonderful job with Rapunzel - her face, her hair, her dress, somehow managing to make her even more adorable than in the movie. Every page was like a mini-masterpiece. Between the chapters we can find ultra-cute illustrations of Rapunzel and Flynn, drawn in chibi style, which I always loved.
I think everyone knows the story of Rapunzel and her magical golden hair, so there’s no need to write anything about the plot. The manga follows the original storyline from the movie, so you won’t find any unexpected plot twist there. The writing is very simple, so I assume this manga is targeted to children, and even the little ones shouldn’t have any problems with understanding it.
It was a really cute, fun and fast read, with beautiful illustrations. I definitely want to have a physical copy of this manga on my shelf.
June 30, 2022
Disney Manga: Tangled was an excellent adaptation of the Tangled film in a fun, new way.
Tangled is one of my favorite Disney movies so when I saw there was a manga adaptation of the movie, I was looking forward to reading it as I have enjoyed Disney Manga adaptations in the past. The illustrations are well done with the style being very reminiscent of the movie while still looking like manga style illustrations. The drawings of Pascal and Maximus in particular were very cute and I enjoyed them a lot. This was a fun way to read this story and I think it would work well for younger readers.
This book does cover the entirety of the film although some scenes were shortened with some minor ones being left out entirely. Plus the musical scenes had to be adapted in such a way that would work in written form. I do think the alterations to the scenes helped the story flow better as a written work as opposed to a movie so I didn't mind the changes.
Overall Disney Manga: Tangled was a fun way to experience a favorite movie and I would highly recommend it for fans of the movie.
Tangled is one of my favorite Disney movies so when I saw there was a manga adaptation of the movie, I was looking forward to reading it as I have enjoyed Disney Manga adaptations in the past. The illustrations are well done with the style being very reminiscent of the movie while still looking like manga style illustrations. The drawings of Pascal and Maximus in particular were very cute and I enjoyed them a lot. This was a fun way to read this story and I think it would work well for younger readers.
This book does cover the entirety of the film although some scenes were shortened with some minor ones being left out entirely. Plus the musical scenes had to be adapted in such a way that would work in written form. I do think the alterations to the scenes helped the story flow better as a written work as opposed to a movie so I didn't mind the changes.
Overall Disney Manga: Tangled was a fun way to experience a favorite movie and I would highly recommend it for fans of the movie.
December 22, 2023
Cute. It’s basically an abbreviated version of the movie. But I always read everything Rapunzel/Tangled and manga is so cute! It also has a brief note from the illustrator in the back where you can tell he appreciated the story and enjoyed the honor of turning it into a manga. 👸🏼
February 21, 2023
Hoopla had this on there bonus borrow collection for February so I thought why not read it.
The art work was so good. Everything about this comic is just so cute.
The art work was so good. Everything about this comic is just so cute.
October 16, 2017
You all should know that I'm a huge Disney fan. I mean, it's what I watched growing up and I still love the movies. And of course, I loved Tangled (listening to the Chinese version of I See the Light as I write this review). So when I saw this manga up for review on NetGalley, I immediately requested it.
The manga is pretty much what you expect. The story is very faithful to the movie, so if you've watched the movie, you know what's going to happen (and if you haven't watched the movie, then what have you been doing??)
The only thing that I found a bit off were the bits that featured songs. And that part where Rapunzel is struggling with her feelings after leaving the castle. The scenes work great in the movie, but they're a bit awkward in manga form.
And as for whether you'd like this manga version, I think most of it depends on what you think of the style. It's pretty much like what you see on the cover. Overall, the style is pretty close to the Disney original, but the eyes are a bit bigger and the features are softer. I think it looks pretty nice on Rapunzel, but it looks a bit off on Flynn/Eugene.
There's not much that's new here, so it's really for the super fans rather than people looking to see what Rapunzel is all about (again, what have you been doing?). I would recommend this for the die hard fans who love manga.
Disclaimer: I got a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a free and honest review.
This review was first posted at Inside the mind of a Bibliophile
The manga is pretty much what you expect. The story is very faithful to the movie, so if you've watched the movie, you know what's going to happen (and if you haven't watched the movie, then what have you been doing??)
The only thing that I found a bit off were the bits that featured songs. And that part where Rapunzel is struggling with her feelings after leaving the castle. The scenes work great in the movie, but they're a bit awkward in manga form.
And as for whether you'd like this manga version, I think most of it depends on what you think of the style. It's pretty much like what you see on the cover. Overall, the style is pretty close to the Disney original, but the eyes are a bit bigger and the features are softer. I think it looks pretty nice on Rapunzel, but it looks a bit off on Flynn/Eugene.
There's not much that's new here, so it's really for the super fans rather than people looking to see what Rapunzel is all about (again, what have you been doing?). I would recommend this for the die hard fans who love manga.
Disclaimer: I got a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a free and honest review.
This review was first posted at Inside the mind of a Bibliophile
August 21, 2017
This is definitely a children's manga. It is worded like a very easy to understand children's book for toddlers. It follows the movie very well and the animation is very pretty. I do wish the writing was better though. I think if it was written more for pre-teens and up it would definitely be much more popular and I hope my review/advice helps.
Free arc from NetGalley for a fair and honest review.
Free arc from NetGalley for a fair and honest review.
September 2, 2017
35/45 books read in 2017
Provided by NetGalley for an honest review
This book is clearly made for young children & follows the film completely. It is fun to read, although it is a little quick. This was also my first experience with the manga style & I have to say that I had some trouble with it, but I guess if you are used to it, it wouldn't be a problem.
Provided by NetGalley for an honest review
This book is clearly made for young children & follows the film completely. It is fun to read, although it is a little quick. This was also my first experience with the manga style & I have to say that I had some trouble with it, but I guess if you are used to it, it wouldn't be a problem.
April 13, 2021
This release completely passed me by because otherwise, I would have gotten a copy much sooner, after all, Tangled, being one of my biggest Disney favourites as manga is not something I would want to miss out on.
When it comes to these kinds of adaptations, I often find that they only work as companions to the movie rather than stand-alone works. It's perfectly conclusive on its own, but it lacks depth and meaning, which is probably down to the fact that it's crammed into a single volume and follows the movie to the T. While there is nothing wrong with that, movies, books and comics are such different mediums of storytelling that they can't always evoke the same effect. While Rapunzel and Flynn are able to grow as a genuinely believable couple in the movie, it feels completely out of the blue in this adaptation.
Nonetheless, if you've seen the movie, I think this is a fine book. The author did a particularly good job in regards to the comedic scenes; chibis work just right for this and the scenes to indeed keep their humour or sometimes even enhance it. She also did a good job at drawing other characters such as the animal sidekicks in the original Disney style. Too bad, Pascal the chameleon was already one of my most disliked sidekicks in the movie and that doesn't change in this adaptation. I really do either seem to love or hate sidekicks and Pascal is my only beef with Tangled.
The art is cute but nothing that blew me away. It works well for the cute and funny scenes, but the author seems to lack the ability to draw a wider range of emotions. Anger, surprise or worry never quite convinced me; there was something empty about the expressions. It's definitely a cute style, but perhaps it's still not fully developed beyond the 'cutesy' range.
November 16, 2017
I really loved the Disney movie "Tangled" so thought I would give this book a try! I found this book on NetGalley and was excited to get a chance to read/review it! I really enjoyed the drawings and how they captured the magic of the story. The author did a amazing job detailing how Repunzel looked and each page was so colorful that it made it a wonderful story to read. This story is geared more to kids younger in age than myself since it was a very easy to read and follow. But maybe I am a kid at heart because I really loved this book! I hope to buy this book in the future so I can keep it!
January 8, 2018
Such a great read.
August 14, 2017
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
I never did finish the movie (fell asleep, not sure if it as because of the movie or me being sleepy), but I was curious about the manga. Would it follow the same story? Would it be totally different? How about the art?
Well, up to the part I have watched it follows the movie perfectly (so about 60% until it wasn't all a rehash of what I already saw), sure, it is a bit faster (like watching the movie sped-up), there is no annoying singing (yay).
Did I like it however? Not really. I guess I really did fall asleep because the movie was so boring. :P There are just too many things that seem illogical, like the hair that changes length each panel. Plus not to mention even the fact that it is just impossible to have so much hair and just walk through a forest or field or whatever else without getting stuck. Or the fact that using your hair for those things.... it must hurt like hell.
The horse? I hated it in the movie, and it was just as terrible in the manga.
I did tear up because of the ending though. It was a predicted ending, and I knew it was coming, but I was still tearing up. It was wonderful.
Plus her hair looks much better in the last scenes. :P
The art was pretty OK though, a bit derpy at times, but generally it fitted perfectly with the magical story.
So all in all, I can't give this one higher than 2.5 stars. 1 star for the ending. 1 star for the best hairdo in the last scenes. 0.5 stars for the art.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I never did finish the movie (fell asleep, not sure if it as because of the movie or me being sleepy), but I was curious about the manga. Would it follow the same story? Would it be totally different? How about the art?
Well, up to the part I have watched it follows the movie perfectly (so about 60% until it wasn't all a rehash of what I already saw), sure, it is a bit faster (like watching the movie sped-up), there is no annoying singing (yay).
Did I like it however? Not really. I guess I really did fall asleep because the movie was so boring. :P There are just too many things that seem illogical, like the hair that changes length each panel. Plus not to mention even the fact that it is just impossible to have so much hair and just walk through a forest or field or whatever else without getting stuck. Or the fact that using your hair for those things.... it must hurt like hell.
The horse? I hated it in the movie, and it was just as terrible in the manga.
I did tear up because of the ending though. It was a predicted ending, and I knew it was coming, but I was still tearing up. It was wonderful.
Plus her hair looks much better in the last scenes. :P
The art was pretty OK though, a bit derpy at times, but generally it fitted perfectly with the magical story.
So all in all, I can't give this one higher than 2.5 stars. 1 star for the ending. 1 star for the best hairdo in the last scenes. 0.5 stars for the art.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
September 2, 2017
I love the story of Tangled and this manga is an almost exact copy of the movie. This is not bad by any means, I just wish there was a little more to the story, something different than the movie, like more back story. I can not say I enjoyed this ARC very much, and the main reason is because the review copy I got had the bottom of the page cut off, so I could not get the full details of the story. I was able to fill in the gaps since I know the story, but that ruined this particular book for me. If I ever get the chance to read the final version, I will be more than happy to revisit my review.
Disclaimer: I received this from Netgally in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for the chance to read this!
Disclaimer: I received this from Netgally in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for the chance to read this!
August 18, 2017
Tangled is one of my favourite Disney movies, so when I saw that it's about to be turned into a manga, I was really excited to read it! Disney Manga: Tangled by Shiori Kanaki is a story of Rapunzel, a girl who's living in a secret tower, hidden from the rest of the world in the midst of a forest. Rapunzel's dream is to go see the "lights" that appear in the sky once every year, but her mother commands her to stay in the tower. Until the day that she meets Flynn, a charming thief who will help Rapunzel reach her dream.
I was thrilled to pick up this manga inspired by Tangled and it definitely didn't disappoint me! The charming story was once again revived on the pages of the book, and it was as good as in the movie. The art was just wonderful, keeping the characters a little similar to their movie counterparts, yet adding own originality to it. I absolutely loved the amount of humour and how it was portrayed through the artwork. I also particularly liked the use of various textures and how the illustrator managed to create dynamic scenes and show characters' emotions, which in my opinion is much harder when you only deal with black, grey and white colours.
All in all, I think that the manga would really appeal to the fans of the Disney movie but also to everyone who would like to read a fun, magical story.
I have kindly received a copy of this book from Diamond Book Distributors and Tokyopop via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
The review also appeared on my blog.
I was thrilled to pick up this manga inspired by Tangled and it definitely didn't disappoint me! The charming story was once again revived on the pages of the book, and it was as good as in the movie. The art was just wonderful, keeping the characters a little similar to their movie counterparts, yet adding own originality to it. I absolutely loved the amount of humour and how it was portrayed through the artwork. I also particularly liked the use of various textures and how the illustrator managed to create dynamic scenes and show characters' emotions, which in my opinion is much harder when you only deal with black, grey and white colours.
All in all, I think that the manga would really appeal to the fans of the Disney movie but also to everyone who would like to read a fun, magical story.
I have kindly received a copy of this book from Diamond Book Distributors and Tokyopop via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
The review also appeared on my blog.
August 4, 2017
I was provided an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Tangled is one of my favorite Disney movies, maybe even my favorite. I’ve seen it many times (I can’t even count how many), and I’m even watching the series…
So, when I saw this was “Inspired by the hit Disney movie, Tangled,” I had to read it.
However, I wouldn’t call this “inspired by.” This was the movie, plain and simple. The drawings, even if they were pretty great, were exact frames taken from the movie. The text was also pretty much the exact text from the movie…
The thing is it lacked the heart the movie has. The movie’s perfection comes from the jokes between Flynn and Max, the expressions Pascal makes, the intonation in Flynn’s voice, Rapunzel’s songs and her connection with both Pascal and Max, etc.
This book couldn’t show any of that and that’s a damn shame...
Tangled is one of my favorite Disney movies, maybe even my favorite. I’ve seen it many times (I can’t even count how many), and I’m even watching the series…
So, when I saw this was “Inspired by the hit Disney movie, Tangled,” I had to read it.
However, I wouldn’t call this “inspired by.” This was the movie, plain and simple. The drawings, even if they were pretty great, were exact frames taken from the movie. The text was also pretty much the exact text from the movie…
The thing is it lacked the heart the movie has. The movie’s perfection comes from the jokes between Flynn and Max, the expressions Pascal makes, the intonation in Flynn’s voice, Rapunzel’s songs and her connection with both Pascal and Max, etc.
This book couldn’t show any of that and that’s a damn shame...
August 3, 2017
The story is the same as the Tangled movie from 2010. It’s a re-imagining of Rapunzel, but the only thing it really has in common with the original fairy tale is the girl with long hair kept in a tower.
The princess, Rapunzel, is stolen from her crib by Mother Gothel, because her can magically heal people. Mother Gothel hides Rapunzel in the tower, forbidding her to ever leave it, keeping the precious hair safe. While Gothel is away getting a present for Rapunzel’s 18th birthday, Flynn Ryder ends up in the tower as he’s on the run from the palace guards. Rapunzel recognizes her chance and convinces Ryder, with the help of a frying pan, to take her to see the annual lights festival. Adventure, danger, love and the requisite happy ever after ending all follow.
The story is what it is, it’s Tangled re-done as a manga. I thought the manga art was well-done and I’m sure middle schoolers would like it. I personally appreciated the “how to read a manga” at the beginning. I don’t read many, although Amber does, so it never hurts to be reminded the differences between reading a manga versus a graphic novel.
The stories cute and fun. In all honesty though, I miss the colors, the glowing of the lanterns especially.
The princess, Rapunzel, is stolen from her crib by Mother Gothel, because her can magically heal people. Mother Gothel hides Rapunzel in the tower, forbidding her to ever leave it, keeping the precious hair safe. While Gothel is away getting a present for Rapunzel’s 18th birthday, Flynn Ryder ends up in the tower as he’s on the run from the palace guards. Rapunzel recognizes her chance and convinces Ryder, with the help of a frying pan, to take her to see the annual lights festival. Adventure, danger, love and the requisite happy ever after ending all follow.
The story is what it is, it’s Tangled re-done as a manga. I thought the manga art was well-done and I’m sure middle schoolers would like it. I personally appreciated the “how to read a manga” at the beginning. I don’t read many, although Amber does, so it never hurts to be reminded the differences between reading a manga versus a graphic novel.
The stories cute and fun. In all honesty though, I miss the colors, the glowing of the lanterns especially.
June 20, 2019
I love Tangled, Rapunzel is my favourite Disney Princess! So when I saw that Tangled had a manga I had to buy it. This manga was so beautifully drawn! The artwork and detail of the characters and background were incredible! My favourites had to be the lantern scene, when Rapunzel finally leaves her tower, and even chibi art of Rapunzel and Flynn was amazing! However, the writing was not the best. There were a few spelling and grammar mistakes and the dialogue was rather awkward as they would only put pieces of the original script in the dialogue making it a little awkward. Some of the scenes were cut too, not the significant ones but the little scenes that made the film so grand. Overall it’s a great tribute to Tangled and if you’re a fan I would buy it just for the artwork because it is beautiful.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 17, 2023
If you've seen Tangled, you know exactly what happens in this book. To the letter. If you haven't seen the film, I suspect you'll be completely lost by the rapid dialogue and lack of backstory.
I'm not saying I hated this book, but I'd rather watch the film itself (complete with colors, continuity, music, and sound effects) than read the movie script in a series of cartoon panels. The art was honestly adorable, but again, there isn't anything groundbreaking here. This book seems to be targeting young fans of the film who can't get enough of the story and want to relive the experience with a different art style, and that's cool, but it's not at all what I'm looking for.
I'm not saying I hated this book, but I'd rather watch the film itself (complete with colors, continuity, music, and sound effects) than read the movie script in a series of cartoon panels. The art was honestly adorable, but again, there isn't anything groundbreaking here. This book seems to be targeting young fans of the film who can't get enough of the story and want to relive the experience with a different art style, and that's cool, but it's not at all what I'm looking for.
September 25, 2017
I do not know why I keep expecting great things from these new TokyoPop magnas. I have been disappointed time and time again. Part of it, as with this title, they try to retell a beloved movie in a graphic form. But things get changed or moved around. Tangled starts by telling the reader that the narrator is dead. The flow is off from the very beginning and I do not feel it ever picks up back up. The story is the same, but it’s tone has been changed and I do not find it enjoyable. Please go back to original content.
July 14, 2020
I wasn’t real impressed with this book. It was definitely just ok. I love the story of Tangled but this book just didn’t do it justice. Some parts were worded weird and needed some editing because some things just didn’t make sense. The pictures were not drawn well which made it hard to tell what exactly was going on in them, especially with everything being in black and white. This book was a quick read but just not that great of a mange. There are definitely much better mangas and better Tangled retellings out there.
September 13, 2020
Raiponce est l'un des rares dessins-animés de Disney que je n'ai pas encore vu. Je voulais pas absolument le découvrir mais on m'en a dit beaucoup de bien alors je me suis dit pourquoi pas le découvrir avec sa version manga? (le graphisme m'a attiré car je trouve les traits beaucoup plus doux que la version animée).
Et bien ça a été une agréable surprise, je suis littéralement retombée en enfance avec ce titre. Je suis impatiente de visionner le dessin-animé et je sais que dans cette version l'heroine a beaucoup + de punch et Flynn est + fun donc j'ai hâte de voir ça!
Et bien ça a été une agréable surprise, je suis littéralement retombée en enfance avec ce titre. Je suis impatiente de visionner le dessin-animé et je sais que dans cette version l'heroine a beaucoup + de punch et Flynn est + fun donc j'ai hâte de voir ça!
March 13, 2021
Cute quick recap of the movie Tangled. I loved the movie so much that when I found out there was a manga I had to get it. The art work was beautiful. The characters were recognisable. Honestly did such an amazing job with everything, Rapunzel and Eugene, Rapunzels hair and their outfits. It was just perfect. It follows the storyline of movie so there isn't much of a difference. If you want a quick recap of the movie would suggest this manga. I loved it and read through it in one sitting. A quick read for Disney lovers.
November 14, 2022
EXACTLY like the movie
Not sure it's a good thing, but the artist tool 0 creative liberties. This manga was the movie to a T, no added nonsense or dramatization or left out things. Basically, its the movie in manga form. I also ducked stars for this since it seemed an easy route to take, but....it deserves 5 stars, because I usually complain when a manga or remake isn't exactly like the original I love. And not only was this the story I love, but the art was EXQUISITE! Eugene was just as hot, Rapunzel just as beautiful and spirited, it was PERFECTION 💗
Not sure it's a good thing, but the artist tool 0 creative liberties. This manga was the movie to a T, no added nonsense or dramatization or left out things. Basically, its the movie in manga form. I also ducked stars for this since it seemed an easy route to take, but....it deserves 5 stars, because I usually complain when a manga or remake isn't exactly like the original I love. And not only was this the story I love, but the art was EXQUISITE! Eugene was just as hot, Rapunzel just as beautiful and spirited, it was PERFECTION 💗
September 24, 2017
The artwork is pretty, and keeps the Manga and Disney magic, but this follows the movie 100%. There is nothing extra here at all. Sadly, I was hoping for a little bit extra. It follows the script, the scenes, everything. There is absolutely nothing extra to this at all. One good thing, a child could color in some of the scenes, making this manga book a little more special if they wanted it to be.
August 9, 2017
Although the "manga-fying" changed the mood of the narrative in comparison to the original movie. For example, certain jokes (like Maximus and Pascel's antics) and the general comedy style present in the movie felt different, didn't work out as well. Although Rapunzel worked out well as manga Princess and Mother Gothel is great as manga villain.
January 6, 2019
It was really interesting to see my favorite movie in manga form! While the story and characters were still there (that ending will always have me in tears in ANY form), I still don't find it had the same affect as the film because a lot of elements were missing. Overall, a fun little afternoon read!
November 1, 2021
What should I say... I love Disney and I like the mangas. The story about Rapunzel is so wonderful. Especially the new version. I like Pascal 😁 I know the film, but I watched it in German and with the manga I learn English 😊
Sadly, this manga had the wrong configuration. It is not from the back to the front (back to front) in the Kindle version. But ok, that's not dramatic.
Sadly, this manga had the wrong configuration. It is not from the back to the front (back to front) in the Kindle version. But ok, that's not dramatic.
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