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Rave Master #4
Rave Master, Vol. 04
The first Rave came easy to HaruGlory. When he accepted his destiny and became the new RaveMaster, one of the five magical stones came with his Ten Powers Sword...
200 pages, Paperback
First published May 15, 2000
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About the author
Hiro Mashima
1,608 books1,917 followersHiro Mashima (Jap: 真島ヒロ) is a Japanese manga artist.
He gained success with his first serial Rave, published in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1999 to 2005. His best-selling work, Fairy Tail, published in the same magazine from 2006 to 2017, became one of the best-selling manga series with over 72 million copies in print. Mashima began the currently ongoing Edens Zero in 2018.
Fairy Tail won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen manga in 2009, and Mashima was given the Harvey Awards International Spotlight award in 2017 and the Fauve Special Award at the 2018 Angoulême International Comics Festival.
He gained success with his first serial Rave, published in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1999 to 2005. His best-selling work, Fairy Tail, published in the same magazine from 2006 to 2017, became one of the best-selling manga series with over 72 million copies in print. Mashima began the currently ongoing Edens Zero in 2018.
Fairy Tail won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen manga in 2009, and Mashima was given the Harvey Awards International Spotlight award in 2017 and the Fauve Special Award at the 2018 Angoulême International Comics Festival.
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December 6, 2018
Learned a little bit more about the Rave in this volume and also a little more about Elie.
May 10, 2020
Part of me wonders - is this just meant to be a comedic manga hero's journey or is it a straight up parody? I can't tell from this volume. Story-wise it concludes the story from the previous volume about the town where it always rains. I thought the plot twist for that section was interesting, even if the overall story is kind of lacking in stakes - which is why I wonder if this is meant to be parody. Afterwards we continue the medium-term arc of trying to get a piece of Rave that landed in a mountain. Once again, a few interesting story points, but no real consequences yet.
I'm truly curious to see where this is all headed. About two dozen more volumes until I get there.
I'm truly curious to see where this is all headed. About two dozen more volumes until I get there.
April 27, 2018
Pretty great manga:) Pretty similar to fairy tail, It’s by the same author, If you love fairy tail you’ll most likely love this^.^🤔👌❤️
March 22, 2021
Plue was an icon back to our childhoods lol
March 24, 2021
Cerita mulai membahas asal usul rave dan siapa orang2 dimasa lalu yang berjuang melawan Dark Bring. Sangat seru
July 1, 2021
Alur cerita semakin membaik dan artwork Mashima sensei terlihat meningkat mulai cerita ke28.
Kehadiran Plue semakin menegaskan sebagai maskot Rave :))
Kehadiran Plue semakin menegaskan sebagai maskot Rave :))
March 21, 2022
Go is great has great hair has a change of heart love it
October 19, 2024
Eh so I was wrong about who the assassin was. I don’t like musica’s hair change. Is Haru unintentionally collecting more knights to replace the ones that were lost 50 years ago?
May 31, 2012
So this one picks up where Vol. 3 left off. With Elie standing outside the Thunder-Man’s mansion, and Haru trying to catch up to her before anything happens. They end up taking on Go, the Thunder-Man, and his girlfriend Rosa and bringing back sunlight to the village of Ska. However Go isn’t all he appears to be and neither is Rosa, so the fight doesn’t end quite the way you might expect it to.
Then Elie and Haru are off to Tremolo Mountain and Akumu Hall, where it is rumored that the shooting star, a possible rave, landed 50 years ago. But Demon Card is there looking for the rave also, and since they know Haru is on his way they have traps and an assassin waiting.
I enjoyed this volume more than volume 3. While the story seemed to zip by, I did like some of the twists that the author threw in. While I think that Go and Rosa were kinda corny, they were still funny, and I liked how the author chose to end the confrontation between them and Haru and Elie. Then there was the assassin. Every new character had me suspecting them. Plus Musica shows back up. (Yay, he is one of my fave characters) I still also really like how all the characters interact, and sometimes are completely random.
Plus I like the extra add ons about the characters at the end of the volumes, and this one even had a “which Plue are you?” game that was cute. (I’m a crying Plue!)
Still kinda got issues with some of the art work. (I know, I know, get over it right? I’ve already committed myself to the story enough that I ignore it and will keep reading, since I want to know what happens) But there are still some scenes that just seem to skip parts.
There’s one part where I had to actually check the page number because I was convinced that I must have lost a page or something. It just went from one frame to something completely different. I’m still confused as to where the main characters got the vehicles they were on at that point too.
Over all I while I am still Meh about the artwork. (I like mine a little less cartoony) I enjoyed how the story went in this volume, and I want to know what happens next. (there is a major cliffie at the end of this one)
The “skips” in the scenes is irritating, but I will keep reading. Partly because I always hear people raving about this series (no pun intended) but mostly because I do like the story and I want to see where it goes.
Then Elie and Haru are off to Tremolo Mountain and Akumu Hall, where it is rumored that the shooting star, a possible rave, landed 50 years ago. But Demon Card is there looking for the rave also, and since they know Haru is on his way they have traps and an assassin waiting.
I enjoyed this volume more than volume 3. While the story seemed to zip by, I did like some of the twists that the author threw in. While I think that Go and Rosa were kinda corny, they were still funny, and I liked how the author chose to end the confrontation between them and Haru and Elie. Then there was the assassin. Every new character had me suspecting them. Plus Musica shows back up. (Yay, he is one of my fave characters) I still also really like how all the characters interact, and sometimes are completely random.
Plus I like the extra add ons about the characters at the end of the volumes, and this one even had a “which Plue are you?” game that was cute. (I’m a crying Plue!)
Still kinda got issues with some of the art work. (I know, I know, get over it right? I’ve already committed myself to the story enough that I ignore it and will keep reading, since I want to know what happens) But there are still some scenes that just seem to skip parts.
There’s one part where I had to actually check the page number because I was convinced that I must have lost a page or something. It just went from one frame to something completely different. I’m still confused as to where the main characters got the vehicles they were on at that point too.
Over all I while I am still Meh about the artwork. (I like mine a little less cartoony) I enjoyed how the story went in this volume, and I want to know what happens next. (there is a major cliffie at the end of this one)
The “skips” in the scenes is irritating, but I will keep reading. Partly because I always hear people raving about this series (no pun intended) but mostly because I do like the story and I want to see where it goes.
February 27, 2018
This book picks up where Vol. 3 left off. With Elie standing outside the Thunder-Man's mansion, and Haru trying to catch up to her before anything happens. They end up taking on Go, the Thunder-Man, and his girlfriend Rosa and bringing back sunlight to the village of Ska. However Go isn't all he appears to be and neither is Rosa, so the fight doesn't end quite the way you might expect it to.
Then Elie and Haru are off to Tremolo Mountain and Akumu Hall, where it is rumored that the shooting star, a possible rave, landed 50 years ago. But Demon Card is there looking for the rave also, and since they know Haru is on his way they have traps and an assassin waiting.
I enjoyed this volume more than volume 3. While the story seemed to zip by, I did like some of the twists that the author threw in. While I think that Go and Rosa were kinda corny, they were still funny, and I liked how the author chose to end the confrontation between them and Haru and Elie.
Then there was the assassin. Every new character had me suspecting them. Plus Musica shows back up. (Yay, he is one of my fave characters) I still also really like how all the characters interact, and sometimes are completely random. Plus I like the extra add ons about the characters at the end of the volumes, and this one even had a "which Plue are you?" game that was cute. (I'm a crying Plue!)
I still have issues with some of the art work. I know, I know, get over it right? I've already committed myself to the story enough that I ignore it and will keep reading, since I want to know what happens, but there are still some scenes that just seem to skip parts.
There's one part where I had to actually check the page number because I was convinced that I must have lost a page or something. It just went from one frame to something completely different. I'm still confused as to where the main characters got the vehicles they were on at that point too.
Over all I while I am still Meh about the artwork. (I like mine a little less cartoony) I enjoyed how the story went in this volume, and I want to know what happens next. (there is a major cliff hanger at the end of this one)
The "skips" in the scenes are irritating, but I will keep reading. Partly because I always hear people raving about this series (no pun intended) but mostly because I do like the story and I want to see where it goes.
Then Elie and Haru are off to Tremolo Mountain and Akumu Hall, where it is rumored that the shooting star, a possible rave, landed 50 years ago. But Demon Card is there looking for the rave also, and since they know Haru is on his way they have traps and an assassin waiting.
I enjoyed this volume more than volume 3. While the story seemed to zip by, I did like some of the twists that the author threw in. While I think that Go and Rosa were kinda corny, they were still funny, and I liked how the author chose to end the confrontation between them and Haru and Elie.
Then there was the assassin. Every new character had me suspecting them. Plus Musica shows back up. (Yay, he is one of my fave characters) I still also really like how all the characters interact, and sometimes are completely random. Plus I like the extra add ons about the characters at the end of the volumes, and this one even had a "which Plue are you?" game that was cute. (I'm a crying Plue!)
I still have issues with some of the art work. I know, I know, get over it right? I've already committed myself to the story enough that I ignore it and will keep reading, since I want to know what happens, but there are still some scenes that just seem to skip parts.
There's one part where I had to actually check the page number because I was convinced that I must have lost a page or something. It just went from one frame to something completely different. I'm still confused as to where the main characters got the vehicles they were on at that point too.
Over all I while I am still Meh about the artwork. (I like mine a little less cartoony) I enjoyed how the story went in this volume, and I want to know what happens next. (there is a major cliff hanger at the end of this one)
The "skips" in the scenes are irritating, but I will keep reading. Partly because I always hear people raving about this series (no pun intended) but mostly because I do like the story and I want to see where it goes.
February 10, 2022
In a weird little "twist," Mashima uses his "sameface" artstyle to deceive the audience by .
Funny how the omake at the end of the volume say that Mashima opted not to have Haru and Elie fight together against Go and Rosa so as not to have men beat up women, when he would later have many important female fighters in his next two big series.
I wonder if Kubo stole the idea for Zabimaru from Rosa's sword? After all, Rave and Bleach but focus similarly on fashion in their chapter covers, so there could be a deeper link than I thought....
Funny how the omake at the end of the volume say that Mashima opted not to have Haru and Elie fight together against Go and Rosa so as not to have men beat up women, when he would later have many important female fighters in his next two big series.
I wonder if Kubo stole the idea for Zabimaru from Rosa's sword? After all, Rave and Bleach but focus similarly on fashion in their chapter covers, so there could be a deeper link than I thought....
January 25, 2017
Cuatro tomos don’t stop de Rave, la he cogido como si fuera la primera vez que la leo e incluso creo que la estoy apreciando más ahora (y comparándola con Fairy Tail).
Éste cuarto tomo termina el combate de la aldea donde llovía tanto, un combate plagado de humor,
con unos villanos que quizá no lo eran tanto y donde los poderes son para partirse de risa: hacer bailar al enemigo¿? En fin, saga humorística y cortita.
Y luego pasamos al plato fuerte (en teoría) que no es otro que localizar a un ejército de Demon Card (los malos, por si lo de Demon no era una buena pista) que está buscando una de las cuatro partes de Rave en una cueva. Resultado? Un asesino intenta matarles, aparece Shuda, se reencuentran con un viejo amigo y se nos hace una breve ampliación de lo sucedido hace 50 años (además de ver que Ellie parece esconder algo importante).
En resumen: un tomo que objetivamente debería haberme gustado más pero que se me ha hecho algo cuesta arriba al notar cierto alargamiento con la inclusión del asesino, como si no quisiera revelar lo del final del tomo y tuviera que poner un malo de relleno.
Por lo demás, sigue siendo el manga divertido y bien pensado (dentro de su género, que hay absurdeces como que el malo les dé un veneno que los duerme, en lugar de uno que los mate) que recordaba, con una ligera mejora del dibujo y que entretiene. Aunque pierda carrerilla sigue a buena velocidad.
Éste cuarto tomo termina el combate de la aldea donde llovía tanto, un combate plagado de humor,
con unos villanos que quizá no lo eran tanto y donde los poderes son para partirse de risa: hacer bailar al enemigo¿? En fin, saga humorística y cortita.
Y luego pasamos al plato fuerte (en teoría) que no es otro que localizar a un ejército de Demon Card (los malos, por si lo de Demon no era una buena pista) que está buscando una de las cuatro partes de Rave en una cueva. Resultado? Un asesino intenta matarles, aparece Shuda, se reencuentran con un viejo amigo y se nos hace una breve ampliación de lo sucedido hace 50 años (además de ver que Ellie parece esconder algo importante).
En resumen: un tomo que objetivamente debería haberme gustado más pero que se me ha hecho algo cuesta arriba al notar cierto alargamiento con la inclusión del asesino, como si no quisiera revelar lo del final del tomo y tuviera que poner un malo de relleno.
Por lo demás, sigue siendo el manga divertido y bien pensado (dentro de su género, que hay absurdeces como que el malo les dé un veneno que los duerme, en lugar de uno que los mate) que recordaba, con una ligera mejora del dibujo y que entretiene. Aunque pierda carrerilla sigue a buena velocidad.
December 13, 2013
“ Perang tak boleh terjadi lagi! Untuk itulah Rave ada! Gunakan di jalan yang benar dan hancurkan kejahatan.”
Petualangan Haru semakin berkembang. Sepertinya, akan muncul tokoh baru dari Demon Card. Tapi nggak apa-apa kok. Musica datang untuk membantu. Akhirnya, ada pencerahan juga. Aku suka banget baca Rave. Aku juga nggak tahu kenapa. Yang pasti, genre komik yang aku baca itu nggak tetap. Kadang petualangan, detektif, serial cantik sampai yang bunuh-bunuhan.
Pokoknya, Rave jadi salah satu komik favoritku.
July 28, 2008
Hiro Mashima, Rave Master, vol. 4 (Tokyopop, 2000)
This series is really starting to get strong now; a lot of the “wow, how did that happen?” coincidences common to manga of this sort, but the characters are very nicely done and there's all the action you could possibly want. I like Mashima's gimmick here, and I'm interested to see what he does with it in the future. ****
This series is really starting to get strong now; a lot of the “wow, how did that happen?” coincidences common to manga of this sort, but the characters are very nicely done and there's all the action you could possibly want. I like Mashima's gimmick here, and I'm interested to see what he does with it in the future. ****
May 6, 2016
Musica joins the team now and a new friend appear. I liked this volume the enemy wasn't evil at all, it was as Haru says " A little bit dense" and his girlfriend was awesome, also be able to see a little of Ellie's past was good and intriguing, I want to know more about the thunder guy.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 12, 2015
This series keeps me wanting to read more. It's funny and quirky.
April 26, 2020
Musica
Musica is back! He always was my favorite character. News !more prominent in this arc. Also helps that Gray of Fairy Tale is modeled from him.
Musica is back! He always was my favorite character. News !more prominent in this arc. Also helps that Gray of Fairy Tale is modeled from him.
April 14, 2017
This was an ok so-so Volume.
The story continues though the focus was more comedy until the latter chapters - which is not bad though I will note that the translation (so not the original Author) was fairly bad. Grammar mistakes (even with poetic license allowances) were intolerable and fairly egregious - which caused me to dock a start from what started as a 4-Star Volume.
To me, this volume in particular really felt like a "filler" episode of an anime than it was a core part of the original story (at least from what I know and remember - which is very little). The characters were not very well developed and was fairly non-essential to the actual quest to find the Rave stones.
Will keep reading on ...
The story continues though the focus was more comedy until the latter chapters - which is not bad though I will note that the translation (so not the original Author) was fairly bad. Grammar mistakes (even with poetic license allowances) were intolerable and fairly egregious - which caused me to dock a start from what started as a 4-Star Volume.
To me, this volume in particular really felt like a "filler" episode of an anime than it was a core part of the original story (at least from what I know and remember - which is very little). The characters were not very well developed and was fairly non-essential to the actual quest to find the Rave stones.
Will keep reading on ...
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