"Disney Twisted Wonderland" Anthology Comic

『ディズニー ツイステッドワンダーランド』アンソロジーコミック [Disney Twisted Wonderland Anthology Comic] #1

by Walt Disney Company

An anthology of manga shorts featuring all your favorite characters from the Disney mobile game.

Short stories set in the world of Twisted Wonderland, based on the hit mobile game from Disney!

The first installment in a collection of small but mighty adventures, featuring the characters and world of Twisted Wonderland. Each tale is written and drawn by a different manga creator!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Young Adult, Graphic Novels, Comics, Slice Of Life, Comics Manga

Unknown Binding

First published November 27, 2020

About the author

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Walter Elias “Walt” Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist. Disney is famous for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. As the co-founder (with his brother Roy O. Disney) of Walt Disney Productions, Disney became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation he co-founded, now known as The Walt Disney Company, today has annual revenues of approximately U.S. $35 billion.

Disney is particularly noted for being a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design. He and his staff created some of the world's most famous fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, a character for which Disney himself was the original voice. He has been awarded four honorary Academy Awards and has won twenty-two competitive Academy Awards out of fifty-nine nominations, including a record four in one year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual. He also won seven Emmy Awards. He is the namesake for Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the United States, as well as the international resorts Tokyo Disney, Disneyland Paris, and Disneyland Hong Kong.

Disney died of lung cancer in Burbank, California, on December 15, 1966. The following year, construction began on Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. His brother Roy Disney inaugurated the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971.

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) (commonly referred to as Disney) is the largest media and entertainment conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, the company was reincorporated as Walt Disney Productions in 1929. Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production, television, and travel. Taking on its current name in 1986, The Walt Disney Company expanded its existing operations and also started divisions focused upon theatre, radio, publishing, and online media. In addition, it has created new divisions of the company in order to market more mature content than it typically associates with its flagship family-oriented brands.

The company is best known for the products of its film studio, the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, today one of the largest and best-known studios in Hollywood. Disney also owns and operates the ABC broadcast television network; cable television networks such as Disney Channel, ESPN, and ABC Family; publishing, merchandising, and theatre divisions; and owns and licenses 11 theme parks around the world. On January 23, 2006, it was announced that Disney would purchase Pixar in an all-stock transaction worth $7.4 billion. The deal was finalized on May 5. On December 31, 2009, Disney Company acquired the Marvel Entertainment, Inc. for $4.24 billion. The company has been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since May 6, 1991. An early and well-known cartoon creation of the company, Mickey Mouse, is the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company.

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Reviews

[Laura A. Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was wonderful in every single way!

Honestly, this anthology felt like a love letter of sorts to a variety of TW characters, and was absolutely here for it! I was excited to see some of my personal faves have the spotlight and even enjoyed seeing some of my less favorite characters, where thanks to the chapter, it even made me view that character differently! (Looking at you Leona…LOL)

When it comes to favorite stories, it's hard to say! I definitely LOVED the Idia-centered one! I also loved the Idia and Azul 4koma about games! LOL! The arm wrestling chapter with Jack was surprisingly one of my favorites as well! Though considering he IS one of my faves, I shouldn't be surprised! LOL! Also the chapter with Azul and him trying to have the "influential power" was hilarious! However, the ending of the chapter was surprisingly heart-touching!

And not just that ending, but the "final" chapter of the volume was such a touching one! It honestly felt the perfect way to wrap up this volume, especially with how gorgeous the art was!

Overall, I deeply loved reading this anthology and will for sure reread it because it was so much fun! Definitely a recommended read for any TW fan!

Oh! I do want to also mention that even though it wasn't a "chapter," the colored pages at the beginning were AMAZING! I never expected we get a color page for each dorm! SO COOL!

[Dandy ˙ᵕ˙ · Rating 5 out of 5]

not enough floyd x riddle yuri

[Sandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sehr witzige Zusammenstellung von Kurzcomis aus dem TWST-Universe.
Es kommen alle Häuser vor, allerdings liegt der Focus doch irgendwie sehr auf Octaville (nice), Savana Claw (nice) und Heartstabyl (nyeh). Und es gibt viel viel viel zu wenig Ignihyde, nämlich nur eine Story :/ aber trotzdem. Sehr schön gezeichnet. Es gibt mehrere schöne Farbbilder vorne dran, die super zum aufhängen wären, könnte man sie herausnehmen.

[Nikolai !! (Haitus) · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5🌠 MIS NINOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. Oh how I love this series to heart. My only complaint which might just be me is that one of the stories had Kalim paper white??? The other POC in the other stories had shade to them. Just something a little weird imo.

[Annemarie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Quite a long time ago, I downloaded the Twisted Wonderland game, because well, it was a game based on Disney Villains, and the art looked stunning (I mean, it's by Yana Toboso, so what do you expect?) The art was amazing, and the story was really fun, but the game aspects were... confusing. There was a rhythm game part (which was fun enough) but also a battle part, and a study aspect that I didn't quite understand. And there was of course a gacha type aspect so they can get all that sweet money from you. I was very disappointed by it, and because I didn't really get the battle/study parts and they were necessary to continue the story, I eventually stopped and deleted the game.

When I saw this manga, I was super excited. I mean, the story I enjoyed, without the weird game aspects? That sounds amazing!
Unfortunately that was not what this was. If anything, this read like a doujin, a fanmade comic anthology. The stories are all by different artists, and they all look really good. But it's not one storyline, instead there are short stories focusing on random characters and silly slice-of-life things, that would be great for fans of this series, who know all the characters. For someone who only played the first part of the game and so mostly just know two characters... this was kinda hard to follow, in the sense that the personalities are more assumed than actually written, which makes for a very bland read for someone without any idea of these characters.
I'm very aware that this would be completely different for a fan of the characters, and I'm sure they would love them, but this is not a starting point for jumping into the franchise. I was lost at more than one point in the book, and it's just hard to get invested in a story when you never get more than a few pages with a character, and you never learn much about them.

This is 100% a manga aimed solely at fans of this game, and for them I'd definitely recommend it. The art is wonderful, there are some full c0lour pages that look amazing, the stories are short and varied, and a lot of the characters appear in at least one, but usually quite a few of the stories. (I'm not sure if all characters appear, because I'm not that familiar with the game...)

I was very disappointed that this wasn't a manga showing the story of the game, but hey, the title literally said anthology so I could have known. I was just excited by the idea of the manga and bought it straight away, which is on me. But for someone with very limited knowledge of Twisted Wonderland, this wasn't a very good read.

[Martin Maenza · Rating 4 out of 5]

VIZ Media provided an early galley for review.

With a cover by the series creator Yana Toboso, this collection is jam-packed with a lot of wonderful stuff.

First off, there are nine full-color pin-up images. Some are very faithful to Toboso's style while others present interesting takes on the characters from the series so far.

Next up are sixteen (16) stories by as many manga creators. Running from eight to eighteen pages in length, the reader is given a wide sampling of vignettes set in the world of this series. While some of the characters we've seen a lot of before, others are ones we get to see a bit more spotlight on. And the artwork on these is very much in the same style as that of Toboso's previous volumes. As someone who very much enjoys the Twisted-Wonderland manga volumes so far, this was a fun outing.

[Michelle Graf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thanks to NetGalley and VIZ Media for the ARC

An anthology of short side comics for the gacha mobile game Twisted Wonderland. If you love the game, you'll love this. The strength to the game is it's diverse cast of characters based on Disney villains, and the anthology gives you more of those characters.

[Skylar C. R. Wolf · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.75 stars

Funny short stories which keep you in this world of Twisted Wonderland and gives you a glance to the daily life of the students of the college as an extra to the normal story time line. Really like it.

[c1nnaden ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

si torna sempre dove si è stati bene (vkei cater <3)

[Noiiya · Rating 4 out of 5]

ATE!!!

[Isaac · Rating 4 out of 5]

このアニメの登場人物はみんなセクシーです。私はゲイだと思います。プロットが他と違っていて、ディズニーのテーマが好きです。

[Eu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actual rating: 3.5-4.0 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and VIZ Media for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This "Disney Twisted Wonderland" Anthology is perfect for all Twisted Wonderland fans. Whether coming from the mobile game, the comics, or the novel adaptation, there's something for everyone in this collection. Even if the reader is more familiar with some characters than others, the stories are easy to follow and incorporate many manga tropes and character archetype jokes, so they are accessible with very minimal background knowledge. As long as the reader is familiar with the premise of the world, they will be entertained. (Also, Riddle fans rejoice--there's tons of Riddle cameos, as well!)

Follow the antics of your favorite Twisted Wonderland characters in this collection of short stories. From study strategies to unbirthday parties to science experiments gone utterly wrong (or just very, very right), there is never a dull moment at Night Raven College! Even Crowley the headmage makes a brief appearance. Even better, there's no "player character" to narrate as in other adaptations, so the reader can focus solely on the canon characters from the original game. While Yana Toboso still contributes to this anthology, it also features work by a variety of artists, so readers might find a new favorite there, as well. Overall, this was very solid entertainment and a fun addition to the franchise.

Readers who enjoy this anthology may also like Yana Toboso's other work: Black Butler and Rust Blaster. Other Twisted Wonderland adaptations include: Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Manga: Book of Heartslabyul, Disney Twisted-Wonderland: Rose-Red Tyrant, and other arcs not translated into English (yet). For more Alice in Wonderland game-to-manga adaptations, try Alice in the Country of Hearts by QuinRose.

[~Cyanide Latte~ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read this before in scanlations, but it's so exciting to see this anthology get an English release! Yesterday marked my first TWST anniversary since I started playing the game and the fact I have stuck with this game for over a year (without missing a day) and that I've been collecting its manga and merch this entire time has me feeling pretty emotional. This anthology volume is no different. It has nothing to do with the actual plot of the game, but it functions similarly to the character vignette stories within the game. Each short story (from different authors and their personal interpretations of what they are wanting to tell with the characters) focuses more as filler and character development and the exploration of different dynamics between characters. It's a lot of fun, very cute, and honestly, I'd say a necessary addition to anyone's Twisted Wonderland collection.

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm like 90% sure only Heartslabyul has been translated into English so far, so it's interesting reading this anthology book that features a lot of characters we've only seen briefly or not at all in that series.

These are mostly little slice of life stories and comedy sketches set in Night Raven College. They're fun, and they made me laugh a good few times. There's a higher page count than the other series too, so you get a bit more bang for your buck. But aside from some fun character moments, there's not much of overall substance here.

I did like the jam session aspect of it all though - each story is written and drawn by a different mangaka, so you get a slightly different take on the characters as you go through. I've not seen that approach for a manga before.

[LeeAnn · Rating 2 out of 5]

I feel like this book was trying too hard to do too much, to appeal to too many different audiences, without really finding a niche. I do in fact enjoy manga. But this felt cringy from the start. Like someone had watched a bit too much YuGiOh as a kid. And Wonderland is one of my favorite Disney properties; I have enjoyed many different and unique takes on the story and characters. But I struggled to find any of those here. I vaguely remember there was a game of this same name, but if this is supposed to be that, it definitely doesn't work.

However, the art is fabulous. I got to digging, and discovered this is the team of artists behind Black Butler! Definitely recommended!

[Victoria · Rating 3 out of 5]

These short stories were all cute and fun, with absolutely stunning artwork throughout. However, as someone who has never played the mobile game, I had no clue who the characters were, and not many of the stories provided proper introductions for who the characters were. The characters who appeared multiple times within the anthology were, of course, easier to get to know, but it would have been nice for better introductions or even character profiles for the readers who haven't played the game. However, I did pick this up with the intention of it getting me excited to watch the anime, which it has, so it served its purpose.

[Andrea Ambroso · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una raccolta di storie brevi che hanno come protagonisti gli studenti del Night Raven College. I personaggi di tutte le casate sono presenti, il problema è che in Italia abbiamo conosciuto due casate (di cui una ancora in corso di pubblicazione) e quindi a volte sono presenti personaggi non ancora presentati nella storia principale, ma è stata un'ottima anticipazione per le prossime saghe.
Davvero divertente e molto scorrevole!

[Lissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was so, so delightful! I was laughing at nearly every point and my cheeks were hurting from smiling so much. This is a must-read for fans of Twisted Wonderland. I do think that some of the stories are better suited for people familiar with twst rather than newcomers, but I do think that newcomers would at least get a laugh and become interested in the characters.

As a fan of Ace and Deuce I was glad to see that they were VERY present within the stories lol! Gotta love the duo XD

[Jessica Walsh · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great companion to the regular manga. If you haven’t played the game, this is a perfect way to meet and fall in love with all the other characters. 15 short stories by different mangaka just exploring the quirks of their personalities and every day life. It’s a good holdover until the next manga series comes out, or the anime.

[Jordan MacKinnon · Rating 4 out of 5]

He he he !! This was a delight !! I love so many of these short stories as the bring my favourites to life!! All the different art styles are simply fantastic !!! Just a joy to see my fav game getting more and more attention!!

[Natalie NG · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is like the additional times in Blue Lock but twisted wonderland into a book it's so entertaining to see what the students do when they aren't in a near-death situation or bored in class but still on campus 🙃

[Braden Waller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Strep cute in between read! Was fun to see familiar faces from the first series and meet some new ones. They did a great of showing new characters and what they’re like so when their house series comes out, I’ll be ready!

[Elle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Probably a better read for those whom have also played the game. Whereas another Twisted Wonderland manga series focuses on Riddle and the Heartslabyul, this anthology has stories with many different characters from multiple houses which could make the stories hard to follow.

[Abbie · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's ok, I guess

[Mona! · Rating 5 out of 5]

Um amorzinho :((
Todo mundo foi ilustrado, só achei que faltou mostrar mais uns personagens

[Will Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

i’m screaming and crying why is ruggie the ugliest thing i’ve ever seen

[Nettles · Rating 5 out of 5]

So cute and fun! Does NOT work as a standalone as a headsup

[Draco Flora · Rating 5 out of 5]

I very much enjoyed this anthology. I really liked seeing how the characters interact in silly in-between stories outside the drama of the main story!

[lio⭑ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this a lot. Im a big fan of Twst so this was really fun for me, it’s nice seeing the characters interact outside of the games story and events. Im excited to read more🙏

[Jamie ᯓ · Rating 5 out of 5]

amo i miei bambiniii