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¡Nueva y emocionante serie de Shojo dirigida a chicas de 15-16 años!
179 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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March 25, 2012
If you liked the series "Special A" by Minami Maki, you will love to follow the adventures of Hina and her friends.
For me, discovering this manga on www.mangareader.net, I admit I had some a prioris from the drawings proposed by the artist. Some features left me a little disappointed in the character's design, less fun to watch because less detailed. I personally have a preference for the drawing by Kisaka Io in the serie "Ao Haru Ride", which is why I am less affected by the style of Furukawa Shiori.
But compared to "Special A", the graphics are more refined. This gives a sense of clarity. As a result, bubbles allow more room for expressions with many close-ups. The pencil strokes are also lighter and more modern. It's why it's not really my cup of tea but the drawings are still well done.
In terms of history, the story focus on a group of five young gifted men who attend special classes and already proven themselves in the business world. Alongside their studies, they must thwart the attacks of different enemies. All hidden things that Hina has to discover in her quest to make friends and finding true love.
Battles, car chases, kidnapping and comical situations are "au rendez-vous" with always good humor.
The reader do not mind turning the pages, even if sometimes some scenes are recurring elements of the manga world with gags and situations already seen and reviewed. But the reader spent a good, entertainment and relaxing time.
Fun, this manga is readable with pleasure.
Lucie
For me, discovering this manga on www.mangareader.net, I admit I had some a prioris from the drawings proposed by the artist. Some features left me a little disappointed in the character's design, less fun to watch because less detailed. I personally have a preference for the drawing by Kisaka Io in the serie "Ao Haru Ride", which is why I am less affected by the style of Furukawa Shiori.
But compared to "Special A", the graphics are more refined. This gives a sense of clarity. As a result, bubbles allow more room for expressions with many close-ups. The pencil strokes are also lighter and more modern. It's why it's not really my cup of tea but the drawings are still well done.
In terms of history, the story focus on a group of five young gifted men who attend special classes and already proven themselves in the business world. Alongside their studies, they must thwart the attacks of different enemies. All hidden things that Hina has to discover in her quest to make friends and finding true love.
Battles, car chases, kidnapping and comical situations are "au rendez-vous" with always good humor.
The reader do not mind turning the pages, even if sometimes some scenes are recurring elements of the manga world with gags and situations already seen and reviewed. But the reader spent a good, entertainment and relaxing time.
Fun, this manga is readable with pleasure.
Lucie
June 13, 2020
Five is very similar to Special A concept wise, and even character wise, mostly or especially in regard to Hina (aka "Princess" or "Hime") the heroine of the story. Unless the similarities would be something that would irritate you, I'd think you'd like it. Personally I like "Special A" better, but this is a good read.
After transferring schools all her life due to her parents work, Hina is finally able to set down roots and make the friends she's always dreamed of. The school separates it's students by grades, so Hina is put in the S-A class with the top students. There she's meets the "Five" a group of male friends of various types who turn out to be well off or successful. They end up in a lot of peculiar situations while dealing with their own problems and relationships and love.
The art style isn't my favorite, but it's not bad and I've seen similar works. The only think my eyes are constantly drawn to is the hands, where the fingers are too long. Not a big deal, but my eyes zero in on it every time. :)
After transferring schools all her life due to her parents work, Hina is finally able to set down roots and make the friends she's always dreamed of. The school separates it's students by grades, so Hina is put in the S-A class with the top students. There she's meets the "Five" a group of male friends of various types who turn out to be well off or successful. They end up in a lot of peculiar situations while dealing with their own problems and relationships and love.
The art style isn't my favorite, but it's not bad and I've seen similar works. The only think my eyes are constantly drawn to is the hands, where the fingers are too long. Not a big deal, but my eyes zero in on it every time. :)
dnf-or-skimmed
October 9, 2019The thing that I remember most distinctly from this series is the really ugly artwork. Like, this artist's style is terrible. I can barely remember the story (only that I found it tedious and boring and pointless) but the ugliness of everything has never faded from my memory.
I could honestly pick apart the style because it's horrendous on every front. Everyone looks weird and uncanny. I checked the first and last chapters and the author's only real style change is that she used really fat lines at first and then got to using thinner, more sketch-like lines, but the anatomy and weird, huge, bug-like eyes and terrible aesthetic remained.
Since manga is a visual medium, the art plays a big role and for me, a very ugly style will kill any possible merit the story may have had, which is why I maybe got 3-4 volumes into this before I couldn't take it any longer and trashed it.
It may seem harsh, but this manga has the ugliest style I've ever seen that wasn't deliberately made to be ugly and cartoonish, like a lot of gag or children's manga.
I could honestly pick apart the style because it's horrendous on every front. Everyone looks weird and uncanny. I checked the first and last chapters and the author's only real style change is that she used really fat lines at first and then got to using thinner, more sketch-like lines, but the anatomy and weird, huge, bug-like eyes and terrible aesthetic remained.
Since manga is a visual medium, the art plays a big role and for me, a very ugly style will kill any possible merit the story may have had, which is why I maybe got 3-4 volumes into this before I couldn't take it any longer and trashed it.
It may seem harsh, but this manga has the ugliest style I've ever seen that wasn't deliberately made to be ugly and cartoonish, like a lot of gag or children's manga.
March 17, 2022
2.5/5
This review is part of a personal challenge to: 1) read more French books; 2) improve my French; 3) read all the French manga novels from my mom's manga collection. Seeing as I read this book in French, the actual review will be in French (duh).
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Cette critique fait partie d'un défi personnel: d’améliorer mon français!
Hina a grandi en passant d'une ville à l'autre, mais s'installe finalement dans une ville et est ravie de se faire enfin de nouveaux amis à l'école. Mais se faire de nouveaux amis n'est pas facile, surtout quand elle est la seule fille de sa classe. Elle devient ami avec cinq garçons. Ces garçons sont les plus populaires et les plus intelligents de l'école. Les histoires de ce livre concernent principalement ses expériences est son amitié avec ces cinq garçons.
L'école qu'elle fréquente est aussi un peu étrange et folle, et me rappelle un peu la série Host Club.
Chaque chapitre de ce livre sert d'une histoire indépendante. L'auteur explique que c'est parce que le magazine dans lequel la série est prépubliée change à chaque chapitre. Pour cette raison, le livre lui-même est un peu sans but et manque d'intrigue.
Il y avait aussi certains aspects de l'art que je n'aimais pas. Par exemple, les doigts des personnages sont extrêmement longs et disproportionnés. L'auteur a également du mal à dessiner le profil latéral des personnages et à maintenir des proportions faciales acceptables (comme les yeux qui s'étendent trop près des oreilles)
This review is part of a personal challenge to: 1) read more French books; 2) improve my French; 3) read all the French manga novels from my mom's manga collection. Seeing as I read this book in French, the actual review will be in French (duh).
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Cette critique fait partie d'un défi personnel: d’améliorer mon français!
Hina a grandi en passant d'une ville à l'autre, mais s'installe finalement dans une ville et est ravie de se faire enfin de nouveaux amis à l'école. Mais se faire de nouveaux amis n'est pas facile, surtout quand elle est la seule fille de sa classe. Elle devient ami avec cinq garçons. Ces garçons sont les plus populaires et les plus intelligents de l'école. Les histoires de ce livre concernent principalement ses expériences est son amitié avec ces cinq garçons.
L'école qu'elle fréquente est aussi un peu étrange et folle, et me rappelle un peu la série Host Club.
Chaque chapitre de ce livre sert d'une histoire indépendante. L'auteur explique que c'est parce que le magazine dans lequel la série est prépubliée change à chaque chapitre. Pour cette raison, le livre lui-même est un peu sans but et manque d'intrigue.
Il y avait aussi certains aspects de l'art que je n'aimais pas. Par exemple, les doigts des personnages sont extrêmement longs et disproportionnés. L'auteur a également du mal à dessiner le profil latéral des personnages et à maintenir des proportions faciales acceptables (comme les yeux qui s'étendent trop près des oreilles)
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June 18, 2019Toshitoshitoshitoshi*-*-*
July 18, 2019
2.5, rounded up because rounding down feels harsh. I'm not a big fan of the art style, and the pacing seems a tad off, but it's fine.
June 24, 2017
Volume preso al Salone del libro di Torino, attratta dalla copertina e dalla trama sul retro: la protagonista si trasferisce in una classe di soli maschi e 5 in particolare sembrano particolarmente interessati a lei e cercano di diventare loro amica mentre le stessa si ritrova ad apprezzare le loro attenzioni e le loro stranezze. Una commedia scolastica è un pochino romantica che non mi è dispiaciuta ma non mi ha convinto tantissimo, anche se mi ha divertito, in particolare l'ultimo capitolo con una sfida ambientata nella giungla (avete capito perché uno storce il naso, visto che la storia passa dalla normalità alla ab-normalità?).
February 21, 2025
Este manga es un poco Boys Over Flowers o Ouran High School Host Club pero con personajes mucho menos carismáticos. Está bien, es entretenido y divertido de leer.
October 13, 2025
Much more fun than anticipated, cute "romance". The art is something to get used to though... I dont love their faces or all the tongue expressions.
March 27, 2013
intermezzo saat dikejar deadline. plotnya gabungan antara boys before flower sama perfect girl evolution. satu cewek yang keliatannya biasa aja tiba-tiba dikelilingin lima cowok yang jadi idola.
June 18, 2015
Un premier tome sympa. J'attends de lire la suite pour me faire un meilleur avis.
December 26, 2016
To this day this is still by far my favorite manga. It has so many aspects that I love, the characters, the story and the art most of all. I will continue to read this again and again =^.^=
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