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Original Title: | 進撃の巨人 1 |
ISBN: | 1612620248 (ISBN13: 9781612620244) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | 進撃の巨人 / Attack on Titan #1 |
Literary Awards: | Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shounen Manga (2011) |
Hajime Isayama
Paperback | Pages: 193 pages Rating: 4.42 | 117727 Users | 2220 Reviews
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Title | : | Attack on Titan, Vol. 1 (進撃の巨人 / Attack on Titan #1) |
Author | : | Hajime Isayama |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 193 pages |
Published | : | June 19th 2012 by Kodansha Comics (first published March 17th 2010) |
Categories | : | Sequential Art. Graphic Novels. Horror. Manga. Science Fiction. Fiction. Dystopia. Young Adult |
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2nd reading: You know what, I liked this a little bit more after reading it again. It's possible that the crap I read before this made this seem better overall ... but, meh. Not bad.~
Original review:
I don't know man ... I finished this and started on the second volume and I feel like this might be one of those instances where I just don't get the hype. I also don't understand how this is already up to 11 volumes when (some spoilers for volume 2 as well) (view spoiler)[the main character "dies" in the first volume, (though I'm guessing, since I've read a bit of volume 2, that he somehow inhabits one of the Titans, so he's not really dead.) (hide spoiler)]
I don't think the art is particularly good, and while the story is pretty unique, I was kind of bored, honestly. Everyone is going nuts for the anime and I even started the first episode though got distracted halfway through and stopped watching for some reason and never went back. What I watched though was pretty much scene-by-scene for what happened in the manga, though I'm not sure how long the anime stays like that.
I found the main character brash, whiny, and annoying, and the fact that he's prone to shouting and going nuts didn't endear him to me at all. The other characters were practically faceless/nameless to me and completely forgettable, except for Mikasa (thanks, FREEBIRD.) She's a badass and should be the real main character, (view spoiler)[and I suspect this will be the case with the way things end up, and I'm completely ok with that. (hide spoiler)]
I guess a part of me wasn't really paying attention that this is dystopia, because I'm not a big fan of the genre at all and would normally just steer clear of it. The fact that this isn't clicking with me could be my own fault, since dystopia almost never entertains me. So many people were talking about the manga and the anime though that I wanted to see what all the fuss was about, and that's not always the greatest idea.
I don't know, I might give this through volume 3 before I drop it, just because it's so popular and I'd hate to miss out on something that turns out to be spectacular. No way am I reading all of it though if I just end up feeling the same way after three books. I'm glad it has its fans though and that a series that breaks the mold is doing so well, but I have a feeling this might not be for me.
Rating Of Books Attack on Titan, Vol. 1 (進撃の巨人 / Attack on Titan #1)
Ratings: 4.42 From 117727 Users | 2220 ReviewsColumn Of Books Attack on Titan, Vol. 1 (進撃の巨人 / Attack on Titan #1)
4.5 Stars!I have always felt that the giants in fiction today are starting to become bumbling, stupid fools that just happen to be oversized and love destroying things, stripped of the fear they held around them a long time ago. So whenever I see this wildly popular manga series online or in the bookstore, I think nothing of it and pass by it. That is, until the anime adaption started airing this year and I saw the opening. And that opening was just so glorious that I just had to at least tryBelow is my original review, but having caught up I wanted to add that I finally realised why I was drawn to this in such an apprehensive way- it's because the series taps directly into the Evangelion centres of the brain. That may not make much sense if you haven't seen Neon Genesis Evangelion (something of a badge of honour and a trope/trauma codifier series when it comes to subconscious-tapping secrets being uncovered in the course of a desperate struggle against a powerful but to initial
Channel the anger swelling inside youFighting the boundary 'till you break throughDeep in your soul there's no hesitationSo make yourself the one they all fearThere is a wild fire inside youBurning desire you can't extinguishYour crimson arrowRips through the twilightThis is the moment for war! I am obsessed. Please send help.
Attack on my understanding! That's what this is. The buzz and hype around the anime is larger than life itself, so I thought I should get around to catching up on the manga before checking out the anime. It's safe to say that I am confused and staggered by what I just went through.The artwork is horrible. The characters are frustrating. The writing is pretentious and too obvious.The premise of humanity being confined within a concentric city with giant walls in order to protect themselves from
I had heard a lot of good things about this series, I also agree that the concepts are refreshing and exciting. I even read *part* of the first few volumes.But I just don't think this series has successfully held my interest. I read one volume...then... I stopped.So it's one of those Read only when it's for free books.
BEST. MANGA. EVER.if you're hesitant to pick this up because you think the anime is better, don't be, this is as good as the anime.I LOVE THE HECK OUTTA OF THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is very hard to write about a manga like this one. I had first seen the episodes made from the manga a few years ago in Japanese w/ English subs. Then it started to come on anime night on my beloved cartoon channel. I was horrified when I saw this, but I couldnt turn away. Something about this gets to you in a raw way, like Jack and the Bean Stalk but on Steroids without the golden goose ending. Yes, like that if the process were reversed in the Giants favor! If the giant, a bunch of them;
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