Gash Bell manga review
July 8th 2009 10:36
Gash Bell is a manga created by Raiku Makoto. The manga is also adapted into an anime.
Genres: action, comedy
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Synopsis: Genius middle schooler Takamine Kiyomaro has an apathetic attitude towards life and is an outsider at his school. One day, Kiyomaro meets a mysterious boy called Gash Bell: Gash was found unconscious out in the woods of England by Kiyomaro's father, and has lost all his memory. The only clue to Gash's identity is the red book he was carrying when he was found, but it contains letters no one can seem to decipher. However, when Kiyomaro looks through the book, he notices that there is one word he can read, and when he does, thunder comes out of Gash's mouth. It turns out Gash is a mamono (“monster”) boy from "makai" ("demon world"), and that he has been sent to the human world along with 99 other monster children to fight out a battle for who will be the next king of "makai". All the monster children have their own books, which will enable them to use magic when they find the right humans to read them. Monster children keep coming to Gash and Kiyomaro to beat them.
Source: Anime News Network
Comment:
I'm reading this manga because as usual, a recommendation from my cousin. I must say that this is the only manga that I've read that has a very touching storyline most of the time. Okay, I'll explain to you about this later. The storyline can be be a bit confusing at first and boring at the same time. As Kiyomaro discover about Gash even more, the storyline has become a lot more interesting as there are a lot of fights involved. Somehow, whenever we read a manga which involved lots of intense battle, of course if they lose it doesn't really affect us that much because this is the game. However, in this manga, this is when the touching moments came into the storyline. Most of the enemies that Gash has encountered are really craving to be the king so the battles are really brutal. But along the way, there are some mamono who has become allies to them but they still have to fight because it's the rule of the game. The saddest part is they have to depart from Gash when their books are burnt into ashes. I really like how the mangaka portrayed the storyline where there are always allies withing the enemies. Obviously, I agree with this part because not all people are enemies.
Now, let's move on with the artwork. As much as I love the storyline, I don't fancy the artwork because it looks just plain weird to me. Gash maybe cute but apparently the artwork doesn't do justice to him. I feel like the artwork looks so....polygonal to me. But still, the artwork is still neat as usual but I still don't like the artwork. Take a look at yourself here if you're interested:
Overall, I really love this manga a lot because this manga portrayed a lot of life lesson we can learn which I find it kinda rare for this kind of manga. If you prefer moral with meaningful storyline despite if its artwork, then grab this manga. You don't need a box of tissue to wipe your tears because it's not as soapy as you thought but reading this manga will definitely touched your heart. So again, grab this manga if you're curious with what I say.
Genres: action, comedy
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Synopsis: Genius middle schooler Takamine Kiyomaro has an apathetic attitude towards life and is an outsider at his school. One day, Kiyomaro meets a mysterious boy called Gash Bell: Gash was found unconscious out in the woods of England by Kiyomaro's father, and has lost all his memory. The only clue to Gash's identity is the red book he was carrying when he was found, but it contains letters no one can seem to decipher. However, when Kiyomaro looks through the book, he notices that there is one word he can read, and when he does, thunder comes out of Gash's mouth. It turns out Gash is a mamono (“monster”) boy from "makai" ("demon world"), and that he has been sent to the human world along with 99 other monster children to fight out a battle for who will be the next king of "makai". All the monster children have their own books, which will enable them to use magic when they find the right humans to read them. Monster children keep coming to Gash and Kiyomaro to beat them.
Source: Anime News Network
Comment:
I'm reading this manga because as usual, a recommendation from my cousin. I must say that this is the only manga that I've read that has a very touching storyline most of the time. Okay, I'll explain to you about this later. The storyline can be be a bit confusing at first and boring at the same time. As Kiyomaro discover about Gash even more, the storyline has become a lot more interesting as there are a lot of fights involved. Somehow, whenever we read a manga which involved lots of intense battle, of course if they lose it doesn't really affect us that much because this is the game. However, in this manga, this is when the touching moments came into the storyline. Most of the enemies that Gash has encountered are really craving to be the king so the battles are really brutal. But along the way, there are some mamono who has become allies to them but they still have to fight because it's the rule of the game. The saddest part is they have to depart from Gash when their books are burnt into ashes. I really like how the mangaka portrayed the storyline where there are always allies withing the enemies. Obviously, I agree with this part because not all people are enemies.
Now, let's move on with the artwork. As much as I love the storyline, I don't fancy the artwork because it looks just plain weird to me. Gash maybe cute but apparently the artwork doesn't do justice to him. I feel like the artwork looks so....polygonal to me. But still, the artwork is still neat as usual but I still don't like the artwork. Take a look at yourself here if you're interested:
Overall, I really love this manga a lot because this manga portrayed a lot of life lesson we can learn which I find it kinda rare for this kind of manga. If you prefer moral with meaningful storyline despite if its artwork, then grab this manga. You don't need a box of tissue to wipe your tears because it's not as soapy as you thought but reading this manga will definitely touched your heart. So again, grab this manga if you're curious with what I say.
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