Carole & Tuesday

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"Carole & Tuesday" is the manga-adaption of the so called anime. It's about two teenaged girls whith a passion for music trying to find their place in the world. If you haven't seen the anime you should go and watch it first, cause the manga is a held like summary with few manga-only stuff. If you have seen it and can't get enough of the story and characters this one might be for you.

Story 6/10:
The Story makes a really rushed start and at first I didn't really enjoy it. After the second volume tho I came to like it. Characters like Angela are written much ... more sympatic and even tho the anime made the characters more depthful this summary gives you good glimpse of the surface.

Art 8,5/10:
The Art is doing a great job. Beautiful drawn panels with a good and flowly structure. You can really feel the music. After each song I couldn't resist myself and hear the real deal. It gives the anime justice and probably is the best part of the manga.

Character 7/10:
The Characters, even not as fleshed out as in the anime, are just as great. Our loveable Tuesday, charasmatic Carole and "arrogant" Angela are still good and at some points even more relatable than in the anime.

Enjoyment 8,5/10:
The Enjoyment always got me holding a volume in my hands. I already liked the anime so I was curious how a manga adaption would look like and it did a great job.

Overall 7,5-8/10

I do not recommend this manga to people who did not watch the anime.

Carole & Tuesday is about music and the relationship of the main characters in particular, but also the cast around them. In this rushed manga adaptation there is, obviously, no music. The artist did his best to convey the impact of the songs through his art, but it cannot compete with the actual music by a long shot.

The cast is reduced to the core cast and side characters that appeared early on in the anime. Multiple side stories have been cut and the ending was moved to an earlier point in the ... story, ending it after around 2/3rd of the anime plot.

The art itself is done well and some scenes look gorgeous. The interaction of the main duo is largely as wholesome, goofy and sometimes serious and tense as in the anime. However, this story just does not work as well without the actual music to accompany it.

In conclusion, I only recommend this manga to people who watched the anime and want some short nostalgia. At 18 chapters, its a quick read and if you know the songs you can evoke the same feelings you had as during the show.