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Synonyms: MAR, Märchen Awakens Romance, MAR-Heaven, Marchen Awakens Romance, MÄR-Heaven

Japanese: MÄR

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 15

Chapters: 161

Status: Finished

Published: May 2003 to Jul 2006

Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Theme: Isekai

Demographic: Shounen

Serialization: Shounen Sunday

Authors: Anzai, Nobuyuki (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.35¹ (scored by 8,987 users)

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Ranked: #4219²

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Popularity: #1195

Members: 16,488

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Ranked #4219Popularity #1195Members 16,488

MangaShounen SundayAnzai, Nobuyuki (Story & Art)

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Ginta Toramizu is a 14-year-old kid who doesn't have a lot going for him: he's near-sighted, doesn't do well in school, sucks at sports, and to top it off—he's short! But Ginta is a dreamer and has had the same dream 102 times, always in the same fantasy world, where he is a hero blessed with all the abilities he lacks in real life.

One day, a supernatural figure appears at Ginta's school and summons him to a mysterious and exciting new world! In this strange universe filled with magic and wonder, he is strong, tough, agile—and he can see without his glasses! Thus, Ginta begins a mystical quest in search of the magical items known as "ÄRMS," one of which may have the power to send him home. Joining him on this epic journey are his companion Jack and the valuable living, talking, mustachioed iron-ball weapon known as "Babbo," which everyone wants but, it seems, only Ginta can possess!

(Source: VIZ Media)

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MÄR was published in English by VIZ Media from May 3, 2005, to September 18, 2007. It was also released in Brazilian Portuguese by Editora JBC from August 2010 to April 2012.

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Aug 18, 2021

KiyoshiEgg

Recommended

Seriously one of the most underrated story media’s I’ve ever read in my life!!

We got some fantastic characters, humor, and artwork within the story. Ginta legit is one of my most favorite characters by how he was and is now from being a dorky middle school kid to fun and seriously badass character. The story well yea it’s pretty linear and all. It’s still very well executed and worth your time going through

I honestly think the first half was alright, there’s some good parts, funny parts, and some boring parts but I think it depends on whoever reads it because I fairly think it’s ...

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Nov 30, 2023

Aito136

Mixed Feelings

MÄR is pretty much exactly what I'd expect from an 00's isekai: Kid gets teleported to a magic world, finds an overpowered weapon, has a tournament arc, and then saves the land. Despite that, I'd say it was still decently fun.

The plot points are predicatable and the tropes are hackneyed, but if you grew up with 00's anime/manga then you'll probably get the same enjoyment out of it that I got. On top of that it isn't very long (by my standards), only running 15 volumes so you won't have to dedicate tons of time to get through it. The biggest plus I can give ...

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Dec 3, 2010

Foolness

Not Recommended

A 10 if you're looking for a case study of shonen, a 4 if you're expecting a high quality battle manga.

What separates MAR above other battle manga is that it cuts through the heart of what shonen is.

There's no filler here folks but neither are you going to get the type of 'faux' unique quality often praised from series like Naruto.

You'll definitely spot the hot blooded hero, the traditional cliches and at first MAR looks like your generic battle manga only if you read through the entire series excluding MAR Omega the sequel you're guaranteed to see a sort of elements of "battle manga ... compendium lite" that makes the artist seem more like he was making a subtle serious satire of the genre rather than striving for mediocrity.

It's all hard to explain but suffice to say what MAR does best is that it is able to contain all the stuff you love and expect from battle mangas but it slices it so thin that instead of getting a quality manga with no filler - you get even less of that while having the whole package intact. There's really nothing quite like it that I've seen. It's like a master musician stopping at the exact point of the crescendo to the point that it feels flawed but you get that he could easily have continued just one sound further and it would have been great.

This holds true for all the plot elements but it stretches further towards the art which is what makes this manga seem poor. You'll see stuff that on hand you'll think cliche or generic and yet when you really think about it, it's original but it's explored at the surface. One of the best scenes to notice this is in a fight with a pinocchio like character later in the series. It's a minor battle but if you pay in particular to how that character speaks and how he attacks and then you re-read that scenes and ignore the elements of the character - you could swear the artist could have easily add one extra sentence, back story or prolonged battle stance and that fight would be more memorable than it should. I'm talking literally "in-your-face" details here even if you're not an artist, a critic or an otaku.

That is the secret of MAR but alas it's not an "official" statement - plus you're probably looking for mangas to be entertained or actual tutorials and official announced satire to be thought provoked and in that element, MAR doesn't fair as well especially with more hardcore audiences who think believe they know the cliches and non-cliches of shonen or believe they can just get that info from TV Tropes or other wiki sites.

Also one thing to keep in mind when considering MAR, it does this so well because it lifts up the rules without breaking them. Example the titular chain ball character is both a follower of the cliche generic battle manga design which seems like it's trying to follow the rule of cool but breaks it horribly but even as the backstory is rushed up until MAR Omega - the thing is able to grow on you while again constantly breaking the rules that should appeal to your taste.

Without spoiling anything, let's just say by the end of the manga, the upgrades to the weapon would all fit the rule of cool quality and would probably make this manga more recognized had the artist designed the sidekick those ways originally but in a masterful stroke, if you reach that far, you'll be more empathic towards the original lame design. An effect that may on the surface seem obvious in that it's clear which design gets the most appearance and is branded into our memory but still as an ingredient of a recipe this is how this manga is able to "tell by showing" the heart of what a true generic shonen manga is and thus in my opinion it is more a valuable tool for the beginner artist/storyteller than everyone else and can't be removed from a high rating in every other criteria except the overall.

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