Utsurowazarumono: Breath of Fire IV

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Synonyms: Breath of Fire IV: The Unfading Ones

Japanese: うつろわざるもの～ブレスオブファイアIV～

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 5

Chapters: 27

Status: Finished

Published: Oct 15, 2007 to Jan 15, 2010

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Demographic: Josei

Serialization: Comic Avarus

Authors: Ichimura, Hitoshi (Story & Art)

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Ranked: #2925²

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Popularity: #9068

Members: 2,169

Favorites: 44

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It's all about dragons and magic in both world and in their own right. The dragons designs are both incredibly detailed and innovative in both manga. Of course, BOF is much more about dragons to Fairy tail's mage oriented story yet a dragon fan will probably enjoy both if not for plot, for these creatures.

Fairy tail is an original manga but Breath of fire IV is adapted from quite a brilliant game and one of the best in the series. Both of them have a very important sub plot being the bond between the characters, BOF is more subtle about it yet everything that occurs in it is very connected to the feelings between the characters including the 'villain' and his own encounters which is a very intriguing and might get to you of you're the emotional type. Fairy tail is all about bonds and its feel good pace is always a plus from all the dramatic series out there.

If it's about bonds and dragons then these 2 series are worth looking into. read more 

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both gave the same feeling.  

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The artist behind both of these adaptations of much loved JRPGs has a very distinct style. If you read one of 'her' (I'm assuming she's a she due to the amount of whiteness/lack of backgrounds in her work!) works, then you would almost certainly recognize another.

Before the start of Tales of Symphonia, it was mentioned by the mangaka that her favourite game is ToS. And her being a fan of the game and, presumably, the JRPG genre as a whole shines through in her work. She's very attentive when it comes to expressing the emotions of the characters, and that part of her drawings injects life into the interactions of the characters.

As an example of how her ability to express emotions with her art improves things, I'll use the lead of Breath of Fire IV, Ryu. As BoF fans will know, Ryu is a silent character in the game. In the manga he does have some lines, and those lines do add to his character a little, but it's his eyes and the expressions he makes that make him standout, rather than his words.

I'm not really a fan of ToS, and I can only really praise the amount time spent on Colette becoming less and less human when typing about it, but I have more to say when praising BoFIV's adaptation. The best part of the BoFIV game's story is, without a shadow of a doubt, Fou-Lu's journey that follows his reawakening into a world that no longer desires his existence. And the mangaka was near enough 100% faithful when covering his sections. That said, with me already having mentioned how the mangaka's art alone adds a personality to Ryu, the BoFIV adaptation is near enough flawless. It's THE best video game adaptation I've encountered to date, and I strongly recommend it to all BoF/JRPG fans.

Short version: BoFIV's story being split between the good guy (Ryu) and the 'bad' guy (Fou-Lu) made it an interesting game, and such an execution makes it an involving story to read. (How often in a story do you get to follow both the hero and villain?) It's easy for me to recommend, and it deserves more attention. read more

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