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Let me be clear. This isn't a good manga by almost any means.

Story: It's pretty confusing with the characters just seeming to zip around doing whatever they feel like whenever they feel like and winning most battles purely off of being too stupid to function.
They'll go through things in the game although very out of order and the manga does cross over to both games.
Arcs often end in just a few chapters and can be hard to follow due to the frenetic pace. I will compliment the Emperor arc for having some nice character drama and dramatic tension (even if the motivations following said drama ... were kind of dumb) although it doesn't really get that serious. It's a silly, silly story. Don't go in expecting it to be any more serious than your average comedy anime.

I also wondered how they would be able to advance after fighting the X rank and second hero campaign. And that is by pulling random stuff from nowhere that's not even in the game as we wait for Splatoon 3 (shadow clones and stamp rallies?? lol.)

Art: Cute, expressive art that translates the characters really well. Very pretty.

Character: A lot of them are total loser idiots and none of them are all that dimensional or fleshed out but I'd be surprised if you didn't find every single one enjoyable. And there are a LOT of characters. Even things you'd expect to be one off battles (ex: the team who hates getting dirty) just keep coming back.

They all have names such as "Goggles" or "Glasses" or "Headphones", most of them are based from the gear they are wearing. You can really see the innovation and creativity brimming from these (not at all stupid) names.

Enjoyment: Despite it's not goodness, I was able to enjoy this a lot. Probably way more than I should have. It's a 5/10 but I enjoy it like it's a straight 10. Plus my humor is broken and therefore I find it very funny.

Overall: Cute and funny manga to turn your brain off to (might end up smoothing it over though). It has more of a fanbase than it probably deserves.

Okay, before we start:

Are there going to be spoilers?

- Yes, but it doesn't really matter.

Why am i making this review?

- Cause i want to and nobody makes one about it.

... Why am i reading this?

- Because i love Splatoon.

And how is "i think" the Manga?

- Well...

Let's find out!





Story: 6


Splatoon has a pretty nice Story Mode and a nice DLC so is the Manga an Adaptation or does it try something different?

Well it's kinda both...

The Story feels mostly random and they just bring in things of the Videogame randomly when the writers feel like it. My Problem with the Story is that it's uninspired and so comedic.
I know it's for little Children but imagine if this would have been at least as serious as in the Videogame. Because i think it would have been awesome and would've gotten way more attention.



Art: 7

The Art is mostly actually really good. There's nothing really to say about it then that.



Characters: 2

The Story is not the best... executed...
but the characters are even worse.

Goggles: He's just annoying and dumb.

Knitcap: She's mostly as dumb as Goggles... but i think she's not as annoying, but maybe that is because the Manga mostly forgets about her.

Headphones: I actually think she's the best Character of the Manga. She gets here and there angry how dumb everyone else is and goes all Tsundere. But her Tsundere side isn't actually annoying. It's actually fun for me seeing her getting angry at them which makes me see that she's the smartest Person of the Group. In the first Volume it's already shown that she has the best Rank from all four. And there's even a bonus chapter in Volume 6 where her Character Motivation is explored. The bonus Chapter is only 6 pages long and it's my favorite Chapter because a Character is actually a little tiny bit explored.

Brillo: Brillo is basically the smart guy... but all he does is point out how dumb Goggles is. Which makes him seen like he's unimportant. He's the one who gets from the Main Characters the least amount of character exploration ( Or what you can at least could call a tiny hint at Character Exploration ).

Bonus Chapters: So this is something rather unimportant but i wanted to point out that the bonus chapters feel like they could fit into the main story... like the one with Headphones is one who would've not only fit better but would've made more sense if the scene would be shown while the main story rather than when the scene it was supposed to play in ( after the Tournament in Inkopolis Plaza ).

Enjoyment: My enjoyment was actually pretty high. But if the Story would take serious turn and the characters wouldn't be just plain stereotypes without emotions but actual "CHARACTERS" this could've been way better. The writers could have made something serious and still could've brought a message into it. But then again it's Splatoon and for kids... so who cares about that except me of course.

Overall: It's mediocre. You can read and enjoy it. But only because you enjoy something doesn't always mean it's good. For what it wants to be it's good... but then again i'm thinking about what could've been as great as the videogame.

Before reading this review, please note that I've only read up to the first chapter of volume 2 of the manga. I would've dropped it after the first volume, but I stupidly bought the first three without knowing how bad this series is. I just picked them up because I'm a fan of the games, and I wish I didn't waste my money on it.

Story: 2/10.
From what I can tell so far, there is barely any story in this manga. All it is is team blue having turf wars against various people who's names I don't care to remember because they're so forgettable, getting their ... butts kicked and then magically winning because... something something, power of friendship. I get that it's based off of a fairly simple game, but if you're going to do a simple story that relies on the same gimmick over and over again, at least do it right. The pacing is also so rushed that I can barely keep track of what's going on. The pacing is appalling, and the story jumps around so much that it's impossible to follow.

Art: 7/10.
I'm all for giving credit where credit is due - the art style of the manga is good. I like it. It's cute and dynamic and captures the feel of the game it's based off of near perfectly.

Character: 2/10.
Well, at least there are characters... boring tropey ones that have one personality trait, not even that sometimes, and experience no growth or development, sure, but at least there are characters. Seriously though, there is not a single character in this manga who I can stand. The main character, Goggles, makes me want to scream most of the time, Bobble Hat is basically a carbon copy of him but female, and the rest of them are so forgettable I can't remember a single thing about them, let alone their names.

Enjoyment: 1/10.
Every second I spend reading this manga is a second I am never going to get back, and I am so genuinely upset about that. I've never felt as if I've wasted my time more. I'm only continuing to the end of the third volume so I can get my money's worth out of this trashy series, and then I'm never touching them again. Picking up this series is one of my biggest regrets.

Overall: 1/10.
Seriously, there are plenty of amazing manga series you could read instead of this one. Go read literally anything else.