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Aug 23, 2020
Man, kingdom is a manga that really exists in a weird place for me.
One on hand, I think this is one of the greatest pieces of art ever created, with gravitating characters, a fantastic story based on real history, and gorgeous art.
On the other hand, I think kingdom has it's fair amount of flaws. Let me say this, although kingdom has it's fair share of flaws, I still consider this series to be amazing out of pure enjoyment.
Kingdom is a story about warfare, specifically the warring states period of China, wherein the first unified Chinese empire was formed. Our main character, shin,
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befriends the king of the state of qin, ei sei, and together they form an ambition to unite China, and through their warfare attempt to unify china. About shin though, this makes me think of one of kingdoms glaring flaws.
Shin is annoying, most of the time. At a later point in the manga he becomes a much better character, especially around the point when a certain character he has an emotional attachment to dies.
However, dealing with shin being annoying and having very few other character traits can be off-putting.
I started reading this manga in high school, when there were around 500 chapters released, and I only recently caught up. This is not because kingdom is bad, or slow, but because my taste in manga matured. I found that when I came back to kingdom after reading it in short bursts intermittently in high school, I found I enjoyed it much more, and binged almost 400 chapters of the manga (as of this review there are 650 chapters).
This is why kingdom is very weird but enjoyable to me, while it doesn't always have the dramatic tension that other seinen series have every chapter, when it does have it it blows you away. While it doesn't have the direct political focus that other anime/manga have, when it does you are oddly fascinated by it. It doesn't have nearly as strong of a main character as a plethora of other series across various media, but almost all of it's others characters shine so vibrantly that they are unforgettable. Kingdom does not kill off its characters as often as the reader would expect, but when it does it is that much more impactful. That is the titillating feeling that this manga provides.
Some arcs in this manga are just downright masterful, and some are plainly passable, while others are generally speaking very good.
The coalition arc, as is generally accepted by the community, is possibly one of the best arcs of all manga EVER.
At the end of the day I love this manga so much, and when I caught up I was filled with dread that I have to now wait for years until the manga finishes. Any person who loves good manga should at least give Kingdom a try.
It isn't the best Manga of all time, but sometimes it feels like it.
Story 8/10
Art 8/10
Characters 9/10
Overall 8.6/10
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Apr 14, 2020
Giganto Maxia seems to have gotten a bad Rap both in terms of it's rating on this site, and it's reviews elsewhere. Let me say this; this manga does have some obvious problems, but I believe it is fairly enjoyable and decently written.
If you go into this short series expecting an ultra-violent, dark and gritty, edgy series, you will be sadly let down. What I found while reading this that while it does seem a bit generic at points, there are some really fascinating ideas, decent characters, amazing art, and a few really well done fights.
Giganto Maxia is not much when compared to berserk,
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which, in my opinion, is the best manga ever written. From what I have noticed, this endearing little short story by kentaro miura was knocked quite a bit by the community because miura took a break from berserk to write this. While I understand the frustration, I feel like the aforementioned knocking might deter some people from a fairly enjoyable, and overall GOOD story. This isn't to say it doesn't have any flaws though.
Sure, there are weird Loli piss parts that feel uncomfortable, for some people that might be deterring. I was essentially indifferent to this, but I thought the odd uncomfortable nature of these portions, while being very "stereotypical anime-esque", provided a little insight into how weird and just odd prome was, and from what I can tell that was miura's intent.
I think MAL has an inflated scoring system, and there will always be imbalances in the rating system on this site, so I can't really say my opinion or rating means anything. Many people will not (and did not) like this story, and that is ok. I would just suggest that if you go into giganto maxia with a light-hearted approach, you may be in for some fun. I would even go as far to say it is worth buying, as I have it on my own shelf. It is nowhere near as good as berserk, but I think it is severely underrated. I've noticed this under-rating happens a lot with many of osamu tezuka's works, but that is neither here nor there.
As for the bad things, I feel like I am obligated to mention them here because I forgot to mention them in the prior part of my review (sorry!).
There is a heavy use of really dumb, generic sci-fi terms that feel really out of place, and that threw me off at some parts.
Something that is less of a "problem", but more of a wish of mine, is that the series would be longer. If giganto maxia was a long running series, I feel like all of the potential in this little story could be expanded upon greatly.
I've seen a lot of mixed feelings about delos and prome. Generally speaking, I think they are good, but not great. I could understand how someone might not like them, so I won't make any definitive statements.
Basically, giganto maxia is fun and you should at least give it a shot, you might turn out liking it!
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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