Manga of the Week - シューピアリア / クロス
Sunday, August 29, 2010
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I swear I've posted this, but I can't seem to find it, so I'm doing it again.
Title: シューピアリア, Superior
Author: Ichtys
Genre: Shounen, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Serialized in: Square Enix GanGan Powered
Total Volume Count: 9
Summary from MangaUpdates:
Kenn's Comment: *u* I love this series soooo much. It's up on the top of my list on MAL. Ichty's art is gorgeous, and while the story is a tad bit cliche, it's done well. Like most manga, there are people who will hate the premise and all, but haters gonna hate after all. Can't help it. Probably the same people who hated Pastel for it's slow pacing.The demon queen subdued enormous and powerful monsters and slaughtered over half of the world's population. Surviving members of the human race elected a hero to slay the demon queen, beseeching release from her oppressive rule. However, he questions his mission to eradicate the monsters: in his opinion, they too are conscious and alive, and so he anguishes over that fact. Sheila the Demon Queen became interested in him and joined his journey, hiding her identity and with the plan to kill him after she has gained his trust. Eventually, she realizes that she fell in love with the hero, and hence their journey begins...
How did this get published exactly? I've seen better stuff on Smackjeeves for crying out loud.Despite a lot of the negative comments on MangaUpdates, the ratings tell a very different story.
The art is aright(albeit very mediocre) but the pacing and panel layout is a complete mess. The story is nothing but clichés and cheese.
Image from Square Enix
Title: シューピアリア・クロス, Superior † (Cross)
Author: Ichtys
Genre: Shounen, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Serialized in: Square Enix GFantasy
Total Volume Count: 3 (ongoing)
Kenn's Comment: I left out the Summary from MangaUpdates for this one because it's actually the same as it's prequel's. To say it's a sequel would be pushing it a bit, because, like Rosario†Vampire, it's less a sequel, and more of a continuation after moving magazines. Nevertheless, Superior† delivers just like it's predecessor did. Ichty's art is gorgeous as usual, and Sheyla's up to her usual antics.
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