Monday, January 21, 2013

Manga Monday (3): Arisa Vol. 1

Arisa, Vol. 1 (Arisa, #1)





Tsubasa thinks that her pretty and popular twin sister, Arisa, has the perfect life. Everyone at school loves Arisa—unlike the hot-tempered Tsubasa, whose nickname is “the Demon Princess.” But when Arisa attempts suicide, Tsubasa learns that her seemingly perfect sister has been keeping some dark secrets. Now Tsubasa is going undercover at school—disguised as Arisa—in search of the truth. But will Arisa’s secrets shatter Tsubasa’s life, too?



Arisa starts off light. Tsubasa has anger control issues so no girl wants to be her friend. In the opening chapter she is going to see her twin Arisa who is her complete opposite for the first time in three years. While they are hanging out Arisa throws herself out of a window. This catapults the story into a suspense filled mystery that does not let up. Something strange, mysterious, or scary happens every chapter. All orchestrated by a mysterious King. The King person is scary. You have no idea who he* is just that he has complete control over this entire class. They are his willing slaves. People even try to commit suicide when they have displeased him. That is terrifying. Natsumi Ando perfectly captures the eerie feel this manga has in all of her drawings. They are all very clear and beautiful. This is a great mystery manga with a creepy villain and wonderful drawings.

*Because we do not know who the King is we also do not know his gender but because in English King is masculine I will refer to the King as he.

I give this manga an A

1 comment:

  1. I only read the first book... I havemt had the time to read much manga.

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