R2

Publisher
ADVManga
Writer
Maki Hakoda
Artist
Maki Hakoda
Country of origin
Japan
Year
2003

Manga Fans Unite! R2 GN 1

By David Rasmussen
17th Aug 04

Studio - ADVManga
Age - All Ages
By Maki Hakoda
ADV Manga credits
Translator - Amy Forsyth
Lead Translator/Translator Supervisor - Javiar Lopez
ADV Manga Translation Staff - Kay Bertrand, Brendan Frayne, Haruka Kaneko-Smith and Eiko McGregor
Publishing Editor - Susan Itin
Assistant Editor - Margaret Scharold
Editorial Assistant - Varsha Bhuchar

Graphic Novel 1
There is just something so wrong with this situation!
How the heck did a kid named Kenta, pizza delivery boy, end up becoming involved in problems of intergalactic levels? Some guys just seem to have all the luck!
Whether said luck is "good" or "bad" luck, however, is subject to interpretation.

One moment he's just the ordinary pizza guy, next he's running (and sometimes running away from) the most interesting "out of towners", so to speak.

I had a little bit of a hard time following the specifics, so I'll leave that to you, but as the book ends it looks like things are just going to get more and more interesting as the story rolls.

R2 Breakdown the 1st

What's Hot? It has a good start, but not much in terms of interesting cast. Maybe the next book will flesh out the characters more and make them more interesting, but for now they don't leap out at me in terms of interest yet. Want to see more though.

What's Not? When it's all said and done the book kind of ran abit quietly -- let's just say that I couldn't follow it for too long. Talk about not too interesting. Being open minded I want to see if it picks up with Graphic Novel 2 and improves, but still it's not a good start.

Moments to Remember? Yeah, there's memorable stuff. In this case it's some of the misadventures that Kenta gets into that is interesting (and who he gets into these situations with who are also interesting).

What to Ignore? Occasional bouts of un-inspired characters which could drive partial un-interest in title.

Overall? Once again it's another half glass full situation. I want to see more, but found a few things about this start to be abit lacking. Hopefully things improve with Graphic Novel 2.

-- David Rasmussen 17th Aug 04