Angelic Layer, Vol. 5 [Paperback]

Clamp (Author, Illustrator)

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: TokyoPop (March 11, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591821525
• ISBN-13: 978-1591821526
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #988,228 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Clamp, stylized as CLAMP, is an all-female Japanese manga artist group that formed in the mid 1980s. Many of the group's manga series are often adapted into anime after release. It consists of their leader Nanase Ohkawa, who provides much of the storyline and screenplay for all their works and adaptations of those works respectively, and three artists whose roles shift for each series: Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi. Almost 100 million Clamp tankōbon copies have been sold worldwide as of October 2007.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A nice finale, May 18, 2004

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angelic Layer, Vol. 5 (Paperback)

This is the fifth and last book of the five-book series, Angelic Layer, and picks up immediate where the fourth book left off. With the National Championship underway, Hikaru and Misaki are now facing the toughest angels and their Deuses (controllers) in all of Japan. But, leading with her heart, Misaki is certain to overcome all her obstacles, both those in the Angelic Layer and those in her life.

This is the final book in the series, and it tied everything up nicely. This book is fun and exciting, watching Misaki unravel all of the mysteries of her opponents, and overcoming. I liked the story and the fun little eccentricities that separate this sort of book from the normal, run-of-the-mill American cartoon. (You have to see these characters when they get excited!) I found this a fun book, one that you can easily give to the kids in your life. I highly recommend this book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Clamp-style cuteness, March 15, 2003

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M. Hammond (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angelic Layer, Vol. 5 (Paperback)

Nothing unexpected happens in this one--everone should have figured out who the lady watching from the shadows was, although her reason for hanging in the shadows is a bit insane--she freaks out when she's around people she loves. This is in the Cardcaptor Sakura vein of Clamp work, but lacks the depth & suspense of CCS, likely due to the length of the work. Angelic Layer is fun, like a mini-vacation--I love the mad scientist stuff & he is a pretty mad scientist. The little dolls are cute, the art is CCS Clamp, not Rayearth Clamp & it's worth the read.

3.0 out of 5 stars Angelic Layer, Vol. 5, November 23, 2011

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sam, the night owl - See all my reviews

This review is from: Angelic Layer, Vol. 5 (Paperback)

The last volume, yay! I felt like Misaki defeated Arisu and her angel, Alice, too easily though. But hey, of course she's gonna win.

And speaking of Alice, I love her design. She's so cute with her bunny ears.

However, I gotta say that the anime has a better ending since they handled the situation between Misaki and her mom differently. The explanation in the manga why Misaki's mom, Shuuko, couldn't stay with Misaki is weak. She moved away from her daughter, because she's too shy when she loves someone? Er, what? The anime has a more reasonable explanation. I don't want to spoil anything, but I'll say that Shuuko in the anime is in a wheelchair and there's a link between her medical condition and Angelic Layer. I also like how in the anime, there is more of an emotional teary moment between mom and daughter. In the manga, there are no tears. Misaki annoyingly just stays cheerful and accepts her mom the way she is, and overall, they treat Shuuko's condition like it's no big deal, like it's a cute thing, and hope that she will get over it by having her live with her sister and daughter.

So my verdict: Go with the anime. The story and characters are more detailed and fleshed out. The doll battles are more exciting, because you can follow the action better, and to top it off, the ending is more satisfying.

I'm not saying that the manga is horrible. It's cute, and it has a fun story, but in comparison to the anime, it's not as good.