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Arcana, Vol. 1

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This is the second manga by So-Young Lee i have read. The fisrt one, Model, though, does not compare to Arcana's beauty. Lee's artwork is hauntingly beautiful, in both novels. Though the plot of Arcana is much better than that of Model, and set in a fantastical world, which i personaly prefer.

A youhg girl, Inez(spelling?), has the amazing ability to talk to animals. This gift plays a bigger role in everyone's lives than Inez could possibly imagine. She lives in a mythical land in which it only snows evey hundred years. And with the snow, comes the dragons. With the help of a mysterious item, an old wizard who adopted Inez when she was orphaned, and a pet dog, Inez must set out to rid her country of the dragons.

The art is amazing and the end of the first novel leaves you wanting more. I highly recomend this manga to anyone who is looking for something mystical and dark to read.

This is the first manga that I have read by So-Young Lee. What drew me to it was the combination of the fantasy elements and the exceptional artwork. This is not your usual teeny-bop manga! The drawings are lush, complex, and poetic. The cover artwork really draws you in...

The story itself is a tad slow, with some confusing elements, but this won't stop me from reading the rest of the series. The care that went into the drawings more than makes up for the occasional "Huh?" experienced when reading it!

This Korean manwha by So-Young Lee, the creator of Model, is a lush fantasy that's sure to make the bishounen-watchers happy. Taking place in an alternate fantasy world, and revolves around a girl named Inez who has the power to talk to animals.

This little Dr. Dolittle is taken to the captiol with her grandfather. Her gramps is actually a two hundred year old wizard, and an old ally of the empire. Just as they arrive at the capitol, it starts to snow, which is something that only is supposed to happen once a century. This signals that a time of darkness is at hand.

The emporer bids for Inez to seek out a race of creatures which will be used as bate to lure ancient dragons to help defend the empire for the oncoming darkness.

Arcana is an interesting story, told mainly from the perspective of a tomboy girl. Inez has to balance her rural upringing along with her new devotion to her royal duties. Inez also has a strange releationship with her sheepdog Zode, who has the power to morph into a human, and might actually be the reincarnation one of Inez's family. There are a few parts in the plot that are a little vague, but it's clear that Lee had meant to grab the reader's attention with rich illustrations and gorgeous scenery. If you were a fan of the early works of Clamp like RG Veda, then Arcana is a sure hit.