Supernatural phenomena and strange occurrences are no sweat for the Nanami Paranormal Investigation agency, headed by Asagi Nanami. As "freak" activity grows to a terrifying fever pitch, Asagi's assistants -- Naoki, Tokiko, and Mahime -- help to solve several major "freak" cases. Freaks are creatures with the ability to possess humans and prey on their weaknesses. However, Asagi and his gang are no ordinary humans; each is equipped with a special power to vanquish Freaks. Wacky paranormal adventures awaits! An 18+ title with age labeling and shrink-wrapping.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Some people are delusional,
By catharsis1977 (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Category Freaks Volume 1 (Paperback)
I get the impression that I and the person who wrote the first review were reading two different books. Sakurako Gokurakuin is probably best known for JUVENILE ORION: Aquarian Age, and not yaoi/shounen-ai. This is not hentai AT ALL. There is some nudity and allusions to sex, but not enough to be called hentai; not even close. This manga is, however, extremely bloody and violent, so parents should pay attention to the age rating. I, for one, love Sakurako's artwork and recommend this as a thoroughly enjoyable NON-HENTAI, horror manga.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Freak's Natural Enemy is The Stand,
By Court Dio (Oregon, United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Category Freaks Volume 1 (Paperback)
I came to buy this book expecting a decent horror manga, and what I found was a decent horror manga. Attractive illustrations, the premise of a paranormal investigations agency, and Asagi Nanami were some of the best highlights of Category Freaks Vol. 1. I personally found the flow of the storyline and prose to be either too stiff or too loose in a couple of places, but found Category Freaks to be an enjoyable read nonetheless. The story is divided into 'Acts' (sections) and there is no real single protagonist; rather Asagi Nanami (the chief manager of the Nanami Paranormal Investigation Agency) and his assistants are alternately focused on as leading an investigation into a paranormal 'Freak' occurence unique to each 'Act'. I found the character of Asagi Nanami (Who happens to be not-so-human himself. He is a Stand, the natural enemy of a Freak, but the relationship of the two is not one that's ever fully explained in this volume) to be the strongest in development/depth. This is too bad as Asagi is usually not given much more page-time or focus past what's given to the other characters (so far in the series, I have only read book one as of yet). Amano, the general manager/assistant of Asagi, is probably the second most notable of the cast of characters. There are some moments of humor in the story where Asagi Nanami will tease Amano in some way which is amusing when it happens. Otherwise, Tokiko (a little girl who eats...just about anything, shapeshifts and can sense 'freaks') is just odd enough to be cute and a slight asset to the book but most of the other female characters just didn't catch my interest. In fact, most of the female characters had the feel of being simply 'there' and sadly, none were really memorable. By the way of content, there is a good deal of violence/blood as well as a considerable amount of nudity in this manga, mainly of the female variety.
-----Rating Breakdown----- Storyline: 3/5 Artwork: 3.5/5 Characters (development, etc): 3/5 ----- I am still on the fence whether to buy the second volume or not, but will likely do so, partly to read more about Asagi Nanami's character and partly for the same reason as I purchased volume one; to read a decent horror manga. I would actually give Category Freaks 3.5/5 stars, and the last .5 star mainly for the final 'Act', which was easily the strongest section of Category Freaks present in this volume. Court
7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Category Freaks Volume 1 (Paperback)
Ignore the reviewer below. Her life is too focused on yaoi and bishounen that she's lost all touch with reality and is very sexist against women. Her review is very misleading because not everyone who is interested in manga are yaoi fans (though I am one myself).
I am not really fond of horror manga, but the cover grabbed my attention. The artwork on the inside is rather mediocre despite the nice cover. The story was hard for me to follow at times, though I can be rather slow at things anyways. If you're a fan of horror or supernatural stories, I'd say give it a shot.
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