Magic Knight Rayearth II, Vol. 1 [Paperback]

Clamp (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 10, 2004

a graphic novel adapting an anime series

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: TokyoPop (February 10, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591822661
• ISBN-13: 978-1591822660
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,018,232 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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5.0 out of 5 stars The Return of Mokona, January 7, 2006

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Jasmine "Crimson Joy" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magic Knight Rayearth II, Vol. 1 (Paperback)

In the second cycle of the MKR series Mokona returns...mwahahahahaha!!!! Puuuu?
If you haven't yet finished the first series, try not to read the reviews as they will give away some surprises from the first series.

To get down to the first book in the series. It's excellent; even better than the first arc. There is less fun and jokes and more serious, thoughtful moments. Hikaru, Umi and Fuu have been summoned once again to Cephiro-but this time no knows who summoned them! Enemies are invading Cephiro, and they want to take it over and become it's pillar. Eagle Vision, Lady Aska and the twins, Tarta and Tatra all have their eyes on Cephiro, the land where will controls everything. In this series, the artwork is better and so is the story. The characters have more depth, and there are lots of flashbacks, so Princess Emeraude still plays a large roll in the story, and appears every few pages (which is good because I really love her; she's so cute). Umi and Hikaru both meet potential love interests-really surprising ones, in fact and we re-meet all the characters from the last series, even the bad guys-who are good now. =^-^= We get to see a lot of Clef, who is so cute (and since he and Presea are the only ones without any love interest, I think they should hook up; they'd look cute together, but Clef would have to grow a few feet) and a strange new character Lantis, and his obsessed fairy. You even get to see Hikaru with her hair down and not in a braid!!! (And if that doesn't get you to buy the book...)

As usual, the translation, quality and artwork were great, with only one problem; the sound effects were not translated. In the first series, the sound effects (which are part of the drawings themselves) were covered with big, bold fonts, or regular, depending on the size and shape; sometimes there was a small translation on the side of the big symbols. However, this time around, nothing was translated, and though it's not a big deal, it seems sort of lazy to me. However, I have learned Katakana and Hiragana to some extent and got a translation guide to sound effects from the net, but evenso...sigh

And, of course, Mokona returned!! And she almost gets eaten by Umi after her appearance, poor marshmallow. She also talks in her sleep...whatever. This series rocks, and you also get to see the girls family; Umi's parents, Fuu's sister and Hikaru's three cute, overprotective brothers. =^-^=
Buy it now!!!