Customer Reviews

Megatokyo, Vol. 5

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Megatokyo was the brainchild of two rather different creators, who since fell out in 2002, and Megatokyo 5 shows this. The rather chaotic Largo has been gone from the series for a few years, and the more angsty Piro has given emo scenes to pretty much every main character in the book. Still, the art is getting better and better. Longtime Megatokyo readers will find subtle foreshadowing and other nuances reading an entire chapter that they may have missed when reading the online site every other day. Highly recommended, but watch out for the tears in your b33r.

For first-time readers -- start with this one. For old fans -- this is probably the best book yet. It has the regular two chapters, 7 and 8, plus omakes, Dead Piro Art Days, and all that jazz. What really sets this book apart from the others is a mind-blowingly comprehensive reader's guide with character summaries and pictures and the plot so far.

All of the regular stuff, of course, is excellent, with the eighth and ninth chapters (numbered 7 and 8, just to make it confusing), with the greatest section of the plot so far and probably the best-drawn manga that I have ever seen. There's also the "Shirt Guy" Dom pullout section (perforated for removal) and the Dead Piro Art Days, single-shot panels that are amazingly drawn.

The book's real hit, however, is the reader's guide, prfect for a first time reader. Any person could probably, after reading the guide, simply pick up the story from chapter 7 and be able to understand anything that happens. The reader's guide is what makes a great four-star book into an amazing "I loved it!" five star book.

Unlike the webcomic, which gets disjointed because of weeks of nonupdates, the book allows for instant viewing. What's more, since they're all uninterrupted, you can get a better sense of the action going on and everything flows better. I know some of you are put off by buying a book that is freely seen on the internet, but if you are a fan or if you know someone who likes this type of stuff, this is a good purchase.

This book was in absolutely fantastic condition when I bought it, and it is a good read. Good service, and good shipping. It came later than expected, but earlier than what they said it would. I guess I should read the estimated shipping dates, but it came sooner than that and in awesome condition. Good buy all around. Thank you for the book, and when the 6th one comes out, I will buy from you again.

To be honest, Megatokyo Volume 5 was disappointing for me. I've always looked forward for the new MT books and I had height expectations for this one. I wish I didn't. The so called extras are okay at best. There was no real bonus stuff in this one. The MT timeline and character bois are nothing any special. You could get a better writes ups from a MT fan site. At this point the story is getting long wined and so far from the earlier story lines. I say borrow it from a friend or read while in a book store before buying it. I might also be bitter because I was and idiot and bought it from the MT store when they had the limited time thing where Fred said that the MT Vol. 5 would come signed by him and with a doodle. I paid more for it just to get it signed because Fred didn't realize how many people would buy them so there were no doodles. I ordered it for the doodle. I should of just got if for cheaper from some where else. >_< Silly me. So I paid to much for something that just need up disappointing me. I loved the first few volumes and I will end up buying the next volume, but if it the story doesn't pick up soon or have great extras that make up for the story flaws I might stop following this series. The only good thing I can say is the art work is beautiful.