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Unbalance Unbalance Volume 1 (v. 1)

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I almost didn't get this, due to having lost a lot of interest in manga and anime in the last couple of years. However, something about the front cover, combined with the description, intrigued me. So, I took a chance and got the first volume. And I was not disappointed in the least.(Strike that - my only disappointment was that I'm so early on in the series and will have to wait to watch it all unfold.)

You'd almost expect a ton of fanservice, going by the cover - but that's not the focus of things. Yes, the females in it are attractive - but so are most women, if you look at them with the right frame of mind. So this story definitely isn't just some mindless 'pretty-girl ends up with guy' fluff.

The characters come across quite believably, which is a good accomplishment for the first volume(budding writers take note: make your characters at least 75% realistic. Anything less is wasting everyone's time.)

End result: Unbalance Unbalance is definitely worth plunking down your change for, unlike the vast majority of titles that have saturated the market. Give it a shot, you should really enjoy it.

This was the very first Korean Manga i read. I love the genre of romance comedy. This is more drama romance bt is still very very good.

The reproduction value of the art itself and the translation is really excellent. The main character and the teacher love interest angle is very interesting. The protogonist is likeable which is almost an exception where manga usually has a worthless main character who is either a jerk, or a loser. The character here states his feelings with passion and feeling and trys to stick by his beliefs. He is stubborn. But again a very human and likeable and believable character and not just a stand in doppelganger for the reader.

The only problem i see with this series is The publisher recently seems to go completely out printed comics to shipping them on disc. Plus the series lapsed here in the united states after volume 2. There are currently 9 volumes and the series is on hiatus at the moment. I really hope the author finished the story. But i cannot read korean and i really don't like supporting illegal fan translations when i want to support the author and the manga community.

What can i do besides buy copies for myself and friends and tell the American Publisher just how much i love the series.

Teacher and student meet. Teacher and student fall in love. Teacher and student have a happy ending. Not really. This series starts out with the two main characters REALLY disliking each other. Hae-Young is a tall, shapely woman who distrusts men and happens to be very serious when it comes to being a teacher. Jin-Ho is her student who seems to have only one thing on his mind - film. He does not even notice her beauty unless he is accidently running into the women's restroom or grabbing her from behind. No, really, that was an accident also. Jin-Ho does not even notice that his hot female fellow student has the hots for him. He steals, sure, watches films banned in Japan, but he is not the normal geek or pervert of most manga series. He has the teacher drunk and passed out on her bed and what does he do? He walks away to look at camera equipment! He has bad grades, no interest in girls and seems willing to just float about in life. Of course the fact he even skips classes pisses off Hae-Young even more!
The artwork is equal to some of the best pin-up artwork you can get in US or in Europe. Every woman in this manga looks like she will fall over at any second. Maybe that is where they got the title from?
I may continue to read the series, just to see how the two fall in love. Or will they? There is nothing to suggest, at this point, that they will link up. Warning, there are some adult scenes which kids should not see. It says 13 and up, but I would go as far as to say 16 or up.

I just read this and I have to say it a very good story and very nicely published. The main characters are developing well for the first volume. They have depth, are realistic and believable. Secondary characters, well there is a reason they are secondary, but not quite so totaly undeveloped as is often the case.
The relationship between the two main charachters is all about tension. It is not simply a "teacher seduces student" story. Nothing like that at all. The main characters are if anything strongly principled and self-controled individuals and much of the tension generated is in them trying to live up to their own self-expectations and societies expectations while an unwanted and unsought relationship develops from fateful proximity.
This is primarily a drama with romantic elements being a contributing part of the storyline from my reading of volume 1. What develops in the following volumes (5 volumes published so far in Korean and French; English publication is only up to vol. 2) I'll see when I get my copy of volume 2 and I fully expect to order volume 3 when it becomes availible.
As far a binding quality, well you won't ever mistake these for those manga you find racked up by the shelf at Barnes & Noble. These are Korean graphic novels (manhwa) so the artwork is drawn from left to right which makes it a much more intuitive read for me. The US publisher included a very nice color dustjacket and the first 2 pages are color on glossy paper. The publishers website claimed they were printed on woodpulp free paper so I'm not as worried about pages yellowing over time.

it was pretty good kept me entertained but i had 2 pages that werent cut (stuck together at the top) so i had to get a blade and cut it myself

on another page the top part was ripped off b/c the same thing it wasnt cut properly

i prob got unlucky but it still bugged me

That'll never see fruition here in the States past the second released book. Face it, it's a teenager (though he's a year close to adult) and a teacher implied love story.

I read this series up to volume 3 before realizing...THERE IS NO PLOT!~!
What is the point of this manga? Its basicly the same strict teacher and boy "fall in love". It's similar to Onegai Teacher. The main boy is unlikeable and so is every other character. I couldn't find ONE character to connect to in this series.
You cannot call this a romantic comedy since the plot involves the student walking in on his hot teacher in the bathroom stall. Yes that actually happens and watching a noir-style french film. It's A KOREAN ecchi! Yes please notice that this is not a MANGA but a Manhwa! Though oddly enough it doesn't follow the Manhwa style.

The art is really nice and the girls all have big breasts so.. if your a guy looking for a PLOTLESS cute hotties manga then go ahead and read it. If your looking for a Plot and riviting clever writing then pass it up.