Levius/est, Vol. 1 (Volume 1)

De stijl en setting spraken mij enorm aan, daarom heb ik hem gekocht. Helaas toen ik hem begon te "lezen" (het is echt meer plaatjes kijken dan lezen) viel het mij enorm tegen. Met twee uurtjes heb je hem uit.Het verhaal is erg onduidelijk, er lijkt geen vast ritme in te zitten en wordt vaak een stuk verhaal overgeslagen. Hierdoor vroeg ik mij continu af of ik iets gemist had, waardoor ik het verhaal kwijt was. Helaas lag dat niet aan mij.De tekeningen, hoewel gewaagd en artistiek, zijn te vaak onduidelijk/abstract waardoor ik niet kan zien waar de scene precies over gaat (ik ben afgestudeerd aan het art en design college Utrecht en kan goed inschatten of een illustratie duidelijk is of niet)Ik zou dit boek niemand aanraden.

I know you. You saw the series advertised on Netflix. Intrigued by the art style and premise, you're taking a precautionary and preliminary peek into the Manga and wondering if it's worth your time; have you already seen all the series has to give from the Netflix adaptation?Believe me; you've seen nothing yet!If this is your first foray into Levius, let me assist; grab the large, silver Levius tome to begin, and then move onto the Levius Est. arc starting from Volume 1.What you'll encounter is a deep and somber story, set in a beautiful steampunk city that is both more brilliantly realised and at once more gruesome and brutal than the Netflix series ever dared to portray. The Manga is far more macabre than the anime adaptation and doesn't pull any punches in portraying just how life-or-death the future sport of mechanical martial arts really is.This is very much a wonderfully realised and yet comfortable series that is easy to pick up, not too complicated and overbearing but yet still full of intrigue, mystery and scandal. The artwork is sensational, the cast and ensemble are almost immediately endearing and it's a great time to become a fan of a series that deserves far more readers than it currently has.

Cómo manga me gusto, pero no comprendo porque está en formato occidental, lo cual me dificulta mucho leer la historia porque, al ser manga, regreso al estilo de lectura original o no me hacen sentido los diálogos en la lectura occidental.

This is a sequel to the single book deluxe edition, I didn’t read that one first and it was a little hard to read especially without a forward and it definitely needed a list of characters. The book however it’s just the beginning I’d suggest buy the next or next 2 volumes with it Bc the story dosnt evolve too much into what the main story is in hmjust this book, there’s no fight scenes either it cuts off at the press conference. It looks like a very promising series I’d invest in more volumes

This is a Christmas gift for my teenage boy.He is into anime and manga, so should appreciate this book.Because I don't know that he will like it, I only gave four stars.He will probably tell me it isn't a proper manga book because it is not read from back to front.Oh well, you can't please the little darlings all the time.Delivery was on time so well done to the makers and delivery people.