Death Note, by Tsumgumi Ohga

A review by Hidden Shadow

The manga I read is called Death Note, by Tsugumi Ohga. A manga is a Japanese comic that is mostly rated teen (T) or teen 16+ (T+).

The main character in the story is a seventeen-year-old named Light. He was always an A student, but he was always bored to death. That is, until Light found the Death Note. A Death Note is a note book that you can write down somebody's name and they will die. There are many ways they can die, but you need to explain how the person dies or they will die of a heart attack.

I thought that the art and the story-line was very detailed and the story never slowed down the action.

I rate this 4 out of 5 chocolate bars because of the action and the awesome art. The violence and swearing makes this rated death, or to manga T+.

Vermonia

Have you ever read manga? If you haven’t, you should--it is a style of writing from Japan. It is like a graphic novel, but you read it backwards. It might seem strange, but you can really get into it.

Recently I started reading Vermonia, a book about four kids who travel to Vermonia, a different universe. The kids are Naomi, Mel, Doug, and Jim. The four kids receive a gift, a creature from Vermonia who has unknown magical powers.


The plot is pretty generic, but it's a good story. I would not recommend it for kids age 9 or younger because it is extremely difficult to read (look up "how to read manga" on the right hand side of the Vermonia website; it is very important or else you will not understand it). The drawing in these comics is superb, and I think that the costumes are creative. This is a good book for a rainy day; I give it 3 out of 5 chocolate bars.



rating:3 out of 5 chocolate bars
appropriateness: faerie princess
difficulties:vampire