Alice 19th, Vol. 1 (Alice 19th #1)
At first I was disappointed and felt that, although well done, this series would not be for me. There is a lot of emphasis on realistic early-teen issues like crushes, sibling relations, shyness, mean classmates, etc. which don't particularly interest me; I was going to review, "not for me, but recommended for teens and preteens." However, Alice and Kyo and even the annoyingly perfect and popular sister grew on me. They are much more nuanced and less overwrought than the run-of-the-mill manga teens. Also, I had no trouble keeping the characters straight, which is rare in this genre.
And then, weird stuff started happening. I won't spoiler even the concept, but I thought it was pretty interesting and played well with Watase's interest in communication and honesty. I don't think this would be my Favorite Series Ever even if that spot weren't already taken by Natsume's Book of Friends, but I'll definitely be picking up at least the next volume.
Maybe eventually she will explain the significance of the number 19 in the title.
So..... "Alice 19th" volume 1....What to say? Well, it's pretty damn heavy on victim blaming & rape culture, I'll tell you that much. Yet from all the good reviews & even some of the two star ones, I seem to be the only who's noticed. :/ This poor girl gets fucking assaulted by this guy because he's a fucking dickhole. She very clearly says no. But he's all, "but you're my girlfriend, right?" >:( so that gives you the right to demand kisses? & more as is later implied? No. It most
3.5 stars
Alice is a cute, sweet, somewhat timid girl whos just started high school. She quickly meets and falls in love (like within a couple of hours) with the dashing Kyo Wakamiya, a classmate of her older sister Mayura, and a member of the archery club. Alice saves the life of a mysterious rabbit one day, and Kyo, in turn, helps her to safety. The rabbit turns out to be some kind of weird manga creature/monster/magical/goddess/thingie, and it appears to Alice to teach her the lotus words because she
I am such a fan of Yuu Watase's work, and now I finally am starting one of her most underrated (and apparently, pretty damn good) manga series that never got an anime adaptation...
Well the story begins okay I guess but I wish that on the second book it will get better. The drawings were beatiful but on the end part of the story I got a little confused.
It's a little surreal to revisit the only Yuu Watase series I remember ever really liking from the start. If you read my review on the first volume of Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden, you're probably aware that I have Issues™ with the vast majority of her works and the elements within them. If you didn't know that, congratulations, now you do. Perhaps one day I'll go on a proper rant about it.The thing is, however, the theme of Alice the 19th revolves a lot around the power of words and the
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Original Title: | ありす19th, 1 |
ISBN: | 1591162157 (ISBN13: 9781591162155) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Alice 19th #1 |
Characters: | Alice Seno, Mayura Seno, Kyo Wakamiya, Nyozeka |
Setting: | Japan |
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I found this manga on an Alice in Wonderland list. In fact it is minimally related, although the original Alice may have been the author's initial inspiration. The only solid connections are the main character's name and the presence of a rabbit.At first I was disappointed and felt that, although well done, this series would not be for me. There is a lot of emphasis on realistic early-teen issues like crushes, sibling relations, shyness, mean classmates, etc. which don't particularly interest me; I was going to review, "not for me, but recommended for teens and preteens." However, Alice and Kyo and even the annoyingly perfect and popular sister grew on me. They are much more nuanced and less overwrought than the run-of-the-mill manga teens. Also, I had no trouble keeping the characters straight, which is rare in this genre.
And then, weird stuff started happening. I won't spoiler even the concept, but I thought it was pretty interesting and played well with Watase's interest in communication and honesty. I don't think this would be my Favorite Series Ever even if that spot weren't already taken by Natsume's Book of Friends, but I'll definitely be picking up at least the next volume.
Maybe eventually she will explain the significance of the number 19 in the title.
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Title | : | Alice 19th, Vol. 1 (Alice 19th #1) |
Author | : | Yuu Watase |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 181 pages |
Published | : | October 29th 2003 by VIZ Media, LLC (first published October 2001) |
Categories | : | Sequential Art. Manga. Fantasy. Graphic Novels. Romance. Comics |
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Ratings: 3.9 From 10949 Users | 167 ReviewsAssess Based On Books Alice 19th, Vol. 1 (Alice 19th #1)
That was ok. Not great, but not awful. Might pick vol 2 at some point, if I ever get in a "magical girl" kind of mood.So..... "Alice 19th" volume 1....What to say? Well, it's pretty damn heavy on victim blaming & rape culture, I'll tell you that much. Yet from all the good reviews & even some of the two star ones, I seem to be the only who's noticed. :/ This poor girl gets fucking assaulted by this guy because he's a fucking dickhole. She very clearly says no. But he's all, "but you're my girlfriend, right?" >:( so that gives you the right to demand kisses? & more as is later implied? No. It most
3.5 stars
Alice is a cute, sweet, somewhat timid girl whos just started high school. She quickly meets and falls in love (like within a couple of hours) with the dashing Kyo Wakamiya, a classmate of her older sister Mayura, and a member of the archery club. Alice saves the life of a mysterious rabbit one day, and Kyo, in turn, helps her to safety. The rabbit turns out to be some kind of weird manga creature/monster/magical/goddess/thingie, and it appears to Alice to teach her the lotus words because she
I am such a fan of Yuu Watase's work, and now I finally am starting one of her most underrated (and apparently, pretty damn good) manga series that never got an anime adaptation...
Well the story begins okay I guess but I wish that on the second book it will get better. The drawings were beatiful but on the end part of the story I got a little confused.
It's a little surreal to revisit the only Yuu Watase series I remember ever really liking from the start. If you read my review on the first volume of Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden, you're probably aware that I have Issues™ with the vast majority of her works and the elements within them. If you didn't know that, congratulations, now you do. Perhaps one day I'll go on a proper rant about it.The thing is, however, the theme of Alice the 19th revolves a lot around the power of words and the
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