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Rosario+Vampire, Vol. 5 (2009)

by Akihisa Ikeda(Favorite Author)

4.28 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1421519070 (ISBN13: 9781421519074)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

VIZ Media LLC

series

Rosario+Vampire

review 1: This turned out to be a pretty decent series so far. When I started reading the first volume this morning, I wasn't so sure I would continue past these first five. It seemed that the plots were often recycled and that there was nothing new going to happen and no development in the characters. But with Tsukune's further integration into the student body of his new "monster academy," the plots become more interesting as the gang faces up against improved villains, gain additional members who turn out to be funny and very helpful, and do adapt and grow from their experiences to an extent. The art is pretty, I'm in love with the character models. I find that the only thing "advanced" about this Shonen Jump Advanced manga is that there is plenty of fan service - ridiculous pant... morey shots, many male faces pressed into female bosoms - and a few of the scenes are a little "rapey", but overall, it isn't overwhelming and is pretty easy to just take as it is and keep on. I find myself giggling a lot, whether it be at how cute or silly the characters and their interactions with each other are, or how completely absurd or unbelievable something is, but it is always a good laugh. Although this one didn't particularly grab me, I've decided that I will continue with this series later and simply read it when I feel like I need something fun and light.
review 2: Review of the first manga series 1-10:This manga is not terrible, let’s just say that. But it has a lot of problems.The art is beautiful and I think the art itself is where the author’s talent lies most heavily, not plotting. The plots of each volume…pretty laughable to even try to identify them with the idea of ‘plot.’ The situations are so see through you know well before anything goes down just how it all will end. Fan service is always appalling when it happens upon a page, though expected, but some of the scenes are too ridiculous and insulting to bear.One of the biggest things that turns me off when reading is how unfoundedly every female creature flocks at the main character. It’s stupid, unrealistic and makes the volumes hard to get through. Tsukune has his modesty, his kindness and his loyalty going for him, but the ladies don’t recognize those attributes and use them as a basis for their undying love for him. The love is just thrown in there to make him look like a big shot, a young boy acting as a damsel in distress, needing savior from the girls around him.I think what keeps me reading these books (despite having bought them all for really cheap and used) is the incorporation of different monsters and what possible ridiculous motives they might have. That, along with the arc of the Rosario and the tensions and connections it creates between Moka and Tsukune.In the end, I’m still going to read into the “second season” to see if it will get any better.First series : 2/5 stars less

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