Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun, Vol. 1
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- Author：Minoji Kurata
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Summary
A gripping manga based on Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China video game， featuring iconic Assassin Shao Jun。 Unveil a tale that will engulf the world。
1526 AD—China is ruled by the Great Ming Empire。 Though the empire flourishes， the winds of the new Emperor’s political purge are sweeping over the land， and turmoil is brewing。 With the decimation of her comrades， Shao Jun has become China’s last Assassin。 After escaping to Europe， she has now returned alone to her homeland。 Her purpose: vengeance！
1526 AD—China is ruled by the Great Ming Empire。 Though the empire flourishes， the winds of the new Emperor’s political purge are sweeping over the land， and turmoil is brewing。 With the decimation of her comrades， Shao Jun has become China’s last Assassin。 After escaping to Europe， she has now returned alone to her homeland。 Her purpose: vengeance！
Reviews
TeresaReviews
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Thank you to NetGalley， VIZ Media， and Minoji Kurata for the opportunity to read this manga in exchange for an honest review。 I'm usually a bit skeptical when it comes to books （or other media adaptations） based on video games， but this one was pretty good。 The main assassin is Shao Jun， who is granted the responsibility of caring for a special secret box。 She doesn't know what is in it。。。yet。。。just that the Templars are after it。 When she loses the box， she must get it back by any means necessary。 We have a huge reflection of the game when Japanese student， Lisa， is the one being experimented on with the animus。 While she thinks this will help correct some of her personality issues， she might be being used for more sinister means when it comes to finding the box and its contents。 The art is nice and the Chinese aspect with the locations and lore woven in really pull through to create that Assassin's Creed atmosphere。 This is a fun manga whether you are a fan of the games or haven't even played。 Also， a female lead for the win。 Need I say more？
Geoff
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I did not connect with this story at all。 I love the ideas behind the games， but the conceit that a secret rivalry between assassins and templars made it to China stretches my suspension of belief too far。 The action scenes and art were nothing special， and the plot and characters were standard movie/video game tie in standard。 Not the book for me right now。**Thanks to the author， publisher， and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review。
Jennifer
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I received an eARC courtesy of VIZ Media via NetGalley & Edelweiss in exchange for my honest review。As a relative newcomer to the world of Assassin's Creed （I have a limited amount of knowledge from my husband's love of the videogames）， I didn't really feel confused by the plot， characters or world of this manga。 There are certainly things that I am missing due to my overall lack of having read anything else in this world， but it wasn't enough that it took away from the enjoyment of the story。 T I received an eARC courtesy of VIZ Media via NetGalley & Edelweiss in exchange for my honest review。As a relative newcomer to the world of Assassin's Creed （I have a limited amount of knowledge from my husband's love of the videogames）， I didn't really feel confused by the plot， characters or world of this manga。 There are certainly things that I am missing due to my overall lack of having read anything else in this world， but it wasn't enough that it took away from the enjoyment of the story。 The artwork was fantastic and， while a bit light， the story was a good teaser for more volumes to come。For Libraries: While not marketed as a YA graphic， this volume didn't have any content that was too alarming。 Certainly nothing that makes it worse than some others that populate myself-it might actually be quite tame compared to others。 。。。more
Jasmine Brown
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This is a very good read for those that enjoy the Assassin's Creed gaming universe， but are a little bit too young for the larger novelisations。 The art was easy to follow and it did have the Assassin's Creed air to it。 It read like one of the game missions; set on revenge， save some people in a fort， escape with minimal casualties。 The present day Templars are very much like those in the game， not really caring about any individual as long as they meet their goals。 Though the art is in the trad This is a very good read for those that enjoy the Assassin's Creed gaming universe， but are a little bit too young for the larger novelisations。 The art was easy to follow and it did have the Assassin's Creed air to it。 It read like one of the game missions; set on revenge， save some people in a fort， escape with minimal casualties。 The present day Templars are very much like those in the game， not really caring about any individual as long as they meet their goals。 Though the art is in the traditional manga style， they got the Assassin's clothing spot on and I really liked the hidden blade， not just on her wrist but on her foot as well。 I liked that the main character is a girl so I think young people of all genders would enjoy this if they like ninja's and adventure。 It is good for a reluctant reader as well because the story is not too complex， and it doesn't waffle on about things as it keeps in with action and things happening so as not to distract。 Excellent book， I will definitely want a copy for my school library， I think it will fly off the shelf！ 。。。more
Hal
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Check out this review over on my blog too！！: https://hdsreadinglife。wordpress。com/。。。arc provided by the publisher via edelweiss in exchange for an honest reviewWell this was just absolutely filled to the brim with action， blood and death but in the best way possible。I haven’t explored a lot of the Assassin’s Creed world but I have played one of the games and seen a movie I think so seeing some of the similarities in this manga was intriguing。I really loved the timeline with the Assassin！ The al Check out this review over on my blog too！！: https://hdsreadinglife。wordpress。com/。。。arc provided by the publisher via edelweiss in exchange for an honest reviewWell this was just absolutely filled to the brim with action， blood and death but in the best way possible。I haven’t explored a lot of the Assassin’s Creed world but I have played one of the games and seen a movie I think so seeing some of the similarities in this manga was intriguing。I really loved the timeline with the Assassin！ The alternating timeline was interesting too but I did prefer the other one just a bit more。I’m definitely looking forward to more in this series and seeing what happens in both timelines！ I hope we get to see more about how they connect and intertwine。4/5⭐️TW: death， violence， stabbing， blood， gore， torture， slavery， kidnapping。 。。。more
Amanda
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I received an eARC from NetGalley。 For this type of book I decide how good it is based on if I want to read the next volume and how quickly I finish。 I sped through the book and would have been done quicker if phone didn’t keep skipping forward or back because of sensitivity。 Anyway this was a good first volume to set up the story。 It moves between past and present but does do nicely and smoothly。 I look forward to more。
Lizzie RoseShine
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Ok， I want to make summary to understand the story so far， there was the main character name Lisa huang who had a problem in her life because of her violence actions against her loves ones for some reasons。 She decided to met dr kagami for some consultation & put Lisa in one of the device called "Animus" - it's a machine that allows her to access the memories of her accestor - shao Jun。 Shao Jun is the daughter of the court lady & concubine of the previous emperor， zhengde also she's the assassi Ok， I want to make summary to understand the story so far， there was the main character name Lisa huang who had a problem in her life because of her violence actions against her loves ones for some reasons。 She decided to met dr kagami for some consultation & put Lisa in one of the device called "Animus" - it's a machine that allows her to access the memories of her accestor - shao Jun。 Shao Jun is the daughter of the court lady & concubine of the previous emperor， zhengde also she's the assassin。 She's avenged for her comrades & the people who been suffered along the death people n killed gu dayoung for it。 The master that dayoung called him in the end， the m（master） called the guards to burned down the village especially the port place。 Shao Jun - when she was 5 years old - she saw the person tied up & the guards begin to kill the person right in front of everyone eyes - me : I was like， she too young to see this gruesome thing， what kind of guy bring the little girls to see this。 That master stole the box that shao tried to protect it。 There are many things I want to know about that dr kagami & Mari（Lisa's friend） - they're so sus this scene。 I feel like I don't trust Lisa friend for some reason because of Lisa's flashback in school life。 I wished dr kagami become allied with Lisa n not betrayed her after she's had done for her in consultation。 Shao Jun kind remind me of mulan & the eagle scene though。 。。。more
Meghan
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This book was received as an ARC from VIZ Media LLC in exchange for an honest review。 Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own。Every page I turned while reading this manga novel， I could not help but think Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon but now its the protection of the brotherhood and the Creed in 1526 A。D。 Ming Dynasty。 I am a huge fan of Manga and the brilliant artwork that goes with it and this book was no different and lived up to its name。 Seeing the images broug This book was received as an ARC from VIZ Media LLC in exchange for an honest review。 Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own。Every page I turned while reading this manga novel， I could not help but think Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon but now its the protection of the brotherhood and the Creed in 1526 A。D。 Ming Dynasty。 I am a huge fan of Manga and the brilliant artwork that goes with it and this book was no different and lived up to its name。 Seeing the images brought the story to life and it felt like you were in the battle along for the ride protecting the assassin's creed seeking vengeance with Shao Jung （the last of the assassins）。 Like all of our other Manga books in our collection， this one will sure circulate well。We will consider adding this title to our Graphic Novel collection at our library。 That is why we give this book 5 stars。 。。。more
Kacey
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Thank you to NeGalley and the publishers for the free copy of this manga in exchange for an honest review。 My opinion was not affected by the free copy。I'm a fan of Assassin's Creed but I'm not familiar with this particular story。 After reading this first volume， I really want to play the game that Shao Jun is featured in。 She seems like a really intriguing character and her story looks interesting。 I also want to know about the modern-day stuff with Lisa。 I'm wondering if this is part of the st Thank you to NeGalley and the publishers for the free copy of this manga in exchange for an honest review。 My opinion was not affected by the free copy。I'm a fan of Assassin's Creed but I'm not familiar with this particular story。 After reading this first volume， I really want to play the game that Shao Jun is featured in。 She seems like a really intriguing character and her story looks interesting。 I also want to know about the modern-day stuff with Lisa。 I'm wondering if this is part of the story of the game or if this is all new stuff。The only real negative I have for this manga is that I don't think it's for casual manga readers。 I feel like it caters more to fans of the series， though it's hard to say for sure since I do understand things like the Animus， Abstergo， the Precursor items， et cetera。 I don't want to judge based on this first volume but some of these things aren't really explained。 Then again， I feel like other manga just throws stuff at the reader that is explained in pieces。 It just might be harder for people not familiar with Assassin's Creed to read this。The other negative is that it ends on a cliffhanger。 I can't believe I have to wait so long to see what happens next！ But I could say that's also a positive， since I'm going to read the next volume the second I'm able。As for positives， like I said earlier， the characters are interesting。 The art is nice， the action is engaging， and the story I feel is paced well between modern-day and the historical sections。 Abstergo manipulating Lisa is a chilling change of pace and I want to see where that goes just as much as Shao Jun's journey。 I really hope they show Florence （pretty sure that's referring to her being trained by Ezio） but if not， then I have even more reason to play her game。So I'd recommend this to fans， and while I think eventually non-fans might like it， I'd say wait until there are more volumes。 。。。more
Marcy Thomas
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Thanks to Netgalley for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review。I’m going to mention that I’ve never played the Assassin’s Creed games， nor have I seen the live action movie， and I think that impacted my enjoyment of this manga。 The synopsis sounded interesting enough for me to pick it up， but I honestly think you need prior knowledge of the AC universe to understand most of what is happening。 As it stands on its own， I think it relies on you knowing much of the lore before you de Thanks to Netgalley for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review。I’m going to mention that I’ve never played the Assassin’s Creed games， nor have I seen the live action movie， and I think that impacted my enjoyment of this manga。 The synopsis sounded interesting enough for me to pick it up， but I honestly think you need prior knowledge of the AC universe to understand most of what is happening。 As it stands on its own， I think it relies on you knowing much of the lore before you delve in。 I spent much of it not understanding much of what was happening。However， a manga or any type of media needs to stand on its own， and Blade of Shao Jun feels like an extension。 That can be good for fans of Assassin’s Creed， it doesn’t give a crux to new fans with the world。 Many of the explanations felt surface level， and much of it was left unexplained， so the world building felt thin， but like I mentioned before I think it relies on you knowing the lore beforehand。The art is lovely， the settings and action scenes are eye catching and pleasing。 I really wish I had more to say， but it’s nothing amazing。 If I had been an Assassin’s Creed fan then maybe I would like it more。 That’s why I’m giving it a three， because I think this is a ‘it’s a not for me’ situation。 。。。more
kerrycat
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if you don't have a background with AC， this is great way to get started - I love the idea of accessing the memories and experiences of ancestors to understand behaviors。 it's a really clever way for this story to unfold in both the past and the present。 the artwork is especially pretty when it comes to faces and expressions。 if you don't have a background with AC， this is great way to get started - I love the idea of accessing the memories and experiences of ancestors to understand behaviors。 it's a really clever way for this story to unfold in both the past and the present。 the artwork is especially pretty when it comes to faces and expressions。 。。。more
Annie （Putt）
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3。5 starsI have a passing knowledge of the AC universe and， because of that， I picked this up。 I would say it's a decent read， nothing too spectacular。 It's a fun action story that flip flops between modern times and the past， showcasing the eternal conflict of the Templars and Brotherhood。Both main characters feel flat， but that's to be expected when you have so much getting introduced。 A lot of names are thrown around very quickly and it's a bit difficult to keep up with all the varying charac 3。5 starsI have a passing knowledge of the AC universe and， because of that， I picked this up。 I would say it's a decent read， nothing too spectacular。 It's a fun action story that flip flops between modern times and the past， showcasing the eternal conflict of the Templars and Brotherhood。Both main characters feel flat， but that's to be expected when you have so much getting introduced。 A lot of names are thrown around very quickly and it's a bit difficult to keep up with all the varying characters as so many come and go in this first volume。 It's very obviously set-up for a bigger series （which， yea， duh）， but it really feels like volume 0 more than anything。But， I can definitely see promise， and there's good groundwork here to make a good story。 。。。more
Melvyn
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As a casual fan of the Assassin's Creed franchise， I was excited to give this graphic novel a read。 I have played some of the games， but not the one this story is about: Assassin's Creed Chronicles – China。 I am therefore unfamiliar with the character， but familiar with the setting。I enjoyed the plot and really appreciated getting the AC vibes that I get from the game。 However， I am not sure how easy it would be to understand for somebody that has no prior knowledge of the franchise。 It does hav As a casual fan of the Assassin's Creed franchise， I was excited to give this graphic novel a read。 I have played some of the games， but not the one this story is about: Assassin's Creed Chronicles – China。 I am therefore unfamiliar with the character， but familiar with the setting。I enjoyed the plot and really appreciated getting the AC vibes that I get from the game。 However， I am not sure how easy it would be to understand for somebody that has no prior knowledge of the franchise。 It does have a plot of its own but some major world elements might go beyond some readers。I like the main character in this instance of AC and I am glad they chose to represent a female protagonist of the franchise。 I am looking forward to the next volume in this series and hopeful that there will be other Assassin's Creed stories told in graphic novel form in the future。 。。。more
Cathy
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Blade of Shao read very quickly and left me wanting the sequel。 The young assassin and her future relative both have mysterious pasts that keep the reader guessing as the story unfolds。 Again， I cannot wait to find out more！
Zombieleins-Bücherschmaus
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Ich finde die Geschichten und Spiele rund um Assassin's Creed total interessant。Der Manga lässt dich gut lesen und man ist gleich in der Geschichte。Die Zeichnungen sind klar und detaliert dargestellt。Für mich ein Muss als AC Fan 😊 Ich finde die Geschichten und Spiele rund um Assassin's Creed total interessant。Der Manga lässt dich gut lesen und man ist gleich in der Geschichte。Die Zeichnungen sind klar und detaliert dargestellt。Für mich ein Muss als AC Fan 😊 。。。more
Teresa
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Thank you to NetGalley， VIZ Media， and Minoji Kurata for the opportunity to read this manga in exchange for an honest review。I'm usually a bit skeptical when it comes to books （or other media adaptations） based on video games， but this one was pretty good。 The main assassin is Shao Jun， who is granted the responsibility of caring for a special secret box。 She doesn't know what is in it。。。yet。。。just that the Templars are after it。 When she loses the box， she must get it back by any means necessar Thank you to NetGalley， VIZ Media， and Minoji Kurata for the opportunity to read this manga in exchange for an honest review。I'm usually a bit skeptical when it comes to books （or other media adaptations） based on video games， but this one was pretty good。 The main assassin is Shao Jun， who is granted the responsibility of caring for a special secret box。 She doesn't know what is in it。。。yet。。。just that the Templars are after it。 When she loses the box， she must get it back by any means necessary。We have a huge reflection of the game when Japanese student， Lisa， is the one being experimented on with the animus。 While she thinks this will help correct some of her personality issues， she might be being used for more sinister means when it comes to finding the box and its contents。The art is nice and the Chinese aspect with the locations and lore woven in really pull through to create that Assassin's Creed atmosphere。 This is a fun manga whether you are a fan of the games or haven't even played。 Also， a female lead for the win。 Need I say more？ 。。。more
Gretchen
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I have never played an Assassin's Creed video game or seen a movie。 Shao Jun's ancestor is strapped into some kind of machine where she can relive her ancestor's memories。 Unknown to her， a group of people is using her to find a long-lost treasure。 Shao Jun was entrusted with the treasure by the assassin's group when she escaped a mass slaughter。 Now， Shao Jun has returned to China to take revenge on those who killed her brotherhood。 #AssassinsCreedBladeofShaoJunVol1 #NetGalley I have never played an Assassin's Creed video game or seen a movie。 Shao Jun's ancestor is strapped into some kind of machine where she can relive her ancestor's memories。 Unknown to her， a group of people is using her to find a long-lost treasure。 Shao Jun was entrusted with the treasure by the assassin's group when she escaped a mass slaughter。 Now， Shao Jun has returned to China to take revenge on those who killed her brotherhood。 #AssassinsCreedBladeofShaoJunVol1 #NetGalley 。。。more
Elfeeza Ul Haq
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First Assassin’s Creed manga。 The Blade of Shao Jun follows one of the Ubisoft Characters from the Assassin’s Creed RPG series， Shao Jun and her story during the time of the Ming Empire。 I enjoyed the artwork and I can’t wait for the next volume。I gave this volume 3。5 stars rounding it off to 4 stars for Goodreads。 It is the first volume so a lot of it is introduction of the main characters。 I have a feeling that this one will have many volumes but I’m cool with it。 I love the Assassin’s Creed f First Assassin’s Creed manga。 The Blade of Shao Jun follows one of the Ubisoft Characters from the Assassin’s Creed RPG series， Shao Jun and her story during the time of the Ming Empire。 I enjoyed the artwork and I can’t wait for the next volume。I gave this volume 3。5 stars rounding it off to 4 stars for Goodreads。 It is the first volume so a lot of it is introduction of the main characters。 I have a feeling that this one will have many volumes but I’m cool with it。 I love the Assassin’s Creed franchise and would follow it to understand the story line until the end。 。。。more
LaPommequirougit
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https://lapommequirougit。com/2020/07/。。。Assassin’s creed quoi ！ C’est une de mes licences de jeux vidéo préférée。 Donc， quand j’ai vu que Mana books allait publier un manga basé sur l’univers d’assassin’s creed， j’ai directement acheté ！On est en 1526 et la dynastie Ming règne depuis 200 ans。 Sauf que la Chine va sombrer dans le chaos。 Le responsable de tout ça， Zhang Yong， chef des huit tigres， est un Templier。Une fois au pouvoir， ce dernier en profite pour éliminer toute personne qui se dresse https://lapommequirougit。com/2020/07/。。。Assassin’s creed quoi ！ C’est une de mes licences de jeux vidéo préférée。 Donc， quand j’ai vu que Mana books allait publier un manga basé sur l’univers d’assassin’s creed， j’ai directement acheté ！On est en 1526 et la dynastie Ming règne depuis 200 ans。 Sauf que la Chine va sombrer dans le chaos。 Le responsable de tout ça， Zhang Yong， chef des huit tigres， est un Templier。Une fois au pouvoir， ce dernier en profite pour éliminer toute personne qui se dresse contre lui。 Shao Jun， est la dernière assassine de l’histoire de la confrérie de Chine。 Pour survivre elle fuit en Europe。 Mais aujourd’hui elle est de retour dans son pays， pour prendre sa revanche ！En réalité， tout ça， est vécu par une des descendantes de Shao Jun dans l’animus。 Cette dernière souffrance de violence excessive， utilise cette machine， comme aide， pour en guérir。Bon， premièrement， j’ai adoré retrouver cet univers que je chéris tant， mais en plus j’adore la double intrigue qu’on y trouve。 Il y a clairement une avec Shao Jun， mais une autre également avec sa descendante。Au début， j’avais peur que le manga soit mauvais。 Ayant beaucoup d’attente très haute， concernant cet univers que j’aime beaucoup， j’avais peur d’avoir trop d’exigence。 Mais au contraire， je me suis laissé porter par cette histoire et j’ai beaucoup aimé lire ce premier tome。En bref， un premier tome sur l’univers d’assassin’s creed plutôt sympathique。 La double intrigue est intéressante et l’histoire est bien faite。 De plus， les dessins étaient vraiment agréables à voir ！ 😉 。。。more
LuCioLe
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