Orient 1
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- Author：Shinobu Ohtaka
- ISBN：9781646511419
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Reviews
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Zinzee Noel
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I really enjoyed this comic。 It was face paced and filled with action。 It included a backstory so we understood what was going on。 The art work was great。 It was like the original manga black and white drawings。 I loved the whole idea of defeating the demons and the whole societal corruption， manipulation that was going on。 I just really loved it。
Shae
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A solid start to a new Shounen title！ If you enjoy fantasy Shounen， or you enjoyed this author's previous work， Magi， then I think this will be a title for you。When 2 young boys swear to protect their world from the demon gods currently ruling it， they choose different ways to train。 When they come back together， it's like no time has passed in their friendship。 An engaging Shounen！ A solid start to a new Shounen title！ If you enjoy fantasy Shounen， or you enjoyed this author's previous work， Magi， then I think this will be a title for you。When 2 young boys swear to protect their world from the demon gods currently ruling it， they choose different ways to train。 When they come back together， it's like no time has passed in their friendship。 An engaging Shounen！ 。。。more
Luchia Houghton
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Solid start to a new manga！ I’m excited for more of this。 Review coming on my site next week ☺️
Shelby
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I received an arc from netgalley in exchange for an honest review。This overall is a good start to a series。 The art is wonderful。 And the story is solid。 But the characters so far are a bit lacking。 They feel a bit generic in this volume and don't seem to have much personality showing yet。 It can hard to review a series based on one volume。 I definitely think this series has a splendid amount of potential。 I think the makings of interesting characters and story arcs are there。 I'm definitely int I received an arc from netgalley in exchange for an honest review。This overall is a good start to a series。 The art is wonderful。 And the story is solid。 But the characters so far are a bit lacking。 They feel a bit generic in this volume and don't seem to have much personality showing yet。 It can hard to review a series based on one volume。 I definitely think this series has a splendid amount of potential。 I think the makings of interesting characters and story arcs are there。 I'm definitely interested to see where this series goes and I do plan to pick up future volumes。 Magi was such a wondrous series so， I have no doubt this series can match it。 。。。more
TheDigressiveApproach
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Thanks to NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for providing an e-ARC of this manga in exchange for an honest review。 All the opinions expressed in this review are my own。---I was so excited to read this！ The artwork was stunning， dynamic and evocative。 The story follows Musashi， a young boy intent on becoming a bushi and defeating demons。 The same demons that his village worships as gods and makes offerings of minerals to。 Musashi works as a miner in his village， a position of high esteem。I would have Thanks to NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for providing an e-ARC of this manga in exchange for an honest review。 All the opinions expressed in this review are my own。---I was so excited to read this！ The artwork was stunning， dynamic and evocative。 The story follows Musashi， a young boy intent on becoming a bushi and defeating demons。 The same demons that his village worships as gods and makes offerings of minerals to。 Musashi works as a miner in his village， a position of high esteem。I would have liked the pacing to be a bit slower in the beginning as I felt it was kind of rushed but it soon settled。I really like Musashi's transition from wanting to blend into the crowd in order to protect himself to wanting to be true to himself and his friend， a boy who is shunned by the village for being the son of a bushi。I really love the setting and how it seems to be an older era but then a gorgeous motorcycle pops out and I want to see more of this blend！Plot-wise， this is similar to many popular shounen stories but the ideas are great and I'm excited to see where this goes！This is definitely a great start to a new and exciting story from the mangaka of Magi！Overall rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4。5/5 stars 。。。more
Desiree M
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Orient is a stereotypical shonen manga - aimed at teen boys， full of lots of reckless hothead action， and chock full of comically large weapons ， hyper-detailed armor， and possibly magical powers。 Basically， it will remind folks a bit of Bleach or Naruto。 It's a story which follows young Musashi， and his best friend Kojiro， who dream of growing up and becoming Bushi， a class of warriors who fight powerful demons that subjugate mankind。 The only problem is， Bushi warriors are outcasts in society， Orient is a stereotypical shonen manga - aimed at teen boys， full of lots of reckless hothead action， and chock full of comically large weapons ， hyper-detailed armor， and possibly magical powers。 Basically， it will remind folks a bit of Bleach or Naruto。 It's a story which follows young Musashi， and his best friend Kojiro， who dream of growing up and becoming Bushi， a class of warriors who fight powerful demons that subjugate mankind。 The only problem is， Bushi warriors are outcasts in society， and humans have taken to worshipping the Oni （demons） who rule over them， because， well， probably because it's easier than being eaten。 That's main gist of the plot - at 15， Musashi is primed to graduate and become a miner working to feed the demon gods metals， which is the opposite of his dream of killing them as a bushi warrior。 He starts his first day at his new job， and then gets to hacking and slashing right away， with the help of Kojiro。 Some other Bushi warriors show up。 That's pretty much it - it's one of those manga that are probably great for your thirteen year olds， and even more fun when read serially， but in one complete volume， not much actually happens despite all the flipping and martial arts and action。 The storyline might develop into something interesting eventually though。 。。。more
bookcaked
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Cool premise， but was a pretty basic shonen。 Protagonist takes on a super powerful character really fast without fear or worry， and they’re 15-16ish。 The art was really great at some points， but something about it seemed weird？ Not sure， that might just be me so definitely check it out and take my opinion with a grain of salt。 It is a fast-paced story that I think will really catch some people’s eye， but for me the tropes and generic characters were a bit too familiar。I received this ARC from Ne Cool premise， but was a pretty basic shonen。 Protagonist takes on a super powerful character really fast without fear or worry， and they’re 15-16ish。 The art was really great at some points， but something about it seemed weird？ Not sure， that might just be me so definitely check it out and take my opinion with a grain of salt。 It is a fast-paced story that I think will really catch some people’s eye， but for me the tropes and generic characters were a bit too familiar。I received this ARC from Netgalley。 。。。more
Spira Virgo
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4/5Trigger Warnings: （view spoiler）[Prejudice， Blood。 （hide spoiler）] I received this eARC Copy from VIZ MEDIA and NetGalley in Exchange for an honest review。 Shonen mangas can be a hit and miss with most people including me。 How do you keep the same genre still relevant as the media evolved and the tropes no longer seems to work anymore？ Sure you can keep having a hero destined to save humanity， give them a sappy sad story of vengeance， or their this epic prodigy that was born for this holy 4/5Trigger Warnings: （view spoiler）[Prejudice， Blood。 （hide spoiler）] I received this eARC Copy from VIZ MEDIA and NetGalley in Exchange for an honest review。 Shonen mangas can be a hit and miss with most people including me。 How do you keep the same genre still relevant as the media evolved and the tropes no longer seems to work anymore？ Sure you can keep having a hero destined to save humanity， give them a sappy sad story of vengeance， or their this epic prodigy that was born for this holy quest but it's all repetitive and bore at a time。 So what about admitting that your hero knows absolutely nothing because of his rushed idiocy？ Here we have a Shonen manga with a surprising good start！ In a world where demons now rule as gods humanity is forced to worshipped them and provide metals as its substances。 Only a handful of skilled and powerful warriors known as BUSHI are capable of facing them but alas none much are left thanks to the public antagonizing them。Musashi and Kojiro both set out to fight the demons after years of oppression and at first it seems they know what they doing but it all crumbles down like a tower of dominos。 The demon can regenerate fast， their so called katana are too frail against their skin and they are risking themselves so foolishly。 Then we witness a true band of Bushi fighting together and thanks to Shinbou Ohtaka artwork it is a marvel。 The demon desgins are fresh， the battle scenes are satisfying and they convey the emotion so majestically。 I am exhilarated to see what she is planning with this new series considering Magi was one of a kind Shonen and one of my favorites for this exact reason why Orient prevail compare to other current running Shonens in the market currently。 Don't miss on it， guys！ 。。。more
Kye
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Orient was pure fun from the very first page。 Musashi isn't your typical Shōnen hero in that he is over confident in his abilities， is laser focused on a goal of becoming the best， and only wants to be one the best if he can do it with his best friend。 The relationship between Musashi and Kojiro is classic。 You've got your childhood friends who set a goal only to grow up。 One of them remains unwavering running towards said goal and the other Becomes cynical no longer believing the goal can be re Orient was pure fun from the very first page。 Musashi isn't your typical Shōnen hero in that he is over confident in his abilities， is laser focused on a goal of becoming the best， and only wants to be one the best if he can do it with his best friend。 The relationship between Musashi and Kojiro is classic。 You've got your childhood friends who set a goal only to grow up。 One of them remains unwavering running towards said goal and the other Becomes cynical no longer believing the goal can be reached。 Their dynamic is easy and enjoyable to read。 Then enter the Bushi the men they one day strive to be pushing are protagonist even further in is zealous ways thinking only to achieve his goal。 I will be preordering a physical copy of this series and keeping up with it as it progresses。 With the same mangaka as Magi is it sure not to disappoint。 。。。more
Adriana
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I'm not 100% sure I didn't let how much I love Shinobu Ohtaka's insanely detailed and slightly perplexing art color much of my opinion of this， but I can't help how much I enjoy his design and the way he sets up pages。 No one does action sequences quite like Ohtaka-sensei。 Even when I have to go back after I devour the action to try to figure out what happened where。This is actually praising how well he paces the story and action that I don't actually stop and worry about not being entirely sure I'm not 100% sure I didn't let how much I love Shinobu Ohtaka's insanely detailed and slightly perplexing art color much of my opinion of this， but I can't help how much I enjoy his design and the way he sets up pages。 No one does action sequences quite like Ohtaka-sensei。 Even when I have to go back after I devour the action to try to figure out what happened where。This is actually praising how well he paces the story and action that I don't actually stop and worry about not being entirely sure who is doing what or with what because I'm so enthralled by the story to stop and worry about little details like that。This newest series focuses on a world that is somewhat familiar as feudal Japan， but entirely foreign in that 'demon gods' have taken over and are ruling over mankind while roaming bands of warriors know as Bushi travel the land to defeat them。 We join the story as two childhood friends who dreamed of becoming Bushi finally start their journey。It's action-packed， seems to have some serious world-building behind it， and the art is a visual delight。 I'm definitely following this series。Many， many happy thanks to NetGalley and Viz for the early read。 。。。more
Knigoqdec
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Получих това томче като "предварителен читател"， тъй да се каже， от което съм особено горда xDИмам високо мнение за Шинобу Отака， нейните истории са в класическия шонен жанр， но винаги изпъкват с нещо интересно。 Тя е избрала да твори в "ориенталски" стил и да работи с легенди от цял свят （или поне от Япония до Близкия изток със сигурност）。 Така постъпваше в поредицата си "Маги" и тук， в новата ѝ поредица， също се предусеща， че ще имаме нещо подобно。 Този път， обаче， поне в този първи том， истори Получих това томче като "предварителен читател"， тъй да се каже， от което съм особено горда xDИмам високо мнение за Шинобу Отака， нейните истории са в класическия шонен жанр， но винаги изпъкват с нещо интересно。 Тя е избрала да твори в "ориенталски" стил и да работи с легенди от цял свят （или поне от Япония до Близкия изток със сигурност）。 Така постъпваше в поредицата си "Маги" и тук， в новата ѝ поредица， също се предусеща， че ще имаме нещо подобно。 Този път， обаче， поне в този първи том， историята е класически японска， за самураи （буши） и демони。。。 които в очите на хората някак са си разменили местата на добри и лоши。Първият том е с доста наситено и интензивно действие， главно бойни сцени， затова се чете много бързо （и всъщност малко досажда， ако не си чел подобно нещо отдавна）。 Главните герои са в калъпа на шонена。。。 Мусаши， по-големия напетняк， през цялото време ми приличаше на Луфи от One Piece， не мога да кажа защо， но не беше чак толкова безмозъчен， разбира се。Графичният стил на авторката невинаги ми е красив， тоест - всичко изглежда много по-добре в цвят и。。。 в аниме （което бе обявено наскоро， специално за тази поредица）。 Но се привиква。Като цяло съм доволна， макар че се затруднявам да кажа， че тази творба е по-силна от "Маги"。 По-скоро не е， развитието на първите чаптъри е твърде характерно за жанра， представянето на героите - малко хлабаво。 Няма го чаровният дечко Аладин с неговите мистични кули със съкровища， ех。。。 。。。more
Kate
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The art is amazing。 The plot is so good too。。 This volume was really great start and I hope other volumes will be even better。 This manga has a great potential。
Teresa
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Thank you to NetGalley， Kodansha Comics， and Shinobu Ohtaka for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review。This manga takes a spinoff of the famous Musashi legend。 At age 10， Musashi and his friend， Kojiro， are determined to become Bush and slay the terrible demon monsters of the world。 In their small town， everyone becomes a miner and they call Bushi the monsters。 When the next batch of teenagers are taken to mine， they learn that demons are controlling their village， an Thank you to NetGalley， Kodansha Comics， and Shinobu Ohtaka for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review。This manga takes a spinoff of the famous Musashi legend。 At age 10， Musashi and his friend， Kojiro， are determined to become Bush and slay the terrible demon monsters of the world。 In their small town， everyone becomes a miner and they call Bushi the monsters。 When the next batch of teenagers are taken to mine， they learn that demons are controlling their village， and it's hard to break the beliefs of those who follow the demon Gods。 Musashi now has his chance to become a Bushi and show everyone in his village just how wrong they are about demons。I enjoyed this manga。 I thought it was cute in regard to seeing a character passionate about his goal， so passionate he would even die to achieve his dreams。 That was a very wholesome concept。 I also enjoyed the art。 It is a mech of simplicity and fine details， and the flight flows very well。 This manga kind of gave me nostalgia for the kind of Shounen I was interested in during my early teen years。 This was a fun first volume and I'd certainly recommend it to the right audience， as well as be interested in seeing what happens next。 。。。more
Krys
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Orient starts the journey of Musashi and Kojiro， two best friends who grew up with dreams of becoming bushi together to take on the “benevolent” demons that oversee their world。 Kojiro’s father comes from a bushi line， their family marked by having to carry a katana on them， Kojiro and Musashi were told stories of how bushi are the real heroes and demons the enemy。 The rest of their village only sees the good side of the demons though and Kojiro starts to doubt。 Five years later Kojiro is a cyni Orient starts the journey of Musashi and Kojiro， two best friends who grew up with dreams of becoming bushi together to take on the “benevolent” demons that oversee their world。 Kojiro’s father comes from a bushi line， their family marked by having to carry a katana on them， Kojiro and Musashi were told stories of how bushi are the real heroes and demons the enemy。 The rest of their village only sees the good side of the demons though and Kojiro starts to doubt。 Five years later Kojiro is a cynic about those dreams and Musashi is about to become a miner。 However， on the day of his miner ceremony reveals the truth behind the “benevolent” demons and Musashi’s hand is forced to going forward （or is that back） to his dreams of being a bushi and proving that what they are taught about the demons in the village is wrong and humans do need to be protected from them。***I generally like to give a manga a couple volumes to test how I really feel about a series but so far I find this enjoyable and interesting。 As the creator of Magi I have hopes that I’ll continue to enjoy this。 The friendship between Kojiro and Musashi is fun， you can feel the length in their friendship， and not just because you’re told it。 It’ll be fun to see how they grow and develop as the story goes。***Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher I was able to read this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Eshana Ranasinghe
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I was super excited about reading the Orient since I was a big fan of Shinobu Ohtaka's earlier series Magi。 However I was a bit underwhelmed by this first volume。 The story and the setting are great and very creative but so far it seems like a very typical Shonen manga and it's probably a fine read if you are like shonen manga。 It's not bad。 It is fast paced， the art and action is wonderful but the story and the characters themselves are a bit generic and shallow。 I was kind of bored and frustra I was super excited about reading the Orient since I was a big fan of Shinobu Ohtaka's earlier series Magi。 However I was a bit underwhelmed by this first volume。 The story and the setting are great and very creative but so far it seems like a very typical Shonen manga and it's probably a fine read if you are like shonen manga。 It's not bad。 It is fast paced， the art and action is wonderful but the story and the characters themselves are a bit generic and shallow。 I was kind of bored and frustrated after while。Probably recommend if you are a big fan of Shonen manga and just want to read something new or if you are a big fan of Shinobu Ohtaka's previous works。 It reminded me of the later chapters of Magi which I found were a bit boring as well。 I received an arc from netgalley in exchange for an honest review Detailed review with mild spoilers on my blog 。。。more
Carol Flores
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Musashi and Kojiro have been friends since childhood and they kind of always wanted to be part of the Bushi group， which were people who killed demons。 But now these demons are treated like gods， brain-washing pretty much every village。 Still， a 15 y/o Musashi doesn’t want to become a miner just like everybody else and when the time comes， he fights against a demon god。 Kojiro helps him and eventually a band of real Bushi appears before them。 Now， this is the first time I’ve ever read something Musashi and Kojiro have been friends since childhood and they kind of always wanted to be part of the Bushi group， which were people who killed demons。 But now these demons are treated like gods， brain-washing pretty much every village。 Still， a 15 y/o Musashi doesn’t want to become a miner just like everybody else and when the time comes， he fights against a demon god。 Kojiro helps him and eventually a band of real Bushi appears before them。 Now， this is the first time I’ve ever read something by the author， so I’m not really familiar with their work， though I think this was just like any shonen out there。 The premise does seem interesting but so far we’ve only had the introduction of the characters， their main goal and random past scenes that kind of give us a little context， just to keep us interested。 I think this story would be perfect for fans that like samurai-themed manga or shonen in general。 I do hope the next volume is far more entertaining though。 I received an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Rafaela （dragonsandpaperbacks）
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3。5☆ As a big fan of Magi I couldn't pass up the chance to read this。 Thank you to Netgalley and Kodansha Comics for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 Musashi and Kojiro live in a world governed by demons。 Everyone around them worships them as benevolent gods living their whole lives without even seeing what they really look like， but Musashi and Kojiro have always dreamed of becoming Bushi， legendary warriors who fight demons。This was a pretty fun first volume。 Musashi 3。5☆ As a big fan of Magi I couldn't pass up the chance to read this。 Thank you to Netgalley and Kodansha Comics for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 Musashi and Kojiro live in a world governed by demons。 Everyone around them worships them as benevolent gods living their whole lives without even seeing what they really look like， but Musashi and Kojiro have always dreamed of becoming Bushi， legendary warriors who fight demons。This was a pretty fun first volume。 Musashi is the quintessential action manga main character: fiercely determined to achieve his dream despite the odds and impossibly optimistic。 So obviously I loved him。 On the other hand， Kojiro is less of a believer， comformed to his fate and even a bit of a cynic。 They're a funny duo。I wasn't expecting this much action for a first volume， but I was instantly caught up in it and Inow I'm intrigued by this story。 I'm really looking forward to the next volume！ 。。。more
Elaine White
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** I WAS GIVEN THIS BOOK FOR MY READING PLEASURE **Copy received through Netgalley~Orient， Volume 1， by Shinobu Ohtaka★★★☆☆194 PagesOrient is a story of two boys who dreamed of saving the world from demons。 It begins when they're kids， showing their determination and eagerness to train as warriors， then flips forward years later to show the world has accepted the demons as their Gods and their dreams have been shattered。 But， through hard work， determination， and the strength of friendship， they ** I WAS GIVEN THIS BOOK FOR MY READING PLEASURE **Copy received through Netgalley~Orient， Volume 1， by Shinobu Ohtaka★★★☆☆194 PagesOrient is a story of two boys who dreamed of saving the world from demons。 It begins when they're kids， showing their determination and eagerness to train as warriors， then flips forward years later to show the world has accepted the demons as their Gods and their dreams have been shattered。 But， through hard work， determination， and the strength of friendship， they find themselves in a situation that proves they really are needed as the warriors of justice they always wanted to be。The story is super cute， a perfect shonen， full of action， adventure and friendship while fighting。 It focuses on Musashi and Kojiro， how both have to battle inner demons as well as literal ones， to find their place in the world。 At only fifteen years old， they're perfect protagonists for young boys。 The story tackles some good teen-related issues like self-doubt， standing up for what's right， holding back from fear of losing friends， and learning to choose between what's popular and what's in your heart。The art is cute， clean and simple， very similar to chibi and anime。 Unlike some of the manga's I normally read， it began as a clean and clear story， not clogged with numerous expression/action terms that can often make the page feel crowded and displeasing to the eye。 But， once it got into the action scenes， it became littered with them， and it was hard to keep track of the action。 The images were so full of action the tags made it much harder to see what was happening， especially when the demons got involved， as they were all made of multiple intricate parts that made the illustrations busy and chaotic， at times。While I enjoyed the story and the mix of action/adventure with a rekindled friendship， I found the ending disappointing。 Not only did it end on a cliffhanger for the main character Musashi， but it ended on a bit of a sour note for him， as well。 It wasn't a happy ending at all， which was disappointing after the big build up。 I think I'd have been happier if the cliffhanger came without a resolution to the fight， so there was no clear winner until the next volume， because the reveal of the winner was deflating and devastating for Musashi。Overall， while I liked the plot and the characters， the execution with the action tags and the abrupt ending left me feeling deflated。 I might pick up the next volume， if it becomes available on Netgalley， but I'm not sure I'd want to make the commitment of buying the next issue， yet。 I'd want some reassurance that the plot progresses further first。 。。。more
Siina
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Orient combines demons and samurai ideals in an interesting way。 As kids Musashi and Kojiro made a promise to become bushi， hero warriors that would fight the demons。 They live under a demon rule only to notice that the bushi isn't just a story and that the supposed benevolent demons are actually nasty monsters eating minerals and well， killing people。 Musashi's determination is strong， but along the way Kojiro lost his will until a demon is about to use the miners as slaves for food。 Obviously Orient combines demons and samurai ideals in an interesting way。 As kids Musashi and Kojiro made a promise to become bushi， hero warriors that would fight the demons。 They live under a demon rule only to notice that the bushi isn't just a story and that the supposed benevolent demons are actually nasty monsters eating minerals and well， killing people。 Musashi's determination is strong， but along the way Kojiro lost his will until a demon is about to use the miners as slaves for food。 Obviously we'll see how these boys will become the best warriors， so this is your basic shounen adventure。 This first volume moves fast and sets the story rapidly with awesome fight scenes。Ohtaka is good at drawing the demons and fights and angles， but people's faces are the weak point。 The humans look somewhat angular and they have this 1990s vibe to them。 We don't really get to know our characters enough aside from the burning passion to fight demons， which makes this lacking in depth。 I hope that'll get better though。 An OK start， but nothing miraculous。 Slowing down the pace would've made this better surely。 。。。more
Carol
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Orient Is a manga that swoops you into action from the very first chapter， which is something always appreciated in a shounen title。 If you are into those， I'm sure you will absolutely dig Orient。 The fights are intense and badass， the designs of the demons really epic and as a Magi fan， I have to admit that the main characters in this volume clicked with me far more than the main characters in Magi。 I absolutely loved the dynamic between them and I'm really curious to see where it will go。 Usua Orient Is a manga that swoops you into action from the very first chapter， which is something always appreciated in a shounen title。 If you are into those， I'm sure you will absolutely dig Orient。 The fights are intense and badass， the designs of the demons really epic and as a Magi fan， I have to admit that the main characters in this volume clicked with me far more than the main characters in Magi。 I absolutely loved the dynamic between them and I'm really curious to see where it will go。 Usually， shounens show main characters having to part ways with their childhood friends in some way or even kill them of for character development。 It was a nice change。 The art style is lovely and very distinct for this author。 The characters look great and the introduction of the new gang at the end makes me get a second volume quick。 If you're a fan of typical shounen action series， I'm just you will like this one。 。。。more
Rowena Andrews
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I was excited to give this one ago， because I loved Magi and the premise for this one intriguing。 The art style was fantastic， and the plot was promising， it was just the pacing that threw it off a little for me and I didn't quite sync with the characters either。 However， this is just the first volume and I am eager to see where this series goes， so I will definitely be picking up future volumes。 I was excited to give this one ago， because I loved Magi and the premise for this one intriguing。 The art style was fantastic， and the plot was promising， it was just the pacing that threw it off a little for me and I didn't quite sync with the characters either。 However， this is just the first volume and I am eager to see where this series goes， so I will definitely be picking up future volumes。 。。。more
Rafael Rodriguez
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First things first wanted to thank netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read the book。I have been a fan of her work for many years。 I throughly enjoyed Orient Vol。 1 it follows the life's1 of two best friends Musashi and kojiro and them wanting to be bushi。Bushi in their time are they were warriors who fought against the demon lords。 And their journey to adulthood。 Definitely a good read and can't wait to continue the series。 First things first wanted to thank netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read the book。I have been a fan of her work for many years。 I throughly enjoyed Orient Vol。 1 it follows the life's1 of two best friends Musashi and kojiro and them wanting to be bushi。Bushi in their time are they were warriors who fought against the demon lords。 And their journey to adulthood。 Definitely a good read and can't wait to continue the series。 。。。more
Readwithethel
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A manga full of action and of amazingly well-drawn scenesKey words: manga， adventure， action， fantasy， demons， shonenFirst of all， wow。 The drawings are so detailed and gorgeous。 I really admire Shinobu Ohtaka’s talent。 I had never read any manga by this author before， though I have heard a lot about her series “Magi”。 That’s why I thought it could be interested to look at her new series Orient。 I liked it a lot， but for the moment it doesn’t classify as one of my favourites。 The story is promis A manga full of action and of amazingly well-drawn scenesKey words: manga， adventure， action， fantasy， demons， shonenFirst of all， wow。 The drawings are so detailed and gorgeous。 I really admire Shinobu Ohtaka’s talent。 I had never read any manga by this author before， though I have heard a lot about her series “Magi”。 That’s why I thought it could be interested to look at her new series Orient。 I liked it a lot， but for the moment it doesn’t classify as one of my favourites。 The story is promising and I feel something is going to happen between our Musashi and Kojiro。 Musashi seems to be a really determined young man while Kojiro is a bit doubting what he really wants to do with his life。 There was a lot of action and the drawings of these scenes were impressive but as often， I feel like action scenes are difficult to follow， especially when there are many。 It might be just a personal feeling; I remember I had the same problem with One Piece。 I am sure I will enjoy the second volume more because for the moment， it just feels like a typical story where the hero fights the bad guys with his friend。 I recommend this series if you like action。3。5/5Thank you Netgalley for this eArc in exchange of my honest opinion。 。。。more
Hera （wandering。deity）
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Demons invading the world and demon hunters called Bushi who fights and kill demons？ I'm in。 However， I didn't enjoy this that much。 I felt that the characters， Musashi and Kojiro resembles a and reminds me lot of Alladin and Alibaba in many ways。 I just felt that that throws off the amazingness of this manga series。I just hope that there is more character originality and everything would be okay。 The art has improved a lot， it was much more better in this manga series and I really like it。 Demons invading the world and demon hunters called Bushi who fights and kill demons？ I'm in。 However， I didn't enjoy this that much。 I felt that the characters， Musashi and Kojiro resembles a and reminds me lot of Alladin and Alibaba in many ways。 I just felt that that throws off the amazingness of this manga series。I just hope that there is more character originality and everything would be okay。 The art has improved a lot， it was much more better in this manga series and I really like it。 。。。more
Raf
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7。75 out of 10 stars！ Cool and I'm certain younger audience will love it。 Keywords: manga， fantasy， samurai， demon， shounen REVIEW Orient is about two boys， Musashi and Kojiro， who dreamt to become a bushi， samurai warrior who defeat demons to keep mankind safe。 But it turns out bushi were not respected and demons were revered in their village。 Will Musashi and Kojiro strayed from their dreams？Overall the concept of this manga is cool。 I like the character and monster' designs。 A band of samur 7。75 out of 10 stars！ Cool and I'm certain younger audience will love it。 Keywords: manga， fantasy， samurai， demon， shounen REVIEW Orient is about two boys， Musashi and Kojiro， who dreamt to become a bushi， samurai warrior who defeat demons to keep mankind safe。 But it turns out bushi were not respected and demons were revered in their village。 Will Musashi and Kojiro strayed from their dreams？Overall the concept of this manga is cool。 I like the character and monster' designs。 A band of samurai wearing armor and riding metal bikes？ Two boys single-handedly defeating demon？ That's pretty cool。 I am sure my younger self would like this manga。 I also like how the mangaka blend some of mythological aspects to the designs。Alas I don't really like the pacing。 It feels too fast and lack of emotional connection。 Everything feels too abrupt or too loud。 Perhaps it's just because I'm not the targeted demographic of this manga。 A 20-something adult like me might not enjoy it， but teenager and younger will still love it。Thank you Netgalley and Kodansha Comics for giving me an arc of this manga in an exchange of honest review。 。。。more
Pixie 🍜
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I’d like to take the opportunity to thank the publishers and netgalley for a free eARC in exchange of an honest review！ This is a fun little shonen manga about demon hunters called Bushi。 Our main character and his best friend want to become them when they grow up， but their society tells them Bushi are criminals。 In fact they’re told that demons are gods that protect them。 However when it turns out they’ve been tricked into becoming slaves they fight back and begin their journey towards becomin I’d like to take the opportunity to thank the publishers and netgalley for a free eARC in exchange of an honest review！ This is a fun little shonen manga about demon hunters called Bushi。 Our main character and his best friend want to become them when they grow up， but their society tells them Bushi are criminals。 In fact they’re told that demons are gods that protect them。 However when it turns out they’ve been tricked into becoming slaves they fight back and begin their journey towards becoming Bushi and fighting demons themselves。 The art is nice and detailed and pretty dramatic。 I enjoyed the pacing and the friendship between the two main characters， though at times this was pretty repetitive and a lot of our Mac saying the same thing over and over。 In some areas it felt a bit rushed but I still enjoyed it。 I don’t think I’d pick up the next volume but I enjoyed reading the manga and it was fun and interesting with a good cliffhanger and lovely artwork。 。。。more
Emma
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ARC provided by NetGalleyOk ladies， gentlemen， and others what we have here is a classic case of 'It was good， but it was definitely not for me。' This could be for several reasons。 One is that I am not the target demographic and thus I'm not necessarily supposed to like it。 But that is a flawed argument。 A more probable one is that it just didn't connect with me。 The main character， in particular， is the type that I tend to clash with while reading， and sometimes you just don't figure that out u ARC provided by NetGalleyOk ladies， gentlemen， and others what we have here is a classic case of 'It was good， but it was definitely not for me。' This could be for several reasons。 One is that I am not the target demographic and thus I'm not necessarily supposed to like it。 But that is a flawed argument。 A more probable one is that it just didn't connect with me。 The main character， in particular， is the type that I tend to clash with while reading， and sometimes you just don't figure that out until you start reading。 Back to talking about the books in more specifics， I was quite intrigued by the premises。 It sounded really cool and from what I read there is some major potential in here。 The art was also really nice。 Everyone was identifiable immediately and the demons looked really cool。 I think other people will like this more and I encourage them to give this one a read。 。。。more
Kate
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The art is amazing。 The plot is so good too。。 This volume was really great start and I hope other volumes will be even better。 This manga has a great potential。
Liz （Quirky Cat）
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I received a copy of Orient Vol。 1 in exchange for a fair and honest review。 t Orient Vol。 1 is the start of a new shonen manga， created by Shinobu Ohtaka （known for Magi）， and published by Kodansha Comics。tIn a world where demons are real， what is a person to do？ Well， there are a few options。 They could lie down， and accept the lies that they are being told （that demons are gods， and worthy of worship）。 Or they can rise up and fight the demon overlords。tYou can probably guess which option Musa I received a copy of Orient Vol。 1 in exchange for a fair and honest review。 t Orient Vol。 1 is the start of a new shonen manga， created by Shinobu Ohtaka （known for Magi）， and published by Kodansha Comics。tIn a world where demons are real， what is a person to do？ Well， there are a few options。 They could lie down， and accept the lies that they are being told （that demons are gods， and worthy of worship）。 Or they can rise up and fight the demon overlords。tYou can probably guess which option Musashi chose。 He had always been enchanted by the tales of the Bushi， as told by his best friend， Kojiro's father。 So it didn't take much motivation to convince him to take up the battle， and try to create his own Bushi clan。tOrient Vol。 1 is the story of two very different friends。 One， Musashi， is stubborn to a fault， and determined to become a Bushi。 No matter the cost。 The other， Kojiro， feels the weight of his ancestors， as well as the perceived pain and guilt they dumped on him。 He loved the idea of becoming a Bushi – as a child。 But he has since grown past that point。tOr so he thought。 His friend is stubborn， and apparently quite good at getting into trouble。 That's really the entire premise of this first volume。 There's a lot of backstory， hopes， dreams， and fighting to be found in Orient Vol。 1。tThe artwork is pretty bold – which is no surprise， given the genre we're talking about。 There's a ton of fighting sequences and dramatic poses。 Sometimes expressions （and eyes） seemed slightly。。。off， and that was mildly off-putting。 But overall I enjoyed the art style， and everything it had going for it。 tAll things considered， this was far from a bad introduction to the world or the characters。 Though I'll confess that I'm not as fully invested as I had hoped I would be。 Then again， some of my favorite manga took a few volumes before I was head over heels， so I'd be willing to read a bit more before I wrote off this series。Check out more reviews from Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks 。。。more
Dhrishya
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