Wanted (Shojo Beat Manga) | 
| Creators: Matsuri Hino, Nancy Thistlethwaite
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Category: Book
List Price: $8.99
Buy Used: $4.63
You Save: $4.36 (48%)
New (32) Used (10) from $4.63
Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 59778
Media: Paperback
Pages: 208
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5 x 0.7
ISBN: 1421519348
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9781421519340
ASIN: 1421519348
Publication Date: September 2, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Brand New! Save 30 - 50% off of retail prices on our wide selection of comic book graphic novels, manga and anime, role playing games, DVDS, Osprey military history books, and more!
| |
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
In the Mediterranean at end of the 17th century, former songstress Armeria disguises herself as a boy and boards the ship of the pirate Skulls--the man who kidnapped Luce, her first love. Captain Skulls is arrogant, violent, and a skirt chaser! And unfortunately for Armeria, he discovers she's a woman...
|
| Customer Reviews:
 "The Princess Bride" Meets "Pirates of the Carribean"(?) August 27, 2008
Hakajin (GA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
"Wanted" is a pirate love story from popular manga-ka Matsuri Hino. A singer named Armeria (aka "Arto") falls in love with an aristocrat, Luce. However, Luce is soon kidnapped by pirates, and Armeria vows to rescue him. Eight years later, she boards a pirate ship in search of him. But first, she'll have to deal with the surly pirate captain, Skulls.
Is there anyone out there who hasn't figured out where this is going? Didn't think so. Forutnately, Hino realized the obviousness of her plot twist and didn't focus the story around it. Unfortunately, the manga is kind of rushed. The episodes are pretty interesting, but they seem to happen all at once. The characters are stereotypical and don't have much development. But the art was pretty, and it was a fun story. Also, I appreciated that the other pirates on board Skulls' ship had their own personalities. Background characters like this have a tendency to blend into one one entity, and it was good to see that Hino avoided this. The short story at the end was also enjoyable.
Overall, I'd say that this manga is good for a one-time read. After that, you can just flip to your favorite parts or look at the art. "Wanted" is an especially good manga for fans of Matsuri Hino, because the author's notes talk a lot about her creative process and how her style has developed through her different series.
 Good Read September 2, 2008
Mistress Manga (California, USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I really like this story, I thought it was cute. This is a short series book. A total of three volumes. I really like Matsuri Hino's stories although I would have to say it's not one of my favorites.
Story: A girl sneaks on to a pirate ship dressed as a boy in hopes of finding her childhood friend who was kidnapped by a pairate. Although unknowing to her is that the Pirate leader is the boy she is looking for.
|
|
|
