[Manga] Special A Vol. #11 Review

[JustThisGuy]

Review
Age Rating: 13 and Up
Released By: Viz Media
MSRP: 8.99
Pages: 200
ISBN: 978-1421526195
Size: B6
Orientation: Right to Left

It's serviceable, sure, and my guess is that readers who really like bog-standard Shojo Beat releases will find it enjoyable enough. But absent any novel "hook" -- and with so many above-average and outright outstanding shoujo series now competing for American readers' time, money, and shelf space -- I can't give the same mildly warm recommendation to readers who're on the fence about the series that I did for the first volume.

[Chris Beveridge]

I'm working through the anime version right now and this sums up my feelings on it as well.

[Suwako Moriya]

Originally Posted by Chris Beveridge

I'm working through the anime version right now and this sums up my feelings on it as well.

Speaking of the anime, I'm kind of mixed on it to be honest. Still with the manga being 17 volumes, I can imagine there's a lot that wasn't covered in the anime.

I've half-considered the manga, but the length of it sort of puts me off. As you start to ask the question "Will the destination make the long journey worth it?".

Yes, I do realize some of the series I've started might end up being that long, but there's a difference between already being at volume X vs having X number of volumes to get.