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LOCK ONïŒ ăŒăăăŻăȘăłăŒ
18
2
Finished
Feb 22, 2010 to Jun 28, 2010
8.8/10
Average Review Score
100%
Recommend It
4
Reviews Worldwide
This manga was the best i ever read in my life it have many things that u can learn from it and use it in real life like love,to give a chance to others not all people are bad,some guys like girls only for their body but not all of some of them care about a girl feelings,meaning of love.I think its enough to love it wish u read this one.I wish no one understand me wrong.
SPOILERS ON AHEAD! READ AT YOUR OWN RISK! Ok to begin with it found is manga randomly when I was looking through people's manga and I was like ok let's see what this is. Story-7 I like the way the story had been set but it was getting a bit boring and there weren't as many twists in the manga.Lock on was a bit too short in my opinion, as for the result it kind of disappointed me too. Art-8 Yes, there was a certain thing I like about this manga. Yes the art. I just loved the way they drew expressions on Niko when she got angryor when she was quiet happy and other feelings. Character-7 Well you see, it hadn't started of badly. Niko was a girl who hated men and she was very sweet to her friends. But then again, it got really boring with her too. Really no characters actually made me laugh or even cry in this story not even a smile... Enjoyment-6 no comment Overall-7 I didn't get the end....when finally she falls I'm love with him she doesn't confess or anything and they end it at that.... Now really that was a bit ridiculous the mangaka artist should have at least made an epilogue but no, she didn't and it ruined the whole manga..... No haters this is just my opinion..... ~Blue-chan
Utsuru Sanada is a professional photographer at the age of 17, he can guess the exact 3 sizes of any girl, he can memorize anything he sees, and he can counterattack karate moves (Most guys would want these abilities). Why? Because he has superb photographic memory called âShutter Eyeâ (Shutter as in the shutter of a camera). He meets Niko Kurihara, the female protagonist, who dislikes men, is a master of martial arts, and is of course beautiful. Utsuru attempts to prove to Niko that he is not the guy she thinks he so he can take a picture of her. (Source: MangaHelpers)
First off, this is my first review, so I can't say I have any experience in rating manga. :P What I can say is I tried my best in rating, I just feel this is what Lock On! deserves. I can say with confidence that this is one of the few manga I couldn't stop reading after I'd begun (Its that good!). I don't see anything to be changed in this manga, the characters are great , the art has nothing to worry about, and the story NEEDS a continuation! xD I feel this is definitely something I could enjoy over a long period oftime! Keep writing, I can't wait for the next works! ^^ R(L)ock On! Tsuchida Kenta! :D
Be warned, this review may contain /spoilers/. Lock On! is a short manga by Tsuchida Kenta. It was first serialized as a one-shot in Weekly Shounen Jump in 2009 and later began serialization as a series in 2010. The premise is simple â Utsuru Sanada is a professional photographer at age seventeen. He likes girls, and he likes taking pictures of girls. Not those kind of pictures â he actually dislikes people who make the assumption that he takes dirty pictures. The thing he really enjoys is seeing girls smile; not fake smiles that girls pull off in front of the camera, but ârealâ smiles that heknows are genuine. The secret to his power of seeing âgenuine smilesâ (as well as other things) is his âShutter Eyeâ, which he normally keeps covered with an eye patch. His Shutter Eye functions similar to a camera, giving him superb memory. He meets Kurihara Niko, a beautiful girl who is a martial arts master and hates men, believing they are all dogs and should not be taken seriously. Sanada makes it his goal to take pictures of Niko when she really smiles. Niko, of course, has a best friend, named Yuki, who is the typical happy airhead you always need in a manga. However, Yuki, and the rest of the characters as well, grow and change throughout the story â Yuki becomes more intelligent and a bit less naĂŻve by the end of the manga. Another character introduced is Yamato Takeaki, a âdelinquentâ-type character who has an enormous crush on Yuki. The art of the manga is surprisingly good for a weekly one; the art is original and has a rather distinct style. The quality does go down a bit near the end, but it is still very good. One thing I will point out is that itâs rather obvious that the author is being suppressed. He wants to focus on more serious subjects, but it seems to me as if his editors were constantly forcing him to pull off gags and make the manga less serious than he wanted it to be. This is especially prominent in the one-shot â it was a bit different in that Niko was the target of âdirty picturesâ by other boys at the school which gives it a more serious feel. Even the serialized manga itself has a bit of this serious tone â while it is mostly a romantic comedy, there are a few chapters in which Yuki is kidnapped by two men who say they want to take pictures of her, while hiding their true intentions. Since it is a shounen manga, there is some fanservice, but only a bit and nothing that I can really complain about. Actually, the fanservice manages to be funny when it does appear, and isn't explicit or particularly erotic in the least. From what I can remember, there is only a panty shot (which, as stated before, manages to be funny given the situation; read the manga and youâll see why) and a scene where girls change in the locker room â although that part wasnât emphasized. It was justâŠthere. It wasnât racy or fanservice-y in the least. Lock On! is a very cute, romantic, shounen comedy. Some people say it has clichĂ©s, although I didnât notice them, probably because I was too busy laughing or simply enjoying the storyline. The manga has enormous potential â I really, really wanted to see where it would go. And thenâŠout of nowhere, it was discontinued. I think it has in part to do with the âromanceâ of it, and also the way the author couldnât truly send the message he wanted to. It is a very good manga â itâs just a shame that it ended so soon. I look forward to Tsuchida-senseiâs next works, because Lock On! was really a very enjoyable (albeit a tad short) read.
