Kingdom Hearts

Well being a extreme Kingdom Hearts fan of course I had to read the manga. For those of you who don't know Kingdom Hearts is a manga based on the Video game so of course I'm going to compare it to the game. It's starts off in Destiny Islands where Sora, Riku and Kairi are attempting to escape their island by building a raft. Of course the night before they leave there's a big storm, (who didn't see that coming?) and next thing you know everyone's seperated and Sora has a giant key which can some how defeat the shadowy bug like Heartless. I thoughtthe manga did a good job of covering what happens in the game, of course its not as fun as acutally beating up the Heartless yourself but thats kinda of hard to do when your reading a book. I thought the story was a little too rushed and there wasn't as much character developement as in the game, but once again I can't help but love the combination of Final Fantasy and Disney. I think this manga is good if you like either or the two or you like the game. I think if you don't know anything about Kingdom Hearts you might get a little confused, but I can't tell you for sure as I already knew all of the story when I read this. If you're a die hard fan you might be a little disappointed but they can't do everything exactly like they did in the game so just enjoy what you've got!

Kingdom Hearts the Manga is Based on Kingdom Hearts 1 for PlayStation 2. The series is my most favourite video game ever, this manga started in October 2003 and ended in January 2005, and it's 4 volumes long. But unlike other mangas, it reads like a normal comic, left to right instead of right to left, which is so very very sad. Just so you know, the other Kingdom Hearts manga's based on the other games read right to left, only this one is different. Story 10-10 There are some things left out, that was in the games and not in the manga, but the story's thesame, it's about Sora, Riku and Kairi, who live on Destiny Islands. They build a raft but Heartless come, they are creatures that go after the darkness in people's hearts, Sora gets a magical weapon called a Keyblade, that can open any door. Sora fights the Heartless, then he gets away. Meanwhile Donald Duck and Goofy go on a mission to find the Key Blade wielder, together Sora, Donald and Goofy go to different Disney worlds to battle the Heartless, what's sad is some things are left out, but it's still the exact same as the game. [color=green]The ending is very rewarding and offers a sweet moment between the characters.[/color] Characters 10-10 Donald Duck and Goofy are so very funny, I love them. The manga has the Little Mermade, Pinocchio, Hercules, Alice in wonderland, Squall Leon Heart, Sid, Aerith, Aladdin, Yuffie, and lots more. Sora is so very nice, Kairi is sweet and I so love her. [color=green]She is kind and adorable.[/color] Riku is my most favourite character, I so love Riku, he's so very cool. [color=green]He is neither good nor bad, but rather in between: you can like him as a hero or a villain.[/color] This is Disney mixed with Final Fantasy, of course it's going to be amazing.It's great to see all these famous characters we love gathered together in a single story. The only bad thing is, Mickey Mouse is only on here in the very end, it's so not fair, the main character of Disney does not appear until the end. I won't say what happens, but it does make sense, it would have been confusing if Mickey appeared before, but he is only at the end of Kingdom Hearts , but Donald Duck and Goofy are so here all the time, I love it. Art 9-10 The art looks so very good, the drawings look good, if you like the games then I promise the art is true to the games. Enjoyment 10-10 The only regrettable thing is Mickey Mouse only at the end and some things left out that were in the video game, otherwise it's perfect. Final Score 10-10

Ah yes, Kingdom Hearts, one of my favorite games made into a manga. Okay, lets get started shall we? Story: The story was the same with Sora getting a keyblade blah blah he fights heartless blah blah. The only problem I have with the story is that it was very fast paced, which took away the excitement for me. But, I'll give it a 8/10. Art: The art was fairly good, it really showed the light in people hearts, (just a little Kingdom Hearts joke). But, the art had a childish look to it. So, I'll just give it a 9/10. Character: Thecharacters were just like in the game, so it's safe to say that I give it a 10/10. Overall: Reading this really made me think back to when I played the game. I'll give it a 9/10. Just look into your heart, and read this manga, (another joke).

I'm a huge fan of Kingdom Hearts, as many of you who will be reading this review (i presume). I read the manga for some time and at that moment i thought: "I should write a review on this!" ... but i never had the courage; until now. I made it short, so here it goes: Kingdom Hearts, the manga, is a disappointment to all hardcore and "softcore" fans of the series. The story is confusing and hard to follow. The dialog fails and the art is not that astonishing. Like in the game, you follow the story and adventures of Sora, a young boy thatholds an incredible power and his two companions Donald and Goofy.With his keyblade, Sora and co. travel from world to world killing heartless and closing "doors". The story is much the same as that from the game, disregarding just some places such as the Halloween Town, preferring others that can be seen as less interesting (like the "little mermaid") As for the structure and overall story, i have a great critic i would like to present to you. And this is: the development of the story. While reading the book, you'll find yourself jumping from world to world, from scene to scene, never really understanding what's going on.The story simply develops never explaining what really is happening, leaving you to discover it for yourself.If you played the game, you will not have many problems knowing whats happening, but if you never played game or even heard of it you'll have a though time following the story. Besides this major fluke, the dialogs (Tokyopop version) are very poor, leaving few interest in keep reading the book to the end. Regarding the art, there are some cute images but in general they're not surprising. As for my conclusion: If you're a hardcore fan of the series, and you played all the games, you'll enjoy reading the book. You'll definitely rouse some great memories, you'll remember some exciting parts of the game and maybe, you will even have your own time of nostalgia. But if you never played the game and you just picked this manga randomly, or you just heard of it from a friend, or any other reason; read it at you own risk.