Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 1 by Yuu Watase, Yu Watase Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 1
Book Review: Wonderful!
Summary: 5 Stars
A comic book for teenage girls -- what a rare thing that is today! It's wonderful that Yuu Watase's work is being translated from Japanese and brought over here where it can be appreciated by girls of all ages who are hungering for comics specifically written for them.When I first heard that Watase was writing a comic where a girl's family tries to kill her on her 16th birthday because she inherits mysterious and dangerous powers, I just had to read it. Ceres is darker and more dramatic than Mysterious Play (Watase's other work that has been translated) and has a more adult flavor to it. Her parents do, indeed, try to kill her within the first few pages of issue #1. Why they do is a mystery she is left to sort out from amongst the shattered pieces of her life after she escapes them. I have seen the animated version of Ceres (which is available on DVD) from beginning to end, so I know how it works out. The story builds over time, with more and more questions gripping the reader as the lead character, Aya, is torn between several mighty organizations fighting to either kill, control, or protect her. Even her family is divided about what to do with her. And it's all because of this mysterious power she bears, a power that can both save lives, and destroy cities.
This is a complex story that has several astonishing twists and turns before it reaches its grand finale, where *all* of the audience's questions are answered. It doesn't feel, as you get closer and closer to the end, and the tale gets stranger and stranger, that all of it can possibly be explained in a satisfactory way, but miraculously it is. Ceres, it turns out, is an excellent piece of writing -- especially for a comic book artist.
Even though I do have one or two quibbles with the plotting (and with that major hottie Tooya, I'm sorry to say), I'm giving this five stars because **the artwork** is worth five stars alone. Watase's work is *gorgeous*. It flows, it feels, it lives. It's full of color, darkness, beauty. Because of the grace of her line, I prefer the comic to the animated version. There are moments in the comic where I have to stop reading and just stare at the artwork.
One scene to look for, that appears in the comic book but not in the animated version, is in the bathroom. The results of a sudden and unexpected encounter there are both hilarious and sweet.
I recommend this for young women ages 12-up. Though I am 25, I wish I had read it as a teenager. I would have devoured it then, even more than I devour it now. There is darkness, drama, humor, violence, romance, and sexuality (at about a PG-13 level). It is well worth a peek, even if you decide not to commit to the whole series (which I think is 10-14 issues). Keep in mind that only some of the issues have been translated, and it will be many months before the entire series is translated and brought over. If you absolutely have to know what happens now, I recommend trying the completed DVD version instead. FYI, the animated version is low-budget, and minimalizes special effects. It also has a slightly different plot. But it's still fascinating.
Book Review: And she does it again...
Summary: 5 Stars
This is actually quite amusing, with a wonderful set of characters that are quite different from Yu Watase's other series, Fushigi Yugi. Aya is a rather charming, klumzy girl who finds herself in deep doo-doo...a whole cast of interesting people, with a lot of extremely funny scenes! You'll fall in love with the characters, like Oba-Q and Yuhi (Yuuhi), and especially Aya. I found it *very* entertaining and as usual, Watase's art totally kicks ...!Book Review: bLAH!
Summary: 3 Stars
I feeel sick... The theme song is sicking. I couls say it's pornal....Book Review: Ceres starts out very mysterious
Summary: 4 Stars
Ceres celestial legend is the first series Yu Watase has done since Fushigi yuugi (mysterious play). It starts out with the main character Aya Mikage and her twin brother Aki awaiting their 16th birthday. The next day their mother tells them that their grandfather whom they rarely see wants to throw them a special party at his mansion. However when they arrive their whole family is there dressed in black and looking grim. Grandfather says that Aya must be killed and that her brother is to remain in solitary confinement for the rest of his days. Aya has a gun put to her head by Toya her crush because he saved her from getting run over the previous day. He does not pull the trigger however allowing her to escape. While the clan searches for her she hides in a tree. Toya finds her and she starts yelling at him. To shut her up because the mikage clan is about he kisses her. Stunned she sits there until they spot her and toya. She runs away and is almost caught when out of nowhere these 2 people save her and carry her to their house. When Aya awakens the girl tells her that she has powers and she has heavenly maiden blood and uncontrolled she can become dangerous thus the reason her family wants to kill her. She goes back to her house and her dad saves her from being shot by flinging himself in front of the bullet. She runs back to the girls house and decides to stay and go a different school. While remaining determined to save Aki from her family. It does not explain enough about the heavenly maiden stuff so that's why I gave it only four stars. E-mail me if you disagree. I love to talk anime and manga.Book Review: wow! a must read!
Summary: 5 Stars
Ayashi no Ceres' first volume promises the series to be a hit like Yu Watase's other famous work, Fushigi Yuugi. Ceres has a love triangle in the Fushigi Yuugi style, but the story is much darker. There is more blood and violence, and much less slapstick humor. The main character, Aya, is maturer than Miaka from fushigi yuugi (except she seems to fall hopelessly for one guy immediatly like Miaka did) Basically the plot is about the twins, Aya and Aki, who on their 16th birthday recieve a pretty weird present from their family that awakens strange powers in both of them. Suddenly Aya's family is trying to kill her, and she must run or be killed. Some parts of this manga actually reminded me of scream. ^_^ It's been called a horror, but I'de say it's a dark drama. Don't worry- there is some humor in it! More Mature humor though, so combined with the blood and stuff, I would say just use your own discretion. Overall, this was a great manga so buy it today!