Kingdom Hearts Boxed Set--vols 1-4 (Kingdom Hearts) by Shiro Amano Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Kingdom Hearts Boxed Set--vols 1-4 (Kingdom Hearts)
Book Review: Kingdom Hearts- very good, but too similar to the game...
Summary: 4 Stars
As a very big fan of Kingdom Hearts, I took no hesitation in buying these comic books when I saw them. After receiving them very quickly, I was pleased, but slightly disappointed at the same time.
If you don't know what Kingdom Hearts is, it is a series which follows a young boy called Sora, who is searching for his friends Riku and Kairi, who were seperated from him when he was transported from his home island into a series of worlds he never thought of ever traveling too. Sora is also the chosen weilder of the Keyblade, a weapon which can defeat darkness, and the storylines main enemies, known as the Heartless. Kingdom Hearts is very enjoyable, as it combines Final Fantasy with Disney. Sora is accompanied by Donald Duck and Goofy, and these 'worlds' he travels too to are actually locations from Disney films e.g. Agrabah from Aladdin, Atlantica from The Little Mermaid.
So whats good about the books you ask? Well, for one thing, they are actually quite funny in some places. Also, you are getting 4 books in the set, which have about 150 pages in them, so they take quite a long time to get through. They certainly pass the time away on a boring day. The thing I like the most about these books though is the mini stories at the back of each book- this is new content not featured in any of the Kingdom Hearts games, and is very joyful to read.
However, there are some bad points too. Firstly, as they are comic books, and they consist of mostly animation, it doesnt help that everything is in BLACK AND WHITE. No expense has been spent to add colour to the drawings, which makes it quite dull. Also, the storyline is exactly the same to that of the games, so if you have played the games, you know what happens next. A lot of content in the story line is also missed out too- lots of worlds that were visited in the game are missed out in the books.
My recommendation- if you are a fan of Kingdom Hearts, and you like manga comics, you will love this. However, if you have played Kingdom Hearts, and want to read these books expecting something new, then you wont enjoy this. My opinion- a very nice read- could have done with some more colour and extra content.
Book Review: Kingdom Hearts Manga
Summary: 5 Stars
first of all, to the person that wrote the review before me, DUH! of course it's in black and white! it's MANGA! second of all its amazing, and should be like the games because, well, what else is it gonna be like!? i recommend it to anyone who is a fan of manga or the games! =]
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