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Manga Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet [Paperback]

Sonia Leong , William Shakespeare , Richard Appignanesi
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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: SelfMadeHero; New title edition (15 Jan 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0955285607
  • ISBN-13: 978-0955285608
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14.8 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 42,190 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Everyone retells the Bard. But rising British manga star Leong delivers her adaptation with panache, creating an all-ages text likely to usher in new readers. Traditional manga styling - large eyes, incredibly graceful figures, expressive backdrops, and Chibi (small and cute) panels to express highly emotional moments - combine seamlessly with Western elements - left to right pagination and straightforward panel layout. Set in modern Tokyo, with the Capulets and Montagues recast as organized-crime rivals, and abridged enough to move quickly without sacrificing content or meaning, this racy retelling gets to the heart of the love story and the foolish rivalry that dooms it. The opening color pages with the cast of characters drawn large will help readers follow the story, as will the plot summary at the end. Indeed, graphic format may be the closest text can come to simulating the stage, and the art makes it relevant for a new generation - including an image of a cell phone with ''No Signal''; to explain why Romeo doesn't know Juliet is really alive. Gorgeous, readable, original - a winner. (plot synopsis, Shakespeare biography) (Graphic novel. YA) (Kirkus Reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great, 5 Feb 2012
This review is from: Manga Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet (Paperback)
Colourful graphics. Daughter borrowed a copy from her teacher, enjoyed it so much, wanted her own copy... loved it and all things anime/manga related.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Manga Shakespeare, 12 April 2011
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Michael Finn (Blackburn, Lancashire, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Quite a more happy marriage of Shakespeare's text and Manga visuals than the titular couple enjoy. This sort of venture is excellent for intriguing young minds to the bard's plays. It isn't the full text mind you, but what does appear is pretty much untampered with. Although the visuals represent a Japanese cast of characters playing out a modern day Tokyo Yakuza rivalry it doesn't distract too much from the power of Shakespeare's wordplay. Manga visuals are an excellent medium for representing the emotional context of a story and Sonia Leong's pencils are cleanly rendered. Nice idea
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5.0 out of 5 stars Manga Shakespeare, 1 Jan 2010
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D. J. Parker "Forwood Looking" (Forres, MORAY UK) - See all my reviews
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I bought this book for my daughter as a Christmas present. Who in to manga and very much like the book and has read it over the christmas period, like it very much and looking forward to the next book of the manga type that I may buy in the new year.

Yours David

Happy New Year
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