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Meet Kanae, an introvert who is about to have her life transformed in the most unusual way: through music. For Kanae, her transformation begins when she accidentally bumps into Hina, an independent singer who releases her music via the Internet. As the pair become good friends, they quickly find that they've become one another's inspiration - in more ways than one!
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A beautiful and touching story about the power of music and friendship between two girls. Although it's only one volume, I found myself getting very involved with the story and attached to the characters. A great shame there's not further volumes, but a fantastic read nonetheless.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Voiceful falls down in three major areas - art, story, and yuri.
The art is, although not of the traditional cute manga style that one would find in more popular manga like D.N.Angel, Fruits Basket, and anything by CLAMP, has no great appeal or substance to it. Not only do the drawings lack the quality and subtle detail of the aforementioned manga, but simple things like expressions never seem to have any life to them. The story isn't original; scroll up to the synopsis for a brief summary. Of course, even the most tried-and-tested stories can be written beautifully, but here, the four disjointed chapters rarely make sense, and the feelings between the two girls have no life in them at all.
Which leads me into the yuri part of my review - basically, there is none. The author even apologises for it and the end of the manga. You'd have thought that something that was published in Japanese magazines Yuri Sisters and Yuri Hime would have more yuri to it. Unfortunately, you'd have to really use your imagination to picture anything between these girls beyond friendship - not that the manga really lends itself to the imagination.
However, good points are that the volume contains some bonus stories, both related and unrelated to Voiceful, of about the same standard as the main feature. Also, there is a guide to Japanese honorifics and some translator's notes in the back, which are wonderful if you're still new to manga. I don't remember Tokyopop doing this...
At the end, there is a preview of another, much better looking manga called "First Love Sisters". It looks much more charming, and someone else on amazon has already given it a good review.
So, overall, a disappointing manga, and definitely not recommended. Although I haven't read it, it would seem First Love Sisters would be a better alternative - unless you can find Kashimashi somewhere...
The art is, although not of the traditional cute manga style that one would find in more popular manga like D.N.Angel, Fruits Basket, and anything by CLAMP, has no great appeal or substance to it. Not only do the drawings lack the quality and subtle detail of the aforementioned manga, but simple things like expressions never seem to have any life to them. The story isn't original; scroll up to the synopsis for a brief summary. Of course, even the most tried-and-tested stories can be written beautifully, but here, the four disjointed chapters rarely make sense, and the feelings between the two girls have no life in them at all.
Which leads me into the yuri part of my review - basically, there is none. The author even apologises for it and the end of the manga. You'd have thought that something that was published in Japanese magazines Yuri Sisters and Yuri Hime would have more yuri to it. Unfortunately, you'd have to really use your imagination to picture anything between these girls beyond friendship - not that the manga really lends itself to the imagination.
However, good points are that the volume contains some bonus stories, both related and unrelated to Voiceful, of about the same standard as the main feature. Also, there is a guide to Japanese honorifics and some translator's notes in the back, which are wonderful if you're still new to manga. I don't remember Tokyopop doing this...
At the end, there is a preview of another, much better looking manga called "First Love Sisters". It looks much more charming, and someone else on amazon has already given it a good review.
So, overall, a disappointing manga, and definitely not recommended. Although I haven't read it, it would seem First Love Sisters would be a better alternative - unless you can find Kashimashi somewhere...
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Short, sweet read...
28 Nov 2008
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Kanae is a introvert, a girl who prefers to stay in her room. She falls in love with a girl. No, she falls in love with a voice and becomes strong enough to try to find the owner of the voice. She is in love.
This a sweet manga, with some bonus stories and nothing too adult even if it says it is for 16 and up. Some of the artwork may be a tad mature for young readers but it's nothing ugly or sick. Something to enjoy. And I look forward to seeing if there are any more volumes coming out.
This a sweet manga, with some bonus stories and nothing too adult even if it says it is for 16 and up. Some of the artwork may be a tad mature for young readers but it's nothing ugly or sick. Something to enjoy. And I look forward to seeing if there are any more volumes coming out.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Voiceful
5 Mar 2008
Format:Paperback
After much waiting for this manga to hit the shelves, i must say it was worth the wait.
It was a good read, showing a relationship between two girls.
Its simple plot starts with an introverted girl who was to scared to do anything outside, besides going to school. So she spends a lot of time on the internet. While on line she found a internet diva who's music gave her strength to go outside for a change. And upon going outside she comes face to face with this singer. And their relationship goes on from there.
Also included are two short stories, and a preview of another shojo-ai title "First love sisters" also published by seven seas entertainment
It was a good read, showing a relationship between two girls.
Its simple plot starts with an introverted girl who was to scared to do anything outside, besides going to school. So she spends a lot of time on the internet. While on line she found a internet diva who's music gave her strength to go outside for a change. And upon going outside she comes face to face with this singer. And their relationship goes on from there.
Also included are two short stories, and a preview of another shojo-ai title "First love sisters" also published by seven seas entertainment
8 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Short, sweet manga with beautiful art
6 April 2008
Format:Paperback
I bought this manga on recommendation from a friend, and while the presentation and art are gorgeous, the content may leave some disappointed if you want your yuri right out in the open.
The art on the cover is slightly misleading, as the interior art is actually much more akin to Fred Gallagher of Megatokyo than what's on the cover. Several panels are gorgeous in composition, and several of the color pages are preserved for this edition and are well printed.
Story-wise, it's a very modern tale of two girls who meet through one's music through the internet and eventually meet offline, with the singer having to decide whether to go professional and risk being seen as a sell out. Kanae, the main girl of the story, manages to be sympathetic while depressed, and her "goddess" the singer Hina has several layers to her character that are peeled back little by little. The extra scene included for the print edition manages to tie the story up nicely and provide a bit more information on one of the side characters. I still wish we'd seen a bit more of what else happens between these two, as it feels slightly hanging, but the conclusion is semi-satisfying and manages to leave just a bit of it in the air.
We don't get any yuri per se, but it's easy to extrapolate their relationship beyond what we see on panel into a romantic relationship, and despite the lack of romance in the traditional sense, the emotional dependence these women build (without the usual loser boyfriend that usually inhabit these stories, much to my relief) make this a solid read, and definitely one of Seven Seas' better releases this year.
The art on the cover is slightly misleading, as the interior art is actually much more akin to Fred Gallagher of Megatokyo than what's on the cover. Several panels are gorgeous in composition, and several of the color pages are preserved for this edition and are well printed.
Story-wise, it's a very modern tale of two girls who meet through one's music through the internet and eventually meet offline, with the singer having to decide whether to go professional and risk being seen as a sell out. Kanae, the main girl of the story, manages to be sympathetic while depressed, and her "goddess" the singer Hina has several layers to her character that are peeled back little by little. The extra scene included for the print edition manages to tie the story up nicely and provide a bit more information on one of the side characters. I still wish we'd seen a bit more of what else happens between these two, as it feels slightly hanging, but the conclusion is semi-satisfying and manages to leave just a bit of it in the air.
We don't get any yuri per se, but it's easy to extrapolate their relationship beyond what we see on panel into a romantic relationship, and despite the lack of romance in the traditional sense, the emotional dependence these women build (without the usual loser boyfriend that usually inhabit these stories, much to my relief) make this a solid read, and definitely one of Seven Seas' better releases this year.
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