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Summary: Try it, you might like it. ^^
Review: Dang, this was a very good manga for starters.
It started off sort of slow but got very interesting as you read through the book. Yes, while you are reading, you might not understand some scenes, so that's why i had to read it over twice. It was very good though. You might not understand who's talkinng at some points cause the bubbles and sentences are kind of together but read it over again and you'll understand.
The characters are good...some are kind of..um..yeah different but the main character and also a guy named, Gold....they'll grow on you. ^^ It had a little gore in it but overall...it's pretty good. The ending was good....ahh..it left you hanging..hehe....i was like noooo..haha.
If you want to try a new manga, i recommened this...believe me...i looked everywhere for a new manga and i decided to try this...trust me, you'll like it, it's different but take a chance. ^_^
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Summary: Great sci-fi manga
Review: Great graphics, tight story, likeable, well-rounded characters... I read an average of 15 mangas a week (I rent them for a few cents) so I've read thousands of mangas up until now. This is one of the few mangas that stands out in my memory. It's a story about Kaguya, a Japanese high school girl who's more than what she seems to be. The general concept for the story, parallel universes (sort of, not really) is an over-used method in science fiction, but Narushima Yuri brings an entirely new vision of it mostly with her skill at characterizing. By shoujo-manga standards, this manga series is a tiny little bit dark, but no where close to Evangelion and its like. You won't think it's very dark unless you're totally into sappy tween manga. I won't spoil anything for you, but let me say that one male character is very interesting and will draw out your sympathy without being a weakling. You'll find yourself drawn into Kaguya's interest for him, I'm sure. Yes, there's some love going on in the series... But it's handled well and delicately. I didn't like Fushigi Yuugi and other mangas like it because of the way every male around the main character kept falling all over her, but this manga doesn't have that kind of incredulous sappyness. There's quite a lot to like and not much to complain about. Oh, one thing, I guess... The volumes come out to slow. :( I want to get more of Planet Ladder! :) But other than that, no major complaints. Interesting, unusual characters and well-thought story.
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Summary: Beautiful...yet a little confusing at first...
Review: I must say, the main reason I picked up this manga title was for Seeu. I took one look at him and said "GOTTA HAVE!!!" So, the silent bishonen has entered my personal "closet" of manga men. Anyway, after actually reading this a couple of times, the convoluted plot line started to straigten itself out. It's really not that it's very difficult to understand, it is just presented in small chunks of foreshadowing events that really make very little sense the first time you read it through. After completing the second book, my best description of the plot is as follows: Blue eyed orphan Kaguya was just a regular school girl when one day, she recieves a call on her phone from a strange man, telling her that he'll come to take her away... As it turns out, several groups of people, all from different planes of existance in the universe, come to claim Kaguya as the "Princess of Ananai", the girl who is destined to choose one of nine planets not to be destroyed. The characters are very VERY beautifully rendered (much better than some CLAMP I've seen). The story line is quick and I have yet to find any noticable holes. It's a very good buy ... The only real drawback is the need for proofreading (not that I should be one to make comments like this). In some sections, the cover-up marks are a bit more than noticable. The manga style is read right to left (Japanese style), which I prefer actually. So, I really would like to give Planet Ladder a 4.5. I would recommend this title to fans of Inu-Yasha, Mars, Vampire Princess Miyu, and Fushigi Yugi.
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Summary: Very Involved Manga for lovers of Lain-esque Fantasy
Review: I say Lain-esque because of the sheer confusion you feel at times ^_^;;
But Planet Ladder, despite the deep discussion and tossage of terms is engaging enough that you'll want to find out more, want to figure it out. The 5th novel was recently released, and it's just now starting to truly come together for me. It's worth it! ^_____^
The worlds' names can get confusing, but it gets to the point where you, if unable to memorize them, can at least know which world they're talking about once mentioned. (Did that make sense?)
The character are FAR from stereotypical (Little Mr.(Miss?) Name-Will-Not-Be-Mentioned-Stupid-Reviewer! *grrr*), and have quite a bit of depth. Kaguya, our very own main-character-girl, manages to be relitavely happy and troubled at the same time without being competely perky and annoying or a little blue-eyed ball of angst. Gold just rocks. Seeu is [great] (You must love the slightly bonkers bishounen! He's a bit psycho.)Idou is a mature soldier that seems a bit more sensitive than your typical war-veteran-type-dude. And Bambi-chan? She's the greatest thing since pocky in a box. I definitely reccomend this manga, you'll be hooked. Only for those who're in for reading something that will make you think! ^_^ Gorgeous cover art, unique art style, non-stereotypical characters (*ahem*), and one hot, hot, red-haired maniac. You just can't go wrong!!
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Summary: rewarding if you put forth the effort
Review: I think that this manga is quite unexpectantly good. Of course the first book starts to set up the plot of the series and is a bit confusing. However, it starts to pick up in the third and fourth book i think. Unlike sooo many mangas, this series doesn't give you the entire story off the bat and thus keeps readers interested in what's going to happen next. It doesn't build on repeatedly similar situations such as Ranma 1/2 does, so it doesn't get old really fast. the only thing i had trouble with was who was talking. all the bubbles looked the same to me. overall though, i found this manga rewarding if you put the effort into it and don't mind being confused every once in a while.
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Summary: Slow, but worth it
Review: I'm generous(stupid?) enough to give most series a couple tries which is lucky because after reading Vol. 1, I was willing to forget this one. Luckily next I picked up Vol. 3 which tells Mad Prince Seeu's history & was hooked. There's several nice-looking characters, male & female, in this series, & a huge dose of mystery from the boy Kaguya sees in her dream who looks like the doll(robot) Seeu has at his side to people in this volume who appear to be villains of the piece we later learn aren't(not as bad as the Soul Hunter Anime series, but close enough). Once it gets going(by Vol. 5) it's one of my fav's--Seeu is sooo cool. Mad, but cool.
The Japanese folktale of Princess Kaguya from the moon is referred to & seems to be a starting point.
Just as Kaguya's adopted father is caught up in a scandle at his job, Priest Idou arrives at Kaguya's house to retrieve the girl from the 3rd world. Turns out there were nine worlds overlapping in dimensions & only 1 will survive--the one selected by the Princess of Choosing--when asked to pick a card from a deck, Kaguya always picks the blank one & so it will be until she chooses the surviving world so all sides want her for various reasons. 8th world Priest Idou's quest is interrupted by 2nd world's Prince Seeu, but Idou manages to block Seeu's escape leaving Kaguya on a strange world with Gold, the doll resembling the boy who she sees saving her in a dream(Kagami). These worlds also possess things called Living Weapons & Vol.1 reveals Idou possesses the Zenith Crystal, Gold has Kagami's Organic Gold(a whip-like tool) & red-haired Seeu uses the Lunato Mercury(a scythe).
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Summary: A poor excuse for a manga!!!
Review: Now, mabye if the artist/author of this manga could draw i would have given another star, but really they're hopeless. The story isn't that good either at first it is very confusing, but that did not get me down i kept reading but after the first one i did not want to read another planet ladder as long as i live. The story is extremely predicting and all the characters are stereotypes. If your looking for an interesting manga I would suggest chobits by clamp or Ceres by Yu Watase
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Summary: Weak and a bit cliched
Review: OK, so here's the plot: it's about a young highschool girl named Kaguya who doesn't know where she came from, constantly has the same dream about seeing this young boy. Soon, she's abducted in her room and then wakes up to find herself in another world. The good: it's quite well-drawn. The bad: Well, for one thing I found Kaugya's character annoying. She CONSTANTLY kept saying, "I'm sorry, I can't do anything right." And it annoyed me how everyone kept saying "Ohh she's so beautiful..." and all that junk. Sure, she's beautiful on the covers of each novel, but in the book itself she's not pretty. She wears her hair up in pigtails and it really doesn't suit her well. Not to mention that many of the characters in this book are poorly developed. Each character seemed the same, especially the adult characters. The plot itself really doesn't have too much originality and I almost got deja vu from reading it because many of the situations resembled the same situations I read in other mangas. I hope that the characters get more developed later in the series.
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Summary: The Weakest of the Series, but don't give up!!
Review: Planet Ladder as a series is fabulous. Sadly for Planet Ladder, volume one's translation is shaky, the bubbles are confusing, and the characters seem flat. But don't worry manga fans! By volume two the plot blooms, becoming very unique and complex. Kaguya fleshes out a little and new characters (such as the mysterious Shiina) are introduced. Simply put, please buy volume two before giving up on the series, you'll be glad you did.
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Summary: Admire the Cover Art but Leave Planet Ladder on the Shelf
Review: Planet Ladder has such lovely cover art, but unfortunately the art and story inside is rather bland and generic. The main character, Kaguya, looks very pretty on the cover but in the actual story she insists on wearing these hideous pigtails. Dispite what someone else said, Kaguya is a manga stereotype and one of my least favorites at that- the passive girl with no self esteem whose always apoligizing for being worthless. Kaguya was found abandoned as a child and she has a knack for reading tarot cards, but when she tries to saw her own future she always gets a blank card.
One day some strange foriegn men come to her house and start fighting over her. During the struggle, Kaguya is transported to another world (her home planet most likely) and ends up having to fend for herself with the help of a robot who looks like a boy she's been seeing in her nightmares for years. This is the same old plot were Jill Normal is transported to a fantasy world only to find out she's the most important person there and two or more factions want her loyalties.
An unoriginal plotline is okay with me if the execution is well-handled, but Planet Ladder has one of the most confusing back-stories I've ever muddled through. Looks like there was a war or something and some prince guy went insane, but I'm not really sure. There are some notes in the back of the book but they actually made me more confused!
Planet Ladder looks like it still could be a good story as it has some kernels of good ideas, it just really needs to pull itself together. However, this volume was so scatterbrained that I'm not inclined to pick up the next installment in the series.
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