Rating: 
Summary: Ceres is just great. ^_^
Review: I really enjoyed this manga. When it was first published, I wanted to get it just because the covers were pretty. But that usually turns out bad when getting it just because it's pretty. When it came out in the graphic novel form I just decided to get it and see what it was all about, I really didn't expect much. But oh my, I was impressed. It's really interesting! I got my friend who doesn't even like anime and manga hooked on it! ^_^ I love how it can go from being so serious to animated and hilarious! This series is just awesome. ^_^ Can't wait till volume 2 comes out!
Rating:
Summary: Ceres Celestial Legend
Review: I think this manga is an all time great manga from an all time great author. The illustrations in this book are buetiful and amazing, and the plot is equally wonderful. Ceres CL is very differant from Watase's other stories but that makes it is still wonderful. It is alittle gothic and dark but I still love it. The characters are great, and Aya is very bad girl esque. If you like any of Watase's other stories you will like this one too. I dont recomend those under 10 to read it though.
Rating:
Summary: Watase is a genius!!
Review: I've read the whole series in Chinese, and I've also seen the anime. This is without a doubt my favorite manga and anime series. Infinitely better than Fushigi Yuugi, it has everything I could ask for: beautiful artwork, suspenseful/engaging plot, humor, cleverness, and most of all, heart. Every single volume I find myself first of all feeling VERY bad for Aya, although cheering her on the whole time, and second of all thinking, "how in the world did Watase make this work so well?" You really feel the emotions the characters are feeling because the artwork is so detailed and the dialogue also reveal them. When I was on volume 12 or so (it just gets more and more horrendous for Aya and her buds - you thought vol. 1-6 was bad? - Aki acts truly evil later on, but you'll be practically bawling in the last volume (14)) it finally dawned on me why Aya is such a great character - she's unselfish. She never feels sorry for herself for long, instead she tries to protect everyone and is concerned for everybody. She only lets herself go when she's with Tooya. That's why Aya carries incredible guilt and grief when things get really awful in the later volumes - she takes other people's problems personally. However, she never gives up; she keeps fighting because she doesn't want to let down herself or the people she loves. And when she's on the verge of breaking down, she has real friends who love and support her unselfishly as well. She's a real character to me because she acts real. My favorite scene in this volume is when Aya realizes all her grief and pain in her heart from what has happened and uses those feelings to comfort Shuro and to bring Shuro out of her own grief. It's empathy, one of the greatest attributes a human being can have. I don't want to give away what that scene was about though. You'll know it when you read/see it. I really like the English version because it's an accurate translation, and reads backwards, and is bigger than regular Chinese/Japanese comic size - details are much clearer. What also make this series great are the "freetalk" sections in which Watase will jabber on about anything and everything. She comes off as a very entertaining, funny, nice and clever woman - and I think it's great that the author/illustrator wants to interact with her readers. Thanks Yuu Watase!! As a warning: once Aya and Tooya do it, they're doing it ALL THE TIME to the point that it becomes, to me, a little unecessary. So, I just want to say that the Older Teen rating on this series is VERY appropriate (although that's also due to the foul language, nudity, dark themes and other [adult] content). But seriously, older readers, this is the best series hands down (for the people who like this kind of intrigue, of course). If you have the chance, look into Rurouni Kenshin. The series is out on DVD, but the manga just began it's English run. It's another series with a lot of heart and a lot of action. It's awesome, my second favorite series. Watch the prequel (Samurai X is the English release), the series (Rurouni Kenshin: Wandering Samurai), and the Finale (Japanese name: Kenshin Seisouhen), which ties ties the series together and ends it - with an utter finality that wrenches your heart. Another great series is Ah! My Goddess. I recommend the movie and manga. Fujishima is an excellent manga artist - and the series is hilarious with a great main character (Belldandy). She's just so pure and sweet you can't not like her. Plus, she has superpowers. Put that with a male college student named Keichii, her two goddess sisters, a temple, and a host of other hilarious characters, you've got a comical yet heartwarming and exciting series. Don't be put off with the artwork in the first few volumes: once Fijishima changes to the drawing styles in the later volumes, it becomes a lot easier on the eyes. Well I've rambled a bit, so if you got this far you must have a lot of patience and love for manga. God bless you and thanks for reading.
Rating:
Summary: Watase is a genius!!
Review: I've read the whole series in Chinese, and I've also seen the anime. This is without a doubt my favorite manga and anime series. Infinitely better than Fushigi Yuugi, it has everything I could ask for: beautiful artwork, suspenseful/engaging plot, humor, cleverness, and most of all, heart. Every single volume I find myself first of all feeling VERY bad for Aya, although cheering her on the whole time, and second of all thinking, "how in the world did Watase make this work so well?" You really feel the emotions the characters are feeling because the artwork is so detailed and the dialogue also reveal them. When I was on volume 12 or so (it just gets more and more horrendous for Aya and her buds - you thought vol. 1-6 was bad? - Aki acts truly evil later on, but you'll be practically bawling in the last volume (14)) it finally dawned on me why Aya is such a great character - she's unselfish. She never feels sorry for herself for long, instead she tries to protect everyone and is concerned for everybody. She only lets herself go when she's with Tooya. That's why Aya carries incredible guilt and grief when things get really awful in the later volumes - she takes other people's problems personally. However, she never gives up; she keeps fighting because she doesn't want to let down herself or the people she loves. And when she's on the verge of breaking down, she has real friends who love and support her unselfishly as well. She's a real character to me because she acts real. My favorite scene in this volume is when Aya realizes all her grief and pain in her heart from what has happened and uses those feelings to comfort Shuro and to bring Shuro out of her own grief. It's empathy, one of the greatest attributes a human being can have. I don't want to give away what that scene was about though. You'll know it when you read/see it. I really like the English version because it's an accurate translation, and reads backwards, and is bigger than regular Chinese/Japanese comic size - details are much clearer. What also make this series great are the "freetalk" sections in which Watase will jabber on about anything and everything. She comes off as a very entertaining, funny, nice and clever woman - and I think it's great that the author/illustrator wants to interact with her readers. Thanks Yuu Watase!! As a warning: once Aya and Tooya do it, they're doing it ALL THE TIME to the point that it becomes, to me, a little unecessary. So, I just want to say that the Older Teen rating on this series is VERY appropriate (although that's also due to the foul language, nudity, dark themes and other [adult] content). But seriously, older readers, this is the best series hands down (for the people who like this kind of intrigue, of course). If you have the chance, look into Rurouni Kenshin. The series is out on DVD, but the manga just began it's English run. It's another series with a lot of heart and a lot of action. It's awesome, my second favorite series. Watch the prequel (Samurai X is the English release), the series (Rurouni Kenshin: Wandering Samurai), and the Finale (Japanese name: Kenshin Seisouhen), which ties ties the series together and ends it - with an utter finality that wrenches your heart. Another great series is Ah! My Goddess. I recommend the movie and manga. Fujishima is an excellent manga artist - and the series is hilarious with a great main character (Belldandy). She's just so pure and sweet you can't not like her. Plus, she has superpowers. Put that with a male college student named Keichii, her two goddess sisters, a temple, and a host of other hilarious characters, you've got a comical yet heartwarming and exciting series. Don't be put off with the artwork in the first few volumes: once Fijishima changes to the drawing styles in the later volumes, it becomes a lot easier on the eyes. Well I've rambled a bit, so if you got this far you must have a lot of patience and love for manga. God bless you and thanks for reading.
Rating: 
Summary: Yuu Watase does it again!
Review: The first work of Yuu Watase I read was Fushigi Yuugi, which kept me always wanting for more. When I found out about Ayashi No Ceres, I knew I had to read it. And, was I surprised about it! This totally goes in a different way than FY. Although we have our classic teenager, Aya, trying to find her way in the world, it is so different when she's in a constant hunt by their own family, but most of all by the inner force inside her. It really takes inside the story, and keeps you in it. I would say it's more mature than any other of Watase's works (there's some killing going on), but nonetheless it's part of the story-line, and what makes you understand the feeling and the situation Aya is living. We also have our comic relief there. If you love mystery, humor and romance, this is a must-read for you!
Rating:
Summary: WOW!! AMAZING!!!
Review: This book is simply amazing. Yu Watase-sensei does a great job at illustrating and explaining the story throughly... it's very funny as well. Ceres is a work of genius!! Aya and her twin bro, Aki, have just turned 16, and are forced to go to their grandfather's house to celebrate... but when Aya reaches there, Aki all of a sudden starts to bleed and her family tells her that she must die!! She is on the run, but thanks to a mysterious boy named Toya and a martial artist/cook called Yuhi, she won't be killed ^_^
Rating: 
Summary: NO
Review: This entier page is a misprint! it is all information for book 2, not 1.
Rating:
Summary: And she does it again...
Review: 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 ...!
Rating:
Summary: Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 1
Review: This manga is very, very, very good! I was hooked after the first page. If you have read Yu Watase's Fushigi Yugi series (or, like me, am waiting for the tenth one to come out in the US, Grrrr!), then you'll love Ceres. It's about a teenage girl (FYI: guys, I'm not entirely sure that you'll want to read this, since it's sort of a chick book, despite a fair amount of violence and a disembodied hand)whose family is torn apart because her relatives want to destroy/use her for her power. Later on in the book, she learns she has this power because she is descended from a Celestial maiden. There is humor, fear, saddness, and hot guys in this series, so READ IT! You won't regret it.
Rating:
Summary: Summary & Review
Review: This series begins the day before twins Aya and Aki Mikage's sixteenth birthday. Aya goes to an acclaimed fortune teller, only to get a seemingly ridiculous message. "In your future, Aya Mikage, you will be ruled by the star of darkness. I see blood, anger, devastation and sorrow...the destruction of all balance in the world. On the day the sixteenth star and moon align, your desiny will overtake you. Whether light or darkness triumphs is up to the great power of life you have within you."
However, that is only the beginning of the strangeness. When Aya recover's a woman's purse from a fleeing theif, she falls twenty feet from an overpass into a road. She doesn't just fall, though-she floats. Dazed, Aya stands in the street as a car rushes towards her. Enter Toya. He knocks Aya out of the car's path, saving her life. When her friends reach her, Toya disappears into the crowd. Aya and Aki make plans with their friends to go out for karaoke for their birthday, but when the twins reach home, they are told by their parents that they have to go to their grandfather's house instead. When they arrive at Grandfather's the next day, Aya and Aki are surprised to find all of their relatives sitting at a long table, dressed in black. Toya appears and puts a box down in front of them. Aya is surprisingly nervous, feeling her heart beat faster. Aki opens the box. Within it is a sort of shriveled up hand. The sight of it causes Aya to change for the first of what will be many times-into Ceres, a Heavenly Maiden. The mummified hand explodes. Breathing hard, Aya returns to her normal self. Confused, she turns to Aki. But something is happening to him, as well. Cuts appear all over his body and he slumps forward, unconscious and bleeding, onto the table.
Aya begs her relatives for help, but no one moves. Grandfather assures her that Aki will not die. No. She must die. Ayashi no Ceres, known in English as Ceres: Celestial Legend is a dark, suspenseful manga, full of interesting storylines. Aya tries to conquer the celestial blood that runs through her veins, as Aki tries to recover and figure out what is going on. Suzumi-who shares a special bond with Aya-and Yuhi, Suzumi's brother in law, try to keep Aya safe from her kin. Toya is trying to find himself while forced to serve the Mikages, whose only desire is to see Aya dead and harness Aki's innate power. One becomes easily addicted to this wonderful series. Not only does one want to know once and for all what exactly is going on, but one becomes endeared to the characters and wants to stay with them. It isn't all horror and drama. There is comic relief and romance thrown into the mix, as well. The art is beautifully drawn and all of the characters are, well, attractive. Shojo readers will love this for the relationship between the ditzy, confused Aya and mysterious Toya, or the comedic one between Aya and Yuhi. Others will simply enjoy the mystery, drama, and horror that is the framework of the story. It is my personal belief that nearly anyone would enjoy this series, and I highly recommend it.
|
