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Summary: superb artwork
Review: First of all, Ikegami is a master. His artwork is not only very detailed but forceful and distinctive as well. His style is instantly recognizable and his visual storytelling is fluent. His style lends a certain gravity unusual in mangas and one would prefer some diversity in his works, but they are dominated by violent pulps and (strong) eroticas. They are prurient and nutty yet the artworks do have almost narcotic beauty to them. This one is perhaps the mildest of his works available in America (though it is still quite gory) and happens to be my personal favorite. The characters are appealing, the storytelling brisk, and the quality of the artwork mostly high. There are superb action scenes throughout the whole work but Ikegami excels at quieter moments and capturing Mai's emotional maturation as well. I would say the storytelling does leave something to be desired, however. The characters' allegiances seem to change very quickly and conveniently, and they drop in and out of the story with remarkable insouciance. But the main attraction is, no doubt, the artwork.
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Summary: excellent- all manga should be like this
Review: I had read other manga before, but this one totally blows everything else I have ever read away. At first, the main character Mai, is a bit reluctant to accept her destiny as protectress of the earth, but when she starts using her powers to battle, it becomes very gripping and hard to put down. With the exception of some nude scenes that had no place in this manga, I found this book to be extremely entertaining and nonoffensive.
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Summary: awesome plot & story & ARTWORK!
Review: Really cool, my favorite manga. The plot is really interesting, the artwork is excellent. It can be a little gory sometimes, and there are certain scenes which have no place, but it still is the best!
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Summary: good read
Review: This book is about Mai, a girl who happens to be a very powerful psychokinetic. She doesn't think her abilities are a very big deal, although she is careful to hide them from others. Still, she uses them mainly to keep boredom at bay. Unfortunately, a secret organization is after her and other psychokinetics, so that they can use her for military purposes. Her dad, a man skilled at martial arts, as other ideas, however, and does his best to keep her safe. The artwork in this book was unexpected for me, much more realistic than anything I've seen in other manga works. However, it wasn't consistantly good artwork, and some of the characters tended to look odd, as another reviewer noted. The story itself was very riveting, and I couldn't put it down. I can't wait to read more about Mai, and I'm looking forward to the next volume.
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Summary: good read
Review: This book is about Mai, a girl who happens to be a very powerful psychokinetic. She doesn't think her abilities are a very big deal, although she is careful to hide them from others. Still, she uses them mainly to keep boredom at bay. Unfortunately, a secret organization is after her and other psychokinetics, so that they can use her for military purposes. Her dad, a man skilled at martial arts, as other ideas, however, and does his best to keep her safe. The artwork in this book was unexpected for me, much more realistic than anything I've seen in other manga works. However, it wasn't consistantly good artwork, and some of the characters tended to look odd, as another reviewer noted. The story itself was very riveting, and I couldn't put it down. I can't wait to read more about Mai, and I'm looking forward to the next volume.
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Summary: Mai oh Mai!
Review: This book was amazing. It really got me into most anime and manga things, and it's easy to see why. Gripping storyline, beautiful art...I really felt involved. Kudo and Ikegami are much applauded. Oh by the way, mail me if you find any other comparable manga things, please.
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Summary: Strong art, weak story
Review: This tells the story of Mai, a Japanese school girl who becomes the target of vague organizations of powerful conspirators who want to use her for her psychic powers. The art is interesting, and often quite attractive, although a bit of gratuitous soft core jailbait porn is occasionally thrown in. While the quality of the artwork is generally high, I was less impressed than some reviewers by the art in the fighting scenes, of which there are many; it was often difficult to follow what was happening. There are some elements of the art also which seem to make no sense; Mai is described as having inherited her powers through her mother, who was the latest in a line of psychics going back for centuries and linked to a particular Japanese temple and village, yet the mother, when she is shown, has entirely Caucasian features. The story takes off a bit slowly, and the characters aren't entirely developed. This volume is the first of three, although the other two, strangely enough, don't seem to be on Amazon yet. Unfortunately, the sequels aren't as good as this one. The characters change suddenly, Mai and her enemies acquire new powers without warning when it forwards the plot, and the ultimate evil plan of Mai's enemies, when it is revealed, is utterly unbelievable. I would give this volume on its own a mild recommendation, but it isn't really complete on its own and I can't recommend the full set.
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Summary: One of those "Girl Power" things, I guess!
Review: This was a pretty gripping story. One of those things that we all wish for, psychic powers, are proved to be not such a good thing. This conspiracy sort of story is pretty entertaining, but some of the scenes were just thrown in for the solo purpose of having a nude scene. The artwork is pretty good and much more realistic than most animes. Mai's friends, though, are some of the funniest-looking characters that I have ever seen, and some of the other psychic childern aren't exactly poster children. Don't let those stray you away, it's still a pretty good read. It's a bit gory, but it won't give you nightmares or anything. I'd recommend it to fans of Evangelion or Magic Knight Rayearth or older Sailor Moon fans. If you can take a little blood, go for it!
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