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Rating: 
Summary: Mediocre
Review: I agree that Mars is pretty addicting...I read the first ten books one after another. Rei and Kira's relationship is sweet, and their devotion to one another makes you all warm and fuzzy...BUT.. The plot is very loosely generic...it's some sort of shallow Romeo and Juliet, opposites-attrack generalization. The characters are rather stereotypical--the quiet, dorky artist girl meets the rebel. I find Rei arrogant at times, and Kira is one of my least liked characters in any form of manga or anime--she's so damsel-in-distress all the time. There is no real depth in there, though golden opportunities arise (when they move in together, obstacles they go through--i.e. Sei and the mother) they are wasted. Perhaps the author doesn't want to deviate from the light-hearted, teenage angst as to drive away young fans. But more serious readers, beware: this is really just a guilty pleasure. The only thing that makes this series worth reading are the cliffhangers. They're good at leaving you hanging. The art is beautiful, too. But overall, it's just like potato chips--you can't eat just one, but after the whole bag, you feel like a bloated junkie.
Rating:
Summary: Mediocre
Review: I agree that Mars is pretty addicting...I read the first ten books one after another. Rei and Kira's relationship is sweet, and their devotion to one another makes you all warm and fuzzy... BUT.. The plot is very loosely generic...it's some sort of shallow Romeo and Juliet, opposites-attrack generalization. The characters are rather stereotypical--the quiet, dorky artist girl meets the rebel. I find Rei arrogant at times, and Kira is one of my least liked characters in any form of manga or anime--she's so damsel-in-distress all the time. There is no real depth in there, though golden opportunities arise (when they move in together, obstacles they go through--i.e. Sei and the mother) they are wasted. Perhaps the author doesn't want to deviate from the light-hearted, teenage angst as to drive away young fans. But more serious readers, beware: this is really just a guilty pleasure. The only thing that makes this series worth reading are the cliffhangers. They're good at leaving you hanging. The art is beautiful, too. But overall, it's just like potato chips--you can't eat just one, but after the whole bag, you feel like a bloated junkie.
Rating: 
Summary: Better then average....
Review: I guess its a very typical premise. Bad Boy/Good Girl get together and have turbulent relationship. I've only read to volume 9(And that's only because I can't buy them all at once!). As of today that's what I've read to. And I've loved Mars, its not only addictive, but its worth being addicted to!! A lot of the characters do start out stereotypically, but I think they really break from those stereotypes with a lot of character development. I really understand where Kira is coming from. Maybe that person thinks she's damsle-distressy. And maybe she is, but some people are like that. Or wish they were(Despite all the feminime crap that we shouldn't be like that and are'nt like that stuff.). I mean I've been through some stuff similar to Kira. And well I guess unless you've been through it you may not think her actions are realistic or whatever. But I really saw a lot me in her. Whether or not its a pretty overused story-line, I think Mars is a *great* Manga. The characters(Like Harumi, I thought she seemed all B**** at first, and she'd be the typical girl you love to hate, but she ends up being really nice and one of my fav characters. :D) to me are quite intrueging(And no, I'm not a sheltered little kid, I, in fact make studying people my hobby. :D). And I'm always wondering what will happen next, I figure they'll probrably end up together in the end, but maybe they wont. Either way I'm more concerned with what happens along the way. So I say you should give Mars a shot, if you've never read manga before its great place to start!! Its made me think a lot about myself, and make me try to get over some things in the past. So it can't be all bad. :D Well, also, its not for everyone because there is quite a bit of vulgarity, violence, and sexuality. So beware, but *enjoy*.! :) God Bless ~Amy
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