Teaser: A manga book based upon the Suikoden III fantasy video game.
Plot Summary: Suikoden III: The Successor of Fate is the manga adaptation of the Suikoden III video game. Volume 1 gives you the history of the characters Chris and Hugo. The first part is about Hugo and his relationship with Fubar, his bird and the second part is the story of how Chris becomes a knight. Chris learns to overcome bullies and ends becoming one of the best warriors. Eventually Chris Lightfellow and Hugo meet and form a friendship and bond that will be tested throughout the rest of the Suikoden III volumes.
Critical Evaluation: Fans of the Suikoden III video game will appreciate this adapted manga version. They will be able to read the story and learn about the past of their favorite characters in volume one. To read manga you must read from where we think the back of the book, which is really the front. The reader must also read the drawings from right to left. It was confusing at first, but once I got the hang of it I was hooked. Sometimes the storyline seemed a little silly, but I kept reading because I wanted to understand why manga is so popular with teenagers. I determined that it is popular because it is easy to read and the Japanese artwork is fun to look at.
In this particular manga, it covers themes of friendship, fate and the importance of a personal sacrifice. The heroes and villains of this story repeatedly experience these themes. Even though the characters didn't have much depth, I was glad to see that the characters were brave and valued friendship.
Author Information: According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aki_Shimizu "Aki Shimizu (志水 アキ Shimizu Aki) is a manga artist who hails from Ōmuta, Fukuoka. She contributed the art for Blood Sucker: Legend of Zipangu (2000), Graduale der Wolken (2001), and adapted a manga version of Suikoden III (2002) based on Konami's video game. In 2003, she began Qwan, an original story of her own."
Genre: Manga
Curriculum Ties: N/A
Booktalking Ideas: Chris Lightfellow enrolls at the Zexen Service Academy and is criticized for being a girl. How would you feel if the males where saying that to you because you beat them (question for girls) and why do you think the boys were saying that to Chris (question for boys). How would you overcome this issue?
Reading Level/Interest Age: 13+
Challenge Issues: If the book was challenged I would go to, ALA's Strategies and Tips for Dealing with Challenges to Library Materials.
Why included? I had never read Manga before, but knew that I wanted to include one in my blog because I continually see teens reading these kinds of books. I browsed the Manga shelves and picked out one that looked interesting.
Plot Summary: Suikoden III: The Successor of Fate is the manga adaptation of the Suikoden III video game. Volume 1 gives you the history of the characters Chris and Hugo. The first part is about Hugo and his relationship with Fubar, his bird and the second part is the story of how Chris becomes a knight. Chris learns to overcome bullies and ends becoming one of the best warriors. Eventually Chris Lightfellow and Hugo meet and form a friendship and bond that will be tested throughout the rest of the Suikoden III volumes.
Critical Evaluation: Fans of the Suikoden III video game will appreciate this adapted manga version. They will be able to read the story and learn about the past of their favorite characters in volume one. To read manga you must read from where we think the back of the book, which is really the front. The reader must also read the drawings from right to left. It was confusing at first, but once I got the hang of it I was hooked. Sometimes the storyline seemed a little silly, but I kept reading because I wanted to understand why manga is so popular with teenagers. I determined that it is popular because it is easy to read and the Japanese artwork is fun to look at.
In this particular manga, it covers themes of friendship, fate and the importance of a personal sacrifice. The heroes and villains of this story repeatedly experience these themes. Even though the characters didn't have much depth, I was glad to see that the characters were brave and valued friendship.
Author Information: According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aki_Shimizu "Aki Shimizu (志水 アキ Shimizu Aki) is a manga artist who hails from Ōmuta, Fukuoka. She contributed the art for Blood Sucker: Legend of Zipangu (2000), Graduale der Wolken (2001), and adapted a manga version of Suikoden III (2002) based on Konami's video game. In 2003, she began Qwan, an original story of her own."
Genre: Manga
Curriculum Ties: N/A
Booktalking Ideas: Chris Lightfellow enrolls at the Zexen Service Academy and is criticized for being a girl. How would you feel if the males where saying that to you because you beat them (question for girls) and why do you think the boys were saying that to Chris (question for boys). How would you overcome this issue?
Reading Level/Interest Age: 13+
Challenge Issues: If the book was challenged I would go to, ALA's Strategies and Tips for Dealing with Challenges to Library Materials.
Why included? I had never read Manga before, but knew that I wanted to include one in my blog because I continually see teens reading these kinds of books. I browsed the Manga shelves and picked out one that looked interesting.
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