Alright, I've been reading every review and everyone single one says they dislike this manga. I guess this is a prime example of the haters being much more vocal than the lovers.

I know, I read the description, and it says that the Pandora's (women) and Limiters (men) are supposed to fight against this xenophobic race the humans have dubbed "the Nova". Sounds awesome right? Well, it is, in a way. You don't really see a whole lot of humans vs Nova action. Just a little bit here and there.

But I compare this to that of Orson Scott Card's Ender Quartet. In the Ender series, humans are under threat of beings called "buggers" and humanity is gearing up for a third war with them. But its not about the buggers all that much. In fact, its much more about the "soldiers" (cream of the crop children) that are training to defeat them. It deals about how they (just Ender, but don't want to ruin it for the few that haven't read this great book yet ) overcome their various obstacles and how they interact with the other children. As with the Ender Quartet, Freezing is all about character development and about the people who actually have to fight for humanity.

I've seen people complain about school life. So what? Life doesn't stop. Humans adapt.

Then there's the review up top. It says "why doesn't the all powerful guy just make Elizabeth and company "disappear"?
The reason why is because you wouldn't become pissed at him (emotinally attached) if it just showed him sitting in his office wondering if they're gone yet.

The "Satllelizer and Louis" arc left a bit of a sour taste in my mouth because it DID end unrealistically. But at least it accomplished its goal right?

Character development.

It's the basis of this story.


But there are some things I dislike.
So many big boobs. It almost seems like fanservice. Nearly comparable to that of Kampfer, but even they changed up boob sizes every now and then.

To me, it was just a tiny bit slow to start off, but otherwise great.

I was glued to my seat during the "Expendable Pandora's" arc. In fact I can't wait to see what's gonna happen.

8.5/10

(I'm too tired. I don't think I've said half the things I wanted to)

... Last updated on April 23rd, 2012, 2:30pm

One of the things I keep reading in these reviews is that this manga had a lot of potential. I definitely think so myself. The mangaka gives the background of what would ordinarily be the focus of the manga, but then he neglects it to do fanservice and show a bunch of girls acting like they're in high school. Meanwhile, we only read that the Nova have appeared numerous times and generally wreaked havoc and killed many people, but this is never portrayed strongly enough. I don't get the feeling of a society threatened by extinction. I get a sense of "look at us, we're in high-school being total bitches to each other. *Novas invade* Oh yeah, that's what we're here for! *invasion defeated after much carnage* Yay! Back to more high school!" But the Novas seems to be the last of this mangaka's concerns; his focus is on the interpersonal relationships of the Pandoras and their limiters, especially on Stella's tortured psyche and tragic background, into which he has delved no shallow amount as of chapter 46. And although this is developed while other aspects of the setting, such as the Nova menace, are left mostly unexplored (are they merely incomprehensible higher beings? If so, why do they want to destroy Earth's population? To take Earth and its resources? What the hell is going on here?), the mangaka has drawn at least me into his main characters, made me hate them, sympathize with them, cheer for them, hope for them, cry for them. This arc with her half-brother is truly infuriating (how can Stella's older sister be that ridiculously stupid? Why can't Kazuya sense that something is seriously wrong?). The latest chapters have been released late, and after reading them I can't go to sleep. This is good, insofar as I'm engaged in the story, and counts positively toward the rating.

However, aside from this psychologically rich (if sometimes psychologically implausible) storyline, the background feels a bit contrived to me. Why is Genetics run like a boarding school with a dumbfounding lack of oversight when the attendees possess such potent abilities and powers? The warriors behave like they're high-school girls because they're treated that way. Sure, it creates drama, but it's completely unbelievable.

All things considered, the background is a bit like Claymore. There's an inhuman menace that is fought using specially trained girls whose powers derive from elements from that same menace. Claymore's plot centers mainly on the conflict between the Claymores and the evil forces, but the Claymores don't feel human; as far as character development goes, many of them feel like shells of humans (although several of the actual main characters are not one-sided). Freezing is the opposite, but a lot of the supporting characters still feel one-dimensional. But not to say that Freezing should essentially be Claymore. Everything, the character development and backstories, the Nova, and the love story aspects should all be there in a well-ballanced, harmonious symphony.

For all of its flaws, I'm still optimistic that the story can only get deeper as it progresses. Chapter 46 is still be too early a point to pass judgment completely, and I'm looking forward to finding out how well this series will mature.

Well, the "Okay" character designs, Satellizer's tsundere-ness and intro reeled me into reading this manga. (Intro reminded me of Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo! lol). Plus, I was interested I couldn't pass up a manga of Im Dal Young


The story was quite bland on the first couple of volumes I guess... but so were Hitman Reborn, Onani Master, and some other popular or highly rated mangas! They didn't start off with a bang but slowly laid out the foundations needed for the manga's plot development in the future chapters. I believe(or gamble? ;D) that the author of Freezing is trying to do the same.
Here are some of the + and - things notices in the manga:

- Some translation inconsistencies like Axel and Accel, Cassie and Cathy.

- The characters are often forgettable because they lack backgrounds and unique personalities.

- The details/explanations/elaborations of skills/historical events/rituals are sometimes given some chapters waaaay later.

+ Has Tsundere female lead, fanservices and school romance = Sugar, Spice and Everything nice! =D

+ There is a switch in atmosphere from "light & comedic" to "Dark & serious" a few times in the manga. This gives rest to all those catfights going on xD

+ The story gets deeper and shows more substance in the 4th volume. A definite sign that the author has come up with an epic plot ^_^


Overall, this was a "good" and worthwhile manga for me. I am looking forward to the development of the story and more of tsundere-ness of Satellizer. This manga has the potential to become popular if the author plays it right...

Comment based on the manga up to vol.6 c.35

The beginning isn't too bad, but it becomes increasingly obvious how useless all guys, including the male lead, are. The entire thing is about chicks beating the shit out of other chicks--not that I minded seeing action women, being a woman myself, but it got boring fast. Now, it's gotten to the point wehre I question the existence of a plot. Good art, but I ask myself once more: "Why am I still reading this?"

This manhwa isn't completely bad i just find it strange that the pandora's women who are supposed to be training to fight of some kind of alien menace are to busy being caught up in all sorts of petty love triangles instead of training to protect the world

as alot of ppl are stating... his works...
Hes a wannabe George R.R Martin (Game of thrones)... and a big fuckin failure at it
This is just another one of his series where like Martin he throws tits and ass around and kills off ppl left and right....
but unlike Martin's work the plot is shit..the characters are shit, the development is shit...EVERYTHING is half assed...this guy would have been better off as a hentai artist...with making this story as a hentai long series.... cuz theres nothing decent about it...its extrememly misogynistic to the core..pretty much like his other works.... He started with a good concept and ruined it ... so ya this series would have been better off as an ATTEMPT to give plot to a porn series

If you're familiar with the authors other work then you know what you're in for. An interesting premise with fan servicey action and a fair amount of gore. The action is the main focus and the plot does suffer from that on occasion. But really its no worse than your typical action heavy manga plot.

Also, its fine not to like it but could people at least sblock their spoilers? Several of the comments on the first page spoil it all the way up to the most recent volumes, which is shitty behaviour no matter how you feel about it.

... Last updated on March 18th, 2013, 11:52am

Some angry girls fight each other in multiple combinations in order to save the world. They're gifted with enormous and aggressive breasts that turns fight an almost impossible task. A lot of drama and some effeminate guys complete a good story for every aficionado of ecchi battle based manga.

Basically at the start it is nothing but fan service but as it goes on the plot starts shining. Sadly it is constantly on Hiatus so events tend to be forgotten or become vague by me at least. Depending on how it ends(if it gets a proper one) it might be best to read it all at once(I will reread the entire thing as long as it has a proper end). Best part is Kazuya's growth honestly, for those that dropped it just know that he is by no means close to the same character he was at the start of the series.

I stopped reading this mess after 5 (?) volumes but it is now reached 20, has 4 spin-offs and an official hentai companion series. I would like to point out that it focuses on rape which the main series misuses to high heaven too. What else is there too say besides that this is a mixture between a bad harem school life manga, a messy shonen action manga, a fetish porno with an art style that employs less variety of characters than i have fingers and is a waste of everybody´s time due to an incomprehensible plot just like the rest of Dall-Young works.
Don´t even start or you will regret it. Go for the utterly incomparable Azumi (9/10) and Claymore (8,5/10) if you want to read a series about female warriors with a real edge. Or pick up real porn that isn´t by him.
Update: I am still not reading it but the volume count went over 40 due to the spin-offs. His editors most love him.

... Last updated on July 13th, 2015, 9:27am