i love the series! I also like others like yu yu hakusho(my first and i guess you could say favorite),fullmetal alchemist,bleach,etc.(never read flame of recca) but its almost like mar is my twin. I'm not that strong, i wear glasses, and i dream about other worlds and going into them.

it isn't that far from flame of recca. the battles, the personalities of the characters, the type of 'humor', the characters themselves... yet it's somehow different. nobuhiro watsuki is one of the mangakas who has overcome the greatest change in his art. (open flame of recca vol 1 and see what i mean)

the story is more for the children where 'good triumphs over evil inevitably'. i think that it's kinda unrealistic, and the story focuses more on the battles than their progress.

to sum it all up, MAR is a good manga... but not a great one.

... Last updated on December 14th, 2006, 10:42pm

If you have ever imagined yourself fighting off evil in a fantasy land in order to save the beautiful princess then it is hard not to fall in love with this story. This series has great characters, lots of action, and is a very fun read. The series may seem childish at first, but rather than making you feel immature for reading it, I felt that it reminded me of my childhood days when I would dream of adventures like the ones Ginta are caught in. I strongly suggest giving this series a read.

this manga feels like a rehash of flame of recca. clearly the mangaka has not learned any lessons but instead relies on the same old formula

i love mar

i love the manga

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the story is good, but not as creative as flame of recca. i think the manga would be better if ginta becomes more matured and aware of the harshness of war instead of a naive kid

to the person who wrote "ginta=kenshin" : think twice b4 writing something stupid

kenshin refuses to kill people because he feels guilty to have killed innocent lives, even though they are on the ennemy's side. he realized that the ones he killed at war are his ennemies because they fight for what they believe is right, just like him, but their opinions opposes. he realized that he destroyed families because he took away the lives of a father/husband. he knew the feeling of losing someone precious, which is why he hates killing.

as for ginta, he's just the typical 14 yrs old naive boy who never had any experience of war. of course it's normal that he doesn't want to kill, HE'S A KID! for him, it's too sad to see someone die. also, he knew that not all of cross is evil (ex: the guy who cares alot for him pawn named Gido, he's noble)

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I just love this series..its so good..hahas..

...i don't find it that good. it just doesn't have that "impact". plus, it feels more like its for the kids.

Great shonen manga, but not as original or good as Flame of Recca.