I have loved this series so much! While there was potential that wasn't taken advantage of, that's no reason to miss out on reading this great series. From gag to action, the jokes were great and the fighting never failed to please. The character relationships were deep and all the situations were enjoyable. It was a pleasure to get to watch Tsuna and the rest of the Vongola boys mature and turn into dangerous badasses (the sweetest ones in fictional existence probably).

My only complaint would be that there is still so much more I want from this manga. I wish there was more of the nitty-gritty. The story essentially stops at the place where so much more in terms of violence and true mafia/yakuza action can happen. I guess it's too much to ask for a sequel where we get that kind of manga.

Seriously though people, it's a good series and is what fully won me over to the wonders of manga in general way back when I first started reading.

... Last updated on April 3rd, 2013, 8:07pm

I agree with the general consensus that it's a flawed, generic shounen action manga with all its plotholes and deus ex machinas; however despite all these I found this to be very enjoyable. Call me a hypocrite all you like for loathing Bleach at the same time (I still haven't gathered my thoughts after finally deciding to drop it after last week's chapter), but nothing is going to change the fact that I thoroughly enjoyed this.

I definitely did not expect to like this. I tried to pick it up quite a few times, but always got bored, but this time, I persevered. After volume 8, this manga turns into a sort of addicting battle manga. I originally disliked Tsuna, since I generally resent main characters who are super weak, but he definitely grows stronger... albeit reallllllly slowly, lol. I recommend it! It has good fighting scenes, and awesome characters. The art is actually really good after the beginning, too! I don't think it's anything laudably original or anything, but it's definitely worth reading.

This story is actually very good and if given a chance could prove to be a favorite for a lot of people. It starts of rather slow.... Well extremely slow actually, spanning 7 volumes worth of character introductions and bridging connections to all of them. Considering how long that takes to get through, it turns out to be a worthwhile payoff for the reader. Cause when the action gets serious and heavy you actually get thrown for a loop when it really hits you. A lot of people complain about the main protagonist's meekness as well. I actually think it's an essential and well thought out quality considering how powerful off a character he really is. It's a simple way of keeping him down to earth and not making him conceded like his foes who share similar positions as him. All together this is actually a better manga than it seems and it's worth anyone's time, if they're willing to give it a chance.

I have to say I was about to give up, I was at my limit. This manga started out really annoying, with a crappy plot and not that funny, but my friends kept pushing me to read more, and lemme tell you, it was sooo worth it, after chapter 60 something the manga gets really really good, the plot starts to get deeper and the action just doesn't stop, now is one of my "can't wait to read" series, together with one piece, negima , naruto and kenichi, and it keeps getting better.,

For this manga, my recommendation is to read the beginning chapters up until all the characters are introduced (or skip around to the introduction chapters). After that, skip to when the action that starts around chapter 61. It seems that there’s a lot of people who don’t care for Tsuna’s wimpiness, but once the action starts, it feels like he really begins to come into his own. Better yet, the focus shifts away from the bullet-based power-ups from early on in the series and towards Tsuna’s personal growth and hard work. (It gets to the point that you rarely see the transition from normal Tsuna to Dying-Will Tsuna.)

Personally, I think there’s a certain something to this manga that gives it a slightly different feel from the typical shounen format. Also, unlike a lot of shounen, the author doesn’t generally seem to rely on those outrageously long Dragonball Z-esque fight scenes that last ten thousand chapters. All and all, a good manga with, possibly, an even better anime. (Your mileage may vary on that, but if the manga isn’t to your taste, I would still give the anime a try.)

Reborn is a series that truly understands its audience: the 'Shonen Jump' and fangirl (fujoshi) demographic. Like many series, it does succeed and does avoid the danger of a convoluted storyline quite well during its development. There is no doubt, like many of the previous reviews state that Reborn's art does drastically improve and while such quality is a pleasant surprise for a weekly manga, it gets better a tiny step by a time. Character designs are great which each with utmost care.

That being said, Reborn is not without its criticisms. The characters develop in different ways, but not necessarily good ones either. The typical shonen power up is done too quickly; a cheap shot and lackadaisical approach to techniques and ultimately serve little personal distinction. Even though these 'powers' are somewhat unique, they just seem cardboard cut out and the latest arc more or less confirms it with a Pokemon-like headline.

There is little teamwork which turns into stock one-vs-one fights that lead to a predictable outcome, and the only teamwork serves to bring up banter between the characters as a good attempt of humour. The fights require one to flip back pages just to see what is happening which is a problem with layout.

The biggest thing that seems to be done in a completely mismatched way is the environment and the plot. Utterly they couldn't be more different. Mafia in a futuristic military base in control of their petty dominance of their families? Readers may enjoy this as 'crack', but it just stands out as an eyesore, like a hippie tie-dye t-shirt in a zen meditation room.

So is Reborn worth reading? Yes if you do love your bishonen, a community that feeds of its own fantasies and confusing, but well drawn fights. As a shonen jump manga, it's one of the better ones, but like a shonen jump manga, expect depth and vivid storytelling that can only go to a certain extent.

... Last updated on June 1st, 2008, 9:59pm

Liked it more when it was just comedy than the generic shounen "one goodguy character fights one specific badguy for 5 chapters then moves on to the next goodguy character fighting another specific badguy" thing, but it's still great.

This is a great Manga that is ruined by the fact that it has no resolution. You can see the MC grow through the manga, you see his progress, his change, his growth. He is no longer a child but a person with agency, only for them to turn around in the last chapter and say "JK we are back to square one". Also the second to last ark was a little on the nose.

The first 7-8 volumes are really slow and are mostly comprised of... "comedy".

Then it embarks on a standard shounen-fare with at least one arc that is pretty innovative and surprising (though the logic of it goes topsyturvy at times). Excluding the first 7-8 boring volumes and the last 70-80 chapters, it was an enjoyable read.

But with characters that are generic, a stupid level-up system that is all about "if X has to beat Y at time Z, then it will happen through a powerup, regardless of how incredulous it is." and an interesting overarching plot that eventually just... "meh". It's a very generous sixer.