for me, rave is one of manga that i read completely from first to end. what i must say is the story is way too fast, quite too naive, and very light. and truly i only like the middle of story. no objections with the artwork
overall, it very worth read manga, but just for have some light fun.

Story takes quite a while to get going, feeling very episodic at the start. It definitley picks up and gets interesting later on. I felt that it was spoonfeeding too much. The tropes are very strong here. Charcters brought back from "death" multiple times, heel turn villians, main character wins through sheer force of will, " the power of friendship" and etc. There were some genuinly funny moments spattered thoughout, but a lot of it was mediocre and really ruined more serious moments. Tries to have some darker themes, but it's overall lightharted nature. All that combined makes things poitnlessly edgy instead looking cool or giving the story depth.

The setting is generic medieval fantsy, nothing really descrptive to give any unique vibe. Almost everyone dresses like they are from the early 2000s, unless they are a warrior or mage.

Our main character Haru is no Naruto, but still very much a shounen lead, he does have some likebale qualities. Heroine is a spunky yet gullible girl with memeory loss, also typical but likable. Some side charcters are interesting, even with being heavily tropey. There are at least three joke charcters at a time who can really push your tolerance for that kind of thing. No charcters development aside from the villins who "see the light."

Art definitley gets better as the series goes on. All the charcters look unique and have something interesting to look at. Mashima has very good fashion sense and chracters have a variety of outfts that all look cool. The overall style had some unique quirks that helped more than hindered in my opinion. My only gripe is that the extreme expressions looked way too similar to the super deformed style used in the comedy bits. More work on subtly in charcter movements would have helped immensley. Backgorunds aren't super detailed. Full page pieces are alright. Action scenes are pretty standard and offer just barely enough to keep you interested.

For being Mashima's first project and not having worked under another mangaka, I'm quite impressed. If you love all the tropes that shounens have to offer, this is pretty good read.

... Last updated on April 3rd, 2017, 8:09pm

The drawings aren't really good, and the plot fluency isn't anything to brag about, but heck, its a thing to read.

Addicting... true at first the story and characters were sub-par but later on into the series, it really starts to get alot better. Everything about it changes. The character and plot and the atmosphere and tone went drastically better . Just leaves you wanting more and more.

Bare in mind it's still a typical adventure and fantasy type shounen. But it's exceptionally different. As said before at first it was slow but later on it gets much better. There isn't much side tracking or "fillers" The story moves fast and never drags around. Plus the characters are interesting to say the least.

... Last updated on June 28th, 2007, 8:27pm

I like it...if your lookin for a comedy action with a lil bit of romance then this is one of the best you'll get.

after reading Fairy Tail (his other work) this seems to pale in comparison, but after reading further on the storyline becomes much better and the art seems to grow as well, plotline develops into something leaving me wanting more. a must read for shonen enthusiasts.

... Last updated on March 23rd, 2007, 10:37pm

similar to a previous comment, i have to say i prefer the anime to the manga (i generally prefer anime to manga version of same story). but still, the story is interesting, the idea is somewhat old - a person finding out about their mysterious past and a guy looking for his father fighting an evil organisation on the way.

art is ok, plot is interesting and character are great. PLUE IS DA MAN!!!!

I didnt like the anime at all!

the manga has it points when I hate it. but sinces its a manga you can just turn the page haha

I really like how the plot has turned out and the art isnt bad. its pretty decent actually. its thorough.

Ares6 is an idiot. DBZ is the ugliest stupidest thing I have ever seen. right next to Deathnote. but thats just my opinion.

I like this series alot. I help scanlate it. It's my favorite series, then its Naruto. you should read the manga! Check out http://groups.msn.com/ravemastermangav-2

It's one of those DBZ wannabes......Not worth time reading......bad character....bad dialogue.....bad plot....it's just not good.

... Last updated on December 4th, 2007, 3:02pm