Why do ppl tarnish great series like this with low scores when they barely even read it.

Dont know what the other reviewers below me are talking about this manga is a MASTERPIECE, You cant really fault the first 60 chapters as it initially was only gonna be a gag manga similar to dragonball or kinnikuman but switch genres to action. Its approach to storytelling is much more consistent than most battle shonen specifically of the era like naruto.

The characters are anything but bland specifically the main characters tsuna,gokudera,hibari etc. They all grow as people and overcome obstacles they wouldnt have without the strife the mafia life put them through. Gokudera goes from a coldhearted asshole who only respects reborn,tsuna and his sister to a dependable ally and a real homie recognizing those he's shuned as worthy allies and adversaries to the family, Yamamto who clearly thought the mafia stuff was just a joke starts to re-contextualize his situation and adapt to it becoming a real swordsman and learning from his enemies among other developments to help his friend tsuna as one of the guardians.Reborn the poster character of the series is not only one of the best teachers in comics/manga but one of the best characters ever made he really lives up the title of the series in how he operates and teachers the crew. Every main cast gets there main share of development event if it isnt so subtle. People often rag on Tsuna for being the exact same way near the end of the story but he isnt, people often think"character development" means "radical shift in personality" which is clearly dosent if a character acquires more knowledge and utilizes it in a meaningful to better/change himself in a way that is the very definition of development not radically changing
a characters personality. Tsuna like everyone else DOES develop. Its the same thing with OnePiece.
Personality wise all the strawhats are the same even 900 chapters later but they have been through many hurdles and adapt to the ever changing narrative growing as people with new convictions and resolve to achieve there ambitious same thing happens in REBORN! as I mentioned prior.

Theres alot of cool characters moments and developments thats done far more consistently than must manga i've read and i've read alot just named a few but theres alot more, aside from few side characters but they all serve there purpose in the narrative. The villains,(most arent even real villains just antagonist to the main characters in certain arcs like Xanus or Mukuro) are great and all of them have logical ambitious for wanting to oppose the main cast that serve as proper foils to the main characters. And have there reasons for aiding Tsuna not because there "good people" or the "good guys" no ones an assassin the others a borderline sociopath and they make that clear even when there aiding the main cast later in the story ESPECIALLY Xanus.The second powersystem the ring and box system that is created is the most innovate in unique system in battle shonen even more prolific that hunter x hunter's nen. It was created and fined tuned specifically to avoid asspulls and deus ex machimas. Every fight is logical in unique due to how the system works. The art is absolute amazing and blows most manga out of the water i dont care how detailed something like beserk or vagabond is the artSTYLE of REBORN! far surpasses anything most manga could dish out in terms of atheistic and character design. Reborn is a very misunderstood series that often has complaints regarding illogical things false narratives such as "deus ex or bland characters" but you be the judge of that because i can assure you they are 100% wrong and definitely didnt pay attention theres a difference between something being objectively bad and someone clearly not logically understanding a narrative.

The only true negative to this is the final arc and the ending which is hit or miss but thats mainly attributed to the fact the manga either got rushed near the end or AMANO Akira got bored and just said screw it. Regardless of the reasoning keep in mind this manga sold over 30 million copies you dont captivate that many people making a work that isnt anything short of great but reborn is much better than great its neigh a masterpiece.

... Last updated on April 22nd, 2021, 3:15pm

I remember that I finished this series last year and it left me with no amazing impression, the plot was average, the main character was weak etc.....well, just the art was astonishing...but few days ago I came across this series again and because I missed the art (I totally remember how I was in love with Mukuro, Yamamoto and basically with all black-haired characters ) I decided to re-read it again and it was worth my time. Even thought the first 70 chapters were fucking slow in development and sometimes it got boring, I got through it and it became better as story progresses. On plus side there were some noticeable characters development, and I loved future arc...The art could not became better. Everyone is so hot. I remembered Tsuna as good-for-nothing guy, but now that I have re-read the series all over again in few days I changed my opinion about him. I think that you should read this whole at once, as I started reading this series few years ago and so waiting for new releases disturbed the pace, but now when it's complete it's whole different matter. Try it!!

... Last updated on December 9th, 2015, 3:30pm

When I first started reading this manga, I wasn't expecting much, a thinking it would just be a typical shounen. In fact, I was only reading it because it was recommended to me by a friend. I started reading it and was immediately sucked in by the unique ideas of the book such as the deathperation bullets. When the series changed tones, I missed the first arc, but enjoyed reading the more action-packed chapters too. Most of the characters were easy to love and the art is getting prettier and prettier each volume. Overall, I give it a ten because There was nothing in the manga that I didn't like

PLOT: the plot can be a "typical" shounen manga where it is repetitive at times but i still think that it's still awesome manga. i love all of it especially when things get serious but some characters can still throw some hilarious punch lines!
CHARACTERS: i love all of them [even the villains]. each character is unique from the others so you can practically distinguished them easily which always comes in handy!
the main protagonist, Tsuna might be weak at the start but i think he has developed his strength. it might be a slow development but it doesn't really matter!

I TOTALLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU READ THIS ONE!!

... Last updated on April 8th, 2012, 5:55am

I like this manga. I mean, it's different from what I usually read from shounen manga (not that I read a lot) and it's amusing. I started to read this only about a month ago and stopped because it was boring at the beginning, but I decided to continue it as a summer pastime. As I read, it grew a lot stronger in plot since this whole thing is about the mafia and such. I also love the characters. They have some strong character development, but some characters seem to have no visible past though it might show up later on.

Now, about some of the characters. Honestly, some of them such as Haru and Kyoko....they don't really do much. I understand their role in the story. They support all their allies (even though don't know what the hell is happening). But they annoy me for some reason.
Other characters are good. I like how they got stronger even when they failed. They protected and fought for each other. I know shounen manga have that characteristic. But hey, if shounen manga didn't have that, I would have never read any.
I'm just rambling' on and crap.

But for shounen manga lovers out there, if you have not tried KHR before, try it. It's good reading new things. Plus, it has some awesome art.
If you have tried it but didn't like it, I'm not here to judge. Everyone has their own opinions, likes, and dislikes, and so do I.

... Last updated on June 16th, 2011, 6:25pm

Reborn had such high ratings along side already famous series like naruto, OP, bleach, etc.
One thing I'm amazed is how I was so close to dropping this manga that I wondered why everyone liked it so much. The exciting part starts from chapter 64ish, when Muruko, the first villain appears.
Vol 1 - 7 were...kind of introducing the characters and how Tsuna's mafia family grows bigger. Supposedly, those were meant to be hilarious scenarios but I didn't find them funny.
And I promise you later on in the series, it gets SO MUCH BETTER.

... Last updated on January 7th, 2011, 9:48pm

suck manga by Anonymous on July 1st, 2006, 7:55pm - sigh.. some people are too afraid to show their faces...

Anyways.. awesome manga ^^ haha im normally not one to fall for shounen mangas, unless if its actually interesting~ ;) (If you check my public list, you'll come to the fact that 98% of all the maaga i read is shoujo xD) Ah, a fellow pr staffie recommended this one to me >< ahhh And i LOVE IT~ Like a few people, i also believe that the manga starts to take off at around vol 8 or so, and when the Vongola Rings Arc is the best part~ heh another thing to show my love of this manga~ xD I read up to Volume 14 in about 12 hrs? around there lmao the only time i read like this was for hana kimi. If you're the type for action and such.. of course, this manga's for you ;)
And people, don't rate it when your too lazy to try at least half the series. You don't know what your missing, like someone said earlier..

This is one of the best manga series I've ever come across! Hell, what do you get when you mix in a bunch of babies with guns, poisonous food, dynamites and characters that don't make sense at all? You get CRACK, or Katekyo Hitman Reborn.

Tsuna is your average loser-geek. He gets picked on by his schoolmates, is always chosen last in sports and is useless in every way. Enters his home tutor, Reborn. In fact, Reborn isn't just a home tutor. He looks like a baby, wears Mafia-like suits and owns a pet chameleon that sits on his hat. He tells Tsuna that he came to Japan to train Tsuna to become the 10th Boss of the Vongola (Mafia) Family!

So begins Tsuna's wacky adventure as he deals with Reborn's strange training. Along the way, Tsuna and Reborn recruits new members into the Vongola family (as in guards to protect the 10th Boss)-- Gokudera Hayato, the exchange student from Italy that is also known as 'Smoking Bomb Hayato', and Yamamoto Takeshi, Tsuna's baseball-playing friend who assumes that everything that is just a 'Mafia-role playing game'.

Then you get Reborn's lover, Beyonce, who masters in Poisonous Cooking; Hibari (gangster-ish head prefect), Yuuta (a boy who can accurately predict rankings), Dino (was previously trained by Reborn and owns a pet turtle), Rambo (a cry-baby *baby* assasin from the Bovino family out to kill Reborn) and Kyoko, the girl that Tsuna has a crush on.

Although it is a series, each chapter can be read almost separately, which makes it easy to read. The story is light and funny, but recent developments in the manga is leaning towards a more serious story arc. If you haven't read this series, I recommend you check it out! Guys will love the fighting scenes and the humour, and the girls will er... love the handsome guys. ^^

If you're looking for shounen where the character's emotions somehow turn the tide of the battle through no logical manner whatsoever this is not the manga for you. I love this story. The battles are well thought out and every character is so memorable. Are they one dimensional? yes. But most shonen that have as many characters as this one does tends to have the same issue with characters. Although the 'comedy' chapters are just awful and maybe after coming back from the future it should've ended like in the anime, I am a fan of KHR always.