Reviews for Romeo and Juliet (Manga Shakespeare Series)

The average rating for Romeo and Juliet (Manga Shakespeare Series) based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-04-12 00:00:00 Jeffery Hazer Quite a more happy marriage of Shakespeare's text and Manga visuals than the titular couple enjoy. This sort of venture is excellent for intriguing young minds to the bard's plays. It isn't the full text mind you, but what does appear is pretty much untampered with. Although the visuals represent a Japanese cast of characters playing out a modern day Tokyo Yakuza rivalry it doesn't distract too much from the power of Shakespeare's wordplay. Manga visuals are an excellent medium for representing the emotional context of a story and Sonia Leong's pencils are cleanly rendered. Nice idea.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-03-11 00:00:00 Steve Hinkle Everyone knows the story of Romeo and Juliet, but in this abridged, modern-day manga version, Romeo is a Japanese pop star, and Juliet is a trend-setting fashionista. Although the story is told through Shakespeare's words, all the characters and situations are seen through a manga lens, complete with chibi transformations at moments of strong but immature emotion. Although everyone is of course gorgeous beyond words (the manga standard), there's not too much fanservice, and overall the story works well in this format, and will be highly appealing to teens forced to study the play.