Reviews

I.O.N by Arina Tanemura

mekeisha's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

cfields98's review

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

akookieforyou's review

3.0

Too short to leave a strong impact, but it was really cute, and oddly nostalgic (note: I have not read this before). I think it's because it reminds me a lot of lighthearted, and slightly over-the-top shoujo series I've seen before, like Cardcaptor Sakura (both are so wholesome).

As an aside, Arina Tanemura has stunning art, and I just want to show her work to anyone who says "shoujo art sucks", to show them how dumb that truly is.

tardesentrelibros's review

4.0

Lectura refrescante, rápida y muy divertida del primer manga de Arina Tanemura.
Entretenimiento y risas aseguradas y...¡Que dibujos! ;) #Christmathon

wisteriarain's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

cyanide_latte's review

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

My sister reached a point where she was getting rid of a lot of old books and manga she didn't want any more, and the vast majority of all of her manga happened to be Arina Tanemura titles.  I said I'd take them off her hands, and would give them a read to see whether I'd keep them or sell them. Some of my motivation was because she had some volumes of Full Moon O Sagashite and Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne that I didn't and this would help ease some of my burden of collecting these out-of-print materials, and she also had a decent amount of Tanemura's work I've never read.  I.O.N. happens to be one of these.

If I'm reading some of the side facts in the margins correctly, this oneshot manga is the first one she ever made, which is surprising, given how polished it looks. (I won't go on a ramble about how all her characters suffer from sameface, because they do, but there's no real point in harping on about that right now.) For how short it was, I thought I.O.N. was very cute.  It would have been nice to see a little more development for Ion's two best friends, but my guess is that Tanemura was only allowed to write the six chapters she got and had to focus more on the romantic drama in order to progress the plot.  Regardless, this was very light and fluffy, and a decent palate cleanser. I'll definitely be keeping this one, and possibly re-reading in the future.

evelum's review

3.0

Interesting.

hexthebookworm's review

2.0

"Ion said that her powers disappeared after she gained weight, right?"

This quote a few pages before the end is what made me dislike the book. The story is silly and cute but this line killed it for me.

abbie21's review against another edition

4.0

Very short, but cute. The jinx is really cool. I think I'm going to start using it . . . A-bi-gail! :)

hexthebookworm's review against another edition

2.0

"Ion said that her powers disappeared after she gained weight, right?"

This quote a few pages before the end is what made me dislike the book. The story is silly and cute but this line killed it for me.