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alexbthelibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
I received an eARC of this title through NetGalley in return for an honest review.
I thought this was a fun read. I liked the incorporation of Tesla and his inventions in the story. The characters were interesting and had individual quirks which kept the story light when the story could have stayed serious the whole time. I think having this quirks made the plot and characters more relatable while keeping the horror elements that come along with the investigations.
I liked how this volume introduced the characters and plot. It did not feel too heavy on exposition and utilized the plot to move the story forward while still being able to explain what is happening. I think my only critique would be some of the fight scenes were hard for me to follow. I could not tell what character was doing what, but this is also a minor thing.
I recommend this for anyone who likes a manga with character depth, adventure, and just a smidge of comedic relief.
I thought this was a fun read. I liked the incorporation of Tesla and his inventions in the story. The characters were interesting and had individual quirks which kept the story light when the story could have stayed serious the whole time. I think having this quirks made the plot and characters more relatable while keeping the horror elements that come along with the investigations.
I liked how this volume introduced the characters and plot. It did not feel too heavy on exposition and utilized the plot to move the story forward while still being able to explain what is happening. I think my only critique would be some of the fight scenes were hard for me to follow. I could not tell what character was doing what, but this is also a minor thing.
I recommend this for anyone who likes a manga with character depth, adventure, and just a smidge of comedic relief.
mehsi's review against another edition
3.0
An action-packed manga about Tesla Notes, fragments that you don’t want to mess with!
This is one of the 80 manga I got during the Kodansha-first-volume-free promo! The very first one actually. I am writing this one March 28th, and I read it on the 26th in the hopes to get out my reading slump (yes, it worked along with some other books).
In this book we meet a girl named Botan. She has been trained since she was young to be an elite government agent. Yes, really. And yes, she did it all with love but when she finally heard that it was time, she was first thinking it was a joke. She thought for a while that her grandfather was just going senile. Nope, it is all very real and Botan, DANG this girl. She kicks some major butt. Not just in fighting skills, but also in other departments. Language, disguise, escaping, everything. This girl is a machine. I loved that she was so awesome, but at times I did feel for her. We can see the scars on her when she comes out of the river without her disguise. We see that she is totally strange with the world and normal stuff. At times I wish that next to having her trained, her grandpa would have also allowed socialising, some travelling with her. Her mood swings from super-serious to super-childish which was a bit odd to me and that also meant that while she was a good character, I also couldn’t get a read on her. Which one was the real Botan?
And then there is Dicky Mcdickison. I am sorry, I don’t know his name. Yes, it’s been 2 days and I already forgot his. He is a dick. Thinks he is better than Botan. Ruined the first mission and really brought danger to Botan, she could have been killed in that mission.. and that would have been his fault. Later on they do seem to get along a bit better, he even helps her when her fear takes over, but for most I just wanted to punch him or hope a Tesla fragment would hit him. XD
The story is very exciting though. Holy! We read all about Tesla, and about what he has made, including putting all his inventions and the likes in Tesla Fragments. He has warned Botan’s grandfather (when that one was very young and just started his career) that the fragments were locked for x times, but after that things may go wrong. And things are going wrong now. Tesla fragments sound cool and look super cool, like you want one in your home. But they fuck up things badly. IF they appear in or near an object and that object is going x miles/kilometers an hour? BOOM, transportion. BOOM gore. Yes, gore. Because things happen to people during that transport that is just so fucked up that when Botan checked out that warped train I almost puked. Holy hell. Not to mention the danger of an object in full velocity being warped to a random point. From a shopping street to a park. Not just the people in said object are screwed, everyone is. Because you don’t know where it will teleport/transport. So that was dang awesome. And there are people that really want those Fragments as well. But not, like Botan and her team for good, but for bad. To free the world. Well, um, nope.
The fight scenes and all the action scenes were fab! I really loved seeing the moves both Botan and Dicky McDickison had.
The faces however? They were such a put-off for me. It was funny once, but it kept happening and given everything I just felt it didn’t it. Especially because the art is pretty dang great, and the faces are so darn ugly and weird. I do hope that the faces happen less and less with each volume. crosses fingers
All in all, despite some issues and that I hope that Botan becomes a bit more rounded and the faces less ugly, I did have fun reading it and I am definitely interested in reading more~
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
This is one of the 80 manga I got during the Kodansha-first-volume-free promo! The very first one actually. I am writing this one March 28th, and I read it on the 26th in the hopes to get out my reading slump (yes, it worked along with some other books).
In this book we meet a girl named Botan. She has been trained since she was young to be an elite government agent. Yes, really. And yes, she did it all with love but when she finally heard that it was time, she was first thinking it was a joke. She thought for a while that her grandfather was just going senile. Nope, it is all very real and Botan, DANG this girl. She kicks some major butt. Not just in fighting skills, but also in other departments. Language, disguise, escaping, everything. This girl is a machine. I loved that she was so awesome, but at times I did feel for her. We can see the scars on her when she comes out of the river without her disguise. We see that she is totally strange with the world and normal stuff. At times I wish that next to having her trained, her grandpa would have also allowed socialising, some travelling with her. Her mood swings from super-serious to super-childish which was a bit odd to me and that also meant that while she was a good character, I also couldn’t get a read on her. Which one was the real Botan?
And then there is Dicky Mcdickison. I am sorry, I don’t know his name. Yes, it’s been 2 days and I already forgot his. He is a dick. Thinks he is better than Botan. Ruined the first mission and really brought danger to Botan, she could have been killed in that mission.. and that would have been his fault. Later on they do seem to get along a bit better, he even helps her when her fear takes over, but for most I just wanted to punch him or hope a Tesla fragment would hit him. XD
The story is very exciting though. Holy! We read all about Tesla, and about what he has made, including putting all his inventions and the likes in Tesla Fragments. He has warned Botan’s grandfather (when that one was very young and just started his career) that the fragments were locked for x times, but after that things may go wrong. And things are going wrong now. Tesla fragments sound cool and look super cool, like you want one in your home. But they fuck up things badly. IF they appear in or near an object and that object is going x miles/kilometers an hour? BOOM, transportion. BOOM gore. Yes, gore. Because things happen to people during that transport that is just so fucked up that when Botan checked out that warped train I almost puked. Holy hell. Not to mention the danger of an object in full velocity being warped to a random point. From a shopping street to a park. Not just the people in said object are screwed, everyone is. Because you don’t know where it will teleport/transport. So that was dang awesome. And there are people that really want those Fragments as well. But not, like Botan and her team for good, but for bad. To free the world. Well, um, nope.
The fight scenes and all the action scenes were fab! I really loved seeing the moves both Botan and Dicky McDickison had.
The faces however? They were such a put-off for me. It was funny once, but it kept happening and given everything I just felt it didn’t it. Especially because the art is pretty dang great, and the faces are so darn ugly and weird. I do hope that the faces happen less and less with each volume. crosses fingers
All in all, despite some issues and that I hope that Botan becomes a bit more rounded and the faces less ugly, I did have fun reading it and I am definitely interested in reading more~
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
lunnaku's review against another edition
3.0
Very high 3/5.
Very nice artwork, great detail, interesting backgrounds and line work. It fits the story perfectly.
The story itself feels a bit rushed in the beginning; everything just sorta jumps in together without much explanation.
The character's themselves seem interesting but a little one note so far; I'd like to see more development, hopefully in future volumes.
The general concept itself is pretty fun, I definitely like the idea but I hope that it doesn't become a constant struggle to find the next thing, or chase the next thing. It would be nice to explore some of the histories and/or magic behind them.
Very nice artwork, great detail, interesting backgrounds and line work. It fits the story perfectly.
The story itself feels a bit rushed in the beginning; everything just sorta jumps in together without much explanation.
The character's themselves seem interesting but a little one note so far; I'd like to see more development, hopefully in future volumes.
The general concept itself is pretty fun, I definitely like the idea but I hope that it doesn't become a constant struggle to find the next thing, or chase the next thing. It would be nice to explore some of the histories and/or magic behind them.
lunnaku's review against another edition
3.0
Very high 3/5.
Very nice artwork, great detail, interesting backgrounds and line work. It fits the story perfectly.
The story itself feels a bit rushed in the beginning; everything just sorta jumps in together without much explanation.
The character's themselves seem interesting but a little one note so far; I'd like to see more development, hopefully in future volumes.
The general concept itself is pretty fun, I definitely like the idea but I hope that it doesn't become a constant struggle to find the next thing, or chase the next thing. It would be nice to explore some of the histories and/or magic behind them.
Very nice artwork, great detail, interesting backgrounds and line work. It fits the story perfectly.
The story itself feels a bit rushed in the beginning; everything just sorta jumps in together without much explanation.
The character's themselves seem interesting but a little one note so far; I'd like to see more development, hopefully in future volumes.
The general concept itself is pretty fun, I definitely like the idea but I hope that it doesn't become a constant struggle to find the next thing, or chase the next thing. It would be nice to explore some of the histories and/or magic behind them.
mcapuco's review against another edition
4.0
Tesla Note was different from the normal fantasy and shojo manga that I normally read but I found I really enjoyed this modern day sci-fi story. Botan Negor appears to be a normal high school girl, she might be shy and easy looked over, but overall your average girl or is she... It turns out that Botan has spent her entire life being trained by her grandfather on how to be a ninja. Because of her training she is recruited by a secret government agency to be an agent investigating Telsa Fragments, a supernatural phenomenon that cause utter chaos and seemingly can't be stopped.
inkybookwyrm's review against another edition
Neither the story or characters have caught and kept enough of my interest at this point. I don't personally enjoy the two main characters or their dynamic either.
dinnureads's review against another edition
4.0
I received a copy of this manga through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
It was a fun manga with funny characters and adventurous story. At times I had a bit difficulty understanding what’s going on because a lot was happening in just a few panels and the explanations fell a bit short at times.
It was a fun manga with funny characters and adventurous story. At times I had a bit difficulty understanding what’s going on because a lot was happening in just a few panels and the explanations fell a bit short at times.
_moonniji_'s review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
piperkitty's review against another edition
4.0
This story follows two spies working together collecting Tesla Fragments-- An invention created by Nikola Tesla that can cause teleportation when activated. For some reason, Tesla thought the best way to protect these fragments was to spread them randomly around the world. Very nice artwork, great detail, interesting backgrounds and line work. It fits the story perfectly.
banana83854's review against another edition
3.0
**ARC provided by NetGalley for honest Review**
Tesla Note 1 by Story by Masafumi Nishida, Tadayoshi Kubo, Art by Kota Sannomiya was a refreshing sci-fi spy action manga about a high schooler who has been trained in ninja skills and now has to join a spy team to save the world. It was very different from what I usually read and a little dark for me, but the plot and characters were interesting, so I'm willing to continue the series if I get the opportunity.
Tesla Note 1 by Story by Masafumi Nishida, Tadayoshi Kubo, Art by Kota Sannomiya was a refreshing sci-fi spy action manga about a high schooler who has been trained in ninja skills and now has to join a spy team to save the world. It was very different from what I usually read and a little dark for me, but the plot and characters were interesting, so I'm willing to continue the series if I get the opportunity.