Monster Hunter Orage 1

モンスターハンター オラージュ [Monster Hunter Orage] #1

by Hiro Mashima, Kim Sariola (Translator)

Shiki on nuori hirviönmetsästäjä, jolla on PALJON opittavaa lohikäärmejahdin jalolla saralla. Ensimmäiseksi hänen pitää liittyä kiltaan ja löytää metsästystovereita, mikä on rämäpäiselle ja kovaääniselle Shikille isomman luokan haaste!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics, Shonen, Adventure, Action

185 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Hiro Mashima (Jap: 真島ヒロ) is a Japanese manga artist.

He gained success with his first serial Rave, published in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1999 to 2005. His best-selling work, Fairy Tail, published in the same magazine from 2006 to 2017, became one of the best-selling manga series with over 72 million copies in print. Mashima began the currently ongoing Edens Zero in 2018.

Fairy Tail won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen manga in 2009, and Mashima was given the Harvey Awards International Spotlight award in 2017 and the Fauve Special Award at the 2018 Angoulême International Comics Festival.

Reviews

[César Rodríguez Cuenda · Rating 3 out of 5]

(Reseña de los 4 tomos)
Por un lado todo muy guay. Los monstruos son tal y como en el juego, ,y los que se inventa el autor podrían perfectamente ser parte de otro juego. Excepto el protagonista todos los personajes tienen su evolucion, aunque sea corta o un poco forzada pero en cuatro 12 capítulos no voy a pedir más. El mundo en el que se ambienta está muy bien. Y el humor típico de mangas (de los 4 que he leído) me ha hecho reírme, shiki ryuho es un personaje curioso.
Por otro lado, he acabado asqueado de las tetas y los culos. Constantemente los personajes femeninos se quitan la poca ropa que llevan (que solo son sujetador y bragas con un abrigo abierto). Más viñetas de lo que debería ser normal en las que el primer plano es de las tetas o del culo de una de ellas en vez de su cara, mil planos contrapicados (creo que se dice así un plano de abajo a arriba en el cine y no sé cómo se dice en comics xd) para que lo poco que tapa el abrigo deje de taparlo.

[Mazen El-asy · Rating 5 out of 5]

الصداقة و كفى
المجلد الأول يتكون من ٣ شابترز
من نفس مؤلف مانجا fairy tail عشان كده الرسوم روعة

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really didn't expect too much from this as I don't know much about the original franchise, but the story is actually quite entertaining and the characters are very enjoyable.

[Jack Reynolds · Rating 4 out of 5]

This leans more into 3.5 territory for me, but that doesn't mean I didn't have more fun with this than I expected. What I remember of Fairy Tail has aged like milk as I've gotten older (especially Mashima's objectification of women) beyond the messy queer memories I associate with it. You don't have to be a Monster Hunter fan to get behind this series. Mashima sprinkles in some basic world building and has some nice reveals about the central cast. I have a soft spot for Shiki already. He reminds me of the best parts of Natsu given his energy and OP potential. Ailee feels more static despite her dynamic with Shiki growing (also, are all of Mashima's protagonists incidental perverts?). That said, she recognizes her stubbornness. This will come to her benefit later as a rival looms in the distance giving himbo.

[Tarot · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars

I've been a die-hard Monster Hunter fan since the first game on PS2, so when I saw Hiro Mashima's Monster Hunter Orage at the store, I had to give it a shot even though I generally think graphic novel adaptations of other works are mediocre at best.

Unfortunately, this manga was a mediocre spin-off too.

Capcom gave Mashima "full freedom" with the MH universe to create his own characters, locations, and even new monsters. This both excited and worried me about how much of the MH I know and love would be in its own manga adaptation. While the geek in me liked seeing familiar monsters, weapons, and armor, I felt the addition of Mashima's own creations, like "Seal Hunters" and "Delma Ioprey," was odd at first but didn't mess with the MH spirit. In fact, there's potential for exciting new aspects to the world of MH as long as Mashima remains in the realm of what could reasonably happen in the games.

But there are some serious flaws with this adaptation. The art was what you'd see in any manga with no unique style to make it noteworthy, though I haven't read anything else by Mashima. The story and characters were cliche with an apprentice trying to follow in his dead master's footsteps, a loner female with a tragic past trying to be tough as nails but learning the value of friendship, a sweet but unconfident female trying to prove her worth, and a narcissistic rival who hits on aforementioned loner girl and vows to be better than aforementioned apprentice. But the worst part of the manga was the main character: the overzealous and stupidly brave apprentice who kept repeating the cheesy teachings of his master and totally off-setting the determined moods of the two female characters with his annoying immaturity. None of the characters' ages were mentioned, but they act like teens.

Rather than being a manga for long-time fans of the source material, Monster Hunter Orage catered more towards newer, younger male readers and fans. (Once again, I facepalm: why are female characters in a fantasy setting -- with especially massive weapons -- so often deprived of adequate armor to show off their supermodel, zero-muscle-tone bodies? Even the games have well-muscled, modestly-endowed female character models.) With the rising cost of graphic novels, most MH veterans and adult readers won't think it's worth $10.99 per volume.

[Brannigan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This style of manga is not my particular favorite. It’s got the exaggerated emotions that I normally find very annoying. However the story and characters are great so I enjoyed it a lot and will hunt down the other volumes.

[Mahmut · Rating 2 out of 5]

Monster Hunter evreninde geçen bir kurgu. Çok klişe bir başlangıç.

[DoctorFeddy · Rating 3 out of 5]

non sono mai riuscito ad iniziarlo quel gioco dalla difficoltà grrrrrr!!

RECENSIONE DELL'INTERA SERIE
Una storia nel videogioco "monster hunter freedom" la storia parla di questi quattro ragazzi e della caccia hai mostri di quel mondo, come si sono conosciuti, cosa li accomuna, quali sono i loro sogni.
L'argomento dei quattro volumi si basa sempre sulla famiglia, la lealtà verso i compagni e raggiungere i propri sogni. I mostri realizzati da Mashima ( sia gli originali che quelli creati da lui) sono fatti molto bene sempre con il suo stile; storia molto semplice non complessa per presentarci il gioco e una storia alternativa.
Il mio voto per questa mini-serie è 7 per la storia e 7,5 per i disegni.

[Memily · Rating 2 out of 5]

I bought this book a while ago and it's definitely an older manga. I like the idea it reminds me of fairy tail one of the authors "newer" series. So it was fun but I don't think I'll read any of the other books.

[Dimitar Iliev · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad, ha sido entretenido aunque la historia no me acaba de convencer.

[Kiri · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the friend group in this series so far! They make a good team!

[Lizanne Silvertant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really fun to read and great drawings! I love the game and also the manga.

[Ben Zimmerman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am not familiar with Monster Hunter, but this is decent. It's VERY similar to Fairy Tail, but that formula worked great for Mashima, so I don't know why he would change it.

[Em' · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 ⭐️

[Mateo · Rating 1 out of 5]

crappier mental trick that the infantile "Rave Master" (and commits the same sins of trying to be more mature which really is)... 1/10

[Miguel GC · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entretenido, curioso que el elemento de las espadas duales nunca se ha visto en los juegos

[Eli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Starting playing the game and this makes me want to hop back on again

[Summer]

COMPLETED SERIES

[Priscilla Pereira · Rating 3 out of 5]

O primeiro capítulo é um saco! O protagonista consegue ser mais irritante do que o Astra de Black Clover e parece ser um idiota quando deveria ser alguém com um conhecimento e status bem maior.
No entanto, a história muda da água pro vinho a partir do segundo capítulo. Mesmo com um final de volume meio confuso, a construção de mundo e dos outros personagens vale muito a pena.

[Airin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reseña completa en el blog: https://mundosdeairin.blogspot.com/20...

Muy sorprendida con este primer tomo. Sobro todo con el dibujo. Ya conocía a Hiro Mashima por su obra "Fairy Tail" cuyo dibujo es muy característico, pero me ha sorprendido ver las escenas de acción y peleas en este como.

La historia me ha parecido interesante y la trama parece que va a estar entretenida. Este primer tomo consigue su objetivo: engancharte para seguir leyendo el siguiente.

El protagonista, Shiki, me ha encantado. Es muy alegre, optimista y tiene las cosas muy claras. Estoy deseando conocer todas las aventuras que seguro tendrán.

[Lucinda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This felt a bit like an rpg game to be honest, you have big monsters and hunters that hunt down the monsters, though the total eradication of the monsters does not seem to be the goal. Only monsters that are causing problems in populated areas are hunted and the guild manages this.

The main character Shiki is a seal hunter which means he's allowed to use his own judgement and hunt anything anywhere, though he must report this to the nearest guild.

Shiki reminds me a lot of Luffy from One Piece and Naruto. He's very loud and big hearted and his goal is to get 'comrades' one of he nice things about him is when first Ailee and then Sakya, join up (Ailee sort of against her will) Shiki never mentions them being girls, and in fights, only wants to work together to defeat the monster of the day.

This also reminded me strongly of Beet the Vandel Buster

[Séverine]

Monster Hunter Orage est un manga adapté du jeu-vidéo éponyme. N'ayant pas jouer à celui-ci, je n'avais donc pas d'appréhension, si ce n'est que j'avais peur de retrouver un Fairy Tail 2, avec une guilde, un personnage principal qui ressemble à Natsu de visage, et cette quête de tuer un monstre bien précis.

L'histoire commence avec Shiki, un jeune homme qui ressemble beaucoup à Natsu tant au niveau du visage que sa façon de positiver en toute situation, sortant des phrases pseudo-philosophiques dans les moments les plus catastrophiques. Depuis la mort de son maître, il n'a qu'une idée en tête : retrouver Miogarna, un monstre légendaire.

Les graphismes sont très beaux, très détaillés, mais je revient sur ce soucis : de visage, plusieurs personnages ressemblent à ceux de Fairy Tail, mais aussi dans leurs expressions, et comment ils réagissent à certaines situations. C'est vraiment dommage que Mashima n'ai pas chercher à faire dans l'originalité.

De plus, ce n'est pas un manga que je conseillerais pour quelqu'un qui à jouer au jeu. Comme l'indique notre mangaka à la fin, il à rajouter certaines choses qui ne sont pas dans l'adaptation vidéo-ludique, ce qui aurait plus pour effet de vous faire grincer des dents. Mais pour quelqu'un qui n'y à pas jouer, qu'il fonce le lire au plus vite ! (à condition de ne pas être trop fan de Fairy Tail ;) )

[Caitlin ~WordsAreMyForte~ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

Be aware before reading this that Monster Hunter Orage is basically a carbon copy of Fairy Tail, even though Mashima penned it before his most renowned series. While I don't know anything about Monster Hunter, I am very familiar with Hiro Mashima's works—this story is basically a carbon copy of Mashima's manga format. He has a very specific style of combining the hot-headed boy, a guild, and tragic backstories, with pun-ridden, over-the-top comedy. Boom, there you go, every Hiro Mashima story ever. It's simple, if you hate Fairy Tail (FT), don't read this.

From the perspective of someone who loves FT for what it is (an emotional ride that is both amazing and a complete mess), this first volume of Monster Hunter Orage was a nice refresher after missing reading FT for a quite a few months, but the story wasn't anything to 'rave' about (Get it? Rave Master? Ok, I'll stop.) I even imagined the main guy to have Natsu's voice and the girl to have Lucy's voice from the anime, so I guess that says something.

To his credit, Hiro Mashima never disappoints in the creature drawing department. How does one draw those intricate scales and feathers on those huge monsters with such precision??? I only wish I could do that.

[Holly Letson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Honestly, I read this because my fiance' is a big fan of the *Monster Hunter* video games, and I was kinda curious what they're all about. Neither of us are really sure which--if any--game that this series is actually based on.

This series is by the same mangaka as Fairy Tail--Hiro Mashima--so, for a little while, I had to keep reminding myself that the main characters were not just Natsu with black hair and bossy brat that could easily pass for Lucy's sister.

That aside, it was a good story that did leave me wanting to read the other 3 volumes later on.

[Olivia Dunlap · Rating 2 out of 5]

The translation is pretty bad, the writing is meh, and the characters (primarily just the main protagonist) is severely annoying at times. It does, however, shine in the combat sequences, and does a good job of capturing some of the unique experience of playing the Monster Hunter games. However, I wouldn't recommend it in the slightest to anyone who isn't a fan of the games, as a lot of it won't make any sense and it will lose most (I would say all, if not for a good portion of the artwork) of its redeeming qualities.

[Дени ★ Проданова · Rating 4 out of 5]

От далеч се познава почерка на Хиро Машима. Няма как да се сбърка кой е правил тази манга просто. Типично в негов стил както от към арт, така и от към история. Интересни и откачени герои, големи оръжия, гилдии, приятелство, мечта и така нататък (ако сте чели каквото и да е негово ще намерите елементите). А Шики (протагониста в случая) е толкова досаден, че чак е сладък. Ако съм на мястото на Ирие сигурно по цял ден ще се чудя дали да го пребия или да му се смея.

[Roxanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reminds of Fairy Tail storyline wise in regards to the hunting monsters and guilds and characters with tragic backgrounds regarding their parents and/or teachers - and their corresponding arch-nemesis or villain(s) - with overtones of humour to balance the action scenes. Solid library book read, if the library continues to purchase series.

[Raúl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un shonen normalito y entretenido. De momento en este tomo muy introductorio presentan a los personajes y su misión. Como son sólo 4 tomos, será un manga ligero, ideal para estos días calurosos en los que no apetece pensar demasiado.

[Elsa · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was ok, but I probably won't read any more volumes.

[Patty · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've never played the Monster Hunter games, but I am a fan of Hiro Mashima's works...this was a pretty solid short series!