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NEW GAME! #5
New Game! Vol. 5
The original manga about making it in the video game industry that inspired the hit anime!
Aoba Suzukaze may look like a middle schooler, but she’s actually a character designer fresh out of high school. Not only is she working for the company that put out one of her favorite games, she also gets to spend her days modeling and creating characters. Follow her adorable shenanigans in this 4-panel slice-of-life as she learns the ropes of the industry and gets to know her co-workers.
Aoba Suzukaze may look like a middle schooler, but she’s actually a character designer fresh out of high school. Not only is she working for the company that put out one of her favorite games, she also gets to spend her days modeling and creating characters. Follow her adorable shenanigans in this 4-panel slice-of-life as she learns the ropes of the industry and gets to know her co-workers.
- GenresMangaSlice Of Life
120 pages, Paperback
Published March 26, 2019
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October 28, 2016
This one is a spinoff, but yet is strangely marked as Volume 5.
As the word implies, this one takes place Before Aoba works at Eagle Jump. We start with her buying that Faires game when she was a kid, then we skip to her High School years, were she joins artclub, meets Hotaru, and makes plans to go to art college and become a character designer. As the road continues you see her make decisions, get better at art (though she already was quite great).
I am delighted that we meet Hotaru in honest now. We also see her in volume 3, but that was only 1 chapter, and I wanted more Hotaru. She is such a sweet, kind, talented girl who definitely deserves more of the spotlight! I wouldn't mind a spinoff with her in the main character role. I want to see her decide to go to France.
It was also definitely fun to see Aoba, to see her like this. To see what really solidified her resolve to go to Eagle Jump. To see her work hard for her goals. I also loved how supportive her parents are. She wanted to also do a job application, they were OK with that, as long as she also did college exams. Which is totally logical, considering she might not have gotten the job, and she had a fall-back/safety net behind her saving her.
Still not a fan of Nenechi. She is just a bit too annoying for me, and I just want to smack her for just going along with everything. Sure, she eventually does something of her own, but still she was just following along quite a few times. Luckily, she isn't as bad as she is in the other parts of the manga.
What more? Mm, I think I mentioned everything. I loved how the manga started with Aoba buying that game, and then her ending up getting an interview and getting accepted for the job. :P It is perfectly rounded that way.
The art, well, I still love it to bits. :)
All in all, this is definitely a volume I would recommend. You could read it whenever you want. Before the series, or when you are like me, after volume 3 or 4.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
As the word implies, this one takes place Before Aoba works at Eagle Jump. We start with her buying that Faires game when she was a kid, then we skip to her High School years, were she joins artclub, meets Hotaru, and makes plans to go to art college and become a character designer. As the road continues you see her make decisions, get better at art (though she already was quite great).
I am delighted that we meet Hotaru in honest now. We also see her in volume 3, but that was only 1 chapter, and I wanted more Hotaru. She is such a sweet, kind, talented girl who definitely deserves more of the spotlight! I wouldn't mind a spinoff with her in the main character role. I want to see her decide to go to France.
It was also definitely fun to see Aoba, to see her like this. To see what really solidified her resolve to go to Eagle Jump. To see her work hard for her goals. I also loved how supportive her parents are. She wanted to also do a job application, they were OK with that, as long as she also did college exams. Which is totally logical, considering she might not have gotten the job, and she had a fall-back/safety net behind her saving her.
Still not a fan of Nenechi. She is just a bit too annoying for me, and I just want to smack her for just going along with everything. Sure, she eventually does something of her own, but still she was just following along quite a few times. Luckily, she isn't as bad as she is in the other parts of the manga.
What more? Mm, I think I mentioned everything. I loved how the manga started with Aoba buying that game, and then her ending up getting an interview and getting accepted for the job. :P It is perfectly rounded that way.
The art, well, I still love it to bits. :)
All in all, this is definitely a volume I would recommend. You could read it whenever you want. Before the series, or when you are like me, after volume 3 or 4.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
December 30, 2019
This volume while it's the 5th in terms of published volumes, is the first or pre-series volume since it contains stories from Aoba's past. We see Aoba and Nene in 6th grade where they meet their friend Hotaru, who has appeared in previous volumes. We also meet Chinatsu, their teacher. Aoba becomes interested in character design after seeing Fairies Stories, which was Kou's first game. Nene encourages her to ask the art teacher for advice and they end up joining Hotaru's art club. They encouraged each other to improve.
Hotaru is a super nice person and Nene is childish but really insightful.
Of course, it's strange that teachers and students would be around each other in bathing suites! Although it's a manga.
We even see how Aoba's interview went and how her recruitment process happened. I look forward to continue the story now.
Hotaru is a super nice person and Nene is childish but really insightful.
Of course, it's strange that teachers and students would be around each other in bathing suites! Although it's a manga.
We even see how Aoba's interview went and how her recruitment process happened. I look forward to continue the story now.
June 24, 2020
2020 Read #470
We get backstories of three of the girls who went to high school together, and the chapters about how they found and defined their dreams are very on point. I guess this volume captured what I feel is “the heart” of the series really well.
We get backstories of three of the girls who went to high school together, and the chapters about how they found and defined their dreams are very on point. I guess this volume captured what I feel is “the heart” of the series really well.
March 30, 2019
This is such a cute manga. :)
August 11, 2019
I really enjoyed reading of Aoba’s backstory.
October 1, 2019
I love this series so much...such a light read!
This volume's mainly a big flashback to how Aoba, Nene and Hotaru all met and became friends...and how Aoba got hired at Eagle Jump.
This volume's mainly a big flashback to how Aoba, Nene and Hotaru all met and became friends...and how Aoba got hired at Eagle Jump.
November 28, 2021
Me gustó mucho este volumen porque explican cosas que en el anime no explican o no han explicado.
February 7, 2021
Just as I was getting bored with this series, the author retreated to Aoba's past to show how she decided to become a game character designer. The change of pace worked although volume 5 had some slow moments.
March 21, 2019
Love it
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