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Disney Manga: Tangled

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With thanks to Netgalley and Disney for allowing me to review this manga

This manga follows the disney tale of Tangled, artwork isn't as good as the Disney cartoon but is still good. A very good read. Perfect for Disney and Manga fans alike

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Another typical Manga adaptation of a Disney superstar. I do feel that the quality is starting to dip in these in the rush to get more and more out.

Would recommend for readers 7-11

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I really loved the Disney movie "Tangled" so thought I would give this book a try! I found this book on NetGalley and was excited to get a chance to read/review it! I really enjoyed the drawings and how they captured the magic of the story. The author did a amazing job detailing how Repunzel looked and each page was so colorful that it made it a wonderful story to read. This story is geared more to kids younger in age than myself since it was a very easy to read and follow. But maybe I am a kid at heart because I really loved this book! I hope to buy this book in the future so I can keep it!

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Tangled was one of my favourite series...... it was reading its manga version......

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You all should know that I'm a huge Disney fan. I mean, it's what I watched growing up and I still love the movies. And of course, I loved Tangled (listening to the Chinese version of I See the Light as I write this review). So when I saw this manga up for review on NetGalley, I immediately requested it.

The manga is pretty much what you expect. The story is very faithful to the movie, so if you've watched the movie, you know what's going to happen (and if you haven't watched the movie, then what have you been doing??)

The only thing that I found a bit off were the bits that featured songs. And that part where Rapunzel is struggling with her feelings after leaving the castle. The scenes work great in the movie, but they're a bit awkward in manga form.

And as for whether you'd like this manga version, I think most of it depends on what you think of the style. It's pretty much like what you see on the cover. Overall, the style is pretty close to the Disney original, but the eyes are a bit bigger and the features are softer. I think it looks pretty nice on Rapunzel, but it looks a bit off on Flynn/Eugene.

There's not much that's new here, so it's really for the super fans rather than people looking to see what Rapunzel is all about (again, what have you been doing?). I would recommend this for the die hard fans who love manga.

Disclaimer: I got a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a free and honest review.

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I'm a big "Tangled" fan so when I heard that there was a manga I just had to check it out! The manga didn't stray from the plot/movie at all and the artwork is so adorable. Rapunzel, Pascal, and Eugene's expressions are so cute in manga form! All-in-all the writing, artwork, and overall story/plot get 5 stars from me.

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I do not know why I keep expecting great things from these new TokyoPop magnas. I have been disappointed time and time again. Part of it, as with this title, they try to retell a beloved movie in a graphic form. But things get changed or moved around. Tangled starts by telling the reader that the narrator is dead. The flow is off from the very beginning and I do not feel it ever picks up back up. The story is the same, but it’s tone has been changed and I do not find it enjoyable. Please go back to original content.

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I love Tangled so this manga was just so fun to read! Full of adorable drawings and scenes.

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“Tangled” is my favourite Disney movie and I love everything connected to Rapunzel. So when I found out that I can read and review the Tangled manga here/on NetGalley, I was over the moon!

I was immediately enchanted by Shiori Kanaki’s drawing style. All the characters were recognizable, but at the same time they all had those features typical for manga, like big eyes and great facial expressions. The author did a wonderful job with Rapunzel - her face, her hair, her dress, somehow managing to make her even more adorable than in the movie. Every page was like a mini-masterpiece. Between the chapters we can find ultra-cute illustrations of Rapunzel and Flynn, drawn in chibi style, which I always loved.

I think everyone knows the story of Rapunzel and her magical golden hair, so there’s no need to write anything about the plot. The manga follows the original storyline from the movie, so you won’t find any unexpected plot twist there. The writing is very simple, so I assume this manga is targeted to children, and even the little ones shouldn’t have any problems with understanding it.

It was a really cute, fun and fast read, with beautiful illustrations. I definitely want to have a physical copy of this manga on my shelf.

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I love the movie and this is a perfect companion to it! I loved the manga style and Flynn was as amazing. I'd love a whole series with each Disney princess getting their own one.

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This book is clearly made for young children & follows the film completely. It is fun to read, although it is a little quick. This was also my first experience with the manga style & I have to say that I had some trouble with it, but I guess if you are used to it, it wouldn't be a problem.

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I love the story of Tangled and this manga is an almost exact copy of the movie. This is not bad by any means, I just wish there was a little more to the story, something different than the movie, like more back story. I can not say I enjoyed this ARC very much, and the main reason is because the review copy I got had the bottom of the page cut off, so I could not get the full details of the story. I was able to fill in the gaps since I know the story, but that ruined this particular book for me. If I ever get the chance to read the final version, I will be more than happy to revisit my review. I would buy the final copy or at the very least have a look at it at the bookstore, to see if how the final version turned out; because I am a Disney and Tangled fan.

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This is a remarkably faithful adaptation of the movie Tangled. I already have this book on order for my library, but it was nice to read it before we actually receive it, so I can know the content. There were a number of typos and seemingly switched-up speech bubbles, which hopefully will be fixed in the print version. Despite the close adaptation, the movie just has something more that this adaptation didn't capture. I want to say it's the music, but the scenes are nicely adapted, so I'm not sure that's the issue. Tangled is still popular, years after its release, so I'd call this a must-have for all public libraries, but this volume is certainly not without its issues.

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I saw the movie adaptation of Tangled and reading this makes readers relive the scenes from it. I would definitely give this as a gift to my niece and godchild once it was released in the market. Hopefully, there could be more manga like this of the other Disney princesses/characters.

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I enjoyed this manga! I love rapunzel and the story in the book was the one we know from the disney movie. The content could have been developed better but still, it was good.
I loved the drawings.

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This is definitely a children's manga. It is worded like a verrrryyy easy to understand children's book for toddlers. It follows the movie very well and the animation is very pretty. I do wish the writing was better though. I think if it was written more for pre-teens and up it would definitely be much more popular and I hope my review/advice helps.
Free arc from NetGalley for a fair and honest review.

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True to the movie manga interpretation of Tangled. As far as graphics go, Rapunzel wasn't my favorite manga interpretation I've seen...but I liked Flynn.

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Tangled is one of my favourite Disney movies, so when I saw that it's about to be turned into a manga, I was really excited to read it! Disney Manga: Tangled by Shiori Kanaki is a story of Rapunzel, a girl who's living in a secret tower, hidden from the rest of the world in the midst of a forest. Rapunzel's dream is to go see the "lights" that appear in the sky once every year, but her mother commands her to stay in the tower. Until the day that she meets Flynn, a charming thief who will help Rapunzel reach her dream.

I was thrilled to pick up this manga inspired by Tangled and it definitely didn't disappoint me! The charming story was once again revived on the pages of the book, and it was as good as in the movie. The art was just wonderful, keeping the characters a little similar to their movie counterparts, yet adding own originality to it. I absolutely loved the amount of humour and how it was portrayed through the artwork. I also particularly liked the use of various textures and how the illustrator managed to create dynamic scenes and show characters' emotions, which in my opinion is much harder when you only deal with black, grey and white colours.

All in all, I think that the manga would really appeal to the fans of the Disney movie but also to everyone who would like to read a fun, magical story.

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I was really curious about the manga version of this classical fairy tale, but unfortunately was disappointed on all fronts. The graphic choices are too simplistic while the text is dramatically simplified, as simple as to be read to a toddler as a good night story.

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Yes, it is the story as we know it from the movie, but it comes up a bit lacking.
It is good but not great. 4 stars for the images. They are very well done. 3 stars for story content.

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