I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

I never did finish the movie (fell asleep, not sure if it as because of the movie or me being sleepy), but I was curious about the manga. Would it follow the same story? Would it be totally different? How about the art?

Well, up to the part I have watched it follows the movie perfectly (so about 60% until it wasn't all a rehash of what I already saw), sure, it is a bit faster (like watching the movie sped-up), there is no annoying singing (yay).

Did I like it however? Not really. I guess I really did fall asleep because the movie was so boring. :P There are just too many things that seem illogical, like the hair that changes length each panel. Plus not to mention even the fact that it is just impossible to have so much hair and just walk through a forest or field or whatever else without getting stuck. Or the fact that using your hair for those things.... it must hurt like hell.
The horse? I hated it in the movie, and it was just as terrible in the manga.

I did tear up because of the ending though. It was a predicted ending, and I knew it was coming, but I was still tearing up. It was wonderful.

Plus her hair looks much better in the last scenes. :P

The art was pretty OK though, a bit derpy at times, but generally it fitted perfectly with the magical story.

So all in all, I can't give this one higher than 2.5 stars. 1 star for the ending. 1 star for the best hairdo in the last scenes. 0.5 stars for the art.

Although the "manga-fying" changed the mood of the narrative in comparison to the original movie. For example, certain jokes (like Maximus and Pascel's antics) and the general comedy style present in the movie felt different, didn't work out as well. Although Rapunzel worked out well as manga Princess and Mother Gothel is great as manga villain.

Wasn't really taken with the book as i imagined i would be. It was just stills from the movie itself. My daughter loved it though and thats the age its aimed towards.

Tangled is one of my favorite Disney movies, maybe even my favorite. I’ve seen it many times (I can’t even count how many), and I’m even watching the series…
So, when I saw this was “Inspired by the hit Disney movie, Tangled,” I had to read it.
However, I wouldn’t call this “inspired by.” This was the movie, plain and simple. The drawings, even if they were pretty great, were exact frames taken from the movie. The text was also pretty much the exact text from the movie…
The thing is it lacked the heart the movie has. The movie’s perfection comes from the jokes between Flynn and Max, the expressions Pascal makes, the intonation in Flynn’s voice, Rapunzel’s songs and her connection with both Pascal and Max, etc.
This book couldn’t show any of that and that’s a damn shame...

The story is the same as the Tangled movie from 2010. It’s a re-imagining of Rapunzel, but the only thing it really has in common with the original fairy tale is the girl with long hair kept in a tower.
The princess, Rapunzel, is stolen from her crib by Mother Gothel, because her can magically heal people. Mother Gothel hides Rapunzel in the tower, forbidding her to ever leave it, keeping the precious hair safe. While Gothel is away getting a present for Rapunzel’s 18th birthday, Flynn Ryder ends up in the tower as he’s on the run from the palace guards. Rapunzel recognizes her chance and convinces Ryder, with the help of a frying pan, to take her to see the annual lights festival. Adventure, danger, love and the requisite happy ever after ending all follow.
The story is what it is, it’s Tangled re-done as a manga. I thought the manga art was well-done and I’m sure middle schoolers would like it. I personally appreciated the “how to read a manga” at the beginning. I don’t read many, although Amber does, so it never hurts to be reminded the differences between reading a manga versus a graphic novel.
The stories cute and fun. In all honesty though, I miss the colors, the glowing of the lanterns especially.

Disney Manga: Tangled is a fun read for anyone who enjoyed the disney movie and wants a quick read for a relaxing afternoon.

The Disney Manga follows the story line of the movie and has the same humour and charm throughout, however it is the art work that makes it. It's sweet and poppy and a bit different than you would think a Disney book would look like.

I have read a few of the Tokyopop Disney Mangas and definitely will be looking forward to reading more in the future.

*ARC received from publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest review*