I really liked the concept and the artwork was great. The Shakespearean language was quite hard to follow. I think the manga would be a lot more enjoyable if you already knew the story of Macbeth. Thank you for the copy.

It’s Macbeth with pictures. If you like Macbeth you’ll like it, if you’re hoping the pictures changes it and makes it more likable you probably won’t. Nothing wrong with it, the drawing style was cool

I found this to be really boring. It could not hold my attention long enough to get through more than. A page at t a time so I DNFd it

I teach Macbeth and this title is a great addition to the graphic novels I use to support understanding of the play. Macbeth is a universal tale of ambition, power, and corruption that translates well to Manga. Beautiful adaptation.

I really enjoy the Manga Classics series. Since they keep the text of the play intact, reading it is similar to seeing a performance of it. The art adds so much to the words and makes it easier to understand the Shakespearean phrases and old style language. You can see the expressions on the characters faces and I feel like I connect with it a lot more than I have for the Shakespeare plays that I've just read. I think this style of telling stories makes these older classics much more approachable and absorbable for a modern audience.

So it was interesting experiment as Macbeth is my favourite play. Drawings are really good, I liked how style of Macbeth changed through story to show us his descent into all of this madness. Also witches and Hecate! I love them in original so I was really excited to see them here and it didn’t disappoint.
“Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and caldron bubble.”
But if you think you will be struggling with original Shakespeare maybe try Modern English Edition as in this one dialogue can be a little hard to understand.

This book is a great introduction for those who want to get into Shakespeare but is intimidated by the original! It’s a very beautiful artstyle. It’s faithful to the original by having the same dialogue but still has its own manga charm. I recommend!

A vivid and powerful retelling of Shakespeare’s tragedy! The dramatic artwork captures Macbeth’s ambition and downfall perfectly, while staying true to the spirit of the original. A great way to experience the play if you love manga or want a fresh, visual approach to a classic.

A cool and creative reimagining of Macbeth. This is a smart way to tell the story of Macbeth to new readers of the Bard, and a way to get disinterested readers interested in the classics. The art was well done, and having a cast shot in the beginning was really cool while also being an interesting way to show that the story is a play. Overall, it was a good translation of Macbeth, and it was fun to read.

I appreciate the adaptation and how faithful the dialogue is to the script. I also like the character designs and art style, and how it depicts mature characters that aren't overly cartoonified. In particular, the subtlety in the facial expressions was an interesting choice, but there is a tension between overdoing the emphases or not showing any emotions. I feel like the art did the latter, particularly with Lady MacBeth's scenes (this is just a personal preference, but the character downfalls would have been more impactful with bolder lines and expressions). I did notice, however, that on the NetGalley reader app, the manga is set backwards rather than forwards, and this may be a formatting issue (I am unsure who to contact to report this), and that made for a confusing experience at first. However, I think overall the manga is a good starting point for anyone who is trying to get into Shakespearean texts, as the art gives good context clues to help understand the dialogue, and this is still a very faithful adaptation of a classic.

Er… this is awkward since I requested this from Netgally knowing darn well I don’t enjoy Macbeth primarily because I don’t enjoy Shakespeare. Blasphemy I know, it is what it is. I keep trying I promise! Hence why I wanted to read this! It’s Manga! It’s a classic, how could I not like this!?

Well the answer to that is that it’s 100% still Shakespearean writing.

While the art is there, all dialogue is still the beloved by others writing that’s timeless. Which actually leads me to my rating rational of 3. The art and format are solid and for many it will make reading this endlessly better. I could see this being great for someone in high school who has to read Macbeth, but like me just does not jam with The Bard. No fear Shakespeare may still explain this story better, but for a quick read of the classic that offers visuals this works.

I have always loved the classics, but found myself struggling with the original text in several of Shakespeare’s plays. “Macbeth” was a particular struggle for me. I was excited to read this manga version of “Macbeth”, as I hoped that the illustrations would help me to better visualize the settings and make more sense of the language. Having the illustrations accompanying the prose definitely helped, although I still had difficulty with the language. While I understand keeping the phrasing the same for the integrity of the play, I also would have like to see a modified version with more modern English, so that this material might make the classics more accessible to younger readers. The art styles was a great success, and the illustrator did an amazing job at capturing the nuances of emotion and Macbeth’s descent into madness, as well as providing visual cues of his hunger for power.

Macbeth is a classic and I adore the story. I was really excited to see it in a graphic novel/manga format and this did not disappoint. The panels made it an entirely new story and even though I knew what was going to happen I was still hooked. This would be perfect for a younger audience to help them visualise Macbeth more. I think it would've been better had they translated it into modern English, but I can't lie I did love seeing all the classic Macbeth quotes. I really did enjoy this and I would highly recommend it!!

Macbeth has always been one of my favorite Shakespeare plays. It was interesting to see it in Manga form and the black and white artwork really brought it to life. However, I do wish they had found a way to interpret what Shakespeare wrote, into common tongue. I think it's important to give kids and young adults accesses to his work in a way that they will understand. I think if a young adult picked this up in the store, they would read a few of the panels and put it back down because the language inside is too difficult to understand.

I am still too dumb to comprehend Early Modern English.

Despite not fully understanding this in high school without external resources, and presently ignoring the "full original text edition" from the cover photo; I wanted to see if I could understand the writing now as an adult. I could not. I was lost on page seven, and the confusion trend stayed stagnant throughout. Thankfully, Comics and Lit on YouTube has a big, juicy brain to summarize all of the five acts. After that, this was immensely enjoyable to follow along.

Chan's illustrations were gorgeous. She was able to emulate the ambition, guilt, and the relationship between appearance and reality without neglecting the successful portrayal of the metaphors, paradoxes, and motifs from this challenging play.

Overall, this is for any true Macbeth fan as it stayed faithful to the original play. I would not recommend to anyone otherwise, unless you plan to follow along to YouTube videos as you read. This would be perfect for any student with a visual learning style.

Thank you to NetGalley, UDON Entertainment, and Chan for providing me this free eBook!

This is such a great way to get people familiar with Shakespeare! Having illustrations to accompany the old Shakespearean language is a great idea and the art style was alright. It could have been a little more consistent but it was good!

Thanks to both Netgalley and Udon Entertainment (UE) for the ARC copy. This has not affected my review at all, which are my own thoughts.

This is my first time venturing into the Manga Classics collection, and it did not disappoint. A good adaptation of a well-known classic as Macbeth, accompanied by amazing art...what else can I ask for? And since I enjoyed this one so much, I'll definitely pick up more manga-classics and see what UE has done with them.
Also, I think combining the manga format with something as universal as classics is a good way to bring these stories to new people. On the other hand, what could I possibly say about Macbeth that hasn't been said before?

Thank you to NetGalley for the chance to read this book. I love Manga and Classics never did i think there was one to push them together. I loved this made me want to read even more classics as Manga. I loved this and would want to read even more classics just like this.

This is the third Manga Classics title I’ve read. As per usual, I absolutely loved it! Beautiful illustrations accompanying beautiful text! And the best part, as someone who sometimes has trouble grasping Shakespeare’s language, the drawings definitely helped make sure I understood what was going on! There’s a Shakespeare group, kind of a fan club, that I know about that I would love to be able to sell this and any other Shakespeare title you have produced to! Please keep making the Manga Classics books! I love them and can’t get enough!!!

This is a great resource to help students understand Shakespeare. The artwork is lovely and expressive and pairs well with the Shakespearean language. I would recommend this for any reluctant readers who are familiar with manga.