Manga is not my main genre, New to me author. Didn't like the writing style. Trying new genres and figuring out my reading tastes.

This book is goofy and adorable and perfect for what it is. It's a very fun read and I love the romance. The plot is pretty predictable, but that's fine. It's a delightful book and I can't wait to read future installments.

A good read, love the Sentai-inspired look of the hero. I love the action and the overall mystery factor going on. The Kaiju component is fun, as I always love a good Kaju story. However, this is a pretty standard setup and I'm looking forward to seeing more of these characters and seeing where things go.

This has Kaiju in it, I'm absolutely in, and I would love to keep reading about Alex and his new life fighting the Kaiju. If I were younger, this would be something my brother and I could share.

**3.5 stars rounded up**

So this one was okay. It features Alex, a journalism student turned superhero as he navigates his complicated life. He’s brave and fun and we’ll-rounded, but he wasn’t “special” for this genre if you know what I mean. Kinda cringey, good at what he does, innocent but strong. He was also queer, so that was a nice change, but it all felt so easy.

Definitely had vibes like Pacific Rim or the Power Rangers so can’t go wrong there.

It was also odd reading left to right. I’m used to reading right to left with manga or graphic novels so that was a big change for me.

Overall, this was a fun, promising first volume in a pretty standard superhero plot line.

This was a super fun read, and as a nostalgic fan of power rangers/super sentai, godzilla, and classic japanese media, I was immediately hooked. I actually really enjoyed the artstyle, and every character felt unique without being too ostentatious like manga art can sometimes be, and even background characters had the vibe of being actual people. The digital formatting coming off of the shelf had both pages side by side, which made it hard to fully enjoy, although this won't be an issue in the print edition. I'll be eagerly awaiting the second volume, and hopefully the page formatting won't be quite as difficult to read.
*I received this ARC from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review*

It was fun reading it, the thing I'm interested the most is the love life of the main character, it seems like there is going to be tears and I'm in for them. It was a great start. There are a lot of questions unanswered that hopefully are showed in next volumes. Seeing the past of characters would be nice too.

I read a free copy of this volume.

Wow! Henshin! is so much fun! I loved the art and the characters. It all felt very nostalgic from the art style to the super sentai inspired story. It wasn't anything ground breaking story wise but I really enjoyed reading it and it was made more modern reflecting more modern topics, plus it's a bit more mature than the power rangers stories I grew up with.
I highly recommend it if it sounds fun to you! I can't wait for volume 2.

Basically this feels like Power Rangers Meets Godzilla or Pasific Rim, and for that, it was entertaining enough.

My biggest two drawbacks is reading this digital, all the pages were double presented, I couldn't get one page at a time. Which is odd because none of the other books I read on here (netgallery) had that issue. Saying that, it was still readable just a bit of a pain.

I did enjoy our main hero. Him trying to balance being a hero while also his love life was solid. I liked the queer angle as it's something new for me. I always enjoy different perspectives and thought that was handled well.

The action was decent enough but I couldn't help but feel like I've been through these story beats and fights before. Not bad but I wasn't blown away.

Saying all that, if you are a fan of Godzilla and Power Rangers and things like this, this is a solid fun read. A 3 out of 5.

(I received a NetGallery ARC to give a fair and honest review).

3.75 stars

This was so fun! Henshin is a modern Power Rangers style superhero graphic novel about a journalism student, Alex, who is given powers to fight monsters. There’s friendships, conspiracies, rivalries, and possible romance in this promising first volume. The pacing is fast and the artwork is busy and dynamic, with a style that reminds me of 90s manga but with much more variety in character design. Alex accepts his newfound responsibility with little to no doubt, which may be to his detriment, according to his mysterious rival. All in all, this was interesting and just simply fun sci-fi/Samauri vibes and a good start to a new series. Though, reading it left to right threw me off to begin with since I assumed the manga style format would also maintain the right to left speech bubble order.

This reminded me of the Spider-man becomes a secret hero (without the spider bite), and then works for a newspaper. The action scenes are over the top, the character development could use more work. Overall, an action oriented comic story.

Not a great one for me. I was expecting an arc with colour and the black and white was a but disappointing. The story was interesting though.

Overall, I really liked this graphic novel. I liked the friendships between the characters. The art from the fight scenes looks super cool. And I really appreciated that any time a character was introduced, their pronouns were included in their introduction. There seemed to be a lot of unanswered questions in this volume. Maybe they will get resolved in future volumes.

Review to come early July/close to the release day on blog/goodreads/etc..

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

I couldn't resist this one! That cover! That blurb! The fact is about Kaiju and heroes who defeat things!

+Loved loved the manga-style art! It fitted very well with the kaiju and the henshin and the fighters.
+Great MC and great friend (Rosa, so sweet).
+Fab fighting scenes that were just so cool and I was 100% in it. Especially when a new rival/baddie arrived, say hi to Omen (such a cool name btw).
+The powers that the guys had + the weapons.
+Love the dash of mystery, because for a while we don't know why there are suddenly monsters and also who that mysterious first fighter was.
+And so learning bits and pieces here there, still a lot of riddles, but
+The crackling energy and flirting between the MC and that other dude (I am sorry, I forgot him name already because scrolling in ADE is HELL). Though I had some sus feelings regarding the guy, I don't know. Later on even more! I need to know!
+Thanks for putting that BTS song in my head again. XD
+The ending! It really closes off this chapter/this volume, but leaves plenty of room for more Henshin volumes, and I am here for it!

+/- I do hope that we get to know more about what happened during the disaster, I am sure it has to do with kaiju and other sus things happening, but would like to just get to know a bit more about it. Plus, given the blurb I had just expected more of this part: "As a gay man, Alex never imagined his cozy college life becoming deadly, but that’s just what happens as his battles uncover an unholy connection between his city, the most powerful company in Europe, and the Kaiju. Can he uncover the secret before it’s too late?" Maybe I was tired, but I didn't see Alex do a lot of researching/uncovering of secrets. His friend Rosa however was doing her best on that front, but since she is not the MC we only get glimpses and things told by her.

All in all, this was fun! I am so happy to see this one and happy I got the chance to read it~ Recommended!

3.7 stars for sure. Thanks to Netgalley for the e-arc!

That was interesting! A mix of Power Rangers/Super Sentai and Kamen Rider. Quite action packed with a big bad behind the scenes pulling the strings. The fact that the MC is gay was very much in the background. Interesting enough for me to want to read volume 2.