This was an excellent re-telling of the original "Les Miserables," with beautiful anime illustrations. I liked the quick-pace of the story and found that the illustrations complimented the plot nicely. For someone who has not read that many manga books, it was a good one to start with.

Book Review
Title: Les Misérables
Author: SunNeko Lee (Art), Stacy King (Goodreads Author) (English Script), Crystal S. Chan (Adaptation), Victor Hugo (Original Story)
Genre: Manga/Classic
Rating: *****
Review: Les Misérables is a book I own (both volumes) and never read but seen the movie so many times and love it so much, I sing along especially to I dreamed a dream. Having a manga version of this story I am hoping will inspire me to read the original story and the manga and movie versions will have left things out is it the nature of adaptations. The cover artwork is stunning, and we learn from the contents that the story is going to be told from multiple points of views, those of Fantine, Cosette, Marius, St. Denis and Jean Valjean.
The first person we are introduced to is Fantine who has been abandoned by her lover, so she seeks work to support herself and her daughter Cosette but is unable to find any and is forced to leave. I immediately feel sorry for Fantine especially since I have a good idea of where her story is heading. After moving to rural France Fantine meets Madame Thénardier who she feels is good person and she leaves her daughter with them and their own children for a price and promises to one day return for her darling Cosette.
We then jump backwards five years where we meet Jean Valjean who has been released from prison but can’t find any help from anyone until he stumbles upon a church desperate and he is welcomed warmly by the bishop. We learn that Jean was imprisoned after becoming a thief, but he had no choice, in that moment he decides to steal from the church and is caught by the police but rather than turning him in the bishop saves his life and gives him purpose sending him on his way with all that he needs to get by in the world. We see Jean Valjean rise in the world becoming the mayor of the town where Fantine is now living and working to pay for her daughter’s upkeep. However, when her employers learn of her daughter she is dismissed and as the Thénardiers ask for more and more money even saying Cosette is desperately ill to get it she sells everything from her hair, teeth, clothes and eventually her body until she hits rock bottom all for the sake of her daughter. Despite all this hardship Fantine is unaware that her beloved daughter is being treated no better than a slave but the better she trusted to look after her.
When Fantine is going to be sent to prison for what she has been forced to do Jean hidden as the mayor sets her free when she takes ill. All Fantine wants is her daughter and Jean tries to make it happen but the Thénardiers refused. However, when he learns an innocent man is going to be convicted as him he knows he must do the first thing but asks that he be allowed to find Cosette first and is refused. Fantine dies shortly afterwards and Jean is sent back to prison however he manages to escape again although he is relentlessly by the officer who arrested him twice before. On his travels he manages to find Cosette and eventually gets to become her parent as he promised Fantine before her death. However, the pursuit of the law forces him to flee with Cosette more than once but for short periods of time they have peace.
We then jump forward eight years where Cosette would now be a teenager and Jean is in his 50’s. We meet Marius Pontmercy whose father who saved in the battle of Waterloo fifteen years before but Mister Thénardier. We learn that Marius is a well-off man who is working against the monarchy and we know that this is the first sparks of the French Revolution. Marius is also in love with Cosette although she is living under a different name with Jean but after a con goes bad Jean is almost caught by the police again and Marius is now suspicious of Jean and wants to find out what is really going on.
Despite helping Marius find Cosette in the hopes he will love her Eponine is shocked when Marius is falling hard for Cosette and begins planning something of her own. Eventually she writes a letter to Jean telling him to clear out thinking his identity has been compromised Jean and Cosette leave for England and Marius tries to get the funds to go with her, but the revolution starts, and he feels he must honour the promises he made to the other rebels.
As the revolutions looks like it is failing many die including Eponine to save Marius the man who she loved who loved the girl who could have been her sister, but Marius’ grandfather refuses to consent to their marriage. However, Jean steps in and rights all the wrongs from his past leaving Cosette to her happiness but when Marius learns that Jean didn’t kill the officer he was accused of killing he takes Cosette to him where they reunite, and he tells her of what become of her mother shortly before he dies himself.
While this story doesn’t have a traditional happy ending it does feel happy, Cosette can finally live a life that is her own with a man she loves, and Jean is finally free in death to be reunited with Fantine. If you haven’t read a classic or don’t like classics I highly recommend the manga version of Les Mis.

I absolutely Love Les Miserables and I loved this if your a fan check this out i promise you wont be disappointed with it !

The art of this book adds much to this story by Victor Hugo. The original novel is rather tedious to read and this version made it so much easier to enjoy it and in a timely manner. Definitely would recommend this book to other people who are interested in reading Les Mis but don't want to read the full novel.

I am sorry that I couldn't complete the book on time and it got expired. I am giving 1 star because of the book description. I liked the synopsis and that is why I asked for the book.

This was thoroughly entertaining! As a lover of manga and musicals alike, I really enjoyed seeing the two blended together in artistic and intricate storytelling in the form of manga.
The characters were well designed and the art was amazing, the story itself is entirely tear-jerking, but I find it even more so when I'm following along the story in an art form. I just truly appreciated this as a manga.
I will say, however, that the way in which this is downloaded required me to go to the end of the story to read it at the beginning, as manga is read the opposite way, but the book was downloaded as a typical English book, so I got a few pages in before I determined I was reading it the wrong way. Also, the pages turn left to right, where I'm used to reading manga right to left but turning the pages that way too, this was a tad confusing downloaded as an English book but still having the traits of a Japanese manga.
That being said, I really enjoyed this not only because I love manga, this is a great way for visual readers to enjoy an utter classic in a shortened amount of time and without the songs, should one seek to find a medium without the musical numbers. I'm excited to read more from this publisher.

Writing and art style: The art is fantastic. I have nothing to complain about. The writing part I find at times being a bit short to actually explain what was happening. I think this book in particular could've benefited from maybe having a second manga volume to accompany this one.

Characters: Jean Valjean is and will always be the greatest character in this book. Though I have to say that Marius was a breath of fresh air, I really liked him a lot. There are a lot of characters to follow in this story so I can see why they felt the need to maybe give some of them fewer scenes. But some of the most important characters are hardly mentioned at all which takes away from the story as a whole.

Plot: So here's the thing, I love the movie. It's one of my all-time favorites. And though the movie is a compromised part of the actual book I feel like it had a lot more details than this manga. There were lots of times were things were moving too fast and it felt like the story was being rushed. I do enjoy the story but that's because I knew of it before I read this. I think I would've had a hard time enjoying this as much if I didn't know anything beforehand.

Such a sad story that turns into a heartwarming tale. Les Miserables in the form of a manga was very captivating. The way the poor girl and the mother were done in the story was heartbreaking, However, the gentleman in the story was so loyal and a wonderful protector. I really enjoyed the manga and felt that it was a very good read. I loved the artwork as well. The story had a lot of twists and turns and kept me entertained throughout the whole manga.

Was the original novel a bit much to digest? Were you depressed half-way in? Have you only seen the musical? Well! Manga Classics is your answer! You'll still be depressed, but the illustrations will distract you. Let's face it, Les Miserables is an amazing novel and masterpiece, but the message is sad though important. Manga Classic's version made it easier for me to re-read and enjoy. A+ to you!

I've always struggled with this story, it's made very sad in the past and the manga has done that as well, but in a less intense way. The expressions and emotions were conveyed well through the drawings.

I think for such an enormous story they writer handled it very well to break it down into comparatively so few pages. I didn't feel like I was missing anything from the novel. But the down side is somethings were very quickly brushed over and it could make it less understandable to someone just coming fresh to the story.

I was auto-approved by the publisher Udon Entertainment through NetGalley to review this title.
I haven’t had the opportunity to read the original text yet, but I am somewhat familiar with the story as a whole thanks to the numerous film productions that are available. I must say this is a very sad and heart wrenching story.
I appreciated that this adaption was able to tell the story more through the artwork than get tangled up in lengthy dialogue that could have distracted from the narration.
The artwork was beautiful, yet I had some difficulty reading the smaller text in the frames, it appeared slightly blurry, but I’m not sure if that was because of my digital version, my tired eyes, or my computer screen.
Overall, I would recommend this adaption to anyone, who appreciates the classics and manga comics, although I would caution not to read it when already slightly sad.

I enjoyed this. Very intense. A bit frustrating due to Javert & the Inn couple because they had no issue with being a Lego in the walk way. I've never read the original and haven't watched the films. So, I can't compare this adaptation to the original or the movie other than this condenses the original story.

I don't feel like rating and commenting on a classic, but I really liked the manga :D The art is on point so if you've wanted to see your favourite classic animated- that's one way to do it!

I truly enjoyed this manga adaptation. I can see it bridging the gap for young people who are not yet ready for the full version of Hugo's classic and also familiarizing an entirely separate audience with the story. Devoted fans of Les Miserables will want to add this one to their collection alongside other adaptations. Seriously good work.

I've already purchased this book, and many others, for my classroom and my students love them! They also help me differentiate my lessons because my lower readers are able to still read these classics and gain some of that vocabulary instead of reading the "real" classic. This manga classic is true to the real classic and includes the most important details that would be in an abridged version of the book.

Keep publishing these books PLEASE!!

I didn't know much about Les Mis going into this manga besides some general plot points, but that didn't hinder my reading at all. This was very easy to digest and I'm interested in the original book now!

I was surprised at how well this adaptation works. The art is nice and conveys the characters' emotions effectively. The pacing wasn't too fast, giving me enough time to process the information on the page but still moving along at a good pace. I actually got really sucked in to the story and became very emotional at some scenes. Overall, I enjoyed reading this adaptation and look forward to reading more classics in this format!

I was given this E-book by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

When I saw this on NetGalley, I was excited to read it because I love this musical and own the classic book by Victor Hugo. Going in knowing the story, it was a wonderful adaptation. Also, knowing that it was an art adaptation, I understood that it would be a bit shortened but that the main plot would be present.

Overall, the book provided the main plot of the story and the drawings were absolutely stunning. It reminded me of all the Naruto books that I had read when I was younger. This was a quick read and a wonderful adaptation.

Les Misérables is one of my favorite books ever, and I was very excited to read this one. Adapting a book of more than one thousand pages is always a challenge and I think this manga did a pretty good job of it. If someone without any knowledge of Les Misérables would read this manga, it'd give them the most important part of the story and many others. Of course, I found some scenes missing in this that are pretty important in the story and can give us more perception of some characters, but I know not everything can be in an adaptation.

For the art, I found it quite pretty but maybe not the most adapted for this story? The characters were quite round and I expected more personal traits to each of the main characters.

So, if you don't know anything about Les Mis but want to know without reading the gigantic book, this manga is a faithful, nice adaptation. And if you already know (and love) Les Mis, this will be a nice read too!

The illustration is really pretty. I went into this book with knowing nothing about the book or the plot. But I came out loving this book a lot. I definitely want to see the theater now that I read this book.