Disney's Manga Descendants is the manga version of the movie. This was so cute. Loved reading this graphic novel. Definitely worth a read.
Thank you so much to NetGalley, TokyoPop and Diamond Book Distributors for the opportunity to read Volume 2 of this Disney Manga.

I loved the comic although I'm a bit confused with the fact of dividing the story in some parts.

Let me begin by telling you I’ve never seen the movie and haven’t read volumes 1 or 3 of this Disney Manga trilogy. Based on the blurb and cover illustration, we’ve got some kids who spend a considerable amount of time at the hairdressers and who usually live on the Isle of the Lost with their Disney baddie parents - Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar and Cruella De Vil.

I don’t know how or why but these baddies in training have been invited to attend a yuppie prep school in Auradon alongside the goody two-shoes Disney hero kids. Our baddie Descendants are Mal (purple hair), Evie (blue hair), Jay (really long hair and probably brushes it a hundred times a day to keep it silky smooth), and Carlos (likely to be bleached, extremely likely to be highly styled, spiky hair).

Baddie parents are counting on baddie kids to act the part in their evil scheme to overthrow the goody two-shoes and take over the kingdom (or maybe just the Auradon part or is Auradon the kingdom?!). Will baddie kids be bad or will they save the kingdom by “embracing their innate goodness”. Hmm… “embracing their innate goodness”. I suppose we are in the Wonderful World of Disney. 🧚‍♂️

I’m not overly sure what happened in this volume other than it being a set up for the grand finale where our baddie heroes decide if they’re more baddie or hero. Other than that there were enough “I need a boyfriend” conversations, makeovers, cheerleaders and insta-love magic style to make me extremely grateful I’m done with high school.

If you loved the movie then you should like this trilogy because, from what I’ve read, it’s a play by play of the movie’s highlight reel. Personally I think I’ll give the rest of this trilogy a miss and will give the movie a very wide berth.

I like my villains to be of the sarcastic, funny, evil variety that is destined to die but they’re going to entertain you until then, like Hans Gruber from Die Hard or Peter Krieg, A.K.A., Simon Gruber (Hans’ brother) from Die Hard with a Vengeance. I want to love my villains, not watch them magically transform into someone we can all look to for moral guidance. If you want your villains to have a lightbulb moment and turn syrupy sweet this may be the story for you.

Thank you so much to NetGalley, TokyoPop and Diamond Book Distributors for the opportunity to read Volume 2 of this Disney Manga trilogy.

Reading this manga series brings back our childhood memories.......

I loved reading about the children of well known Disney characters! Such fun!

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In the second volume of the Rotten to the core trilogy the gang continues their plot to step the fairy godmother's wand.
The story line is pretty good and the artwork is beautiful. I'm eager to see how this ends and I think I prefer this manga version better than the movie.
Recommended for ages 12& up
4 Stars

I saw this book on NetGalley and thought I would give it a try. I have honestly not seen the movie so I am a bit behind on Disney movies at the moment. But I really enjoyed this book and story line! It was very interesting to see the artwork and how they made each character different and gave such personality even through the drawings. I loved it and now thinking I should watch the movie to see if it as good as this book.

Really liked this book was excited to be ably to see the pictures with the story

My daughter enjoys this series of books, great pics, flowing story, definite winner

It was good to catch up with the story of the descendants characters again in a new format. This is a manga version of the story of the movie. The drawings are really beautiful and are true to the characters in the movie while staying true to the distinctive manga style.

Another true to the movie manga version of the story. This is part 2...which follows immediately after the first. The artwork is still beautiful, and I liked that it kept true to the movie.

It was a cute little read but the plot was exactly as the Descendants movie. I would have liked a little more variation in the plot. Very cute drawings though!

Continua, con questo secondo fumetto edito dalla TokyoPop, l'avventura dei figli dei villian Disney: Mal, Evie, Jay e Carlos.

I ragazzi cominciano ad ambientarsi e coltivare le prime amicizie: Mal, con i suoi incantesimi, diviene la "parrucchiera" più ambita della scuola; Evie si accorge che un bel visino non basta a fare un principe, ed inizia a guardare con occhi diversi i ragazzi che la circondano; Jay e Carlos assaporano in modo particolare la vita fuori dall'isola, crescendo più di quanto non facciano per il momento le ragazze.
Le loro vicende a questo punto, come già mi era accaduto durante la visione del film, sono tra le mie preferite dell'intera storia. Jay, il figlio di Jafar, è cresciuto venendo sfruttato come ladruncolo dal padre, e convinto di poter contare solo su se stesso. La frequentazione della scuola e soprattutto il gioco di squadra gli permettono di scoprire invece l'altruismo e la cooperazione, cose che gli erano non solo sconosciute, ma che il ragazzo giudicava quanto meno impossibili (e la vita ad Auradon non gli sembra più poi così male).
Carlos, sempre il più tenero dei quattro, si libera finalmente della fobia dei cani inculcatagli dalla madre Crudelia DeMon. Pur non avendo mai visto gli animali, l'adolescente è pronto a fuggire in preda al panico al solo sentirli menzionare. L'incontro con un cagnolino gli permette finalmente di capire quanto si a facile fare amicizia con lui e quanto affetto possa dare e ricevere.

Guidati da Mal, più che mai decisa a recuperare la bacchetta della fata Madrina per accontentare la madre Malefica, i ragazzi escogitano un piano affinché Ben, il figlio di Belle e della Bestia, nonché futuro re, si innamori della ragazza e la faccia sedere accanto a sé, a pochi passi dalla bacchetta, alla cerimonia di incoronazione.
Aiutata da magici biscotti, la ragazza vive così il suo primo appuntamento con quello che sembra davvero un principe delle fiabe, in un posto meraviglioso, e comincia ad avere i primi dubbi su se stessa e sulla propria missione...

Il fumetto racconta in modo piacevole la parte centrale della storia dei Descendants, ma, ancor più del primo volume, presenta numerosi cambi di scena che renderebbero molto confusa la storia a chi non avesse visto il film. Inoltre le tavole mi sembrano molto meno curate, più semplici, con poca o nessuna attenzione per gli sfondi, spesso del tutto assenti o comunque privi di particolari.

Comic book that is scene for scene and word for word exactly the same as the movie Descendants. So if you haven't seen the movie, or if you don't mind reading exactly what you've seen only in comic book format, go for it!!

My 8 year old who is a big fan of the movie, loved this. It is a pretty direct mirror of the movie so don’t expect anything new.

Daughter Mine is a huge Descendants fan. I've seen the original movie half a dozen times. The songs from the 2nd movie are now part of my brain.

This manga is very cute and very true to the first movie. Note that it's just a portion of the movie - equivalent I guess to a couple of chapters? And if you've seen the movie, it is exactly the same.

The graphics are bright, adorable, and true to the movie in a very manga way!

Now, my daughter would have preferred same graphics, characters, etc. with a different story line. As far as she was concerned, it was really cool but nothing new. I get that. I would have liked a new plot as well.

But this is great for your manga loving kid!

Colourful comic about the kids of the Disney heroes we followed and read for years. This is tehnext generation and the answer of the question "What happens next?". A valid option for children and your adults to start reading

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I have to admit that I actually really like this series. I thought this volume wasn't quite as good as the last but still entertaining and I'm looking forward to the end of the trilogy. I thought this volume was a little slower than the first but we are getting into the meat of the story and setting up for the end so it makes sense. I'll still be looking forward to the finish.