*thank you to NetGalley and UDON Entertainment for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*

4 stars.
I admit, I havent ever read the orginal story "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" but I was excited to read this and it was quite good. Both as a story, but also as a Manga Graphic Novel. I felt that it worked and it was nice to read and experience the story this way. Definitely recommend if you like Manga, Graphic Novels or the original story.

This beautifully illustrated graphic novel published by Udon Entertainment is a delight to read. It brings the adventures of Huckleberry Finn to life in a way that an ordinary novel can’t. I am completely hooked on this genre! I love how the books are mainly composed of conversations between the characters with a small amount of narration throughout. The pictures tell the story in a way that adds to my enjoyment, and also quickly shows actions and emotions.

Children love graphic novels, and It’s a wonderful way to introduce them to the joy of reading. The pictures help young readers understand what is happening in the story. As an adult, I love graphic novels because they give me the opportunity to quickly read classic books that I have never read before or go back to ones I’ve read in the past and don’t remember well. In the case of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, I can remember some of this book from years ago, and it appears to be a good adaptation.

I recommend these books to all ages. Why should children be the only ones to enjoy to wonderfully done books like this. Not only are they great to read, but part of the fun is reading them backwards!

The classic tale of Huckleberry Finn and Jim comes to life in a new way with the Manga Classics version. Anyone who has ever wanted to read the classics, but hasn’t, should check out this version. In a visual graphic novel format, the story is brought to a new audience.

This Manga version follows the Japanese convention of being read right to left and back to front. This is easy to do and you will get the hang of it fast.

The artwork in this series is exceptionally well-done and the characters are visualized with period costumes that have been researched by the illustrators to assure accuracy.

The original text is included in this version, rather than a sanitized abridged version. That means all the racially offensive language used in the original is here. However, it is known that Mark Twain wrote this book as a condemnation of slavery and that the situations presented were his way of criticizing this institution. It was controversial back then and it continues to be controversial even now. (This is a book that is often on lists of banned books.) The Manga version is true to the author’s original intent and keeps these elements. If you use this text in your classroom, the issues and controversies should be a part of the conversation with your students. What was Twain’s story intended to point out to society at the time? What in this story is still relevant today?

Educators could easily use the Manga Classics series as assigned reading in English classes as a way to introduce students to these tales. Mark Twain was an original and there have been few authors who have reached as large an audience as his writings have. I recommend this book to any teacher who wishes to have their students become familiar with classic literature.

I thank NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an advance reader copy.

Great illustrations but this classic is not in high demand at my Libraries.

Manga Classics is a great way to get through the classics in a manner that is more visually friendly. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has some issues that made me not enjoy it as much as others in the series.
As usual, the art is lovely and the story is mainly condenses in away that is easy to understand and focuses on the main points the author was trying to convey. So it does well making the story accessible to a reader who might not want to sit down with the full novel.
The problems arise with the text itself. I was excited to see that they didn't change that can change the author's intent (Twain's work is a critique of the social norms, not an encouragement). But the text finds itself finding itself back into modern language a times which makes the points made often moot. But what really upset me was that even though they weren't afraid to use outdated terminally because that's how it was written, they did decide to censor Huck's smoking as not to promote a bad habit. So the author and illustrator decided what they wanted to censor and what they didn't. There was no freedom of the works as they claimed. This left a bad taste in my mouth.

This book may be used as supplement to teach this classic tale, but the quality of the book is very poor. The illustrations are black and white and the quality of production looks very cheap.

3.5 stars

I was really excited for this book since I've never read the original classic but I've always wanted. I can't say this is one of my favorite manga classics. But it's a pretty good one nonetheless. It talks about racism, feuding families, abuse, alcoholism, friendship, etc. It's quite a full novel and an interesting one. Some parts are more interesting than others but all of them talk about important matters.

I really liked the story for how fun yet heartbreaking it is. The best part for me was the humor. Now, I don't know how humouristic is the original one, but if it is something like this, I will definitely enjoy it.

I loved all the adventures and how ridiculous some moments were. There are all types of persons in this book, but my favorite was Jim! Some characters really made me mad although they were ridiculous... But Jim is such a precious character! I really liked Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, especially together! They are just so spirited and strong boys always trying to do the right thing. But what is the right thing?

That's what a lot of the book is about. It has a lot of racism and Huckleberry Finn didn't know what he should do. Should he help Jim or not? Black people were supposed to be slaves and not friends. So the right thing would be to enslave them, or in case of a runaway, take them to their owner. And so, he decided to do the wrong thing and free him. It was really interesting seeing him trying to see what is the right thing to do and what he actually did.

The adventures were quite funny and interesting and the art only made everything better. Things happen quite quickly so I definitely want to read the original classic. But it was overall a very expressive, fun and important novel about racism - in a lovely format if you enjoy manga!

It was a cute way to tell the story of Huck Finn and i have to say it was fun to read, but not really into the art work.

This manga is based on the classic The adventures of Huckleberry Finn. I’ve never read the original story, so I was quite excited to start reading this manga.
In the beginning of this book ‘Huck’ lives with a widow, who tries to raise him. After a while his father comes back to town, and isn’t happy with the way he is being raised. So his father kidnaps his son, ‘Huck’ doesn’t like this, so he acts like he is being murdered. This story tells the adventures he gets himself into after this.
I thought it would be a really original way to read the story, and it definitely was. Unfortunately, it wasn’t as good as I expected beforehand. It started great, with the introducing of the main characters. But at a certain point the story became really confusing, I didn’t get where they were or how they got there, and then when I found at what was happening I enjoyed the story, but shortly after a new adventure would begin and I again needed to start find out where they were. Also, some of the characters really looked alike so it was hard to remember who was who.
I did really enjoy the artwork in this manga.

I received a copy of Manga Classics: The Scarlet Letter from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is another flawless adaptation into Manga done by the wonderful Chrystal Chan and Chan (the artist). I’ve now read a handful of the Manga Classics, and I’ve got to say, I am still in love with the concept. Converting classics into Manga form creates beautiful and approachable works of art. Chrystal is skilled at adapting the plots into the shorter length required by the style and Chan is fantastic at drawing all the details that would otherwise be lost when cutting descriptions. Together they’re a fantastic team capable of creating fascinating works.
I really enjoyed the adaptation for the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. While there are many parts of the story itself I do not love, I have no intention on blaming the manga version for that. I have to admit I was absolutely tickled seeing Huck in Manga form. Perhaps it is just me, but he totally reminded me of Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist. Needless to say the similarity made me even fonder of Huck than I had been previously (though I had not thought to consider Huck a “pretty” boy before this). I feel like the pacing was better done in the adaptation as well, and can easily see many people having an easier time getting through this version (not to disparage the classic of course).
There were certainly multiple points in the novel that were enhanced by the imagery style used. Huck dressing as a girl is an obvious one of course. Another scene that I felt was more impactful was the section containing the feuding families (the Grangerfords and the Shephersons). I felt the loss more keenly than I ever had while reading the original. There were many other scenes as well, but that one in particular really struck me.

Perfect for nonreaders , who need to read the classics, and in a format that they can relate to and love. My teens enjoyed it.

I actually found this much easier to understand than the original works. It was simple but sweet and I liked it a lot.

Like all other works in this series, this manga is true to the original book and helps visualise Huck's journey and adventures with his black runaway slave Jim. While the themes of friendship and search for freedom are universal, the narrative heavily relies on culture specific issues of Southern USA countries and the strong if not excessive use of Southern slang shows it, making it possibly difficult for readers from different backgrounds to entirely relate to and enjoy the story. If you are familiar with Mark Twain and like his books you will like this manga too.

Huck Finn is a hard read regardless of how it is presented.

I love these manga versions of the classics so much, and this was no exception. They seem to keep getting better and better. I had to read this book in school, but I think reading the manga version, or having the choice at least, would open this story up to so many more kids that just don't read the assigned book(s) for class. This makes it easier to read an understand and you can still connect well with the characters. The art work was great, the story line is amazing. I would recommend this book. 5 out of 5 stars.