I always forget how dramatic Romeo is, but seeing it in manga form was definitely a treat. The manga is faithful to the original work, but is able to express certain concepts that can't be portrayed on stage. I appreciate the information given at the end by the team about how they did their research and styles to bring this drama to life. The only thing that stuck out as strange to me was how much Juliet stuck out her tongue, in attempts to remind the reader how young she is? The art was beautifully illustrated, and at times brought on the humor well-known in manga.

The story is known… The drawings are ok… it’s nothing special to be honest. I don’t know what i expected.

I was very intrigued by classics turned into manga, and I think it's such a good way to show classics to people who do not want to pick up one. ***YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PICK UP CLASSICS.***

Romeo & Juliet is a tale most people know, and it is one that I enjoy, but can also see how it is problematic. The story follows the feuds of the families, and the forbidden love. I wanted to connect and like this version more than I did sadly. I did not vibe with the illustration, and I think it was a bit longer than it needed to be.



Thank you to NetGalley & the publisher for the arc.

Thanks for Netgalley and Udon Entertainment for providing me a digital copy.

There is no need for an introduction on this. We are all aware of the famous play Romeo and Juliet. A romance tragedy of two lovers who wanted nothing more than to be together despite of the hatred their families have against each other.

I am very much happy with the manga adaptation of the play because it was entertaining instead of just reading it as it is. You can focus really focus on how the story goes. The plot is still the same but really amazed me is stay still used the same lines. I expected a more modern script for each characters because the way the plays script was written was so deep.

Nevertheless I enjoyed it and I am planning to read more classics in manga version.

Manga Classics: Romeo and Juliet

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Thank you NetGalley for a chance to read this! It was very true to the classic and I loved reading it in manga form it gave a good visual to the story! I loved it!

I was actually able to read this at quite a quick pace. I enjoyed the prose and setting of it. I haven't read the original Romeo and Juliet but of course I knew the story. I find the people absurd but I understand it's not set in this world. I also understand that a lot have been left out so it's not a thousand pages long. The imagery it inspires in your eyes is surreal. It's definitely an enjoyable read but I truly can't understand the reasons or lack of it on Romeo's part. Juliette is at a child so I can understand. Romeo is supposed to be 17. One moment he's in love with someone else then sees Juliette and is declaring his love to her within 5 minutes? Well, all the absurdity aside, as I mentioned before I can totally get the appeal of the story. Love the artworks and illustrations.

I really enjoy Manga Classics' adaptations. The lovely illustrations and characters created a lovely scene and added a lot of depth to the often overly wordy classics. This edition reminds me of why I dislike Shakespeare; he drags everything out with scenes that I could summarise in a few sentences. However, the drawing makes the characters' deaths even more heartbreaking.

Although this book was quite hard to read - because, after all, it's still an original Shakespeare's text - I've read it really quickly. This adaptation makes the old story of Romeo and Juliet so much more accessible and entertaining. I think that manga format really works well for dramas.
I was surprised at how attached I got to the characters and how invested in the story I was even though I knew some main events in it and how it ends. The story wasn't rushed and it was sprinkled with a bit more humor than I expected.
I honestly wasn't planning on reading Shakespeare's works anytime soon so I'm glad that I found this amazing adaptations to familiarize myself with this classic stories!

I received this book from NetGalley and am giving it an honest review. Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the opportunity.

This was absolutely beautiful and well done. I love that they kept with the original words of the story as well gave some flairs of humor to it. The story kept to being well paced and not rushed in the slightest.

The graphic novel format on my tiny phone screen just wasn’t working for me. I wasn’t able to download to my kindle, which would’ve made it easier to read. So I wasn’t able to finish this.

I LIVED THIS MANGA RETELLING THE MOST OF ALL AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS! I adore manga and the classics so mixing them together is a brilliant plan!

The illustrations are so beautiful. This follows the original exactly. This is my favorite classic novel and this brings it to life beautifully!

Shakespeare's greatest love cum tragedy story is beautifully envisioned and presented as a Manga Classics. By now it is obvious that I am in love with Manga Classics and getting to read Romeo + Juliet was in my bucket list.

The story is adapted from Shakespeare's work, the complete play and the language of the play - the dialogues - are in Old English. This makes reading the manga slightly difficult as I am not comfortable with Old English and English is my third language. So I followed the illustrations and read in between to understand the story. Thankfully I head read a middle grade version of the book and I didn't find following the flow of the story difficult.

Suggestion would be if the language could be in simple English so readers like me wouldn't find it tedious to read. I hope Manga classics can adpat more classical books with easier language as this would be simple to pick for readers who are getting into reading classics or getting into reading altogether.

Thank you Netgalley and Udon Entertainment for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

O mangá é lindo, a história clássica de Romeu e Julieta nesse formato é maravilhoso. O final trágico me deixou ainda mais emocionada.

My first time to read a manga and it is an ARC. I had to read it using Adobe. The drawings were good and the characters (caricature) were funny at times. I actually read it from the end and finished with the beginning of the story. This is a long story. I think I would have appreciated it more having it on an actual comic book. Since I read this using Adobe, I sometimes unintentionally fast forward the pages, so I got confused slightly with the story.
Overall I feel it captured the particulars of this tragic story

I haven’t read the original because it was difficult to read and even though this adaptation follows the same dialogue but it made it easier to get through. Now i can finally say ive read Romeo and Juliet. This is perfect for people like me.

Loved it. Loved the artwork! I was always thinking of reading Romeo and Juliet by never had the chance but this manga made it happen! Loved it alot.

This is a classic story that I read when I was young but this manga twist gave me a pleasure that I didn't remember having the first time (probably because I felt like it was an obligation to read it.
The drawing style is beautiful, the author uses the original things the characters say what's still maintaining the story in its original state.
I would really recommend it for teenagers who want visual stimulation with the text.

I haven’t read any of Shakespeare’s plays before, so I was intrigued to try this version of Romeo and Juliet. The art was very nice and helped visualize parts of the story, but somehow this manga didn’t really work for me. Maybe the contrast between Shakespearian language and the manga format was too jarring, or perhaps the dialogue was just too convoluted for my poor brain to follow.