This was a really good manga and one that I didn’t expect to like as much as I did! I’m familiar with the Twisted Wonderland game and was surprised at the decision to change Yu’s gender for the manga adaptation, but keep everything else the same. I’m curious about the decision behind that considering Yu is at a school surrounded by other men and what that might imply. I really loved the artwork for this manga and it really adds to the dreamy feel of the story. Thank you NetGalley for the arc of this manga!

VIZ Media provided an early galley for review.

I am a big fan of the Twisted-Wonderland manga franchise. I am glad to see we have a new lengther arc starting with this volume after several collections of short vignettes.

The artwork, once again, is fantastic and blends the manga elements with the Disney mythos seamlessly. The story, while straightforward, does set up some interesting plot elements that should start to pay off in the next volume.

One odd thing is that the main character of Yu has changed genders from male to female with no explanation. I am not really sure what that is all about, whether it has some narrative implications, or if it was just keeping in line with the game upon which this is based in that the main character there ("you") can be either gender. We shall see if this gets addressed at some point.

This is the first Disney Twisted-Wonderland book that I've read and I'm definitely going to go back and read the rest! Going into this without knowing who the characters were or their backstories didn't detract from the reading experience so even if this is the first one you pick it the story is easy to follow without feeling like you're missing anything. There are a few moments in the story that will leave you wishing they were longer or had more of that character, but I'm sure those are just alluding to something coming up in the next volume and gives us something to look forward to. The characters are fun and mostly likeable and the more villainous characters still intrigue and leave you wanting to know more about them and what they'll do next. The artwork is detailed and the story flows well. I've never played the game that the series is based on but I don't think that lessened my enjoyment at all, however it might be an even better fit for fans of the game. Either way, there's much to enjoy for anyone who likes Disney, especially the villains, magic, or manga with school settings. I'll be patiently waiting for the next volume to come out!

Thank you Viz Media for the drc via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I could have used a little more explanation of who all the characters were (there are a lot!), but overall a fun story. Great artwork!

Thank you to NetGalley and VIZ Media for an advanced reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Disney Twisted-Wonderland: Book of Savanaclaw by Suzuka Oda had me enticed from the cover and the title! The manga art is very well done and thus made the storyline easy to understand/enjoy. I LOVED Yu! Cant wait to read more in this series!

I think I was probably only meant to read the first arc of this, because this volume just didn't do it for me the same way. Also, I'm all for a good gender-bending story, but suddenly changing Yu's character to a woman without explaining how or why just threw me off and I had a real hard time moving past it. I'm pretty sure I get the idea that Yuu isn't cannon and is a fluid character that fits the counter to whatever antagonist we have, but it still would have been nice to have some kind of warning or explanation instead of jumping in with an entirely new character and being expected to ignore it and move on. Cool idea, just executed in a way that wasn't really for me.