I am always impressed with how well this graphic novel line stays true to the source material. No filler, nothing completely skipped over, dialog nearly verbatim -- it is so refreshing! It is a wonderful way to introduce new/reluctant readers to stories that last the ages.

The art in this rendition of Bronte's Jane Eyre is beautiful and well researched. All the costumes, hair, and settings are historically accurate. They make the differences in class and circumstances between all the characters easy to see and understand. The adaptation is brilliantly executed.

I highly recommend this entire manga line to anyone who wants to get to know the classics, but has troubles delving through their depths for whatever reason.

**Thank you to Netgalley and UDON Entertainment for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review. This in no way changes my rating**

This is the third of the Manga Classics series that I have read and I think the one I ended up enjoying the most. I haven't read the original Jane Eyre because I'm not super big into gothic literature. While it can be seen as campy by today's standards, I often end up being genuinely scared, so I usually avoid that genre. I've been curious about this title for a while, so I figured I'd check out the manga version to gauge my reaction and see if it was a possibility for me to read the original.

This was not nearly as "scary" as I was anticipating. There is definite suspense. "Who's making the mysterious noises Jane hears? Is there really something spooky going on or is there a more reasonable explanation?" I thought these elements were well done without venturing into the territory of terrifying. Enough so that I would venture to read the original in the not so distant future.

Jane and Mr. Rochester's love story was compelling and beautifully told through this adaptation. I liked that you could see the emotions in this version because I'm sure the language would give me some pause in trying to gauge it on my own were I reading the original text.

I also have to applaud this adaptation for "fixing" one of the things I was most worried about with the original text, which is the handling of Bertha Mason. While I understand that the book was written in the mid-1800s and the way biracial characters are portrayed now is much different, it can be hard sometimes, as a biracial reader to set that representation aside. I was concerned I would not be the ideal reader for this since, racially, I identify with Bertha more than I do Jane. In explaining Bertha's madness, they skip over that "she's Creole, maybe it's part of her blood" thing and attribute it to a family predisposition instead. Mental illness representation is also important to me and while Bertha won't be the poster child for mental illness rep any time soon, it *can* run in families and be passed from parent to child. This more scientific explanation for her behavior and clear instability made more sense that "meh, maybe it's because she's mixed." So I appreciate that the authors changed that to make it accessible to today's readers.

Of the three books in this series I've read, I think the art style fits this one the best. It's suitably beautiful when it needs to be and absolutely terrifying when it needs to be. Some of Bertha's panels are very creepy and that is exactly the way it should be! I had said before that I felt Les Miserables' were too pretty at times while The Scarlet Letter's were, at times, too surreal to fit the time period. This one felt just right. I appreciate, too, that the artist talked about how she developed the characters and was able to show the style of the time period accurately.

I think this was an excellent read. The story was great, as was the art work. It was suspenseful without going into the territory of being horror. I would highly recommend it, especially if you're like me and thinking of giving the original a try. Easily a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5!

What a lovely Manga!
The art style is beautiful and I loved seeing all of the different clothes from the past time period.
Overall I love the idea of redoing classics into another format and make it more accessible to other readers.
It was also my first time ever reading Jane Eyre and I really enjoyed it! It was not my favourite classics of all time but I do not care for romance usually so I am surprised to see how much I liked this book.

I will for sure check out the other Mangas in this series and I can't wait to read Great Expectations next!

I feel like any way to introduce a classic to students in wonderful. Many students love to read Manga.

The character designs are great. The dialogue was very true to the original text.

Thank you, NetGalley and UDON, for a complimentary copy of this book!

This particular classic in manga format didn't draw me in quite as much as Les Miserables in manga format, but I still enjoyed this book. Jane frustrated me many many times, but I guess her behavior was normal during that time period. Once again, the illustrations were fantastic. The additional information provided regarding the adaption helped understand the thought process. I love reading the manga novels before deciding to tackle the actual classic since classics are a hit or miss for me. Most of the time, I don't like the original classics. The mangas help me get a first impression and understand the storyline, especially of those old 19th century classics.

Thank you Netgalley and Udon Entertainment for this copy!

I really enjoyed reading the manga adaption of Jane Eyre! While I haven't read the original version before, I was able to follow along and understand the overall plot. The illustrations were amazing and the dialogue between the characters were hilarious at times. I'm definitely interested in reading the classic in the future!

Jane Eyre surely is a very strong and independent woman portrayed in a clever way. I have to admit that I had never read this classic before and I regret it because I have been missing out on this wonderful tale. Reading it in manga format was interesting because made me get into the story even more and helped give this ageless story a modern twist.

I rarely read classic because I find them hard to read, meaning that they are dense and most of the time slow. That´s why these manga editions are perfect. I get to know the classic and enjoy it so very much. Hope these collection keeps growing to bring the classics closer to young readers.

Jane Eyre (Manga Classics) art by SunNeko Lee, 309 pages. GRAPHIC NOVEL
Udon Entertainment, 2016. $27.
Language: PG (5 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Jane was thrilled to leave her unloving aunt’s house for school, and she becomes excited again with the opportunity to leave school to be a governess. Upon arrival at Thornfield, Jane meets her lively pupil but finds the master absent. With haunting noises around the house and comments about oddities of the master, Master Rochester’s return will bring the unexpected.
The original version of Jane Eyre is hard to read because of how flowery the wording is, extending the story much longer than it needs to be. With the graphic novel version being forced to focus on the most important parts of the story, I found that I prefer this version. I love being able to see the characters and understand more visually in this version than in the wordy book (the graphic novel makes the story feel more romantic), and the graphic novel keeps all the best parts (including my favorite line), so this seems to be the best of both worlds.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen

This was a pretty straightforward adaptation, enough that the adaptation notes at the end of the book were really welcome. I didn't see some of the differences because they worked well enough to feel seamless. I liked the character design, many of the non-Jane women were pretty interchangeable looking but not to the point of confusion. There's nothing in the manga that requires you to tell Diana and Mary apart, for example. It's impressive that this format was able to maintain a lot of the introspection and philosophy of the original text, Jane's battle to be a good Christian against her own stubborn and angry temper stays a main theme. Honestly, that aspect makes this a better choice than one of the movies (as much as I love them all) for a student struggling with reading the original for a class.

Jane Eyre is and orphan living with her close relatives. Unfortunetaly she was treated there very badly by them. She wanted to get out of there as fast as she could and her aunt also wanted her to go. When the time came, she was sent to Lowood Institution. As much as she was happy about going to school, she wasn't prepared how the orphan girls are treated there. However, thanks to this school she grew up educated and with perspective for future.

At first she was a teacher at the same school but later on she found a job at Edward Rochester's mansion. Her master has a secret past he wasn't eager to share with anyone. Despite the differences between them, they started to have feelings for each other.

I've never read Jane Eyre before as I heard a lot of different opinions about the book. Now after reading this Manga Classic I want to buy it and start reading it right away. The story is so intriguing and beautiful that I can't stop thinking about how wrong I was by not reading it earlier. This story feels like a perfect choice for the classic books fans. I'm definitely going to read an original story very soon.

To capture the dark, somber tone of Jane Eyre is not an easy task, especially when you are using a medium such as manga to do it. But this book succeeds in doing that. Charlotte Bronte's book is brought to life in this manga study and I would happily recommend it anyone keen on trying their hand at a Bronte novel.

I have read this book for the first time many years ango when I was a young teenager and I keep returning to it, so I was interested to see what its manga version looks like. And it´s good, very good. The original story isn´t changed, just made more attractive for the new generation of young people. As a teacher, I appreciate very much the few pages about culture and society in the times of Ch. Bronte in general, about teachers and governesses and their role in society etc. They bring just enough information to make the ways of thinking and acting of the characters much more understandable for the reader. Definitely a book I would include in the school library or buy as a gift to a young person.

I loved this manga retelling of Jane Eyre. I've never read Jane Eyre because it always felt like such a complicated read but I loved the manga version. It kept all the important scenes from the book and even included the original dialogue so I felt like it kept true to the original story. The manga art style breathed more life to the characters and the parts where they drew the characters chibi style or with expressive face expressions just added to my enjoyment of the story. The retelling author included a section at the end which described all changes she made to the retelling and why she included them. She added background information on the original story as well. I honestly just loved this version and I want to read more manga classics now!

~This ARC has been gently provided in exchange for an honest review~

I absolutely loved this manga version of Jane Eyre. This is my favourite Charlotte Brontë's novel and it's amazing what Crystal S. Chan and SunNeko Lee have done with the story adaptation and the art.

Jane Eyre went to live with her uncle and family after her parent's death. Her uncle was very kind and treated her as one of his own children, but everything changes after his death. Her aunt disliked her very much and her cousins bullied her constantly.

One day, Jane Eyre was sent to Lowood, a charity school for orphan girls. She didn't know this at first; she was quite happy to leave her aunt's house and she thought that at Lowood School she wouldn't be mistreated. Therefore, it was hard at the beginning, but as days went by, Jane learned to control her emotions and with the help and love of her friend Helen and Ms. Temple, her days at Lowood were better. She stayed for eight years; two of them as a teacher. When Ms. Temple married and, therefore, left the school, everything at Lowood seemed differet to Jane; she realised that the world was wide and varied, she had to move on too.

Jane's new beginning would start at Thornfield. She was hired as a governess for a little French girl called Adéle. The first three months were quiet, but Jane felt unsitisfied, she needed to do something else, "[humans] must have action, and they will make it if they cannot find it."

Mr. Rochester was what Jane's restless spirit was waiting for. Although, he seemed "changeful and abrupt" at first, soon Jane realised Mr. Rochester's deepest feelings. Nevertheless, a long path should be walked by Jane before the life she longed for could become true.

I want to start this review with a thank you to NetGalley and UDON Entertainment for sending this eBook to me in exchange for an honest review.
This is my first experience with reading Jane Eyre. I have a couple of shelves on my bookcase dedicated to the classics, but there are many I haven’t read yet, and this is one of them. Also, I am fairly new to reading manga’s and graphic novels. I find them to be entertaining in the story telling as well as the beautiful graphics.
After reading this, I’ve decided that I want to read the original Jane Eyre. I think it would be interesting to compare the differences. This manga has beautiful illustrations and tells the story of an orphan whose aunt takes her in and decides to send her off to a strict boarding school. Jane’s life has been hard, and we see her doing her best to work through bullying and difficult circumstances. The mystery begins after she accepts a governess position and there is an attack on the Master of the house, Mr. Rochester, and Jane wonders who would want to hurt him and why.
I don’t think it’s necessary to read the original before reading it in this format, however, I’m sure there are differences. I also love seeing classics being formatted in this way so that they appeal to a wider audience. I don’t think this makes a good recommendation for younger readers because it does contain dark themes, but it makes a great read for adults.

Jane Eyre is a classic story that has stood the test of time. However, reading the events and seeing them unfold reaches readers a different way. As much as I enjoy reading classics it usually takes me a couple of readings before I can fully grasp all the events that are happening. Being able to read this book in manga form has shown me all the nuances that I usually miss in the first reading. The artwork was very clear leaving the reader with undeniably beautiful images for the setting and characters. Although there was very little difference in the transition of Jane from childhood to adulthood in the drawings, the story moved exactly like the book with very minor changes that enhanced the story. I was able to understand the events and follow the dialog a bit better using this version of the story than the traditional version. I do wish this was an option when I was taking my English classes in college. A great way to read a classic and enjoy it.

Jane Eyre was a book I had heard a lot about. When I read the original book, I found it slow and dragging. The Manga classic was a perfect alternative. Lovely illustrations and the story is narrated so well. Recommended for people who are lazy to read classics like me

I have mixed feelings on this Jane Eyre Manga Classic. This is my second Manga classic, and I found it varied more from the original text than the first one I had read. The overall story was the same, but I found the emotions off in the illustrations. Most of the illustration issues being where it looks like characters are screaming at the top of their lungs at each other. I know they aren’t in the original text, so that threw me at times. I do not know if this is typical in Manga, meaning that the shouting looks means a certain speech type that isn’t shouting, and I am just not used to it, or if it was meant to make the overall story more dramatic in places that are more demure in the original text. The authour does address this at the beginning and did give a heads up as to why things were changed. A lot of it has to do with the original point of view Jane Eyre was written in. I found several times, I felt thrown into learning something quickly (less mysteriousness like in the original,) but I think this was due to how the authour had to change the points of view and get messages across clearer since there is less content to go on. I did like that the authour was still able to express what was going on in Jane’s head, even though it was not the focus.
There were many beautiful illustrations, but the one that stood out most to me, and as a visual learner found very helpful, was the one of the family tree later on in the story. At the end the reader also learns how the height decisions and hairstyling decisions were made for this Manga, which I think is really cool, even though not the most historically accurate. One aspect of narrating and illustrations I found interesting, yet kind of unnecessary were the double lines distinguishing that the characters were speaking French. The entire text is in English, so except establishing that the characters speak French, I found it unnecessary. I think it could have been cool to see basic French in the bubbles, with translations at the bottom of the page, for those who do not know any French.
Lastly, no great interpretation or retelling is complete without quotes that stay with readers through the generations. This Manga had quite a few. I found quotes were the only time I felt the speech was not modern. I would have liked to have seen more old terms or speech, just to add another dimension.
This Manga retelling, while there was content, I would have liked to see different, so the overall spirit of the story shines through. I love Jane Eyre for her strong morals, and I hope her morals will continue to inspire readers through this Manga, especially those who would never pick up an original written by Charlotte Bronte.

I loved seeing this classic under the Manga scope. The characters seemed much more reachable in this format. Great story in unique genre.