I was so excited to discover a manga adaptation of my favourite novel of all-time, Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. Reading the manga was a completely new and fresh experience. When reading the original novel, everything is seen though Jane's point of view. Her interiority gives the novel its richness and depth. A manga is visual and automatically limiting in depicting interiority. Yet, the artwork in the manga, and concise adaptation of the text worked very well. I was so happy to see all of my favourite quotes from Jane Eyre transplanted into the manga. Manga Classic's version of Jane Eyre is a great adaptation and introduction to Bronte's masterpiece as it captures the very essence of the storyline.

Thanks to NetGalley and UDON Entertainment for the opportunity to read and review Manga Classics! Manga Classics include Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, which is true to the original classic with added cliffhangers to keep manga readers interested and eye-catching illustrations. After the story ends, the details of adaptation from classic literature to manga lets us see into the transformation. Each story in this collection follows these same guidelines! Impressive artwork and transformation!
Manga Classics also include The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (the only color is the scarlet letter A, which makes striking illustrations!), Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven. The Cask of Amontillado, The Masque of the Red death and The Fall of the House of Usher; Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and many more!
5 stars for books that make classics accessible and understandable to every reader!

Jane's life is not an easy one. She becomes an orphan at a very young age living with a cruel aunt & bully cousins who despise her and punish her frequently. She is saved when a doctor helps her get into a charity school with her aunt's funding. Janes hardships were only beginning as she endures hardships and knowledge at the school and teaches for two years before leaving to see the world outside by becoming a governess. She takes a post at the home of a wealthy man named Mr.Rochester to teach his young French ward, Adele. Me. Rochester is frequently absent and Jane doesn't know what to make of this as she finds herself daydreaming about him even though they aren't in the same class. Mr. Rochester labors to try to figure out Jane vocally as she tries to do the same with him in silence. She saves his life from a mysterious circumstance and her heart worries when he disappears for a fortnight (two weeks). He returns with a large entourage including the beautiful, high class Miss Blanche. One night a gypsy arrives to say she will not leave until every woman's fortune is told. Jane reluctantly does so but what was her fortune? The same night a stranger arrives whom Jane is forbidden to speak to. More mystery and suspense shrouds Jane in each chapter but I'd like not to spoil it!

This story is set in the Victorian Era with beautiful graphics on every page. This novel has many resemblances to Charlotte Bronte's real life and she died only a few years after the book was published. The manga author did a great job stickingbwith the original story conveying suspense, mystery and even supernatural elements! This is a true Romance Period story and I fell in love with this re-telling! I really liked the different "thought" and "language" bibles that give the story personality since the novel is written in first person. This story is easy to understand and hard to put down. I highly recommend this manga!

This book was given to me by NetGalley and Udon Entertainment in exchange for a fair and honest review.

This book tells the story of Jane Eyre, a young orphan who feels unloved.

This book's art is amazing, I absolutely fell in love with every little detail.

The characters are interesting. Jane is a strong and independent woman and Mr. Rochester almost feels like her homme fatale, something that's rarely found in books.

The story is compelling, it kept my eyes glued to the monitor as I read.

This is a great book and I really want to read the original version.

Rating: 4 stars

This is a lovely addition to the Jane Eyre collection. At the end you're treated with Sunneko Lee drawing form with cats asking about your thoughts on the manga. Further on details about their process in creating Jane Eyre as a Manga and background information about Charlotte Bronte.



There will be more Classic Manga's written about here. I absolutely enjoyed my time with this and can't wait to dive into another!

Jane Eyre has always been one of my favourites. When I discovered that there was a manga version I had to read it!

This version is wonderful. It still captures the essence of all the characters so well. Even though it's obviously shorter and less detailed than the original novel it doesn't lose its 'classic' feel.

It's a great starter for those who would be interested in reading the story of Jane Eyre but feel intimidated to delve into classic literature. It's a very refreshing and light retelling and I'll definitely be checking out the rest of the series.

5 stars
[A]fter obtaining a copy of this edition, I immediately skimmed to every illustration to see my favorite characters in the flesh (so to speak). I love Jane and how she reacts/thinks about everything, and the mood and tone of the novel is very gloomy, but not in a depressing manner. It’s more melancholy (although it does get sad, at times). I liked seeing these moods played out in detail, where I could examine background, expressions, and clothing. I loved seeing this character, as well as Mr. Rochester, in a published, illustrated format where I can, in future, actually read along and examine the depictions of these characters and settings.

I have read many versions of Jane Eyre, and this one did not disappoint. I did think there could have been more character development, and some parts of the book jumped around. Overall, I loved the artwork and I really felt that it added to the story well. This was an ok version of Jane Eyre and a manga reader would love it!

I really enjoyed manga adaption of Jane Eyre. The art is beautiful and the story develops flawlessly.

This was super cute! I really liked the art style. If you were thinking about reading this before reading Jane eyre, I don’t recommend it. It’s more an added bonus than a manga that can stand by itself. I felt like it couldn’t go enough into detail (because of the format) for you to read this and it not feel like it’s jumping over huge periods of time. But if you’ve read Jane eyre, I think this is great!

I received this Manga from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I haven’t read the original story but I liked reading the story in this format. I think it makes it more interesting.

I have to confess something here.

I read Jane Eyre five or six years ago. I was so excited, because the character of the same name was always advertised to me as a strong, determined and inspiring woman, and I was curious to see that in a classic other than Pride & Prejudice, one of the first ones I had read when I was young.

So I borrowed it from the library, read it, disliked it, gave it a 2-star rating on Goodreads. But shortly after finishing it, I realized that, without meaning to, I had actually borrowed an abridged version of it, that contained barely half the amount of pages of the original, and even less if we count the illustrations. It was, however, in the adults section.

Therefore, to me this manga was much more detailed and complete than the book I had read previously. No wonder I disliked it, seeing that I wasn’t given enough detail to connect to scenes. But in this manga adaptation, I fully connected. I felt as though Jane Eyre was a younger me and was extremely sympathetic to her.

The illustrations are charming, though it’s true I expected no less, given the fact that this is my fourth book of the Manga Classics series and my previous reads have been mostly extraordinary too.

I do have to complain about the physical portrayal of Jane Eyre herself, however, because, although she is supposedly an adult, she looks 13, maximum 14, which irked me quite a lot. After all, Mr. Rochester is middle-aged. But I shouldn’t be surprised, I guess, since manga lovers know how young girls look in them. Still.

Otherwise, pretty enjoyable.

Book Review
Title: Jane Eyre
Author: Stacy King (English script), SunNeko Lee (Art), Crystal S. Chan (Story adaptation), Charlotte Brontë (Original Author)
Genre: Classic/Manga adaptation
Rating: *****
Review: I am a person who has always been fascinated by classical literature but cannot read it due to its linguistic complexity and slightly outdated language, so when I came across a manga adaptation on NetGalley I was super pleased. I read a lot of manga so I though it might be a good way for me to read a classic without getting 30 pages in before giving up. I know virtually nothing about any of these classics so if I interpret anything incorrectly please let me know in the comments below. Jane Eyre is an orphan taken in by her aunt and is often bullied, sometime physically by her cousins especially John, who I immediately took a very strong dislike to but considering the story is set in the 19th century this type of behaviour can be understood.
After Doctor Lloyd mentions going to school to Jane is immediately decides that is what she wants but after months of waiting she is being to lose hope when the mysterious Mr. Brocklehurst arrives asking to see Jane. As she leaves for Lowood Institute Jane is hopeful that she will make a good impression although in a mere fortnight that hope is quickly shattered by the harsh conditions at the school and the almost brutal treatment of its students. While Jane tries to maintain a façade, she begins to crack under these pressures, but her friend Helen is there to help her even when everyone else had abandoned her. Despite this Jane does find some help in Miss Temple, however, not long after 45 of the 80 girls fall ill Helen among them and she soon succumbs to her illness leaving Jane alone without her best friend.
As we approach the ¼ mark in the manga we have jumped forward seven years after Helen’s death. We learn that Jane was a student for six years and a teacher for two years making her now 18. However, Miss Temple her only true friend marries and moves away reminding Jane that there is a huge world out there waiting to be explored. She soon accepts a position as a governess at Thornfield, the home of Mr. Rochester. She soon settles into her life at Thornfield and little Adele is amazing. One day while delivering a letter she helps a man who falls from his horse but for some reason his face sticks with her and she soon learns that man is Mr. Rochester, master of the house.
Soon after this meeting Jane and Mr. Rochester’s relationship changes from professional to more of a friendship and he begins to confide in her about many things including his life, his past relationship with a French dancer whose daughter he takes care of even though she might not even be his. However, things begin to change when someone starts a fire in Mr. Rochester’s bedchamber and Jane saves him. Both suspect Grace Poole as she has the most unusual laugh and is seemingly very strange, moving and acting almost like she is either mad or possessed. This event is the catalyst for their relationship to change again and Jane soon finds herself becoming attracted to the sweet, soft side of Mr. Rochester.
As we approach the halfway mark in the story, a spanner is thrown into Jane’s imagination when the beautiful and graceful Miss Blanche arrives at Thornfield with Mr. Rochester and there are whispers that he is to marry her although Jane can see as well as Mr. Rochester her falsehood and lack of love for him. Soon after a gypsy arrives to tell the ladies’ fortunes and Miss Blanche isn’t pleased with her and it isn’t until Jane is summoned that she realizes it is a hoax but on by none other than Mr. Rochester himself. However, when he is informed his friend Mr. Mason has arrived he is disturbed and when he summons Jane to take care of Mr. Mason’s wounds quietly he orders them not to engage in conversation while he summons a doctor. Soon after this Mr. Mason leaves and Grace Poole is segregated to specific parts of the house and Mr. Rochester announced to Jane that he is to marry. Jane is obviously devastated by this although never shows it on her face, and when she hears the news that John who had tormented her from childhood had committed suicide and her aunt taken ill she decides to temporarily return to the place she had turned her back on many years before.
Mr. Rochester on the eve of her departure makes her swear she will return and not to advertise her services and she agrees on the condition that she be allowed to leave Thornfield before his bride enters it and he agrees despite their feelings for each other they are bound by their position. So far, I was very surprised that I was enjoying this story and I felt there was an added benefit in this story being told in a graphic form. When she returns to Gateshead she finds her aunt at death’s door and a letter from an uncle she didn’t know she had asking of her whereabouts and her cruel aunt told him she had died at school and she would never received help from him. After her aunt’s death a month after she returns to Gateshead she returns once more to Thornfield to find Mr. Rochester waiting for her with a proposal of marriage she quickly accepts, and they are to be married in a month, a small, quiet affair.
Things take a stunning twist when at the wedding ceremony it comes to light that Mr. Rochester is already married to Mr. Mason’s sister and that her uncle who had heard she was alive was arranging a marriage between Jane and Mr. Mason. After meeting the insane monster that is Mr. Rochester’s wife he asks her to stay with him, but Jane cannot lower herself to be his mistress and decides to leave with next morning away from him and the marriage her uncle is arranging, to somewhere she can have a fresh start but for Jane to have this she must endure further hardship but finds help in some of the kind devote people in the town she finds herself in. As we cross into the final section of the manga, Jane finally finds the thing she has been wanting since childhood; a family.
It turns out the Moor family she had been staying with are her cousins by blood and that her uncle has died leaving her £20,000 and Jane splits it between herself, John, Mary and Diana. After living with them and working as school mistress John approaches her with an offer of marriage and asks that she occupancy him to India on his mission. Jane initial refuses him because he doesn’t love her but he wears her down and at the moment she is going to agree she hears a voice calling her; Mr. Rochester’s voice. Believing that God has shown her the true path she leaves at once for Thornfield only to learn of the tragedy and disaster that has befallen it and Mr. Rochester since her departure. Upon their reunion she finds Mr. Rochester blind and missing a hand but still madly in love with her. She manages against the odds to convince him that she stills love him to and in time he believes her and at long last they are married and their firstborn child, a little boy, follows shortly afterwards and for the first time in her life Jane is truly happy.
Overall, I really enjoyed Jane Eyre, it was heartbreaking, beautiful and the manga style in which the story was conveyed made it so easy to read. After years of trying and failing to complete this book, I have, and I must say I am madly in love with it. If you haven’t read Jane Eyre yet do it now!

I came into reading this book already knowing the story of Jane Eyre but not having actually read the book. I have seen multiple film and TV adaptations, own a copy of the book but never got around to reading it. When I saw this manga edition was available on NetGalley, I jumped at the chance. I have read a bunch of the Jane Austen comic adaptations and loved them, so I knew I would enjoy this one as well. (And I was right!) This was the first manga book I've ever read, so it took some time to remember to read right to left, especially with speech bubbles, but I got the hang of it. I don't know if I need to explain the plot of Jane Eyre but I'll provide it anyway. There are definitely classics I haven't read.

Synopsis:
As an orphaned child, Jane Eyre is cruelly abused by her aunt, then cast out and sent to a charity school. Though she's met with further abuse, she receives an education, and eventually takes a job as a governess at the estate of Edward Rochester. Jane and Rochester begin to bond, but his dark moods trouble her. When Jane uncovers the terrible secret Rochester has been hiding, she flees and finds temporary refuge at the home of St. John Rivers. 

I really liked reading the story of Jane Eyre with the illustrations. It made me connect with Jane in a way that I hadn't before, even with seeing the films. I felt gutted when she's abused, when she loses her friend, and even when she finds out what Rochester's secret is (which I knew was coming) in a way that I didn't when I watched the movies. Although, I usually have a stronger reaction to books than I do movies. With this version of Jane Eyre, I also perceived Jane as stronger than I have in other retellings. She seems more in charge of her circumstances. She's willing to go toe-to-toe with Mr. Rochester when necessary and I never got that strength or that in-charge attitude from the Jane Eyre story before. She always seemed so meek and timid in the films I've seen. It was refreshing take to see her in this light.

I also really enjoyed what was shown of the friendship between Jane and Diana and Mary, the sisters she meets at the home of St. John. Jane always seems to thrive when she has female friends to connect to and even when she runs off--  only to come back with Mr. Rochester-- they support her in everything which, for orphan Jane, is quite uncommon and a godsend. I also kind of love how St. John aka "nice guy" found out Jane wasn't going to marry him by her literally running away from him and then coming back with Mr. Rochester aka "the eye candy" and, now with his disability, is all about Jane's agency and her making her own decisions. It is the ultimate screw you to St. John and all his bullshit. 

Now, the pictures. The illustrations were great. All the character's facial expressions were detailed really well and they added a lot to the story. With a purely written story, you don't always know what a character looks like, especially a supporting character and with the illustrations, that was possible. The reader gets to see Jane, Mr. Rochester, St. John, Mrs. Fairfax (Mr. Rochester's housekeeper), and Adele (Rochester's ward). Being able to read the story and look at the illustrations was the best qualities of the original book and the movies put together and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I could not have asked for a better book to be my first foray into manga. I will definitely be reading more of these books in the future.

Ok, now for the rating! Based on how connected I felt to the characters and the story in this adaptation, and how the illustrations helped in creating that connection, I give this version of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 4 out of 5 stars. (I still wish Mr. Rochester's secret (spoiler alert: his first wife is locked in the attic of his house!!!) was dealt with differently. I wish Jane was done with him completely when she finds out what's going on, but the classics are not always the most progressive stories).

Thank you, NetGalley and UDON Entertainment & Morpheus Studios for this free copy in exchange for my honest review.

I enjoyed this drama. The manga is alot more fun to read surprisingly.

Those who are a fan of classical literature will definitely like this. I've always heard good things about this novel, but never felt like picking it up. As a fan of manga, I gave this a go, and I'm glad I did. I actually liked the story and the amazing art.

'Manga Classics: Jane Eyre' by Stacy King and Crystal S. Chan with art by SunNeko Lee is a really good adaptation of one of my favorite classic novels.

Young Jane is raised by distant family who mistreat her and ship her off to school to be forgotten. Jane leads a rough existence, and loses her best friend to a sickness brought on by lack of food and heat in the school. When she comes of age, she takes a job as a governess and meets a mysterious stranger. Her life will never be the same.

And that's about the lamest synopsis I've ever done. The Manga Classics series is wonderful and I'm pleased to report that they didn't ruin this classic for me. I loved how subtly the artist worked cats into the story since she loves them so much. Also, the height of Jane and Rochester was based on the height difference between Crystal Chan and her husband. These little details along with some essays about the original story are included.

I received a review copy of this manga from Manga Classics, Udon Entertainment & Morpheus Studios, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this manga.

This is such a clever idea, turning well known classics into manga! Of course it doesn't have the masterful writing or nuance of Bronte, but this adaption is very faithful in terms of story and depicts the character's relationships with skill. I can totally see this as a 'gateway' to reading for not only children, but adults who are intimidated or feel that they dislike classics. Reading this you get a fun, rather more light hearted sense of Jane Eyre and the epilogue at the end was sweet and satisfying.

I really loved this book. This is for sure one of my favorite manga classics! Not only because it’s also one of my favorite stories, but also because it was really well portrayed in manga format!

This is the story of Jane Eyre. She was an orphan and she lived with her aunt and cousins, who treated her poorly. Her aunt, wanting to get rid of her, sent her to Lowood Institution. That was the charitable boarding school for orphaned girls where she grew up well-educated and well-mannered. Afterwards, she started working as a governess where she fell in love with her master – Edward Rochester, who is a very peculiar character.

If you haven’t read the original classic yet, I would totally recommend it. It’s beautiful, tense and emotional, and I love it with all my heart. But even if you haven’t read the classic, I would definitely recommend the manga! This manga is really well constructed, it talks about every important bit in the novel and the art is truly beautiful!

I loved this so much that I even bought the manga to re-read it whenever I want. The plot is really accurate, and the emotions in the characters were realistic and engaging. Some of the manga classics have some emotions portrayed a bit eccentrically but I think this one is on point!

The art is really beautiful and detailed and I especially loved the design of Jane. I think she was adorable and I loved following her story. I love all the emotions this books causes on me and all the tension it has. It really is a great story and it’s lovely to read in a manga.

I think that manga classics are an amazing idea. Either to get to know some classic that you haven’t read yet, or to re-live your favorite one – they really are worth it. But this one is my favorite so far so I would definitely recommend it. Especially if you enjoy manga, this is perfect!

Let me start by saying that the art is amazing and it helps capture Jane’s story really well. The expressions the characters make the story feel even more real because we are seeing it all played out in front of us, not just in our imagination. Using the text from the book in the word bubbles was really smart, instead of paraphrasing it, and I loved certain lines they used. However, I do think they need to go back and edit some of the translations in those word bubbles. Overall, it was a great read and told the Jane’s story in a detailed manner.