Alternative TitlesEnglish: Nabari no Ou Japanese: 隠の王
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 14
Chapters: 72
Status: Finished
Published: May 18, 2004 to Aug 18, 2010
StatisticsScore: 8.121 (scored by 3657 users)
Ranked: #6502
Popularity: #209
Members: 9,013
Favorites: 555 1 indicates a weighted score
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SynopsisAll Miharu Rokujou wishes for is a simple life. Unfortunately, he soon learns that he is in possession of a sacred and secret ninja art, the "Shinra Banshou". With this ability, Miharu is more likely to become the king of the hidden world, Nabari, than remain a normal high school student! He must also deal with daily attempts against his life and, ironically, his sensei's efforts to convince him to join the nindo club.
Having this "omnipotent" ability will test Miharu's chances of survival, and the world of Nabari is his only hope. Will he ever acquire the simplistic life he wishes for?
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Hassohappa
75 of 90 people found this review helpful
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65 of 72 chapters read
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10 |
| Story |
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10 |
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10 |
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10 |
I watched two episodes of the anime and dropped it. Some time later, I stumbled upon the manga and began reading it on a whim. I didn't like the art, story, or ANY of the characters.
And now it's one of my favorite manga.
The artist has a very distinct style that suits the mood of the manga very well. She seems to get the hang of it around chapter 25-30; from chapter 40 on, the artwork is GORGEOUS. Every new chapter is like a masterpiece.
The characters seriously grow on you. I had initially liked none of them, but later somehow ended up liking nearly all of the main and supporting characters, which rarely happens to me.
Just reading their descriptions, they sound average and boring, but they're not. An example is Thobari-sensei (who happens to be a ninja). "Afraid of vehicles" is a fairly common trait in manga characters. But in no other manga will you find an adult who literally will run across Japan over the course of a week because he's afraid to ride the train.
The plot sounds really cliche with ninjas and scrolls and such, but believe me IT'S NOT. While the majority of the characters do fight, the manga is more centered on the characters than on fights. It's nothing like Naruto. No one shouts out their signature flashy move, no one's attack will hit a building/rock and make it crumble, there's no guy with huge muscles, none of those lame things that are normally in shonen manga.
Most of the arcs at the beginning are unimpressive, but after chapter 30 or so, as you become more attached to the characters, it gets better and better, up to the point where you may actually cry later on (I won't say why, read it yourself).
To sum it up, Nabari no Ou does not seem very good at the beginning. But later on, its strengths emerge in its characters and art. Overall, I would say this is one of the most seriously underappreciated manga out there. read more
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Qashqai
23 of 37 people found this review helpful
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72 of 72 chapters read
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10 |
| Story |
7 |
| Art |
9 |
| Character |
10 |
| Enjoyment |
10 |
That's my first time writing a review, and considering the fact that my English is far away from perfect, it may not be very enjoyable to read, but I wanted to write it. No spoilers in the review, so you can read it even if you don't know the series.
I've been following Nabari no Ou for more than two years - I liked the anime, so I started reading the manga. There were problems with scanlations - missing chapters and such, but somehow I managed to be up-to-date when chapter 49 was out. Since then, I've been eagerly checking out the new chapters every month. This series really got me.
The story didn't seem too complicated. The main guy has an omnipotent power in him, good guys wants to erase it, bad guys wants to get it for themselves. But soon it's revealed that bad guys aren't that bad, and generally the whole situation isn't so simple. Nevertheless, I can't say there's much of intense action in this manga. I think the most intense arc is Alya arc in volume 6 and 7, and the last chapters. The plot itself is rather slow-paced. I gotta say that I really liked the humour of this series, too. Generally I think this series was more about the characters than about the plot.
Yeah, characters... If you watched the anime and didn't like them, don't get discouraged. The characters keeps changing during the series (character development is something to praise here, especially for the main character), and our view on them keeps changing as we're coming to know more facts about them. Any of them isn't black or white, everyone has their reasons to fight, and sometimes emotions clash with those reasons. Sometimes they act unreasonable, but it doesn't stand out too much, and in some cases that unreasonableness was explained. Most of characters' stories, along with what happens in the series, are really touching. And what is most important - most of characters are likable. I, personally, didn't hate any of them. And it's hard to choose a favourite character for me, but if I'd have to choose one, I guess I'd go with Aizawa.
Besides of characters and their stories, what makes the series more touching is the drawing style. It kept changing too, though. At first it wasn't too good, but it evolved to be pretty awesome. I gotta say that I don't like the author's way to draw characters too much - they were way too skinny for me, and the eyes were too big in case of the younger characters. The designs were nice, characters were nice too look at and easily recognizable - just Rokujo's parents were weird case, because his father was very similar to Koichi, and his mother looked almost exactly like Miharu himself. So, what was awesome about that style? How great it was showing the emotions of characters. The pages without words were saying more than a thousand of words. I actually cried a lot reading this series. Ah, and the backgrounds were very nice.
Overall, I loved this series. I think it's my second favourite after Fullmetal Alchemist - just because the plot itself was better in FMA (but I gotta say that I liked Nabari's end better than FMA's...). It was nice to follow it for those ~2 years. I give it 10 because of the enjoyment. read more
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Naruto inspired the manga Nabari no Ou. You might see some key similarities between them although later on, Nabari no Ou departs from the Naruto scene since it is set in the modern world. Ninjas are involved; even the main characters are the vessels of very powerful entities. There's a lot more action in Naruto though.
Nabari No Ou is a great anime/manga as well as Naruto there very similar... to say as the main characters both have something evil inside them.. they both have a ninja team with two boys one girl and a powerful sensei... both of them have a brother that destroyed there whole clan but was only doing it to protect the younger sibling... Not only are they similar but i think that Nabai No Ou has some even better twists to it and its very funny.. i wouldnt say theres a lot of romance in there but theres a lot of fighting. Miharu (the main character) finds out about his power when people try to capture him and the power came out a little but was reduced by his teacher and best friend who was found out to be ninjas protecting him.. Miharu is indifferent apathetic towards everything but he starts to open up only a bit but when he meets an enemy named Youta and his friends get attacked he has to grant Youtas wish or his friend will die but he couldnt tell his friends so Miharu accepted joined the enemy group and was trying to find a way to use it even though his friend were mad at him he didnt care he thought as long as they dont die it dosent matter if they hate me but he starts to get attached to Youta because Miharu says there the same.. But when he has to fulfill his wish will Miharu be able to do it!?! (: Well i hope you Enjoy it i wont tell you anymore cause ill spoil it for you okk then have fun!!! (by the way the Anime and manga have to different endings) ok byeeeez (:
i can easily say that Nabari no Ou is the manga baby of Naruto and Pandora Hearts XD lol. the Naruto aspect is pretty easy to pic up on, the whole "hidden scroll" and "forbidden art" type deal is pretty much the basis of the story. Its as if Nabari no Ou springs off of the first 2 volumes (i believe..) of Naruto, where Naruto learns the forbidden shadow clone jutsu. Imagine a Naruto that revolves around learning those forbidden jutsus and you have yourself the basis for Nabari no Ou (with added plot twists of course, which is where the Pandora Hearts plays in ;D )
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Both characters are warped, used to live rather peaceful lives, have a dark past, trusts people easily, are hunted down for a reason/reasons, have a contract of somesort with someone/other, ect...
It took me a while to think up the connection between these two manga because it is rather settle, but then it struck me....PLOT TWISTS FOOOREEEVEEER!!! Its so great, cos both give you a sense of "i dooon't knooow who the bad guys are anyyymoooore!!". They allow the reader to see both sides of the supposed "evil" and "good" characters and show what a thin line there is between the two. Both of these manga are EXCELLENT, all the characters have beautiful designs and great personalites
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