Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Alice Academy Japanese: 学園アリス
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Type: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: Feb 19, 2003 to ?
StatisticsScore: 8.431 (scored by 6903 users)
Ranked: #2112
Popularity: #111
Members: 12,863
Favorites: 1,542 1 indicates a weighted score
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SynopsisFor Mikan, there was no better friend than Hotaru (though Hotaru sometimes seems to have other sentiments). They often played together. But Hotaru is a very special child, and she agrees to go to a school in Tokyo which the government reserved only for geniuses. This left a very lonely Mikan at home. When Hotaru fails to keep her promise and come home for holidays, her young friend is very disappointed and rather angry. But upon overhearing a conversation between Hotaru's mother and a teacher, Mikan realizes that her friend's reasons for leaving might not have been what they seemed. So Mikan takes it upon herself to run away and go to Hotaru's school. There she discovers the so-called "genius academy" is actually a school for people gifted with special powers called "alices". Her friend Hotaru is one of these, and after a chance encounter with a teacher, Mikan suddenly finds herself enrolled. Finally, the two friends are reunited, but is Mikan actually one of those so-called Alices?
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Related MangaAdaptation: Gakuen Alice
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AnimeloverYori
54 of 71 people found this review helpful
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100 of ? chapters read
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Gakuen Alice might be a shoujo manga, but it is none like I have ever seen. The story is about a young girl named Mikan Sakura, who had never had a better friend than Hotaru Imai. But, when Hotaru is discovered to have a special ability called an 'Alice', she transfers to a private school named 'Gakuen Alice (Alice Academy)'. Hearing horrible rumors of that academy, Mikan runs away from home without telling her guardian, her grandfather (her parents are deceased and not much is known about them).
When she stood upon the gates of the academy, Mikan discovers she had an Alice as well, and is soon transferred to the academy! But, why is the academy so secretive? Why are the teachers and principal keeping such a close eye on her? And...could this somehow involve her mother?
This is a must-read-manga, for it perfectly blends comedy, mystery, and action all together with a hint of romance.
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ChibiHime
50 of 74 people found this review helpful
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115 of ? chapters read
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Gakuen Alice, it's now one of them anime classics. Well, that's what I classify it as. I'm kind of surprised that not many people have reviewed this manga considering the anime was quite popular...
Well, the story is about a girl named Mikan Sakura who finds out her best friend Hotaru Imai has transferred to a 'genius school' called Gakuen Alice or Alice Academy. Desperate on not letting er friend go, she decides to run away from home and join her friend in this new school. Upon miraculously entering this school, she learns that it is a school for kids who have special powers called Alices.
Story: 9
I love the story. I found it very unique with these Alices and how the school has been categorised into different sections, depending on Alices. I have heard many times that the story gets dark. That's very true. As you go through the manga, you discover the secrets of this academy and how dark it really is. Yes Alices look fun to have but with an Alice comes responsibility.
Art: 9
The art is beautiful. Everyone is detailed though looks can sometimes be re-used. I loved how the festivals were drawn. Everything was bright and fun-looking. Not every manga details their festivals. As usual, there isn't much I am able to say about art.
Character: 9
Like the art, it is well done but can be re-used. I mean, if you look at Natsume and Ruka/Luca verse Hotaru and Mikan, you can see how both relationships are very similar, as are the characters. One is cold, the other is more innocent and nice.
Other than that little that one thing I love the characters! There are so many loveable characters in this manga like Natsume, Tsubasa and You-chan. Ruka is very special too. They all have their awsum quirks that make you love them. Natsume himself is very hard to replace. While waiting for a new chapter, I continuously try and find a substitute for him but no character so far is so cold yet very protective as him.
Everyone also develops. You see their emotions, it's not the same emotions throughout the whole series. Mikan, what I like about her is that she's dense but not too dense. I find that the main characters tend to be too too dense for my liking. Everyone goes through their tough times and you learn about what made them who they are now.
Enjoyment and Overall: 9
I love this series so so much. Everything about it is enjoyable. There's basically a bit of everything, action, adventure, romance, drama, supernatural... There are lots. I would increase the score to 10 but that depends if the ending impresses me or not. I'm hoping that it'll be very very satisfying! (: read more
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both are about energetic elementary girls. the story and characters are very similar.
Both manga have a main girl character who is energetic and funny. They also both feature a trouble making boy in the class who initially hates the main girl. They both revolve around school and have their comedy along with dramatic moments.
as i read the first few chapter of GA, it does resembles Kodocha in some ways except for the ALice or powers of course, the main Guy on both series have this absurd & cold personality & loves to tease the main heroine at first, but later, the main heroine is the one who becomes the reason why they change for good.
&& also its kinda cute to see a kid's pure LOVE <3 isn't it? :)
Expect a nice blend of comedy, drama, and romance from these two stories.
Character-wise: The main characters are quite similar-->
Both girls first did not like the trouble-making guy (basically because they could control their monkey classroom with just a cold demeanor), so they stand up and eventually try to bring happiness to them. These guys start falling in love with her compassion and doing what they can to protect her. (Moreso for Kodomo than Gakuen Alice, probably because G.A. focuses on more supporting characters)
A wonderful girl with a blossoming young love from a boy in the class... Smell the moe-flowers blooming in the air, right? WRONG.
Not only do their relationships face amazing drama/tragedy (away from the cute-cute-moe-young-child relationship that was first expected) , but their plots altogether move away from the "same old, same old" story into an awe-inspiring manga.
You will laugh, you will cry, and you follow their road seeing what is right & wrong in the world. These characters may appear like cute children, which they look like for the most part, but they also face an difficult path of action and/or reality.
Both are these mangas are fully recommended, as they are wonderful stories that would just pull you in. [Although I pointed out the similarities plot-wise, their stories are VERY different & highly original]
The main characters are really similar Mikan and Sana Akito and Nastume Ruca and Tsunayoshi (sorta) and then they have a bunch of crazy classmates also there is more than meets the eye for both of the mangas and they interestingly develop as it goes on I LOVE BOTH OF THEM
the mangas are just sooo similar..
Sana/Mikan-The cheerfulness, both dont have real parents,both helped a boy,then fall in love in the boy...
Akito/Natsume-both of them were bad in the beginning,because of their pasts,but they were healed from a girls,then fall in love
Luka/Nao-well nao is not akitos best friend like luka and natsume,but they both give up on their love for the other boys and always support the girls
Iinchou/tsuyoshi-err..the glasses xD, i don't know but they are really similar
etc etc all the romance,comedy,drama,tears everything is so similar and awesome I fell inlove in both mangas
The main girls are almost exactly the same, except one has magic powers and the other one has acting skills. Natsume and Akito are both cold with dark pasts but get influenced by the main girl, and fall in love with her. Akito shows more feeling than Natsume does, but both are about as sweet on the inside.
Both series start off in the same way, with a girl who is in a rowdy class but then she challenges the leader and defeats him. The girl starts off with a really bad impression of him, but that changes when she learns more about him.
Both have love triangles between the main girl, a cold guy (Akito/Natsume), and a nice guy (Luka/Naozumi), but it's obvious who she's going to end up with.
Both series are about kids in the same age group, and have the similar theme of "adults are just humans and therefore are not always right".
Gakuen Alice is fantasy while Kodocha is slice of life.
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Whilst being two completely different storylines....they both share alot of common elements and plot lines.....If you like one, you will definately like the other...most recommended!
-Cheery, optimistic lead who are orphaned (Mikan....Tohru)
-Isolated, conflicted guy with a cat relation (Natsume....Kyo)
-Fighting to break a sort-of "curse"
I find Hyuuga Natsume very similar to Sohma Kyo. Abused, an outcast (in a way), and "different." Also, they're rude at first, but later on, they softened up and changed in various ways. Sakura Mikan is also quite similar to Honda Tohru. An airhead, and simple-minded. She's also the "key" or the "cure" to Natsume (in Fruits Basket, Tohru was Kyo's cure). Of course, I wouldn't leave Nogi Ruka behind. He's similar to Sohma Yuki because he's gentle and admirable. He and Natsume are opposites, like Yuki and Kyo are, although the relationship between Kyo and Yuki is nowhere near Ruka and Natsume's.
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