Olimpos
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Art- 9/10
This manga would catch people's attention with its beautiful art. It's very consistent and gorgeous. Hands down, it's definitely a 9, if not 10. I love the way the Gods are drawn, especially Zeus.

Story- 8/10
For the story, indeed if it's your first time to read sensei's work, then you'd be confuse. It's kinda deep, you see. The questions that arise from the story is quite challenging to understand. Sometimes you can't understand what they are talking about. You have to really concentrate to get what's happening.

I also feel that the manga lacks a proper ending. Maybe it's because it's my first time reading ... sensei's work or maybe it's just the way the manga is. But the ending isn't satisfying.

Characters- 8/10
Though it's only two volumes, I feel that I understand the characters and they were developed quite well. But I would like to see more of the first guy who suddenly appeared. It would be really interesting.

Over all, it's a great manga for those who love Greek Mythology and deep psychological thinking. But the art is really good that I don't think you'd mind reading the manga just for the art.

Well no one wrote a review yet, obviously as i am the only one so far. This is also my first review, i just thought i should mention that.
Hmm well to tell you the truth at times when i was reading Olimpos i was wondering if perhaps i was reading it wrong. Maybe i was. But there were some confusing parts with dialouge and frankly, with what the heck was going on. Well you can figure out the basics, that its about Ganymedes who was stolen away to a Minature Garden by Apollo. Where then Apollo visits him often to converse in ambigious conversations about ... what is true and how Ganymedes can escape. There are a few other greek gods added as characters as well.
But besides a few misunderstandings here and there, the story was interesting (if you can wait to the end to really get the idea of its meaning). The artwork overall was very good, characters were detailed, the setting was a little minimal, but what the setting lacks in detail the story doesn't. XD There is suttle humor and moments that leave you curious to read more, so its not bland.
I have mixed feelings about this manga though. It wasn't that it was horrible and its not really to the point that i could of cared not to read it, but as Aki said in a author note at the end "its light reading".
So if your looking for a manga that still makes you think, has beautiful characters, and is light/quick reading, Olimpos is a good choice.
Plus, if you liked Olimpos, Aki has other mangas she wrote.

This manga could've just as easily been an artbook and it would be just as good or better. I believe that before adequately judging the work you should identify what it's trying to achieve and then conclude whether it succeeds but there's also something to be said about how valuable the goal is to begin with.

In case of Olimpos, author's goal (judging from afterwords) was to just draw a bunch of cute boys in elaborate outfits. The goal is clearly achieved as one again stated by author themselves but is there anything else of interest to the manga? Not really, the story is completely pointless ... and ties to mythology are even less than superficial. The only reason you might want to check this out is an elaborate bishounen art style. The illustrations really are gorgeous but personally I grew tired of seeing same few characters in same outfits and same poses for hundreds of pages. Even nice looking drawings don't excuse for lack of variety and noticeable lack of backgrounds. The only place the viewer properly gets a feel for is the miniature garden we spend a lot of time in. This is a bit of a shame cause given the characters there was opportunity to show off a lot more.

In the end, it's a pretty inoffensive quick read with a skippable story and some nice art, if that sounds like your thing then give it a try.

Ok, normally I do not write reviews and I do not believe in them either. I find them plain useless. Still, I need to talk about this story and so I shall write the third review.
The art is above average level at any case. What I disliked a bit was the lack of females and the fact all males looked like girls, but considering the shojo genre it’s perfect (although few times I could not distinguish the two main characters from each other due to the long hair and similar garments)
The story really deserves some attention. Honestly, it is not for everyone. It’s ... mainly base around theology and existentialism, and also some interesting eastern philosophies about the creation of the world and the balance of things. So, yeah, if you are not interested in the subject you will find the plot mediocre at best. If you have some basic knowledge or even the tendency to be curious about some things, I believe you will get mind-blown. The impact I can compare this piece of art to is the impact I got with Ergo Proxy and all the philosophy there. The topics vary: immortality, creation, knowledge – all you can think of among these fields. I found the story very intriguing to the point I decided to actually write I review.
The characters are also interesting. Sadly not all of them. But at least the main characters deserve some attention and are well-developed based on their traits. Apollo is the one who is the most contradicting but if we stick to the nature of the actual god, he is perfect. I liked a great deal the taste of order in the chaotic way of thinking of gods. It is well-balanced between the idea that humans cannot comprehend gods and also that gods cannot comprehend humans. The essence of the whole story is in that balance.
I do not recommend this to anyone. But to everyone who is intrigued by philosophy – you may find a little diamond for thought in this particular work although it will still leave you wondering…

[Forgive me for my messy-ness.. >< My first time writing a review on Myanimelist ;w;]

Here we go!:

Aki did a very, very good job on this series. However, I wouldn't recommend Olimpos to readers who are new to Aki's works.

Cons: Why? This series is extremely confusing to readers who aren't used to Aki's storytelling style. For instance, many readers complained how the plot was confusing and strange. But for other readers, like me, who have had experience reading works of Aki understood it fine. So the only way for one to understand the plot is to either read a lot of Aki/ get used to her ... style or pay an extraordinary attention to the details. [hint: pay more attention to Apollo and hades' dialogs; they help a lot :D]

Another problem I need to address is "overly girly looking" guys. |||OTL There's also been a lot of complaints from readers saying that the guys are almost indistinguishable between females. I have to agree with this actually, though I really liked their designs... lol

Also, Olimpos need more background in the panels Oo' Even though the character designs are well-drawn, it can't be an excuse for so many empty/white backgrounds ^^'

Pros: The art is awesome-sauce [besides the background and character design problem]. So I have to say, Olimpos is the most detailed and proportionally accurate manga I've ever read. So if you're the type of person who obsesses over art in a manga, this is for you.

Aki did a very good job researching. Most of the mythological and historical information stated are actually accurate. [usually in many manga the author would twist historical information to fit their story] Also, her choice of using Ganymede as a main character is surprising [in a good way] since Ganymede's abduction isn't exactly a popular story...

Overall: Confusing, strange, detailed, beautiful, and a work of art. This can be either a light reading as Aki had suggested, or it can be pretty serious. Just keep in mind that all the scenes and dialogs aren't there for no reason, so pay attention to everything while reading if you want to actually understand the manga.

Thank you for reading and I hope this'll help orz...

Olympos is a very interesting manga, the best word to describe it is "original". Being only 2 volumes long, it really doesn't leave a whole lot of room for the development of characters and story, but i had a hard time putting it down none the less. I'm not a big fan of mythology, but this certainly took an interesting viewpoint on the matter. If nothing else this manga should be credited for its absolutely beautiful artwork and characters. At first, i was positive that both Ganymede and Apollo were of the female persuasion....when their gender was clarified, i decided they could be equally ... beautiful men as they were women lol

I didn't dislike the premise of this story, but it lacked focus and direction. To be fair, it was a story about bored gods who lacked focus and direction....but, the impression that I got was that the author either lost interest in the story or did not have a clear plan on mind of how she wanted the story to progress and resolve. The first few chapters were interesting to me, but then it started to feel stagnant.

The characters were *beautifully* rendered, and one can only wish that the same attention to detail was given to the background illustrations. The only background throughout a good ... portion of the story is just a mass of flowers petals and a vague suggestion of Grecian ruins. Yes, most of the story takes place in a garden with a field of flowers, but according to story, this imaginary place is supposed to be beautiful, not indistinct and monotonous.

I read this manga long ago,but I couldn't stop thinking about it,so I decided to write this review to help other people...
This manga is one of the rare manga that I really liked,because I don't read manga much. I prefer anime...
Story of this manga is Great,I find it really unique. Everybody who loves Greek Mythology should read this,I mean it's just perfect. Greek Gods are main Characters here and Hades is sarcastic one,just hilarious.
Art is Great,too. I don't have much to say about art,it's just good one. Characters are nice looking and other things are good.
I enjoyed when I read this manga,I read it ... in one day,I just couldn't stop reading it. I like it and I think that everybody who loves mythology and good story will enjoy spending time reading Olimpos.
I wish someday they make anime/OVA fallowing this manga,it would be great.

Probably one of the most interesting interpretations of the greek gods and myths. It has such an interesting concept and explores it so well in it's short amount of chapters. It leaves you feeling satisfied with the world building and characters, but also there is still some questions unresolved in which allows enough for the audience to interpret for themselves which leaves a lingering impression. The story begins with a lot of hopelessness as the main character has the odds staked against him, it's almost nihilistic. However, the main characters strong personality and resilience makes it so the story isn't as depressing as it could ... have been.

The plot may be the weakest, as there isn't much of a plot. As I said before it's more exploring the concepts it brings up rather than the characters striving for a goal. Especially in the beginning in which chapters had their own self-contained arcs rather than overarching plot lines, following mostly the same characters. However, even with this short plot lines, they are important to the world building and the writing is really good. In the later chapters there are longer arcs which take more chapters to resolve. So maybe it isn't for everyone. However, I enjoyed how the story came to its conclusion, and again it has one of the most unique interpretations of these old gods.

The life of the gods is eternal and in the immense eternity of their existence they have to make time to not get bored. What activities do they do to not get bored? What are the thoughts and worries that keep them busy? Is there anything that makes sense?

The first thing that strikes me about the manga is its art, I admit that I started reading it thinking "What a pretty girl" and then I exclaimed "Ahh! it's a boy" hahaha. Really the manga has very nice designs, at the beginning it is hard to differentiate the characters, however, you will recognize them all ... without problems.

As for the story, I consider that this manga does not intend to tell a story, but to capture certain concepts and issues. When reading the first chapters you will be very confused and you will wonder what is going on? Where is this going? and in fact the story does not follow a course, the characters interact with each other, raising doubts and without reaching any answer, there you will have, as a reader, to look for the answers. On the other hand, there is no character development, maybe only Apollo, I think he is carried in a good way and opens good questions, however, his disinterested attitude can become tiring to the viewer.

In conclusion, I recommend reading this manga, because although it has no great pretensions, thanks to its short length and its beautiful illustrations it manages to be interesting and entertaining, if it had been longer, I would not recommend it.