Spider-Man: Itsuwari no Aka
Spider-Man: Fake Red

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For me personally this is a 10/10. Realistically though, not so much. It's a sadly very short but great story about a looser who is only good at rock climbing who finds Spider-Man's suit in an alley and he now is stuck with the consequences that come with wearing that costume even though he has no powers. The characters are decently written considering how shortlived the series was and it just shows while reading that this was not supposed to be it. Sadly though it's all we got. I saw people calling this story a Spider-Verse ripoff but I couldn't disagree more. The message in ... Spider-Verse was it's not about who wears the mask, but this manga clearly cares and shows how important the person behind the mask is. All in all though this manga is pretty good for a short read so give it a try if this piqued your interest

»Fake Red« is a Spidey story asking »What if Spider-Man is not Spider-Man« and by doing so, creating one of — if not — the best Spidey story ever! It is a brilliant character study, going to the heart of what makes Spider-Man. The Spider-Verse movies explore a similar idea of: everyone can wear the mask, what counts is how you wear it.

The characters are all well written, but I think the series deserves more volumes and a longer runtime would have also benefited the characters to develop deeper. And even though the series got cancelled, as far as I’m concerned, I desperately hope ... the story will continue some day.

As a fan of Spider-man and manga/anime in general, the very short run that this series got was very disappointing, as it feels like it never really got the chance it deserved and was really cancelled just as it was getting started.
The art is great, and the new characters, while somewhat plain, had the potential to develop much more down the line. The first (and only) volume was a pretty standard origin story, and it's a damn shame that it'll never go past this. Had the series continued, I imagine it could have been something much bigger and better, but as it stands with ... all that was released, it's sadly really just mediocre as a standalone story. I can't recommend reading it unless you're a diehard Spider-man fan or just want to be left wanting more that will never come