Alternative TitlesEnglish: 07-Ghost Synonyms: 07 Ghost, seven ghost, 7 ghosts, the seven ghosts, 07=ghost Japanese: セブン＝ゴースト
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Type: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: Nov 25, 2005 to ?
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SynopsisBarsburg Empire's Military Academy has always been known for training the elite with potential to become superb soldiers who won't bring shame to the name of the empire. The students of the special program freely utilize an ability called "zaiphon" to fight... Everyone's capabilities are different, and in many cases, reflect their nature.
However, not everything is what it seems, and nothing will be the same for Teito Klein after passing the last exam...
Source: Timcanpi |
Related MangaAdaptation: 07-Ghost
Alternative version: 07-Ghost Pilot
Side story: 07-Ghost Children
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IceAndCream
50 of 62 people found this review helpful
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60 of ? chapters read
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For a manga with such an epic scale, it receives surprisingly little attention. What fanbase it has is highly loyal; but it deserves to be larger.
In a fantasy-Germanic world, the Imperial Army vies with the Pope for power in the land. Caught in the middle is everyone else: the aristocracy, slaves, soldiers, and priests. Filled with gothic themes, skeletons and scythes, animal-machine hybrid airships, and magical fighting techniques, the great cathedral bears over them all.
Teito Klein has been attending military academy for several years. One of the fighting techniques used there is a natural-born "magical" skill called "zaiphon," cast via written word, of which Teito is very skilled. Teito was a slave before the academy's chairman discovered him and sponsored him as a student there. He had no memories of his childhood before becoming a slave. However, on the eve of his graduation from the academy, his memories of his earliest years suddenly surface, and he remembers his father...and how his father was brutally murdered. He promptly smashes his future as an army officer by attacking senior officer Ayanami, the one who killed his father. The attack lands him in prison. His one and only friend Mikage helps him jailbreak, and Teito is given sanctuary by the Bishops of the great Barsburg Cathedral. But it turns out that the Army wants Teito back, but it's not because of his attack or escape...
Though Teito is a master at fighting techniques, he still has many vulnerabilities and insecurities. His years as a slave killed his emotion and taught him to distrust everyone. Both the social stigma of being a slave and his cold exterior prevented others from making friends with him at the academy. Mikage was the only one who dove in and tried to make friends with him. But Teito still had to learn to appreciate and accept his friendship. And as far as Teito knows, he has no living family. Whenever scraps of his memory surfaces, he tries desperately to learn more about them. When the official history states that his father was dishonorable, Teito is impelled to dig deeper to find the truth.
07 Ghost feels unique in how it treats its strong pseudo-Catholic religious theme. Many, if not most, manga paint religious orders in a negative light; as repressive and totalitarian, turning normal people into brainwashed believers. Priests are shams and hypocrites, and practicers of evil. But this one doesn't. Religion is treated as a central and cherished part of this world. The clergy for the most part are honest, well-meaning people (though like Teito, I find Bishop Frau's interest in porn a bit disturbing).
For much of the main story (so far), Teito lives at the cathedral. An enormous structure, it houses innumerable nuns, bishops and priests, students of the church, and those seeking sanctuary. The three Bishops that become Teito's mentors are the dashing playboy Frau, the glasses-wearing puppet-maker Castor, and the bishie gardener/herbalist, Labrador. These three seem like fairly normal people at first, but it's not long before we discover they are unlike anyone else Teito has encountered before. And that is because the evil they are assigned to battle is greater than Teito could have imagined....
Surrounding the cathedral are seven giant statues shaped as seven grim reapers (the 7 "ghosts" of the title). They portray the seven beings sent from heaven to contain a great evil. And it seems those seven still roam the earth as frightening guardians of good.
Okay, now to more nitty grittys:
The art is gorgeous. The style is well chosen for the gothic themes, and the epic scale of high cathedral vaults. The art is more stylized than realistic. It combines fine lines and energetic style with heavy contrasts and a sort of "shiny" look, like a polished limousine. And the skeletal figures of the ghosts wrapped in funereal cloaks, and Kor wings are frighteningly beautiful. And I love the costumes. The military uniforms are very cool. Teito's costume switch from the white rags to the tidy uniform of a church student almost symbolizes his move from shattered confusion to resolve for the future. And I love the church clothes, particularly the student clothes: flowing, crisp and white, and--dare I say--sexy. And the Bishops' switch from white clerical robes to hot black leather suits when they have to work on their "side job."
One more reason to buy the real printed manga, is that lots of the beautiful subtleties in the art show up much better on paper.
The characters are very likeable. Teito's tragic past is enough to pull at the heartstrings of any female reader (***this manga is definitely geared at a female audience; I'm not sure how much male readers will enjoy it***). Combined with the mystery of his past and present, his awesome battle skill and sassy-cute looks, ya gotta love him. The Bishops are each unique and interesting, though it takes us a lot longer to find out the truth behind their pasts. We get to know a few other characters. Though the entire cast in 07 Ghost is pretty large, we only get intimately involved with a few.
The pacing is good. Even though events happen that make you think "The story is gonna die after this!" things keep picking back up, and stay interesting. Time moves along, and settings change, and some characters we fall in love with, we must later part from. And it hurts. But that's the way life is. And that's why 60+ chapters later, the story stays strong.
Now, there are a few plotlines that are heavy, and hard to understand. It means that you will probably have to read some chapters over, if not the whole series, to keep things straight. But I've actually enjoyed that. It would be worth it just for the art, but ten times more so because the story is interesting enough that you can read it several times without getting bored. I've read the first chapter innumerable times already.
This was probably the most confusing plot point, and I had to read things through several times before I finally figured it out: Teito's earliest memories are of the Father, and also of his father. I couldn't figure out why there were two fathers, and which was which, until I realized that one was his actual father, while the other was a Father (priest). Also the nature of the Seven Ghost, the Kor, and the Warsphile are a bit hard to understand, since you have to read several chapters to get a complete picture of them.
The chapter numbering is a bit odd. It sometimes repeats and sometimes skips numbers. It's intentional, but I'm not sure why.
Note on the anime: I have to say I was pretty disappointed in it. It was decent, but nowhere near as well-crafted as the manga. Most of the storyline was drawn from the manga, but the ending was artificial, and the art and production quality was very poor. So if you've seen the anime already and didn't like it, don't judge the manga by the anime! And if you liked the anime, I hope the manga will blow you away.
I've only just lightly touched on the content in 07 Ghost. So if you like what you've read, take a peek, and enjoy! read more
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blee2
32 of 69 people found this review helpful
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Great! It will get confusing at times, but just read over those pages again. Trust me, once you get it, this manga is worth it! The story sucks you right in, the art makes everyone look good ^_^, the characters are.... deep? That sounds right. The characters are deep, and I got so much enjoyment my eyes hurt. Read it now!
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Both the characters are warped, considered keys of somesort to help reach their goals/others goals, are protected/in a similiar situation with a sort of contractor, and have dark pastses.
Complex fantasy mysteries set in well-crafted worlds. Great art, leaning toward the gothic. Action. Amnesia. Bishounen. Dangerous friendships. And a healthy mix of comedy and tragedy.
Both mangas create a rather suspenseful atmosphere with random comedy brought in everywhere. They all have strong friendship bonds and have many situations which urge you to read on.
...Personally I just think these two genres fit well with each other since all of my friends which read Pandora Hearts enjoyed 07 Ghost (real reason)
Also both characters become involved with their past which gradually builds the lead of the story. Teito is fighting to regain his memories and Oz and Alice receive shock and confusion from their memories...in a way....
In any case 07 Ghost is highly recommended.
Both 07-Ghost and Pandora Hearts have the same feeling when you first read it. The main chara Oz Vessalius and Teito Klein has become the target of the antagonist chara.
And both of the main chara "searching for the truth behind the past memories".
Somehow the art is look similar. Read it!
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They really remind me of each other. Kors/Akuma... little orphan Teito/little orphan Allen... the church and order... They just really fit with the feeling of each.
Both titles have a protagonist who holds a powerful force ( Allen Walker from D. Gray-man with his Innocence and Teito Klein with the Eye of Mikhail from 07- Ghost )
They have both lost their father figure and they do not retain a great deal of memories from their past.
The enemies are slightly similar, with the Akuma from D.Gray-man being able to evolve after killing so many humans, while the Kor from 07- Ghost evolve into a more powerful being after granting three wishes to a human.
There is a heavy emphasis on the power of God in both series, albeit in different ways and different deities, but reading through one and then the other, you can't help but get an overall feeling that they share many similarities.
Both main characters are Orphans, Have a special power, and care deeply for there friends.
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