Ranked #268

Sand Chronicles (Manga)

More people should read this manga.There are many reasons to do it :)
At this point,i have read all 10 volumes of Sand Chronicles,realesed in Italy.
This manga became one of my favorite from the start though :)

Story:The story is about the life from a young girl,named An.It is basically a drama-romance,and after all other genres.An,in the start of the story,visits with her mother the village she was born.Her parents was just devorced.An's life gets an unexpectable turn after her mother commits suicide and leaves her alone.The same moment though,she meets her first friends,and the love of her life.An grows up a bit more in each chapter-season.
The other characters,play important roles in the story too.The manga,is written like a diary,with memories from each season from An's life since she was 12.At the end of volume 8 ,there is basically the end of the manga.In the last 2 volumes,the author decided to write and draw all the missing facts,and everything a fan would have questions for,the past,other character's stories in the meanwhile,the future,etc.
Basically,the story is so sweet,that warms you up,and many times came tears to my eyes :P

Art:The art is just spectacular,shoujo artwork,with very detailed eyes and hair. I haven't seen many better that this.

Character:The main characters are 4:An,Daigo,Fuji and Shiika. An is teh protagonist,as i said before,and Daigo is her first friend and her first love.He promises that he will protect her after what happened with her mother,and their love grows up fast,and never gets destroyed.Fuji ,is afriend of An and Daigo,a rich guy that they met when they first time went to work in his villa,and Shiika is his sister,one year younger that the others.Fuji is attracted to An,and a lot of problems coming up...Everyone's life is a bit messed up too :P

Enjoyment:A 10,is a 10.You can't stop reading this manga,it gives you so many feelings together.And,the story is not like every other shoujo out there.It's special.

Recommended,read it now if you ar einto genre like that and not :P read more

This manga brings you through the lives of four children. While reading, you can almost feel the emotions that the characters are feeling. This manga isn't a lovey-dovey manga where everything just works out. The mangaka shows you the harsh reality that is life and makes you ask for more. This is a manga that you shouldn't miss reading.

Story: 9/10
At first glance, the manga seems like just any other shoujo manga. As you read on though, the development is quite original. The story is quite believable and could very well happen in real life. The way the mangaka makes it resemble reality was very effective.

Art: 7/10
I admit, the art isn't the best out there. It is, however, decent compared to other (shoujo) mangas.

Character 10/10
This is the part that I loved most about Sand Chronicles. The character development was amazing. The mangaka was able to dig deeply into the past of all four characters while at the same time progressing on in the storyline. The flashbacks were keep short and simple and in no way hinder the story. Instead, the author showed that the pain from the past doesn't go away until you let it go. I was captured by Ann's endurance, Fuji's fake cool exterior, Daigo's indecisiveness, and Ann's persistence.

What I loved most was how the mangaka didn't make the characters weak and dependent. They all had painful and sad times, but they got over it. The characters didn't need to depend on anyone or anything. Their personalities were real.

Enjoyment 10/10
I really enjoyed this manga and I endulged myself into the storyline. It showed the ups and downs in life. It is certainly a manga worth reading.

Overall 10/10
I love this manga.

I hope you'll at least read into chapters 3-4 before judging it. It really is an amazing manga. One that you really shouldn't miss out on reading. read more