Ranked #455

Ran to Haiiro no Sekai (Manga)

This story has great potential and even after two chapters is worthy of your attention.
At heart,its how a brother and sister cope in family ,thats far from the norm.oh the fact,that the mother and sister are magic users only complicates matters. this is really one of those mangas , your going to grow to love.

Well wasn’t this the most unexpected delight?

Ran To Haiiro No Sekai is about the many adventures of a very charming little girl who kinda just wants to grow up. And yes, it does have the fantasy tag, but it is not a fantasy journey. It also has the supernatural tag, but I can guarantee it's not that kind of journey either.

No, this is about Ran. And that’s just about how serious it gets.

This manga is refreshing. In fact, not only is it refreshing, it honestly just feels different from other manga. Allow me to explain: after chapter one, you can pretty much tell that it’s going to be absolutely remarkable. The mangaka keeps a keen eye on the level of intensity and it’s atmosphere, making sure it always feels like an intangible, whimsical, airy, light story. And it’s nicely planned, leaving some things unexplained for awhile only to increase shock value, and other times, prioritizing the order of events (of course, to give the reader the best experience). Despite how light this manga is, it’s pretty smart at being able to be so effective and memorable on any reader. Many things are hinted at (so that your subconsciousness picks up on it), rather than actually facing any topics head on...something I’ve never seen done in a manga before. You always feel like you get what's going on, even though the manga has never really done any formal introductions.

The characters, too, are superb, and within the limited amount of chapters, they all have been expanded greatly on. At first, it may seem like there are stock characters, however, that idea pulls a whole 180 and begins to develop even the one’s we’ve seen little of. There are even some scenes just put in there for the sake of the character development. Extremely impressive, and even more so once you factor in the part where there’s currently only three volumes.

The art is something I must touch upon, although I usually do not consider this part of my scoring. Just like the pacing and narration, it feels just so, so different. Part of it feels like Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy --retro, almost childish (I cannot help but compare Jin). Part of it feels like a manhwa --detailed lips, eyes, hair, and an overall ‘different’ nature to it. And then, there’s the ‘rule of thirds’. If you flip a person’s picture horizontally, it looks so different to the human eye, right? That’s how the art feels. Sure, it’s very pretty (whimsical too, just like the atmosphere), but it’s aberration is definitely something hard to figure out.

So in general, it is a great manga, with even greater potential. This is something super original and fresh, and if it continues improving from here, I can only see it becoming the next 'best thing'. All of the characters are such a breath of fresh air, you can’t help but have favourites. The only complaint I have for it, is the fact that Ran often gets herself in some...undesirable situations for her true age. However, this can be easily overlooked. So as of right now, I’m going to give it a 9.0 / 10.0 for it’s outstanding amount of creativity, uniqueness, and for being so well rounded. This is a manga I can see anyone coming to adore greatly, so definitely check it out sometime.

★★★★★★★★★☆
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