Ranked #949

Magico (Manga)

2 different views. Because this is apparently a shounen, but shoujo readers would enjoy it more. So my point as a shounen and my point as a shoujo.

Holy cow.....this manga is intense Shoujo even though it is suppose to be SHOUNEN, but apparently the mangaka failed. Anyway, this manga has everything a shoujo manga has and apparently does not have have what a shounen manga needs.
It has romance, comedy-ish and cheesy parts. But has fantasy and action.

As a shounen romance reader.

Story: Story is basically okay, but it does go by pretty fast. Which tend to bug me and possible many boy readers out there.

Emma a girl who has the Echidna in her which is some sort of curse, than a boy who apparently loved her since childhood, is also apparently one of the strongest mages around the world comes and knows this ritual to get rid of Echidna.

Most boys at first chapter or first few pages turn it down and I see why. The first chapter includes the main male character, Shion to ask Emma, the main female character to marry him. Obviously this would end for a boy.
As story continues, it's basically most shoujo and most of the ritual didn't involve much ''fighting'' fights are short and and the 2nd characters don't get much introduction nor do they get much well anything. If there is a problem. BAM! MAGIC! Problem solved.

It also is a problem as Shounen manga should have a basic story and point for them to get into. The fights are too short, barely any other character developments and the comedy isn't that funny as it mostly involves around the 2 protagonists well later on in the series anyway.

Too much romance you can say, most boys would like their manga with the less romance possible in a romance, shounen manga. But this manga has so much romance moments, I wondered what was the Mangaka doing when he or she was making a romance and shounen manga.

ART: Omg that art is so, I mean they're 16 or something and they look like 10!
Anyway the other than that art is nice, detailed enough and etc.

Characters:
The 4 mains. Acts like you could say ''a family'' which apparently can be a huge factor to the shoujo people but not so much for the shounen people.

At the first few chapters they have lots of comedy in them, boys would approve of this, Comedy is usually what would keep the boys for a manga. Especially for the character Anise, Anise was a funny character she showed a lot, but as the story continued I barely see her personality and etc. Really I was sad to see how they showed her less. I really liked her ''Big sister'' personality.

Enjoyment:
I really I mean really enjoyed it a lot in the beginning, but gave up on the shounen , basically around I think chapter 19 may have been sort of a enjoyment, with a certain characters power.
But I guess most boys would read 10 chapters and just quit.

Overall:
It's a great series and all. But I'm a girl. For boys would say that it lacked everything in the end and they would just quit. So in a overall as a shounen reader I would base it as a 6 or go lower than that

As a Shoujo romance reader. Omg the shortness of this one.

Story:
People as a romance manga. Let me tell you something, I have never seen a fail, why? A romance has the to be one of the easiest thing you could write out there. You could write a cliché story in a website and have the top story in there.
In story wise I have to say as a shoujo romance reader, generally very interesting. You love every moment of the romance, it's cute, even the guy character.
And do I need to continue?

Art:
Art is ADORABLE, MOE, KAWAII and that's what a fan girl would say. But I'm not a fan-girl. So I would say, very nice, I could practically say sort of chibi style.

Character:
The relation between Shion and Emma(2 of the mains) is just something to love. In fact all the characters are just something to love, well some begin more annoying than others. But you begin to love them afterwards.

Enjoyment:
For all the females who enjoy shoujo, romance and adorable. You are not going to like it, you are going to love it. I love it for the romance, not because of the fights. Fights are the least thing to love, but most fan-girls would say. It suits it, because of the speed of the manga.

Overall:
In overall any fan-girl that reads romance would call it a a great manga and go over 8 or so. But I chosed a 7.

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I was bored so picked up this manga because a lot of ppl were praising it. TBH, I don't see it as an out of ordinary shounen, if anything it gives me a feeling of shounen written for girls. The story reminds of Dragon ball, where the mage named Shion and his wife Emma have to obtain some objects, spells and rituals to surpress a power in her. They leave for a journey to search for these obejects et al, they encounter friends, enemies and some ppl who become travelling companions. The journey and the events related to obtaining of certain thing are very short, usually 3 chps. Thus some of secondary charcters don't have big character developlments, though I would have liked to see them again. Another thing that sort of made me irritated was, that there wasn't enough conflict shown between the characters. The fights were short and nothing spectcular, the mage keeps defeating and obtaining objects without mcuh hinderanece. If there is a problem, it is solved quickly and easily, like his magic running out because he used it too much.

Story 5- The story is fast paced that it makes me question what really the big picture is. The main characters' goal is to surpress Emma's ekidona (rare dark magic capable of destryoing the world), but the speed and facility they achieve their 'subgoals', it makes me think that there is something bigger to be revealed. Also the appearances/encounters with the secondary characters are very short, so it makes me think that they will also return with a bigger role. Or at least I hope so, because that would be the only reason for the story to be interesting.The story feels episodic, with the objective being the acquisition of a new thing and the supression of ekidona tying them together. Also bc of other characters they help along the way, giving them their own happy endings.

Art 7- It's average and detailed enough in important scenes. There are very few close up shots of characters, fights or anything else that could be considered important.

Character 6- I liked the characters in the beginning because they were funny, especially the cat, Anise. But as the series progresses, they r not as funny or spontaneous. I think that the one of the saving grace of the manga was the characters and their quirky characteristics. But they're just becoming bland now for me.

Enjoyment 6- I enjoyed it somewhat in the beginning and thought it would continue to get better, thus I will be able to enjoy it more. But it was the opposite, so I'm giving it a 6 based on the earlier chps (up until 8).

Overall 6- I really don't understand the reason for its popularity, it's average for at best. It's certainly not set apart from other shounens with its sotry or concept. But to each their own.

I will continue to read this manga, though will not look forward to new chp releases, with each mini 'episodic arch' the ending for them is predictable. read more