Robotics;Notes: Revival Legacy

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Robotics;Notes:Revival Legacy is a manga based on the anime with the same name but it focus on Kona or Frau instead of Akiho at least it does in a way but it is worth to read? Let's start the review I will try to keep the review as much as spoiler free as I can also I would recommend you to watch the Robotics;Notes anime so the story can be more understandable.Like the synopsis says it's an alternate version of the story in anime and it focus on Frau as a deuteragonist and I think it's very good I mean the story is more fast ... paced than the anime which is obvious since it's only fifteen chapters but it give us a decent story and it has developed some things very good like kona's back story and her relationship with gunravell.While it is good as a story it is rushed in some points the end is the best example but it still to ruin the story for what it is. The art isn't something big but it still good.The characters are the best aspect of the manga we get development for the characters and the manga adds some extra info for them which is great.For example we learn why kai is obsessed with Killbalad,who is the purpouse of Kimijima Ko and las but not least we see Kona having great development during the story we get a more detailed backstory and we see more her view on the story so the characters were great.Robotics?Notes:Revival Legacy is an enjoyable manga yes it has it's problems but it is a good read I would reccomend it to to people who enjoyed the anime if they want more but I don't Know if I would reccomend it to people who hasn't seen the anime since it could be a bit confused for them.

Revival Legacy is one of the many pieces of Robotics;Notes side material and a fantastic supplement to the original visual novel.

By and large, it's a retelling of the first 7 chapters of the R;N VN from Frau's perspective with some minor divergences throughout. It's not incredibly ambitious and it doesn't add too much to the main story but if you loved Frau and you loved the Robotics;Notes cast, you'll love Revival Legacy too. Many of the character interactions you see in Revival Legacy never happened in the VN or any other iteration of the story. So it still ends up feeling very fresh and like ... a new story. Honestly, I think it's even better than the anime adaptation as a supplement, as low of a bar as that may be.

But if you have not read the Robotics;Notes visual novel prior to this, I can't really recommend Revival Legacy. But regardless, it's a funny, cute, and wholesome supplement to the VN.

GOD, I could go on for HOURS about this... adaptation? Spin-off? Honestly, it almost feels like an addendum or collection of footnotes considering how closely it follows the original story (for its first half). Oh, what this manga could have been if Shihira had a chance to finish it off. Or -- hell -- rewrite the original story in full! If he had a chance to use his FULL CREATIVE CONTROL. A TRUE VISIONARY. Instead, it got brutally axed around the midpoint and left a lot to be desired. Despite that, its a must-read for Frau fans.

"Revival Legacy" is more than just a retelling ... from Kona's perspective, though that is how a great majority of its chapters pan out. "Legacy" is a reimagining of "Robotics;Notes" with Kona as a member of the main cast much earlier on and a recharacterized Kai (the competitive, adrenaline-hungry gamer gets brought out a lot more). "Legacy" also features a recharacterized main villain. In the main story, they've always been cheesy regarding their motives, but the game-centric reasoning they give here feels more appropriate and builds them up as Kai's foil.

So much cut content... So. Much. It's painful to see what this manga could have been. Too bad only a niche few of us care enough about Frau to see an entire retelling based around her. Shihira's a good writer. Good concepts here. In my heart, it's a 10.