Alternative TitlesJapanese: フリージング
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Type: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: Jan 27, 2007 to ?
StatisticsScore: 7.781 (scored by 6831 users)
Ranked: #18292
Popularity: #99
Members: 13,649
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SynopsisSet in a slightly futuristic world where Earth has been invaded and is at war with aliens from another dimension called the Nova, the story follows the adventures of a Japanese boy named Kazuya Aoi who enrolls for training at a special school for genetically modified girls called Pandoras who battle the aliens, and their male partners, called Limiters, who use a special power called "freezing" to limit their opponent's mobility. The protagonist makes the acquaintance of an unusual older girl named Satellizer el Bridget who appears to be the most powerful Pandora in her class, but has not yet chosen a male partner to be her Limiter, and in spite of the warnings of all his friends, he decides to be her Limiter. |
Related MangaSpin-off: Freezing: First Chronicle, Freezing: Zero, Freezing: Pair Love Stories
Adaptation: Freezing Vibration, Freezing
Other: Freezing Second Season Promotion Comic
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Livesordies
68 of 92 people found this review helpful
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30 of ? chapters read
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Judging by the cover art for each volume, one might assume that Freezing is a series comprised of martial arts, romance, and a touch of ecchi. Even the first few chapters might mislead you into thinking that this manga is apart of the all too common genre starring a plucky hero who somehow manages to be surrounded by nothing but beautiful girls willing to fight to the ends of the world, all in the name of love. A genre where no matter how bad or one-sided a fight seems, the heroes always come out unscathed. However, Freezing is far from being a fighter-harem and at the same time is much more than that.
The truth is, plot-wise, Freezing is much darker than it appears to be. The premise of this story is that alien beings, known as Nova, have invaded Earth with the intent to annihilate mankind. In order to combat this threat humanity created a force of super powered individuals through human experimentation. But even though these select individuals are gifted with super powers, they aren’t invincible or exempt from anguish. On the contrary, most battles with the Nova end in heavy casualties for the good guys and no one is spared as even close friends and lovers become the victims of dismemberment and mangling. Novas aren’t the only bad guys showcased in Freezing either. Even humans prey on other humans as rape and sexual abuse are explored.
As far as art goes, the quality of art you find on the cover is exactly what you can expect inside the manga. The level of detail that goes into character design and texturing is very high. There isn’t really any panel where a body part looks disproportionate or the body looks oddly posed either. The background art is also really good in that the same amount of detail that goes into drawing the characters goes into designing the backgrounds. And the combat is really easy to follow too. Each fight scene can span multiple panels and even pages, just to illustrate one character dodging another character only to land one punch.
All in all, as of chapter thirty, Freezing leaves you with the impression of a very well drawn, mature seinen. The only downside so far has been that every now and then there is the unnecessarily intricate explanation of how each ability works. But this is common in almost all manga where martial arts are concerned. Other than that, the authors sort of seemed to pull a fast one with the gore and abuse as they will catch you off guard. The transition from the characters enjoying themselves into being brutalized can happen almost instantly, which further helps depict the fact that humanity is in a war for its survival. If this sounds like the kind of manga you’re looking for then I definitely recommend that you pick up a copy of Freezing and give it a shot.
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KingsofLeon
3 of 6 people found this review helpful
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120 of ? chapters read
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I figured that I would give my $0.02 on Freezing after catching up to the latest chapter, especially since the plot has thickened in the last 10-20 chapters. The initial setting that the reader is introduced to is our male lead Kazuya Aoi, who enrolls at West Genetics (think of it as a fancy synonym for high school) where he meets our female lead,Satellizer el Bridget. Anyway, the story originates from other worldly beings called 'Novas' that appear on Earth every 3 or so years and go on a rampage of destruction. Female warriors termed 'Pandoras' are the weapons to defend mankind.
Story - 7
It's not original, but it's not something that's been done enough to assume how it will unfold. My main gripe with the story is how much Pandora - Pandora conflict there is (although I understand that some of this conflict is necessary, I find some of it isn't). It seems that this type of conflict has a larger emphasis than the Nova - Pandora/human conflict that should be the greater concern. I find it silly that so much of the story line had to do with Pandoras fighting Pandoras. Other than that, I did say the plot is thickening so hopefully Dal Young surprises readers with some plot twists.
Art - 9
Kwang Hyun Kim actually does the art for the Freezing manga and it is quite good. Many characters get introduced rather quickly in the beginning to deepen the plot, but the detailed artwork helps you keep track of who's who. Also, the fights are quite 'busy' with lots of detail that could make it hard to follow, but the drawing and detail really clear up most of the confusing parts. Facial expressions are easy to read and when Pandoras/Limiters approach their limits it is definitive by looking at the detail on their bodies.
Character - 9
As I previously stated, many characters are introduced throughout the manga. Accompanying this is the amount of development made to all these supporting characters and it really keeps things interesting with the amount of politics and Pandora relationships being made. Strong development is made with both male and female leads as well early in the manga so that their relationship doesn't feel rushed/forced overall.
Enjoyment - 8
I have to say that watching the way the characters interact is interesting and fun, but the plot is steady for the most part with little deviancy. The stage is set for some interesting plot twists so I hope that comes through. The fight scenes are quite nice, but at times I feel that there is too much dialogue (mostly about personal beliefs, ideals, etc). Still, I found myself enjoying the different aspects of Freezing because it's not one dimensional, there's many sides to the characters and there's still questions to be answered.
Overall - 8
If you enjoy sci-fi/action mangas then Freezing should be something to consider. I can say that there's a pinch of Mecha, a good serving of Romance, and a generous dash of psychological drama. I believe there's quite a bit of potential in Freezing and since it is Dal Young's best work, I'm looking forward to the conclusion whenever that may be. If you're even somewhat interested, I suggest you check it out! Let me know how you like Freezing :) read more
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Both titles have females that form contracts with males in order to fight.
Contract between male and female. A lot of battles and some ecchi
Both require guys to make a contract with at least one fighting woman, and the main character in Freezing looks very similar to Tsukiumi from Sekirei. Definitely check out both of these
Both contain women who fight and have men who they use to strengthen them in some way through "contracts". They both contain a lot of sexual tendencies.
they both have to do with some average guy getting some really really hot chicks to fight for him although the story in this is still good... mostly
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Both Claymore and Freezing are in a world were female warriors accept flesh in their bodies to obtain powers strong enough to save mankind from "demons". Both female main characters are these warriors and, at first, cold and cruel towards everyone. The male main characters both believe that these girls are really kind and chose to help them. And the cruel warrior girls seem to loosen up and become more kind towards this guy.
Both have girls (Claymores/Pandora) fighting monsters (Youma/Nova). And not only that, both are part human part monster and both have limits/extents to which they can use that monster part of them to an extent. If you like one, you'll 100% like the other.
Why there aren't more people recommending claymore is beyond me. Be warned there are potential/insignificant spoilers that follow:
-A large number of girls who belong to an organization/school whose purpose is to defeat monsters/aliens.
-In order for these girls to match fighting ability they have to have the monsters/aliens DNA bonded to them
- If they use to much of the monster/alien power they will become a monster/aliens
-There are ranks of who is better and who is worse in the organization/school
-You have male lead who has is younger and has a strong emotional connection to the female lead
-You have a female lead who can tap into the alien/monster ability to a level the other girls cant/haven't yet.
-Both stories have technical fighting terminology
-Each high ranking girl has an ability they're significantly in tuned with
-Both have lots of bloody fighting
-A serious undertone
-A past/historical female who was the greatest of them all
Need I say more? Go read Claymore
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