Jul 28, 2020
I haven't played the game of Gravity Daze 2 so I'm not sure exactly how this manga ties in. On its own it was a short adventure that while very reactive story-wise and lacking much character depth, was enjoyable enough given its decent art and likable if generic main character.
The Gravity Daze 2 manga follows gravity user Kitten as she is separated from and then tries to re-unite with her friend Kurou. The plot of the manga is basically just Kitten reacting to things that happen to her, one after another. Because of this, the story never gets boring but it is also not too
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satisfying. The powerups Kitten gets in various fights are not explained very well and seem sudden and undeserved (maybe they make more sense to those who have played the game). The ending is not a cliffhanger but not very definitive.
The only character who gets a lot of focus is Kitten, and she is a classic protagonist: courageous, kind, and direct. The supporting cast was passable but maybe too large for such a short manga. The sparse character growth that happened in the story was limited to a couple of side characters and felt more like realizations about other's feelings than the character themselves putting in effort to change. I liked the character designs for Kitten and Kurou, but many of the side cast or background characters did not have enough detail put into differentiating their faces or expressions.
Overall I thought the art was pretty good. Most of the fight scenes were dynamic and well drawn, outside of a few where - partly due to the art and partly due to the nature of the abilities - it was difficult to visualize exactly what was happening. The overarching complaint I do have is that details were often skimpy: the backgrounds, while not too sparse, were usually generic and not too impressive. Furthermore, the artist frequently deliberately avoided drawing eyes even when I thought it didn't fit the page too well.
Being only 2 volumes it was a pretty short and relatively enjoyable read, which I imagine would be more satisfying for fans of the game.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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