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Hello! So, this is my first time writing a review ever... like... ever, so please don't judge me if I sound really unprofessional, however, there's a first for everything, right? Anyway, enough stalling, let's get into the review for the manga... +Anima!
Also, one thing I'd like to let you know before you read this review, this will contain NO spoilers, so you can feel free to read this if you want a spoiler-free review.
Another thing, this manga is pretty old, and I don't know if anyone is really interested in this manga anymore, but I was bored and I wanted something to do regarding writing ... lol. Anyway, enough stalling...

First, let's talk about the story. In my opinion, the story for +Anima was pretty unique and refreshing. I do think it was pretty basic, and perhaps could have been fleshed out a little bit more, however, the almost slice of life feeling the story has about actually makes for a very enjoyable story throughout. So, no matter the adventure (or misadventure), I was always having fun reading this manga.

Second of all is the art, now, I myself am and artist, so stories will amazing artwork will often catch my eye, and I personally love the art style of this series. It just feels nice and the +Animas' animal characteristics really fit and feel like they actually belong on the characters. I also find it comedic that a lot of the boy characters kinda look like girls, however that's pretty common in anime/manga.

Next is the characters and their development. And honestly, I do really like the main cast of characters, they're all unique and different and they all have little quirks about them that make them more enjoyable to read about. However, I do think that a lot of the characters didn't really go through any major development throughout the story, they all kind of stayed the same and their personalities barely matured. However, for some reason I don't think that's really a bad thing in their cases, as they're all enjoyable on their own.

Third of all is the overall enjoyment of the manga. Honestly there were parts where I wasn't having the most fun following Cooro and his group of quirky +Anima friends, but for the most part I had a great time no matter what random sub-plot they got roped into. I personally really enjoyed reading all 10 +Anima manga.


Overall, in my opinion, this was a refreshing, fun, and entertaining story to read, and I think you will enjoy it as well, as long as you consider the pros and cons I listed above. But otherwise, thank you for reading all the way through my first ever anime review, and hopefully enjoy reading +Anima.
-Dokilita

Personally, I think MAL reviewers give 10s too easily, and I by that I don't think this manga is bad, but it isn't perfect either.

Story: A straight-forward adventure that focuses too much on the characters and their growth, but little on conflicts, or at the very least, a main antagonistic force that drives the story forward. Of course, not all mangas have to follow the same formula of "Evil overlord wants to govern the world and our young cast of heroes have to defeat him", but by the way this manga is handled, it resembles the slice-of-life genre. This makes the adventure quite boring ... and sluggish to go through, as the only thing that may make you stay to the finish line is, of course, the main characters. There's only one big incognita in this manga that you can look forward to, so from beggining to end the plot never gets complicated or deep, or in other words, interesting. A cute,straight forward and heart-warming adventure that progresses fast.

Art: Cutesy artstyle that resembles the typical shoujo manga, it looks good and makes the characters take the spotlight over anything else. The backgrounds are just fine, they're not bad and they're not amazing either.

Character: The main positive point of this manga, the characters are full of life and have good quimic with each others. Their character traits are fine, not too annoying or not-understandable. They act pretty much like a child their age would, of course taking into acount the fantasy aspect of the world. In the little amount of chapters this manga has, you get to care for the main cast and their problems.

Enjoyment: Taking into account what has been said, this manga can get boring really fast, the plot is nothing special, so the main point of enjoyment are the character interactions and the world building of this fantasy world where the +Anima live.

Overall, a cute manga with heart-warming moments that will either bore you to death or catch your attention. I don't think after finishing it you will be a die hard fan or a die hard hater of this work.

Well, It had such a good concept, but it was so disappointing. There's no direct conflect or objective, and it all seems to lack in action. The whole itself was too short and the chapters were too long. It seems at the end they're right back where they started just so the author has an excuse to do some other manga. I'd say it's more suited for kids