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Synonyms: Plus Anima, Parallel +Anima

Japanese: +ANIMA

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 10

Chapters: 59

Status: Finished

Published: Dec 27, 1999 to Jan 27, 2005

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy

Demographic: Shounen

Serialization: Dengeki Comic Gao!

Authors: Mukai, Natsumi (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.66¹ (scored by 10,656 users)

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Ranked: #1963²

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Popularity: #857

Members: 21,211

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Ranked #1963Popularity #857Members 21,211

MangaDengeki Comic Gao!Mukai, Natsumi (Story & Art)

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+Anima are rare and mysterious human-like beings capable of transforming their body into the form of an animal, but they are ostracised from society by humans. Cooro, a young orphaned +Anima with the abilities of a crow, struggles to find acceptance and belonging. Having been found on a church altar as a baby, he knows little of his origins and his species despite the poor reputation they receive. Thus, he resolves to search for more of his kind.

Together with his newfound companions—Husky, Nana Alba, and Senri—Cooro embarks on a quest to meet other outcasts and discover their place in an unforgiving world. As the bond between the four +Anima grows to become unbreakable throughout their travels, a sense of adventure seems everlasting. However, the group soon realizes that finding somewhere to belong might prove more challenging than previously anticipated.

+Anima follows the hardships and adventures of Cooro and his friends as they learn of the difficulties and prejudice experienced by their kin.

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+Anima was licensed by Tokyopop in the United States and Canada, publishing an English translation of the series from May 9, 2006 to December 9, 2008. Madman Entertainment licensed the manga in Australia and New Zealand.

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Cooro

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Senri

Main

Husky

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Alba, Nana

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Rose

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Lyra

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Riiya

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Pinion

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Brighton, Marca

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Shi, Mukara

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Apr 2, 2021

mikudaisukii

Recommended

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

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Oct 26, 2020

marcos813

Mixed Feelings

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 ...

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Jul 23, 2009

Tatsumaki

Not Recommended

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

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