Alichino COULD have been amazing… but unfortunately it was never truly finished. It does say on MAL that it ended at 3 books, but it wasn't SUPPOSE to. There was still much more to the plot left on said. According to a website, the mangaka broke his drawing arm and the series was put on haitus… but maybe they just gave up on it.
However, it had great promise I thought. The artwork is absolutely stunning. If I got this series, though unfinished, it would be for the gorgeous character designs. Each one looks much different then the other, the mangaka paid great attention to detail.
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 Alternative TitlesJapanese: ALICHINO 〜アリキーノ〜 More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 3
Chapters: 17
Status: Finished
Published: Nov 1998 to May 2001
Demographic:
Shoujo
Serialization:
Eyes Authors:
Shurei, Kouyu (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #79332 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #4265
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Aug 21, 2009
The synopsis about 'beautiful creatures' and the stunning artwork on the cover gave me high hopes for this manga.
It's too bad I just can't seem to get into this story, even after reading it twice. I disliked the fact that the story starts of too slow, that it became boring. With a slow story like that, it' get's hard to find a likeable character. What I did like about this manga was the AMAZING artwork, however I'm afraid that's just not enough to make me buy the second volume. 
Feb 17, 2011
I'm in love with Kouyu Shurei's art. *_* I saw her art on the cover of Return to the Labyrinth, which I didn't read cause the inside wasn't nearly as pretty. XD And then I found Alichino at my library and it completed my soul. \(^O^)/ It's the greatest manga I have ever read. But I've heard rumors that it might not be continued, which destroys my soul. :(
Anyways, if you love extremely beautiful art and confusing but awesome storylines you should read this manga. =] 
Feb 24, 2022
Despite what many say about this manga, I really did enjoy it. The art is absolutely stunning and detailed and it's just something I personally really liked the most about this manga. However, it really did drag out details that didn't need to be in the story, mostly since there were parts of the story that immediately left me confused so it was hard to follow along. Worst part about the manga was that it ended just when things started getting more interesting, leaving me wanting more yet it just sadly never got the continuation it needed. I do believe it could've been much more
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May 22, 2015
I dropped this manga because the I felt like the story was talking about this big thing that's supposed to be kept secret from the reader. I know that keeping secrets from the reader can make for good plot twists, but if it's not a drawn-out action series, and it goes on for more than 5 chapters, it makes for an interest-losing device.
The eyes on the people bothered me. Everything was so detailed, but then the eyes just put everything out of whack. HUGE eyes does not make for a "beautiful" person. And a lot of the panels were just black, or a close up ...
Nov 20, 2009
I really like her work!So far I have read Volumes 1 and 3 of Alichino. The story was really satisfying and the art is just plain gorgeous wherein other mangas the art usually changes from the beginning to the end.And it was said in Tokyopop that there'll be a 4th Volume. I have also read Return to Labyrinth where she did the illustrations. I hope she makes more mangas in the near future!
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