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Phoenix by the god of manga himself Osamu Tezuka is more than a masterpiece. It is a piece of art that everyone should read. Even people who don't read manga should read these stories because they deserve so much more praise than what they have now and should be know as one of the greatest series of all time
Story:10. this manga is split into many different stories in various settings switching back and forth between the past and the future but all the stories have the Phoenix present in some way, shape or form. Each story ... has a underlying theme in them which include absolute power corrupts absolutely, love can make people do terrible things and people wanting religious freedom just to name a few. Each story is told beautifully from the setup all the way to the conclusion each story brings something new to the table and don't feel like a rehash of other stories in the series
Art: 8. not much to say about the art. It does its job well is consistent throughout the manga but the backgrounds in the manga look amazing so does the design of the Phoenix
Characters: 9. each main character in each story are written very well there was no character in any of the stories that I didn't like (expect for the villains) while not all of them were written all well as other characters (such as benta who I think is the weakest written main character in the series but he does serve his purpose in the story) each one is unique and different from the other main characters. My favorite character is inugami from the sun story his character is written extremely well showing his struggles in his life and how he overcomes them. Other main characters that are very well written are Gao from the karma story and Masato from the Future story
Enjoyment: 10. I enjoyed every story in this series some were written better than others I still love what each story had to offer with it's deep themes and characters every story kept me engaged and wanting to know what happened next
Overall: 10. this manga is the closest thing I've seen to a perfect story that I have ever read it's a true masterpiece no other story that I have read has come close to the storytelling of Phoenix everyone who is reading this I beg of you read this manga this is one of the most important manga in history and more people need to read it if you can't afford the actual volumes (because some of them are crazy expensive) don't worry mangafox has the whole thing but if you can buy a volume or two because you seriously won't regret it

This is actually my first review on MAL so go easy on me the manga I'm reviewing is houshin engi which is amazing and one of my favorite manga

Story: the story is about a man (he looks 15 but he's actually about 78) who is given the task of the houshin list which is to destroy all of the evil sennin (powerful humans with special powers) and trap them in the houshindai. He then goes around the world to assemble a army to defeat a sennin army trying to destroy the world. Seems pretty basic right? But there's a lot more going on in ... the shadows. The story is brilliant blending action and comedy all in one. There are many plots twists thst are very shocking as well.

Art: there's not much to say about it but it's absolutely amazing every panel is just so detailed and good to look at so yeah art amazing

Characters: some of my favorite manga characters come from this manga such as the main character taikoubou he is the perfect mix of seriousness snd comedy and is extremely intelligent. Even though he may look weak he is very powerful. The other characters are great too like the equally intelligent youzen or the war like robot nataku and many others all of the characters are important to the story even when they seem like they aren't. Some I could do without but most of the characters are incredible

Enjoyment: I enjoyed reading this manga very much from the intriguing story to the amazing characters to the unique art style and some of the best battles I've seen. the only thing that I could say that I didnt enjoy were the joke chapters and the mini chapters at the end of each volume but that doesn't bring down the experience.

Overall: overall I love this manga and definitely recommend that you read it. If you want a shounen battle manga with smart battles and very interesting story I say read houshin engi you'll definitely love it.