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サマーウォーズ [Summer Wars] #1-3
Summer Wars: Complete Edition
From the director Mamoru Hosoda comes the story of an ordinary family going to extraordinary lengths to avert the impending cyber apocalypse!
Kenji is your typical teenage misfit. He's good at math, bad with girls, and spends most of his time hanging out in the all-powerful, online community known as OZ. His second life is the only life he has - until the girl of his dreams, Natsuki, hijacks him for a starring role as a fake fiancée at her family reunion. Things only get stranger from there.
Kenji is your typical teenage misfit. He's good at math, bad with girls, and spends most of his time hanging out in the all-powerful, online community known as OZ. His second life is the only life he has - until the girl of his dreams, Natsuki, hijacks him for a starring role as a fake fiancée at her family reunion. Things only get stranger from there.
589 pages, Paperback
Published November 6, 2018
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July 24, 2024
Kenji is surprised when the most popular girl in school invites him to her family's home for a weekend in the summer. He finds it awkward to fit in with her large and affluent family, especially since Natsuki is pretending that he is her fiancée! Kenji receives a work email from OZ, an online virtual world where he has some part-time work doing web maintenance. The email contains a code to be solved, and Kenji loves math puzzles. He solves the code and sends in the answer. The next morning, Kenji discovers that he has unwittingly unleashed a terrible danger into OZ.
I really enjoyed this manga! Now that I have read it, I want to watch the anime. The plot is a very interesting mix of real life and online life. The way that the two realities intertwine and affect each other is very complex, especially since some of the characters think the online OZ is just a game they can't understand, something for the young people to waste their time on. There is a beautiful storyline about the different generations learning to understand each other better and appreciate the strength and knowledge that they all bring to the table. They learn to value each other.
I liked Kenji's character and the way that he finds courage and inspiration with Natsuki's family. They really encourage each other to be the best version of themselves. It's beautiful the way the whole family pulls together during difficult times, and they include Kenji and welcome him. He is determined to live up to their trust in him, and it makes him very strong.
Natsuki is sort of foolish in the beginning, pretending to have a fiancée, doting on her dead-beat uncle, and generally being aimless in life. But through the story, she realizes that she has to grow up and find her true purpose. She really wants to make a difference in the world, and she finds that inner strength.
I really enjoyed this manga! Now that I have read it, I want to watch the anime. The plot is a very interesting mix of real life and online life. The way that the two realities intertwine and affect each other is very complex, especially since some of the characters think the online OZ is just a game they can't understand, something for the young people to waste their time on. There is a beautiful storyline about the different generations learning to understand each other better and appreciate the strength and knowledge that they all bring to the table. They learn to value each other.
I liked Kenji's character and the way that he finds courage and inspiration with Natsuki's family. They really encourage each other to be the best version of themselves. It's beautiful the way the whole family pulls together during difficult times, and they include Kenji and welcome him. He is determined to live up to their trust in him, and it makes him very strong.
Natsuki is sort of foolish in the beginning, pretending to have a fiancée, doting on her dead-beat uncle, and generally being aimless in life. But through the story, she realizes that she has to grow up and find her true purpose. She really wants to make a difference in the world, and she finds that inner strength.
August 13, 2023
Leído solo para el popsugar challenge, pero me gusto mas de lo que esperaba.
Inicia bastante floja la historia pero poco a poco y conforme se van dando a conocer los familiares de Natsuki me fue gustando mas la historia, sin duda lo ultimo todo fue culpa del familiar amargado, pero lo bueno es que se logro solucionar.
Inicia bastante floja la historia pero poco a poco y conforme se van dando a conocer los familiares de Natsuki me fue gustando mas la historia, sin duda lo ultimo todo fue culpa del familiar amargado, pero lo bueno es que se logro solucionar.
June 26, 2019
This was a fun read. It is best enjoyed if you are familiar with Ready Player One as there is a main component that is similar. That component is the virtual reality system that people can live a good portion of their lives. In Ready Player One it is called OASIS. In this it is called OZ. Now consider that that system becomes compromised and takes over. That is what you get from this book.
But it is much more than that. Not only does it involve the OZ system, it surrounds the Jinnouchi family. They take their samurai roots very seriously and when OZ threatens the world, they answer the call. Also, the parallel between what happens in the OZ system and their family is not to be overlooked. The author did a fantastic job in mirroring those images. The one connection to both is also very interesting.
I highly recommend this manga. Especially to fans of Ready Player One.
But it is much more than that. Not only does it involve the OZ system, it surrounds the Jinnouchi family. They take their samurai roots very seriously and when OZ threatens the world, they answer the call. Also, the parallel between what happens in the OZ system and their family is not to be overlooked. The author did a fantastic job in mirroring those images. The one connection to both is also very interesting.
I highly recommend this manga. Especially to fans of Ready Player One.
January 8, 2019
The movie Summer Wars is close to my heart and the manga is too. I cry every time. It’s so incredibly good.
November 2, 2024
A thrilling adventure mixed with a heartwarming family story. I enjoyed it but there were also elements that were kind of weak.
Why does Natsuki have a crush on her uncle (great uncle, technically?) it shows zero interaction between them to explain that he was charismatic when younger or anything like that. How did he even sell the family land secretly?? It also keeps talking about him being adopted, but if he’s the great grandfather’s illegitimate son, he’s also part of the family. I feel sorry for his last sight of granny, who was an awesome matriarch.
I was really pissed that the cousin took the ice without asking, and that he never took responsibility for screwing everything up. Just like the little kids effing up the first battle with the AI. All of the family members were doing different things without bothering to understand what the other groups were involved in. I know a funeral is importance, but there are more critical things. Somehow it seems they pulled it together in one day?? Since the wake happened on her birthday…
I was also baffled by why they were using flip phones to be playing games…and how quickly sponsors and fans turned on King Kazma for losing ONE TIME to a monster AI. It’s kind of stupid. Of course it’s the US military that unleashed it globally as an experiment 🤦🏻♀️
Why does Natsuki have a crush on her uncle (great uncle, technically?) it shows zero interaction between them to explain that he was charismatic when younger or anything like that. How did he even sell the family land secretly?? It also keeps talking about him being adopted, but if he’s the great grandfather’s illegitimate son, he’s also part of the family. I feel sorry for his last sight of granny, who was an awesome matriarch.
I was really pissed that the cousin took the ice without asking, and that he never took responsibility for screwing everything up. Just like the little kids effing up the first battle with the AI. All of the family members were doing different things without bothering to understand what the other groups were involved in. I know a funeral is importance, but there are more critical things. Somehow it seems they pulled it together in one day?? Since the wake happened on her birthday…
I was also baffled by why they were using flip phones to be playing games…and how quickly sponsors and fans turned on King Kazma for losing ONE TIME to a monster AI. It’s kind of stupid. Of course it’s the US military that unleashed it globally as an experiment 🤦🏻♀️
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April 12, 2022
All aboard the Love Machine
Although slightly different than the animated movie this manga still shows the heart of the cast of characters splendidly as they stand together to overcome seemingly impossible odds. Honestly sometimes the characters were portrayed so well I can image some people (like me ) can't help but share in the excitement, worry, and love making the story really come to life at times. Of course being a black and white manga you won't see many of the colors (there are a few pages here and there) and you won't see the emotional scenes in motion but I am still impressed by how well this manga still managed to convey at least some of that energy in its still format. :)
Although slightly different than the animated movie this manga still shows the heart of the cast of characters splendidly as they stand together to overcome seemingly impossible odds. Honestly sometimes the characters were portrayed so well I can image some people (like me ) can't help but share in the excitement, worry, and love making the story really come to life at times. Of course being a black and white manga you won't see many of the colors (there are a few pages here and there) and you won't see the emotional scenes in motion but I am still impressed by how well this manga still managed to convey at least some of that energy in its still format. :)
March 12, 2023
4.5 star rating.
This was not what I was expecting, but in a fun way. This was hilarious throughout, intertwined with happiness, sadness, hurt, and hope. The characters were well crafted, and it was amazing to see such a strong family dynamic, even though there might be problems at times. I liked that this gave a little extra content after the end of the story, but I still wanted more!
This was not what I was expecting, but in a fun way. This was hilarious throughout, intertwined with happiness, sadness, hurt, and hope. The characters were well crafted, and it was amazing to see such a strong family dynamic, even though there might be problems at times. I liked that this gave a little extra content after the end of the story, but I still wanted more!
June 19, 2024
I love the movie that this manga is based on, and recently came across this manga version. If you are a fan of the movie you will enjoy the manga, but this is one of those cases where the book, though good, is overshadowed by the movie. The manga tells the exact same story, with only a very little extra added as a postlude.
November 14, 2024
On this occasion, I finally got to read the manga. I've watched the film first. It's really exciting to read about the war in this manga. Especially because AI is so busy now, it's more relatable. It's really cool that people at that time already knew about AI first. In this manga I also like it better because the Kenji × Natsuki side is shown more.
March 8, 2022
Big fan of the movie, enjoyable additions to the story. Prefer the movie but this isn't bad
March 17, 2024
Summer Wars is one of my favorite movies from Mamoru Hosoda (after Belle).
This story is very touching and I like how the manga is able to portrait that same energy.
This story is very touching and I like how the manga is able to portrait that same energy.
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