Another

During the spring of 1998 in the town of Yomiyama, Kouichi Sakakibara is supposed to start classes at a new school. Unfortunately, he is stuck in the hospital due to a collapsed lung. When he is wandering the hospital, he meets a dark-haired girl named Mei Misaki wearing his new school's uniform—an innocent chance encounter that will have more repercussions than he knows.

When Sakakibara is finally able to attend classes at Yomiyama North Middle School, he notices his classmates treat Misaki as if she doesn't exist. He tries to uncover the mystery around her, but his classmates' behavior only gets stranger. And when fellow students in Class 3-3 inexplicably begin dying horrible deaths, Sakakibara begins to question a link between Misaki and the rising body count.

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Another was published in English as a complete omnibus by Yen Press on October 29, 2013. It has also been released in Polish by Japonica Polonica Fantastica from 2013 to 2014; and in Brazilian Portuguese by Editora JBC from February 2013 to May 2013.

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Misaki, Mei

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Apr 6, 2024

Yukino05

Recommended

If you're looking for a horror and suspence manga, you should definitely try out Another. The artstyle is gorgeous, every panel is very detailed. The story is very interesting, the main character is a young boy in which in the beggining of the story he is transfered in a new school. However, its not an ordinary school. There are many suspence and even deaths throughout the story. If you have already watched the anime I also recommend reading this one because it is way better. The main character in the manga actually have a good and unique personality which differs from the anime version. In ...

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Aug 31, 2023

Chiefsmakahoe

Mixed Feelings

So i am not too sure if it was just the version i read, but the translation was just awful. It was hard to read from time to time. Even though it was a short story it felt bland mostly. Nothing too crazy was happening other than the shocking deaths they had. The first one really caught my attention, and had me reading the rest, but after it kinda just fell off. Other than the surprise ending this manga was a 5 for me. The art style is nice, but the story was ok at most. I feel like the characters were not very good ...

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Jan 13, 2023

Tolstoevsky

Not Recommended

God almighty, I never knew reading 20 chapters could be this tedious...

Most of us came across Another via the anime released in 2012. However, this manga is not the source material; both the anime and manga are adaptations of a hit Japanese mystery novel written in 2009. If you want to read the source material, read the novel. Regardless of you being here due to nostalgia or as a newcomer, I advise you go watch the anime, as it takes less time to finish than this dismal read. Of course, that is if you are that determined to experience Another; if not, I suggest you ... look for something else to sate your hunger, as I doubt this will do it.

I have no idea what the story was. I could summarize the premise in two to three sentences, but that's the limit. That's the real mystery: how did the cast come up with such an illogical solution to the problem and expect a newcomer to not only understand, but also comply. Best part is they don't even stick to it; by the end of the first half it's practically abolished, so the "mystery" is just gone as if it wasn't even there. It just makes me ask "Why?", the same question I could apply to numerous other aspects of this work. I'd say only in the beginning is where this mystery could provoke inquiry; later I didn't even feel the need to follow it. The more time passes, the less it becomes cohesive.

What makes this read excruciating is the way it's written. I can't tell you how mystery should be written, but this ain't it. There is too much talking, barely anything happening. Not only is most of information both unimportant and inconsequential, but it is repeated to the point of annoyance. Any moment of suspense or tension is lost in talking and needless narration. Scenes that are supposed to be hard-hitting don't land due to lack of build-up. And there are so many cheap "teasers", where the art turns darker, character's eyes white with them saying stuff life "Oh, fool, how can you not know?", while saying nothing of actual substance. It's pathetic how desperately it tries to establish any sense of dread or fear.

The only character one will remember is Mei Misaki. Give it a bit of time, and the rest of the cast will become a homogenous mass in your memory. I can barely recall the protagonist's name. They are indistinguishable both in appearance and character, as their only purpose is to practically narrate the plot. They have nothing going for them. Reading their dialogue is overbearingly boring. Again, Misaki is the only exception, thou not because she is a good character, but because she is the only one who resembles anything "interesting".

There are flickering moments of something enjoyable here. Sense of fear in these works stems from the victims being regular folk who can't oppose the threat but only pray for mercy, and Another does set up that tone. People are killed brutally and without some greater meaning. It is a helpless situation. Good atmosphere can be established, good example being when Mei is first introduced. But not only do all those qualities get strangled by flaws; they get thrown out the window when the story decides to "reset" itself.

The art is... Fine. It isn't anything worth writing home about. There are moments where it enriches that previously mentioned atmosphere and silence, but most of the time it is just glanced over. It does the job; that's as far as it goes. Thou, during those obnoxious "teasers" the contrast and shading know to be good. It does leave an impression of something striking happening. Shame it wasn't put to better use.

There is also Another Ø, a 3-chapter title acting like a prologue to the original work... I'll be honest, I don't recall anything from reading it. I think that speaks enough of my opinion.

Maybe I've grown past it, maybe it's just a bad adaptation of the source material... Whatever it may be, it was miserable. If you are so keen on reading it, I advise watching the anime, due to it taking less time and, if I'm not mistaking, having some things the manga doesn't. Again, only if you are that keen. Otherwise, I recommend looking for something else.

Thank you for reading up to this point. I wish you all the very best. Kind regards.

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