Rave Master, Book 1 
asked by steelers on November 19, 2006 11:07 AM
The all-powerful Dark Stone -- a magical stone and ruler of the dark side -- awakes after a fifty-year-long respite and falls into the hands of Demon Card, an evil organization bent on world domination. Only one thing can resist the Dark Stone`s evil powers: a sacred stone called Rave. Demon Card dispatches an assassin after the Rave Master; a man called Shiba and the only living person with the power to use the sacred stone. Mortally wounded in the assault, Shiba is distressed to learn that he no longer has control over Rave. Will this mean that the world will pass over to the dark side?But wait! Shiba was not alone. Next to him stands a boy called Haru. Miraculously, the boy rekindles life in the sacred stone when he takes Rave in his hands and becomes its chosen successor. With his friends by his side Haru sets out on a quest to locate the other four remaining Raves that supposedly exist somewhere in the world. Only with these other sacred stones can the evil Demon Card -- more awesome a foe than ever could be imagined -- be finally vanquished.
Reviews
I heard good things about Rave Master from multiple sites, one of them being this one. Eventually it ended up in a book order, and so I ordered it. I was disappointed.
You COULD buy this manga, and waste $8.00 on something you won't enjoy unless you enjoy unoriginality, boring storylines, a typical protagonist with a typical objective, and an equally unoriginal villain, or group of villains. Or you could buy something that is actually good, like .hack//Legend of The Twilight or Naruto.
(or Fullmetal Alchemist, which is available through fan scanlations online. Best manga in my opinion.)
You COULD buy this manga, and waste $8.00 on something you won't enjoy unless you enjoy unoriginality, boring storylines, a typical protagonist with a typical objective, and an equally unoriginal villain, or group of villains. Or you could buy something that is actually good, like .hack//Legend of The Twilight or Naruto.
(or Fullmetal Alchemist, which is available through fan scanlations online. Best manga in my opinion.)
reviewed by jbritt on November 29, 2006 12:52 PM
I finally got this book today, and it rocked! It's well drawn, and extremely funny. It's different from the anime, that's for sure, but I like the manga better. The charecters look different from the anime too. However, this is still an awsome! Oh, by the way, Plue is absolutly adorable!
reviewed by iread on November 26, 2006 3:18 AM
I am 12 years old. I like anime, including this one. This manga is awesome. It is about 16-year old Haru Glory, who lives on Garage Island. While fishing, he fishs out a weird creatue. He meets an old man named Shiva, who was a Rave Master 50 years ago but can't use the power of Rave, which is a small stone in a shape of a sword. The creature Haru fished was Plue who tried to help him save the world 50 years ago. Now Haru is the new Rave Master and he must leave the island to save the world. Please only read this if you are 11 or older because this is some blood and cursing in this manga. This is the first manga I read.
reviewed by wellness on November 28, 2006 6:46 PM
i think this book is awsome!!it starts out with haru glory thats never left his home at garage island.so the old ravemaster comes to town and figures out that haru can use the raves and then he wants haru to be the next ravemaster so haru says ok and then the story of the ravemaster begins!!!
reviewed by bugger on November 28, 2006 9:50 PM
I am 12 years old.I went to Borders today and got volume 1 + 2.I Think both anime and manga are good.
reviewed by axelrose on November 29, 2006 7:28 AM
