King of Cards (manga) explained

King of Cards
Ja Kanji:カードの王様
Ja Romaji:Kādo no Ōsama
Type:manga
Author:Makoto Tateno
Publisher:Hakusensha
Publisher En:CMX Manga
Magazine:Bessatsu Hana to Yume
First:1999
Last:2004
Volumes:9

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Tateno.

Premise

A high school student named Manami Minami is a beginner at the new line Trading Card Game, Chaos. Through a great stroke of luck, she obtains "Saghan the Mighty Sorcerer", an ultra rare card that is supposedly out of print. Now suddenly, every Chaos player in Japan is after Manami, attempting to take Saghan from her in a duel. Manami must balance her gamer life with her normal life as she works to win, with help from her cousin Tamotsu and her friends/rivals Miyako and Ko.

Reception

Manga Life did not think highly of this manga. Dan Polley gave King of Cards a negative review, saying that the Volume I plot twist felt forced and "jarring".[1] Lori Henderson, reviewing Volume II, noted that the series was more character-driven than most game-related manga, but that it failed to offer anything new or original to either genre.[2]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2007-10-13 . King of Cards v1 Review - manga reviews, manga news, manga information, manga comics, manga webcomics, manga artists, Dark Horse, TokyoPop, Viz, Digital Manga Publishing, CMX, CPM, Central Park Manga, Broccoli Books, Del Rey . 2023-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071013120417/http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/KingofCardsv1.htm . 2007-10-13 . Manga Life . Polley . Dan.
  2. Web site: 2007-11-16 . King of Cards v1 [II] Review - manga reviews, manga news, manga information, manga comics, manga webcomics, manga artists, Dark Horse, TokyoPop, Viz, Digital Manga Publishing, CMX, CPM, Central Park Manga, Broccoli Books, Del Rey ]. 2023-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071116061436/http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/KingofCardsv1II.htm . 2007-11-16 . Manga Life . Henderson . Lori.