Mars

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Des alternatives: English: Mars
Japanese: MARS
Auteur: Souryo, Fuyumi
Taper: Manga
Volumes: 15
Chapitres: 59
Statut: Finished
Publier: 1996-01-13 to 2000-11-13
Sérialisation: Bessatsu Friend

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Des alternatives: English: Mars
Japanese: MARS
Auteur: Souryo, Fuyumi
Taper: Manga
Volumes: 15
Chapitres: 59
Statut: Finished
Publier: 1996-01-13 to 2000-11-13
Sérialisation: Bessatsu Friend
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4.7
32 Votes
77.42%
16.13%
3.23%
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3.23%
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Kira, a shy high school student, lives only for her art. Rei, An arrogant, rebellious and violent playboy, wears his delinquency like a badge of honor. They are exact opposites in every way, but when Kira sees Rei kissing a statue of Mars, she overcomes her fears and asks him to model for her. And, to everyone's surprise, Rei agrees.

(Source: Tokyopop)
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Jean_Marcos12
Mar 27, 2021
At first glance, Mars seems like your typical shoujo - shy girl somehow charms the Most Popular Boy At School - but don't be fooled. This manga's a soap opera through and through. If you're looking for standard shoujo - a bunch of highschoolers hanging out complete with the Valentine's Day arc, Christmas arc, White Day arc, "we're graduating" arc - you really won't get it here. This manga's a lot more serious than the usual lighthearted slice-of-life romcom.

The thing about this work is that it feels dated, and it's not just the art. Kira, the female protagonist, is the ingenue of ingenues; so demure and innocent she feels unreal, speaking and acting in the odd way people from old teen movies do. This isn't limited to her, though; Rei seems like he rolled out of a 80s movie, too. The most noteworthy thing about these characters is that, as well-fleshed out as they are, they never feel truly organic. But it's not as big a flaw as it seems.

Kira threw me off initially because she's inexplicably too detached, in a Hirunaka no Ryuusei sense. You don't really feel like she's a person who exists, and for a long time, you really don't understand why she is the way she is. But the manga corrects this in the most effective way, giving us a very valid explanation and it lets us see her change into something real. Even if it's a little delayed, that only makes the twist sweeter.

Kira's great development aside, Rei's the real star of the story. In the beginning, he seems to just be the refreshing type, and while he never stops being nice to Kira, as the story goes on, it becomes clear that he's more than that. Because it's the backbone of the manga, there's uncommon care put into his character and his backstory, and it's done mostly effectively and objectively well. Though I can't say I was super enthralled by him, I honestly feel like it's just a personal preference thing, and it's not like I disliked him. He's a well-done character.

The romance is something that finds its way into itself later. At first, it's kind of stilted and informed; suddenly, only a week or so after meeting him, Kira admits to herself that she's in love with Rei, and Rei is fascinated with her for seemingly no reason. Why they fell into each other so quickly is clear in hindsight, but you feel detached while you see it happening, kind of like "alright, I guess this is a thing now." But as their relationship progresses, you start to feel how much they care about each other, and it's pure and sweet love, the way they're constantly there for each other and open about their feelings.

Honestly, this manga isn't as good as people say it is, and it's definitely not realistic (in general, the relationship development is normal to good), but it's not bad, either. It's a soap opera, and while it's not handled quite as well as, say, Fruits Basket, it's a good soap opera. Even though there are going to be times where you go "holy shit, why is she doing that" or small arcs or plot points you just can't get with (you cannot pay me to care about motorcycle racing) and the story needed a bit more direction (the climax arc was clearly jammed in there and didn't stand up well to the rest of the series), when it's good, it's good. My mind was blown a couple of times, and the nuance in characters and backstories and inter-character relationships was, on the whole, really well done. As well as that, there's something to be said for Kira and Rei's character growth throughout the series.

So it's a soap opera; a good one, but take it at face value. While this probably won't become your all-time favorite romance, it's engaging and well done for what it is. Give it a try and keep in this mindset, and I bet you'll like it.
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Joycinator8
Mar 27, 2021
Maybe you would say, she didn't even finish it, why the hell she's writing this? and I would say you are absolutely write, but I thought 10 chapters is enough to make a review on this Manga, because it's simply magnificent.
Mars, the goddess on earth for both the characters and the readers. I read a lot of mangas that goes with the same story, the bad guy who fall in love with the sweet girl and bla bla bla. this is your first impression when you start this manga, BUT it's not that simple. no it's not an ordinary story and you are not used to this kind of characters. it's when you start questioning why the hell we don't have that kind of boys in real life, he is an angel with some devilish actions aggressive behaviors and killing attentions. yet you'll fall easily in the charm of my lovely Rei. at first he is that handsome guy, the girls go crazy for him, but he's after the only one who ignores him. it's really very weird relationship and target to achieve, he likes challenges, but for him it's worth it. the story is well done and a lot is going on so it never gets boring, but sometimes you could feel it lost for a minuet. Fuyumi Soryo is one of my favorite manga artists, her draws are beautiful and you'll feel comfortable watching it, she made handsome people like Rei.
After that the story gets the them of the painful love, where as a girl really enjoyed to feel the chemistry and the electricity between kira and rei. it was full-of-life, when they kiss, the look to each other and express the love, even in making love, Fuyumi Soryo did a great work on making her manga believable. it's almost real and touchable. everyone who'll read the manga is going to be fascinated by how much this is so alive. I felt the pain with Kira, and the sadness with Rei, I live it with and laughed with them.
The theme of the motorcycles and races is just amazing, and I think Fuyumi Soryo did an amazing job by adding all of these details, as she did with every manga she wrote.
If there's manga to be THE MANGA, this is it for the Shoujo lovers.
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