Title: Shakugan no Shana: The Girl With Fire In Her Eyes
Author: Yashichiro Takahashi
Illustrator: Noizi Ito
Licensed by: VIZ Media
Price: $9.99
Reviewed by: Matt122004
Besides TokyoPop, Viz has also gotten on the scene with light novel publishing. One of their projects, Shakugan no Shana, is the subject of this review.
For what seems like awhile, I have been told by various people about the anime of Shakugan no Shana being great. Since I like to read the original novels instead of an adaptation, I finally decided to buy a copy of the first book and see what all the buzz about this series was about. I had no idea what I was getting into.
The story centers around Yuji who on a normal day has his life brutally interupted when his existence is taken out of him and he is told by a beautiful girl with flaming red hair named Shana that he will eventually dissapear and nobody will remember him. However, circumstance and fate are weaving a different scenario and Shana along with Alastor ends up having to protect Yuji from power hungry other worldly threats seeking the unknown treasure that he possesses in him. What follows is both action packed and comical as we follow Yuji and Shana's growing releationship.
Shakugan no Shana is a mix of action, adventure, comedy, and hints of romance. It'll keep you locked in a suspense of reading from beginning till end, and leave you craving for the next installment. The author does an amazingly good job at keeping the story flowing, and on that note, the story itself is great too! The characters are vivid, and the action is plenty. But when it comes down to it, the best part of the book is watching Shana's and Yuji's relationship develop.
This book surpassed all my expectations and more. The artwork is cute, the translation was good, and the writing style of the author is splendid.
On one note, I was angry at Viz for editing the novel. One of the opeing color pictures of Shana and Yuji in bed by accident was cropped. This is very maddening, I have seen the original and it's much longer. Viz censored something that didn't need to be, and I don't approve of them doing such a thing, especially since they publish the manga and it had a much more risque picture. Thankfully I heard they didn't edit anything in the second volume.
Dont wait like I did, go and get the first volume of Shakugan no Shana as soon as possible. It'll be an enjoyable read that you soon won't forget!
Till volume two, sayonara!
My grade for this light novel: A
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