Dazzle, Volume 1

by Minari Endou and Minari Endoh

Book Overview

A young girl named Rahzel is abruptly sent off to see the world by her father. She is alone on her travels--until she meets Alzeid, a mysterious loner on a mission of revenge. At first the two don't... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598160923
• ISBN13: 9781598160925
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: TokyoPop
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 16 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 11 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Dazzeling

It's so nice to see a heroine that can take care of herself. This book isn't some teenage love story either, though its only the first book, I have a feeling this story might actually have depth. You'll love the Manga's odd humor, and even odder outlook on life. Hope you are as entertained as I.

A little rough for the first volume, but the start of an awesome series!

I have to say this is one of my favorite manga series. It's a lot of fun, I enjoy the humor to it, it's got drama and a touch of romance going on. Adventures, tragedy, character growth and a slow-building, yet complex plot. I highly recommend it! The only problem is the first volume is a little rough. The mangaka (author) hasn't quite gotten her drawing style for the seires quite figured out in the first volume, so some of the drawings aren't quiet up to scratch - but they really improve as it goes along. I love the gothic/lolita fashion of the main character, and she has a really quirky personality, that seems heartless in the beginning, but then you find out what really runs beneath her surface, which isn't heartless so much as practical, brave, and caring. But she doesn't like to show it, because her past is pretty dark. Most of all she believes in people sticking up for themselves and being self-sufficent, so she tries to make everyone stand on their own two feet and be responsible for themselves. The first volume doesn't show much of the plotline yet - it's more a character introduction filled with some fun adventures. As the series continues you find out that even the small side characters all have their own story the define their character. And her father kicking her out in the first volume? Let's just say that it's not entirely what it seems like. A small warning though - don't take this series to be realistic. It's got magic in it, characters that aren't always entirely... human? There are quirky moments that aren't realistic, but provide a lot of humor. But it's the sort of stuff I've come to expect from fantasy shojo manga, so it's not a surprise to me, and in truth I enjoy it quiet a bit. I would give this a five star rating, except as I said - the first book is a little rougher than the rest of the series. It's still a good book, but don't judge the series purely by the first book. Sometimes for authors it can be a little rough during the first book or two when starting a new series - but that doesn't mean the series aren't great. It just means the author was still finding their stride in the beginning. Dazzle is one of those series. Some of my most favorite series are like that. Skip Beat is my all-time favorite manga so far, and I really didn't like the first book of that series either - I just kept reading out or boredom because my local library had the series and it slowly started growing on me until I just realized I'd read several books of the series and couldn't stop! I'm so addicted to that series. But I really wasn't into it in the beginning. Some series are just like that for me. Dazzle I enjoyed from the get-go, but I just got into it more and more as it's progressed.