Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 1

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 741 EAN: 9781569316962 ISBN: 1569316961 Label: VIZ Media LLC Manufacturer: VIZ Media LLC Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: 2002-03-12 Publisher: VIZ Media LLC Studio: VIZ Media LLC
Customer review of: Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 1 Customer Rating: Summary: Full Series Review. No Spoilers. Comment: I started out thinking I might buy this series. Then I changed my mind, but thought I might buy the volumes my library was missing and donate them. Then I decided it wasn't worth the bother to do even that. If you are a sucker for Gothic horror, or for twins, or for Gothic horror about twins, well . . . run out and buy TOKYO BABYLON or LEGAL DRUG right away. But feel free to get CERES VOL. 1 from your library. You will be one seriously happy camper for a few brief shining moments. The story begins with a teenaged brother and sister, Aki and Aya, who are about to turn sixteen, and whose inexplicably nervous and jumpy parents insist on taking them to their grandfather's gigantic mansion to "celebrate". I will say no more. The problem comes AFTER Book 1, when the utterly cool premise has been established and one has to slog through the rest of the story. First problem: EVERYTHING falls a distant second to Aya's self-absorbed quest for love. In one early scene, ten innocent people are horribly burned in a fire. A whole three panels after witnessing this, our heroine whines "There's a fire burning in my heart too" because some guy is not paying her enough attention. It's enough to make one barf up blood. The problem is not just that she's self-centered, mind you, it's that the universe really DOES revolve around her. Strangers have nothing better to do than devote themselves body and soul to her protection. Men prettier than she is fall madly in love with her despite her lack of manners, morals, or intellect. And the INTERESTING villains who are trying to murder her for SENSIBLE reasons give way to idiot villains obsessed with getting into her panties. Another reviewer mentioned that the heroine was not a good role model for teen girls. It is true that she makes a lot of bad choices, is completely dependent on male approval, and falls flat on her back the moment any guy (except one) kisses her. But considering her traumatic situation, her behavior is understandable enough. It is a far bigger problem that almost every female character in the story, major and minor, is exactly same way, COMPLETELY emotionally dependent on some guy, and thoroughly convinced that life isn't worth living without him - no matter what a jerk he is, or how (potentially) cool she is. The author combines this obsequious over-dependence on males with an obnoxious passive-aggressive hostility towards them, with the unhappy result that no character, male or female, is permitted to become self-actualized or interesting, despite oodles of potential all around. I have nothing against the possession/reincarnation parts of the plot, but I wish they had not been used to avoid real drama or moral conflict. Certain characters are faced with terrible moral choices, but Yuu prefers to have them turn possessed rather than think about or face them. The hook of CERES for me was this self-perpetuating cycle of evil passed down from generation to generation, and the Catch-22 of characters compelled to perpetuate this evil, or let themselves be destroyed by it. Yuu didn't find this as interesting as I did, so we get villains trying to create Master Races, panty shots, bit characters splattering themselves all over the pavement, and teenagers whining about who likes who best. The real horror and potential of Yuu's premise is avoided. It was an okay read, the art is good, and there was one character I actually liked. It's just that it could have been so much better if it had focused on its original premise and its original villains with their original motives. When it remembers that it is supposed to be Gothic Horror, it certainly has its moments (Volume 5). But it's not nearly as good as it could have been. Customer Rating: Summary: i luv this book Comment: i luv this book so much and i tell everyone thats into manga just as much as i can about it...it is my favorite book out of every book i have ever read and ive read at least 30 different manga's by now...i really really suggest anyone in the world to buy this book...you won't regret it. i also have other series of this book, the other volumes i want them all....that is how much i luv it....................................thanx........luv, me Customer Rating: Summary: A Great Manga Comment: In the first volume of Ceres we are introduced to Aya Mikage, an average teenage girl whose life is about to be turned upside down. On her 16th birthday her family gives her, and her twin brother, Aki, a test. They are shown a mumified hand. When Aya sees it she has a violent reaction, her brother has a reaction too, only his is different. We find out that Aya is the reincarnation of Ceres, a tennyo, or celestial maiden. The only problem is Ceres is out for revenge against the Mikages for keeping her from ascending to heaven, and the Mikages want to kill Aya to prevent Ceres from returning to her home. Mayhem insues. If you like scifi, chances are you'll love this manga. But it is for a slightly older audience, it has themes of incest, nudity, and death. Customer Rating: Summary: Beginning to a Gritty Manga Comment: Although Ceres Celestial Legend is a shoujo manga, it has enough sex, murder, betrayal, revenge, and blood to be a horror manga. There is some humor, but overall, the story is kind of depressing. Aya, the main character, is not very sympathetic. She is promiscuous, wild, rough, and really only cares about her twin brother, Aki. That sounds nice, but they are way too close; and as the story develops, there is an incestuous twist. I really enjoy the art of Yuu Watase, but I cannot bring myself to care about Aya. She seems to suck everyone in around her, but really lacks any sweetness or morals. Yuu Watase has a great imagination. The plot is clever: what if the legends of celestial maidens who had their robes stolen as they were bathing were not just a fairy tale? What if goddesses really did marry mortal men? And what if their descendants carried the "celestial gene?" The story is about sixteen year-old Aya and Aki, who are betrayed in a terrible way by their family on their sixteenth birthday because they are connected with the Celestial Legend Ceres. In a short time, Aya has lost everything, and is fleeing for her life. She convienently finds a mysterious woman and her brother-in-law who are willing to help her. There is another mysterious man who is employed by her family (who is trying to kill her) but who - predictably - falls in lust with Aya. Like I said, Aya is quite a little ho for age sixteen. Not a great example for girls. For teens, I instead recommend Alice 19th, also by Watase. Customer Rating: Summary: Creepy... Comment: This series is so creepy! It's not scream your head off scary (more of a spine-tingler), but I mean, just the prospect of your family wanting to kill you is a given heart-pounder.I like Yu Watase's manga because no matter how sewrious the atmosphere is, you can laugh at the hilairious expressions of the characters. Plus, the boys in Yu Watase's manga are always super hot...like Yuhi and Toya, for example. I may be crazy, but I think that Yuhi is a bit cuter than Toya...I like his hair.(shut up brain, shut up.) Anyway, this is a good series. I like it better than FUshigi Yugi or Alice 19th. i highly reccomend it.
Editorial Reviews: It's the funeral-like atmosphere that tips off the twins: things are not what they seem at their birthday party. That, and the fact that their birthday present turns out to be a mummified hand. Soon Grandfather Mikage pronounces Aki the heir to the Mikage fortune, declaring that Aya must die. But Aya has allies in Yuhi, the athletic cook and martial artist, and in the attractive, mysterious Toya.
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