Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne
Phantom Thief Jeanne

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So, Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne? To be honest, i adored this manga, and I reckon it was a LOT better than the anime; concidering the plot was slightly different, I preffered the manga's plot.

The story itself had me flowing tears the last couple of chapters, and I adored the "happy ending" {although... it... I dont know... it wasnt really THAT good an ending... if you only read until the last battle is finished... but I still adored it to bits}. I reckon it had a pretty unique, but not overly original, plot which a lot of people would enjoy ^^ Put probly girls more than boys... ... ^^

The art is adorable, like all of this mangaka's art is. I dont know what more to say? Flowy hair and big eyes, I suppose =O Very very pretty =)

The character development is amazing {in my opinion}, you got to know pretty much all of the main characters past, and you get an explanation as to why they are the person they are in the present day. {Except for maybe the main character, who seems like the toughest person there... yet the one with the harshest past.} Still you get VERY attached to each and every character, and you start to understand what brings them all to do what they do because of how they are developed.

Overall, I really enjouyed this manga, and its a very good cry =3

Art: The art is very nice.
I like Arina Tanemuras style.
The cuteness of it.

Story: The story is okay. Not too good. I think I liked it more at a younger age than now when I am older. Some cute moments here and there.
The story in itself ain't the best.

Characters: I'm loving Fin and Access alot. Mostly Access. He is just too adorable. Can I keep him for myself? I like when the main characters are transformed.

It's worth reading if you like Arina Tanemura's art style.
... I can recommend to at least read it through.
The story about Fin and Access is very touching.

I remember liking this more when I was a teenager. I liked the idea of Jeanne d'Arc reincarnated into modern times. Perhaps, I'm being nitpicky, but I feel like there was not enough research done on the subject before the author created this.

The manga has little to do with Jeanne d'Arc itself. The premise would have worked better had the reincarnation plot thread been removed and a fictitious reincarnation been used in place. Maron has no connection with Jeanne other than simply being her reincarnation, the history is downright atrocious, and once actually borders on offensive (I'll get to that later).

Chiaki is not a likable ... hero to me. His "courtship" of Maron crosses the line of sexual harassment at times. Other than being the handsome love interest and having a twist in his allegiances later on, he's also very bland.

Chiaki's rival in love is written worse down to his name. Noin is an incorrect spelling of a German number not French name, and the person he's supposed to be based on is actually Jean de Metz, Jeanne d'Arc's loyal knight. Yes, the names are changed, but the fact that Jean de Metz is reduced to being an attempted rapist that sells his soul to the devil is just...disrespectful. Rather than reincarnating Maron's love interest from the historical figure of Jean de Metz, the author choice to change the name and literally demonize him. This further disconnects Maron from the historical character she's based on.

The Adam and Eve stuff was cringe worthy and felt like a cope out to prove that Maron and Chiaki belong together rather than building on the characters relationship. Chiaki was never hinted to be a reincarnation of anyone of importance. So, this further just felt like it was throne in at the last minute.

I feel like the idea could have been something great had the author took time to review the history of the character she was writing and sewing threads of history into the book instead of writing soap opera dribble. On the good side, the art is absolutely beautiful and maybe the only reason I actually liked it as a teen.

Final note: It's not that using history cannot be done. Rose of Versailles has proved that you can weave historical figures into storytelling and create a fantastic story.