Elli’s Manga review n°1: Re: CERVIN

After sleeping for a month, Arsinoe awakens in a gnome village only to meet a mysterious man that claims to be King Cervin and his father. After knowing that the killers of her mother are still alive, Arsinoe swears to claim vengeance and start traveling with this man.

• Author: Hamada Kosuke.
• Tags: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Magic, Amnesia.
• Status: On going.
• Numbers of Chapters: 8

Review

“Re: CERVIN” is an adventure manga with beautiful art and beautiful world building, every chapter its a mini adventure within itself, packed with mystery that unfolds parts of the world.

The story begin after a month of the sacrifice of Arsinoe, her most beautiful memory for the destruction of the dragon that burned her hometown. The image of her mother dying impaled by lances, the city on a fire that still burns to this day Arsione wakes up in a mysterious but comfy place.

This happens in the first 16 panels of the manga (4 pages), and already set tone to what story “re: CERVIN” will tell us. We know that the world have magic, ancient dangers, you can sacrifice stuff for power a political conflict, and a lot of secrets to discover.

Since the protagonist is a child and have lost her memories, we can have a natural way to explore the world from her curious perspective and her desire to become stronger, we know that we have magic but we are ignorant of the ancient secrets that curse the land.

Characters

• Arsinoe Grancamano: The princess of Helentar, she is impulsive but compassionate for others living beings. Wants to become stronger and avenge her mother.
• King Cervin: A silent and sullen man, we don’t know his motivations or what he have done but he carries a lot of weight in his shoulders.

Score

• Story: ★★★★
• Drawing Quality: ★★★★
• Characters: ★★★
• World building: ★★★★★
• Enjoyableness: ★★★★
• Publication Schedule: ★
• Overall score: ★★★★

A recommended manga to follow with a distinctive enough style, the only negative point is how slow new chapters are releasing.