Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Manga – Book of Savanaclaw, Vol. 1 (1)

Great as usual! I love Twisted Wonderland and all the mangas! Also I honestly don’t mind the Yuus changing in each manga because a lot of fans already knew this and I am a big fan of TWST. It is much preferred this way because in the original game is that Yuu can be anyone male, female, different body types, different personality and etc. A lot of us fans who kept up with the manga when it was in the Japanese translation already knew that each Yuu changes each book story. Octavinelle and Scarabia has a different one too! So Yuu can be represented by everyone.This has nothing to do with the quality of the manga in general as it is an amazing story in all renditions and the character art is marvelous.

Ahh this first volume was wonderful!As a huge fan of the game, I was downright giddy seeing many of my favorite characters have a cameo scene as well as how faithful this "adaptation" was of the game! It really felt like I was playing it all over again but in manga form, which was awesome!However, the biggest thing that had really remained a mystery for me was: Would I like a female Yu? I hadn't been nearly as excited or on board with the idea, but I confess as soon as I saw Yu doing a judo throw, I was sold! LOL!In fact, if there was any issue I had with this volume it was that Yu really wasn't involved as I had expected. I know when I reviewed the Heartslabyul manga I mentioned how the artist did a really great job of making Yu a character but also knew when to put him in the background so to speak. When it comes to this Yu, I felt more often than not she was only in the background. After her introduction, she seemed to pop up so little, and never imagined I would feel bummed about that considering my feelings before reading. LOL!Truthfully, when she has moments of spotlight, it reminded me of when Yu the player has to choose between two prompts because the flow of the manga fits the same beats I remembered when playing the game. That's not necessarily a bad thing since that means the manga is closely following the game, but it left me feeling Yu wasn't really part of the main cast of characters. It seemed more of a convenient character who pops up when the story needs to change directions.However, one thing I really really loved about this volume is the explanation of overbolt and what exactly blot is! I'm not saying it hasn't been explained well in the game or before now, but I feel the example Crowley gives during his lecture made everything "click" where I was like, "Oh! Yeah, that makes a lot of sense!" So I appreciated that scene a lot!When it comes to the art, it was REALLY good! If you're a Malleus or Leona fan, there is plenty of eye candy of these two to appreciate! I thought my boy Jack looked really good and am VERY excited to see more of him in the next volume!Lastly, I think it's important to know that unlike the previous manga series, I DO think you need to be familiar with the game and characters before reading this one. While I think someone could read this and enjoy it, there is not the same setting up of getting to know the previous characters as intimately, making it not quite as enjoyable I think. I confess I'm a little bummed by that because I don't think with the first series you need to play the game to enjoy it, but this one I feel you need the extra context to really get attached to these characters and understand everyone's motivations better.I'm hoping in the next volume we see more of Yu and that the story will continue to faithfully follow the game! Definitely one I would recommend to Twisted Wonderland fans!

I haven't played this game, but when I realized that Yu is a girl in this volume, I remembered that you could play as a boy or a girl in Disney twisted wonderland. This is why I love that Yu is either gender in the manga, and now we've been introduced to a beast-man that acts just like Scar from the lion king.

Good

I'm going to give a neutral review here, because of the lack of continuity of who is the Main Character teleported to Twisted Wonderland between the first set of books and the start of the new series.In the first set of books, the protagonist was a Male character in charge of his kendo teamIn this current set of books it's a female protagonist who prefers is wearing the same dorm uniform as the rest of the school, however, she looks more boyish in it. She was brought to this world and is a prominent member of the martial arts team she's in.I would also like to note, while unrelated the in the light novel for the first house story, the protagonist was male, but had a completely different personality than the male protagonist in the manga.Artwork is good, and fans of the games will enjoy the artwork. The plot itself follows the game with a few tweaks in this regard.