DearS, Volume 1

Did have a little damage on the spine but it doesn't bother me excited to start this series

It just is not as good as Chobits. Also the Hero of the manga is a bit of a jerk to his dears. He appears to have feelings for her and wants to not be having her as a slave and see her as her own person. But then he acts mean to her for no reason. I find this to be annoying. The translation and printed book itself are excellent quality. I hope the story has a happy ending. I've seen far too many anime/mangas with a heartbreaking ending. Where the 2 characters are either torn from one another or the girl the main character loves dies on him.

The Plot is easy to follow. The characters personalities flow nicely against each other to make such a comedy as this one. I think it is a great read for those of the mature comedy persuasion.

this book is really good. the artwork, story, everything but parents need to be cautioned. THIS BOOK IS A LITTLE TOOOOO SHOWY. yes i know its a T rated book but i really think its an OT rating. if you dont want your son/daughter seeing this kind of stuff, dont let them read it. oh i forgot this book has a lot of language in it, too.

one of my friends let me borrow this first volume for a weekend, and just about every waking minute of those two and a half days was spent reading it. (..barring time spent gaming and things of that sort) anyways, i like how DearS starts up..and how it leaves lots of questions to be answered in future volumes. now, a lot of people *won't* like that, but that's when you save up money and buy the first three volumes all at once so you don't get too confused. sorry..um...getting back on track.. i don't think the way Ren is always almost-disrobed is a cheap... well, okay, maybe it is a way to slip much female form into DearS, but it all serves a purpose, and not done just for it's sake. (though it will scare people like my conservative christian mother away..) ^and that will make it a rather tough sale for kids who deal with the same..^ but, the story is intriguing and (as in all manga) there's always a big cliffhanger at the end making you NEEED that next volume. and again, some might not like that, but this is my review. they can make their own. - Henry

As most reviews and intros have said about DearS, the story goes about as an alien girl finds her way into the life of an ordinary guy who stands indifferent on the whole aliens-living-among-us facade. It should be noted that even though the book says it's for ages 13 and up (Teen), it should've been more towards the ways of 16 and up in areas, or at least any part concerning the teacher who is driven by sexual desire it seems. As far as the story goes, it feels a bit like Chobits without as much of it's morals, but brings in it's own bag of morals as well. The DearS, being as attractive and kind as they are, were a slave race who's ship crashed landed in Japan over a year ago. Being a slave race in a world where you're free to do as you wish can be hard on some. In case with Ren, the main DearS character of the story, it was as if she just landed on Earth herself, unable to speak the language nor what to do or where to go. After stumbling into Takeya, the main guy lead, things start to change, for the both of them. Overall, I'm like the story, if not just for the plot line as with it's different art style. This does not look like your Chobits/Love Hina artstyle that some people are used to in the "Pretty Girl" genré. Aside from some overproportions the character have that soft feel to them, with a lot of free forming of the hair, particularly in Ren. The book also switches from chibi (cute, quick characters) to very detailed, but not as much to interupt the flow of believement in those characters. DearS definately gets my recommandation if you're into the Pretty Girl genré. For those starting to read in that area, it probably won't change you over, but it'll get you to wonder how things will turn out in the next book.