Angel Densetsu

Awesome manga, i don't know why it isn't so popular.
I am enjoying this manga like i never had.
This manga is about misjudgement for one person just by looking his face.
The thing is, i don't like to read much, i like to watch anime and this manga gets my attention (yes, because of the anime ova).
Anyone who love comedy or parody(it's not exactly a parody there are some sad part in it) that person will love this manga, like i'm loving it.
If there will be a anime of this, I will love to watch it even if i know the whole story.

Really, really enjoyed this one; finished it all in about two days.

Seiichiro Kitano has the heart of an angel but the face of a demon. So basically he's this really, really, really nice guy who is always thinking about other people but because of his appearance (I think they basically made him out to be an albino and people called him Devil-san, etc, etc), everyone is scared of him and think he's a crazy heroin addict.

This makes for some hilarious shenanigans, like when Kitano gets himself into crazy misunderstandings. There are too many to mention, but some of my favorites are when he chases people to give them back their stuff and they run away or when someone punches him he tries to think hard about why he might have made that person upset. Watching people react to Kitano's face never ever gets old!! I always felt bad for him but it was HILARIOUS each time. I know he's supposed to be this scary dude, but I found him adorable from almost the first chapter.

It's also so amusing and wonderful how all the characters around him gradually change their minds about him. Such great friendship in this story! It's really touching how all the side characters were enemies or antagonists in the beginning but were brought together in friendship after their encounter with Kitano. The art remains pretty bad throughout the whole series, but the writing is solid throughout. Very, very enjoyable.

Holy mother of poo-py.

This is the holy grail,sire.

It's all good, it's all funny.

Angel Densetsu is by far one of my favorite mango's. I sat through one session and actually read the whole thing.

Actually that's not true it took me like 2 days.

Anyway...

This series is a must-read. It's a feel-good story. On with the review!

Story: Oh boy is this a fun ride! You'll be laughing and reelin' at every single panel that has Kitano in it. It's pure gold. I was nearly choking on my spit at every page. You're gonna have a fun time, trust me.

Art: Woo. Fair. It has got some style and looks different than most. Art isn't as bad as most say. It's pretty good, actually. It doesn't turn you off at all.

I felt a bit off at first, but the art becomes a part of you and the story.

Character: They have feelings, yes. Many of the characters are different, yes. Many of them are smart. Some of them are dumb. There's a great variety of people and you can't help but to admit that KITANO is your god-damned favorite character.

He's lovable, funny, silly, scary. Hell, he's everything.

He definitely makes the series. He is the series.

Actually disregard that since the other characters support him and make him look even better and they lift the story up into something greater as well.

Enjoyment: I am so giving this a 10. It was fun and good and made me feel UNGHHH.

It's great. A feel-good manga that gets ya a dancin'.

Overall: 9!

Calculator gave me a 8.6, but I really enjoyed this so I'm givin' it a little somethin' somethin'.

Great read, guys.

First and foremost I loved this manga. It is absolutely astounding in every aspect of the word. I can't think of any other way to describe this manga. I started reading it because I was going through people's reccomendations on an anime forum. Most of the time I don't like what people post as "good" in act 99% of what other people post I completely disregard and can never appreciate it or see what they see in the manga or anime. Angel Densetsu is a different story. I thought that the story was going to be some cliche abomination yet somehow keep my interest in reading it. Well it really did keep my interest so much that i'm writing a review of it. I'll start by saying that the story is one of the best flowing and solid stories for the type of manga that this is, a comedy/romance/tough guy manga. The manga makes all of these things work out in perfect harmony. The story follows Kitano the main protagonist mostly but in my opinion its actually following all of the characters at the same time as Kitano's life changes and progresses. There was not a single character I did not like and each one brought out wonderful moments that I keep re reading. One of the highlights was when Kitano's father was first introduced to Ryoko's and Ikuno's father. That was by far one of the funniest moments in the manga, it ranks in the top 20 funniest moments at least for me. The Art was really good, not too flashy and fit everything well, I gave the art a 9 because well sometimes i'd get picky and notice that someone looked jank or what not. I really don't give many shits about art unless its critical to the story and stuff. The characters were all wonderful. You come to truly care about each and every one of them and want to see them all succede in their endeavors. The all mesh together perfectly and create a sort of happy vibe that makes the reader feel like time has stopped and they're right there with Kitano and his friends or Takehisa as he fights a few of the enemy highschoolers. I enjoyed this manga, it provides you with laughs that will follow you the rest of your life. Seriously I can't stress that enough. This manga is incredible. In conclusion I found this to be a great manga. I read a ton off of my phone when i'm at work and have downtime which is usually all the time... so I just want to reaffirm that this manga is a wonderful story with wonderful characters. If you want to read a manga that will make you laugh out loud and actually feel happier and get excited when you are about to read the next chapter this manga is for you.

Holy shit this is the funniest manga ever! This is slapstick comedy at its best, with equal lashings of deadpan humour. The play off between Kuroda and Takehisa is hilarious. Intellegent and well written, this is an wholly enjoyable series.
The artwork is excellent, clean and distinct. (As to be expected from Claymore's artist)...highly recommended

This manga was great, the story progresses at a good pace and by the time the plot starts to feel a little repetitive you're in the last arc. The art takes a little to get used to if you haven't read much of late 80s or early 90s manga. I would highly recommend this manga to anyone that enjoys plots were action and comedy go hand in hand, with a little bit of romance on the side. Favorite manga by far.

First of all, wow to this manga. One of the few anime that I watched and jumped straight to the manga for continuation. Although i continued reading the manga, i preferred to wait and see if they will continue the anime series, which i think it deserves period.

Funny
Suspense
Cheering Kitano
School vibe is good
Hilarious teachers
Don't judge people just because of the way they look vibe

I would recommend this manga to anyone. But you should watch the ova 1 and ova 2 before jumping to the manga. Which i have downloaded the completed volumes. Moreover, the events that Kitano is faced in the school and challenges he overcomes is entertaining, funny and the classmates he meets and protects. As well as the fighting is SICKKK!!!!!!! and Kitano always find a way to win. Although he is always thinking of something unrelated to the fight with the person lol

This is my first time writing a review but there is no manga more fitting than this one to be the first. My overall rating is a 7. So why is this thing in my favourites?

The story is noting special. An underdog, rejected because people are judgy and shallow. The main charachter isn't the smartest cookie but he holds unbelievable strength...although he does not use it at all! Infact he is the best person ever, with a soul and intentions as pure as snow.

The art really needs getting used to. I thought about quitting just because of it.

The characterization is done fairly well but it's nothing special.
But...

The overall enjoyment is 10. Heck, I'd give it a 100. I read this manga at least a couple of times and every time I read it I was laughing my head off. I rarely laugh at manga. I may chuckle sometimes but angel densetsu had me screaming out the bottom of my lungs and not just the first time I read it.

Conclusion: If you want to read something light, to make your day brighter and make you cry tears of sincire laughter this is the one. Everything is so expected and yet you manage to laugh. And the story and the goodness of the main character is heart warming and it will make you feel a bit lighter in your day :)

The manga is very good at the start but after chapter 34-35 it gets worse. And it is all downhill till the end. What was interesting in those first chapters was the main protagonist. He was an angel and the fate and us knew it and thus, even if he was considered a devil by other people and treated badly, the fate would always turn to favour him at last.

Spoilers ahead

But after the chapter I mentioned, he isn't any more the protagonist. Kuroda, that already had a gigantic amount of screen time, gets even more attention, the main protagonist is left behind and Kuroda is basically everywhere.
Kitano just becomes a passerby in his own story.
Ryoko, from a strong willed girl, becomes a shouting 24/7 machine.
Takehisa is good and his changes is believable he but has even less amount of screen time than Kitano's dad cat or Ikuko. And we never see the gradual change. He just changes.
Kitano's mom sad story that nobody asked for. She was assaulted by her cousin and she was ok with that.
The whole plot line of the red hair guy was left behind.
The whole plot line of Ryoko's dad was left behind.
Nobody is afraid of Kitano even when they don't know the truth. Kuroda was shouting at him and so were many other characters. And nothing happened.
The photographer girl was going on toe with kitano's speed. Like what?
A ghost was literally introduced in the story.
Ikuno promised to a nobody (a complete stranger) to beat kitano when they were already friend and she literally did it. And everyone, even Ryoko, was ok with that after finding it out.
The blonde boy that could see her pain while she was beating the crap out of Kitano was also what the hell? moment. The author tried to be deep but failed to do because the dialogues are poorly written.
The fact that she was on pair with Kitano's speed while she herself admitted to be weaker than her father who was beaten by Kitano is another what the hell? moment.
After chapter 40, only females character are on the main spot. And this continues until the very end. Everyone forgets who Kitano is in the meantime. And from this point, we spend like 99% of the time following the story from another characters pov.
The whole mockery of the foreigner that couldn't speak japanese was also unnecessary and irritating.
The manga goes from 10 at the start to a very generous 6 at the last chapter.

To be honest, I had avoided this manga like the plague when I first laid eyes upon it about a year ago. The artwork, in my eyes, was so non-appealing, that I always figured that even if this story was funny and exciting, I would never be able to fully enjoy it because of the art. I noticed that the ratings on MAL for Angel Densetsu were relatively high (~8.30 at the time) so I figured that I shouldn't judge a book by its cover. So a few days ago, on a whim, I decided to read the first few chapters to see if it was anything special. Five days later, I had finished reading all eighty-four chapters with a satisfied feeling. Angel Denestu (translated as Legend of Angel) is your classic example of why its wrong to judge a book by its cover. Although the artwork may not look appealing, and a lot of the characters do not have eyebrows, Angel Densetsu is a relatively enjoyable comedy story about the encounters with devil-look alike, Kitano Seikichi.

Although born with an evil face that has been commonly compared to the devil's, Kitano Seikichi is a soft-hearted, caring teenager (hence where the "angel" word comes into play) who is constantly pegged as a thug because of that evil coutenance. Because of this, on first glance, everyone he meets instantly misunderstands him and more often than not, this leads to hilarious confrontations eventually ending up in fist fights. Although Kitano-kun is the featured main protagonist, the story more-so revolves around his friends, his teachers, his peers, his neighbors, and a plethora of other people and their encounters with Kitano-kun. As the mangaka (Yagi Norihiro) has stated, its more of a story of Hekikuu Town (the town Kitano-kun lives him) then about any particular character. Though the manga has an "episodic" feel to it, the mangaka nicely ties everything together quite well. The story is fueled by comedy and the first half the the manga, the comedy, although nothing new in this day and age, is quite entertaining. It does get a bit old towards the second half of the story, as the mangaka re-uses a lot of the puns and such, but still holds up relatively well.

As I have already mentioned, in my opinion, the artwork looks pretty horrid. This manga was essentially a one-shot to begin with, which might explain the simple character designs, but through a series of events, the mangaka was able to land a deal and thus we get our eighty-four chapter story. The art does improve once you hit the second half of the story, but it doesn't really take away from the fact that a lot of the characters are drawn pretty much the same with maybe one different feature. It feels like Norihiro-sensei was rather lazy with his drawings here. Especially when you compare this work to his other work, Claymore. Although I will admit there are some instances where he outdoes himself with character portraits in more of the bigger events. Once, and if your able to get past the art and take it for what it is, the story becomes so much more enjoyable to read. Taking the opposite point of view, the artwork is simple to understand what's happening in each panel and very consistent from start to finish.

As with these kinds of stories that are essentially a collection of one-shots or what not, its all about the characters. Here's the important point. Although the characters are drawn horribly, and essentially all of them are relatively simple in personality, its the character interactions with Kitano-kun on which the story hinges upon. Norihiro-sensei introduces all types of different characters, whether they are thugs from rival schools, innocent children, in-school peers, teachers and even other parents, he is able to create an exaggerated, yet quite amusing reaction and series of events with their encounter with Kitano-kun. Because all of them instantly compare Kitano-kun to the source of all evil, its pretty entertaining to see how they go about avoiding, fighting and talking and sometimes befriending, Kitano-kun.

Again, if you are able to get past the artwork and lazy character designs, Angel Densetsu is a more enjoyable read than one would like to believe at first glance. Its rather funny to watch Kitano-kun and a bunch of his friends as they actually get into real fist-fights with other thugs, and while all of the other thugs know exactly what is going on, Kitano-kun, without fail, is pretty much clueless on what exactly is happening to him. His friends will ask him to help "take out the trash," referring to other thugs loitering around town. On the other hand, Kitano-kun will fully believe that he is going to help to literally clean up trash and litter on the ground. Seeing how Kitano get himself into and out of these kinds of situation is quite amusing. On the other hand, those amusing situations do get repetitive after awhile. And people may not even be able to get past the artwork to begin with. At the end, if you're looking for an entertaining, comedic, turn-off-your-brain type of read, Angel Densetsu is something I would recommend trying to take up, as long as your able to get past the art and some of the designs.