First of all, Feng Shen Ji is drawn in very beautiful full color and many of the panels show are as a feast to the eyes. The battle scenes are particularly well done and are a delight to read.

The story, however, takes a couple of chapters to really kick off and a few more for you to begin to like the main character. But unlike the standard manga, the main character grows as the series goes on, becoming more mature and worldly at a steady pace rather than the random spikes and dips normally seen.

The plot is more akin to a novel or light novel than the common manga, taking time to lay down roots. It doesn't have a lot of humorous parts or quick gags. And, while it is fairly violent, there is very little of the perverseness found in post adolescent manga.

Overall, I'd recommend it to people from 16 to 25 who like fantasy and martial arts fiction, but won't get bored with a more involved story.