I have always loved the story about Romeo & Juliet and have during the years seen many adaptions as movies, tv-series, and other works that are inspired by Romeo & Juliet as a theme. Therefore I have always wanted to read the original material, but haven't because Shakespeare is writing an old and hard to read English that makes it a torturous read, and who would like to torture themself? Not me! I read a lot of comics, so when I saw Romeo & Juliet as a manga who stays true to the original story, I had to try it. The drawings in the manga helped bringing this story alive to me. This manga is a direct adaption and stays very true to the original story. It has the old language, and though I had lines I didn't understand one-to-one, the visual story and gestures of the characters on the page made me understand a whole lot more than if I had read the text only. I can truthfully say that I enjoyed this read! It was an amazing detailed read. It was like seeing a t...
I'm a 30-something woman that loves reading funny and romantic manga. Big fan of Josei, Shojo and Boys Love. - Bookeater - Disney run in my veins
