| | |  | MANGA | Home » » » » Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Vol. 1 | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Considered a slacker by his peers, Jaden battles teachers and students alike to make his mark in the Duel World. Can he bring his low-level dorm, Slifer Red, to the top of the deck? Or will the champions in the Obelisk Blue dorm hang onto their winning hand? | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Naoyuki Kageyama | | Paperback:
| 224 pages | | Publisher:
| VIZ Media LLC | | Publication Date:
| November 06, 2007 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1421513781 | | Product Length:
| 7.58 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.7 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.47 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.32 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.04 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.71 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.44 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 5 reviews |
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 The start of Jaden's adventures at Duel AcademyJun 14, 2011
By Lesley Aeschliman
The main protagonist in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX is Jaden Yuki. He's seen as a slacker, and is in the lowest ranking dorm at Duel Academy; this dorm would be Slifer Red. Even though he's a slacker, Jaden does rather well in actual duels; however, it's not really known whether Jaden really is a good duelist, or just keeps getting lucky with the cards that he draws. His best friend, Syrus Truesdale, is also in Slifer Red; Syrus is more of a meek character in comparison to the brash Syrus. Other characters in the series are Alexis Rhodes (the main female character of the series), Chazz Princeton (a selfish and arrogant duelist), and Bastion Misawa (who is regarded as a duel genius). Jaden's main adversary is Dr. Vellian Crowler, one of the teachers at Duel Academy.
This Yu-Gi-Oh! GX manga seems to be written in such a way that it's expected that the reader already has some familiarity with the anime series. The duel academy only gets a scant one page explanation, and then it jumps right into a storyline. Unfortunately, the manga does not start at the same spot that the anime did. In the anime, Jaden had to battle Dr. Crowler in order to be accepted to attend the academy. Even though this battle is not seen in the manga, it is referenced at least two to three times in this manga volume. Personally, I would have preferred that the manga open with the Jaden and Dr. Crowler duel. While reading the manga, the author makes a note that he didn't want to simply make a "cine-manga" of the anime; however, I do think that this duel would have made for a stronger beginning for the manga than where the manga actually begins.
Instead, what we start off with is a storyline about a teacher trainee who is dueling with students who takes cards from the opponents that he beats. This is followed by a duel between Jaden and Chazz, which ends with a surprising result. The next story has Bastion dueling with Jaden; if Bastion wins, he can get Alexis' phone number from Jaden. This is followed by a beauty pageant at the academy, which escalates into a duel between Alexis and Jaden. The final story pits Jaden and Syrus into a duel. Dr. Crowler snuck into a teacher's office and saw the midterm test report; seeing that Syrus had a zero, he says Syrus will be expelled from the school, unless he can win a duel. Dr. Crowler says that Syrus must duel with Jaden. If Syrus wins, he won't be expelled; however, if Jaden wins, he must hand over his deck to Dr. Crowler.
When it comes to the art in the manga, you can definitely tell that the anime served as the basis for the character designs. However, there were some minor liberties taken with the designs, especially in regards to Alexis. Since this is a shonen fighting manga, there are plenty of "busy" panels included in this volume. However, the panels that are not part of duels are actually rather easy to follow.
If you enjoy the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime series, then you will probably also enjoy the manga series. However, it should also be noted that the manga does not directly follow the anime, and also adds cards and monsters that are not part of the anime series.
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX is rated "A" for All Ages.
I wrote this review after checking out a copy of this manga volume through the King County Library System.
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Vol. 1Nov 29, 2011
By fan95
I bought this for my son for a birthday present. He seemed to really enjoy it. He read it in one day and he has it added to his collection.
 Great manga, just don't buy here.Jul 24, 2011
By kevinmdalton93
The GX manga is great! If you like the show, you'll love the manga! It has new characters and really delves deep into the existing character's pasts. Its an awesome parallel to the GX anime. The problem is just that I ordered this online, supposedly "new," and received a book with the card pack in the back cut out. It obviously wasn't new. I didn't mind it enough to send it back asking for a refund (the manga is too good lol), but it was really irritating. If you can, find it in a book store and if you you have to order online, I suggest getting it off the viz media shop (fulfilled by Amazon) where I got a copy of Vol. 4 still in the wrapping. Again, great book, just don't get it here.
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Something different.Sep 28, 2009
By Mr. Derek Leahy Inspiration
"dr neo cortex"
This book was a lot different from other mangas.Plus there are new cards for most of the characters overall not to bad
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Get Your Game On!May 25, 2009
By Tristan A. Hayes
At first glance Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Volume 1 from Shonen Jump/Viz Media appears to look exactly like the anime, however after reading through even the first five pages, it changes elements of the anime's storyline so much that it is an entirely different show.
For readers who fell in love with Yu-Gi-Oh! GX the suprise here is that those readers will not have a leg up on the competition in knowing what and where the storyline is going. More importantly this makes a great complement or even addition to the series. For newcomers to GX, this is also a great manga series as well, for they read this one they not be spoiled about the events that have occurred on the anime either. The only negative that can be seen is if one was looking for this series to be an exact repetition of the anime that premiered before the manga was even published.
Yu-Gi-Oh GX 1 introduces the reader to the main character Jaden Yuki and his friend Syrus Truesdale as they go through life at the Duelist Academy, a school that trains the elitist in duelists. Fans of the show will encounter several familiar faces such as Chazz Princeton, Alexis Rhodes, Vellian Crowler, and a few others. The story introduces several new characters. Also for the familiar characters they have also received new cards, new decks, and new strategies. Some of the dueling is much more fast paced in this form, and the strategies are more intuitive in some cases.
One of the highlights of the series in this manga form is the artwork. Although many people may be used to seeing the duels in action, they will not be disappointed with the attempts that have been made to capture that same feel in the form of the artwork and design. A few of the battle sequences and panels look amazing with the instants that the writer Naoyuki Kageyama decided to capture, for example when Alexis is taking an attack she is literally bathing in the midst of the light blast being emitted by the attack. There are many other instances like them and they are well. Other benefits is the attention to detail paid in the new cards that were created for the story as well as the characters. They look exactly as they do in the anime (by the way, the anime and this were done by two different teams).
Initially there are a few blemishes, but their cause can not be determined. A few phrases sound weird and make it sound as if the people have never seen the show before. Howver these similar phrases also just sound weird grammatically or just sound out of place if one were to say them while actually playing the card game. For example instead of saying "Reveal Trap Card", they say "Reverse Trap Card Open" or "Face-Down, Card Open". Those phrases are not always present but they do crop up. Otherwise the translation if modern English sounding and works well. Jaden also says on of his catch phrases for fans of the series "Throw down, a face down!" It would have been good if he could have also said "Get your game on," too!
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX 1 is a great start to the series and does well for the Yu-Gi-Oh franchise. It is great that Viz Media has picked it up as well as serializing it in the monthly Shonen Jump in the United States. The book has just about quick paced action and card battling that fans have come to love and it has condensed quite a bit of the boring part from the show (the constant repetition of the rules/card effects and description is not present!" A worthy addition to any Yu-Gi-Oh! Fans library or even to any shonen manga fan in general.
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