Tsuyoshi TakakiHeart Gear, Vol. 1 (1)

Heart gear was a little slow for me and the amazing pencil work isn't my favorite outside of Berserk. I love fantasy though so Berserk gets a pass. Sci-fi dystopian apocalypse is a whole other genre and after getting through some pages it finally hit that this is a wonderful start to a manga. Looking forward to more!

The core of S-F, all the way back to the seminal "Frankenstein ", is to explore the question of what defines human.Classic anime and manga did that, a lot, then drifted away after "Ghost in the Shell"."Heatrgear" comes back to the topic, in a new and (what I find to be), refreshing approach.Excellent artwork. Compelling and well paced story. Characters that are more than caricatures.Really looking forward to book 2!

Interesting world setup can’t wait for the next volumes!

The story is starting to build up, the art is really amazing, definitely worth collecting. There is much potential to this story and characters.

One of shounen jumps best. The sci-fi setting and characters blend together really well to create a strong identity. Must read fosho!

The characters are adorable! I enjoyed reading this looking forward to reading volume 2! ❤️

This was so so so engaging!! I decided to try this for an upcoming Top 5 Wednesday video and this manga definitely surprised me, BUT THE ENDING OF THAT FIRST CHAPTER!!!WHYYYYYYY?!?! *sobs*Sadly moving on though, I didn't know what to expect from this, but after reading the first volume on MANGA Plus, I'm seriously considering picking it up physically! I really really loved all the characters and especially how they all interact with Roue, our female lead. I liked how she had a goal and how that goal is the heart of her upcoming adventures, but I was surprised to find that she didn't necessarily have a "dream," and how her not having one added another element to this story that I was invested in.And truly, this first volume THRIVED on building layer upon layer where I was interested in Roue as a character, Chrome as a gear, and the overall world and what will happen next. The art only enhanced this and felt I was having a visual feast with everything that was happening! (Though I wasn't fond of the fanservice in one scene with a service gear, though I will also easily admit that the character in question WAS cool and could seriously kick butt!)Speaking of Chrome, I really like him! He is a different kind of robot than I expected, but I feel he IS a good guy. I feel he wouldn't have made his entire "base program" what it was if he didn't care for our main girl! On a different note, all the fights and battles are AMAZING! I am VERY excited about where the volume ended and want to know more!Again, this was super awesome. and will be diving into volume two on MANGA Plus after writing this review because I NEED to see what happens next! I went from "I'm going to check this out for a video" to "I NEED to keep reading so I can see what happens next!"

Definitely worth reading and I can't wait for the rest of the series!