Double Arts

Name: Double Arts
Original Name: ダブルアーツ
Author: Komi Naoshi
Status: Completed
No. Of Volumes: 3
Genres: Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Comedy

The Plot
A boy and a girl are forced to join hands for all eternity!? In a land ravaged by an epidemic known as "Troy", the only people with healing arts capable of stopping the seizures caused by the disease are the Sisters. Although they have a high resistance to the disease, they are searching for a person who is truly immune, if they exist, so that they can find a cure. The main character is Sister Elraine, one of the Sisters who becomes infected with Troy. But, when she touches Kiri, a seemingly ordinary boy, her seizures stop. Could he be the one!? (Source: Mangaupdates)

Review Section

The Story

The story was very creative, very unique.In most shounen mangas we see the main guy go through training & that he has a lot of potential. When you add the element of "Unable to let go of your hand" it gets a whole lot more interesting.The story was very interestng & quite addictive. It goes on pretty smooth & there is a good amount of comedy that really makes you laugh (some mangas have cold jokes). The training sessions that Kiri had to go through was really unique from other shounen mangas.The only bad point though is that the ending was practically cut short.It was left with a cliffhanger with an ending that did not cover up much questions & leaves you confused.
The Characters

The character cast is the one that enchants you.The characters are all lovable & quirky. Serious characters have their cute & funny sides.Personally I like Sui in the story.Seeming like a classic tsundere, she is what I call unexpected personality change.Kiri's parents are so unique & funny anyone would love them.

The Art

The art of Double Arts was great especially those exaggerated "serious" face of shock. The art is not sketchy & complicated.Its simple & very nicely done.The backgrounds were good & wasn't confusing. The cover volumes look lively & attractive.Its art is more of a light hearted feel & is never too serious.

Enjoyment

I enjoyed the manga greatly but was really disappointed in the ending.Although that was most likely due to the stop of serialization of Double Arts.Its very entertaining to read though if you like a good shounen manga.After reading Double Arts I became a fan of the author.His other works are equally good.

You may like this if you:

• Do not mind the cliffhanger ending
• Enjoy shounen mangas
• Like a colourful cast of characters
• Like funny comedy mangas
• Like Kingdom Hearts (Kiri reminds me of Sora)