V.B. Rose Volume 1 #1

CRITIC REVIEWS

• 5.1

  IGN - A.E. Sparrow

  Feb 12, 2008

  V.B. Rose is a shojo tale, if not the shojo tale. Cute doe-eyed girl, faced with a "crisis", comes across a couple drop-dead gorgeous men, learns a few life-lessons, and I'm sure eventually ends up with the man of her dreams. Throw in plenty of splashy panel filler and backgrounds and you have a solid template for any budding shojo manga-ka out there. It does what it's supposed to do, and it does it well. The real problem lies in the character of Ageha herself. You're going to sympathize with her plight, or absolutely hate her, or possibly a little of both. I don't know if that's enough to warrant spending your money on this book, though. Read Full Review