Personal Review: The Guin Saga Book One

Review By Jong Chung

The Guin Saga presents itself in a manner that may not draw the typical anime/manga fan in right away. Many times, we are to judge manga series by cover since the volumes found at bookstores may be shrink wrapped, thus discouraging a short sift through it to judge its worth of purchase. Well... The cover illustration for The Guin Saga Book One: The Leopard Mask may seem “outdated” in the context of anime and manga, but while that is certainly true (as it dates back to 1979) it is still something of merit, which I will cover in a bit.