Have you been following Katekyo Hitman Reborn! alias Reborn! ? If you haven’t, let’s see what it’s all about!

THE STORY, AS EXCERPTED FROM THE MANGA

A home tutor decided to come to the home of a junior high kid, Sawada Tsuna, who was spending a dull life. The name of this home tutor was “Reborn!”. He looked like a baby, but his real job was a high-class hitman. His reason for coming from Italy to Japan was to make the 10th heir of the mafia family, Vongola! If you are willing to die for it, you can do anything! So, Tsuna’s life risking study days began to start!

THE STORY, IN MY OWN WORDS

Sawada Tsuna was kind of a loser in his junior high school. He was called a “no-good Tsuna” all the time by his peers. He flunked every test and exam. He sucked at sport and made every team he was in lose everytime. The only reason he went to school was because of a girl, named Kyoko, whom he had a big crush on. His life was pretty much a mess, until a private home tutor was hired by his mom to teach him privately at home.

It turned out that this home tutor, was not a regular home tutor. His real job was a high-class hitman, whom, was instructed by the famous Italian mafia leader of Vongola family, the 9th Generation Leader, to come to Japan to especially search and train Tsuna to be the next 10th Generation Leader of the mafia gang.

Tsuna, who had no idea of this mafia gang and family, constantly denied to be the 10th Generation Leader. But since his mom had allowed the home tutor, alias hitman, whom name was “Reborn”, to live in their house until Tsuna’s grades went up, Tsuna was trained by Reborn, both for academic and mafia kind of stuff with crazy and merciless methods.

Along the way, they gather candidates for the mafia family and subordinates for Tsuna.

MY REVIEW

Starting last night, I have read up until chapter 20 which titled “Eat And Run”. What can I say, this manga is a good fun. It’s quite a fun read. If you love a fair amount of comedy (as what most Japanese manga surely have) and a little bit of actions plus school setting and some crazy plots, you’ll probably like this manga. Katekyo Hitman Reborn! has a little bit of those mixed together.

For once, if you are someone who like actions but don’t like reading something so tense like Berserk, but also don’t feel like reading Naruto or Bleach kind of stuff, then read Katekyo Hitman Reborn!

Reborn! is suitable for all ages. But in my opinion, for those who craves for quick plot and story development would probably get a bit tired of the story. For me, all the characters introductions were put pretty well, starting from the beginning of the story. But up until chapter 20 (I know it’s still too early to decide), I would want to see “how” Tsuna would actually benefit from the will-bullets afterwards when he isn’t shot by it and had to face a situation.

So far (as what I am currently reading), I haven’t seen yet that Tsuna actually “being trained” by Reborn. What I see is Reborn came and benefit Tsuna from his will-bullets and spice/improve Tsuna’s life with that. More like in the manga Doraemon, where Doraemon’s present is to help improve Nobita’s daily life.

Tsuna wouldn’t be getting shot by Reborn everytime he had to do something for the rest of his life, especially when he officially becomes the 10th, is he? So it would be nice if by now we started seeing that Reborn’s bullets actually make Tsuna realize of his true strength and start acting by it rather than the bullets.

But still, like I said, “chapter 20″ is still too early to decide on anything. So I’m gonna continue on reading.

My favorite character? Gokudera-kun. Why? He’s acting all tough and all but actually he’s funny! ^.^

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