Name: Karneval
ISBN: 9789814323185

Tōya Mikanagi

When innocent country boy Nai sets foot in the sordid, cutthroat realm of the city, he might as well have painted a target on his own back. Kidnappers, murderers and desperados abound, waiting to take advantage of a boy guileless enough to believe blood is merely 'red water'. Nai is looking for a friend who has disappeared leaving only an I.D bracelet from the organisation named 'Circus', the country's supreme defence agency.

Karneval

Cindy Lee

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Rating: B

I haven't read any manga in a long time now and I decided to dive back into that world with Karneval, Vol. 1 by Touya Mikanagi. 

Karneval is a refreshing manga as we went in without knowing anything. We immediately get introduced to an innocent boy, Nai, who was just captured by thugs and brought to someone called Lady Mine. Gareki, a stranger, rescues him from Lady Mine. Somehow they got all tangled up with a murder case and a mysterious group called the Circus while Gareki is trying to help Nai find someone called Karoku.

Nai is an awesome character. He's really innocent and naive and doesn't know much of anything. It looks like he has amnesia as he doesn't seem to remember anything of his past except Karoku and the Circus ID that came with him. He calls blood "red water" and doesn't know the bad guys from the good guys.

Gareki is also a really great character as well. Even though he isn't helping Nai from the goodness of his heart, he still protects Nai like its his own brother. I would like to find out more about the group that Gareki is in.

A special group of characters I'd like to mention are the sheepies! The sheep are so awesome and they're so funny! I like how they're the defense system and how they bullied Gareki haha! 

Overall, Karneval is an amazing manga you wouldn't want to miss reading if yore a big fan of anime and manga! Complete with beautiful drawings and a funny, mysterious plot, I'll be sure to keep on reading this one!

Maria

All of Gareki's fears and suspicions appear to be morphing into a very real nightmare. His entire family has fallen victim to a cowardly but devious monster who has had his sinister grasp on them from their childhood. Now, he has finally shown himself and all hell is breaking loose. Can Yogi bring the situation under control?

Christian Huss

Nai's sudden collapse leads to an astounding revelation about his physiological makeup that shakes up Gareki and the entire Circus. In light of the new discovery, Circus' interest in Nai deepens, and an expedition is organised to the forest that Nai claims to have come from. With mirages and illusions everywhere they turn, can they find any actual clues that will bring them closer to the truth?

Tōuya Mikanagi

When innocent country boy Nai sets foot in the sordid, cutthroat realm of the city, he might as well have painted a target on his own back. Kidnappers, murderers and desperados abound, waiting to take advantage of a boy guileless enough to believe blood is merely 'red water'. Nai is looking for a friend who has disappeared leaving only an I.D. bracelet from the organisation named 'Circus', the country's supreme defence agency.

When innocent country boy Nai sets foot in the sordid, cutthroat realm of the city, he might as well have painted a target on his own back. Kidnappers, murderers and desperados abound, waiting to take advantage of a boy guileless enough to believe blood is merely red water. Nai is looking for a friend who has disappeared leaving only an I.D. bracelet from the organisation named Circus, the country's supreme defence agency.

When innocent country boy Nai sets foot in the sordid, cutthroat realm of the city, he might as well have painted a target on his own back. Kidnappers, murderers and desperados abound, waiting to take advantage of a boy guileless enough to believe blood is merely red water.

Ying 

Touya Mikanagi

Nai--a young man who travels in search of another by the name of Karoku, a lone bracelet his only lead. Gareki--a willful young man who earns his daily bread by thieving and picking pockets. Thrown together at an eerie mansion, where they are entrapped and framed, Nai and Gareki are soon hunted down as criminals by national security forces. As they are driven into a corner, before them appears the most powerful defense agency in the country, "Circus"--!!