Honestly blown away with the artwork of this graphic novel, I loved escaping into this fantasy world. It does seem to take some time with the plot but I enjoyed the art on each and every page.

An interesting concept that takes to long to get going. I don't want to read an entire volume just to get the background. But the artwork was pretty nice so this gets two stars instead of one.

The Neverending Story for teenagers. Nanami is a flighty teenager about to flunk out of school. She discovers a book that can transport her to another world. Somehow it's all tied to a play and some Goth kids. This introductory volume takes WAY too long to get into the story. The story is really just getting started as it ends. The art is decent.

'Nanami Vol. 1: Theatre of the Wind' by Eric Corbeyran and Amelie Sarn with illustrations by Nauriel is a story about a magic book, a theater, and things that are not as they seem.

Nanami isn't the most focused student. Her best friend wants to help her, but when she finds a strange book. She returns it and finds a theater with kids from school she is trying to avoid, and a blind theater director. She gets cast in the play and that's when things take a weird turn.

I like where this story is going, but it's a bit on the short side and ends with a pretty abrupt ending. The art is pretty great, and I think those who like young adult genre fantasy literature will find things to like here.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Europe Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

What made me pick this book up:
I saw it on Netgalley and it looked super interesting.

What did I like about the cover:
The beautiful colors and how it looked like a fantasy.

What made me read this book:
I love parallel universe books. And this one sounded (And looked) amazing.

Would I read the rest of the series/more from this author?
I think so! The others aren't translated to English yet though.

The artwork is really pretty. The colors are great and I love the way it's drawn.


We don't get to know the characters very well yet. I like Nanami and I like her best friend. The old blind guy at the theater is interesting for sure.


It's kind of slow at first and I feel like nothing really happens until the end. And then it's kind of like, wait what? What just happened? That's it?


I really like the story of it. Finding a book, returning said book, acting like in a play and then being transported to another era? Or another universe basically. It's amazing. And kind of scary the thought of being... stuck. Not being able to leave or return to your own time. If you die there do you die in real life?

I would like to give my thoughts on this book but my daughter is the one that wanted it and although she loves graphic novels she just didn't get pulled into this story. She tried but it just didn't keep her interest. I wish it would have but I don't want to force it because she has a hard time enjoying reading as it is.
All my daughter said was that it just wasn't that interesting to her, so she picked a different book to start reading.

Nanami was very difficult for me to get into. It took much longer than it should have, considering how short it was. The story was average - not specifically bad, just not stand out, although the artwork was pretty well done. Towards the end of the story, it picked up - but not enough to really make a solid come back. Over all, I gave this Graphic Novel a 2/5 stars.

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get to this book. I am still super intrigued and excited so I am hoping to pick it up soon and really enjoy it!

"When Nanami, a bored adolescent living life on automatic, finds a strange book that appears to be “inhabited," she tracks down the book’s owner only to be introduced to something even stranger: a theatre troupe whose members get projected into a parallel universe during rehearsal. The universe in question is the thrilling and romantic — but dangerous — world in which their play is set and in which wallflower Nanami becomes a warrior princess fighting for her life and her kingdom"

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I am not a prolific graphic novel reader, but I do pick up a book or two occasionally. This book jumped out at me and so, I picked it up from NetGalley for a Sunday afternoon read.

Nanami is a young girl bored with school and not knowing exactly where she fits in. Her friend Chloe is a classic teenager – interested in clothes, boys and is doing well enough in school. On the other hand, Nanami is on a downward spiral with respect to her grades. This of course causes issues with her parents. One day she finds a book and when trying to return it, she stumbles across a theatre troupe. What is unusual is that this troupe practices in a parallel universe. Nanami is encourages to join by the director. Her role becomes the warrior princess, displacing another troupe member. This certainly did not bode well.

I found Nanami (Theatre of the Wind, #1) an enjoyable introduction to the series. While there is a certain amount of depth lacking, which I would have liked, I imagine that the depth will emerge as the series continues. Overall, a good introduction to the main characters. And the author certainly portrayed the teen attitude very well.

The graphics were pretty good, but what really drew me to the book was the cover as well as one of the first pages where a cat was sleeping on a book. The expressions the characters had (giving an embarrassed smile or an annoying look) was well captured.

I enjoyed this introduction to the series and await the arrival of the remainder of the series and another free Sunday ☺.

It's a nice volume one, to introduce us and the main character to this world of magic that just shows up in book for us. And who wouldn't like that. I wish one of my books in the shelves introduced me to a world like that, where I could have a little bit of fun and adventure for the while!

With a amazing script that I can't wait for the next volumes, and a art that kept you sucked in together with the plot it makes for such a nice read!

I enjoyed this story! The artwork is gorgeous, with lush color and moody atmosphere. The story sucks you in, the action builds to a dramatic finish, the characters show promise of growth as the story progresses. There is a cliffhanger ending, but I expected that, it kinda goes with a comic, right? Looking forward to the next volume!

A good start to a series that seems like it would appeal to young girls looking for a little magic and fantasy. Through this is very short it does a good job of setting up the adventure. Nanami is a regular teenager who is doing very badly in school. Her parents have had it and are threatening to send her to boarding school but Nanami is terrified because it's the school a local group of emo goth kids called the black roses go to.
One day Nanami finds a book with an address written inside and when she starts reading it THINGS start to come out of it. It's not until she tries to return the book to the address inside that she realizes the book is magic and has the power to transport her and the black roses into story... where they appear to be stuck - and a bad guy is threatening to behead her.
Very lovely art adds to the story which has a lot of potential to go somewhere interesting.

A good teen fantasy comic, although it's perhaps best to make sure all five volumes have been translated before jumping on board. Nanami is a typical sullen teen, getting lower and lower grades and putting less and less effort into life. Until, when trying to return a book to an unusual location, she finds herself thrust into the lead role in a fantasy play directed by a mysterious blind man and previously only cast from the awkward goth gang from her school. The 'why' of that is never explained, but rest assured there is a lot else to discover, from the djinn-type sand demons that emerge from the book when she opens the wrong page, to what happens when she gets immersed – quite literally – in her stagecraft. For being the initial part, just the set-up, I would assume the other four books in the series would have quite an interesting blend of fantasy and modern teen attitude, and while neither of those shows much novelty, the way they combine here is actually pretty good. A decent visual sense brings action to the page, and it reads very quickly. A surprise, then, to find this came out in French in 2006, for logic would suggest it had been translated long before now. Better late than never, then.

A beautifully illustrated graphic novel that was able to combine a compelling narrative with excellent illustrations and character arcs.

I received a copy though NetGalley in return for an honest opinion.

I thought I'd hate the art style but it was surprisingly nice. Because it was a short graphic novel I can't really say I liked characters or anything.
Was nice but would't say I was interested enough to continue with let's say the next volume.

It’s an anime beauty and the beast! Well kinda. A mysterious book leads to a bored girl to a magical theatre that leads to adventures in other worlds. This does end on a bit of a cliffhanger. Gotta add the next one to my To Be Read list.
I don’t think I like the art. I don’t hate it but it irritates me a bit.
ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Magic and theatre combined in graphic novel with breathtaking art ? This book was truly made for me. I cannot wait to get my hands on the sequel and dive back in this world. (Also, if it would be possible I'd like to audition for the theatre of the wind pretty please.)

I was quite intrigued by the idea of Theatre of the Wind and Nanami's story. Not only does it revolve around acting, but it's about books too. Nanami is a 14-year-old girl, whose school is going downhill and her parents want to send her to another school. She's afraid of these Goth kids and then finds a mysterious book that seems to be living in a way. She finds an address from the book and goes to the theatre, where she's suddenly cast to a play and it has something to do with the book. The story surely was interesting, but how it was handled wasn't as glorious. The problem is that Corbeyran doesn't really introduce the characters and they feel paper thin. Nanami is mostly annoying and the whole play thing isn't really credible, since it happens too fast. The story would've needed more air and space to evolve and less than hundred pages for the first part couldn't deliver anything well enough.

The art looks like manga in a way, but oddly enough the characters look very old. They're supposed to be kids, but look like adults, but just smaller. The color wold is nice and the thing line art works well. The vivid panels move the story nicely and there's hardly anything wrong with the art, really. With more pages and logical story handling this could've been so much better. I hope Corbeyran improves these in the future, since this is just the first part.

Nanami is a 14 year old girl, haunted by dreams and unknown creatures, she can't concentrate on her school work and her grades are suffering. With her parents threatening to send her to boarding school if she does not improve and start taking her studies seriously. When she finds a strange book, from the Theatre of the Wind, Nanami plans to take it back. When she does she is offered the lead role in the play, a play that when these students get into the roles of the characters becomes real. Giving Nanami a how new set of problems to worry about.

Now, I enjoyed read this book but I feel like it could have gotten to the more magical elements of the story sooner. It felt a little slow to get to the play, I had expected it to be a more prominent part of the story. than it was in this book. But with the cliff hanger ending it is clear to see that it will be a bigger part of the next part of the story.
I really like the art style and that there were some arrows on pages where it was less obvious what order to read some of the panels in. I thought it was a very easy to read story and a good set up for the next part.

I had a lot of fun reading <i>Nanami: Theater of the Wind </i>by  Éric Corbeyran & Amélie Sarn and illustrated by Nauriel. It wasn't quite the story I had expected and I definitely feel as though this graphic novel ended <i>far</i> too quickly, but overall it was a fun book to spend my afternoon reading. The thing I'm noticing, ultimately, about a lot of graphic novels I've been reading lately is that they seem to tell more of a chapter of a story than the full story, leaving you in a situation where you have to wait for the next one to be available in order to find out what will truly happen in the tale. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, as in the case of many just as it was with Nanami, it leaves you wanting to get ahold of the next volume in the series. However, I do think I much prefer the graphic novels that tell a complete story and then follow up later with a sequel that, again, tells a complete story.

Originally written in French, the graphic novel I got my hands on is the first in the Nanami series, entitled <i>The Theater of the Wind</i>. It follows a young girl, bored with life and struggling with school who finds a magical book. She immediately sets out with the intention to return the book to its owner, soon becoming somewhat afraid of it at first as she realizes its powers. When she's finally able to return the book to the theater and its owner, he offers her the part of the lead in the play he is putting on with a group of kids who tend to stick to themselves from school. But the play written in the book is more than what it seems and soon Namani finds herself projected magically into the world and the role she is playing.

It's a fantastic premise to a story that I find myself thoroughly intrigued by. I definitely feel like the story ended too quickly and the beginning did take more time than I thought necessary to set up, but overall I had a blast reading it. I'm just a little disappointed that I don't know enough French at the moment to read the next volume in the series to find out what happens. If I didn't have so much to read already, I might just go about learning more French so that I can actually read it myself.

<i>I was provided a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.</i>