Once again, manga isn't my thing and I doubt I'd have downloaded this knowing what exactly I was asking for. But once again it's not too bad. It's just a tiny smidge of the whole, mind, for once again the blurb on the back is for the whole series and not just this episode, which features a woman wronged and rightfully lashing out at people in full-on gore mode. As an Issue One it's not too bad, but still leaves far too much about the character and the situation unsaid. Three and a half stars is a generous nod to the promise this provides, as opposed to its actual self-contained merits.

ARC received in exchange for an honest review.

This is just a short chapter rather than volume, so there isn't much to say about this.
I liked the art quite a bit. It's drawn like a manga to such an extent than it even reads from left to right.

We just met the main character in a scene that quite reminded me of The Witcher. Seems to be a similar type of story of a beast hunter that is both feared and despised for what they are.

So a Witcher like story, written like a manga and a woman as the MC? It certainly made me curious.

Do you think you could survive a world of terror and death? Personally, I'm voting on no. The world of Oneira is dark and full of nightmares – sometimes more literally than one would like.

One of the best things about grabbing comics from NetGalley is that I can go into them without expectations. That lets them surprise me! However, I'll admit that I wasn't blown away by Oneira, much to my disappointment. The artwork made me want to love it, you know?

The series has potential, especially with the darker tones and heavier fight scenes. What it is lacking (at the moment) is context. There wasn't much explanation for the world or even the fight that occurred. So while it was a very good-looking fight, it ultimately had no stakes for the readers. I hope future chapters will work to change that because I can see the potential here.

'Oneira Chapter 1: Crimson Moon' by Cab with art by Di Meo Federica is the first chapter in a manga style story.

When the story opens, Arane Heos, a cold monster hunter has vanquished a monster. The men who are supposed to pay her are having second thoughts, which they are about to find out is a bad idea.

The book starts in the middle of a story and it takes a bit to figure things out. I like the manga style art (and do read it like a manga from right to left).

Too brief to really allow the reader to glean anything from it, all I can really say is there is an EXTREMELY violent and gory sword fight, and we meet a woman who seems to be a formidable figure. There is no actual story to this chapter at all, but the art is lovely.

Okay...At first, I didn't plan to review this comic because I feel like I had nothing to say about it. One chapter is too little information for me to do a full review or even a short mild one. But here I am.
My main reason is that Federica Di Meo's art deserved this. The cover of Oneira is enchanting, and what you are about to find on the inside does not disappoint.
Di Meo pays attention to details and manages to create a dark and gloomy atmosphere.
The story so far is not something I would feel good reviewing, since I feel I didn't have enough info.

This was just a very short first chapter of the entire manga - but it managed to set the atmosphere perfectly. Dark, gritty and bloody, with a badass main character!
Can't really say much more from just this snippet story-wise, but I can say that the art is amazing and very detailed and that the writing style is pretty standard for this type of media.
I think that it has a potential to be very high-stakes story with a lot of action.

Thank you Netgalley for letting me read and review this manga. It has an incredible art style, and interesting characters, despise it's only the first volume and it doesn't say much. To really understand the story I want to read more though, and explore the world more.

Thank you Netgalley for letting me read and review this manga. It has a beautiful art style, and interesting characters so far. But it's only one chapter given to read, and it doesn't say much. I want to read more though, and see where the story is going and explore the world more.

I didn't go into this expecting to love it. And honestly? I didn't. It's just not my genre, and the art style isn't what I naturally gravitate towards, and reading only one chapter didn't give me enough story to cling onto any characters. But my partner liked this a lot and is looking forwards to read more. I'm giving it 4/5 stars based on their opinion of it as it's more of their thing.

So...it wasn't bad but it's only the opening chapter of the series, the one containing long fight and not much more. I'm not sure if I'm hooked or not or what the actual story is about.

I saw this comic on NetGalley and the cover enticed me. White haired girl, wearing blue, looks dangerous and evil. Yup, it’s right up my alley.

From NetGalley I only received the first chapter so I had to buy the full comic to really understand and read what’s going on. The first chapter is very vague yet it’s somewhat enticing. We see the fearless character on the cover brutally kill multiple men after they fail to pay her for a job she completed for them. But it’s not enough to fully understand what’s happening and who’s who. All I can say is that this story takes place in an almost medieval time period. Now I should also mention that the language is coarse and the artwork is very graphic. If you’re not comfortable with that I’d steer away from this comic.

The remaining chapters tell more of the story but not without flashbacks. Our main character’s name is Arane Heos and she mainly travels with her page, Bastione. Arane is known as a “banshee” for reasons unknown but she is a weaver. Someone who helps rid the demons that attach onto a human by spreading them nightmares and at times making them do horrific acts. I believe the flashbacks are meant to help establish the story, Arane’s relationship with Bastione and Arane’s past.

This comic reads like a manga although the art style is quite different. The art style is very detailed with scenic backgrounds in all panels. There is also a lot of sound text used in both the fighting scenes as well as in the regular filler scenes. It is graphic in both violence and in sexual content, although briefly on the latter. The text style was okay and the writing style seemed to belong to an older English speaking era of which I’m unsure of.

Overall it was an okay story. There are a lot of unknowns and lingering questions after the end of this volume. I think the brutal killings and violence was a bit much and unneeded but I’m guessing that’s our main character’s running trait. I’m not sure if I’ll continue this story since I’m not really into graphic language and violence but the future is unknown.

This is just a couple of dozen pages of action with barely a hint of story. The art is generic manga style and nothing to write home about. I won't be seeking out the other chapters.

Received via NetGalley.

A story about a strong unapologetic woman who beats anyone who tries to oppose her? Sign me up for that. Not too much happens in the first chapter but it’s understandably introductory for the story. Will definitely read the rest of the chapters!

This was a hard book to review because it was only one chapter. So it felt like the story was just getting started and the book was over. Not a lot of story yet, the art is well done.

3 stars

An excellent hook to what promises to be an enthralling series.
Judging by the first chapter alone, I got a strong sense of the Witcher with a female protagonist and more religious implications.

Arane is the sort of outsider protagonist that you cannot help but root for, whether or not you love them. And so long as you are not opposed to a world full of gore and swearing, I would definitely recommend giving Oneira a try.

Definitely one I plan to follow further.

[Thank you to NetGalley and Europe Comics for a free sample chapter in exchange for an honest review.]

eARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for voluntary, honest review.

The first chapter is a bit short, so I've not got much to work off of, but the stuff I did see was pretty great. It did a good job of setting up "The Banshee" as a ruthless killer (and just all around kickass lady) who does not like being reneged upon for deals.

I was a bit disappointed in the lack of actual dialogue we get to see from her, though that might just be for atmospheric purposes.

The art itself was gorgeous, and the action scenes dynamic. This series definitely doesn't shy away from gore or explicitly depicting death (if chapter one is anything to go by). The linework and overall style reminded me a little of the 90's era of anime/manga, circa Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo.

Definitely interested in continuing!

This was a very short chapter about a banshee - I have to say the art style was good but I found myself a bit confused. It was a one-shot of a woman seeking payment on behalf of another, almost like a collector of debts, but badass. There's not much I can say about this without spoiling it as it totalled 24 pages - not enough for a full story really! Unsure if this is part of a broader series in the universe, if that is the case I think it would be quite interesting to see it develop out.

Oneira means dreams in Greek, so I assumed that would play into it in some way, but apart from a passing reference to nightmares it was not - I feel this was a bit of a missed opportunity.

I have given this 2 stars because it didn't feel like I got a storyline, instead a very short chapter which should have had a broader context. The art style truly is well done though.

<i>I was provided with a complimentary copy of this from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review, which I leave voluntarily</i>

The first chapter of this starts off with a bang, with a bloody battle, with us discovering, whom I’m assuming is going to be the main character from the cover. For such a quick first chapter, I was kind of into it and got disappointed that it ended and I couldn’t continue the journey. I will be looking up the complete graphic novel of this because I want to see where it’s going to go from that opening chapter. I did have to keep reminding myself that you read it from right to left and not left to right, but that was quickly realised from the text.

I did enjoy this initial chapter and it is making me want to start reading more graphic novels and not just reading them when I’m in a slump or just want a quick read. I can’t wait to see where this goes, not only from that first initial chapter, but from the synopsis, because it sounds perfect for me at the moment.

This is a short chapter introduction to a SFF comic about a hunter. The art was in black and white and I loved the art style. I think this was a great introduction and it’s definitely intrigued me into wanting to read more.