I found this fascinating. There was so much going on that it kept my interest the whole way and I will definitely seek out future volumes. The story is engrossing, the characters are intriguing, and the paranormal aspect has me hooked.

The art is lovely. The premise is intriguing. (I really want to know more.) Plus, the guy turned into a sentient chair really caught my attention.

I am concerned there might be a forthcoming bit of an age gap romance, but hopefully, the MC will mature a bit.

This is the manga adaptation of the animated film of the same name by Makoto Shinkai. Shinkai makes the movie, then the novel, and then the manga, haha. The story has a very nice background that has to do with overcoming pain after a catastrophic loss, the only drawback is that this is the first of three volumes that complete the story. I haven't seen the movie, but after this I'm going to look it up.

What is it about? Suzume is a junior high school girl who was orphaned after an earthquake and is raised by her aunt. One day on the way to school she meets a young man who catches her attention and who tells her that he is looking for a door in an abandoned place. Suzume points him to an old abandoned tourist site, and then she regrets it because the ruins can be dangerous, so when she goes to look for him, her adventure begin.

The famous door is a portal to another world that has to do with a 'worm' that represents the force of the earth that causes earthquakes. And the young man is a 'door closer' named Souta.

Soon this turns into a road-trip, and a coming-on-age, in search of a cat that turns Souta into a chair (this is a very good device on Makoto Shinkai's part to avoid turning the story into a romance ), so between humor and meeting people on their trip, the story is unraveled through a Japan of forgotten places, seeking in a sense to exorcise ghosts and as a tribute to those who have suffered great losses in natural tragedies.

On the other hand, Daijin the cat is a little god of chaos who leaves little crumbs (aka images of his path on social media), signaling that myth and technology coexist in modern Japan.

We will have to wait for the next volumes.

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Esta es la adaptación manga del filme animado del mismo nombre de Makoto Shinkai. Shinkai hace la peli, después la novela y luego el manga, jaja. La historia tiene una trasfondo muy lindo que tiene que ver con superar el dolor después de una pérdida catastrófica, la única pega es que este el primer tomo de tres que completan la historia. No he visto la película, pero después de esto voy a buscarla.

¿De qué va? Suzume es una chica de junior high school que quedó huérfana después de un terremoto y es criada por su tia, un dia camino al colegio se cruza con j0ven que le llama la atención y quien le dice que anda buscando una puerta en un sitio abandonado, Suzume le indica un viejo sitio turístico abandonado, y luego se arrepiente porque las ruinas pueden ser peligrosas, al ir a buscarlo empiezan sus aventuras.

La famosa puerta es un portal a otro mundo que tiene que ver con un 'gusano' que representa la fuerza de la tierra que provoca los sismos. Y el joven es un cierra puertas llamado Souta.

Pronto esto se convierte en un road-trip , y un coming-on-age, en busca de un gato que convierte a Souta en una silla (este es un recurso muy bueno de parte de Makoto Shinkai para evitar convertir la historia en un romance), asi que entre humor y conocer personas en su viaje se va desentrañando la historia por un Japón de lugares olvidados buscando en cierto sentido exorcisar fantasmas y como un homenaje a quienes han sufrido grandes perdidas en las tragedias naturales.

Por otra parte, Daijin, el gato, es un pequeño dios del caos que deja pequeñas migajas (también conocidas como imágenes de su camino en las redes sociales), por lo señla que el mito y la tecnología coexisten en el Japón moderno.


Habrá que esperar los siguientes tomos.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an e-copy of this manga!
I think this was alright. I wasn't really a fan of the artwork. I just felt like the faces looked kind of weird. I feel like if you've watched the film, the manga doesn't really add much to the story. That said though, this would be a good option if you don't have access to the anime.

"except in my dreams, there's a happy ending"

I loooooved the movie, so it's really fun reading it in manga form now! Super fast-paced, unpredictable, strangely adorable interactions, great mystery, it's so gooooood

I really liked this! I thought the story followed the movie very well and I am excited for the next editions. I could see how maybe people who haven't seen the movie wouldn't love this as much. Like how in the movie the visuals were just more detailed and even the plot itself had more detail, though that just goes with the format of the story. Overall, I think this is a really cool extra thing for people who loves the movie.

I loved this! I love a lot of Makoto Shinkai's other works so I had no doubt this one would be great as well. The story is interesting and funny in places and also really heart warming. The art is breath taking and I honestly can't wait to get to more volumes of this.

Having recently watched and enjoyed the film Suzume I was eager to give this manga adaptation a try. I am someone who would like to read more manga but hasn't read a huge amount thus far so this was the perfect starting-off point for me.

Suzume follows our titular character, a high school student who encounters the handsome and mysterious stranger Souta when he asks her the location of ruins in her town. When she follows Souta to the ruins, Suzume encounters a door to nowhere and accidentally opens a porthole to unleash a huge worm which wreaks havoc and devastation across the country. Suzume finds herself embroiled in an adventure to seal off the porthole and save Souta, who finds himself trapped inside a three legged chair.

I thought the art style was beautiful and there was a lot of character development conveyed with very little text. The story is almost a direct adaptation of the film so I was familiar with the story, but I wonder if it may be a little confusing to follow for anyone who hasn't seen the film.

Overall I'm very glad I read it and look forward to reading more manga in the future.

Wow. I’m already emotional reading this first volume.. I don’t even know what the movie would do to me!

This was so beautiful to read. The illustrations are magical and the characters are so lovable. I’m sure when I learn more about Suzume and her mom I will be a puddle on the floor, but I already know I have to read the next few volumes and see the movie! I also know I have to read the light novel, too.

Suzume is a young high schooler who lives a pretty normal life until she encounters Souta. Souta is a door closer and mistakenly gets Suzume wrapped up in his world of closing mystical doors that keep spirits away from ‘the real world’. When a spirit escapes to everyone else their presence translates to earth quakes, landslides, etc, but it’s actually a spirit releases pent up energy. Souta ends up needing help closing a door that also released a keystone and unbeknownst to Suzume and Souta the keystone has turned into a daiju that’s being mischievous around Japan! Suzume and Souta have to track the daiju down before it keeps opening up all the doors all while Souta has been cursed by the daiju!

Will absolutely be picking up the next volume when available.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this manga. I loved Your name so was interested in Suzume and I wasn’t disappointed. I haven’t seen the movie but I will be now. I liked the art style and the story was interesting. I will be looking out for this title in the future, I need to know what happens next?

Thanks Netgalley for the manga of this book

I have seen the movie and I loved it. The magical aspect and the found friendship made as well as much more , so reading vol 1 of the manga was a lovely walk down memory lane and gave me all the happy feels + I love the cat they follow everywhere ❤️ 😊... I will be continuing these as well as buying them all to keep.

Loved it. Not sure what else to say. I love the story and the art style is also great! This story works great in manga form as well.

I have not seen the movie, so Volume 1 of Suzume (the manga) is my first interaction with these characters and story and let me just say, I LOVED it! Suzume Volume 1 introduces readers to Suzume, a young school girl who is processing the death of her mother, repetitive dreams, living with her aunt, and running into the mysterious door closer–Souta. Together Souta and Suzume attempt to track down the keystone (a God inhabited mischievous kitty, Daijin) so that they can close the doors that house the massive worm that lives beneath Japan (and stop the earthquakes). This story was fast-paced, humorous, and captivating. I was hooked from the very beginning and what’s not to love about a grumpy, three-legged chair running around. I can’t wait to see what happens in volumes 2 and 3. I will also be checking out the movie now. Thank you to Kodansha Comics, Vertical Comics, Makoto Shinkai, Denki Amashima, and NetGalley for providing an e-ARC for review!

Suzume Vol. I is a super cute YA manga about a high school junior on an adventure to set her world straight and break a curse after she opens a mysterious door. The artwork is beautiful throughout and the story features an adorable kitten!! Suzume was a super fast-paced read I’d recommend to anyone interested in adventurous manga with found family.

I absolutely fell in love with the film so when I saw this manga adaptation on Netgalley, I knew I had to red it!

The art is absolutely incredible but I think that if I had not watched the film, I may have been confused by some of the plot points because it seems to jump around more than the film (I guess that comes with the territory of adaptation?) but I do also appreciate that the vast majority of readers will have seen the film first so this shouldn’t be a significant issue.

I feel like this is better than the film.

Is there a reason for no colour? As for someone with autism and ADHD I felt I needed colour to be able to understand some of the visuals.

I did enjoy the story but took a lot to focus on the actual visual comic

I watched the movie "Suzume" in theaters and have fond memories of this day. When I saw that there is a manga adaption I really wanted to read it so thank you very much!

What I instantly recognized is how close the manga is to the anime. I really liked that because not only do I think the story very special, but also I am in love with the drawings and how they represent the characters. Even if I think the anime is better in transporting the motivations of Suzume and Souta I like how they communicate and start understanding each other.

The manga adaption seems a little lighter but is able to project the feelings and residue of the lost places and their previous home and place of relaxation or fun. I like the idea of "broken places" as portals to different worlds and places where evil can come through the cracks that open like doors to other dimensions.

I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the anime!

Thanks NetGalley for allowing me to have the opportunity to read this for an honest review!

I enjoyed reading this! It was exciting and kept me engaged. There is also a film of this and I feel like this book was better in the aspects of having more detail and being in the main characters mind better!

Absolutely love this manga that actually got turned into an anime movie. The movie was fantastic and gave me studio ghibli vibes. The crazy adventure that these characters go on is so wild and crazy that you just have to read it. Fun for all ages and has a wonderful meaning behind it. Plus the main male lead turns into a cute chair and there is an adorable talking cat. Loved this and highly recommend to anyone who likes reading manga.

This is an interesting story, there are these doors that a big scary worm comes out of. A man who is trying to stop it and a girl who can see the worms. After a mishap, they end up going on an adventure together to close these doors and make sure they don't open again. Such an interesting story with a lot of different characters along the way. Can't wait for the next book.