Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of Suzume volume 1!

I actually saw the film in theaters and it is easily one of my favorite anime movies of all time. When I saw this was available as an ARC, I requested it immediately.

This story is inspired by the trauma associated with the 2011 Töhuko earthquake and tsunami. In volume 1, Suzume meets Souta and helps him prevent a natural disaster that emerges from a seemingly random door. She learns about portals to another world, the importance of keystones, and what Closers like Souta do. Daijin, a keystone-turned-cat, curses Souta to take the form of Suzume’s childhood chair (yes you read that right, stay with me). Daijin does this in order to make it harder for Souta to catch them and put them back as a keystone. Without the keystone, their world is vulnerable to the dangers of the portals. This leads Suzume and Souta on a strange yet heart warming journey of loneliness, grief, and courage.

I love the art style of this adaption and the colored illustrations are lovely. So far the manga is very faithful to what happens in film. I am hoping that future volumes will include more details beyond what the movie already has, but regardless I’m sure they’ll be great!

3.5 stars. Very cute! I adore the movie so when I saw this I hopped on it ASAP. It's book one, so it only covers part of what the movie does but I enjoyed it.

Thank you to Netgalley for the advanced copy! All thoughts & opinions are my own <3

I have never watched the movie, but had heard such great things that I knew I needed to read the manga.

The story is so interesting and I need to know more about the doors and the characters backstory’s. I love how the story slowly gives you little pieces of information, just enough to keep you hooked and needing to learn more. The main characters are both so interesting and well done. I love Suzume so much and how she just wants to help everyone.

I cannot wait to read the next volume and watch the movie!

The movie has been on my want to watch list since I first saw it on Netflix. I'm a big manga reader but I had no idea they were adapting the movie so when I saw this ARC here, I smashed the request button so fast. Beautiful artwork, beautiful story, for the book and movie alike.

I absolutely loved the movie and when I heard there were gonna be books I rushed to them. A heartwarming story that will forever remain one of my favorites from the author.

Great story! Glad this is being translated into English. The movie is great too and having the manga is a wonderful way to enjoy the art.

This was such a cute read. I haven’t read mangas in a while but it’s so nostalgic! It reminded me of Cardcaptors (the key aspect) but completely different. I was intrigued by her companion being turned into a rickety old chair that wad originally from her mother. 🥹

I haven’t watched the movie but now I want to!

I was a fan of the Suzume film (Suzume no Tojimari) and its moving story so I was really excited to see this title! Suzume tells the story of Suzume, a high school student, whose fateful encounter with a door starts a series of fantastic and nearly unbelievable events. For fans of the film, even if the soundtrack by RADWIMPS isn’t playing, you can hear it in your mind based on this faithful adaptation of the film. I absolutely cannot wait to read more!

This was a great start and I can't wait to read on. I personally haven't seen the movie but after reading this I definitely want too!

This was a super quick read that I finished in one sitting. I recommended this to someone looking for a YA sci-fi manga. Especially if you loved Your Name.

"Suzume" might be a bit familiar to some. It's also an animated film. Based off of the events of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, Suzume and its titular character leads us on a fantasy adventure involving a cat, a strange door and a worm that can cause earthquakes. It's an interesting start to the story and draws you into the plot as the adventure begins. I can't wait to read more.

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for giving me this eArc to review.

This is one weird manga but it was actually really good. I definitely think there's one or two things that weren't needed in this plot but other than that, I enjoyed it. I liked the art a lot and I'm intrigued as to where the story will go (as this is volume 1 and there is at least one more volume).

Thank you netgalley and the publisher for this e-ARC!
4 stars

This did a great job at reminding me that I need to watch the movie T^T It oddly gave me Ghibli vibes with the plot, even though I know it's not. The art style is very nice, and I'm super intrigued by the world building thus far. So yeah, definitely moving "finding time to watch this movie" up on my schedule :D

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an advance copy of this manga in exchange for my honest opinion!

I haven't seen the anime, but after reading this I definitely want to check it out! The story is beautifully illustrated, I can't wait for future volumes to come out!

I watched the movie adaption for Suzume and loved it so much, so naturally I wanted to also read the manga! The artwork is beautiful and the manga really captured the magical essence of the story.

Thank you to Netgalley and Kodansha Comics for the ARC. I can't wait to read the rest!

This was such a good manga! I know it’s based on the movie, but the art style was really cute and I liked seeing the exaggerated emotions on the characters’ faces as opposed to what I saw in the movie. I like that many of the drawings are done in a dramatic angle as well. Not to say that the movie didn’t do that, but there’s something about manga that just adds this little omph to it.

I’m so happy Suzume has its own manga and I can’t wait to read the rest. I definitely want to buy the physical copies when they’re out in the US!!

i first watched suzume in the cinema and loved the plot and the animation, so when i came across this manga adaptation i immediately had to read it.

this is a coming of age story about a high school junior named suzume who crosses paths with souta, a stranger in search of a door in the ruins of her town. when suzume decides to follow him, she discovers that this door is actually a very dangerous portal to another world, and souta is a 'door closer'. from then on, they both start a journey to close the portals that keep opening in order to prevent the disaster they would bring to their world, while also in search of a magical cat that turned souta into suzume's childhood chair.

i read this volume in one sitting, it was very entertaining and a really good adaptation overall. we got to see some of the characters' inner thoughts that we didn't get in the movie, and there was never a boring moment. suzume is a caring and energetic main character and i loved her interactions with souta. the side characters were all very likeable and the beautiful and softer art style really added to the story.

thank you so much to Netgalley and Kodansha Comics for this ARC!

This was wonderful! It’s such a joy to return to the world of Suzume and this time in manga form. I loved every minute of this and devoured it in one sitting.

Suzume is a coming of age story about a high school girl who must travel around Japan closing mysterious doors to prevent disaster. She can see supernatural forces and teams up with Souta to protect the people of Japan who have no idea what’s happening.

As someone who already adored the movie by Makato Shinkai, I was intrigued to see what the manga format would bring to story. And I was so happy to see that it adds a lot of small details to the characters like internal thoughts and perspectives that we just didn’t get in the movie version. I loved that it added depth to a story I already love!

The pacing was very impressive, it’s quick and doesn’t get slow at any point. It also covers a lot of ground and explains a lot pretty quickly so I think this is also excellent if you haven’t seen the movie before.

The art was perfect - there are some really charming moments that are so well drawn and really capture the characters’ personalities. And the cast of secondary characters are all so likable!

This was a wonderful read! I highly recommend this manga to anyone who likes magical realism and folklore inspired fantasy stories! It’s super accessible even if you’ve never read manga before - I’d totally recommend it as “gateway manga” for newbies!

I watched the anime, and it has become one of my favourites. Reading this comic is quite similar to watching anime; there is no difference, and I enjoy both!

-Release September 24
-fantasy, mystery, adventure
From the description and cover, Suzume looked like an interesting read. I was not disappointed in giving it a read and recommend giving it a chance. If you liked Your Name, this would be up your alley. We are slowly getting some character development and world building, as Souta and Suzume go after the keystone. At first I honestly thought maybe there was some time travel happening because Souta kinda resembles Suzume. Now I think the doors and Souta are connected somehow with Suzume’s mom's death.

Suzume helps a stranger with directions to discover that she led him to an abandoned spot that people should not go to. When she rushed to find the stranger, she found a door instead that led elsewhere and ended up going back to school. During class there was an earthquake announcement, but what she saw was something in the sky coming from the location she was just at (no one else could see it). Suzume rushes back to find the stranger trying to push the door closed. Afterwards he was looking for the keystone to completely lock the door and the worm to be trapped. However, he was unable to find it and Suzume forced him to follow her back to her house for first aid. She soon learns the stranger is a Closer and his name is Souta.

After helping Souta, there is a cat that enters her room and come to find out that cat was the keystone (Suzume ended up having something to do with its appearance); the cat curses Souta resulting in him turning into a chair. Now the two are chasing after the keystone in order to completely trap the worm, but everywhere they go a new door opens up. Along this journey, Suzume can't help but to also help those they come in contact with.

A very fun set up to this series. Love the characters and plot. Very intrigued to see where the story goes.