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Astonishing Agent Luna
DeFilippis, Nunzio & Weir, Christina (story); Shiei (fine art)
OEL Manga – Action, mystery, romance
11 Volumes (consummate)
7 Seas

Summary:

Near the Bruckenstein Embassy in Paris, a male child notices a girl — who seems to disappear! That'south considering Luna is no ordinary girl; she's a genetically engineered hole-and-corner agent. After her mission to investigate Bruckenstein's ruler doesn't go every bit planned, Luna is given new orders: observe the count'southward plot — by attending loftier school!

Review:

Amazing Agent Luna is, sadly, not amazing.

Amazing Agent Luna opens with a guy hoping to make a connection with the pretty girl he notices walking downwardly the street. Only she disappears, and it's and so that readers see her in her ninja spy gear. Luna manages to infiltrate the Bruckenstein Diplomatic mission and gather some intel about a projection called Scion, but the rogue country'south king, Count Heinrich Von Bucken, notices her and tries to quell her escape. Luna flees and tries to blend back into the streets, only she runs right into the guy from before. While she then notices his handsome appearance, she hightails information technology when she hears Heinrich's soldiers approaching.

(And no, I don't know why Heinrich is called a count and yet the ruler.)

Luna is then scolded by The Bureau's directors for not fighting Heinrich. (The Agency is how it's referred to, as it'due south non the CIA or any other known branch.) Her straight superior, Jennifer a.m.a. "Command", defends Luna in front end of them, but she actually agrees with their stance and besides reprimands Luna. Afterward all, Luna was scientifically created simply for espionage. Jennifer is taken aback when Luna runs off crying, as an agent — especially one that has been bred and trained — should not accept such emotional outbursts. The mellowed psychiatrist Andrew (Andy) warns Jennifer that her heightened emotions could be the result of Luna's isolation since birth. But he gets his own surprise when he learns he's being sent out into the field.

Well, more specifically, assisting Jennifer and Luna with a cover story. Heinrich had files on students at the elite Nobel High for children of foreign dignitaries and other loftier-contour individuals. And then Luna is going undercover as a student at Nobel High to find out Heinrich's connection with the schoolhouse, and Jennifer and Andrew are playing her parents. It's in that location she meets people like the snooty Elizabeth, kind Francesca, and skateboarding outcast Oliver, although the sheltered Luna doesn't understand much nearly social interaction. Combined with being the new kid at school, she has a rough couple of days despite becoming friends with Elizabeth and Oliver. Simply she's not the new girl for long; there'southward somebody else who enrolls at Nobel Loftier: Jonah Von Brucken, rumored bad boy and the son of Luna'south target, Heinrich.

… And also the male child she met in Paris.

According to the authors' notes, Amazing Amanuensis Luna was supposed to run for 12 volumes and go until Luna'south graduation. Well, 11 certainly is shut, right? But, due to a couple of factors, it was supposed to terminate early at Book five. The terminal chapter there is even chosen "Epilogue", simply with a bigger ending hook than a Marvel pic. And then while the writers were torn between having an open or closed conclusion, they did get their wish to write more nearly Luna and the gang. This time, they wrote up to Book 11 assuming it was the last, and it was. So at that place are three distinct arcs in the story, and the second and 3rd connect heavily to the prequel Astonishing Amanuensis Jennifer. It's recommended that readers either get-go with Jennifer and and so read Luna, or, even better, read Luna to Volume vi and and then jump to Jennifer. At only two volumes, it won't accept long.

Simply this story is about Luna's double life at Nobel High. Since Jonah transfers in, spying and staying close to him would exist a good style to learn what Heinrich has got planned. But she's drawn to him — and he to her, although she denies ever having met him in Paris. This mutual attraction upsets Oliver, as he finally has made a friend — one he's crushing on. Meanwhile, Francesa is sad to encounter her friendship with deteriorate with Elizabeth by being close to Luna. So much of the opening volumes is Luna adjusting to high schoolhouse and her inner circumvolve dealing with their changing situations now that Luna has arrived.

As all this is going on, strange things are happening at the school, like a flock of owls who look like the school'south mascot suddenly descending upon the school. Jennifer wants Luna to exist the professional, focused agent while Andrew thinks she should be able to freely make friends and be a teenager. The two don't see eye-to-eye on anything. Even though she was one time a secret amanuensis herself, Jennifer is prickly and is not thrilled past this whole situation, especially since she'south usually overruled by Andrew and/or Luna. She's the deuteragonist, as not only does she push the plot forward as she demands Luna concentrate on her missions, but Jennifer herself undergoes significant character development. It'due south no surprise she got a spinoff story since I institute her to exist the most interesting character in the manga.

Amazing Agent Luna is not your typical spy story, and it's non just because she's a (their words, not mine) "test tube baby" who is now attending high school. All that fancy system stuff and loftier tech gear you know from fiction? Yes, it'southward non here. Andrew and Jennifer apply their existent names on the mission instead of getting fake IDs. No 1 communicates in existent-fourth dimension with Luna on her missions; she tells Jennifer what happens afterwards. Luna doesn't wield any kind of weapon while she'southward working nor any blazon of special gear exterior of her ninja spy adjust. And then the series lacks the natural coolness that most spy stories take. In addition, for someone who has been trained since birth, she doesn't have a lot of super skills. She'southward good at fighting and manages to take down people with guns, but she faces several opponents at her level. Luna is a skilful agent, but she doesn't feel amazing. That's a shame.

Rather than Luna herself, it's Luna's nascency and origin that drives much of the story. While she's supposed to target Heinrich's plot, she somewhen becomes the target. Every bit you lot might wait, information technology's her bonds with others that get her through. What yous may non expect is that several people learn her identity — some told, other just figuring things out. Nobel High is full of children of elites, and so I guess it shouldn't be a surprise that so many kids are higher up-boilerplate talents besides. Just information technology'south a combination of being too impressive for their historic period/skillset and Luna not existence impressive enough.

I do proceed coming back to Luna, as she's the star. But unlike a lot of similar "born/trained special agent from a young historic period" stories, Luna does not start off as unemotional. Jennifer is surprised by Luna'due south early emotional outbursts, and yes, Luna takes things literally at the beginning. Only she's immediately attracted to Jonah, and she knows what fun is. Because of this, Luna has less room to grow as a character versus if she was robot-like at first. I liked her first emotional crisis, but her second crisis felt like a sudden switch. Others may disagree, pointing out the significance in Luna's and Jennifer's personal evolution and realigning the story toward a new foe. This also means the story relies more heavily on Astonishing Amanuensis Jennifer, although it's not completely necessary to read. (I recommend information technology though.) Only one of the reasons I did prefer Jennifer is that her emotional conflict is easier to empathise, and at that place's a more than clear alter in her from strict, rational agent to being a mother to Luna.

Other characters take their own moments where they seem to flip on a dime. Again, most of the characters are teenagers, and it'southward more believable that they brand mistakes or modify their minds. Withal, the cast ends upward at a decent size, and with all the spy/scientific storylines, there's less fourth dimension to make these shifts natural. Similar, at times, I wasn't certain if Heinrich was an actual villain or comedy relief. I retrieve the writers went a little too heavy on trying to emulate the lightness of shoujo when they needed to have a folio from shounen manga and upwards the coolness.

Amazing Amanuensis Luna is read the Japanese way. This OEL manga was created over the class of several years, and we can see Shiei's fine art go more Japanese manga-like every bit fourth dimension goes past. Information technology'due south similar to shows like Avatar: The Final Airbender and Totally Spies! Luna herself reminds me of Sakura of Cardcaptor Sakura in appearance, and I wouldn't be surprised if some of her SD stylings were inspired past her. The fine art only gets more detailed and less of an emulation. Only this also means that some of the characters (specially Luna and Jennifer) end up with a couple of different styles due to the changing artwork. Fifty-fifty in the sample images you can see a divergence in Luna from the meridian image versus the tertiary one. But if it'south ane person whose design I did not like, it's Andrew. He just looks as well plain. Even though he seems to have a gray streak in his hair, he doesn't have much of a manga- or even cartoon-fashion appearance similar most of the others. Shiei is too fond of shoujo-style flowers blooming in scenes. By the stop, the series looks really nice, although the early volumes aren't bad. Simply go along in listen that the whole series is much more American than the Japanese take on America, with stuff like high school dances, etc.

Concluding Comments:

I like the thought of Amazing Agent Luna, simply the lack of the aristocracy amanuensis-ness in the lead and her already expressive self means that I didn't get the type of story I wanted out of it.

The prequel Amazing Agent Jennifer is also available from Vii Seas. DeFilippis and Weir take also collaborated on Destiny'south Manus, Dragon Age comics, and more. Shiei has also drawn Aoi Business firm, My Fiddling Pony: The Manga, and others.

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