Break of Dawn

by Tetsuya Imai

The coming-of-age manga that inspired the anime film from the acclaimed screenwriter Dai Sato (CowboyBebop, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex)! It's the year 2038, but more importantly, it's summer. A little boy named Yuma is obsessed with the impending return of the Arville Comet. Then, one day, he sneaks onto the roof of an apartment building and finds something even more amazing-something not from this world. Now Yuma and his friends, and his hovering autopet Nanako, must work together to uncover a secret that's slumbered in the Earth for years, as dawn breaks over a new era for him and for humanity!

• ISBN10: 1646518152
• ISBN13: 9781646518159
• Publish Date: 14 February 2023
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Kodansha Comics
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 528
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781646518159

Reviews

[Quirky Cat]

Summary:

Yuma is a young boy living in the year 2038. As with many little boys, all he can think about is the Arville Comet, who is due to return soon. That is until he sees something truly out of this world, changing life as he knows it forever.

Now, Yuma and his friends have a huge secret to share and protect. What does their secret say about the past? What will their secret mean for the future of humanity? Read to find out.

Review:

I was immediately drawn to Break of Dawn, thanks to the promise of being perfect for Cowboy Bebop fans. Who could resist that sort of temptation, right? That said, I loved this tale much less than I hoped.

Break of Dawn is a coming-of-age story in a far-flung future, so it is pretty cool, right? But the stakes are pretty high, with our main characters finding a secret that could save (or doom) humanity. Yikes.

My biggest problem with Break of Dawn is that I just had trouble…caring. I didn’t get into the story, which had a slow pace and never gave me a reason to care about any of the characters. In other words, it’s pretty dull.

That said, there’s no denying the potential of this one! So I’ve got to respect that, even if I wouldn’t read more of it, given the chance.

Highlights:
Sci-Fi Manga
Futuristic Story
Otherworld Experiences
Coming-Of-Age

Will I continue the series? No

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