“Unathletic dreamer Ginta summoned to magical world, gains powers and seeks ARMS with Jack and talking weapon Babbo.”
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Synopsis
Unathletic dreamer Ginta summoned to magical world, gains powers and seeks ARMS with Jack and talking weapon Babbo.
Ginta Toramizu is a 14-year-old kid who doesn't have a lot going for him: he's near-sighted, doesn't do well in school, sucks at sports, and to top it off—he's short! But Ginta is a dreamer and has had the same dream 102 times, always in the same fantasy world, where he is a hero blessed with all the abilities he lacks in real life. One day, a supernatural figure appears at Ginta's school and summons him to a mysterious and exciting new world! In this strange universe filled with magic and wonder, he is strong, tough, agile—and he can see without his glasses! Thus, Ginta begins a mystical quest in search of the magical items known as "ÄRMS," one of which may have the power to send him home. Joining him on this epic journey are his companion Jack and the valuable living, talking, mustachioed iron-ball weapon known as "Babbo," which everyone wants but, it seems, only Ginta can possess! (Source: VIZ Media)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 11 sampled reviews
What 11 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.92 · split reception
4.7 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 4.0
↓ 0.55
Running avg · Jan 2008 → Nov 2023
- 10 “(This is my first review. Breath in, breath out) When I founded about MAR, it was on Wikipedia. I getted into it instantly. Unfortunately I was at school and I didn't have time to read it or found...”
- 10 “The anime started to get out of context after episode 80 so I started reading the manga. A thousand times better tbh. I didn't realize it was Anzai who wrote MAR until after I finished it, and he...”
- 8 “The story is set mainly in a world other than our own. Ginta, the main character, is a dreamy, less-than-average, Japanese schoolboy who is summoned into the world of his dreams, to fight an evil...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 161 × 15 ch × vol
- Total read 21h 28m approx
- Published May 2003 – Jul 2006
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0131 catalog