Not Lives Vol. 1 (Not Lives, 1) Paperback – March 29, 2016

Nice artwork. The story and characters are fine. The characters mostly confirm to familiar archetypes, though some of the interactions between the heroine and hero are nice. The story is largely setup, being vol 1 of course, and if I'm honest, neither the action nor the plot gripped me. I'd probably buy the next one if it stays around $5, but it needs to make some moves to keep me interested beyond that.

despite what others say this is quite entertaining. it had me laughing and rolling in my bed at some moments

Its not bad, needs to develop the characters more..Mostly feels like the same MC from every other manga

I really wanted to like the premise, but it's extremely misleading. The protagonist absolutely does not become a female avatar in a videogame, he simply controls her. In this way, this manga is the same pendantic shonen we've seen hundreds of times. If you've read soul eater, loveless, or any manga where teenagers use humanoid proxies to battle you've read them all. I was really looking forward to the stated premise of the protagonist forced to inhabit a female characters body, but found the lame tired trope of proxy battling found in countless manga.There's nothing inherently wrong with the story. His proxy fighter is a pretty lifeless character with absolutely no personality to speak of. There's a lame scene, done in tons of different manga, where hes caught undressing her after she faints in a rainstorm. It's not good. There are inventive original works of manga out there, but this is the same tired trope done to death.

Cool gaming themed manga about a young game programmer/gamer Mikami Shigeru and who finds a mysterious new game while on a shopping trip. He gets a cute and smart female avatar who causes unexpected drama in his life. There is definite fan service in this title so if you're not a fan of that kind of thing, consider yourself warned. While the story does focus on Mikami-kun, the real character to follow is Amamiya, the female avatar.

Very good art (little bit of fanservice), a likable main heroine, and a protagonist that not only uses his brain, but doesn't have any <insert annoying trait> that often plagues protagonists nowadays. At least as of this volume anyways.The synopsis at the top of the page does a good enough job explaining the story so I won't bother with that.P.S. Kyouka is cute

An interesting concept. The male protagonist, who to me slightly resembles Gyro Gearloose, is transported into a videogame world, and controls a female avatar, and competes against several players. Well drawn, and while a little slow to start, it is well-written. No language, or at the very least, one or two minor swear words. Aside from one kinda racy scene, content is teenager friendly.