Thank you to NetGalley and Udon Entertainment for a copy of this book. All opinions in this review are my own.
This is the second Shakespeare adaptation I have read in manga form – my last read of 2021 was R&J in manga form, so it seems fitting my first read of 2022 is the Scottish Play in manga form – and I am glad I had the chance to read it. I do enjoy reading the Bard’s work, but I forgot that I struggle to read his tragedies – save for Romeo and Juliet because that is just teenagers being dumb. Having this story in manga form definitely helps with understanding a lot of the context, but unfortunately a lot of the characters started to blend together in the way they looked so it was getting difficult to keep track of who was who. Overall, I enjoyed reading this adaptation, and I think if you: A) want to challenge yourself to read the Scottish Play/any of Shakespeare’s tragedies’; B) you really love this show in particular; C) you like reading manga; D) need to get a better grasp of Macbeth for school; or E) any/all of the above or something completely different I forgot, you should check this out. 3.5/5