Reality Check

This is one of the very few Tokyopop manga that I don't really care for. It's not that I dislike it, it's just that I don't find it that particularly interesting. Part of the problem is the way the manga is printed. Instead of the normal manga consisting of drawings set against white backgrounds, Reality Check consists of drawings set against equally dark backgrounds so that the drawings themselves fail to stand out. It basically gives the manga a very somber appearance, which is precisely what it should not look like since the manga is one dealing with comedy.

The drawings are good, especially of Catreece, but it's all offset by the unfortunate choice of backrounds. It's one of those few manga that, instead of wanting to read it all the way through at one or at most two sittings, I found myself reading a little and getting back to it when I didn't really have anything else major to do which, in itself, is not a good sign.