Stranded in the world of Twisted Wonderland, Yu must brave a magical school filled with ghosts, monsters, and uncooperative students!
Whisked away to the world of Twisted Wonderland and enrolled in the magical school known as Night Raven College, Yu encounters a strange scenario: his fellow students are doing too well on their exams! But there couldn’t be anything sinister behind great test scores, could there?
Disney's Twisted-Wonderland: Book of Octavinelle volume 1 by Wakana Hazuki and Sumire Kowono will be published on July 8, 2025. VIZ Media provided an early galley for review.
I am all in for more Twisted-Wonderland adventures. I really like the colors on this one's cover too; the purples and blacks really pop.
As this one opens, we're introduced to the newest incarnation of Yu. As with previous arcs, the main character changes appearance, background and personality. Given that the manga is based on a video game, Yu changes each story as this is a stand-in for the game player (Yu is meant to be "you", the player).
We are also diving further into the Octavinelle house with its house-warden Azul and his two enforcers Jade and Floyd. This house, like its matriarch Ursula, comes from a very dark place. I always liked her as a newer Disney villainess, so her house is especially interesting to me. The power and threat that Azul provides is a strong one and very different too from those the crew has encountered in other storylines in the series.
Of course, there are always Disney Easter eggs in this manga. I had to smile at one in particular - the name of the lounge that Azul's house runs as a business. I am all for bringing in aspects of Disney classics that are not specifically covered by the seven houses in the school.
The artwork, as always, is amazing. I'd rank that manga art from this series right up there with art I've seen over the years from some of my favorite American comic book artists.
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