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brambresseleers's review
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
crookedtreehouse's review
4.0
The crux of this volume: an action heavy story where Manji and Magatsu battle Shira and some hired hands is some of Samura's best long-term action storytelling in the series. More violent than ultra-violent and less bleak than some of the other dark chapters in the story, I enjoyed its choreography and how it progressed the characters.
But omre and more, I find myself more invested in Anotsu's story. The villain who had been kept at arms' length from the protagonists for the first nine or ten volumes of the series has noe become a more dynamic and intriguing character than either of the protagonists. What are his goals? How has he commited the atrocities associated with him when his present actions seem so morally upright?
I love where this story is going, and can't wait to read the next chapter.
I recommend it for people who like their protagonists and their antagonists to blur the lines of morality.
But omre and more, I find myself more invested in Anotsu's story. The villain who had been kept at arms' length from the protagonists for the first nine or ten volumes of the series has noe become a more dynamic and intriguing character than either of the protagonists. What are his goals? How has he commited the atrocities associated with him when his present actions seem so morally upright?
I love where this story is going, and can't wait to read the next chapter.
I recommend it for people who like their protagonists and their antagonists to blur the lines of morality.
iowasjoe's review
4.0
3.5. Would have been a 5 star if book had ended two chapters earlier. The main fight is as good as any that you will see. Better if it had ended with the end of the fight.
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