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cathepsut's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Magical creatures, Good fighting Evil in the defense of the Sacred Tree. The Izuna wolves are the tree‘s guardians. There is a veil between the worlds of humans and magical creatures, the Kamigakushi, preventing them from seeing each other.
Good wins in the initial fight of this volume, but the tree is infected with a black mud. The future is uncertain.
And to make life even more uncertain, a wolf cub is born in the shape of a human girl. Not all of the wolves are happy about this.
“All living things, be they human or spirit, display hostility towards those they do not understand.“
With the death of the Sacred Tree and the birth of a human into the world of the now endangered Izuna wolves, the world is changing. It might be time for the girl Aki to cross into the human world for help.
I like the artwork. The setting in feudal Japan, with monks, folklore and ninjas, is interesting.
🐺🐺🐺½
I might get the next issue to see where the story takes me and then decide if I want to continue. I also might look for Princess Mononoke, as she was mentioned in other reviews quite a lot.
Good wins in the initial fight of this volume, but the tree is infected with a black mud. The future is uncertain.
And to make life even more uncertain, a wolf cub is born in the shape of a human girl. Not all of the wolves are happy about this.
“All living things, be they human or spirit, display hostility towards those they do not understand.“
With the death of the Sacred Tree and the birth of a human into the world of the now endangered Izuna wolves, the world is changing. It might be time for the girl Aki to cross into the human world for help.
I like the artwork. The setting in feudal Japan, with monks, folklore and ninjas, is interesting.
🐺🐺🐺½
I might get the next issue to see where the story takes me and then decide if I want to continue. I also might look for Princess Mononoke, as she was mentioned in other reviews quite a lot.
muyelinh's review against another edition
adventurous
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
gudzilla's review
5.0
Absolutely beautiful artwork, intriguing engaging story, Japanese folklore, a comics as it should be...cannot recommend enough
kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review
4.0
If you like Princess Monoke, check this out. I really enjoyed this use of Japanese folklore. Unlike some comics I could name ([b:Muse Vol. 1: Celia|29865252|Muse Vol. 1 Celia|Terry Dodson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1460244303s/29865252.jpg|50232814] for instance) while there is some female nudity, it is for male/lesiban drool or even sexualized. It just is.
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