Reviews

Blade of the Immortal Volume 31: Final Curtain by Hiroaki Samura

brambresseleers's review

dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

3.0

This epically long series ends pretty much where I thought it would after the first volume, which is Hugely Disappointing. All the twists, turns, and evolutions of characters were interesting, but ultimately hit all the inevitable storybeats to reach the tired trope of In The Future We See A Character Finally Deal With Their Ghosts And Start A New Adventure.

I had started reading this series, hoping it would inspire me to read more manga. It just reinforced that manga isn't necessarily a genre I enjoy. I think I'll go back and read the vastly different toned, [b:The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, Volume 1|89646|The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, Volume 1|Eiji Otsuka|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1403204213l/89646._SX50_.jpg|86521] next.

I'm glad I started this series, but I also wished I had bailed on it when my interest waned.

woowottreads's review

5.0

This is really for the entire series. I discovered it in IL whilst visiting a friend fifteen years ago. I accidentally started with volume 6, because Dark Horse didn't number the volumes clearly at the time. And the art was the most amazing art. The story and characters were wonderful, even though I was totally confused. I knew I had to read the rest. And I did. It is one of those manga that owns my soul. I have spent fifteen years reading and rereading, and I'm actually sorta depressed that it's finished now. And the ending--GOOD LORD, the ending. So much amazing in this series. Yeah, it's gruesome and bloody and cussy. And it is AWESOME. I feel the need to reread coming on very soon.