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paleteas's review against another edition
4.0
I still don’t really have any idea what the plot is or what’s going on but I am also so in love with this
villyidol's review against another edition
4.0
This second volume is a huge step forward in terms of storytelling. The characters are actually having a couple of conversations now that enhance comprehension of the world, of the several factions in it, and of their respective motivations. The reader has to do a lot less (guess)work compared to the previous volume.
Some chapters, towards the end especially, are very good. Breathtaking even. With a better understanding of the worldbuilding I was finally able to fully immerse myself in the plot. Kyrii and Cibo, still in search of the Net Terminal Gene, first manage to get some answers, then get into trouble, make new friends, get into more trouble, fight hard to survive, ideally manage to do that, and then hopefully get some more answers. There’s a lot of fighting in this volume. And then there’s also the usual exploring, some interesting reveal towards the end, and also one moment that made my heart stop. Quite some exciting stuff.
As for the artwork, I still very much like the style of that manga. I think in my review of the first volume I said that it reminds me of Blade Runner and I, Robot and a couple of other things. I don’t think I mentioned Alien. So that seems to be a new influence. Actually a quite prominent one. Alien and Prometheus in fact. Both came to mind several times throughout this book.
Apart from those influences, what the art does really well, is to give the reader a good sense of scale. There’s the enormous city, of course. But also, people have developed very differently, in different parts of the world. When Kyrii and Cibo meet their new friends, they almost appear to be giants. But they themselves are dwarfed by some of the creatures they are fighting. It makes for some very interesting panels.
There are also still some panels that are a bit too hard to decipher. Nihei does light and movement very well. But especially in fight scenes some panels are not as clear as I would like them to be. It’s less of a problem as it was in the first volume. But still, it’s there. Also, I would like to see a couple more colored scenes. Those just add something extra. But if I remember correctly, there was only one in the whole book. I think at least a couple of pages at the beginning of each chapter, as many other manga do it, would be nice.
Anyhow, good stuff.
Some chapters, towards the end especially, are very good. Breathtaking even. With a better understanding of the worldbuilding I was finally able to fully immerse myself in the plot. Kyrii and Cibo, still in search of the Net Terminal Gene, first manage to get some answers, then get into trouble, make new friends, get into more trouble, fight hard to survive, ideally manage to do that, and then hopefully get some more answers. There’s a lot of fighting in this volume. And then there’s also the usual exploring, some interesting reveal towards the end, and also one moment that made my heart stop. Quite some exciting stuff.
As for the artwork, I still very much like the style of that manga. I think in my review of the first volume I said that it reminds me of Blade Runner and I, Robot and a couple of other things. I don’t think I mentioned Alien. So that seems to be a new influence. Actually a quite prominent one. Alien and Prometheus in fact. Both came to mind several times throughout this book.
Apart from those influences, what the art does really well, is to give the reader a good sense of scale. There’s the enormous city, of course. But also, people have developed very differently, in different parts of the world. When Kyrii and Cibo meet their new friends, they almost appear to be giants. But they themselves are dwarfed by some of the creatures they are fighting. It makes for some very interesting panels.
There are also still some panels that are a bit too hard to decipher. Nihei does light and movement very well. But especially in fight scenes some panels are not as clear as I would like them to be. It’s less of a problem as it was in the first volume. But still, it’s there. Also, I would like to see a couple more colored scenes. Those just add something extra. But if I remember correctly, there was only one in the whole book. I think at least a couple of pages at the beginning of each chapter, as many other manga do it, would be nice.
Anyhow, good stuff.
vee12's review against another edition
5.0
This strange sci-fi story is beginning to get interesting
joanarcherknight's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
kevingentilcore's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
nantoka_neko's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
viandemoisie's review against another edition
4.0
I have absolutely no idea what is going on. But the designs are cool as fuck
hamja's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0