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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
Loveable characters:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-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
I'm glad that Suzume is being taken care of while she is so far away from home. People actually care about her and her safety. They might not try to bring her back to her mum, but I think that's 'cause they don't know what happened to Suzume that she ran away from home and instead of poking her with questions and making her afraid of opening up they give her time. Honestly, if I would meet a runaway kid I would probably call the parents or police anyway, but there is something beautiful in taking care of a child until they wants to return on their own will.
(+ the way Rumi was upset when Suzume left without saying anything, showing how she truly cared for her even if it's not her own daughter. Suzume should be glad that she meet such nice people on her journey!)
I felt uncomfortable seeing how Suzume decided to include Souta without him feeling left out since he turned into a chair. Like I would never sit on him just to make him able to be more in the foreground, since Suzume is the only one who knows about him as the others wouldn't understand how a human turned into a chair. Couldn't she just put him near the table, why does she have to sit on him??
Seeing how Souta was affected by his closers job is making me feel pity for him, he could have done so much more if his job as a closer wouldn't have affected his daily life.
It's so funny when the chair starts attack Daijin, like I can't take it serious, it just looks too funny.
As I learnt from volume one the keystone is the key to the gate/door of some place that stayed open for too long or in general open for no reason. Souta is the closer and his mission is to close that gate. If the gate isn't closed soon enough earth quakes and other weather phenomenas are going to happen. When the keystone changed it was baffling me. I didn't even notice it and then it just happened. I honestly didn't think there was a possibility to change it like how it did. Great plot twist near the end.
(+ the way Rumi was upset when Suzume left without saying anything, showing how she truly cared for her even if it's not her own daughter. Suzume should be glad that she meet such nice people on her journey!)
I felt uncomfortable seeing how Suzume decided to include Souta without him feeling left out since he turned into a chair. Like I would never sit on him just to make him able to be more in the foreground, since Suzume is the only one who knows about him as the others wouldn't understand how a human turned into a chair. Couldn't she just put him near the table, why does she have to sit on him??
Seeing how Souta was affected by his closers job is making me feel pity for him, he could have done so much more if his job as a closer wouldn't have affected his daily life.
It's so funny when the chair starts attack Daijin, like I can't take it serious, it just looks too funny.
As I learnt from volume one the keystone is the key to the gate/door of some place that stayed open for too long or in general open for no reason. Souta is the closer and his mission is to close that gate. If the gate isn't closed soon enough earth quakes and other weather phenomenas are going to happen. When the keystone changed it was baffling me. I didn't even notice it and then it just happened. I honestly didn't think there was a possibility to change it like how it did. Great plot twist near the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Animal cruelty
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
fast-paced
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Suzume and Daijin connect from across the bar where Suzume is temporarily staying in Kobe, and Daijin playfully leads Suzume out to the next breach: a worm escaping from an abandoned amusement park high in the hills above the city. Souta and Suzume give chase, hoping to catch the keystone but also stop the worm from damaging the region. Through the open gate, Suzume glimpses a place Souta explains is the Ever After, a parallel to their world and a space where souls go to when they’ve passed on. Daijin is next on his way to Tokyo, which leads the two back to Souta’s apartment and old journals from generations of Closers that may give clues as to what the menacing cat could be up to.
Suzume and Daijin connect from across the bar where Suzume is temporarily staying in Kobe, and Daijin playfully leads Suzume out to the next breach: a worm escaping from an abandoned amusement park high in the hills above the city. Souta and Suzume give chase, hoping to catch the keystone but also stop the worm from damaging the region. Through the open gate, Suzume glimpses a place Souta explains is the Ever After, a parallel to their world and a space where souls go to when they’ve passed on. Daijin is next on his way to Tokyo, which leads the two back to Souta’s apartment and old journals from generations of Closers that may give clues as to what the menacing cat could be up to.
As the pressure to figure out Daijin’s plan ramps up, the suspense builds in this story, and the emotional stakes are very high. This volume gets intense and leaves on a gut-wrenching moment, particularly for those who haven’t seen the movie and know what all of this is leading up to. Some of the conflict brewing in Souta is lost in this format compared to the movie version, but there’s still plenty to grapple with in the manga. This story has the distinction of being one of the few that actually brings me to tears.
Sara's Rating: 9/10
Suitability Level: Grades 7-12
El arte no está ayudanndoo demasiado. Por momemtos no se emtiende del todo lo que estamos viendo. Pero la historia está muy interesante como para que sea mas que disfrurable la lectura.
emotional
sad
fast-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
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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