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Rwby: Official Manga Anthology, Vol. 4, Volume 4: I Burn by

acire_13's review

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fast-paced

2.75

lizziobuzzio's review against another edition

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4.0

Overall, pretty good. It was nice to see more directly about Yang since I often feel like she's a total background silly character.

shadowcay's review

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adventurous funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

wanderingpoi's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

findingthefantasticstory's review

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3.0

I didn’t like this as much as the previous volumes. The stories just didn’t interest me as much and seemed a bit boring and repetitive.

thisdykecanread's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

majesticworld's review

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5.0

Another very enjoyable read. I like the glimpses into the other three's thought processes and minds of Weiss, Blake, and Yang that the last three gave us. Very interesting.

wordsaremyforte's review against another edition

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3.0

Some of the short stories were a bit repetitive...

aemilova's review against another edition

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3.0

I fucking love with Yang. So this ended up being a little underwhelming, as in rather than a Yang dedicated comic it seemed more a group comic, same feeling I got with the Ruby one. I feel like The Weiss and Blake ones managed to balance the focus on them better. It does touch, very (por encima? how do I say that in English?) little, very superficially, some of Yang's anxieties and worries. I wish there was more of that, of her growing up taking care of Ruby and how that reflects on how she acts now. The Bumbleby moments were cute and sweet, I wish there was more of how Yang feels about Blake without the joking, just like in the previous volume.
But overall I enjoyed it. It's a compilation of funny little moments after all.

cyanide_latte's review

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3.0

Man oh man, I have mixed feelings on this volume, and I'm sad to even say that. Yang is, by far, my favorite character from RWBY, and I do feel that to some extent this volume of anthology let me down just a little bit.

Up until this one, I had had the impression that all of these anthologies were made prior to or during the release of volume 3 of the show. This installment proved that assumption incorrect, and I have to say that the recurring jabs at the Fourth Wall used to prove it aren't exactly ones I found funny.

I love Yang and she deserved an anthology volume that built upon the greater aspects of her rather than just the "funny tough girl", but that isn't what she got, which is a little heartbreaking. I would have loved to have seen a greater look into how other creators collaborating on this project took the time to examine her character further and build upon it, but I suppose I was expecting too much.

This is worth reading for the sake of entertainment, especially if you're a fan of the main animated series, you love the character, and you've read through the other three, but don't expect many stories that are very deep or well-written. There is only one story that really sort of plays on that, a story where little Yang talks with Qrow, and even that isn't enough to really save this volume.