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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
There will be SPOILERS in this review!
Well, this is not getting better. As much as I liked the previous volume for it’s emotional value, this one is just quite a drop. This is the fifth volume and I’m still not sure what the goal of this series even is. Well, I guess Chihiro’s goal is to get all the katanas or like destroy them but I feel like the execution is not exactly the best.
This volume concludes the fight with the Sazanami clan and the conclusion is fine. It’s nothing groundbreaking and yeah, it’s satisfying to see Chihiro win but I’m starting to feel like this man has some enormous plot armor. And it’s not just him either - for some reason all his plans come out exactly as he wants them to. There’s no tension because we know who is going to win at the end and besides, I feel like this genre requires some more deaths from the main characters so I hope those come into play soon.
And then the new arc begins and to be honest, I’m not excited about it. It just feels structureless but at the same time formulaic. Sure, the execution might actually be good but I don’t exactly have high hopes.
The highlight of this volume though was Chihiro cooperating with Hiyuki. I just think they have a great dynamic and I wish Hiyuki would stay on Chihiro’s side in the future.
Kagurabachi is starting to feel a little weak in the storytelling department and with this volume it just really became obvious. I’m giving this 3 stars and I really hope it improves because I would hate to rate it lower than this.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
fast-paced