Reviews

Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction, Vol. 4 by Inio Asano

julia20y3's review

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

emilychau's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

kg_wulf's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

moonsweetie's review

challenging dark emotional funny

4.0

heyjudy's review

3.0

~3 Stars

We follow Takemoto for the first half of this volume, as she's getting ready to go to Tokyo despite everyone's warnings. Then we're back to Oran, and college and clubs.
The overarching theme in this volume is the rights of aliens. These creatures have invaded Japan, and now people are debating and protesting over whether they should outright attack the aliens or whether they have rights that should be protected. We see both sides here, as we get to meet the aliens who're stranded and have taken shelter on Earth. Both sides of this are a bit disturbing, and then the reality check we're given is quite awful.
I don't know any of the characters in this series, really, so instead I get to follow the politics more. And it's disturbing and hard to take at times, how surreal and yet so very real, it is.


A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!

flowpouet's review against another edition

5.0

Toujours au-dessus du précédent, cette série ne cessera jamais de me surprendre par l'efficacité narrative de son auteur ! Le duo Ôran-Kadode est toujours aussi fantastique, adolescentes attachantes, lucides et dont la sensibilité fait tellement de bien. J'adore cette amitié, ces personnages dans lesquels je retrouver un peu de mes bizarreries. L'histoire continue d'évoluer brillamment, métaphore du Japon après Fukushima oui, mais aussi reflet de la société agrémentée d'un regard aiguisé et critique qui fait extrêmement plaisir et du bien !
Si seulement la série pouvait ne jamais s'arrêter...

rhukii's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

8bitlapras's review

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

zorpblorp's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

__booksandanimes__'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0