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themadmaiden's review against another edition
5.0
I actually cried out in horror and then started to cry. This series is amazing.
chwaters's review against another edition
4.0
So, I know there are more volumes to go, but seriously, there aren't many characters left! I'm still fascinated by this series, probably because I'm not sure where it's headed.
caden_brown10's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? It's complicated
5.0
pangloss's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
drtlovesbooks's review against another edition
3.0
I think my basic problem with this series is this: There are parts where there are page after page meant to convey fast-paced action, but some of that action feels like it's superfluous. And there are parts where there are pages and pages meant to convey cinematic world-building with subtle detail, but they feel repetitious and superfluous. Maybe my brain has just been ruined by the ever-increasing pacing of modern media, but despite the basic neat ideas behind this series, the pacing feels slow.
This volume took some unexpected twists and turns that I enjoyed, but it also introduced one element that really didn't work for me. I'm willing to accept super-advanced robots robot children and robots inside of robots and all the other semi-fantastical elements of this series, but in this volume, there's a robot that changes dramatically from being the size of a regular human to twice that size for no apparent reason, and with no reasonable explanation. It is a ridiculous element on which to fixate, but it broke my suspension of disbelief in this already insane world.
This volume took some unexpected twists and turns that I enjoyed, but it also introduced one element that really didn't work for me. I'm willing to accept super-advanced robots robot children and robots inside of robots and all the other semi-fantastical elements of this series, but in this volume, there's a robot that changes dramatically from being the size of a regular human to twice that size for no apparent reason, and with no reasonable explanation. It is a ridiculous element on which to fixate, but it broke my suspension of disbelief in this already insane world.
loop's review against another edition
5.0
I've read Tezuka's original story and I still did not see this coming. That's how good Urasawa is.