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sashas_books's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
4.25
This was a very bloody installment! I mean it, blood was splattering all over the place in too many panels to count. While this is going on, the series manages to stay wholesome. Surely, it must be the art, it is simply bursting with wholesomeness.
Anyway, the plot thickens, and there are exciting revelations about the connection between Mao, Nanoka, and Byoki; more about Nanoka’s guardians (in this case, the reader breathes a sign of relief); more on Mao’s backstory, which is still full of mysteries.
Disappointingly, Nanoka doesn’t get to save Mao again. But if the hints are to be believed, the author remedied the situation in the next volume.
Once again, the ending is a cliffhanger. Come on! :)))
alexbthelibrarian's review
5.0
I received an eARC of this title through NetGalley in return for an honest review.
This series keeps getting better, in my opinion. I like how this started with one storyline of facing a big bad yokai to a mystery of how these characters are connected to it. Nanoka's plot thickens as she tries to figure out what happened to her on the day of her parent's accident and how her grandfather is alive. The reader learns more about Mao's past and brings up a new plotline that I found more intriguing than the original.
This is turning out to be an interesting series. I definitely feel it has the same vibe as Inuyasha, so if you liked that, check out this series ASAP.
This series keeps getting better, in my opinion. I like how this started with one storyline of facing a big bad yokai to a mystery of how these characters are connected to it. Nanoka's plot thickens as she tries to figure out what happened to her on the day of her parent's accident and how her grandfather is alive. The reader learns more about Mao's past and brings up a new plotline that I found more intriguing than the original.
This is turning out to be an interesting series. I definitely feel it has the same vibe as Inuyasha, so if you liked that, check out this series ASAP.
dynamicdylan's review
5.0
This is Rumiko Takahashi at her finest! This series is wonderfully told. We learn more about Mao's past and some of the people in his life. We get introduced to several new characters which helps build this story even more. I'm so excited for the next volume, because this world is so well crafted.
saramarie08's review
4.0
Mao and Byoki's disembodied head square off in a battle that has been building for the last several volumes. Mao unleashes his other form, which looks very much like it could be Byoki's missing body. During the fight, Nanoka's younger self comes through the gate into the battle, and present day Nanoka begins to remember some of the flashes that traumatized her that day. Byoki realizes Nanoka could also be a vessel for his power, so he runs after her as she retreats back through the gate to her time. Mao releases an ayakashi and sends it after little Nanoka to protect her. Present day Nanoka returns to her time to sort out who the ayakashi is, and to determine who Byoki is in her life. Mao, meanwhile, must begin to sort out what happened to him hundreds of years ago when Byoki attacked, which is complicated by him discovering several other apprentices from hundreds of years ago are still alive when they should all be long dead.
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This review was made possible with an advanced reader copy from the publisher through Net Galley.
Read the full review, and find more graphic novel reviews, at The Graphic Library.
This review was made possible with an advanced reader copy from the publisher through Net Galley.
toloveisdestroy's review against another edition
5.0
Ah yes, Mao 3, the volume I saw so often alone I once thought Mao Three was the only vol you could buy lol. It’s really good and deserves to no longer be lonely on the shelves