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roxanamalinachirila's review
4.0
Erratic, random, I still think the author had no idea where the story was going or how the magic actually works (other than fighters saying pretty words). However, it's strangely compelling and interestingly messed up.
This volume has a bit of fighting, some playing of video games and strange ways of exploring the mystery of a character's death.
I still like "Loveless", but I couldn't explain why.
This volume has a bit of fighting, some playing of video games and strange ways of exploring the mystery of a character's death.
I still like "Loveless", but I couldn't explain why.
wisecraic's review
mysterious
medium-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? It's complicated
4.0
sanamun's review
4.0
This volume of the manga (or at least the version I read) was translated by a different group to the first two volumes, and I have to say, the quality has gone up a lot. Its so nice to not see Ritsuka (a twelve year old boy) being mistranslated as calling people bitches all the time.
This volume is where the plot of Loveless really kicks in, imo, with the Zero boys living with Soubi and the introduction of Septimal Moon. Its still almost deliberately obtuse though. I share Ritsuka's frustration, I too would like some answers at some point.
Idk if Japanese values are just different in this respect but Kio (the closest thing this series has to a responsible adult) encouraging the underage Natsuo and Youji to drink alcohol felt kind of weird to me. Which I realise is probably a strange thing to be bothered by in a story with so much, like, actual murder.
This volume is where the plot of Loveless really kicks in, imo, with the Zero boys living with Soubi and the introduction of Septimal Moon. Its still almost deliberately obtuse though. I share Ritsuka's frustration, I too would like some answers at some point.
Idk if Japanese values are just different in this respect but Kio (the closest thing this series has to a responsible adult) encouraging the underage Natsuo and Youji to drink alcohol felt kind of weird to me. Which I realise is probably a strange thing to be bothered by in a story with so much, like, actual murder.
xterminal's review
2.0
Yun Kouga, Loveless, vol. 3 (Tokyopop, 2003)
Well, it only took me three volumes of Loveless to decide I wasn't going to continue on with this one. Too many structural defects, the main one being that scene shifts are almost impossible to track when (a) so many of your characters look close-to-identical and (b) they don't use each other's names all that often. A majority of the time I ended up having no clue who was who. Five more volumes of this? I'll pass. Fans of Fruits Basket (another manga with much the same problems) may get a lot more out of this than I did. **
Well, it only took me three volumes of Loveless to decide I wasn't going to continue on with this one. Too many structural defects, the main one being that scene shifts are almost impossible to track when (a) so many of your characters look close-to-identical and (b) they don't use each other's names all that often. A majority of the time I ended up having no clue who was who. Five more volumes of this? I'll pass. Fans of Fruits Basket (another manga with much the same problems) may get a lot more out of this than I did. **
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