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pandaaaaa14's review
adventurous
hopeful
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? It's complicated
5.0
redbluemoon's review against another edition
5.0
FR
Petite chose que j'ai oublié de dire au fil des tomes : j'aime aussi les petites touches d'humour disséminées dans le livre ! Elles s'allègent un peu la noirceur d'autres scènes !
EN
Another thing I love and forgot to mention: the scattered pieces of humour! It brightens the manga despite the darkest of some scenes!
Petite chose que j'ai oublié de dire au fil des tomes : j'aime aussi les petites touches d'humour disséminées dans le livre ! Elles s'allègent un peu la noirceur d'autres scènes !
EN
Another thing I love and forgot to mention: the scattered pieces of humour! It brightens the manga despite the darkest of some scenes!
honniker's review
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I really do like children of the whales and am going to have to get my hands on the other volumes.
ruthsic's review
5.0
Warnings: fantasy violence, xenophobia
Rep: neurodiverse main character (hypergraphia)
With the secret of the Nous Falaina out to us and Chakuro and Suou, the Elders are confronted about it. As they explain why they had kept it secret all these years, we get to see how the Unmarked had been trying to protect the Marked, albeit in a messed up way. This is probably a situation in which the motives matter more than the method, yes, but the fact is that it can be easily used to twist their original intent. Like how Rochalizo uses it as a bargaining chip to make Chakuro and Lykos obey and ferry him, or even the possibility of what the Moles might do with that information.
Another faction of the Moles, a set of twins, who don't like that the Unmarked are ruling the Mud Whale, are trying to create division, and that is before they even know about the secret! Ouni tries to knock sense into them, but even he feels aloof from the people around him, and the Commander whispering in his ears is not a great addition to that feeling. The motivations of characters are now becoming distinct, with individual characteristics manifesting and making us wonder how it would affect their journey going forward. Would they all be united if they have no common cause to do so? Part of it feels all so tragic like Shinono's story, or even the simple assertion that the children didn't usually have close relationships with their parents because of the Marked-Unmarked thing.
Along with the character development, the world becomes wider in this volume. We see two new places - which were like legends to Lykos - but like the Mud Whale, she gets to see it. It recaptures the post-apocalyptic feel with those places. The story fills me with nervousness about what could happen with the threads spun so far, and a bit of excitement too.
Rep: neurodiverse main character (hypergraphia)
With the secret of the Nous Falaina out to us and Chakuro and Suou, the Elders are confronted about it. As they explain why they had kept it secret all these years, we get to see how the Unmarked had been trying to protect the Marked, albeit in a messed up way. This is probably a situation in which the motives matter more than the method, yes, but the fact is that it can be easily used to twist their original intent. Like how Rochalizo uses it as a bargaining chip to make Chakuro and Lykos obey and ferry him, or even the possibility of what the Moles might do with that information.
Another faction of the Moles, a set of twins, who don't like that the Unmarked are ruling the Mud Whale, are trying to create division, and that is before they even know about the secret! Ouni tries to knock sense into them, but even he feels aloof from the people around him, and the Commander whispering in his ears is not a great addition to that feeling. The motivations of characters are now becoming distinct, with individual characteristics manifesting and making us wonder how it would affect their journey going forward. Would they all be united if they have no common cause to do so? Part of it feels all so tragic like Shinono's story, or even the simple assertion that the children didn't usually have close relationships with their parents because of the Marked-Unmarked thing.
Along with the character development, the world becomes wider in this volume. We see two new places - which were like legends to Lykos - but like the Mud Whale, she gets to see it. It recaptures the post-apocalyptic feel with those places. The story fills me with nervousness about what could happen with the threads spun so far, and a bit of excitement too.
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