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greenleprechaunbooks's review
adventurous
dark
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
rereader33's review against another edition
5.0
Wow, this volume was definitely...something. Honestly so much happened that my poor brain short circuited, but I'll do my best to discuss my thoughts.
First and foremost, I LOVE the theory that this island is house one "religion" that's really a mishmash of different religious beliefs and tales. I'm SO FUCKING CURIOUS to meet this person and discover their motivations for doing this. I only wish I knew more about Taoism and Daoism so that I would have a foundational understanding of the prayers and religious symbols.
Second, can I say how happy I am that I like/love basically all of the characters? Seriously, it's so rare for me to become this invested in practically the entire cast, but I do really like all of them. Granted, they're not the most deep individuals, but they're still fun and are full of character.
Third, the fight scenes were DOPE AS FUCK. I was drowning in action this volume and I don't want to be saved. Ever.
Finally, I'm interested in the discussions of sex, sexuality, and gender in this series. I know I brought this up a previous review, but the heavy emphasis on sex and gender is not something I was expecting and I'm starting to wonder whether Kaku's focus on it has to do with the religious themes and the time period. Regardless, it's piqued my interest and I'm already looking forward to going back and rereading certain volumes to analyze these themes.
That's all I've got for now, but I'm loving this series and can't wait for more. I'm so glad I decided to give this series a chance.
First and foremost, I LOVE the theory that this island is house one "religion" that's really a mishmash of different religious beliefs and tales. I'm SO FUCKING CURIOUS to meet this person and discover their motivations for doing this. I only wish I knew more about Taoism and Daoism so that I would have a foundational understanding of the prayers and religious symbols.
Second, can I say how happy I am that I like/love basically all of the characters? Seriously, it's so rare for me to become this invested in practically the entire cast, but I do really like all of them. Granted, they're not the most deep individuals, but they're still fun and are full of character.
Third, the fight scenes were DOPE AS FUCK. I was drowning in action this volume and I don't want to be saved. Ever.
Finally, I'm interested in the discussions of sex, sexuality, and gender in this series. I know I brought this up a previous review, but the heavy emphasis on sex and gender is not something I was expecting and I'm starting to wonder whether Kaku's focus on it has to do with the religious themes and the time period. Regardless, it's piqued my interest and I'm already looking forward to going back and rereading certain volumes to analyze these themes.
That's all I've got for now, but I'm loving this series and can't wait for more. I'm so glad I decided to give this series a chance.
rubybird16's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
tame_rina's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
bhall237's review against another edition
4.0
“THIS IS STILL MERELY
CONJECTURE, BUT...
IT'S NOT THAT "NO
ONE EVER RETURNED."
RATHER, "ONLY A
MAN IN FULL BLOOM
RETURNED."
“FROM
THE START,
SOMEONE OR
SOMETHING
CONCEIVED IT
THIS WAY...”
This volume dives into some key figures, this time focusing on Aza Chobe and his brother Toma, alongside more of Gabimari, and some of newcomer Mei. I love the difference in these two storylines as they play out side by side; Gabimaru learns the balance of strength and weakness in Tao to become a stronger fighter, Aza Chobe does it because he’s a gigachad. Speaking of which, we get some amazing fight scenes with my boy, Tamiya. Despite being one-handed, he learns to fight with his handicap almost instantly. The duality of the villains either diving more into their nature, or turning to a new leaf makes this volume so important for our characters.
CONJECTURE, BUT...
IT'S NOT THAT "NO
ONE EVER RETURNED."
RATHER, "ONLY A
MAN IN FULL BLOOM
RETURNED."
“FROM
THE START,
SOMEONE OR
SOMETHING
CONCEIVED IT
THIS WAY...”
This volume dives into some key figures, this time focusing on Aza Chobe and his brother Toma, alongside more of Gabimari, and some of newcomer Mei. I love the difference in these two storylines as they play out side by side; Gabimaru learns the balance of strength and weakness in Tao to become a stronger fighter, Aza Chobe does it because he’s a gigachad. Speaking of which, we get some amazing fight scenes with my boy, Tamiya. Despite being one-handed, he learns to fight with his handicap almost instantly. The duality of the villains either diving more into their nature, or turning to a new leaf makes this volume so important for our characters.
metom's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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? No
4.0
I don't know if it's just been a while since I watched season one of the show and I'm misremembering it, but I feel like there was a little extra that we didn't see in this book? Either way, fun as always!!
saaraa96's review against another edition
4.0
چپتر ۲۷-۳۶
جنگ اون داداشا تو مانگا جذاب تر بود.
جدای از اون یه چپتر اینجا بود که فکر کنم انیمیت نشده بود ؛ یا یادم رفته.
راجع به اسطوره هه یکم اینجا هم بنویسم:
تو اسطوره های ژاپنی، یه خدا هست، خدا که نمیشه گفت ولی همون خدا در نظر بگیرید، به اسم تاجیماموری
این رو به اسم خدای شیرینیجات میشناسند
کی بوده؟
یه امپراطور/شاهی تو یه برهه تاریخی میاد به این شخص میگه برو دنبال میوه«توکیجیکو نو کاگو نو کونومی» (بله پدرم در اومد تا اسمشو یاد بگیرم، تو مانگای جیگوکوراکو ، گابیمارو به میوهه همین اسم رو میگه.)
این میوهه تو سرزمین عجیبی به اسم «تویو نو کونی» بوده.
بعد طرف ده سال تو این سرزمینه دنبال این میوهه میگرده و بالاخره پیدا میکنتش.
برمیداره با شاخ و برگ و اینا میوه رو میاره
ولی پادشاهی که دستور داده بوده این بره سراغ میوه، قبل اینکه این برگرده ، مرده بوده.
بعد این شخص نمیاد حالا که شاه مرده این میوه رو خودش بخوره، که به نظر کار منطقی ای بوده، میاد نصف میکنه نصفشو میده زن پادشاه نصفشو میذاره سر قبر شاهه.
خودش هم بعدش میمیره.
این میوهه میگن شبیه یه پرتقال/ نارنگیه. پرتقال تاچیبانو که انگار جاهای خاصی از کوه های ژاپن رشد میکنه.
جنگ اون داداشا تو مانگا جذاب تر بود.
جدای از اون یه چپتر اینجا بود که فکر کنم انیمیت نشده بود ؛ یا یادم رفته.
راجع به اسطوره هه یکم اینجا هم بنویسم:
تو اسطوره های ژاپنی، یه خدا هست، خدا که نمیشه گفت ولی همون خدا در نظر بگیرید، به اسم تاجیماموری
این رو به اسم خدای شیرینیجات میشناسند
کی بوده؟
یه امپراطور/شاهی تو یه برهه تاریخی میاد به این شخص میگه برو دنبال میوه«توکیجیکو نو کاگو نو کونومی» (بله پدرم در اومد تا اسمشو یاد بگیرم، تو مانگای جیگوکوراکو ، گابیمارو به میوهه همین اسم رو میگه.)
این میوهه تو سرزمین عجیبی به اسم «تویو نو کونی» بوده.
بعد طرف ده سال تو این سرزمینه دنبال این میوهه میگرده و بالاخره پیدا میکنتش.
برمیداره با شاخ و برگ و اینا میوه رو میاره
ولی پادشاهی که دستور داده بوده این بره سراغ میوه، قبل اینکه این برگرده ، مرده بوده.
بعد این شخص نمیاد حالا که شاه مرده این میوه رو خودش بخوره، که به نظر کار منطقی ای بوده، میاد نصف میکنه نصفشو میده زن پادشاه نصفشو میذاره سر قبر شاهه.
خودش هم بعدش میمیره.
این میوهه میگن شبیه یه پرتقال/ نارنگیه. پرتقال تاچیبانو که انگار جاهای خاصی از کوه های ژاپن رشد میکنه.
kannady1's review against another edition
4.0
Awesome series but this book wasn't as good as the first three.