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staywithriley_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.75
supermando's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
thisisstephenbetts's review
4.0
from Minet library. last due date: 15th July 2011.
Good manga. complex story, following a group of childhood friends, with frequent temporal jumps, and the attendant feelings of nostalgia. Intriguing, unfolding mystery. Somewhat reminiscent of Stephen King's It.
Not sure why this gets 4 stars where I gave Y The Last Man 3, but there you go.
Good manga. complex story, following a group of childhood friends, with frequent temporal jumps, and the attendant feelings of nostalgia. Intriguing, unfolding mystery. Somewhat reminiscent of Stephen King's It.
Not sure why this gets 4 stars where I gave Y The Last Man 3, but there you go.
rumireads's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
zare_i's review against another edition
5.0
It is end of the millennium. Kenji, owner of small grocery store finds himself in difficult position - store is not a success, his sister left him her daughter under undefined circumstances and all of a sudden one of his friends from school days leaves him the message about something that has roots in their fiction playing when they were 5th grade. Something that is linked to a mysterious cult whose leader is talking rather lightly about destroying and conquering Earth, with his followers (quite a huge number of them) cheering his every word.
While people draw parallels with Stephen King's It, story here is much more nuanced and more dystopian and ..... unfortunately considering how easy indoctrination and brainwashing through media and various activist groups proves itself these days, very contemporary.
Art must be one of the most beautiful manga I saw in a while. Characters cannot be mixed up, you can see the very emotions, entire art is very reminiscent to me of Jim Holdaway and Milton Caniff. Pure joy for the eyes.
Highly recommended.
While people draw parallels with Stephen King's It, story here is much more nuanced and more dystopian and ..... unfortunately considering how easy indoctrination and brainwashing through media and various activist groups proves itself these days, very contemporary.
Art must be one of the most beautiful manga I saw in a while. Characters cannot be mixed up, you can see the very emotions, entire art is very reminiscent to me of Jim Holdaway and Milton Caniff. Pure joy for the eyes.
Highly recommended.
sofcore's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
oboemeister's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
asparkofc's review against another edition
4.0
Did I understand everything that was going on? No. But were the vibes good? Yes.
khaddock's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0