4.03 AVERAGE

rilina's review

3.0

I love Tokine's description of herself as the least compassionate kekkaishi. Yay for subverting gender stereotypes, even if only for a moment.
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dward1930's review

5.0

Thanks to this I discovered a great gift to give my Aunt for Christmas. I never knew about Marimo before reading this proof that Manga can teach you new things. On the downside reading this means volume 8 is a must read and I will need to search high and low to find it.

dxdnelion's review

5.0

Ok finally the intense part and the pain is coming omggg. My Gen Shishio sobs.

reddyrat's review

4.0

This is a transition volume. Much of it is full of cute, light, but unimportant scenes. Then you have build-up of enemies that we'll soon meet. And finally, a big battle scene ending on a cliff hanger.

I loved the light interludes. One of Yoshimori's teacher is haunted by a ghost cat. Yoshimori can see the cat pawing and batting at the teacher all day long. The teacher is clueless. Yoshimori has to figure out how to put the cat's spirit to rest without telling the teacher that he's haunted.

Another interlude is a scene with a demon who overtakes an incredibly handsome boy. He essentially takes Tokine hostage to appeal to her inner womanly desires and sweet spirit to learn more about the Karasumori's secrets. This sounds very serious but it ends up being funny (to me, at least). Tokine is a much different girl than the demon expects.

Finally, we meet a new cast of demons. They are coated with updated human skins that will shield them and allow them to mask their demonic natures. They have the potential to seriously threaten the Karasumori.

And threaten they do. They show up and outmatch Yoshimori, Tokine, and Gen. It's all the three of them can do to stay alive. Can they beat these new demons? We'll have to read volume 8 to find out!