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My-HiME, Volume 5 by Kenetsu Sato, Noboru Kimura

mehsi's review

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5.0

Re-read 2023: WHOOO, these two volumes were a RIDE. So much is happening and the world was very much looking like it was doomed to end in ruins. No surprises here for me in regards to the Obsidian Lord (its my third re-read plus I have seen the anime a few times), but still I do love that they choose for that character and see his personality just flip (but also see why it is flipped). Still not a fan of Haruka (she is just such a pest in this series). I love the cosmic beauties and see who is the third one (which, given that they are his brides felt a bit weird...). There are family reunions and arguments. There are epic battles as all the himes work together (and also have added bonus of Miyu at their side). Another villain also appears, dum dum dum. We get some backstory on some things including the past. I loved how it all came together in the end, though I would have liked to see if the world is healing, I mean, it got a pretty big beating from the 3 cosmic beauties + a star falling on it. The art was fabulous. And I am happy with the ending despite also being a bit annoyed because Mai and Natsuki need to learn not to get so pissed at Tate. Then again, he should learn to just pick one of them instead of hovering.

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Re-read 2021: And so the series ends. I will definitely miss it, but I am guessing I should be re-re-re-rewatching the anime again (plus manga/anime are so different). We get to see the third queen (and while sure I wasn't always agreeing, I could understand her reasoning), we see the Obsidian Lord rise and the world go down, there were tons of battles, confrontations, confessions, new Childs and Orphans, and more and I loved every part of it. However, I do feel that the ending was a tad rushed and I would have liked a few more pages just to work it all out. I am sad that Mai and Natsuki still argue despite all that happened. Maybe it would help if Tate would just pick one girl.

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That was a great conclusion, though I felt it was a bit hurried.

jisubunny's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

3.5

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