adventurous tense medium-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: No

This volume does a fantastic job balancing the three different fights going on while also continuing with the forward momentum from the previous volume. Though mostly an action forward chapter, there’s plenty of great character moments where you can see how the characters have grown (again, Shikamaru especially). In my memory we’re close approaching the end of this arc, but I also know that there are several volumes left before
the time skip
, so we’ll see what the next one has in store!
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

While I enjoy the story, I need the story to move along because it's almost enough with these fights by now. I think with Kiba's opponent we're moving into a unique body horror territory, which in a bit more of a mature series could be so, so creepy. Also poor Shikamaru always fighting girls... or well there's a pattern forming with him fighting girls, but I don't know if it continues later in the series.

3.5/5
adventurous fast-paced
adventurous
adventurous tense fast-paced
adventurous fast-paced
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated