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Saint Young Men, Omnibus 2 by Hikaru Nakamura

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wolfiegrrrl's review

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The introduction for this volume is about Japan's relationship with religion, which applies some interesting context to the interactions Jesus and Buddha have with the humans they encounter on their vacation. The overarching theme of how death is treated in Japan also pops up quite a lot throughout their adventures, delivering plenty of opportunities to juxtapose how the living view it as opposed to religious figures who have already died and dwell among them on a normal work day.

There is a lot to love about the chapters in this collection, but my favorite part is that we finally get to meet the archangels! They're so fun and, after seeing them unleashed, who could blame Matsuda for mistaking them for foreigners throwing a wild party in the apartment back in the first volume. The local yakuza guy features more heavily in the story with his family now too, which of course leads to even more entertaining shenanigans!

As usual, the translation and localization team did an excellent job adapting and explaining the jokes/references. Unfortunately, there are a lot of typos and some of the panels get cut off just the tiniest bit. It's not a huge inconvenience and doesn't make the manga unreadable by any means, but it is a little distracting.

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