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Record of Ragnarok, Vol. 4 by Takumi Fukui, Shinya Umemura

writingmidnight96's review

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I like the Record of Ragnarock, but the series has a major pacing problem that starts to become super apparent right around books 3-6. Wile each individual chapter is fun, the manner in which the fights are broken up across Manga Volumes leaves the story feeling disjointed. I would much rather see either a more tightly paced story that contains a fight to the number of pages in each volume, or see the manga volumes published at larger page counts so that each volume comprises one fight and the immediate aftermath (+the inevitable hype for the story that comes next). As they are now, fights sort of awkwardly straddle 2 volumes and it feels a bit disjointed getting dropped into a fight that builds builds builds and then having this extra chapter sort of tacked on the back because the story just has to keep going. 

riverfang's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful fast-paced

4.75

abraxosx's review against another edition

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4.0

8/10

jkenna1990's review against another edition

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5.0

This was an interesting volume. The battle between Poseidon and Sasaki Kojiro is just getting started so I'm excited to see how it comes out.

abraxosssss's review against another edition

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4.0

8/10

sebbyroth's review

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

jkenna90's review against another edition

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5.0

This was an interesting volume. The battle between Poseidon and Sasaki Kojiro is just getting started so I'm excited to see how it comes out.

okizukii's review against another edition

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5.0

Bukan yang terbaik dari segi story, tapi Art-nya sangat bagus. Di volume 4 ini kita hanya dihadapkan pada pertarungan Sasaki dan Poseidon, bahkan masih akan bersambung ke volume berikutnya.

Pembaca diperlihatkan Poseidon sebagai karakter yang kejam serta merasa bahwa dirinya adalah makhluk yang sempurna. Sementara Sasaki digambarkan sebagai tokoh yang giat belajar dari kekalahannya dimasa lampau.

Untuk kali ini aku kecewa pada latar belakang tiap karakter, menurutku author terlalu berlebihan hanya untuk membuat Poseidon tampak sebagai dewa yang kejam dengan membuat "fiksi baru" tentang pembunuhan Adamas. (Sebegitu banyaknya kiprah Poseidon dalam mitologi Yunani apakah tak ada yang bisa dikembangkan di plot Record of Ragnarok?)

Siapa Adamas? Dewa ini tidak pernah disebutkan dalam Mitologi Yunani, sepengatahuanku. Kalaupun 13 Dewa Olimpia berkurang itupun seharusnya diberikan pada Hades bukan? Penguasa Dunia Bawah?

Kemudian karater Sasaki Kojiro sebenarnya menarik, tapi entah kenapa aku merasa kalau karakternya lebih banyak mendapatkan sorotan ketimbang dua wakil manusia sebelumnya.

Aku memuji Record of Ragnarok volume 4 ini hanya karena Art yang sangat gila. Pertarungan antar Poseidon dan Sasaki pun tampak sangat bagus karena penggambaran situasi yang tepat, senjatanya juga terasa indah, benar-benar battle yang memukau.

Bintang 4,4

draven_deathcrush's review

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dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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reyna_bm's review against another edition

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fast-paced

3.5