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kurezan's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
obnorthrup's review against another edition
4.0
Now we're getting somewhere. In this volume the magical-girl-manga mask starts to slip.
buuboobaby's review against another edition
4.0
Less action, more emotional intensity than 1st volume. Full review coming soon.
quinnster's review
5.0
This review is for all four volumes of 7 Billion Needles.
This was on the border of being really interesting and making absolutely no sense to me. Everything was good until volume three when the subspecies and the Moderator were the focal point and things got very science-fictiony. It was intense.
I think that ultimately the series was about friendship. It seems so simple and almost cheesy after all that, but when it all came down to it there seemed to be the overriding theme of loneliness. Once Hikaru was taken in by Nao and Saya she wasn't so lonely and was able to open up more. Which then prompted her to help Chika who she saw as herself before Nao and Saya. Hikaru became a spectator (who actually mostly just ignored everyone) to an active human. She participated in life which ended up allowing her to save the world.
More sci-fi than I usually read, but I enjoyed it thoroughly!
This was on the border of being really interesting and making absolutely no sense to me. Everything was good until volume three when the subspecies and the Moderator were the focal point and things got very science-fictiony. It was intense.
I think that ultimately the series was about friendship. It seems so simple and almost cheesy after all that, but when it all came down to it there seemed to be the overriding theme of loneliness. Once Hikaru was taken in by Nao and Saya she wasn't so lonely and was able to open up more. Which then prompted her to help Chika who she saw as herself before Nao and Saya. Hikaru became a spectator (who actually mostly just ignored everyone) to an active human. She participated in life which ended up allowing her to save the world.
More sci-fi than I usually read, but I enjoyed it thoroughly!
noysh's review
5.0
This is actually some of the best manga I've been exposed to in a while. There's some fascinating metatextual stuff going on with Akira as well as heart-breaking revelations into why Haruka is why she is today. Also, we get to see Haruka's friends, Saya and Nao, showing us why they are awesome. Between vol 1 and vol 2, 7 Billion Needles went from great to awesome!
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