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berry_9029's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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? Yes
4.5
tashas_books's review against another edition
3.0
I liked this, but not enough, I think, to buy the rest of the series.
s4fe_sound's review against another edition
4.0
Still going strong with the storyline. It’s definitely for a more mature audience, but I enjoyed it anyway.
jasmiinaf's review against another edition
5.0
I think that every chapter of Ikigami is a piece of art. The story is new, interesting and you can feel every character's pain and joy like it was yours. There's nothing I don't like about Ikigami. I'm just waiting for the people to do something about their fucked up society.
600bars's review against another edition
4.0
The second volume follows the same format, but first we get a glimpse of the Messenger’s personal life. His GF dumps him for his line of work. He implies that he could report her for being a “miscreant” so I say she made the right move.
The first story is about a man who has been toiling as a PA for years and has dreams of becoming a director. He’s abusing a drug similar to adderall to try and keep up. This story reminded me of that episode in Paranoia Agent where the guy who works for the anime studio cannot keep up. His girlfriend wants him to stop abusing the adderall and they fight. He gets his big break for directing, and on the big day his gf is of course served with an Ikigami. He plans to just keep directing because this is his big chance, but he finds out that when he was hospitalized for “overwork” (it was due to the drug) she had covered for him. He realizes how important she is and tries to go home to her, but gets stuck in a traffic jam. He tells her to take some of the adderall because it’s purported to prolong life by an hour or so, much like a chicken with its head cut off. Unfortunately, in a romeo and juliet type situation, she dies a few hours early because of cardiac arrest from the pills. The man ultimately checks into rehab.
The second story is about a young man who is a nursing assistant in an old folk’s home. Similar to the paranoia agent episode, he’s clumsy and bad at everything. But he really really tries. There is a patient in the home who has dementia and is giving up on the will to live. She notices him and reacts for the first time since entering the home. He reminds her of her late husband (she’s regressed mentally pretty far). The young man becomes her primary caregiver. He finds meaning in helping her, and she is able to find the will to walk again. When he’s served with papers he is initially upset but after talking with a therapist tries to find meaning in his short life. He realizes the way he has helped the old woman is an impact on the world and he feels satisfied. But then, the woman goes missing. He finds her and a parallel is made between the time her husband was drafted into war and the Ikigami. They both accept that a duty to the nation is more important than personal feelings.
These two stories, as opposed to the first volume, are tragic but they do kinda paint the Ikigami system in a more positive light because we can see how the characters find meaning in their lives and relationships as a result of the Ikigami’s deliverance. After talking with the therapist he realizes he needs to come up with a philosophy of life and death because he is becoming too jaded with his work.
The first story is about a man who has been toiling as a PA for years and has dreams of becoming a director. He’s abusing a drug similar to adderall to try and keep up. This story reminded me of that episode in Paranoia Agent where the guy who works for the anime studio cannot keep up. His girlfriend wants him to stop abusing the adderall and they fight. He gets his big break for directing, and on the big day his gf is of course served with an Ikigami. He plans to just keep directing because this is his big chance, but he finds out that when he was hospitalized for “overwork” (it was due to the drug) she had covered for him. He realizes how important she is and tries to go home to her, but gets stuck in a traffic jam. He tells her to take some of the adderall because it’s purported to prolong life by an hour or so, much like a chicken with its head cut off. Unfortunately, in a romeo and juliet type situation, she dies a few hours early because of cardiac arrest from the pills. The man ultimately checks into rehab.
The second story is about a young man who is a nursing assistant in an old folk’s home. Similar to the paranoia agent episode, he’s clumsy and bad at everything. But he really really tries. There is a patient in the home who has dementia and is giving up on the will to live. She notices him and reacts for the first time since entering the home. He reminds her of her late husband (she’s regressed mentally pretty far). The young man becomes her primary caregiver. He finds meaning in helping her, and she is able to find the will to walk again. When he’s served with papers he is initially upset but after talking with a therapist tries to find meaning in his short life. He realizes the way he has helped the old woman is an impact on the world and he feels satisfied. But then, the woman goes missing. He finds her and a parallel is made between the time her husband was drafted into war and the Ikigami. They both accept that a duty to the nation is more important than personal feelings.
These two stories, as opposed to the first volume, are tragic but they do kinda paint the Ikigami system in a more positive light because we can see how the characters find meaning in their lives and relationships as a result of the Ikigami’s deliverance. After talking with the therapist he realizes he needs to come up with a philosophy of life and death because he is becoming too jaded with his work.
octoberrust1108's review against another edition
5.0
The first story, entitled “The Pure Love Drug” has scarred me in a way that will probably be with me forever, so that’s cool. Enjoyed this volume more than the first, but good Lord are these in the bell jar.
If you were told that you were going to die in 24 hours, how would you spend your last day?
If you were told that you were going to die in 24 hours, how would you spend your last day?
ingeburge's review against another edition
4.0
le combo de l'ep3 à la romeo et juliet + la petite vieille sénile de l'ep4 dans un même volume aura eu raison de mon cœur
lilsuccubus's review against another edition
4.0
Again, the abuse is hard to read/see. But I'm enjoying the story overall.
slipperbunny's review against another edition
5.0
I think that every chapter of Ikigami is a piece of art. The story is new, interesting and you can feel every character's pain and joy like it was yours. There's nothing I don't like about Ikigami. I'm just waiting for the people to do something about their fucked up society.