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ladydewinter's review against another edition
4.0
This review is going to be for the series as a whole, or as whole as it is at this point - I read all eleven volumes available in German, and took a peek at the raws of vol. 12.
I really liked it, although I am tempted to say that this is two series rather than one. The last two volumes especially had a very different feel to them (which isn't to say that they were bad; actually the opposite is true). It's not all that coherent, I have to say - sometimes, the comedy and drama feel oddly imbalanced and some stories are completely pointless. And while I figure the BL label is appropriate, it never goes beyond strong hints. So all in all the series isn't perfect, but it has compelling characters, an interesting villain and an intriguing overall plot.
Volume 11 ends at a cliffhanger, so if you mind that sort of thing I suggest stopping after volume 8, which is also where the manga stops. The story takes a a somewhat different spin around the second half of volume 9, and I hope we'll get to read the end of it at some point. (I have to say that art in volume 12 looks beautiful, if very different.)
I really liked it, although I am tempted to say that this is two series rather than one. The last two volumes especially had a very different feel to them (which isn't to say that they were bad; actually the opposite is true). It's not all that coherent, I have to say - sometimes, the comedy and drama feel oddly imbalanced and some stories are completely pointless. And while I figure the BL label is appropriate, it never goes beyond strong hints. So all in all the series isn't perfect, but it has compelling characters, an interesting villain and an intriguing overall plot.
Volume 11 ends at a cliffhanger, so if you mind that sort of thing I suggest stopping after volume 8, which is also where the manga stops. The story takes a a somewhat different spin around the second half of volume 9, and I hope we'll get to read the end of it at some point. (I have to say that art in volume 12 looks beautiful, if very different.)
coffeewing's review against another edition
4.0
Pernah membayangkan apa yang ada di dunia kematian?
Mati pun tidak seburuk kelihatannya setelah membaca manga yang satu ini.
Lho kok?
Buktinya, shinigami penjemput orang mati yang biasanya seram dan suram digambarkan sebagai cowok-cowok cantik yang berkilauan :D
Di tangan komikus Yoko Matsushita, dunia setelah kematian tidak jauh dengan bumi kita. Hanya saja, ada beberapa masalah... seperti orang yang mati tidak sesuai dengan catatan kematian dan terkadang konflik dengan iblis. Dalam kasus seperti itulah para shinigami berperan.
Tokoh utama kita adalah Asato. Shinigami yang kuat, tapi ia tidak tega melihat orang bersedih. Ia juga gampang dijahili karena kecerobohannya. Asato dipasangkan dengan Hisoka, shinigami muda yang dapat membaca perasaan orang.
Pekerjaan mereka tidaklah mudah, apalagi dengan kepribadian Asato yang tidak dapat tinggal diam melihat orang kesusahan. Belum lagi ada ‘musuh abadi’ mereka, dokter Muraki, yang sangat tertarik pada Asato...
Singkat kata, nikmati saja ramainya dunia shinigami dalam Descendants of Darkness!
Mati pun tidak seburuk kelihatannya setelah membaca manga yang satu ini.
Lho kok?
Buktinya, shinigami penjemput orang mati yang biasanya seram dan suram digambarkan sebagai cowok-cowok cantik yang berkilauan :D
Di tangan komikus Yoko Matsushita, dunia setelah kematian tidak jauh dengan bumi kita. Hanya saja, ada beberapa masalah... seperti orang yang mati tidak sesuai dengan catatan kematian dan terkadang konflik dengan iblis. Dalam kasus seperti itulah para shinigami berperan.
Tokoh utama kita adalah Asato. Shinigami yang kuat, tapi ia tidak tega melihat orang bersedih. Ia juga gampang dijahili karena kecerobohannya. Asato dipasangkan dengan Hisoka, shinigami muda yang dapat membaca perasaan orang.
Pekerjaan mereka tidaklah mudah, apalagi dengan kepribadian Asato yang tidak dapat tinggal diam melihat orang kesusahan. Belum lagi ada ‘musuh abadi’ mereka, dokter Muraki, yang sangat tertarik pada Asato...
Singkat kata, nikmati saja ramainya dunia shinigami dalam Descendants of Darkness!
fluffysarcasm's review against another edition
5.0
Tsuzuki is a shinigami, almost like a police man for lost souls who have passed on but haven't yet made it to the afterlife. Unfortunately he has a track record of losing shinigami partners, will his new mysterious parnter Hisoka be able to withstand Tsuzuki's curse?
hyunniebunny's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kelly24lox's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jackdziatkowiec's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
louandlife's review against another edition
3.0
I found this book in my local charity shop and I decided to buy it because I hardly see any manga in charity shops, and the description intrigued me. I'm happy that I read it, but I wasn't completely blown away from this manga. I think it had an interesting premise, and the main characters were intriguing, but I don't think that they are intriguing enough for me to buy and read the rest of the series. I would read it maybe if my local library had the collection in stock, but then I also have so many other books which I would much prefer to read. I think that this manga was just so average for me that I don't actually have a lot to talk about. In the beginning I thought the first chapter was okay, but then the pacing slowed for chapter two, but got better again in chapter three. There was one point where I wanted to put the book down and no longer read it, but then I thought to myself that I should read it because it's a manga and it wouldn't take me too long to read if I push myself through it. I wouldn't recommend this manga because I think that it is quite average. Whilst the concept and characters were unique, I think that the execution is lacking so I wouldn't recommend it.
misssusan's review against another edition
3.0
hahaha man perspective is a funny thing isn't it?
i don't remember if i shipped anything the first time i read this but it's likely!
now i find the idea of shipping tsuzuki with hisoka mildly horrifying. hisoka's a child! i know this is bl but it had better stay subtextual because my entire soul rebels. TEN YEARS OLDER, TSUZUKI YOU HAD BETTER MENTOR THIS KID AND THAT'S ALL
this is what happens when you get old; suddenly you identify with the adults and freak out over the children
speaking of, wow muraki. creepy much? i kind of want to go back in time and interview my younger self reading this, like what did she even make of all this creeperdom?
anyways, it isn't bad! a reminder of my rapidly retreating youth but not bad. 3 stars
i don't remember if i shipped anything the first time i read this but it's likely!
now i find the idea of shipping tsuzuki with hisoka mildly horrifying. hisoka's a child! i know this is bl but it had better stay subtextual because my entire soul rebels. TEN YEARS OLDER, TSUZUKI YOU HAD BETTER MENTOR THIS KID AND THAT'S ALL
this is what happens when you get old; suddenly you identify with the adults and freak out over the children
speaking of, wow muraki. creepy much? i kind of want to go back in time and interview my younger self reading this, like what did she even make of all this creeperdom?
anyways, it isn't bad! a reminder of my rapidly retreating youth but not bad. 3 stars