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derotanim's review
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
khaufnaak's review against another edition
4.0
Sick art. Story is mysterious and interesting. Covering metaphysical mythology.
novelyon's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
theseventhl's review against another edition
5.0
Originally posted here at Anime Radius.
If you have been reading Children of the Sea so far, you are familiar with the permanent hallmarks of the series: the deeply involving introspective moments; the gorgeous art that sometimes verges on the abstract; a colorful and developed cast of characters; a progressive and slowly blooming plot that develops at a pace that always leaves readers wanting more by chapter's end. If you haven't been reading it yet then - well - you should go on and read the previous three volumes, savoring them slowly, before reading volume three because this is not a manga you can jump in the middle with both feet and expect to enjoy it to the upmost levels possible. So fellow readers can understand when I say that the fourth volume is, for lack of better words, rather monumental.
What's so major about this volume of Children of the Sea? There is plot development - and tons of it. And with all of the development, we get insight into more and more mysteries. For one thing, we get to look deep into the pasts of both Kanako and Anglade, giving their characters some much needed expansion. Granted, Anglade is still a bit of a mystery - and very mysterious in nature - but I'm glad for the look at Kanako's youth and the circumstances that led to Ruka's birth. She's turned from a slightly developed character to one that is well-rounded and terribly interesting; I'm looking forward to more of the chapters with Kanako and Dehdeh. Their trip across the sea in search of Ruka and Umi is immensely fascinating, as is Ruka's descent into the ocean with the meteorite in her body - although who knows how long that odd relationship between human and stone will last, if the volume's cliffhanger ending is anything to go by.
Fish are disappearing, the ocean is becoming more active than ever, the creatures of the water are continuing to attract attention from not only the marine biologists but also the world at large - and in the middle of everything are Ruka and Umi and Sora, the children of the sea. There's drama and action and mystery and beautiful art and everything you could ever ask of a seinen manga. You want a deeply underappreciated series that deserves all the critical acclaim it garners from day one? You want Children of the Sea - and if the latest volume is anything to go by, Daisuke Igarashi is doing his best to make it a modern-day manga classic.
If you have been reading Children of the Sea so far, you are familiar with the permanent hallmarks of the series: the deeply involving introspective moments; the gorgeous art that sometimes verges on the abstract; a colorful and developed cast of characters; a progressive and slowly blooming plot that develops at a pace that always leaves readers wanting more by chapter's end. If you haven't been reading it yet then - well - you should go on and read the previous three volumes, savoring them slowly, before reading volume three because this is not a manga you can jump in the middle with both feet and expect to enjoy it to the upmost levels possible. So fellow readers can understand when I say that the fourth volume is, for lack of better words, rather monumental.
What's so major about this volume of Children of the Sea? There is plot development - and tons of it. And with all of the development, we get insight into more and more mysteries. For one thing, we get to look deep into the pasts of both Kanako and Anglade, giving their characters some much needed expansion. Granted, Anglade is still a bit of a mystery - and very mysterious in nature - but I'm glad for the look at Kanako's youth and the circumstances that led to Ruka's birth. She's turned from a slightly developed character to one that is well-rounded and terribly interesting; I'm looking forward to more of the chapters with Kanako and Dehdeh. Their trip across the sea in search of Ruka and Umi is immensely fascinating, as is Ruka's descent into the ocean with the meteorite in her body - although who knows how long that odd relationship between human and stone will last, if the volume's cliffhanger ending is anything to go by.
Fish are disappearing, the ocean is becoming more active than ever, the creatures of the water are continuing to attract attention from not only the marine biologists but also the world at large - and in the middle of everything are Ruka and Umi and Sora, the children of the sea. There's drama and action and mystery and beautiful art and everything you could ever ask of a seinen manga. You want a deeply underappreciated series that deserves all the critical acclaim it garners from day one? You want Children of the Sea - and if the latest volume is anything to go by, Daisuke Igarashi is doing his best to make it a modern-day manga classic.
pekoegal's review against another edition
3.0
Lots of naval gazing in this volume. Super slow. When will he get to the point already???
mckennedy's review against another edition
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
rebi_394's review against another edition
5.0
Il grande evento è finalmente iniziato, e io ancora non capisco molto, anche se penso sia quello l'obbiettivo, far riflettere più che dare una soluzione. Tutto molto criptico.
Mi piace davvero tantissimo, da un così grande senso di misticismo. Anche il continuo guardare al passato di questo volume mi è piacuto taanto.
Disegni al top.
(Anglade mio grande amore)
Mi piace davvero tantissimo, da un così grande senso di misticismo. Anche il continuo guardare al passato di questo volume mi è piacuto taanto.
Disegni al top.
(Anglade mio grande amore)
neilrcoulter's review against another edition
3.0
The truest moment in this book: when Anglade says, "As you can see, I'm very talkative" (320).
At this point, the story has become so ethereal and dream-like, I'm rarely certain what chronological point we're at, where anybody is, why they're doing what they're doing, or how I'm supposed to feel about it. The mythology is getting so big and unwieldy, the story seems about to collapse on itself. It's interesting, but it's losing me.
Unfortunately, the local public library doesn't have the fifth and final volume in the series, so this is it for me. I look forward to watching the anime, to see how that version of the story resolves everything.
At this point, the story has become so ethereal and dream-like, I'm rarely certain what chronological point we're at, where anybody is, why they're doing what they're doing, or how I'm supposed to feel about it. The mythology is getting so big and unwieldy, the story seems about to collapse on itself. It's interesting, but it's losing me.
Unfortunately, the local public library doesn't have the fifth and final volume in the series, so this is it for me. I look forward to watching the anime, to see how that version of the story resolves everything.
raechsreads's review against another edition
4.0
Oh boy! More is being revealed with who Sora and Umi are and how Ruka may be connected. The growth of each character has been amazing so far. The art style mixed with the story is paired perfectly.