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fifteenthjessica's review
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Fushi breaks Chabbo and Iris/Todo out of prison and fakes their deaths, with Bon volunteering to stay behind to make sure the Church of Bennett doesn't punish the rest of Uralis. Bon is about to be executed but is saved by Fushi at the last minute. He starts to form a found family with Iris and Chabbo, but ends up deciding to help Fushi and Kahaku. Kahaku attempts to kill the Nokker in his left arm, but the Nokker stops him and writes a message explaining the Nokker's motives and warning of a major Nokker attack. Fushi tries to stop it, but doesn't save everyone and loses a few forms in the process, including Gugu, Parona, and Ligard. He then goes to get them back by fighting a Nokker in a swamp, and while he defeats it, all he gets is told that if he can make large things, he will be better at sensing Nokkers. So Fushi starts training to make a large boat to push his limits, while Kahaku and Bon help a large city prepare for the next large scale Nokker attack.
Looking back, there's a lot going on, including some new characters that I didn't put in the summary, but there are some things that are confusing in ways that don't help the plot and some things that are just bad.
One big issue is that I'm not clear on what prompted Kahaku's Nokker to start betraying the other Nokkers by giving information to Fushi. Initially, it can be written off as a desire to survive, but it hits a point where the other Nokkers start feeding false information to Kahaku's Nokker, and it has to regain Fushi and Bon's trust by helping Kahaku defeat another. Fushi's ability to revive the recently deceased and Bon's decision to hide it from him has been brushed under the rug.
This also resolves Bon and Iris/Todo's romance, and it's not great. A lot of Iris's moments aren't great, which sucks because I liked her in the previous volume. During her captivity in the Church of Bennett, Iris gave part of her share of food to Bon, causing her to lose a lot of weight, which results in her looking a lot like she did in the past, who Bon had a crush on when he was young. Iris's first proper appearance is her talking about her weight loss during captivity with Bon's sister and Fushi in Rean's form, and the whole thing is treated like a cool diet secret (like that infamous fake magazine that came with a Barbie), which was uncomfortable. When Iris confirms that she was the girl sewing before, Bon initially freaks out saying that girl would never climb a castle wall to deliver something, gain a bunch of weight, then pretend to be man so she could serve as the prince's chair. He later apologizes, but I felt Iris forgave him too quickly.
Looking back, there's a lot going on, including some new characters that I didn't put in the summary, but there are some things that are confusing in ways that don't help the plot and some things that are just bad.
One big issue is that I'm not clear on what prompted Kahaku's Nokker to start betraying the other Nokkers by giving information to Fushi. Initially, it can be written off as a desire to survive, but it hits a point where the other Nokkers start feeding false information to Kahaku's Nokker, and it has to regain Fushi and Bon's trust by helping Kahaku defeat another. Fushi's ability to revive the recently deceased and Bon's decision to hide it from him has been brushed under the rug.
This also resolves Bon and Iris/Todo's romance, and it's not great. A lot of Iris's moments aren't great, which sucks because I liked her in the previous volume. During her captivity in the Church of Bennett, Iris gave part of her share of food to Bon, causing her to lose a lot of weight, which results in her looking a lot like she did in the past, who Bon had a crush on when he was young. Iris's first proper appearance is her talking about her weight loss during captivity with Bon's sister and Fushi in Rean's form, and the whole thing is treated like a cool diet secret (like that infamous fake magazine that came with a Barbie), which was uncomfortable. When Iris confirms that she was the girl sewing before, Bon initially freaks out saying that girl would never climb a castle wall to deliver something, gain a bunch of weight, then pretend to be man so she could serve as the prince's chair. He later apologizes, but I felt Iris forgave him too quickly.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Violence and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol
Finishes an arc that focuses heavily on the main character being accused of being the devil by a major religious body.nightshade_novels's review against another edition
3.0
This was a definite improvement on the previous volume and I hope that this arc continues to get better. It is nice to return to Immo simply fighting the knockers and learning more about the extent of his abilities.
onion64's review against another edition
4.0
oh my god i am obsessed with this series after that volume
kaqueershi's review against another edition
3.0
I feel like the translation in some of these could use more work. I think stuff is getting lost.
Also I really am not a fan of the whole religion angle. This story started out in such isolation and its become this really different thing that I dont think I like.
Also I really am not a fan of the whole religion angle. This story started out in such isolation and its become this really different thing that I dont think I like.
butter_fly's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
exra's review
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
3.75
paseando_entre_paginas's review against another edition
4.0
Reseña completa: https://paseandoentrepaginas.blogspot.com/2021/05/to-your-eternity-tomos-viii-ix-x-xi-y.html
aitorfmg's review against another edition
2.5
Un tono algo más fácil de querer que el anterior. Sigue estando muy por detrás de lo que los primeros tomos lograban, pero es cierto que por fin ha arreglado Ôima al personaje de Bon con un arco lógico que lo lleva a ser mejor persona. Aun así, siento que nada avanza realmente y que los secundarios parecen de relleno, especialmente esa Phoke tan extrañamente cambiada (en serio, ¿no valía su aspecto inicial? De hecho, ¿cómo coño se consigue semejante figura solo con no comer?). Kahaku cumple la función de plot device y Bon, el único con auténtica importancia, parece pensado a posteriori en la trama. Así, el único interesante vuelve a ser Inmo, que va desarrollándose y por fin comienza a reflexionar sobre sus poderes. Un poco tarde, la verdad, y todavía no entiendo el porqué de muchas situaciones y elementos narrativos (por ejemplo, ¿por qué el Observador ayuda cuando le da la gana al guion porque no sabe cómo avanzar la trama?). Lo mismo con Ato, que parece metida con calzador tanto como las dudas de Inmo en la ciudad. No niego que todo esto sea lógico, tan solo creo que Ôima se inventa excusas narrativas en vez de plantear un argumento coherente. Todo esto debería haber ocurrido mucho antes.
Pero bueno, no niego que al menos tiene su punto de entretenimiento. Este manga me produce tanta apatía que lo único que puedo hacer es disfrutar del dibujo, que no está nada mal, y ver qué nuevos conceptos se le ocurren a Ôima, porque otra cosa no, pero conceptualmente, To Your Eternity está plagado de ideas. Ojalá las aprovechara mejor y no fuese un pastiche narrativo que no hay por dónde cogerlo.
Pero bueno, no niego que al menos tiene su punto de entretenimiento. Este manga me produce tanta apatía que lo único que puedo hacer es disfrutar del dibujo, que no está nada mal, y ver qué nuevos conceptos se le ocurren a Ôima, porque otra cosa no, pero conceptualmente, To Your Eternity está plagado de ideas. Ojalá las aprovechara mejor y no fuese un pastiche narrativo que no hay por dónde cogerlo.
loop's review against another edition
5.0
Great ending to the Bennett Church arc, looks like it's only one more arc before the end of "part 1" so I'm excited. The pacing faltered a bit in this volume but overall managed to provide a satisfying resolution and transition into the next arc. I love the direction things are going.
As a side one, the cover for this volume seems a bit premature.
As a side one, the cover for this volume seems a bit premature.