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A review by aliciafaithreads
Talli, Daughter of the Moon Vol. 1 by Sourya Sihachakr
3.0
Talli, Daughter of the Moon Vol. 1 is the first entry into a fantasy manga series be French-Laotian cartoonist, Sourya. In this story, we follow Talli, a child adopted by Lord Koska who has a hidden talent-she is one of the last known summoners. When Koska castle is ransacked by his enemy, Lord Ulric, Talli is forced to go on the run with her faithful companion, Sir Alan. With Ulric’s deadly captain Nina on their trail, they pick up some interesting companions and learn more about Talli’s origin.
I am kind of torn on how I feel about this installment. While some of the art was absolutely gorgeous, there were several panels that felt more cartoony in style. You start off in chapter one right in the middle of the action and have to pick up clues as to what is going on as you read. It was very confusing to me at points. You also don’t learn a whole lot about Talli’s powers in the volume.
It did have a good fantasy feel. I think it felt more like a video game than anything. The last bit of the volume has the author talking about his process while creating this story and it mentions Dragon Quest as a source of inspiration which I think definitely shows. I think as a first volume, this one wasn’t the strongest but the last chapter built up for the next volume to be much better so I will probably continue. I am always a fan of a story with a ragtag group that has to beat the odds.
I am kind of torn on how I feel about this installment. While some of the art was absolutely gorgeous, there were several panels that felt more cartoony in style. You start off in chapter one right in the middle of the action and have to pick up clues as to what is going on as you read. It was very confusing to me at points. You also don’t learn a whole lot about Talli’s powers in the volume.
It did have a good fantasy feel. I think it felt more like a video game than anything. The last bit of the volume has the author talking about his process while creating this story and it mentions Dragon Quest as a source of inspiration which I think definitely shows. I think as a first volume, this one wasn’t the strongest but the last chapter built up for the next volume to be much better so I will probably continue. I am always a fan of a story with a ragtag group that has to beat the odds.