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Talli, Daughter of the Moon Vol. 1
by Sourya Sihachakr
The manga starts with a battle as the protagonist, Talli, is order to escape the lord's castle where she has lived in for the last 10 years. Talli and a knight are forced to accept the help of an old man and his young worker to avoid the band of knights after them. The manga hints at why Talli is persecuted and how magic was a part of the world.
The art style reminds me of the work of One Piece and some of the humor also falls in the shonen manga tropes, but the overall story is interesting. Talli comes from a dying bloodline of summoners that have been hunted down by nobles afraid the summoners' powers. Summoning is tied to blood, so when a girl of this family starts her menstrual period her powers awaken, Very X-Men style, you can't control the power, so girls used to go to the forest to learn to control their power. But this is now impossible, now that they are being hunted. I think it's always interesting when womanhood is tied to power and fear. Since the summoning powers were passed on by females, I believe there is some type of connection and commentary in later volumes. Volume 1 offers an interesting adventure that starts right from page 1 and offers interesting character and world building organically as the plot moves along.
I would definitely recommend this to readers that enjoy mystery and adventure, along with an appreciation for battle sequences. In all, the manga is an exciting start to what seems to be an interesting and worthwhile story.
The art style reminds me of the work of One Piece and some of the humor also falls in the shonen manga tropes, but the overall story is interesting. Talli comes from a dying bloodline of summoners that have been hunted down by nobles afraid the summoners' powers. Summoning is tied to blood, so when a girl of this family starts her menstrual period her powers awaken, Very X-Men style, you can't control the power, so girls used to go to the forest to learn to control their power. But this is now impossible, now that they are being hunted. I think it's always interesting when womanhood is tied to power and fear. Since the summoning powers were passed on by females, I believe there is some type of connection and commentary in later volumes. Volume 1 offers an interesting adventure that starts right from page 1 and offers interesting character and world building organically as the plot moves along.
I would definitely recommend this to readers that enjoy mystery and adventure, along with an appreciation for battle sequences. In all, the manga is an exciting start to what seems to be an interesting and worthwhile story.