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A review by mschlat
Demon, Volume 4 by Jason Shiga
2.0
I'm going to be very honest --- I don't understand what the &%$#@ is happening in this book. Yes, the overall plot is fairly straightforward with some massively intricate and often funny action scenes. Yes, it's incredibly dark and bloody, but that's been true of all the volumes. And there's an epilogue that I mostly like.
It's just that this is a Shiga story, so there's a puzzle, and I can't figure out his explanation of the solution. There's a diagram in the middle of the book that's supposed to explain some crucial plot elements. I read that diagram (and the page around it) several times and thought I understood it, only to have subsequent events convince me I had it wrong. So this volume, while somewhat emotionally satisfying, left me fairly frustrated. I really wish Shiga had toned down the hyper-violence and nihilism for a couple of pages of understandable exposition.
It's just that this is a Shiga story, so there's a puzzle, and I can't figure out his explanation of the solution. There's a diagram in the middle of the book that's supposed to explain some crucial plot elements. I read that diagram (and the page around it) several times and thought I understood it, only to have subsequent events convince me I had it wrong. So this volume, while somewhat emotionally satisfying, left me fairly frustrated. I really wish Shiga had toned down the hyper-violence and nihilism for a couple of pages of understandable exposition.