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Trigger Warning: Gore, Death of a Sibling.
4/5
Many Video Games Designers ends up one way or another creating their own IPs during their time. Some more successfully others are butchered because of poor plannings and executing the project. Ayanashi is a manga that's remarkably unique with its setting but it's not anything you never saw before in the Shonen genre. In fact one of the many reasons people avoid reading the book its because it's been labeled as another Attack On Titan clone. Let me assured you that Ayanashi might share some similarities but they aren't. First of, our story is set underground, humanity is now divided in sectors, afraid of ever above the surface after a calamity ruined the old world. There's dangerous monsters lurking outside, some thought of them as mere grandma's tales but it's all true, the Ogres are real and only the ever so seclusive Ayanashi can fight them.
Right away I liked the setting because I'm a sucker for a dystopian setting and interesting artwork especially thanks to Yukihiro Kajimoto experience on JRPGs like Infinite Undiscovery and Star Ocean series. He knows how to craft memorable monsters and characters and for that I am going to keep reading plus what the hell happened to the protagonist, Holo and why his brother (shocker, lol) was murdered. The series was wrapped after 4 volumes only but still try and picking the first book in the series. You might have a nice brief action read if you just let assumptions aside :)
4/5
Many Video Games Designers ends up one way or another creating their own IPs during their time. Some more successfully others are butchered because of poor plannings and executing the project. Ayanashi is a manga that's remarkably unique with its setting but it's not anything you never saw before in the Shonen genre. In fact one of the many reasons people avoid reading the book its because it's been labeled as another Attack On Titan clone. Let me assured you that Ayanashi might share some similarities but they aren't. First of, our story is set underground, humanity is now divided in sectors, afraid of ever above the surface after a calamity ruined the old world. There's dangerous monsters lurking outside, some thought of them as mere grandma's tales but it's all true, the Ogres are real and only the ever so seclusive Ayanashi can fight them.
Right away I liked the setting because I'm a sucker for a dystopian setting and interesting artwork especially thanks to Yukihiro Kajimoto experience on JRPGs like Infinite Undiscovery and Star Ocean series. He knows how to craft memorable monsters and characters and for that I am going to keep reading plus what the hell happened to the protagonist, Holo and why his brother (shocker, lol) was murdered. The series was wrapped after 4 volumes only but still try and picking the first book in the series. You might have a nice brief action read if you just let assumptions aside :)
It was just a duel, not a deathmatch. And in the Arena of Skulls, breaking the rules was punished by death.
There are times when I don't have the time or luxury for a simple read or a big chunky tome to past the time either at work or at work. So what do I do? I look for something short I can gaze upon and have fun with, Blood Price is just the book for the job. Set in a dystopian urban fantasy where arena fights are broadcast to a wide audience people fight to the death for the enjoyment and greed of people. Viv, a known warrior survives each day by playing the game smart, figuring out her adversaries and trying to return back to her supposed, "Home" her pitlord provides and survived. Gotta say, Ben Blackwell really hooked me with the premise and Viv despite been a power keg is a lot more then just the deadly warrior, she is pragmatic, full of heart and not a child. She is a fine lead for a short lead, I simply feel this could had been way more better with an extra 50 pages expending Viv but from what I can tell it's a part of another series and it did it's job for making me intrigue about that other series. I'll be sure to check it out but what about you? Do you have what it takes to enter this arena? ;)
There are times when I don't have the time or luxury for a simple read or a big chunky tome to past the time either at work or at work. So what do I do? I look for something short I can gaze upon and have fun with, Blood Price is just the book for the job. Set in a dystopian urban fantasy where arena fights are broadcast to a wide audience people fight to the death for the enjoyment and greed of people. Viv, a known warrior survives each day by playing the game smart, figuring out her adversaries and trying to return back to her supposed, "Home" her pitlord provides and survived. Gotta say, Ben Blackwell really hooked me with the premise and Viv despite been a power keg is a lot more then just the deadly warrior, she is pragmatic, full of heart and not a child. She is a fine lead for a short lead, I simply feel this could had been way more better with an extra 50 pages expending Viv but from what I can tell it's a part of another series and it did it's job for making me intrigue about that other series. I'll be sure to check it out but what about you? Do you have what it takes to enter this arena? ;)
