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JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 7: Steel Ball Run
Monster
Vagabond
Vagabond
Vagabond
Vagabond review
Vagabond
Apr 16, 2021
Vagabond review
[Spoiler Warning]

I read Vagabond to see what all the fuss is about. It's a very fast read. There are huge image panels and barely anything happening per chapter, which flows well if you're reading straight through but hellish if you're waiting chapter by chapter. The art is simply gorgeous - probably the best I've ever seen in a manga - but stands in stark contrast to the lack of actual story... sort of like special effects in a movie.

The "story" appears to be the warrior's drive to be the best, err, I mean "invincible under the sun." This results in such battles as the infamous "lets duel next year when our dojo isn't on fire" incident, the exhilarating stare down with Aang from Avatar, and the riveting stand off with the sleeping guy. It got a bit more interesting after Musashi killed enough people for their friends to start caring about it and gaining motives other than perfecting their skills, thus inspiring a semblance of sympathy and emotional investment in battle outcomes... but this didn't last long.

Over 50 chapters of spoon-fed philosophizing ensued. Triggered not by a sincere, voluntary revelation, mind you, but by circumstances that physically prevented the character from pursuing the goals he otherwise would continue chasing after. Over time the endless conversations and bouts of schizophrenia just glazed over in their repetitiveness for me.

Many of the characters also clung to highly romanticized notions of "honor" which made their motives/actions unrelatable and at times unrealistic. Sometimes they even got confused over conflicting honor codes and nearly sabotaged what their goal was in the first place. Other times they switched gears from a genuine emotional reaction to some intellectualized bushido ideal so quickly that I wanted to slap them. There was much facepalming on my end over this.

The 70-man battle should've been exciting, but it instead served as a perfect example of action over substance. Chapter after chapter of countless sword swings and I didn't care about any of these people. I love action, I truly do, but action only has meaning for me when there's something more at stake than just fighting stronger guys later. That's why my favorite fight, and the highlight of the series, was the twig battle between Sasaki and Musashi. It's sad when a twig battle is more exciting than a 70 man bloodbath.
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Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e
Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi
Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi
Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi
Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi review
Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi
Apr 14, 2021
Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi review
Hi Izuru Tokoro No Tenshi (Heaven's Son in the Land of the Rising Sun) was written by Ryokou Yamagishi, an esteemed member of the Magnificent 49ers group of female manga artists who revolutionized shojo manga and created works of art that can stand among the greatest works ever created in the medium. This is her magnum opus. The story takes place during the Asuka period in ancient Japan and is about the legendary Prince Shōtoku Taishi (here called by his birth name of Umayado) and his relationship with Soga no Emishi, a son of a powerful noble of the Soga clan.

The story captures 10 years of Umayado and Emishi's life from when they were 10 and 14 to 20 and 24, respectively. While the manga shows many of the historical events that took place during that time, it takes many liberties with the characters of the story. Umayado is portrayed as a charismatic, cold, calculating child prodigy with trap-like beauty (he often disguises himself as a girl, and he's mistaken by Emishi as a girl initially). In addition, he possesses supernatural powers such as the ability to call upon Buddhist demons, astral projection, and other weird powers that the manga doesn't really try to define. However his powers and intelligence alienates him from his mother (she being one of few people who notices his invisible powers and fears him), whose love he craves but cannot have. He's respected, feared, and hated by various parties of the royal court due to his political cunning and influence.

Emishi is the polar opposite of Umayado. He's kind to everyone and sensitive to the feelings of others. He cares more for books and culture than politics, much to the chagrin of his father, the head of the powerful Soga clan. As a result he can sometimes be naive and indecisive in view of other people. Maybe it's this kindness and Emishi's earnest treatment of Umayado as his friend - the kind of affection Umayado couldn't have before - that made Umayado fall in love him. In many ways their relationship is similar to that of Eiji and Ash of Banana Fish, although Umayado and Emishi rarely communicated as well with each other as the heroes of Akimi Yoshida's classic. In Emishi the prince finds a source of genuine warmth and happiness, an escape from the cutthroat and dangerous world of politics.

There is a large cast of other important characters (most notable being Emishi's tomboyish sister who has tortured feelings for her brother, Emishi's domineering father, and the beautiful princess of the Soga's rival clan whom Emishi falls for), each with their motives and ambitions.

While the relationship between Emishi and Umayado is central to the story, there are many other themes and subplots as well. Marriage plays a huge role in everything, as they are usually chosen for creating political ties and to gain power and wealth rather than for love. Polygamy is common among the nobles of the royal court, and some even marry their half siblings (checkout this Soga family relationship tree: http://i.imgur.com/gGOUu.jpg). The title of emperor, the head of clan, and other positions can be passed to a brother after death. One's bloodlines and political influence are both important for succession. Obviously, these practices fly in the face of the passions of the story's main characters. Also, in the early volumes the main conflict is between the Soga clan which supported the spread of the new Buddhist religion and has blood ties to the kingdoms of ancient Korea, and the Mononobe clan which opposed Buddhism in favor of Shintoism and represented the indigenous Japanese royalty. The manga shows how Umayado's political and military cunning helps the Soga bring ruin to the Mononobe. Throughout the manga Umayado helps the Soga clan (especially allying with Emishi's father) not so much because he's a clan member, but for Emishi's sake. For Emishi's love, he is willing to do anything, even if it means hurting Emishi in the process. Thus Yamagishi ties all of the layers of the story - the history, politics, religion, culture and customs - into its central relationship between the two boys. It's this kind of ambitious storytelling (and the unbelievably sad ending) that makes Yamagishi's masterpiece such a classic among shojo manga.
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Imouto: Akane
Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai
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Watashitachi wa Koi wo Egakenai
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