I really enjoyed the action scenes in this volume。 A lot of talent and effort went into their flow and presentation :)
mayday,
Pre-oredered this volume from Bookdepository and it arrived in my office during eid holiday。 Eid mubarak then。There is one chapter dedicated to our Amira's family but that's about the cute Rostam and let me tell you it is super cute chapter。There rest is mostly about Smith's and Talas' journey。It's 20 minutes reading full of drawing that is pleasing to the eyes。 Kudos to Kaoru Mori as always <3 Pre-oredered this volume from Bookdepository and it arrived in my office during eid holiday。 Eid mubarak then。There is one chapter dedicated to our Amira's family but that's about the cute Rostam and let me tell you it is super cute chapter。There rest is mostly about Smith's and Talas' journey。It's 20 minutes reading full of drawing that is pleasing to the eyes。 Kudos to Kaoru Mori as always <3 。。。more
Veronica,
Absolutely gorgeous art as always, although I have to confess it's been so long since the previous volume that I couldn't remember who half the characters were。 I hope we'll get back to Amir soon -- the extended travels of Mr。 Smith are interesting but he's not as compelling a character。 Absolutely gorgeous art as always, although I have to confess it's been so long since the previous volume that I couldn't remember who half the characters were。 I hope we'll get back to Amir soon -- the extended travels of Mr。 Smith are interesting but he's not as compelling a character。 。。。more
Anniken Haga,
As always, the art in this comic is amazing! Even if it is in black and white, I swear I could see the colors of the onions on one page, or the gold on another。 And even with so many characters, it's easy to tell them apart from both looks and bearings。 This is, honestly, something I'm missing in a lot of modern western comics, and it was so refreshing seeing it again! As to the story, we follow Smith and his crew as they try to return to Amir and her family for photographs, but the region is in As always, the art in this comic is amazing! Even if it is in black and white, I swear I could see the colors of the onions on one page, or the gold on another。 And even with so many characters, it's easy to tell them apart from both looks and bearings。 This is, honestly, something I'm missing in a lot of modern western comics, and it was so refreshing seeing it again! As to the story, we follow Smith and his crew as they try to return to Amir and her family for photographs, but the region is in major unrest because of Russian invasions - feels very fitting to current events, which was strange to realize - but we also get to see old friends - like the twins - and a few glimpses of Amir and her family as well, in shorter pieces that just show their everyday life。 I am very much considering doing a reread of this series soon, because it's so refreshing and calming to read, even with the events going on。 I don't really have a reason not to give this book 5 stars, but I usually reserve those 5 stars for books that makes me physically emotional or touches me in some other way。 This book is great, but it didn't quite do that。 。。。more
Bentgaidin,
'A Bride's Story' finally has a new volume! If you haven't already been following this series, you really should - it's gorgeous and there's all sorts of interesting stories along the way。 It wraps up Mr。 Smith's arc in this volume, after a long journey, and I'll continue to be excited about whatever comes next。 'A Bride's Story' finally has a new volume! If you haven't already been following this series, you really should - it's gorgeous and there's all sorts of interesting stories along the way。 It wraps up Mr。 Smith's arc in this volume, after a long journey, and I'll continue to be excited about whatever comes next。 。。。more
Lucinda ,
Sooo good! Talas gets to keep Chubar。*also I could have sworn this was supposed to be the last volume, but I'm happy it's not。 Sooo good! Talas gets to keep Chubar。*also I could have sworn this was supposed to be the last volume, but I'm happy it's not。 。。。more
Susan,
It was fun to see the twins again, but I didn't enjoy the fighting。 I want to get back to Amir! It was fun to see the twins again, but I didn't enjoy the fighting。 I want to get back to Amir! 。。。more
Dave Schaafsma,
Volume 13 in this epic historical fiction manga series by Kaoru Mori, set on the nineteenth century Silk Road。 I don’t always give each volume 5 stars, but it is a 5 star series, a classic, with a master at work who likes to draw period-accurate clothing, animals, scenery, cultural practices。 Just gorgeous work。 This one begins with intricate woodcarving。 This volume is set in a village on the Aral Sea。 Henry Smith, British photographer/ethnographer arrives with his entourage, and they meet twin Volume 13 in this epic historical fiction manga series by Kaoru Mori, set on the nineteenth century Silk Road。 I don’t always give each volume 5 stars, but it is a 5 star series, a classic, with a master at work who likes to draw period-accurate clothing, animals, scenery, cultural practices。 Just gorgeous work。 This one begins with intricate woodcarving。 This volume is set in a village on the Aral Sea。 Henry Smith, British photographer/ethnographer arrives with his entourage, and they meet twins Laila and Leily, who are part of a group preparing a feast for their guests。 I was reminded of Babette’s Feast--you want to recreate the feast yourself。And some who have lived on the plains all their lives get the opportunity to swim in the sea! Delirious joy to those who have had precious little water to live on。 Then there are dangerous encounters with bandits, so Mori proves she can create action sequences with the best。 。。。more
Sarah Schanze,
Another beautiful volume, though with a bit of a bittersweet ending。 I look forward to the story returning to Amir and the others, but hope we'll see Mr。 Smith and Talas again someday。 Another beautiful volume, though with a bit of a bittersweet ending。 I look forward to the story returning to Amir and the others, but hope we'll see Mr。 Smith and Talas again someday。 。。。more
Alejandra RL,
2。5 estrellasLas alocadas gemelas, junto con sus esposos, se están convirtiendo en adultos。 Estoy orgullosa de ellos!Por otro lado, no me esperaba que Ali y Nikolovsky fueran tan buenos para repartir balazos, sin duda alguna fueron los mejores guías que Smith y Talas pudieran tener。Fue una lástima que no lograrán reunirse con la familia de Amir, pero así son las guerras。 Ahora ambos se dirigen a poseciones británicas y me asusta que la familia Smith le haga el feo a Talas y no quieran que el mat 2。5 estrellasLas alocadas gemelas, junto con sus esposos, se están convirtiendo en adultos。 Estoy orgullosa de ellos!Por otro lado, no me esperaba que Ali y Nikolovsky fueran tan buenos para repartir balazos, sin duda alguna fueron los mejores guías que Smith y Talas pudieran tener。Fue una lástima que no lograrán reunirse con la familia de Amir, pero así son las guerras。 Ahora ambos se dirigen a poseciones británicas y me asusta que la familia Smith le haga el feo a Talas y no quieran que el matrimonio se lleve a cabo。Ahora toca esperar un largo tiempo por los otros tomos。 。。。more
Heidi Nieminen,
Todella kaunis sarja ja pientä nippelitietoa saa välillä。 Ei ole täyteen ahdettu, välissä on sellasia rauhallisia kohtia。 Lopussa tekijän oma paneeli on kyllä täynnä kaikkee, mutta ihan mielenkiintoista sielläkin。
Katja,
The twins are my least favourite people followed in this series but after the usual chaos there was actually really nice chapter with them and Talas。 Would've wanted more of Talas since she was basically there the whole time but didn't get that many proper scenes。 Because she might be my favourite at this point。 She's so sweet but has a lot of quiet strength and curiosity。There was a surprising bit of action this time too, go burly guard man。Talas at the end with Chubar。 ;__; ♥Everything looks a The twins are my least favourite people followed in this series but after the usual chaos there was actually really nice chapter with them and Talas。 Would've wanted more of Talas since she was basically there the whole time but didn't get that many proper scenes。 Because she might be my favourite at this point。 She's so sweet but has a lot of quiet strength and curiosity。There was a surprising bit of action this time too, go burly guard man。Talas at the end with Chubar。 ;__; ♥Everything looks amazing, of course。 Just wow。 。。。more
Adriano Barone,
Il più grande manga storico di tutti i tempi。Anzi, il miglior fumetto storico di tutti i tempi。 Pratt, Micheluzzi, Toppi, Kaoru Mori se li mangia tutti。 "I giorni della sposa" dovrebbe ricevere premi a ogni tankbon che esce。Capolavoro assoluto。 Il più grande manga storico di tutti i tempi。Anzi, il miglior fumetto storico di tutti i tempi。 Pratt, Micheluzzi, Toppi, Kaoru Mori se li mangia tutti。 "I giorni della sposa" dovrebbe ricevere premi a ogni tankbon che esce。Capolavoro assoluto。 。。。more
Sarul Sakulthong,
This volume focuses on twin brides and journey back to England of Mr。Smith and Thalas。 Still awesome as others volumes
Eressea,
俄羅斯開始經略中亞怎麼想都想不出快樂結局啊當然要畫小民如常生活也不是不行啦
Ostrava,
It's been ages since I read this though for some reason I never reviewed it。 Which is weird because I explicitly remember thinking, "this is my favourite volume so far。" Or at least this last section of the manga。Man, Bride Story is something else, isn't it? But it's going to end one of these days。 I think I'll give it a break until that happens and then I'll give it the final push。 No need to rush。。。 It's been ages since I read this though for some reason I never reviewed it。 Which is weird because I explicitly remember thinking, "this is my favourite volume so far。" Or at least this last section of the manga。Man, Bride Story is something else, isn't it? But it's going to end one of these days。 I think I'll give it a break until that happens and then I'll give it the final push。 No need to rush。。。 。。。more
Myriam,
Magnifique fresque de Kaoru Mori qui apporte un soin méticuleux au dessin, avec ses nombreux détails, sa mise en lumière des moeurs et de l'artisanat de l'époque (les vêtements, la sculpture sur bois。。。), ses personnages parfaitement expressifs, ses paysages allant des lieux sauvages aux habitations typiques。。。 On comprend toujours autant pourquoi le rythme de parution de la série reste moins rapide que d'autres oeuvres, tant l'artiste s'applique dans le moindre détail afin de nous offrir un rég Magnifique fresque de Kaoru Mori qui apporte un soin méticuleux au dessin, avec ses nombreux détails, sa mise en lumière des moeurs et de l'artisanat de l'époque (les vêtements, la sculpture sur bois。。。), ses personnages parfaitement expressifs, ses paysages allant des lieux sauvages aux habitations typiques。。。 On comprend toujours autant pourquoi le rythme de parution de la série reste moins rapide que d'autres oeuvres, tant l'artiste s'applique dans le moindre détail afin de nous offrir un régal pour les yeux à chaque page。J’ai hâte qu’elle tome 14 paraisse。 。。。more
Yoda Bor,
Ce ne sera sans doute pas une surprise pour ceux qui ont l’habitude de lire mes billets sur cette série, mais je ne partais pas super enthousiaste pour ce nouveau tome puisque, dans le suite logique du voyage de Smith, on retourne cette fois dans le village des jumelles。Leur mariage n’a pas du tout changé leur charactère et elles sont toujours autant fatigantes, pleines d’énergie face à leurs maris qui ont bien du courage, même si dans le fond ils sont parfaitement assortis。Mine de rien, j’ai to Ce ne sera sans doute pas une surprise pour ceux qui ont l’habitude de lire mes billets sur cette série, mais je ne partais pas super enthousiaste pour ce nouveau tome puisque, dans le suite logique du voyage de Smith, on retourne cette fois dans le village des jumelles。Leur mariage n’a pas du tout changé leur charactère et elles sont toujours autant fatigantes, pleines d’énergie face à leurs maris qui ont bien du courage, même si dans le fond ils sont parfaitement assortis。Mine de rien, j’ai tout de mieux mieux apprécié ce retour que la précédente découverte du village, la présence de Talas et sa découverte de la mer y étant peut-être pour quelque chose。 C’est d’ailleurs un très beau passage, plein de joie et d’émerveillement, et dans l’ensemble j’ai été ravie de revoir ce village dans lequel je trouve qu’il souffle un petit vent de liberté et c’est assez cruel de savoir que désormais Muynak se trouve si loin de la Mer d’Aral en raison de son assèchement。Il vaut mieux profiter de cet instant, parce que la suite du voyage va être beaucoup moins drôle, l’Asie centrale étant désormais traversée par des incursions russes。Moi qui me faisait une joie de voir Smith revenir chez Amir et Karluk, j’ai été très déçue qu’il n’y parvienne pas mais j’étais déjà fort contente que tout le monde se tire sans trop d’encombres des escarmouches avec les Russes et j’aime la façon dont Kaoru Mori réussit à intégrer l’Histoire au milieu de son scénario。Je suis un petit peu triste d’avoir dit adieu à Ali et Nikolovski, et je suis curieuse de voir ce vers quoi le récit va maintenant pouvoir se tourner。Le retour de Smith en Angleterre, avec une fiancée dans les bras, risque d’être épique mais j’ai aussi envie de retourner voir mes petits mariés qu’on n’a plus vu depuis bien longtemps maintenant。 Et dans mes prévisions les plus folles, je me dis qu’on pourrait, pourquoi pas, assister au mariage de Pariya, son trousseau ayant du bien avancer。 。。。more
Lucille,
Cette série est une perle rare, chaque page une œuvre d'art。 Ce tome avait pas mal d'action, beaucoup de personnages et de jolis moments 💛 Cette série est une perle rare, chaque page une œuvre d'art。 Ce tome avait pas mal d'action, beaucoup de personnages et de jolis moments 💛 。。。more
Amandine Troutier,
Un véritable plaisir, comme d’habitude ! J’ai hâte de retrouver Amir et Karluk dans le prochain tome !
TT,
I actually haven't read the story yet but this is supposed to be the final volume and I'm not sure when it will be released。 I read a couple of scanlations of what is available it's more of the same as the last few books where it's a bunch of the different characters but not much of the main ones。 Planning to get this final volume when it comes out and hoping I'll like it when it's complete。 I actually haven't read the story yet but this is supposed to be the final volume and I'm not sure when it will be released。 I read a couple of scanlations of what is available it's more of the same as the last few books where it's a bunch of the different characters but not much of the main ones。 Planning to get this final volume when it comes out and hoping I'll like it when it's complete。 。。。more
Martín D。 Herrera Morris,
Regresar por la ruta del inglesito, escenarios que el lector ya conoció, pero la nueva viajera Talas no; verlo todo desde su perspectiva es una experiencia diferente que (al menos para mí) resulta maravillosa, y hasta superior yo diría。Como la portada ya avisa, toca reencontrarse con las dos chistosas gemelas (que ahora ofician de anfitrionas amas de casa) y el nostálgicamente paradisíaco Mar de Aral。 El otro personaje que especialmente destaca en este libro es Nikolovsky, ese guardián tan fuert Regresar por la ruta del inglesito, escenarios que el lector ya conoció, pero la nueva viajera Talas no; verlo todo desde su perspectiva es una experiencia diferente que (al menos para mí) resulta maravillosa, y hasta superior yo diría。Como la portada ya avisa, toca reencontrarse con las dos chistosas gemelas (que ahora ofician de anfitrionas amas de casa) y el nostálgicamente paradisíaco Mar de Aral。 El otro personaje que especialmente destaca en este libro es Nikolovsky, ese guardián tan fuerte y tan tierno a la vez。El manga empieza a amenazar con terminarse。。。 aunque bien podría concluir en el libro siguiente o extenderse unos cuantos más, porque todavía hay tela para cortar。 。。。more
Nat,
Contingut sàfic a dojo。 El dibuix, com sempre, meravellós。