Ok, well, this was even sadder than I expected。 Without spoiling anything, the story went the way I suspected it was going to go, but not the way I wanted it to go。 And I really hope the ending doesn't have the consequences it implied。 I can't wait until I can get my hands on the last volume。 Ok, well, this was even sadder than I expected。 Without spoiling anything, the story went the way I suspected it was going to go, but not the way I wanted it to go。 And I really hope the ending doesn't have the consequences it implied。 I can't wait until I can get my hands on the last volume。 。。。more
Audrey Arnold,
This volume gave some interesting background on Teacher, and I think maybe I understand the "mythology," if that's what you want to call it, of this world a little better, though it's still a bit confusing。 I'm excited to see how everything wraps up in the next volume! This volume gave some interesting background on Teacher, and I think maybe I understand the "mythology," if that's what you want to call it, of this world a little better, though it's still a bit confusing。 I'm excited to see how everything wraps up in the next volume! 。。。more
Marquise,
So, we finally learnt the backstory of Teacher, how he became an Outsider and how he came to find Shiva in the woods, and it's one so very tragic, tear-jerking backstory。 However, there's also revelations about the nature of the souls and what Shiva really is that I'm not finding made sense but were rather strange and may confuse some, which also made me dread the direction the manga is headed, because if it does turn out to be what I'm suspecting the ending will be, I won't be happy。 But the ar So, we finally learnt the backstory of Teacher, how he became an Outsider and how he came to find Shiva in the woods, and it's one so very tragic, tear-jerking backstory。 However, there's also revelations about the nature of the souls and what Shiva really is that I'm not finding made sense but were rather strange and may confuse some, which also made me dread the direction the manga is headed, because if it does turn out to be what I'm suspecting the ending will be, I won't be happy。 But the artwork is still superb! It has never diminished in quality in all these 10 volumes, and has kept its well-crafted atmosphere, too。 The manga has never been wordy, there's plenty of "silent" panels, which attest to Nagabe's ability to convey so much with so little to no words at all。 。。。more
Sundee Perkins,
Volume 9 ended with such a shock, I wasn't sure how Volume 10 would go。 The background information on Teacher's life was sad, but I feel like the whole series is turning into a series of tragedies。 What Shiva reveals at the end has me anticipating that the final volume will be just as tragic as the last few, if not more so。 And that actually really saddens me。 I know there is a war, both religious and internal, and with wars and purges there is a lot of death。 But there was also hope, and I feel Volume 9 ended with such a shock, I wasn't sure how Volume 10 would go。 The background information on Teacher's life was sad, but I feel like the whole series is turning into a series of tragedies。 What Shiva reveals at the end has me anticipating that the final volume will be just as tragic as the last few, if not more so。 And that actually really saddens me。 I know there is a war, both religious and internal, and with wars and purges there is a lot of death。 But there was also hope, and I feel like the series is loosing that, bit by bit。 。。。more
Lizzy // The Bookish Unicorn,
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Terry Mulcahy,
I thought the story had ended。 I'm glad there's more, even though it's a bit of a recap。 I'd missed Teacher and Shiva。 I'm looking forward to November now。 I thought the story had ended。 I'm glad there's more, even though it's a bit of a recap。 I'd missed Teacher and Shiva。 I'm looking forward to November now。 。。。more
April Sarah,
review coming soon。。。
Nicole,
I loved this。。。but the wait for the next one will be so long! But。。。finally。。。some answers!
Kara Jorgensen,
Kind of discombobulated by the sudden reveals in this volume。 I feel like it maybe should have been split between the previous and next volumes instead of made its own。
Aria,
Oh。。。My。。。God, WHAT ARE THESE REVELATIONS?! Omfg I cannot, I need the final volume now!!!
Ciara (Lost at Midnight),
Shiva and Teacher are my fave people don’t @ me
Etienne,
We learn a lot about the nature of the two main protagonist of this story。 Lot on Teacher background and also about Shiva。 So it was a solid volume with good evolution/progression! Always the same vibe and feeling from the others volume, I different genre of Manga but something I really love!
gio,
feeling emotionally unstable, thanks for that Nagabe。no really what was that ending? help。
Anna,
Volume delicato, tragico e straziante。
Met,
Passato qualche mese dall'altro volume, mi accorgo di quanto questo manga sia differente da tutto il resto che leggo。 Non è sicuramente la storia della vita ma è ugualmente una delle cose più interessanti che ho letto di recente。 Questo penultimo volume lo conferma。 Passato qualche mese dall'altro volume, mi accorgo di quanto questo manga sia differente da tutto il resto che leggo。 Non è sicuramente la storia della vita ma è ugualmente una delle cose più interessanti che ho letto di recente。 Questo penultimo volume lo conferma。 。。。more