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inkspitblog's review
4.0
The plot is kinda all over the place and I’m not sure why Alice is so great but wow her sister is a bitch. Sigh. Why am I torturing myself? Because it’s Yuu Watase.
cerebaton's review
3.0
Eh, un 3.7
Una mejora ENORME con lo que se llevaba en los otros volúmenes :D
Lo de Mayura... Seh, técnicamente se resolvió, pero ojalá y lo siguiente se resuelva pronto. Es decir... Realmente sería aburrido que abarcara toda la condenada serie. Sería difícil redimir las cosas.
Una mejora ENORME con lo que se llevaba en los otros volúmenes :D
Lo de Mayura... Seh, técnicamente se resolvió, pero ojalá y lo siguiente se resuelva pronto. Es decir... Realmente sería aburrido que abarcara toda la condenada serie. Sería difícil redimir las cosas.
serukis's review
4.0
When Alice saves a rabbit from a speeding car, her life is turned upside down. The rabbit turns out to be a magical girl, and Alice discovers that she has the power to master powerful words known as the Lotis Words. Unfortunately, words can do harm as well as good and, when Alice accidentally banishes her sister, she must fight to get her back.
In this volume, we start to learn more about Lotis words and the whole premise of the series. Which is nice. Also, this volume is a little bit darker in tone to the other two, which I liked. It'll be interesting to see where it goes.
I have to say, I really like the character of Frey. He might just be my favourite. Kyo and Alice are fine, but Frey is infinitely cooler.
I like Nyokeza as well, but she's not quite as interesting to me as the main three characters. Mayura's a cool antagonist as well, but again, it's the main trio that have my attention.
Alice gets more character development in this volume. She's becoming a stronger person, and it really shows. She is also learning to be selfish once in a while, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Sadly I think it's all going to backfire for her until the final volume, though.
That final chapter though. Wow. Talk about tense! I'm looking forward to seeing how the obstacles thrown up in this volume are going to be overcome.
Pretty sure that I know who's going to end up with Kyo, but I think it was pretty obvious from the start, haha.
I do love Yuu Watase, though. Excited to read volume four!
In this volume, we start to learn more about Lotis words and the whole premise of the series. Which is nice. Also, this volume is a little bit darker in tone to the other two, which I liked. It'll be interesting to see where it goes.
I have to say, I really like the character of Frey. He might just be my favourite. Kyo and Alice are fine, but Frey is infinitely cooler.
I like Nyokeza as well, but she's not quite as interesting to me as the main three characters. Mayura's a cool antagonist as well, but again, it's the main trio that have my attention.
Alice gets more character development in this volume. She's becoming a stronger person, and it really shows. She is also learning to be selfish once in a while, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Sadly I think it's all going to backfire for her until the final volume, though.
That final chapter though. Wow. Talk about tense! I'm looking forward to seeing how the obstacles thrown up in this volume are going to be overcome.
Pretty sure that I know who's going to end up with Kyo, but I think it was pretty obvious from the start, haha.
I do love Yuu Watase, though. Excited to read volume four!
noveladdiction's review
4.0
3.5 This series is getting better, and I'm definitely interested enough to continue the series.
trisa_slyne's review
4.0
I really liked this book. It's the best of the series so far. It had a lot more depth than the other books and I'm intrigued to see how they overcome the plot twist.
cyanide_latte's review
3.0
*Read as part of the 25 Days of Manga challenge for December 2020.*
I was getting a little lazy with re-reading this series, I'll admit, but I'm back on track now, baby! You could argue that the story doesn't really take off until this particular volume, honestly, because everything else just feels like a vague precursor. Mayura's disappearance and what little we've gotten in terms of world-building and explanation about the Lotis words and the Maram words are all just blown away in this volume. Despite it being years since I've gone through the series, it's really here that I remember the story kicking up several notches, and that's still very true.
The majority of this volume centers around Alice, Kyo and Frey searching for Alice and Mayura's father, which takes them again into the Inner Heart, thanks to the energy built up within the Seno household. Once there, Alice separates from the boys so they can focus on fighting a demon hanging around the image of the Seno house and Alice can find her father and sister.
I do feel like I can appreciate these chapters more now as an adult (and as someone who takes the opportunity to learn about Japanese culture when and where I can) than I did as a teenager. The emotional gap and lack of open communication between the Seno father and both the girls hits a lot harder, and it feels much clearer that the lack of closeness between the family members was never intentional, much less wanted by anyone involved. It makes Alice's efforts to reconnect with him (and subsequently, Dad's efforts to reach Mayura) much more bittersweet and heartwarming.
Of course, even after this is accomplished and both Dad Seno and Mayura return home, things aren't all that they appear. And really, it just hurts more reading through this as an adult and seeing Mayura's treachery born from her hurt. While her actions aren't something I'd condone (especially with what she pulls that gives us such a cliffhanger ending to this volume,) it feels very transparent just how much she's hurting as well, and how much she's retreated into her hurt whereas Alice is trying hard to overcome her own hurt and try to heal that of her sister. Singing Yuu Watashe's praises is not something that comes naturally to me any more, but I really do feel like this series is underappreciated in the shadow of others that she's made.
I was getting a little lazy with re-reading this series, I'll admit, but I'm back on track now, baby! You could argue that the story doesn't really take off until this particular volume, honestly, because everything else just feels like a vague precursor. Mayura's disappearance and what little we've gotten in terms of world-building and explanation about the Lotis words and the Maram words are all just blown away in this volume. Despite it being years since I've gone through the series, it's really here that I remember the story kicking up several notches, and that's still very true.
The majority of this volume centers around Alice, Kyo and Frey searching for Alice and Mayura's father, which takes them again into the Inner Heart, thanks to the energy built up within the Seno household. Once there, Alice separates from the boys so they can focus on fighting a demon hanging around the image of the Seno house and Alice can find her father and sister.
I do feel like I can appreciate these chapters more now as an adult (and as someone who takes the opportunity to learn about Japanese culture when and where I can) than I did as a teenager. The emotional gap and lack of open communication between the Seno father and both the girls hits a lot harder, and it feels much clearer that the lack of closeness between the family members was never intentional, much less wanted by anyone involved. It makes Alice's efforts to reconnect with him (and subsequently, Dad's efforts to reach Mayura) much more bittersweet and heartwarming.
Of course, even after this is accomplished and both Dad Seno and Mayura return home, things aren't all that they appear. And really, it just hurts more reading through this as an adult and seeing Mayura's treachery born from her hurt. While her actions aren't something I'd condone (especially with what she pulls that gives us such a cliffhanger ending to this volume,) it feels very transparent just how much she's hurting as well, and how much she's retreated into her hurt whereas Alice is trying hard to overcome her own hurt and try to heal that of her sister. Singing Yuu Watashe's praises is not something that comes naturally to me any more, but I really do feel like this series is underappreciated in the shadow of others that she's made.
damalectora's review against another edition
4.0
Solamente siendo Yuu Watase ya me encanta.
Cuanto amo yo a esta mujer.
Cuanto amo yo a esta mujer.
savvyliterate's review against another edition
(Originally written for Anime on DVD.com)
With Alice's mother in the hospital and her father missing, Frey and Kyo decide to temporairly move in and watch over Alice. While this is accompanied by the typical walking in on a naked member of the opposite sex scene, they also discover what caused Alice's mother to fall ill in the first place and what happened to her father.
They manage to head into Alice's father's heart, where they discover that Mayura was the one who had taken him into the darkness. The experience causes both Alice and Kyo to realize their feelings for each other and for Alice to confront Mayura about them. But as she does so, she discovers that both her and Kyo are what are termed "special lotus master." And there is a darker force at work, who's playing Mayura like a puppet. Even though Alice's father and Mayura both come home, things aren't resolved and they wind up taking a tragic turn for Alice and Kyo...
This book can be quite confusing. With the tossing around of all the new Lotis words and the origins behind them, but it's extremely hard to put down once you start reading. There are some twists thrown in here that you don't quite expect to happen, but you're not surprised when they do either. And it doesn't make them any less shocking. This is one of those series where you really need to read each volume twice, once to see what happens and again to absorb the events.
This book really advances the relationship between Alice and Kyo, and it also advances the relationship Alice and Mayura and Alice and her parents. The final one is resolved to a point where I'm satisfied. The Seno parents aren't completely enlightened about what's going on, but they understand that they helped cause it.
Meanwhile, things between Alice and Mayura take a downward spiral, but Alice sees what is really going on in Mayura's mind at times. Alice again shows how fast she's maturing by finding the strength to be honest with her feelings. That's not easy for her. But those familiar with the Miaka/Yui friendship from Fushigi Yugi can see the similarities with Alice/Mayura and at times, Mayura's actions reminded me a lot of Yui. But the difference to me is that I feel I care more about Alice and I can identify with Alice a whole lot better than I could with Miaka.
There are several times in this volume that I'm reminded of previous Yu Watase works (particularly Fushigi Yugi) and other series such as Cardcaptor Sakura. But what keeps me hooked are the character-driven relationships. These relationships cause the larger quest for the Lotis Words to take a back seat, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. One of the problems with Fushigi Yugi was that it tried to do the same thing, but it had such a large cast and it was hard to give the same focus without having some of the characters suffer. With Alice 19th, there are four core characters and a supporting cast that's roughly the same size for now. It's easier to really delve into the characters and make you care about them. And with the cliffhanger this volume ended on, I can't wait for the next to come out. Highly recommended.
With Alice's mother in the hospital and her father missing, Frey and Kyo decide to temporairly move in and watch over Alice. While this is accompanied by the typical walking in on a naked member of the opposite sex scene, they also discover what caused Alice's mother to fall ill in the first place and what happened to her father.
They manage to head into Alice's father's heart, where they discover that Mayura was the one who had taken him into the darkness. The experience causes both Alice and Kyo to realize their feelings for each other and for Alice to confront Mayura about them. But as she does so, she discovers that both her and Kyo are what are termed "special lotus master." And there is a darker force at work, who's playing Mayura like a puppet. Even though Alice's father and Mayura both come home, things aren't resolved and they wind up taking a tragic turn for Alice and Kyo...
This book can be quite confusing. With the tossing around of all the new Lotis words and the origins behind them, but it's extremely hard to put down once you start reading. There are some twists thrown in here that you don't quite expect to happen, but you're not surprised when they do either. And it doesn't make them any less shocking. This is one of those series where you really need to read each volume twice, once to see what happens and again to absorb the events.
This book really advances the relationship between Alice and Kyo, and it also advances the relationship Alice and Mayura and Alice and her parents. The final one is resolved to a point where I'm satisfied. The Seno parents aren't completely enlightened about what's going on, but they understand that they helped cause it.
Meanwhile, things between Alice and Mayura take a downward spiral, but Alice sees what is really going on in Mayura's mind at times. Alice again shows how fast she's maturing by finding the strength to be honest with her feelings. That's not easy for her. But those familiar with the Miaka/Yui friendship from Fushigi Yugi can see the similarities with Alice/Mayura and at times, Mayura's actions reminded me a lot of Yui. But the difference to me is that I feel I care more about Alice and I can identify with Alice a whole lot better than I could with Miaka.
There are several times in this volume that I'm reminded of previous Yu Watase works (particularly Fushigi Yugi) and other series such as Cardcaptor Sakura. But what keeps me hooked are the character-driven relationships. These relationships cause the larger quest for the Lotis Words to take a back seat, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. One of the problems with Fushigi Yugi was that it tried to do the same thing, but it had such a large cast and it was hard to give the same focus without having some of the characters suffer. With Alice 19th, there are four core characters and a supporting cast that's roughly the same size for now. It's easier to really delve into the characters and make you care about them. And with the cliffhanger this volume ended on, I can't wait for the next to come out. Highly recommended.