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brittsey's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
carat1ny's review
This is not for me. "Oh no I've fallen and I can't get back up because my boobs are too large!" Was the final straw, but there were several other things that annoyed me as well
caitlong's review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
rereader33's review
5.0
Reread on 7/6/22:
A really solid second volume. Something that I picked up on this reread is the differences between how Saki and Kotoko view Kuro's yokai abilities. Saki was scared when she considered what her children would be like if they had any on top of how calm Kuro always was about his injuries, while Kotoko sees his abilities as a positive because he will never get sick or ill (as far as we know) and his body is "sturdy". In both cases, both women are thinking about how his abilities affect them, but Saki is more concerned about their potential offspring while Kotoko is more concerned about Kuro himself. Just an interesting glimpse at how two people can have wildly different perspectives on one scenario based off of what means most to them.
Also, as I said in my initial review, I LOVE how flawed Kotoko is. But what I will add is I love that she's flawed because if she wasn't she'd be a Mary Sue. She's got a lot of money, connections, intelligence, and relatively good combat skills. If she wasn't so massively flawed personality-wise, she would be so boring and borderline unlikable. The creator definitely knew what they were doing when making her character and I applaud them.
Not much else to add, great volume.
Original review on 5/11/2020
The pacing definitely picked up in this volume and we got some awesome yokai lore! AND we got Kotoko being a little shit and I LOVE IT!!
So I promised I'd discuss why Kotoko is one of my fave female character in anime, and to start off (cuz I'm going to discuss bits and pieces in most of the volumes) one thing that I love about her is she's unabashedly manipulative and spiteful. Now, you're rightfully thinking, "Jenny, just, WHY??" and the reason is that unlike a LOT of female characters, Kotoko wears her flawed traits proudly and never tries to justify her behavior, which I find refreshing. We all have negative qualities that we either deny or try to justify and it's nice to see a character, specifically a female character, show most of her negative qualities for the world to see and let people see her for who she is. It's refreshingly honest and I love it!
Anyway, looks we're going to be getting more into the lore surrounding Steel Lady Nanase and hopefully more yokai lore in general in the next volume. I can't wait!
A really solid second volume. Something that I picked up on this reread is the differences between how Saki and Kotoko view Kuro's yokai abilities. Saki was scared when she considered what her children would be like if they had any on top of how calm Kuro always was about his injuries, while Kotoko sees his abilities as a positive because he will never get sick or ill (as far as we know) and his body is "sturdy". In both cases, both women are thinking about how his abilities affect them, but Saki is more concerned about their potential offspring while Kotoko is more concerned about Kuro himself. Just an interesting glimpse at how two people can have wildly different perspectives on one scenario based off of what means most to them.
Also, as I said in my initial review, I LOVE how flawed Kotoko is. But what I will add is I love that she's flawed because if she wasn't she'd be a Mary Sue. She's got a lot of money, connections, intelligence, and relatively good combat skills. If she wasn't so massively flawed personality-wise, she would be so boring and borderline unlikable. The creator definitely knew what they were doing when making her character and I applaud them.
Not much else to add, great volume.
Original review on 5/11/2020
The pacing definitely picked up in this volume and we got some awesome yokai lore! AND we got Kotoko being a little shit and I LOVE IT!!
So I promised I'd discuss why Kotoko is one of my fave female character in anime, and to start off (cuz I'm going to discuss bits and pieces in most of the volumes) one thing that I love about her is she's unabashedly manipulative and spiteful. Now, you're rightfully thinking, "Jenny, just, WHY??" and the reason is that unlike a LOT of female characters, Kotoko wears her flawed traits proudly and never tries to justify her behavior, which I find refreshing. We all have negative qualities that we either deny or try to justify and it's nice to see a character, specifically a female character, show most of her negative qualities for the world to see and let people see her for who she is. It's refreshingly honest and I love it!
Anyway, looks we're going to be getting more into the lore surrounding Steel Lady Nanase and hopefully more yokai lore in general in the next volume. I can't wait!
svnz's review against another edition
3.0
Kotoko and Saki fighting over Kuro is wearing on me already and this would have been a much better volume if it actually tried to pass the bechdel test in any meaningful way. Core story is still interesting enough to want me to continue.
saffronbunny's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I was really interested in Steel Lady Nanase's backstory in this; I love her character design. I really like the art style of this manga series and the plot itself, and I like seeing all the different yokai.
The relationship drama really ruins it and makes the protagonist Kotoko really unlikable, plus I disliked all the unnecessary talk about breasts.
There was a note from the original author Kyo Shirodaira at the end which I found interesting, and a few extra pages with a more humorous take on the battle scene.
The relationship drama really ruins it and makes the protagonist Kotoko really unlikable, plus I disliked all the unnecessary talk about breasts.
There was a note from the original author Kyo Shirodaira at the end which I found interesting, and a few extra pages with a more humorous take on the battle scene.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Blood
Moderate: Body shaming
exeidur's review against another edition
3.0
I rate this around the same as the first volume. Not great, not bad, the art style is pretty nice but the MC is kind of weird. She is a bit too obsessive for me, so obsessive that it takes away from her cuteness. And nothing much happened this volume.
shanaqui's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I still don't quite know what to make of this series. I like Saki, though! And the backstory for Kuro is... a lot.
Quite fanservice-y, but difficult to say how to read that at this moment. (Like, is it a critique of fanservice, in the context of the Karin Nanase storyline? Or is it there to titillate, and somehow everything will be that way? I think the latter, based on the treatment of Saki as well, but that's a lot less blatant. I guess we'll see.)
Quite fanservice-y, but difficult to say how to read that at this moment. (Like, is it a critique of fanservice, in the context of the Karin Nanase storyline? Or is it there to titillate, and somehow everything will be that way? I think the latter, based on the treatment of Saki as well, but that's a lot less blatant. I guess we'll see.)