lizzy_kiddle's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
slosh's review against another edition
4.0
Okay so I'm gonna give this rating thing a go:
Plot: 3
Characters: 4
Storytelling: 4
Art: 5
Overall Appeal: 3
Total: 3.8
The idea of the story is an interesting one so I'm gonna continue it.
All characters are unique and match their role in the story. From an outside glance, you wouldn't expect it to be "dark". (Can't think of a better word.) That changes immediately after the first chapter.
How the author tells the story...I LIKE IT! Honestly, I really like it when authors use individual stories to tell the main story. It's cool, haha.
The first thing that attracted me was the art. It's beautiful and well done.
The overall appeal of this is very nice. The art, along with the storytelling (not too much text on a single page that distracts from the visuals) is good.
All in all, yes.
Plot: 3
Characters: 4
Storytelling: 4
Art: 5
Overall Appeal: 3
Total: 3.8
The idea of the story is an interesting one so I'm gonna continue it.
All characters are unique and match their role in the story. From an outside glance, you wouldn't expect it to be "dark". (Can't think of a better word.) That changes immediately after the first chapter.
How the author tells the story...I LIKE IT! Honestly, I really like it when authors use individual stories to tell the main story. It's cool, haha.
The first thing that attracted me was the art. It's beautiful and well done.
The overall appeal of this is very nice. The art, along with the storytelling (not too much text on a single page that distracts from the visuals) is good.
All in all, yes.
eli_gv's review against another edition
4.0
4.5/5 stars.
Okay first and foremost, the art style is what really drew me to compulsively purchase the first volume of this manga. No regrets there. I had my eye on it for a while now. I loved how intricate the art is with the flowers and butterflies and the lights and the detailing of Owner’s expressions and the play with shadows and light. It’s really beautiful.
The second thing that drew me in was that ambiguous synopsis. An inn that charges its guests with the form of a secret... What could go wrong?
A lot. Apparently.
By the way, I love the amount of detail on the cover with Sasaki’s rib cage, the butterflies, Spider’s webs, the lights that adorn the inn and have a deeper meaning. Overall really nice detailing.
So we have what seem to be our five main characters for the rest of the volumes.
Owner- doesn’t have a name. All we know is he runs the Murakumo Inn. He charges his customers not in yen, but in secrets. His real name, age, or why he does what he does, is unknown. We do know he’s been doing this for hundreds of years according to the Slayer. Nevertheless, he’s really intriguing.
Butterfly- is literally made of granted wishes. Butterfly can grant wishes and his body takes form from the souls he’s brought happiness to. He struggles, however, because he doesn’t really understand humans. He doesn’t understand love. He gets the minimum understanding based on the wishes he’s granted and what he’s seen.
Spider- Spider is half human half Spider. He was a warrior used as a sacrificial pawn between rivals. He has sympathy for beings who are named and used as bait. An equally intriguing character. I’m especially interested in finding out how he ended up with Owner.
Sasaki- he’s the first guest we meet. He finds out he has been dead for some time. Because of this he has no secrets. Owner can’t work with this, he needs a secret. So he creates one. He takes Sasaki’s internal organs and leaves his rib cage and spine visible. He has to live with this body. And thus, Sasaki’s secret belongs to Owner.
Slayer- his family has been hunting Owner and the workings of his inn for hundreds of years. When he runs into Sasaki, he asks him to help catch Owner. No one besides Slayer has made it out alive of that inn. He is the first and that thrills him. He wants to find out who Owner is, why he does what he does, and most of all, what his secrets are. This all makes an interesting dynamic between Owner and Slayer.
This was overall a very psychological and dark manga. There’s discussions of people’s darkest and deepest desires, how far they’re willing to go for their goals, their purposes, what they want and what they wish for. The whole concept is very intriguing, and to be honest I look forward to more. As of now, there doesn’t seem to be much linearity between the guests, but maybe I just need to look at the big picture, maybe it’ll become clearer as the volumes go on.
Here are my little reaction notes, of course.
The first guest is Sasaki who’s being followed by mysterious butterflies.
(Quick psa, Butterfly so beautiful, that’s all I have to say about this gentleman. Also he has a long braid and we all know bois with long hair are precious)
The innkeeper, Owner, he’s a sly boy. I see those sweet smiles and kind appearances but this man is withholding something from us all. I don’t trust him.
He really went from all warm and welcoming to oddly sinister, and back to bubbly. You’re not fooling me, sir.
This boy really said
“You can leave if you can.”
I’m sorry what?
So, Owner and Butterfly seem to be allied in this inn. They have some kind of shady business going on, but ok. We’ll see.
Owner said “that human” so I’m just gonna go ahead and assume that he and Butterfly aren’t.
He explains that Spider, the guy with the bandages, collects stray souls which interferes with Owner’s inn.
So, Sasaki finds out he’s quite dead. Parts of his body are down to the bone. The butterflies were just watching over him. By the way, the art is badass
The second story is about Miho, who wishes to switch places with her twin sister, whose life seems to be going smoother. After she sleeps with Butterfly, her sister dies suddenly and she quite literally becomes her sister. She got exactly what she wished for which wasn’t what she actually wanted.
Butterfly said
Okay first and foremost, the art style is what really drew me to compulsively purchase the first volume of this manga. No regrets there. I had my eye on it for a while now. I loved how intricate the art is with the flowers and butterflies and the lights and the detailing of Owner’s expressions and the play with shadows and light. It’s really beautiful.
The second thing that drew me in was that ambiguous synopsis. An inn that charges its guests with the form of a secret... What could go wrong?
A lot. Apparently.
By the way, I love the amount of detail on the cover with Sasaki’s rib cage, the butterflies, Spider’s webs, the lights that adorn the inn and have a deeper meaning. Overall really nice detailing.
So we have what seem to be our five main characters for the rest of the volumes.
Owner- doesn’t have a name. All we know is he runs the Murakumo Inn. He charges his customers not in yen, but in secrets. His real name, age, or why he does what he does, is unknown. We do know he’s been doing this for hundreds of years according to the Slayer. Nevertheless, he’s really intriguing.
Butterfly- is literally made of granted wishes. Butterfly can grant wishes and his body takes form from the souls he’s brought happiness to. He struggles, however, because he doesn’t really understand humans. He doesn’t understand love. He gets the minimum understanding based on the wishes he’s granted and what he’s seen.
Spider- Spider is half human half Spider. He was a warrior used as a sacrificial pawn between rivals. He has sympathy for beings who are named and used as bait. An equally intriguing character. I’m especially interested in finding out how he ended up with Owner.
Sasaki- he’s the first guest we meet. He finds out he has been dead for some time. Because of this he has no secrets. Owner can’t work with this, he needs a secret. So he creates one. He takes Sasaki’s internal organs and leaves his rib cage and spine visible. He has to live with this body. And thus, Sasaki’s secret belongs to Owner.
Slayer- his family has been hunting Owner and the workings of his inn for hundreds of years. When he runs into Sasaki, he asks him to help catch Owner. No one besides Slayer has made it out alive of that inn. He is the first and that thrills him. He wants to find out who Owner is, why he does what he does, and most of all, what his secrets are. This all makes an interesting dynamic between Owner and Slayer.
This was overall a very psychological and dark manga. There’s discussions of people’s darkest and deepest desires, how far they’re willing to go for their goals, their purposes, what they want and what they wish for. The whole concept is very intriguing, and to be honest I look forward to more. As of now, there doesn’t seem to be much linearity between the guests, but maybe I just need to look at the big picture, maybe it’ll become clearer as the volumes go on.
Here are my little reaction notes, of course.
The first guest is Sasaki who’s being followed by mysterious butterflies.
(Quick psa, Butterfly so beautiful, that’s all I have to say about this gentleman. Also he has a long braid and we all know bois with long hair are precious)
The innkeeper, Owner, he’s a sly boy. I see those sweet smiles and kind appearances but this man is withholding something from us all. I don’t trust him.
He really went from all warm and welcoming to oddly sinister, and back to bubbly. You’re not fooling me, sir.
This boy really said
“You can leave if you can.”
I’m sorry what?
So, Owner and Butterfly seem to be allied in this inn. They have some kind of shady business going on, but ok. We’ll see.
Owner said “that human” so I’m just gonna go ahead and assume that he and Butterfly aren’t.
He explains that Spider, the guy with the bandages, collects stray souls which interferes with Owner’s inn.
So, Sasaki finds out he’s quite dead. Parts of his body are down to the bone. The butterflies were just watching over him. By the way, the art is badass
The second story is about Miho, who wishes to switch places with her twin sister, whose life seems to be going smoother. After she sleeps with Butterfly, her sister dies suddenly and she quite literally becomes her sister. She got exactly what she wished for which wasn’t what she actually wanted.
Butterfly said
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