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A review by hobbitfreddie
Saffron City Siege by Hidenori Kusaka
4.0
While I still love the series so far, and def won't drop it, this volume was barely 4 stars for me. I still enjoyed it like the previous volumes. However they were just way too many flaws and plot points that affected my enjoyment.
Art: The transitions seem much better than the last two's quick paced ones. Battles are more entertaining because you can see what's going on. I'm still a big fan of the style.
Character: I like Red's character alot here. You can tell he's grown alot in just 3 volumes, and he's not just a standard Shonen protag. Green/Blue doesn't really as much, but I still love her character. She plays well off the cast and story with her quirky personality. Blue/Green Oak also gets an arc like Red, however since it's mostly focused on Red this volume it's pretty short. By the end of you are shown how he's changed and it's pretty sweet. I do wish we got more of him in this volume besides battles, but since he's a main character in the other arcs I shouldn't complain already. Also Yellow is here. :0
Story: While I really liked the plots in this volume and their endings, there were a bit of flaws that kinda ruined the enjoyment. There are alot of big battles, but they don't feel as exciting as they were in the last 2 volumes. They use wayyyy too many fakeouts that kinda suspend your disbelief and make the battles seem anti climatic or predictable. I know it's Pokemon but still it gets a way too repetetive in this volume. However that's just a nitpick I still really liked it. The speed is slower which is good. Plus Red's actions in the last 2 volumes all have consequences brought up in this volume, which I really like. It makes the story feel more well written, and the story tied together. Plus gives some flaws to Red.
All in all it's still a cheesey fun story and I can't get too nitpicky.
Art: The transitions seem much better than the last two's quick paced ones. Battles are more entertaining because you can see what's going on. I'm still a big fan of the style.
Character: I like Red's character alot here. You can tell he's grown alot in just 3 volumes, and he's not just a standard Shonen protag. Green/Blue doesn't really as much, but I still love her character. She plays well off the cast and story with her quirky personality. Blue/Green Oak also gets an arc like Red, however since it's mostly focused on Red this volume it's pretty short. By the end of you are shown how he's changed and it's pretty sweet. I do wish we got more of him in this volume besides battles, but since he's a main character in the other arcs I shouldn't complain already. Also Yellow is here. :0
Story: While I really liked the plots in this volume and their endings, there were a bit of flaws that kinda ruined the enjoyment. There are alot of big battles, but they don't feel as exciting as they were in the last 2 volumes. They use wayyyy too many fakeouts that kinda suspend your disbelief and make the battles seem anti climatic or predictable. I know it's Pokemon but still it gets a way too repetetive in this volume. However that's just a nitpick I still really liked it. The speed is slower which is good. Plus Red's actions in the last 2 volumes all have consequences brought up in this volume, which I really like. It makes the story feel more well written, and the story tied together. Plus gives some flaws to Red.
All in all it's still a cheesey fun story and I can't get too nitpicky.