Call of the Night

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Lenni Reviews: “Call of the Night” Vol. 20, by Kotoyama

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Haruka tried to convince Ko not to bind himself to Nazuna and as neither her no Ko want to hurty each other, they decide to spend one last night together.

The ending is so bittersweet. I was hoping for more of what made Ko so different from other humans in the process of becoming a vampire, since it seemed everyone around them was so surprised by his abilities and wondering about Nazuna’s status as a born vampire had an influence on those abilities. However, this is more about how love can affect these relationships and the deep bond Ko and Nazuna share. I wouldn’t mind some stories with them but I’ll take what I’m given with our main two finding some sort of balance. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Call of the Night” Vol. 19, by Kotoyama

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Nazuna is doubting her relationship with Ko and is hesitant to take the final step and turning him so she tries to get blood elsewhere.

Even after all this time, Nazuna’s hesitation makes total sense to me. Ko is still just a high school student with a lot of life left to life, and everyone around him in their little group has lived so long. Yes, we have been building up to this for a while and it’s what Ko wants but I think Nazuna finally realizes what it would mean to do this. She could lose him forever. It will be interesting to see how this shakes out because Ko is already partially changed. Does that just reverse itself or is he trapped in a human/vampire limbo? I guess we’ll see. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Call of the Night” Vol. 18, by Kotoyama

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Now that things have calmed down, Ko and Nazuna try to have time together but first they have to solve the problem of Nazuna’s destroyed apartment building. As she looks for a new place to live, Ko resumes going to school, meaning less time to roam about at night.

With all the stuff going on with Kiku, I forgot that if Nazuna has feelings for Ko and turns him, Nazuna could die. Since she was born a vampire that may not happen but the Kiku drama ended, I can see why Nazuna would be having second thoughts. And even though it cuts in to his time with Nazuna, it’s nice to see Ko hang out with other people. He’s always seemed so isolated and even though he still wants to become a vampire, it’s good he has people around him who aren’t vampires. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Call of the Night” Vol. 17, by Kotoyama

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Nazuna and Mahiru continue to talk before Nazuna leave to allow Mahiru and Ko to finally have a conversation. The outcome of Kiku and Mahiru’s plan finally comes to fruition, leaving Ko with mixed emotions.

I’m so glad the mess with Kiku is over. My dislike of her and the lives she’s destroyed makes it hard for me to feel satisfied but at least it’s over. Now I’m hoping to get more of whatever Ko’s powers are shaping up to be and his relationship with Nazuna now that “Wee, I’m gonna be a vampire” fervor has calmed down with the reality of such an act not being so much fun. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Call of the Night” Vol. 16 by Kotoyama

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Ko goes to meet with Kiku about her intentions with his best friend, Mahiru and it ends with Kyoko finally demanding the real reason why Kiku ruined her family. Meanwhile, Nazuna has some quality time with Mahiru.

This series still somehow has a way of surprising me. I did not expect the events of this volume. I expected some huge violent confrontation once Kyoko comes face to face with Kiku – who I still think is a manipulative creep – but I am intrigued by how things played out. Will Kiko remain a threat or will there be someone new who comes in to play? 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Call of the Night” Vol. 15, by Kotoyama

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While on the school trip, Ko’s classmate Saki is attacked by Haruka, a vampire, and Ko goes to rescue her. Meanwhile, Mahiru makes the final preparations before Kiku turns him.

With Haruka added to the roster, we’ve got a lot of characters and a web of connections between Kiku and Nazuna’s mother. And since the entire point of this trip was to find Mahiru, we got some time with him and Kiku along with some insight into Kiku’s motivations. No spoilers but I’m uncertain about how I feel about what was presented as an explanation but maybe more will be added later to justify to me the ruin Kiku has left in her wake. 3.9 out of 5. 

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Lenni Reviews: “Call of the Night” Vol. 14, by Kotoyama

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As the school trip approaches, Ko plans to use it as a chance to look for Kiku and Mahiru.

Using the school trip was an interesting choice. There’s something smart and silly about the way they managed to get a school trip plot in here since Ko hasn’t been to school or cared about school this whole time but, I’m rolling with it.  It is odd that Ko dropping out of school is treated like no big deal and nobody bats an eye when he just shows up for the trip. I do want this Mahiru situation to make more progress. Whatever Kiku is with him for, I wanna know already because circling around it this long is starting to bother me. I really hope the payoff is worth it. 3 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Call of the Night” Vol. 13, by Kotoyama

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As Ko’s power grows so does the threat to him and Nazuna as the object capable of killing her is finally discovered.

Kiku’s possible endgame in all this pales in comparison to what’s going on with Ko, in my opinion. I do want a resolution to whatever Kiku is doing but the entire cast is baffled as to why and how Ko is changing the way he is and is massive strength. So far, his scary moments are confined to when he’s fighting so we’ll have to keep going to find out the details. As for Kiku, she’s just the right amount of flippant, manipulative, and dangerous to be interesting up to this point but I’d like her story to make more movement forward. Other than that, this was an action-packed volume with not much downtime and gives us a lot of information. 4.9 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Call of the Night” Vol. 12, by Kotoyama

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As Ko considers his options concerning his best friend and Kiku, another vampire Kiku had turned showed up as well as a vampire woman looking to clean up Kiku’s mess.

This volume is fast paced, throwing out a lot of action and information. It can feel a little like this volume is about to do an info dump but it goes right back into some awesome vampire battles. Ko is developing into a very interesting character and I can’t wait to see what he can really do from here on out. 4.8 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Call of the Night” Vol. 11, by Kotoyama

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Uguisu is on the trail of a very old vampire named Kiku Hoshimi, who is known for turning humans and abandoning them. She enlists Ko and Nazuna for help but Ko has some strange things going on with his body.

I am beginning to see how Uguisu fits into the cast now and I’m warming up to her. It was still jarring for her to go from major threat to part of the main group so quickly but now, we have Kiku. Whatever Kiku is up to is messed up but what I’m really interested in is what’s going on with Ko. It makes the story so much more interesting than him just becoming a vampire. It makes me want more. 4 out of 5.

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