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Lenni Reviews: “Kagurabachi” Vol. 2, by Takeru Hokazono

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The Hishaku, who are the ones who killed Chihiro’s father, have captured Char and Chihiro goes to rescue her before they can use her unique abilities for evil.

This volume focuses on defeating Genichi Sojo, who possesses the Cloud Gouger blade. They have one heck of a battle and it’s fantastically done. They fit in a lot of lore about the weapons while the actions takes place. There isn’t a chunk of exposition when it comes to back story or the sword’s powers. I’m also glad we get to see more of Chihiro’s father in the flashbacks. He’s got a fun personality and balances out his very stoic son. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews” “Rooster Fighter” Vol. 7, by Shu Sakuratani

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As Elizabeth searches for Keijii and Keisuke’s father, the brothers deal with the monster, Hikari, who’s goal is to goad Keiji into using The Righteous Egg and awaken powers that may destroy him.

The White Demon is behind all this and as to what he wants with Keiji, we’ll have to see. The Battle was well done and what was inflicted on Hikari was just monstrous; no pun intended. There are some silly pits but this volume brings the seriousness through the silly concept of super-powered chickens fighting demons; which is what made me love this series in the first place. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Choujin X” Vol. 8, by Sui Ishida

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As the investigation of The Market continues, Palma Shishinegura (a choujin who can reanimate corpses) is captured by the Yamato Mori. Azuma and Tokio had very different feelings about being in the group and how their friendship will be affected by it.

This volume is kinda doofy. Not in a bad way but a lot of the throwaway bad guys are not to be taken seriously at all. While some plot does happen, this feels a little silly when they’re supposed be doing this important investigation so I got a bit of a feeling that this was filler. I do like that we may get more of Palma. Her powers are very cool and unique for what is essentially a necromancer. 3.5 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: “Spirited Away Film Comic: All-in-One Edition” by Hayao Miyazaki

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This book is basically a printed version of the movie using the movie’s images. It’s done very well; if you’ve never seen the movie, you’d never know this was just put together from stills. It is a great way to experience the story but it still doesn’t compare to the experience of seeing the movie. Call is nostalgia goggles if you want but that’s how I felt reading this. However, it’s very cool to hold it in your hands as it’s a lovely book and fun to read. 4.5 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Mao” Vol. 19, by Rumiko Takahashi

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Nanoka and Mao have to rescue a woman from being sacrificed to a water god, then go to investigate a gathering of ayakashi that may have been sent by Yurako, revealing a strange situation involving Daigo and Natsuno’s souls.

Every time I learn something about the Goku clan and the things they’ve done, the more I dislike them. They just do worse and worse things so maybe it’s for the best that Mao isn’t associated with them anymore. Other than that, good to see Nanoka getting more confident in her abilities. It can get stale having the one main character swoop in and do everything in one go like Fist of the North Star. I look forward to all of our cast using their abilities together in interesting ways. 4.5 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Steel of the Celestial Shadows” Vol. 5, by Daruma Matsuura

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Konosuke finds out the extent of Lord Haretake’s plans to unseal the sessho-seki stones. Now he’s out to get the next stone first and rescue Tsuki.

The gambling turn was… Certainly a choice that was made. It takes up a lot of time after getting me invested in Lord Haraetake since we went through the long back story and the major threat in this story. Yes, I know such little jaunts introduce new characters and explore the personalities of the existing ones but it still felt odd. It wasn’t bad just odd. I do hope Takeyama is around more. He is awesome. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “After God” Vol. 2, by Sumi Eno

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Now that Waka is at the Research Institute, They begin to test the abilities of the entity inside her.

So, the thing inside Waka is a god named Alura and has been imprisoned by the other gods in Waka’s body which is why the other gods are after Waka and Alura… Or many just after Alura? We’ll see. They’re being cryptic about what’s so great about Alura that everyone’s after Waka. The wild shit was what happened with Shion! I won’t spoil anything but WOW. Alura’s kind of a dick. Well, a lot of the gods and “blessed” humans are dicks. I like this series but this volume felt all over the place. I do love the way the gods are drawn. Very other worldly and Lovecraftian. 3 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Kagurabachi” Vol. 1, by Takeru Hokazono

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Chihiro Rokuhira, son of the most famous swordsmith in the land, Kunishige . When Kunishige is killed and six of his enchanted swords stolen, Chihiro goes on a mission to recover the lost blades and avenge his father’s murder.

Not gonna lie, I was expecting a period piece like Steel of Celestial Shadows but the clothes are more modern and there are flip phones. This kicks off with some great battles and lore. A lot was unexpected and fresh; Kunishige is kind of a goof instead of a grumpy, vengeance driven sword master and I really like it. The art style give us some beautiful fights and abilities and in general has a fast pace with a wide variety of characters. I look forward to more. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Colette Decides to Die” Vol. 1, by Alto Yukimura

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Set in Ancient Greece, workaholic healer, Colette, feels overwhelmed so she jumps down a well that leads to another world where she ends up tending to the god Hades, who is suffering the consequences of an allergy and overworking himself.

With that title, I did NOT expect a fairly light-hearted romance. I thought I was in for more depression like Boy’s Abyss, but instead, I got a grump/sunshine dynamic that’s pretty fun! The love story is predictable but since the characters are interesting, it’s a decent read. The contrast between the detailed characters and simply designed spirits is amusing. You’d think such a huge difference would clash but it works. 3.9 out of 5.

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