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Lenni Reviews: “Dark Gathering” Vol. 15, by Kenichi Kondō

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Yayoi has begun her assault on Yin Jiao while Eiko and Keitaro fight the god’s shikigami and recover the scattered graduates.

Yup, The Courtesean is still my favorite. It would be so interesting to have her and The Soldier working in tandem, given the unique suffering between them. What we got of them in this volume is phenomenal. Yayoi’s preparations and tactics built up over all this time are coming to fruition like dominoes falling. It’s beautiful and terrifying and I fucking love it. I know this is animated now and I can’t wait to see this absolute fabulousness actually move. 5 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Fool Night” Vol. 6, by Kasumi Yasuda

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Those against transfloration are attacking Transflora Medical while Hourai sets a trap for the antitransfloration movement.

I’d read an entire side series where Kanaeno is just being a badass. The absolute highlight of this volume. The plan was to lure out Dr. Kodai in order to clear the name of the company since everyone thinks they made Ivy. While that may seem simple, this volume turns it into bloody carnage. The fight scenes are so well done and while the art for Ivy’s killings always has an impact, it really shines here. Things are ramping up and I can see why; with all the rampant exploitation built into this system. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Dark Gathering” Vol. 14, by Kenichi Kondō

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With all the sites claimed, Yayoi, Keitaro, and Eiko prepare for a showdown with Yin Jiao. Their plan is in place, but this vicious god has incredible strength.

Yeah, this turned out to be as intense as I thought it would be. The art for the spirits is still 10 out of 10 terrifying and interesting to look at when you get into the details of their designs. The fights are awesome! We’ve been building up to this for so many volumes, and so far, I feel it’s paying off. Yayoi is so fucking clever and Yin Jiao lives up to all the hype behind him. I don’t even wanna say much other than just go read this. It’s horror gold. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “After God” Vol. 5 Sumi Eno

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Tokinaga has negotiated a treaty with the snake god, but Alura, the god inside Waka, is not in control of the transformation and is training to be of use to the Anti God Research Institute.

Waka can’t catch a break. She agrees to knuckle down and train to control Alura? Gets kidnapped instead. Again. Alura is so much trouble, even other gods are after both of them. I still feel like things are being set up for some larger plotlines later; like a cult, different kids with powers, sentient parasitic candy… All absolute madness, and I find it very intriguing! 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Stray Dogs: Omnibite Edition” by Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner, Brad Simpson & Tone Rodriguez

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Sophie can’t remember how she ended up in this new house with all these other dogs. They all seem nice enough, but she is certain The Master is hiding a terrible secret.

This story doesn’t take long to go from cute rescue dog meets other cute rescue dogs to the actual horror, and the type that’s grounded in real life. These aren’t magical dogs, it’s just told from their perspective. Trigger warning for murder of people and animals. I hope this doesn’t spoil too much, but I know people may want to avoid those if possible. As this is from the dog’s perspective, the art for them is more detailed and expressive for them than for the humans, who are mostly in shadow or off-panel. It’s a sad story but it’s very well done. I don’t entirely believe what they say about a dog’s memory, though. 4.5 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “The Liminal Zone” Vol. 2, by Junji Ito

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This is a collection of 4 stories:

  • Demon King of Dust: Yuichi lives in a mostly abandoned town that is cursed by dust.
  • Village of Ether: 4 college students find a deserted mountain village that houses a perpetual motion machine.
  • The Strange Hikizuri Siblings Chapter 3: Hotaru encounters this strange family.
  • Shells of Manjunuma: A swamp where the turtles are possessed by ghosts.

These are weird but good stories. I’m glad there are only four, as sometimes the really short ones don’t pack as much of a punch as Ito’s longer works. These also feature some impressively disgusting body horror. That final story is sadder than I’m used to from this author, even with the horror elements. I won’t spoil anything, but overall, this is pretty gross so be aware for any sensitive stomachs. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Dark Gathering” Vol. 13, by Kenichi Kondō

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Kei and Eiko release Black Asura to save Yayoi and dispel the amassed spirits, but there is a much more powerful force working against them.

It’s about time some other priests got involved. All these horrifying entities out there, and it’s taken 13 volumes for more people to get involved. Aside for the spirits our group has been facing, the ultimate showdown is to face a GOD, and our main cast shouldn’t have to face that alone. As usual, the creature designs are shiver-inducing and I am excited to see what fresh new horrors we’ll see when the final battle happens. It was interesting to see the original concept for the start of this series as an add-on at the end, but I would have rather had more of the story. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “After God” Vol. 4, by Sumi Eno

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Waka has to deal with her vow to slay the gods and the fact one is living inside her. 

It’s probably just me but this volume turned the crazy up to 11. What was an interesting premise seems to have gone off the rails; the gods are squabbling, people getting kidnapped right and left, trying to have the goofy personalities alongside bloody violence and body horror, there’s what I feel like is a big lore dump… It’s not bad per se it’s just… What? None of this is turning out how I’d expected and I’m confused but also entertained. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Choujin X” Vol. 9, by Sui Ishida

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Palma Shishinegura proves to be helpful to the Yamato Mori by getting information from a dead drug dealer and they push her abilities to the limit in order to get the opium source.

While Tokio takes Ely and Palma with him to the poppy fields, he has some real doubts about the prophecy and I wonder if this will lead to a betrayal of some kind. The prophecy may be bullshit but that doesn’t matter if people are willing to kill and die for it. I also love that Palma is part of the group now. Her abilities have fantastic potential and she’s just a sweetheart, There are some awesome fights in this as well so, this volume is a total package. 4.5 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead” Vol. 17, by Haro Aso & Kōtarō Takata

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The group heads to Kagoshima where they visit the headquarters of Space W and their president, Ukaji; who is still working on his dream to send humanity to the stars even in the throws of a zombie apocalypse.

Well, this whole thing is just a wacky way to get our gang into space and have a Space X parody. The zombies are peppered in as a threat but overall, I found this goofy and didn’t take it seriously. I do like the drips of lore we’re getting and while the company parody is there, Ukaji isn’t an Elon Musk stand-in. Ukaji is inspiring and again, a bit goofy. It’s all fun but like candy it’s sweet but not a meal. 3 out of 5.

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