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Lenni Reviews: “I’m the Grim Reaper” Vol. 2, by Graveweaver

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In her attempt to save Detective Chase, Scarlet encounters another reaper working with the Spades; Rabbit Mask. Rabbit is so strong, Scarlet has no chance and resolves to get stronger to protect Chase and find out what the Spades are up to.

So, there’s three active reapers and Scarlet is the weakest one; which she finds out in a rude wakeup call that’s drawn amazingly well. The best part of this for me was Scarlet and Chase bonding a bit. They have a funny dynamic that’s a bit of light in this dark story about crime, corruption, and death. We’ll have to see how Rabbit Mask fits in to everything and why he’s working with Red Spades. I would like to know more about the Spades because all I feel I know about them is they’re spooky and do crime. Granted, this is only volume two and we’re still getting to know Scarlet and Chase but still, it’s hard for me to care much about them when our two main characters are so much more interesting. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Dark Gathering” Vol. 10, by Kenichi Kondō

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Things are difficult as the group deals with the dangerous spirit of A Dam. Keitaro is taken and Eiko and Yayoi must track him down and rescue him before he is consumed.

Our ticking clock here is Yayoi and company only have until Ai eventually has to leave the hospital. And while it’s disturbing to see the lingering effects of being captured, possessed and otherwise having to deal with the spirit of the dam, this spirit is also kinda whiny. Hideous and scary, but whiny. The focus shifting a bit toward Keitaro here while on the mission to claim these powerpoints breaks up that main goal without feeling like it takes away from helping Ai; more like a side effect of it. I love the increasing danger and implications of what these spirits can do. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Something is Killing the Children” Vol. 6, by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell’Edera & Miquel Muerto 

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Erica and Gabi are hiding out from the monsters and The Order. But there is no real respite for them as a dangerous hunter, Cutter, is after them and she does not care who ends up dead along the way.

While there isn’t much combat in this, it’s entertaining and has heartfelt moments with our characters and good humor elements. Cutter is so damn creepy and clearly unhinged (I don’t think anyone is ‘hinged’ in this organization, to be honest) and provides the usual conniving and bloodshed for this story. It’s a great setup for what’s next and I can’t wait to read it. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Dark Gathering” Vol. 9, by Kenichi Kondō

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Yayoi and her friends are trapped at school by a dangerous spirit forcing them to play a deadly game of dream tag and Yayoi has only one spirit of her own to fight back with. After overcoming this challenge, Yayoi prepares to face the god that has laid claim to Ai.

Dorothy is awful. Just, horrid and I can’t wait for her to get far, far away from everyone in the cast. Other than that, Yayoi’s plan is wild but it kinda disappointed me that this volume felt like another round of fetch quests before we get to fighting this god. I liked it before because it was gathering these powerful spirits to face the god and each one was unique and terrifying. This time it felt more like padding to me. The spirit designs are still creepy and they’re a menace so it’s not all bad. 3.7 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: “Choujin X” Vol. 7, by Sui Ishida

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A year has passed and Tokio’s abilities have brought him a heroic reputation. He may not feel as such but he does use his experience to lead a mission to hobble Zora and her organization.

While it’s nice to see Tokio be efficient and deadly in battle and be a competent planner, he’s still a big doof. He’s my emotional center of this series and so far, his humor is an asset to the plot and not a distraction. As for what Zora is doing… You ever see the villains plan and thought “That just sounds like a bad idea?” How they’re building their army (I think that’s what they’re doing) seems like just a bad idea. Sure they’re the bad guys but it took me 5 seconds to think of multiple ways this could backfire on them. But good luck, I guess. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Fool Night” Vol. 2. by Kasumi Yasuda

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After electing to under go transfloration and acquiring strange abilities, Kamia makes the decision to make the best of the remaining two years of his life and find real meaning, declining to aid Hourai in investigating a series of murders committed by a spiriflor.

I have to admit, a murder mystery was not where I’d expected this to go but it’s very interesting. It’s already been established that these plants still retain some semblance of consciousness since Kamia can communicate with them but they’re not supposed to be able to move, much less hunt down victims to kill. They have mentioned a possibility of a mutation of some kind but ugh. No wonder there’s a movement against this procedure. And the design of the creature reminds me of Ajin. I like it. 3 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “I’m the Grim Reaper” Vol. 1, by Graveweaver

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“Scarlet” is dead and the devil is delighted to have such a wretched soul finally in his grasp. He offers her a deal: become a reaper and supply one soul to hell a day or suffer in the void for all eternity. Given the choice, Scarlet becomes a reaper and despite not retaining all the memories of her former life, it still comes back to cause trouble.

I like this premise; reapers being recruited, some shady organization, corruption in the local police force, goofy cop with an adorable cat; I’m diggin it. The creature design is great and the art style handles Scarlet’s transformations as well as cutesy stuff well. There’s a nice touch of horror and some humor to balance the volume out. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead” Vol. 15, by Haro Aso & Kōtarō Takata

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Our group heads to Hashima where Shizuka notices that Akira has accomplished an interesting item on his list: “Meet the woman of my dreams.” This realization causes heavy awkwardness in the group that threatens to split them up for good.

There’s also funny asides to “Kensho in Borderland” and making a zombie movie.

The dolphin thing was kinda cute and I don’t think it’s much of a spoiler to say Akira and Shizuka are adorable together. I do wonder what the next step will be since that’s worked itself out. I would like to see more progress towards a possible vaccine and crossing things of the list rather than add even more people to this growing cast. 3.7 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Bendy: Dreams Come to Life”, by Adrienne Kress & Christopher Hastings 

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Buddy gets a job working for Joey Drew, the owner of an animation studio. It’s the chance of a lifetime for a poor kid from the Lower East Side. A dream that would turn into a nightmare.

Without the supernatural elements, this story feels like the classic rude awakening for an idealistic young person realizing the realities of his dream job are terrible. Buddy is really likeable and although I felt we didn’t have the chance to really get to know the other characters, they all make a decent group despite not having much impact. if you’re a big fan of this property, it may be worthwhile to check it out but aside for that, it’s alright. 2.7 out of 5.

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