*This book was given to me in exchange for an honest review.
After guarding Aoi on a school trip, Yodaka joins an infiltration mission and faces the fugitive ninjas Ban and Kawasemi.
I’m glad this is mostly action. The teen drama stuff is fun, but lingering in the background is why Aoi would need such protection in the first place. And, like Marriage Toxin, this series doesn’t let you forget that these people are dangerous. It’s not all fun and games. The dichotomy keeps things interesting. 4 out of 5.
*This book was given to me in exchange for an honest review.
Yodoka is still guarding Aoi as they go through normal high school events like a sports festival and the school camping trip. All the while, battling those who seek to capture Aoi.
This really feels like a slice of life, YA, high school romance with ninjas clumsily grafted onto it. As a result, the original premise feels muddled. Right now, they’re just lobbing new enemies at us while sprinkling in high school drama. It’s not bad but not as amusing as I’d hoped. I hope it comes together in the next volume so it feels more like a cohesive story. 3 out of 5.
*This book was given to me in exchange for an honest review.
Yodaka is an operative for the Ninja Public Safety Force, and his next assignment is to be a bodyguard for a high school girl, Aoi. However, Yodaka does not like interacting with people, and Aoi has been targeted by the underworld.
While this comes off as a comedy, it does not skimp on the action. Yodaka can be goofy, and Aoi’s inability to win a fight with gravity made me laugh, but the ninjas in this comic mean business. It throws a good bit of lore for the world in this first volume, but this is a fun start to a series. 3.5 out of 5.
In this first volume, we meet Mikage Kirio; a ninja who has tragically lost her master. As his final wish was for the young Mikage to live the normal life of a teenage girl, she travels back to Japan in the hopes of attending school and having a peaceful life. Before she can even arrive at her new apartment, she stumbles into a ninja attack; saving the life of Mahito Wakashimatsu. As a friend of her former master, Mikage vows to protect Mahito from those who have been sent to kill him and becomes embroiled in the drama of a powerful and dangerous family.
For a first volume, things change pretty fast for our main character. It focuses less on Mikage adjusting to her new school and more on her new mission and coming to terms with the loss of her former master. It will be interesting to see how much the story will focus on high school drama in the future but this one is mostly awesome ninja action. I give this first volume a 4.5 out of 5 for having a complete adventure, interesting characters, and intriguing potential. Let’s hope later volumes are as exciting.
