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Lenni Reviews: “Ragna Crimson” Vol 9, by Daiki Kobayashi

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The surviving Argentum Corps encounters the Solarian Church, which is trying to recruit Ragna to become a dragon scourge in exchange for bring the Silverware Princes back to life.

A lot of this volume is everyone regrouping and gearing up to take on whatever is left of Ultimatia’s dragons and eventually Ultimatia herself. I did find it cool that Crimson underestimated Ragna. Crimson is portrayed as this grand puppeteer and master manipulator so it’s good to see them off center. There’s all these pieces moving right now and I’m just watching the action happen. It’s not bad but I just don’t feel the same investment I used to in this series. 3 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Ragna Crimson” Vol. 8, by Daiki Kobayashi

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Olto Zora tries to get the Silverware Princess to join him, giving the Argentum Corps a chance to launch a counterstrike; only to have a new player enter this game and change everything.

There’s a lot that happens in this volume and the battle scenes are really well done. I won’t spoil why a certain event that takes place made me mad, I call bullshit, and I can’t stand it but, this series is gonna be wild based on this volume. Even with all the action, I can see a bunch of stuff getting set up in the background. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Ragna Crimson” Vol. 6, by Daiki Kobayashi

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Crimson and Ragna team up with the Argentum Corps to defend their stronghold against the hordes lead by Olto Zora and Taratectra in the Dragon Monarch’s big move to kill every human in the land.

This volume has quite the body count as it is entirely the battle taking place on the multiple fronts where the dragons are attacking. There are some interesting tactics by both sides, aside for Crimson, who – without spoilers – is just chaotic as he works to his own ends. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Ragna Crimson” Vol. 5, by Daiki Kobayashi

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As people flee the dragons, Starlia offers them shelter in her compound with the Argentum Corps, insisting Ragna and Crimson help her out. However the Mad Maestro Dragon and Explosive Dragon are gearing up for a full on massacre of any living thing in that base.

This volume sets up the battle and gets it started without much prelude. I like the dynamic between Starlia and Crimson while Ragna fumbles around because he just wants to kill dragons and not deal with all the plotting and planning around him. The new dragons introduced are a crazy threat. I can’t wait to see how this huge battle plays out! 4.8 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Ragna Crimson” Vol. 4, by Daiki Kobayashi

 

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After failing to defeat Ultimatia, Ragna is saved by Crimson’s intervention; landing them both in custody of the Argentum Corps led by The Silverware Princes, Starlia Lese.

First off I want to address Starlia’s design. She is an amazing character with a very creative look and she is a cool addition to the cast. She throws a wrench into Crimson’s mustache twirling. I find myself hoping Crimson is just forced to deal with Starlia being a presence rather than Crimson finding a way around her because Crimson pulls some psychotic shit in this volume and needs to be checked. 4.5 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Ragna Crimson” Vol. 3, by Daiki Kobayashi

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Ragna and Crimson are hunting Ultimatia, the Winged Monarch with Crimson giving strict orders to follow her plans but will Ragna’s powerful hatred for dragons ruin everything? Meanwhile, hunter Leonica takes up her sword again.

While I like this series and the characters, I’m kinda waiting for the point. Crimson’s chuckling and mustache twirling were intriguing before but I’d like it to start paying off. I just didn’t feel like we made any progress towards whatever Crimson’s penultimate goal is in this volume. It’s still entertaining with some great character moments to keep things lively but I’d like things to move forward. 3.7 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Ragna Crimson” Vol. 2, by Daiki Kobayashi

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Now that Ragna has paired with Crimson, they begin their mission to destroy all the dragons starting with Tempest Cell; a dragon that uses a tornado as a weapon.

In addition to Tempest Cell, we meet the first seat of the dragons; Ultimatia. Her and Crimson are pretty damn unnerving to me but that’s a plus, not a minus for the volume. It’s all just the right amount of crazy for me. The pacing is fast and seeing as how there’s just 9 volumes released, I am so curious as to where this will go. It’s certainly atypical for this genre but I like it. 4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Ragna Crimson” Vol. 1, by Daiki Kobayashi

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Ragina wants to be a better dragon hunter in order to protect his friend, Leonica. Leonica is a master level dragon hunter; at only 12 she is the most respected and feared in the country. While others may mock her for keeping a ‘weakling’ like Ragina around, she’s more than happy to have him around. But when a new threat nearly kills Ragina and puts Leonica in danger, Ragina makes a dangerous choice with his newfound abilities.

There are some interesting time travel elements to this that I did not expect. In fact, there’s a lot done with this premise that I didn’t expect and it was a pleasant surprise! I’ve been looking for a new high fantasy manga to read and this is a great start to a series. It has some humor, great action, and an interesting twist. 4 out of 5.

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