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Planet Ladder #3
Planet Ladder, Volume 3
Follows the adverntures of Kaguya, the fabled Princess of the Choosing, who legend says will decide which of the nine alternate Earths will be saved.
200 pages, Paperback
First published June 23, 2000
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September 26, 2017
It's late, so, I'll just say that this is more of the same as the previous volume...in both good and bad ways.
August 20, 2018
THE MAD PRINCE BECKONS...but he's super young and adorable if weird.
This is an information heavy volume, even beyond volume 2 with Bambi's stuff. Also GODS DAMMIT BAMBI YOU ARE WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS.
UGH
Welcome to new cast member Waseda, a giant Robot Chicken from the late Taisho period. He gives us a long, sad tale about what happened to Asu - or at least the residents of the planet as well as a very good reason as to why Seeu really isn't great with goodbyes, people or communicating.
Horrifying disease that I very well remember giving me nightmares as a senior in high school. Hell they may give me nightmares now.
Kaguya finds confidence though and is off to face the wiz--er well Kuro, a dictator in Geo who is the bearer of Nox Light*. He's a former comrade (or sorts) of Seeu, Kagami, Ragunahaan* and Idou.
Also a grade A asshole.
SHOULD BE FUN GUYS.
(*So the translation here changes in three places from books 1&2 - Idou is now the bearer of Zenith Crystal not Zenith Crio, Lagunahaan is now Ragunahaan and Nukeslight is now Nox Light. It's slightly confusing since this is Gabi Blumberg's last volume translating so I'm wondering if because thats how the new translator for 4&5 Nan Rymer spelled them? I don't have the old SMILE magazines the chapters originally ran in to compare against to see if they changed it between chapter and collection, nor do I know which translation is truer. Two more translators for this series sign on with only one other change I see - Gavies Ebira becomes Gaviella somewhere between 4 and 5/6)
This is an information heavy volume, even beyond volume 2 with Bambi's stuff. Also GODS DAMMIT BAMBI YOU ARE WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS.
UGH
Welcome to new cast member Waseda, a giant Robot Chicken from the late Taisho period. He gives us a long, sad tale about what happened to Asu - or at least the residents of the planet as well as a very good reason as to why Seeu really isn't great with goodbyes, people or communicating.
Horrifying disease that I very well remember giving me nightmares as a senior in high school. Hell they may give me nightmares now.
Kaguya finds confidence though and is off to face the wiz--er well Kuro, a dictator in Geo who is the bearer of Nox Light*. He's a former comrade (or sorts) of Seeu, Kagami, Ragunahaan* and Idou.
Also a grade A asshole.
SHOULD BE FUN GUYS.
(*So the translation here changes in three places from books 1&2 - Idou is now the bearer of Zenith Crystal not Zenith Crio, Lagunahaan is now Ragunahaan and Nukeslight is now Nox Light. It's slightly confusing since this is Gabi Blumberg's last volume translating so I'm wondering if because thats how the new translator for 4&5 Nan Rymer spelled them? I don't have the old SMILE magazines the chapters originally ran in to compare against to see if they changed it between chapter and collection, nor do I know which translation is truer. Two more translators for this series sign on with only one other change I see - Gavies Ebira becomes Gaviella somewhere between 4 and 5/6)
November 15, 2022
This week I’m trying to finish a series I am pretty sure I started in middle school or high school. I reread the first three volumes in the last two months but I’ve got four more to complete the series.
The third was quite the drop in quality but the forth picked up a little bit so I’m going to try and push through the series.
This is one of the first manga series I’ve read in a while that hasn’t been so amazing that I may decide not to keep it once I finish reading it.
The third was quite the drop in quality but the forth picked up a little bit so I’m going to try and push through the series.
This is one of the first manga series I’ve read in a while that hasn’t been so amazing that I may decide not to keep it once I finish reading it.
December 26, 2023
This volume has the one part I remember very well and finding very interesting. Tbh I wish the series explored more of the mad prince's back story because it is in itself more intriguing than the story it takes place in.
October 5, 2021
3.5. Story started to pick up midway through this volume
April 25, 2021
DNF. I really really enjoyed the first volume but these last two have been so disappointing.
April 30, 2020
So continuing with the Planet Ladder series, the goal starts to change a little bit now that our heroes have a goal. They want to go to the fifth world, but in order to do that they need a device called a collapser. It looks like an hourglass and you can use it to travel between worlds. Now the characters are on a journey to find one.
We get a little bit of character development between Kaguya and Shiina (aka 'Bambi'). Where Kaguya tries her best to be helpful and not be a burden but, to be expected, Shiina pushes her away. We get a few clues about Shiina's past with inner dialogue and a little bit of imagery. It's not much but it is enough for readers to think about what happened to Shiina.
One of the most interesting things in this manga is the character Waseda. This character stood out to me the most because his design is pretty incredible. He's a large chicken (technically, he's a rooster).
A freaking chicken.
A chicken! Who designs that?!?!?!
His design is not only interesting, he also has a decent backstory. He's a ghost that's trapped in a doll body (similar to the doll Gold). Now why the doll is in the shape of a chicken I don't know but the character is fascinating.
We don't see any of the other characters but we get a name drop on a character from the powerful seventh world. And we find out what happened to the second world and what an impact it can have. It also provides motivation for Kaguya to save the worlds.
Not the best volume but very interesting.
We get a little bit of character development between Kaguya and Shiina (aka 'Bambi'). Where Kaguya tries her best to be helpful and not be a burden but, to be expected, Shiina pushes her away. We get a few clues about Shiina's past with inner dialogue and a little bit of imagery. It's not much but it is enough for readers to think about what happened to Shiina.
One of the most interesting things in this manga is the character Waseda. This character stood out to me the most because his design is pretty incredible. He's a large chicken (technically, he's a rooster).
A freaking chicken.
A chicken! Who designs that?!?!?!
His design is not only interesting, he also has a decent backstory. He's a ghost that's trapped in a doll body (similar to the doll Gold). Now why the doll is in the shape of a chicken I don't know but the character is fascinating.
We don't see any of the other characters but we get a name drop on a character from the powerful seventh world. And we find out what happened to the second world and what an impact it can have. It also provides motivation for Kaguya to save the worlds.
Not the best volume but very interesting.
August 23, 2008
Not exactly the most interesting volume with a long lasting flashback into the past of the japenese born giant chicken (uhhh) and prince Seeu but interesting enough to continue reading. I still expect better things to come from this series.
January 21, 2016
Planet Ladder is a quirky manga series, it has some really interesting concepts, some great characters, and a good mix of humor and seriousness.
The ending, however, failed for me. It got... weird, for lack of a better word.
The ending, however, failed for me. It got... weird, for lack of a better word.
October 14, 2007
There's just something about a giant chicken that makes a manga very difficult to take seriously....
May 15, 2017
One of my favorite manga series.
October 25, 2015
It's really unbelievable that everyone becomes infected after breathing the air for 15 minutes, and eventually dies. Take as a chicken was the only good part of this volume.
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