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Planet Ladder #5
Planet Ladder, Volume 5
After being kidnapped from her home in Japan and brought to the Fifth World, an alternate Earth, Kaguya learns that she is the fabled Princess of the Choosing, who legend says will decide which of the nine alternate Earths will be saved.
192 pages, Paperback
First published September 25, 2002
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September 27, 2017
The Good: This is the best volume of this series so far since the first one. Not only are the production values--artwork, dialogue, etc.--still great, but it doesn't feature the Barbie-doll-like nudity that plagued most of the earlier installments.
The Bad: About the only complaints I can come up with were two profanities: a d-word and a misuse of God's name.
Conclusion: I've really been enjoying this fantasy manga series! Here's hoping it continues down the same road!
The Bad: About the only complaints I can come up with were two profanities: a d-word and a misuse of God's name.
Conclusion: I've really been enjoying this fantasy manga series! Here's hoping it continues down the same road!
August 21, 2018
THE MAD PRINCE BECKONS...but guys this book was soooo confusing. On the one hand the artwork has definitely improved volume to volume, but I think the story is so confusing now.
So Meshie, the Sage of the Forbidden Comet (which apparently means every time you get reborn you remember everything from your previous lives and your future lives...so he's a Time Lord basically), explains how Kagami and Kaguya rewrote history.
Kagami by saving Seeu's life and participating in the battle. Kaguya by...I guess being herself. Somehow Kaguya being Kaguya changed history - namely Bambi picking up Pyro instead of rejecting her birthright. Meshie seems both amused by what Kaguya and Kagami have done and worried.
It's no small thing that Kaguya was born after "the end" and that no one knows where Kagami came from. Which pisses off Kura almost as much as the fact that Ragunahaan went to his death willingly.
Actually lemme stop there I'll need to re-read this to understand. I'm so so confused.
So Meshie, the Sage of the Forbidden Comet (which apparently means every time you get reborn you remember everything from your previous lives and your future lives...so he's a Time Lord basically), explains how Kagami and Kaguya rewrote history.
Kagami by saving Seeu's life and participating in the battle. Kaguya by...I guess being herself. Somehow Kaguya being Kaguya changed history - namely Bambi picking up Pyro instead of rejecting her birthright. Meshie seems both amused by what Kaguya and Kagami have done and worried.
It's no small thing that Kaguya was born after "the end" and that no one knows where Kagami came from. Which pisses off Kura almost as much as the fact that Ragunahaan went to his death willingly.
Actually lemme stop there I'll need to re-read this to understand. I'm so so confused.
June 1, 2023
terrific story, long two page intro which i needed because i've not yet read any of the other volumes. best manga i've read in years.
August 31, 2021
I love science fiction. It's one of my favorite genres and I really love the creativity the genre provides for any commentary it has. That goes for TV shows as well as books. I love the sci-fi shows Star Trek and Doctor Who.
The only downside is the so-called 'science' behind time travel and the possibilities of an interdimensional world.
We get more more information about the Nine Worlds that seems to be heading to an unavoidable fate of destruction (which we learn is an unavoidable collision). Of course, we learn that a war took place once these worlds became aware. And we also learn about a device that connects the worlds and allows people to travel between the two worlds.
This volume in particular didn't grab me simply because it does the frustrating thing of answering questions by also giving us more questions.
We find out about Kaguya's birth family and where she comes from. But we also get some information about her brother and his impact on the war between the worlds and how he changed the timeline that was set for the nine worlds. So it's pretty clear that Kaguya and her brother, Kagami are involved with the fate of the nine worlds.
We see Bambi's strategy to reunite with Kaguya and it's pretty awesome to see her abilities and what she's capable of.
There's also a little bit of interaction between Kaguya and Seeu. I will give her credit because she tries to make things less awkward and he just blows her off.
This volume was okay. Now that the characters are now in place, it's time to see the grand finale take place.
The only downside is the so-called 'science' behind time travel and the possibilities of an interdimensional world.
We get more more information about the Nine Worlds that seems to be heading to an unavoidable fate of destruction (which we learn is an unavoidable collision). Of course, we learn that a war took place once these worlds became aware. And we also learn about a device that connects the worlds and allows people to travel between the two worlds.
This volume in particular didn't grab me simply because it does the frustrating thing of answering questions by also giving us more questions.
We find out about Kaguya's birth family and where she comes from. But we also get some information about her brother and his impact on the war between the worlds and how he changed the timeline that was set for the nine worlds. So it's pretty clear that Kaguya and her brother, Kagami are involved with the fate of the nine worlds.
We see Bambi's strategy to reunite with Kaguya and it's pretty awesome to see her abilities and what she's capable of.
There's also a little bit of interaction between Kaguya and Seeu. I will give her credit because she tries to make things less awkward and he just blows her off.
This volume was okay. Now that the characters are now in place, it's time to see the grand finale take place.
February 10, 2011
My thirty something son and twenty something daughter both studied Japanese. They love these books. Since they're not looking, I'm going to use the "s" word. No, okay, I'll just say I find them annoying or maybe insipid. Granted this books was rated T for teen, so maybe I should try an older manga. No, maybe not. There are too many good books. This was the cleanest set(did not contain offensive words, illustrations or situations)I could find at Powells. Perhaps I need to spend a day there seriously looking for good manga.
November 12, 2015
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.
August 24, 2008
Not so exciting as the previous volume, not much happening here, a little bit dreamy story again. But a good reading. Some nice philosophical musings about the life, the afterlife and such.. ^_^
May 15, 2017
One of my favorite manga series.
February 25, 2009
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