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Dragon Eye #2
Dragon Eye, Vol. 2
A HERO IS BORN
Leila is training to be a great warrior. Her teacher, Issa, is a courageous champion with a rebellious streak. But Leila wants more from Issa than his expertise. He’s the guardian of a powerful magic weapon, the Dragon Eye. With the Eye, Leila can become the world’s greatest soldier–and finally avenge her parents’ death!
Leila is training to be a great warrior. Her teacher, Issa, is a courageous champion with a rebellious streak. But Leila wants more from Issa than his expertise. He’s the guardian of a powerful magic weapon, the Dragon Eye. With the Eye, Leila can become the world’s greatest soldier–and finally avenge her parents’ death!
208 pages, Paperback
First published September 25, 2007
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May 13, 2019
Left on a cliff hanger definitely getting next on.
September 28, 2011
A continuation of the previous story lands Issa, Leila, Hyuga and Sosei in a fight against a Level 2 Beast-Form Dracule, who, to me, resembles a giant chicken. That doesn't make Kaligera any less frightening, as it moves with an incredible speed, and has diamond-skin, unable to be pierced by the swords VIUS is prone to use. After everyone but Issa is taken out of the battle, Issa makes a deal with Kaligera, and they fly together out of the city, an action that further strains Issa's relationships with VIUS.
In addition to the punishment Issa endures at the hands of the VIUS commanders, he and his squad are assigned additional members to both monitor and assist in a mission outside the city walls. On the way outside the walls, an earthquake happens, effectively cutting the team off from any assistance within the city. They can only move forward through an underground cavern, partially made by VIUS, possibly partially natural, but definitely inhabited by Dracules. Sosei and Issa are split off from the rest of the group, including Masamune Hibiki, who is the monitor for this activity, and may be gunning for Issa's position of captain.
Despite their differences, Sosei and Issa agree to work together, while Hibiki's team encounter Dracules who divebomb them in a cavern. Tensions are riding high as Issa insists there are more Dracules ahead, "two or three hundred", guarding a high level Dracule. Which team will make it to the Dracule enclave first? Will any of them make it out alive? We have to wait to find out in volume three!
The art continues to be very fluid and easy to follow. Honorifics are kept at a minimum; Leila is more likely to use them than anyone, so it almost seems an affectation than anything. The few jokes that were not explained in the prior manga are explained here, and there are some cute 4-kona (four panel comic strips) at the end of the stories.
In addition to the punishment Issa endures at the hands of the VIUS commanders, he and his squad are assigned additional members to both monitor and assist in a mission outside the city walls. On the way outside the walls, an earthquake happens, effectively cutting the team off from any assistance within the city. They can only move forward through an underground cavern, partially made by VIUS, possibly partially natural, but definitely inhabited by Dracules. Sosei and Issa are split off from the rest of the group, including Masamune Hibiki, who is the monitor for this activity, and may be gunning for Issa's position of captain.
Despite their differences, Sosei and Issa agree to work together, while Hibiki's team encounter Dracules who divebomb them in a cavern. Tensions are riding high as Issa insists there are more Dracules ahead, "two or three hundred", guarding a high level Dracule. Which team will make it to the Dracule enclave first? Will any of them make it out alive? We have to wait to find out in volume three!
The art continues to be very fluid and easy to follow. Honorifics are kept at a minimum; Leila is more likely to use them than anyone, so it almost seems an affectation than anything. The few jokes that were not explained in the prior manga are explained here, and there are some cute 4-kona (four panel comic strips) at the end of the stories.
November 18, 2015
I love a lot of action and great fight scenes, and that is what Dragon Eye: Volume 2 is all about. What I find is kind of funny is how bad the Dracules are supposed to be, yet they look all cute and cuddly. You would think that they would look totally evil, but they never do. As for the new additions to Squad Zero, I love the way the look. But, again, they don't always fight as good as you might think they would.
Still, the book is highly enjoyable and once again Kairi Fujiyama has created a beautifully drawn story of mutated beasts that need to be killed.
The translation from Japanese is pretty good, but I do occasionally feel that the translation is a little too literal. Some effort should be made to make the American dialog flow a little better, or at least have the characters speak as we would, not as the Japanese would.
I read a lot of books that DelRey Manga publishes, and this series is in my top five.
So, if you are looking for a lot of action, great character interaction, an interesting plot, and fun fight scenes, pick up a copy of Dragon Eye: Volume 2. You will absolutely love it. Again, like the last book, this book ends in a cliffhanger with the squad still trapped in the tunnels. I sure hope that they find their way out in Dragon Eye: Volume 3. I cannot wait to find out.
I rated this book a 9 out of 10.
Still, the book is highly enjoyable and once again Kairi Fujiyama has created a beautifully drawn story of mutated beasts that need to be killed.
The translation from Japanese is pretty good, but I do occasionally feel that the translation is a little too literal. Some effort should be made to make the American dialog flow a little better, or at least have the characters speak as we would, not as the Japanese would.
I read a lot of books that DelRey Manga publishes, and this series is in my top five.
So, if you are looking for a lot of action, great character interaction, an interesting plot, and fun fight scenes, pick up a copy of Dragon Eye: Volume 2. You will absolutely love it. Again, like the last book, this book ends in a cliffhanger with the squad still trapped in the tunnels. I sure hope that they find their way out in Dragon Eye: Volume 3. I cannot wait to find out.
I rated this book a 9 out of 10.
November 2, 2014
Way better then the first one!!! The first one bored me.this vol was awesome!!
March 24, 2016
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who would enjoy a very comedic book. And i highly recommend this book over the first one.
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