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Dream Gold Volume 1
The keys to the city... of gold! In a world where technology and magic fuel the dream of discovering unimaginable riches, the Knights of the Dark City have proven themselves worthy of this challenge. Dream Gold, the ultimate prize, awaits any of the Knights who possess one of the 250 Treasure Keys, but this is no ordinary treasure hunt! After finding the 250th key, Kurorat Jio Clocks and Katana Shirabano will not only seek to secure the treasure for themselves; they will also have to struggle against the powers that be - namely the other Knights, as well as the vicious pirates, the Sky Tigers. Bound by the secrets and often arbitrary rules and mandates of the Knights of the Dark City, Kurorat and Katana have their work cut out for them. Find out who will lead the way to win the greatest of prizes, while fighting duels and facing harrowing danger along the way!
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First published December 1, 2004
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December 6, 2014
If I had seen the goodreads page for this book, I wouldn't have bothered.
I think I mentioned once before that I probably wouldn't ever give a manga or a graphic novel anything less than 2 stars as long as the art was nice enough. But then this book happened . . .
I hated the narration. I HATED it. In a manga, you can totally use the whole "show, don't tell" thing to your advantage, and if you don't, you have no excuse. If you can literally give the reader a picture of what is going on, you shouldn't have to make the narrator actually tell you what is going on. And I hated the narrator. She was omniscient, but they illustrated her, and it sounded like commentary from the author at times. "This chapter is part 1 of 3." NO. That takes away from the immersion. But yet, I was actually glad when I saw the narrator, because that meant that I was one step closer to ending my suffering.
Speaking of ending my suffering, I literally skimmed the words towards the end of the story and threw the book back into my backpack without even thinking of what had just happened or what will happen next, and then I started reading something else. Generally not a good sign.
I actually liked the art style at first. I think that the illustrator is actually quite talented, but they presented the illustration in the WORST WAY they possibly could. During battle scenes, instead of drawing the actual fighting, there would just be a zoom-in of a building they're fighting near for no reason. The characters looked really similar (at one point, I literally thought that the girl, who the narrator was TELLING US was pretty, was actually the main male protagonist in a wig). I just didn't think it added anything to the story, thus taking away from the story.
What else . . ?
I had no idea what was going on.
The battle scenes were stupid.
For a depiction of a the future, there was absolutely no correlation between the present and the future. It just had that generic bible rewriting thing and the gangs and a weird government and malls with 80 floors and technology and stuff . . .
I couldn't quite figure out the characters relations to each other, which is acceptable for the first volume, but I'm so fed up with this book that I don't even care.
I hated this book and do not recommend it. If you see it in the library like I did, run.
I think I mentioned once before that I probably wouldn't ever give a manga or a graphic novel anything less than 2 stars as long as the art was nice enough. But then this book happened . . .
I hated the narration. I HATED it. In a manga, you can totally use the whole "show, don't tell" thing to your advantage, and if you don't, you have no excuse. If you can literally give the reader a picture of what is going on, you shouldn't have to make the narrator actually tell you what is going on. And I hated the narrator. She was omniscient, but they illustrated her, and it sounded like commentary from the author at times. "This chapter is part 1 of 3." NO. That takes away from the immersion. But yet, I was actually glad when I saw the narrator, because that meant that I was one step closer to ending my suffering.
Speaking of ending my suffering, I literally skimmed the words towards the end of the story and threw the book back into my backpack without even thinking of what had just happened or what will happen next, and then I started reading something else. Generally not a good sign.
I actually liked the art style at first. I think that the illustrator is actually quite talented, but they presented the illustration in the WORST WAY they possibly could. During battle scenes, instead of drawing the actual fighting, there would just be a zoom-in of a building they're fighting near for no reason. The characters looked really similar (at one point, I literally thought that the girl, who the narrator was TELLING US was pretty, was actually the main male protagonist in a wig). I just didn't think it added anything to the story, thus taking away from the story.
What else . . ?
I had no idea what was going on.
The battle scenes were stupid.
For a depiction of a the future, there was absolutely no correlation between the present and the future. It just had that generic bible rewriting thing and the gangs and a weird government and malls with 80 floors and technology and stuff . . .
I couldn't quite figure out the characters relations to each other, which is acceptable for the first volume, but I'm so fed up with this book that I don't even care.
I hated this book and do not recommend it. If you see it in the library like I did, run.
December 7, 2012
The first chapter of Dream Gold is interesting, if not amazing. Dark City is renown for a single rumor: being home to the ultimate treasure called Dream Gold. Treasure hunting hopefuls finding one of 250 treasure keys will join the Knights organization and possibly gain a line on the legendary prize. And Kuro and his partner Katana have a lead on the final key...
The premise and setup of the first chapter fall flat immediately in the second chapter and throughout the rest of the volume. Though the first chapter has over-the-top elements, it's somewhat grounded with a clear direction and a glimpse of mysteries to come. After that the manga becomes a slapstick internal competition of Knights with arbitrary rules, a random feel to plotting, and what appears to be an attempt to cameo as many of the 250 Knights as possible.
Moving on to the art - I like the style and feel, but it often gets cluttered and confusing. The drawn out faces seem to lend themselves to easily going off design a bit and sometimes look odd.
So after an intriguing opening Dream Gold spirals downhill and ends up rather disappointing. This was the only volume translated into English, but unfortunately it doesn't seem like it was much of a loss.
The premise and setup of the first chapter fall flat immediately in the second chapter and throughout the rest of the volume. Though the first chapter has over-the-top elements, it's somewhat grounded with a clear direction and a glimpse of mysteries to come. After that the manga becomes a slapstick internal competition of Knights with arbitrary rules, a random feel to plotting, and what appears to be an attempt to cameo as many of the 250 Knights as possible.
Moving on to the art - I like the style and feel, but it often gets cluttered and confusing. The drawn out faces seem to lend themselves to easily going off design a bit and sometimes look odd.
So after an intriguing opening Dream Gold spirals downhill and ends up rather disappointing. This was the only volume translated into English, but unfortunately it doesn't seem like it was much of a loss.
December 14, 2012
In this volume, the main characters join a group in which each individual is dedicated to finding a mysterious treasure hidden somewhere in the city. While this one wasn't necessarily bad, it didn't grab me at all. I have no interest in reading any other volumes of the series. Something about it reminded me a little of GetBackers, only the characters in GetBackers are more interesting.
(Originally posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)
(Originally posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)
January 1, 2012
Art was confusing and much of it just didn't make sense.
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