Kaina and Yaona slip away from the palace to save Ririha, who has been taken prisoner by the Valghian navy and is confined to a cage hanging from the mast of the Admiral's ship. After an arduous journey, the two would-be rescuers manage to sneak aboard, but not everything goes as planned…
So continues the tale of three brave young people bent on saving their world from destruction!
Tsutomu Nihei (弐瓶 勉 Nihei Tsutomu, born 1971) is a Japanese manga artist. His cyberpunk-influenced artwork has gained a strong cult following. He has a relatively large community of fans in Germany where his manga Blame!, NOiSE and Biomega were published by Ehapa. Blame! was also published in France and Spain by Glénat, in the US by Tokyopop and in Italy by Panini Comics.
At first he studied architecture and later it is shown up in his manga works with drawing huge structures. This became one of his general theme that makes his manga unique. His works are usually in black and white. He is also an avid fan of the video game series Halo, as he mentions in his commentary section in the Halo Graphic Novel.
Je ne pouvais pas passer à côté d'un titre de Nihei Tsutomu dont je suis fan. Même s'il n'est "que" scénariste. De plus le dessin de Takemoto Itoe me fait penser à celui de Nihei avant "Dungeon Tower". Et avec ce titre j'ai l'impression d'un cross-over Nihei Tsutomu x "Nausicaa de la Vallée du vent" même si je ne saurais expliquer pourquoi précisément. Hâte de lire la suite.
Kaina and Prince Yaona steal away to try to save Princess Ririha, but they end up on a giant floating fortress. Once they are reunited with Ririha, they realize that conditions for the Valghians are dire without fresh water. This is a slow-burn story with sparse illustrations, and it'll require patient readers who enjoy science fiction.
This review was made possible with a digital review copy from the publisher through Edelweiss.