Suzume, Vol. 2

すずめの戸締まり[Suzume no Tojimari] #2

by Denki Amashima, Makoto Shinkai (Original Story)

Suzume e Sota lasciano il Kyushu e si mettono in viaggio per chiudere le porte ed evitare che il verme provochi altre catastrofi naturali. Daijin, la pietra di volta che ha assunto le sembianze di un gatto, sta vagando per il Giappone, aprendo una porta dietro l’altra. I ragazzi, sulle sue tracce, arrivano fino a Kobe. Nel frattempo, Sota percepisce che qualcosa in lui è cambiato...

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Young Adult, Science Fiction, Japan, Fiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published September 22, 2023

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Reviews

[Mika · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm glad that Suzume is being taken care of while she is so far away from home. People actually care about her and her safety. They might not try to bring her back to her mum, but I think that's 'cause they don't know what happened to Suzume that she ran away from home and instead of poking her with questions and making her afraid of opening up they give her time. Honestly, if I would meet a runaway kid I would probably call the parents or police anyway, but there is something beautiful in taking care of a child until they wants to return on their own will.
(+ the way Rumi was upset when Suzume left without saying anything, showing how she truly cared for her even if it's not her own daughter. Suzume should be glad that she meet such nice people on her journey!)

I felt uncomfortable seeing how Suzume decided to include Souta without him feeling left out since he turned into a chair. Like I would never sit on him just to make him able to be more in the foreground, since Suzume is the only one who knows about him as the others wouldn't understand how a human turned into a chair. Couldn't she just put him near the table, why does she have to sit on him??

Seeing how Souta was affected by his closers job is making me feel pity for him, he could have done so much more if his job as a closer wouldn't have affected his daily life.

It's so funny when the chair starts attack Daijin, like I can't take it serious, it just looks too funny.

As I learnt from volume one the keystone is the key to the gate/door of some place that stayed open for too long or in general open for no reason. Souta is the closer and his mission is to close that gate. If the gate isn't closed soon enough earth quakes and other weather phenomenas are going to happen. When the keystone changed it was baffling me. I didn't even notice it and then it just happened. I honestly didn't think there was a possibility to change it like how it did. Great plot twist near the end.

StoryGraph review + content warnings

[Ｂｅｅｌａｈ · Rating 5 out of 5]

~Wuhuu, Mak Cik Tamaki ada peminat tapi dia tak sedar. Si Minoru duk perati je Mak Cik Tamaki.

~Dalam pengembaraan Suzume mencari Daijin, dia sangat beruntung sebab jumpa orang baik2 je. Perempuan remaja kot, duit saku pun cukup2 makan jer.

~Kesian Souta, dari kecil lagi kena kerah tenaga, takde masa bermain. "Hak bermain adalah hak kami" tak terpakai masa zaman kanak2 Souta.

~Masa Suzume melompat ke udara kat atas jambatan tu, orang2 awam terlopong je ke? Tak ke sepatutnya mereka hairan mana hilangnya Suzume. Lompat2 je terus hilang. Macam tindakan normal pulak lagaknya.

[Enairolf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Je n’ai toujours pas regardé le film, du coup je découvre complètement l’histoire. J’avais vraiment adoré le premier tome et j’étais impatiente de me plonger dans la suite. Surtout qu’en plus du second, j’ai le troisième et dernier tome sous la main, ça va me permettre de ne pas devoir attendre pour découvrir la fin de l’histoire. Ce second tome est dans la lignée du premier, il va vraiment falloir que je regarde le film pour voir cette merveilleuse histoire à l’écran.

Dans ce second tome, afin de refermer les portes ouvertes par le Ver, de nouveau réveillé, Suzume et Sôta se sont mis en route depuis Kyûshû. Persuadés que les portes s’ouvrent là où passe Daijin, la pierre de voûte transformée en chat, nos deux héros se sont lancés à la poursuite du matou, et débarquent à présent à Kobe ! Mais une étrange métamorphose s’est engagée dans le corps de Sôta, changé en chaise…

Ce que je retiens de ce tome c’est qu’il était assez intense. Déjà l’histoire s’intensifie un peu plus au fil des pages. Mais les évènements qui se déroulent ici sont également très intense. Surtout la fin d’ailleurs, je dois bien avouer qu’il est assez difficile de ne pas être profondément touché par ce qu’il se passe.. J’ai vraiment eu de la peine pour Suzume, elle était vraiment très touchante ici. Concernant Daijin, bien que ce soit l’antagoniste de l’histoire, je trouve qu’il est difficile de ne pas s’attacher à lui. Je l’aime bien ce personnage. J’ai beaucoup aimé voir la relation entre Suzume et Sôta évoluer, on voit que plus on avance dans l’histoire et plus ils s’attachent l’un à l’autre. Je suis très curieuse de voir ce que la suite va donner. Suzume est vraiment une jeune fille incroyable, j’aime tellement son personnage. Elle est hyper touchante mais elle est surtout dévouée! Dans ce tome, c’est aussi l’occasion d’en apprendre plus sur Sôta et c’est très intéressant pour le coup d’en apprendre plus sur lui.

Ce second tome était vraiment génial à lire, j’ai pris beaucoup de plaisir et surtout je l’ai dévoré en un rien de temps. Difficile de décrocher de la lecture, une fois le nez dedans c’est fini, impossible de lâcher le manga. Je vais de ce pas me jeter sur le troisième et dernier tome pour voir si Suzume va réussir ce qu’elle veut entreprendre. Et j’ai aussi hâte de découvrir comment cette histoire va se terminer!

[András · Rating 4 out of 5]

A második részben már nem csak kalandos utazásról van szó, hanem igazi tétet kap a történet. Tetszett, ahogy Suzume jellemfejlődik, és bizonytalan tinédzserből lassan felelősséget vállaló „kapuzáró” válik, miközben Sóta drámája a lassú megkövesedése, ami miatt mint záró nemcsak segítő, hanem áldozat is lehet, ez ad egy kis érzelmi súlyt a történetnek. A hétköznapi jelenetek mint két üldözési jelenet közötti kis esti ramenezés és a misztikus kapuzárások és túlvilági jelenetek kontrasztja ebben a részben hangulatosra sikerültek, és bár a színek hiányoznak, a rajzok jól visszaadják a történet lényegét. Viszont Daijin kettőssége (aranyos macska lenne?!? Vagy veszélyes isten?!? erősen idegesítő…

[Michela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quando incappi in un capolavoro firmato Makoto Shinkai è inevitabile innamorarsene. Solo che poi non basta mai.
Quello che mi piace particolarmente è che, tra anime, manga e romanzo, ci sono sempre quei piccoli dettagli di differenza che arricchiscono e completano la trama, Suzume non fa eccezione: una storia avvincente, originata da un evento reale, ma a cui non manca il soprannaturale a cui Makoto Shinkai ci ha abituati.

[Recensionidelloracolo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Questo volume è stato piena di adrenalina e drammi e il finale è stato veramente distruttivo...non posso pensare di aspettare il terzo volume per capire come andrà avanti!
Riuscirà Suzume a riabbracciare Sota?
E comunque è il primo manga che è riuscito a farmi odiare un personaggio sottoforma di gatto...

[Jesuisunemetaphore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ce deuxième tome m’a complètement absorbée ! La relation entre Suzume et Sota est tellement belle et touchante, j’adore la façon dont elle évolue. Chaque page me donnait envie de lire toujours plus vite pour découvrir ce qui allait se passer ensuite. Et maintenant, pour combler l’attente jusqu’au prochain tome, je vais vite me plonger dans le film ! 🥺

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having fallen in love with the film version of Suzume, I was more than excited to read the manga. And it doesn't disappoint! Sure, there are some changes made, mostly due to chapter formatting, but it translated well to the page. The art is very beautiful and captures the essence of the film.

Very much a great read.

[Amélie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! A great continuation of volume 1! The story continues with Suzume and Souta trying to close the next door. It's quite exciting and I'm looking forward to reading the third and final volume!

There's a bit of action, a semi-cliffhanger and it also has a bit of mystery. It was such a pleasant read!

[Latifah S Ningrum · Rating 4 out of 5]

Apart from Makoto Shinkai's previous works, it seems I'm still not used to Suzume's illustrations in this volume which are still a bit stiff. However, this can be put aside because the storyline becomes more interesting.

[Sarah AK · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm liking these, but really question how much sense they'd make without the prior knowledge that comes with having watched the movie. That said, it's a nice little appetizer, and after this volume, I'm especially looking forward to the main course (watching it again).

[Alicia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Worm holes, protective gates, and Souta as a three-legged chair. It's got some action but not as much mystery as the first one that I enjoyed.

Suzume and Souta together are trying to track down the god and get it to return to protecting Japan however chaos reigns.

[Gaia Bellini · Rating 5 out of 5]

Molto bello e visto che non finisce nel secondo ma nel terzo manga c' è molta suspance nel manga e impazienza nel lettore.

[Santiago Bueno · Rating 4 out of 5]

El arte no está ayudanndoo demasiado. Por momemtos no se emtiende del todo lo que estamos viendo. Pero la historia está muy interesante como para que sea mas que disfrurable la lectura.

[Reva Moderix (Hiatus) · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[bea 🪴]

sigh the ending of this volume was one of my favorite scenes in the movie

[Lucy Kirby · Rating 3 out of 5]

Can't believe he's still a chair.

[Erin ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

So so good

[inouch · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was so gripping I didn’t see the time go! I know Daijin is supposed to be the villain but when he got sad at the end he was so cute I couldn’t help but be sad too 😭

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading these books makes me want to watch the movie again. I love these characters.

[Tamara Pearson · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite Makoto Shinkai movies!!!!

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I could be misremembering, but I don’t recall the flashbacks from Souta’s childhood being in the film. That said, I really appreciated seeing his memories and his perspective throughout this volume.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well I did not see that coming

[Kawan Ktaoka · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐️ A MUST READ FOR MANGA LOVERS ⭐️

This book was amazing for me it was a 10 out of 10 the movie and the book was very enjoyable but the book is a must read for manga lovers it is by far my favourite book in the Suzume series with many wonderful illustrations. Overall I really enjoyed this book and It was a really good and easy read for me and my family. Did you like the Suzume books how would you rate it from 1 - 10?

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Suzume and Daijin connect from across the bar where Suzume is temporarily staying in Kobe, and Daijin playfully leads Suzume out to the next breach: a worm escaping from an abandoned amusement park high in the hills above the city. Souta and Suzume give chase, hoping to catch the keystone but also stop the worm from damaging the region. Through the open gate, Suzume glimpses a place Souta explains is the Ever After, a parallel to their world and a space where souls go to when they’ve passed on. Daijin is next on his way to Tokyo, which leads the two back to Souta’s apartment and old journals from generations of Closers that may give clues as to what the menacing cat could be up to.

As the pressure to figure out Daijin’s plan ramps up, the suspense builds in this story, and the emotional stakes are very high. This volume gets intense and leaves on a gut-wrenching moment, particularly for those who haven’t seen the movie and know what all of this is leading up to. Some of the conflict brewing in Souta is lost in this format compared to the movie version, but there’s still plenty to grapple with in the manga. This story has the distinction of being one of the few that actually brings me to tears.

Sara's Rating: 9/10
Suitability Level: Grades 7-12

[China · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very emotional