Kaina of the Great Snow Sea 3

大雪海のカイナ [Ōyukiumi no Kaina] #3

by Tsutomu Nihei, Itoe Takemoto (Illustrator), Christina Rinnerthaler (Übersetzer)

Kaina und Liliha sind ihrem Ziel zum Greifen nah. Der Abstieg ins Schneemeer hat ihnen alles abverlangt, aber eine Verschnaufpause ist ihnen nicht vergönnt – denn unten angekommen warten schon die feindlich gesinnten Valghan und nehmen Liliha gefangen! Kaina muss nun alles auf eine Karte setzen, um Liliha aus ihren Fängen zu befreien. Das ist bei Weitem kein leichtes Unterfangen, und Kaina erkennt schnell, dass er auf die Hilfe der Menschen aus Atland angewiesen ist. Doch die Valghan sind weitaus arglistiger als gedacht und die Zeit drängt …

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Shonen, Graphic Novels

160 pages, Paperback

First published October 6, 2023

About the author

See also 弐瓶 勉.

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.

Taken from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_...

Reviews

[Blah · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

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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.

Reviewed for School Library Journal.

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

[Les Lectures de Loow (Laura) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Je reste sur un coup de cœur !