Kagurabachi 4

カグラバチ [Kagurabachi] #4

by Takeru Hokazono, Antje Bockel (Translator)

Blut, Rache und ein verzaubertes Katana – Chihiros gnadenloser Weg der Vergeltung

Chihiro, der wortkarge Sohn eines lebensfrohen Schwertschmieds, trainiert täglich mit seinem Vater. Er glaubte, dass die Tage des ständigen Lachens ewig andauern würden, aber eines Tages schlägt die Tragödie zu... Ein blutiges Band und ein Leben ohne Wiederkehr. Der Junge brennt vor Hass und dem Feuer der Entschlossenheit in seinem Herzen...

Empfohlenes ab 15 JahrenDiese Serie gilt als noch nicht abgeschlossenCinematische und außergewöhnlich atmosphärische Action Für Fans von JOHN WICK und QUENTIN TARANTINODies ist Band 4 der Serie.

Der neue Action-Superhit aus dem Shonen Jump – voller Spannung, Rache und epischer Kämpfe!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Action, Shonen, Comics, Fiction, Graphic Novels

218 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 4, 2024

About the author

Takeru Hokazono (外薗健; Hokazono Takeru) is a Japanese mangaka.

Reviews

[James 🦤 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Don’t know how old Hakuri is but it doesn’t matter. I’m signing the adoption papers rn. That’s my fucking son.

[Lėja · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS IS PEAAAAAK

[Tay · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the first volume in the series that is a 3.5 for me and the .5 is because it started picking up in the latter half of the last chapter.

The pacing has gotten better, or I’ve simply become immune to it, but it’s still missing something for me. The characters are a bit milquetoast. Even Shiba, who we see is being set up to be the ‘all powerful mentor’ figure in these series. It’s not using its introduced characters well and when you do meet someone you want to be more invested in –poof– they go bye bye. This has been consistent since volume 1.

Due to my very average response to what I consider an average manga (I’ve read 4 volumes and I think that’s enough time to decide if it’s worth continuing or not), I decided to check some reviews to see what others were saying about it. Nearly every review spoke highly of this and, sure, they’re different strokes for different folks, but personally, this is simply an “ok” manga. Just ok. Average at best, truly.

I will read volume 5 because as mentioned, the latter final chapter of this volume made me want to see where it leads (and of course, because I bought it on Amazon). However, moving forward, this seems like a series I will be happy with getting spoilers for. Or if it gets an anime adaptation, I’d watch. As for biting the rest of the physical copies, I don’t see myself continuing to do that.

[Neha · Rating 5 out of 5]

“I’m curious to see what’s grown… from the seeds of hatred I sowed all those years ago.”

teamwork and chosen families… doesn’t take much to please me. i have found a new favorite series. might even be top 5, dare i say top three 🫣. god, there are so many tragic stories in this, it’s TOO GOOD. this is like on the same level of Bleach for me. the complexity of the characters? family values? love? betrayal??

the art continues to be a slay, and although it’s quite simple, the mangaka draws eyes so beautifully. they convey so much emotion UGH

when i have money i will be collecting this series🙂‍↕️

[kenz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hakuri Sazanami my beloved

[🌙steph🌙 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Our bb Haruki’s been through enough🥺

[Dani Wladdimiro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Siento que este volumen es muy bueno, tanto por el ritmo y toda la estructura narrativa que hay con Hakuri. Me sorprende gratamente la manera cómo el mangaka utiliza muy bien los flashback, para que poco a poco nos vayan dando más contexto sin perder el hilo del momento actual. Típicamente en los mangas se realiza el recurso de flashback para explicar todo lo que no se entiende, entonces gastas un capítulo complemento para esto. Acá no pasa eso, todo lo contrario, mezcla perfectamente los momentos íntimos con la acción, por lo que se siente muy agradable ir leyendo, haciéndola muy fluida. Y respecto al giro de Hakuri, me gustó muchísimo, porque se hizo natural toda su transición y en ese sentido las peleas se siente muy serias, dando explicaciones detallas sobre si puede o no utilizar ciertas habilidades, o de qué manera estratégicamente debe pelearse. Dejaré por aquí a Kagurabachi, pero con muchas ganas de leer lo que venga cuando haya una mayor cantidad de volúmenes.

[ami · Rating 5 out of 5]

DID HE JUST TELL HIS SWORD TO LOCK IN

[Keith Gears · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 🌟

Kagurabachi is genuinely 4/4 right now like I actually can't believe how peak this shit is like omfgggggg. I think so far this is probably my 2nd favorite volume like this was sooooo good I loved actually everything about this. I am lowkey pissed this is so early on and on going cause I only got 2 more printed volumes and then a couple chapters that aren't printed yet that I can read but after that I gotta wait each time to read just 1 single chapter like I need this whole manga NOWWWWW I need to know how this story is going to progress I'm obsessed.

[Buddy_Aech · Rating 5 out of 5]

RAHHHHH
Incredible as usual.
Every panel of Chihiro using Cloud gouger was FREAKING sick. And HAKURIS BACKSTORYYYY?
HE GOT CLOSE TO THE GIRL AND TRIED TO FREE HER JUST FOR HER TO TAKE HER OWN LIFE😭😭 AND THE WAY HIS BROTHER BEAT HIM SO BAD HE AWAKENED A STOREHOUSE TO HIDE THE WEAPONS. AND THE ISOU AWAKENING.
...
Hakuri is my new fave if you can't tell.
This book was great. I can't wait to get the next one.
9.7/10

[Jhamankys · Rating 5 out of 5]

PERO QUE PUTO TOMO DIOS MIO SANTOO!! NOOOOO DIOOOOOS, TODO EL TOMO FUE DEMASIADO, DIOSMIO HAKURI GENIO PERO QUE TANTO PASASTE, LOS TRAUMAS DE CHIHIRO, LAS MUERTES SIN RAZON, EL RESPONSABLE DE LA MUERTE DE ROKUHIRA, NOOOOOO, ES DEMASIADO ESTE TOMOO

[Julian King · Rating 5 out of 5]

il tema della schiavitù e del commercio di esseri umani non è una novità negli shonen - basti pensare all'arco narrativo dell'Arcipelago Sabaody in One Piece - e anche il topos del più debole individuo di una famiglia che in realtà si rivela essere potentissimo, eppure questo volume è stato stupendo! Takeru Hokazono sta scrivendo e disegnando uno shonen classico in modo unico.

[Maxime Facon Lisiak · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un solide 15/20 j'ai bien apprécié le déroulement du manga et l'intelligence des combats ainsi que l'histoire avec la fille qui a préféré se suicider, s'il anime ce manga il va très vite gagner en popularité, J'ai bien apprécié également le fils incapable qui se révèle être un génie inconscient

[m.・゜゜・・゜゜・． · Rating 4 out of 5]

yall dont fw hakuri like i fw hakuri

[Kelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Die as mine at my side.”

Unironically, this is the best and coolest shonen running right now. The storytelling is on a completely different level than any of its contemporaries~

[Madison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hakuri :(

[Marijn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m falling back into my old comic/manga days

[𝓡𝓪𝔂𝓷𝓮𐙚⋆.˚ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gooooo hakuri

[ivy · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️ Not sure what it’s going to take to get me to 4 stars with this series but I’m still intrigued. Main character, and a few side characters have so much potential.

[Taylor High · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bruhhh, I’m shipping Chihiro and Hakuri like Gojo and Geto & ain’t NO ONE can tell me shit about it 🙂‍↔️

[Sam Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.75 ⭐️

[Zbigniew Gacek · Rating 4 out of 5]

Spori ciekawych walk, dynamika rysunków mi bardzo pasuje. Budowanie napięcia przed walką z Bossem.

[Jasmine · Rating 5 out of 5]

wait im such a fan

[Bekah Stegner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why would I not love a magic heist!?! The Rakuzaichi arc is everything and I cannot get enough of this story. Yes, I teared up at Hakuri's flashbacks, thanks for asking. 😭 And yes, I'm kind of obsessed with this manga lol.

The cover is beautiful as always! 😍 Love seeing both of the boys together 🫶🏻

[Sophia Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

god....the rakuzaichi arc is ... UGH. WOW. HAKURI I LOVE YOU SO MUCH YOU HAVE SO MUCH LOVE IN YOUR HEART FOR HOW FUCKED YOUR LIFE AS BEEN. god literally fuck his older brother so much like him literally treating him worse than dirt but being like "omg brother i love you so much" STFU IT MAKES ME UNCOMFY. and seeing hakuri's true potential come out??? yeah that's what yall get. you didn't love him because he didn't have the powers when THEY wanted him to and nows he's stronger than all of yall. fuck off. anways.... yeah its fucking great. the action? amazing. the art? wonderful. let chihiro COOK. (also the fucking ice lady story... yeah... that got to me)

[riley ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

BIG HUG FOR HAKURI 🫂

[Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very much giving hxh Yorknew city arc and I’m here for it

[Alessandro Parisi]

L’intrusione al Rakuzaichi, il mercato nero dove si terrà l’asta per la Shinuchi, ha inizio. Chihiro, insieme ad Hakuri e Togo, si introduce nel complesso con l’obiettivo di rubare la spada incantata. Durante l’infiltrazione, Chihiro si imbatte in Hiyuki, membro dei Kamunabi. Sebbene i due abbiano scopi diversi (lei intende comprare la Shinuchi, lui sottrarla con la forza), decidono temporaneamente di collaborare per fronteggiare la sicurezza disposta dalla famiglia Sazanami.

Oltre i guardiani del Rakuzaichi, c’è anche contro un nemico ben più pericoloso: Yura, comandante degli Hishaku e uno dei diretti responsabili dell’omicidio di Kunishige, padre di Chihiro.

Nel frattempo, Hakuri affronta il fratello Souya, una delle guardie d’élite della famiglia Sazanami. L’inferiorità di Hakuri è evidente, viene umiliato e schiacciato dal fratello, ma tenta comunque di usare una tecnica chiamata Isou. Questo tentativo mostra per la prima volta il potenziale nascosto del ragazzo, da sempre visto come il più debole della sua famiglia.

Hakuri si era confidato in passato con una giovane ragazza prigioniera destinata a essere venduta al mercato nero. Con lei racconta il proprio senso di inutilità e l’abuso subito nel contesto familiare. La ragazza perderà poi la vita e questo evento segna una svolta interiore per Hakuri: capisce di non poter più piegarsi alla crudeltà della sua stirpe.

In questo volume vengono rivelati nuovi dettagli sul passato della famiglia Sazanami. Il capostipite era un potente stregone che possedeva una forma di magia spaziale, capace di manipolare un magazzino dimensionale dove venivano rinchiusi prigionieri e oggetti magici. Hakuri, in quanto diretto erede, ha ereditato due poteri:
1. Il controllo del magazzino (usato finora inconsciamente).
2. Una tecnica offensiva chiamata Isou, che aveva represso per mancanza di fiducia in sé stesso.

Ora, consapevole delle sue capacità e determinato a cambiare il proprio destino, Hakuri si risveglia come stregone completo. Insieme a Chihiro, riesce a sconfiggere sia Souya che Tenri.

Con i nemici abbattuti, Hakuri e Chihiro riescono finalmente ad accedere al magazzino dimensionale. È un luogo cruciale, perché al suo interno si trova l’ambita Shinuchi.
Il volume si chiude con i due protagonisti a tu per tu con Kyora, pronti a combattere in uno scontro decisivo il padre di Hakuri

[Ana Virgínia Nunes · Rating 2 out of 5]

[Capítulos 28 - 37]

O arco do Rakuzaichi continua neste quarto volume (o último publicado até ao momento). Encurralado por Kyora Sazanami, Chihiro entrega a sua espada, Enten, tornando-se assim numa mercadoria valiosa a ser leiloada. No entanto, o que poderá ser visto como um ato de rendição revela-se ser uma retirada estratégica. Imbuindo Enten com o seu Genryoku, Chihiro procura utilizar essa ligação para assim mapear a "Despensa" do clã Sazanami e encontrar uma forma de aceder a esse espaço interdimensional. Gizando o seu plano, Chihiro, Shiba e Hakuri invadem o Rakuzaichi, dando início a uma série de batalhas.

Não há muito que eu possa dizer sobre o volume: é simplesmente ação do início ao fim. Estas continuam impressionantes como sempre, porém apenas constituem um espetáculo visual. O que quero dizer com isto? As lutas em Kagurabachi são muito bonitas, contudo o facto de ainda não sentir nenhuma especial ligação com as personagens significa que a sua componente emocional (aquilo que muitas vezes nos empolga neste tipo de obras) simplesmente não faz parte do pacote que me é apresentado. Naturalmente, isto prende-se com a minha pessoa e a minha própria experiência não refletindo de forma alguma outros leitores. Sinto que este volume apenas exacerba os problemas que tenho vindo a mencionar nas minhas resenhas sobre o mangá: a narrativa parece que esta a ir a alta velocidade, como se estivesse com pressa de alcançar algo. Por conta disso, sinto um grande desfasamento entre o que me está a ser mostrado e o que de facto eu estou a assimilar.

Sinceramente, nenhuma das grandes revelações provocou em mim algum tipo de reação. Sim, simpatizo até certo ponto com o sofrimento das personagens e os seus objetivos, mas como posso explicar...é como se eu estivesse numa aula especialmente entediante e tudo o que o professor diz entra por um ouvido e sai por outro. De novo, esta é apenas a minha experiência. Não é - e nem pretende ser - a verdade absoluta.

Em suma, o quarto volume de Kagurabachi é simplesmente mais do mesmo.

[Brandon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dang, forgot how kinda-casually Yura first joins the fray. Mans is presumably the final boss of the manga, and he is first seen as a faceless mob guy from a distance as Hakuri runs toward Chihiro.

The Rakuzaichi Arc heads toward a climax as the volume ends with Chihiro starting the fight against Kyora. Soya and Tenri are defeated in pretty substantial fights, both of which add some decent lore to the manga: against Soya, Hakuri demonstrates the rare ability to wield two Sorceries, including access to the Storehouse; with Shiba and Chihiro fighting Tenri, we see use of Datenseki to augment spiritual ability and simulate the powers of an Enchanted Blade (see: Tenri's jellyfish Stand). Of minor note: I believe it was Kill Blue which debuted a jellyfish weapon around the same time in Jump, which was kinda fun, seeing two different manga with jellyfish powers.

Hokazono does this thing too often where he introduces a handful of mid-boss-type characters, only to have them job off-page. There are a few people hanging by the chandelier when Chihiro is using Cloud Gouger on some powerless goons, but Tafuku clears them all. We don't see Shiba beat Post Malone or the girl Tou.

Another issue with Hokazono, I think I might have mentioned this last volume: he introduces side characters without giving them names, and they gain fans in real life, and die in the story, nameless. The Ice Milf is a prime example. I believe I brought her up last volume when we saw a brief glimpse, and I think I also mentioned the Pine Tree Hishaku who is still presumably a major enemy and remains nameless as of Chapter 98 (he's still alive, though, I think).

Shouts out to VIZ for keeping the error with Tafuku having three eyebrows and two noses in that one panel.

Speaking of how much I hate VIZ, I CANNOT STAND the way they ruined the typesetting of the Isou clash by replacing Hokazono's text with this shitty font.