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Karneval Omnibus #2
Karneval Omnibus, Vol. 2
Stopping by his hometown of Karasuna, Gareki runs into his old friend Tsubame, who asks him to help uncover the truth behind a string of murders that have recently been plaguing the town. Though the crew assumes that the murders were the doing of their mutant quarry, they catch Tsubame's younger brother, Yotaka, red-handed at the scene of the latest crime. Ordering the bewildered Nai and Gareki to escape, Yogi prepares to do battle with Yotaka, but this is one fight that can only end in heartbreak for Gareki...
405 pages, Paperback
First published July 21, 2015
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June 9, 2020
DNF @ 52%.
The art style is so busy.... I love the story (even though it’s so jerky) but the art is way too busy for me to be reading it leisurely. I might try it again later.
The art style is so busy.... I love the story (even though it’s so jerky) but the art is way too busy for me to be reading it leisurely. I might try it again later.
May 30, 2021
- I ADORE THIS SERIES
- amazing cast
- lovely art
- "I'm home" I'M DECEASED
- epic plot
- NAI IS MY BABY
- how was the anime so bad compared to this
- amazing cast
- lovely art
- "I'm home" I'M DECEASED
- epic plot
- NAI IS MY BABY
- how was the anime so bad compared to this
September 18, 2017
This one while interesting, had a bit too much extraneous stuff and lacked a certain level of cohesiveness which dipped my interest in it.
Being an omnibus there is plenty going on here. Some of it is very interesting (and still untied threads) such as the fall out of Gareki's former friends and family and then the change that overcame Yogi and the Machiavellian plotting about what's to be done with Nai.
On the other hand there's getting to be too many characters and a loss of focus on the plot. I guess at this point I'm easily bored with fight scenes so there was that.
The art is very nice though. I'm still interested but there are things that didn't quite click with me this time.
Being an omnibus there is plenty going on here. Some of it is very interesting (and still untied threads) such as the fall out of Gareki's former friends and family and then the change that overcame Yogi and the Machiavellian plotting about what's to be done with Nai.
On the other hand there's getting to be too many characters and a loss of focus on the plot. I guess at this point I'm easily bored with fight scenes so there was that.
The art is very nice though. I'm still interested but there are things that didn't quite click with me this time.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 24, 2019
I love the artwork and the story in this book. Gareki is my favorite kind of character, and the sweetness and innocence of Nai, Yogi, and Tsukomo are so precious. I love the lightness of the story even when things get intense, and the attention to detail on every page is incredible. A few downsides are that sometimes the panels are so intricate that they are a little hard to follow and it isn't always easy to comprehend what is happening/who is speaking, but by and large you can tell and the trade-off is pretty close to worth it. In addition, I wasn't super crazy with how the magic system is designed, but because I love the rest of it so much, I'm willing to let it slide. To the specifics of this book, I love the Rinol arc, and while the Vint one wasn't my favorite (in the manga or the show), it was also really great to see and get to know the #1 ship staff better. I also like that some of the elements in the show that I didn't care for are a lot less over the top in the manga, though I'll admit having some color every now and again would be nice, just because they're all so pretty (and since sometimes certain elements change but you can't really tell in the black and white). Overall a great read.
March 18, 2019
This volume is a little bit all over the place, I have watched the anime before, so I am not too much lost.
Nai, Gareki & Yogi are under attack by Yotaka, who is not in control of his actions. Circus 1st ship interfere to get rid of the Varuga.
Gareki is feeling down after what happen and Nai is questioning himself about family and the ones who are important for him. Home & family seems like recurrent themes in this volume.
The team is sent to Rinol, the ice city for “Holiday” by Hirato-san. They need to investigate a mansion own by a company relate to Kafka. Tsukomo get captured by some thugs. Nai & Gareki are transfer under the oversight of the first ship. The duo is send to tag along on a mission to Vint, a wildlife preserve and find out there is a traitor in Circus organization.
I feel Nai is portrait as more mature in the anime, he is still a cutie pie but really look like a child. I am still wondering what Karoku’s deal is, there is some glimpse of him in this volume, but nothing is explain yet.
Nai, Gareki & Yogi are under attack by Yotaka, who is not in control of his actions. Circus 1st ship interfere to get rid of the Varuga.
Gareki is feeling down after what happen and Nai is questioning himself about family and the ones who are important for him. Home & family seems like recurrent themes in this volume.
The team is sent to Rinol, the ice city for “Holiday” by Hirato-san. They need to investigate a mansion own by a company relate to Kafka. Tsukomo get captured by some thugs. Nai & Gareki are transfer under the oversight of the first ship. The duo is send to tag along on a mission to Vint, a wildlife preserve and find out there is a traitor in Circus organization.
I feel Nai is portrait as more mature in the anime, he is still a cutie pie but really look like a child. I am still wondering what Karoku’s deal is, there is some glimpse of him in this volume, but nothing is explain yet.
January 7, 2018
The plot is really confusing. It's hard for me to keep up with it.
The combat scenes are poorly drawn and focus more on the talking.
However, the art style overall really saves it and I like the characters personalities. I'll give a couple more volumes a chance.
The combat scenes are poorly drawn and focus more on the talking.
However, the art style overall really saves it and I like the characters personalities. I'll give a couple more volumes a chance.
June 4, 2020
Thoroughly enjoyed this second installment in the series! Can't say much because SPOILERS! Just know that it still feels very high stakes, and I am still loving, but not exactly trusting our characters, and that makes things always interesting!
December 20, 2017
This is a strange convoluted story.
May 22, 2021
Just as much fun as the first volume. My only issue was when Tsukitachi was explaining their bracelets. Kind of felt like a larger info dump and was more complicated than it needed to be.
November 19, 2021
Still confusing.
This volume meandered a bit.
This volume meandered a bit.
June 30, 2022
I won't continue this. I really wanted to like it because the art style is so nice, but the writing is not for me.
September 1, 2016
This omnibus takes up the middle chunk of the anime adptation, depositing us at the end of Episode 10. While this was a slower volume in terms of pacing, I'm still really enjoying the manga series of Karenval in general. A lot of exciting reveals and information is told here, and again, some greater detail was given to certain things that weren't necessarily in the anime. Oh, and the art is still as beautiful as ever.
Yes, two of my least favorite side characters (Kiharu and Kagari) did turn up, who I don't really like since they're annoying and incompetent, and it's not really in a way I feel like I should take humorously. But you know, they don't appear that often anyways, so I shouldn't really care about that.
The next omnibus is going to go to around the point where the anime adaptation ends, which means that we're trucking through the last stretch! I'm still interested to see what happens next and onward in Karneval; I'm definitely continuing on past the stopping point for the anime series.
Also, the extras in this omnibus (profiles on the characters and a 2-page comic about the drama CD) were great to read about too.
Yes, two of my least favorite side characters (Kiharu and Kagari) did turn up, who I don't really like since they're annoying and incompetent, and it's not really in a way I feel like I should take humorously. But you know, they don't appear that often anyways, so I shouldn't really care about that.
The next omnibus is going to go to around the point where the anime adaptation ends, which means that we're trucking through the last stretch! I'm still interested to see what happens next and onward in Karneval; I'm definitely continuing on past the stopping point for the anime series.
Also, the extras in this omnibus (profiles on the characters and a 2-page comic about the drama CD) were great to read about too.
July 9, 2017
~3.5/5
This volume did not pull me in as well as the first one did, sadly.
The group deals with the fallout in Gareki’s hometown. And then Gareki and Nai are separated from the 2nd ship circus and pushed onto the 1st ship for a while.
We get to know the 1st ship inhabitants more, and they’re okay. But I think I’m partial to Yogi, because he’s a sweetheart, and he’s really fun. And clearly he misses Gareki and Nai, since he breaks out of the hospital to go find them.
In the background of all this, Karoku is clearly up to something. I’m not sure what yet, but it’s going to be bad.
Since this is in omnibus format, a lot happens in each volume, and I don’t want to spoil anything, so I can’t go into too much detail. But it’s fun, even if I wasn’t pulled in as much as in the previous book.
The artwork is still gorgeous, especially the color pages. I’m still a fan of the characters, Gareki, Nai and Yogi in particular.
[Read more at my blog, Geeky Reading!]
This volume did not pull me in as well as the first one did, sadly.
The group deals with the fallout in Gareki’s hometown. And then Gareki and Nai are separated from the 2nd ship circus and pushed onto the 1st ship for a while.
We get to know the 1st ship inhabitants more, and they’re okay. But I think I’m partial to Yogi, because he’s a sweetheart, and he’s really fun. And clearly he misses Gareki and Nai, since he breaks out of the hospital to go find them.
In the background of all this, Karoku is clearly up to something. I’m not sure what yet, but it’s going to be bad.
Since this is in omnibus format, a lot happens in each volume, and I don’t want to spoil anything, so I can’t go into too much detail. But it’s fun, even if I wasn’t pulled in as much as in the previous book.
The artwork is still gorgeous, especially the color pages. I’m still a fan of the characters, Gareki, Nai and Yogi in particular.
[Read more at my blog, Geeky Reading!]
July 23, 2015
July 2015: overall, I enjoy Mikanagi's art, but I find the plot difficult to follow sometimes. I'm not sure if it's because some things get lost in translation, but it feels like the plot just doesn't always click, not until an arc is resolved, anyway.
However, I did find this volume easier to follow than the last one, and hopefully the plot will just be clearer and more refined/streamlined as we progress. My love for the characters has me hooked, and excited for the release of the next omnibus!
However, I did find this volume easier to follow than the last one, and hopefully the plot will just be clearer and more refined/streamlined as we progress. My love for the characters has me hooked, and excited for the release of the next omnibus!
December 4, 2015
The artwork is still wonderful, but the fight seens were not always very clear or very well developed; the action was over almost as suddenly as it started. The story is progressing a bit slower than I'd like, with a lot of questions still lingering, but I'm anxious to see where the author will take us in future instalments.
January 27, 2016
This was another good volume. Another series I think I'm going to like and want to read more from.
July 28, 2016
This once again continues the anime. Finishes with the animal refuge. We get to see some tiny bits more of Karoku than the anime I think.
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