Arata: The Legend, Vol. 17

アラタカンガタリ~ 革神語 [Arata Kangatari] #17

by Yuu Watase

The Shinsho Kikutsune, Arata Hinohara’s most daunting foe so far, has stolen the hearing of everyone but Arata himself. Bad as this is, it’s made worse when Arata learns that music may be the weapon that can defeat his enemy. Arata and his allies work through this problem and manage to launch an effective assault on Kikutsune, only to have nature violently intervene and force Arata to act to save lives and face the very real prospect of losing the battle!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Shonen

192 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 18, 2012

About the author

Yuu Watase (渡瀬悠宇) is a Japanese shoujo manga-ka. She is known for her works Fushigi Yūgi, Alice 19th, Ceres: The Celestial Legend, Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden and Absolute Boyfriend. She likes all music, except heavy metal and old traditional music.

She received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo for Ceres, Celestial Legend in 1997. Since writing her debut short story "Pajama de Ojama" ("An Intrusion in Pajamas"), Watase has created more than 80 compiled volumes of short stories and continuing series. Because of her frequent use of beautiful male characters in her works, she is widely regarded in circles[which?] as a bishōnen manga artist.[citation needed] In October 2008, Watase began her first shōnen serialization, Arata: The Legend in Weekly Shōnen Sunday.
Her name is romanized as "Yû Watase" in earlier printings of Viz Media's publications of Fushigi Yūgi, Alice 19th, and Ceres, The Celestial Legend, while in Viz Media's Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden and Absolute Boyfriend her name is romanized as "Yuu Watase". In Chuang Yi's English-language versions of Fushigi Yugi (spelled without a macron or circumflex), her name is romanized as "Yu Watase".

Reviews

[Derek · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume is mostly about the conclusion of Arata Hinohara's epic battle with the first of the six sho. It's interesting to see someone demonize fully, and we learn Kikutsune's backstory (moderately interesting).

In other news, the end of this volume is all about how Arata is doing in Japan. It's nice to see how he's doing and I would expect to hear more about him as the the series wraps up.

[Chris · Rating 2 out of 5]

So weird. That's exactly what happens when I listen to music on my iPod, too.

[Amanda Setasha · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked the plot of fighting with music that they had going on, but the arc starting right after it went full fan service unfortunately and I'm not here for that.

[Lexie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reasons Kadowaki will never prevail: he learns the wrong lesson every fucking time. Hinohara is like "My enemy is defeated and there's a bigger problem. let me go solve the bigger problem." Kadowaki is like "You fucking wimp Hinohara guess what? YOU SUCK"

meanwhile Harunawa apparently wanted to go on an island vacation. Where Arata and Oribe is. Because that's not suspicious.

[Chloe · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you have not read any of Yuu Watase's mangas, you have to! They are so good and very detailed! They will not disappoint.

[Blaize · Rating 4 out of 5]

(Note to self): Last read chapter 216.

[Jenny Derochemont · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one was pretty good. I'd like to see more of Arata and Oribe though.