Today's Cerberus, Vol. 4

今日のケルベロス [Kyou no Cerberus] #4

by Ato Sakurai

It seems that it isn't just supernatural beings that are drawn to Chiaki as a blast from his past drops by unexpectedly--claiming to be his fiancée?! When Minnie blows into town, Roze will be forced to confront her own feelings for Chiaki, but is she willing to sacrifice her affections for a chance to reclaim the missing piece of Chiaki's soul...?

Genres: Manga, Romance, Graphic Novels, Urban Fantasy, Supernatural

192 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 18, 2015

About the author

SAKURAI Ato
Name (in native language): 桜井亜都
Associated Names:
桜井 崇子
SAKURAI Takako

Blood Type: A

Zodiac: Taurus

Used to work under the pen name SAKURAI Takako (桜井崇子).

Was the assistant of FUKUCHI Tsubasa.

Reviews

[Rereader · Rating 4 out of 5]

I definitely liked this volume better, especially that snow chapter! And the zoo one was cute too, so there were some good parts to this volume.

However, I have a gripe with the two chapters regarding Komone and the fox spirit that possesses her. Ordinarily, I don't get hung up about how a character grows and I did like Komone wanting to accept the parts of her she rejected, but she only wants them back now that Chiaki has shown he liked it. Yes, she still grew as a character and I do like her growth, but it bothers me that it seems she only can accept who she is because the boy she likes does. While realistic to how teenagers (especially teenage girls) act, it did bother me and kind of weakened the power of her growth.

That being said, I did genuinely enjoy this volume and all its fun and quirky characters. Still a good series and a fast read.

[Justin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was getting ready to throw in the towel on this series, for most of this volume, but the ending may have saved it. A lot of this was fairly rote romantic comedy material: nobody can say how they feel about each other, misunderstandings abound, the male protagonist is as oblivious as a fence post (even his "I'm missing my soul" excuse is wearing thin), etc. Even the event that kicks off the saving grace at the end starts off somewhat banal. But then, someone finally acts like a sensible human being and communicates what they're feeling to the person they're interested in, and this volume ends with the possibility of actual character/relationship growth. It's, quite frankly, a relief. And it's enough to keep me invested for at least one more volume.

[Nic · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, though not as cute as volume 3. And it seems to have a lot more random panty shots and unexplained pantslessness on the part of the Cerberus girls.

[David Doel · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is no doubt; this is a harem manga (even though Minnie is back in Greece at the moment). But, it's kinda fun, so I don't mind the prospect of reading six more volumes.

[Alisha · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm really loving this series because it's a lot of fun, it makes me laugh and it has a fair bit of mythology to it and this volume didn't let me down in that aspect at all! I even feel like it might take a more serious turn, but don't panic guys! I'm fairly sure it'll still keep the humour up!

I have to say, Jormungand is definitely up to something and curious as to what that is, although I'm excited she'll be sticking around a bit longer and I'm hoping some of the others might pop back up! I'm even feeling a bit suspicious of Chiaki's mysterious Dad in this volume as Minnie's off to update him on Chiaki.

With Minnie's departure, we get more of Komone which was really nice for me because I quite like her and I was disappointed we didn't get as much of her with Minnie there. I'm not going to lie, I'm really rooting for her! I'm also rooting for Roze because she is determined to stick up for herself in this book and I was like YAAAS ROZE YOU TELL HER!

I was excited to meet Chihiro, Chiaki's older sister properly in this volume, it'd be nice to see more of her because I have a feeling she'd stir things up a bit and make it interesting! Particularly with the romance situation that's going on. And speaking of, I feel like the romance is really stepping up a bit in this volume, especially after the end of this volume! I was sitting there like NO WAY! She said the thing! Oh my GOOOOD! And there's a date too! Although the two aren't really related!

We get a new 'monster' in this volume, a fox spirit, which made for some interesting reactions and I'm enjoying getting a new monster each volume, and waiting to see what one it is! It reminds me of the old Supernatural episodes with the monster of the week type thing going on...except there's more romance and humour in Today's Cerberus...and Today's Cerberus has cuter monsters.

Today's Cerberus Volume 4 continues to have cute artwork, and it moves at a nice pace stepping up the romance and throwing in some intriguing plot threads to the narrative. I'm waiting to see what's going to happen next....how everything is going to turn out and what surprises are in store. The romance is stepping up and I'm interested to see where that will go, but I'm enjoying the fact we have monsters and mysteries and other things going on with it. I'm also excited to see if I'm right and this is going to take a more serious turn...but we'll see!

I just really love reading Today's Cerberus, it's a mood lifter! The combination of cute, humour and other things just picks your mood up and puts you in a good place when you read it!

[Rahul Balaggan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Laugh after laugh after laugh followed by tears

Over ninety percent of the book is just non-stop laughs, but things have to get serious at some point in any story. Without revealing any spoilers things get serious real fast near the end of the book, and overall it will add a realistic tone to the rest of the story. I look forward to seeing where it goes in Volume 5.