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アラタカンガタリ~ 革神語 [Arata Kangatari] #24
Arata: The Legend, Vol. 24
The first shonen series by acclaimed author Yuu Watase, creator of Fushigi Yûgi and Absolute Boyfriend!
In a mythical world where humans and gods coexist, a ceremony marking the new governing princess is about to occur for the first time in 60 years. Only a girl from the Hime Clan may take this position, but the lack of females born to this family means that a boy called Arata must pose for the role. Meanwhile in modern-day Japan, a boy named Arata Hinohara is starting his new life in high school. He wants to put memories of his difficult past behind him, but things aren't going to be simple when he discovers a mysterious connection to the first Arata...
Arata Hinohara’s greatest foes, the Six Sho, have challenged him at every step on his quest. This has now led to a potentially deadly confrontation between one of the most powerful of the Six Sho, Ameeno, and Ameeno’s son, Nasake, one of Hinohara’s most loyal companions. Yet this is only the prelude to a devastating attack from yet another quarter that, to Hinohara’s amazement, echoes historical events from the modern world!
In a mythical world where humans and gods coexist, a ceremony marking the new governing princess is about to occur for the first time in 60 years. Only a girl from the Hime Clan may take this position, but the lack of females born to this family means that a boy called Arata must pose for the role. Meanwhile in modern-day Japan, a boy named Arata Hinohara is starting his new life in high school. He wants to put memories of his difficult past behind him, but things aren't going to be simple when he discovers a mysterious connection to the first Arata...
Arata Hinohara’s greatest foes, the Six Sho, have challenged him at every step on his quest. This has now led to a potentially deadly confrontation between one of the most powerful of the Six Sho, Ameeno, and Ameeno’s son, Nasake, one of Hinohara’s most loyal companions. Yet this is only the prelude to a devastating attack from yet another quarter that, to Hinohara’s amazement, echoes historical events from the modern world!
200 pages, Paperback
Published August 9, 2016
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About the author
Yuu Watase
362 books1,164 followersYuu 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".
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".
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December 31, 2017
Well....
First the good:
The story in this volume is actually quite good. Arata defeats another sho. Kadowaki gets some vital help from his zokusho. And best of all, we meet a new character. This character is very interesting and also shares some information about Harunawa (who is back in Japan). I would love to learn more about this new character but...
WHERE'S THE REST??
This series clearly isn't finished. The story isn't even close to being done. But this is the last volume that Viz Media has released and from what I can tell, Yuu Watase hasn't yet written any more of the story. I know Watase has had health problems (thanks to her notes at the end of each volume) which have caused the series to go into hiatus before. I'm hoping the series is just on hiatus right now and that we'll get more at some point.
Until we get more, I can't really review this series as a whole... sad!
First the good:
The story in this volume is actually quite good. Arata defeats another sho. Kadowaki gets some vital help from his zokusho. And best of all, we meet a new character. This character is very interesting and also shares some information about Harunawa (who is back in Japan). I would love to learn more about this new character but...
WHERE'S THE REST??
This series clearly isn't finished. The story isn't even close to being done. But this is the last volume that Viz Media has released and from what I can tell, Yuu Watase hasn't yet written any more of the story. I know Watase has had health problems (thanks to her notes at the end of each volume) which have caused the series to go into hiatus before. I'm hoping the series is just on hiatus right now and that we'll get more at some point.
Until we get more, I can't really review this series as a whole... sad!
July 25, 2020
So, yeah, no ending. I don’t usually spoil things, but this is a fairly long commitment so I’m saying it now: there is no ending and likely won’t be.
I found out an editor made Watase’s life miserable while they were working on this and ended up causing them to lose all interest in the series and that’s why they gave up on it. Can’t really fault them for that but as a fan it is disappointing. The anime also didn’t have an ending so I was really hoping that would be remedied with the manga.
This series gets to join X/1999 and Millennium Snow *sigh* Maybe I’ll read Alice 19th again....
I found out an editor made Watase’s life miserable while they were working on this and ended up causing them to lose all interest in the series and that’s why they gave up on it. Can’t really fault them for that but as a fan it is disappointing. The anime also didn’t have an ending so I was really hoping that would be remedied with the manga.
This series gets to join X/1999 and Millennium Snow *sigh* Maybe I’ll read Alice 19th again....
February 13, 2020
Such a good story with things that could happen in so many ways and then it ends with a cliffhanger. There’s still lots of story that needs to be told.... when will we know what happens next?!?!?
Ahhh! So frustrated!
Ahhh! So frustrated!
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July 20, 2024
I absolutely love this series, but I can't give this one a good review.
The story is abandoned (rightfully so) and no ending coming to it.
I knew this going in, and wanted to stick with it, but given the history behind the final volume, it's very solemn.
The story is abandoned (rightfully so) and no ending coming to it.
I knew this going in, and wanted to stick with it, but given the history behind the final volume, it's very solemn.
September 11, 2018
Yuu Watase sure knows how to weave a good story and leave breadcrumbs (and cliffhangers) one at a time. Very strong volume and you can feel that the end is drawing near.
August 29, 2017
~3/5
I have missed a lot of this series, so clearly a lot has happened that I don’t know about. We’re in the middle of a plotline involving several characters I don’t know.
There’s a big plot between a father and son, and how he left him. Then some havoc is being caused in the real world, and the Arata’s try to do what they can to fix it. It’s clear I’ve missed some of the information reveals about the two worlds, but it’s interesting how they’re interacting and intertwining. I still think I like the black-haired Arata more, and would like to catch up on his part. Seeing how much Arata's father cares for him was sweet, as well.
I should definitely catch up with this series. It’s very good, and getting very long. I think I’ve missed reading Watase, it’s been so long.
A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!
[Read more at my blog, Geeky Reading!]
I have missed a lot of this series, so clearly a lot has happened that I don’t know about. We’re in the middle of a plotline involving several characters I don’t know.
There’s a big plot between a father and son, and how he left him. Then some havoc is being caused in the real world, and the Arata’s try to do what they can to fix it. It’s clear I’ve missed some of the information reveals about the two worlds, but it’s interesting how they’re interacting and intertwining. I still think I like the black-haired Arata more, and would like to catch up on his part. Seeing how much Arata's father cares for him was sweet, as well.
I should definitely catch up with this series. It’s very good, and getting very long. I think I’ve missed reading Watase, it’s been so long.
A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!
[Read more at my blog, Geeky Reading!]
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