Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning, Vol. 03

Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning #3

by Kyo Shirodaira, Eita Mizuno (Artist)

When one of Ayumu's teachers promises to give him a few clues about the Blade Children, the deceptively cute Rio, one of the Blade Children herself, ruthlessly murders the man in broad daylight. Faced with another brutal murder to solve and one step closer to finding out what the Blade Children really are, Ayumu and Hiyono find themselves the direct targets of Rio's malice. When her murderous plot backfires and Rio finds herself in the hospital, she challenges the visiting Ayumu to a life-and-death gamble, only to find herself face-to-face with Hiyono, who call's Rio's bet and raises her one!

Genres: Manga, Mystery, Young Adult, Shonen, Action, Crime

192 pages, Paperback

First published December 20, 2000

Reviews

[Danicka · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was for sure one of my favorite volumes of the series. The same as in the anime series, the bomb scene left me speechless. I think this was the best part of the entire series. I also really love all these metaphors about believing in yourself, tested in reality through simple game of minds. Hiyono was safe because she believed in Narumi's theory. Simply perfect. :)

[Shin Donghae · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perkembangan plot yg baik. Kehadiran Rio Takeuchi sebagai salah satu anggota Blade Children berikutnya yg adu kemampuan dengan Ayumu.
Di satu sisi, Shirodaira sensei memberikan pengembangan pada tokoh Hiyono sebagai karakter pendukung yg menopang Ayumu.

[Mia · Rating 4 out of 5]

me rereading volume 1: hmm maybe this series isn’t as exciting as i remember, i don’t think i’ll become addicted to it again
narrator: she did, in fact, become addicted to it again

[Nadeshiko_fuyumi]

Muncul lagi anggota balde children yang baru.. namanya RIo Takeuchi. Meski udah SMA, tapi penampilannya kayak anak kecil. Aku suka penggambaran karakter Rio. Polos namun di satu sisi bisa jadi ganas karena 'kemampuan'nya merakit bom dan karena 'status'nya yang merupakan anak-anak terkutuk yaitu blade Children
Ayumu di tantang Rio di volume ini dan mengalami kekalahan karena tidak percaya pada kemampuannya.
Diakhir, tindakan Hiyono benar-benar bikin penasaran dan pengen lanjut ke volume selanjutnya...:)

[Adriana · Rating 4 out of 5]

The mystery of the blade children really starts to get good and developed, with the newer characters getting more time in the spotlight and the murders ‘growing up’ and getting past the whole “high school mystery” genre into actual mysteries worth following.
This is the volume that makes one glad that you stuck with the series and look forward to what is to come.

[Brianna · Rating 3 out of 5]

it's okay

[Emi えみ Takami 鷹見 · Rating 4 out of 5]

The plot thickens as Ayumu discovers new clues. When a to-be snitch is killed at school, Ayumu and Hiyono must uncover the murder fast! And oddly enough, all the evidence points to a... little girl?

[Dolores · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 1/2 stars