Alice in Murderland, Vol. 5

架刑のアリス [Kakei no Alice] #5

by Kaori Yuki

Stella-samaaaa-
The scar on the palm of Zeno, Stella's most beloved brother, has switched from one hand to the other. Her mind already consumed by the fog of war, Stella arrives at a truth far too painful to consider...
And all this time...this entire time-! I've been trusting and loving the very person who murdered him!
A lie told at the very first tea party now comes out into the open!!
Are you familiar with the term "changeling"?

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Graphic Novels, German Literature, Action

176 pages, Hardcover

First published March 7, 2016

About the author

Kaori Yuki (由貴香織里) is a Japanese manga artist.

She debuted in 1987 with Natsufuku no Erii (Jap: 夏服のエリー) on the manga anthology Bessatsu Hana to Yume published by Hakusensha.
She is best known for her gothic manga works, such as the Earl Cain series (Jap: 伯爵カイン, Hakushaku Cain) and Angel Sanctuary (Jap: 天使禁猟区, Tenshi Kinryōku)

Her work is typically serialized in one of Hakusensha's two shōjo manga anthologies, Bessatsu Hana to Yume and Hana to Yume. In 2010, Kaori Yuki was one of many manga artists whose work would appear in the new shōjo manga anthology Aria by the publisher Kodansha on July 28, 2010.
Her doujinshi-ka name is MoonClock.

Reviews

[Mizuki]

Countless brilliant 'Wish-I-Could-Draw-Like-This' stars! Look At This Cover, Just Look At It! This volume really has some of Kaori Yuki's best artwork in the recent years! *fangirl's exclaims*

The artwork is so beautiful! It is a shame that I can never draw like Yuki-sama!

Still...I'm gonna pimp my Alice In Murderland inspired drawing here:

(Link: https://vampirekiki.deviantart.com/ar...)

And I'm not saying Yuki-sama's artwork is flawless, I noticed sometime the characters' body angles and their legs do look awkward as hell...but I'm going to forgive this, as usual.

I had thought this time the story will be about Sol, who had just lost his much beloved twin, Mare, in the siblings' death match; but I am wrong! Instead this story focuses more on the relationship between Stella and the oldest brother, Zeno. Plus, the oldest daughter of the 'family': Ibara shows up finally!

Among many other things, more family secrets are revealed in this volume, and one main character is showing a hidden side which had only been hinted at before: so Zeno isn't who he appeared to be and he had once sworn loyalty to the siblings' beautiful but sadistic, insane mother, Olga/the Red Queen, plus new characters from the family's arch rival also show up. What more can I ask for?

And...what should I expect from the White Rabbit/Tsukito? He is showing us yet one more highly unexpected side of his past/personality (?) which seriously makes me wonder what is his real relationship with Stella and/or the family? I need to ask: who is the White Rabbit really? Does he possess the soul of the *real* Zeno?! Was he also on the airplane when it crushed 5 years ago and killed every one in it expected Zeno, Stella and this mysterious White Haired Boy? Curiouser and curiouser! Everything is getting so goddamn exciting!

Speaking about excitement...in this volume we see Bloody Alice--Stella's extra personality a lot, and she is in all her full murderous, devil-may-care glory. Plus the origin of Alice is partly explained here: turns out she isn't Stella's other personality, but some kind of 'Warlike Spirit' who possesses the bodies of the family's children who have 'the ability' through the generations, and whenever she manages to possess a living body, Alice is more than willing to wield her many guns, creating bloodbaths and causing one hell of an explosion! Human lives be damned!

Favorite quotes:

"For Stella's sake, you and you alone I'll shoot in both the guts and the brain."


"Alice enjoys lavish parties the most!"

Extra:

Fanart by GhibliLover92: https://www.deviantart.com/art/Alice-...

Review for vol. 6: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Review for vol. 4: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Review for vol. 1: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Melanie Schneider]

Endlich geht die Story voran und es werden ein paar Fragen beantwortet. Gekoppelt mit einigen coolen Ideen ist das bisher mein Lieblingsband!

[booksellerreads]

Stella suffers n psychotic break when she learns the truth about Zeno-nii...

Will she return, or will Bloody Alice finally take over mind, body, and soul?

I will write a full review on the last volume of the series.

[Miss Ryoko]

Oh man... this just for super interesting!! I've really been enjoying this series and this volume has been the best one so far. I was supposed to stop here and then come back to re-read and finish the series after it's all out, but I definitely have to read the next volume after finishing this one!! Can't wait to see what happens!!

[Liawèn]

I love plot twists and boy, that was a twist. I love Kaori Yuki for this.
Okay, the introduction of Ibara was a little rushed but she will reappear. The focus on Zeno, Tsukito and Stella was perfect. Finally, we know more about their back stories. I cannot wait to see how it goes on with them.
Poor Stella, locking herself away from reality. Alice is quite the character. I don't think Stella will get out easily. I hope it's not too late...

[Melie]

Es geht zu 80% um unseren Hauptcharakter Zeno. Die Auflösung dahinter war sehr interessant.

[Michael Schmid]

Was für ein Band !!!!! *____* Ich weiß schon, warum ich Kaori Yuki verehre xD Genau wegen solchen Bänden! :D Die beiden Plottwists waren einfach gewaltig und jetzt heißt es wieder ewig warten, bis es weitergeht >____<

[Emilynne Widick]

I was not expected that to happen with Zero at all! This series keeps on getting weirder and weirder, but not in a bad way. It definitely doesn’t take it self to seriously and I like that.

[Mai]

I'm a bit confused but I'm loving those twists so much

[Lupe Dominguez]

I swear I’m confused. But I freaking love this series.

[C.M. Chafin]

A lot of good foreshadowing up to this one, but a little slow for my taste.

[Kristin Katsuye]

These aren’t really getting better, but they’re also not getting much worse.

[Kristilyn]

THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY WILD AND I LOVE THIS VOLUME SO MUCH AHHHHH

[Tasha]

Im glad he’s dead. Their sibling “relationship” was weird for how long they actually known each other…
Also Alice in Wonderland references are interesting.

[bunny :3]

WHAT IN THE PLOTWIST WAS ALL THAT

[Chenny]

Endlich kommt die naive Alice nun dahinter, wer Zeno wirklich ist und erkennt, dass der Weißhase (hoffentlich) gute Intentionen für sie hat.

[☣ EMᕈRESS SERΔ ☣]

This isn't even a real review, I just need to rant: EVERYTHING I KNEW IS A LIE