Platinum End, Tome 3

プラチナエンド [Platina End] #3

by Tsugumi Ohba (Contributor), Takeshi Obata (Illustrator)

Après le drame qui s'est déroulé au stade de Jinbô, Mirai et Saki sont approchés par un mystérieux candidat dénommé Nanato Mukaidô. Ce dernier leur propose de s'allier avec eux pour contrer Metropoliman, mais Mirai et Saki hésitent... C'est alors que l’évasion d'une jeune tueuse en série précipite les événements et les entraîne dans une spirale infernale !

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics, Fiction, Supernatural, Graphic Novels, Shonen

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 4, 2016

About the author

Tsugumi Ōba (Profile in Japanese: 大場 つぐみ), born in Tokyo, Japan, is a writer best known for the manga Death Note. His/her real identity is a closely guarded secret. As stated by the profile placed at the beginning of each Death Note manga, Ōba collects teacups and develops manga plots while holding his knees on a chair, similar to a habit of L, one of the main characters of the series.

There is speculation that Tsugumi Ōba is a pen name and that he is really Hiroshi Gamō. Pointing out that in Bakuman the main character's uncle was a one-hit wonder manga artist who worked on a gag super hero manga, very similar to Gamō and Tottemo! Luckyman in all aspects. Also that the storyboards drawn by Ōba greatly resemble Tottemo! Luckyman in style.

Reviews

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's been a while since I read the first two volumes but I didn't think I forgot anything important, until they started talking about the arrows and how they can be used. I mean, the angels didn't even know some of the strategies/effects for using the arrows and they should be the ones that know the most!

I was also kind of surprised at the girl-on-girl ecchi-ness, only because it seemed out of place.

I hope the story evolves a bit because right now it's basically just "we need to kill them before they kill us" and I'm not sure how long that can sustain this series.

This really only gets 3 stars because of the art.

[Mads · Rating 3 out of 5]

gotta love it when the only known queer character is a serial killer who gets killed off less than a volume after they’ve been introduced

[Josiemaus85 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Es geht spannend weiter 😱

[Mizuki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although this volume doesn't blow my mind away still I can't wait to see the outcome of the battle among the would-be-Gods. XD

[Benjamin Bauer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Volume 3 of Platinum End finds our heroes acquiring a new ally in Mukaido, a terminal cancer patient turned God candidate who wants to team up with Mirai and Saki in order to prevent Metropoliman from becoming God. Unfortunately for the newly-formed team, Metropoliman has acquired an ally of his own...

Welp, this is the volume where I finally find my interest flagging. Mirai and Saki are as passive as ever, and while Mukaido is a welcome addition to the cast, he seems to exist to literally do everything for the protagonist that he isn't willing to do himself.

This volume also seems to mark the point where Ohba does any with any pretension to Platinum End not being a full-on exploitation story. Metropoliman's aforementioned ally is a teenage serial killer who only targets middle-school girls. Her MO involves seduction before slitting several arteries, so this volume has fourteen year-old ecchi scenes. Fo real. While within the context of the story it works, I think anyone can be forgiven for being off-put by this element of the plot. It doesn't help that the serial killer herself is a tired character trope, the bubbly teenage girl with a psychotic streak. She also seems to serve as an analog for Misa from Death Note in her adoration and worship of Metropoliman. Though maybe that's a Red Arrow at play.

This volume also commits a major faux-pas for me, which is the trope of "protagonist who's moral compass does not permit him to kill even in circumstances where it absolutely makes perfect sense to kill someone". On one level I wonder if this is Ohba's way of furthering what seems to be his playing with Christian mythos and mindset in the narrative. On another level, Mirai never does not grate on my nerves.

Oh, and we finally learn more about Metropoliman's identity. And it's tedious. His motivation for why he is the way he is? I'll give you one hint: Mr. Freeze.

The art is once again the star. But when it comes to this sorta "So disturbing and button-pushing you've gotta read more!" kinda stuff, I think I'd take a Hiroya Oku manga instead.

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the art but I feel super creeped out by the pervy naked girl scenes. How old are these girls? In one place it shows us what is supposed to be (I think) an older school photo of one girl that says she's 14. Soooo uhhhh, how old is she now?

Potential pedophilia issues aside, this volume doesn't really do much for the story. It's still kill them before they kill us kind of thing. That worked out fine for me since it's been 6 months or something since I read the previous volume but isn't actually that great that you didn't manage to progress the story at all in however many chapters.

Three stars just for the art.

[Alexis · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story reminds me so much of the manga/anime, Future Diary/Mirai Nikki. Though that one lends more to horror and this one is more like a drama, I think

[Mangrii · Rating 4 out of 5]

En este tercer tomo, tras la tragedia en el estadio Jinbô, Mukaido se revela ante Mirai y Saki como otro de los candidatos a Dios. Entre los tres deciden que van a colaborar para derrocar a Metropoliman, ya que sus acciones no son perdonables. Una noticia salta en los medios: Mimimi Yamada, conocida como una asesina de jóvenes, ha escapado de la prisión. Todo parece indicar que Metropoliman está detrás. Los tres intentarán elaborar una estrategia para acabar con Metropoliman, pero no todo saldrá bien…

La introducción del personaje de Mukaido es puro acierto para la serie, aunque este condenado a ser un secundario. Aporta la personalidad fuerte que hasta ahora faltaba en el dúo protagonista. Su inteligencia y explicaciones, además de su trasfondo personal, hacen que pronto empaticemos con él. Y también que el protagonista de todo esto, Mirai, parezca empezar a evolucionar.

Un volumen que nos da una mayor perspectiva de lo que es Platinum End: estrategias, giros, misterios, crueldad, sangre, acción, moralidad. También un tomo que sigue reflejando que Obata es un genio a los lápices, con viñetas impensables que te pasas minutos observando. Ahora, queda todo preparado para el esperado encuentro.

Reseña en el blog: https://boywithletters.blogspot.com/2...

[James DeSantis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well we get a two new characters. One great, and one over the top silly Harley Quinn style with lots of murdering.

Nanato is introduced as a guy dying from cancer. When given a second chance by a angel he decides to seek out Mirai and try to convince him they have to work together to take down the killer. But the crazy killer recruited a serial killer to his cause and well...she likes to sleep with girls and murder them while doing it.

The serial killer is over the top and weird. Being 14 and having sex in Manga isn't new, but it's off-putting, and worse she'll stab the girl while they're blindfolded during sex. Weird and unneeded probably.

I did ernjoy Nanato as a new character. He seems a planner and most of his ideas are cool. The last chapter really picks up the pace and sudden events make me interested in the manga again with that ending.

Still not great but yet I'm interested to see where it goes.

[78sunny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Also der Zeichenstil ist wirklich mega gut. Schön kontrastreich, mit aussagekräftiger Mimik und Gestik der Charaktere, abwechslungsreichen Szenen...
Zum Inhalt möchte ich nicht viel sagen, da es sich um den 3. Teil der Reihe handelt und man die Bände unbedingt in der richtigen Reihenfolge lesen sollte.
Dieser Band hat mir etwas weniger gefallen als noch Band 1 und 2. Das liegt zum einen daran, dass es mittlerweile wirklich blutig und krank wird (was von vielen andere Leser sicher eher positiv gesehen wird) und ich mit sowas nicht so gut umgehen kann. Zum anderen wurde mir das ganze Konzept mit den Pfeilen aber nun doch langsam etwas zu kompliziert und ich muss gestehen, dass ich bei Mangas einfach keinen Lust habe, groß mitzudenken. Der etwas längere Lese-Abstand, den ich zwischen den Bänden eingelegt hatte, tat da dann auch nicht gut. Ich werde mir nun die Folgebände relativ schnell zulegen und in einem Rutsch lese. Die Story ist nämlich wirklich gut und packend.

[Vikas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Our duo gains a new adult colleague and now they are on the hunt for Metropolitan as he continues to hunt other God candidates, and it's fun though Mirai is a little strange and gets irritating to me but I understand it's his character and he would grow up so let's go and Keep on Reading.

I have always loved comics, and I can and I have. I love comics to bits, may the comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more. You should also read what you love, and I hope you will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics, Diamond Comics, or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I just want to Keep on Reading.

[omar ☆]

Ratings of 3 volumes:

Platinum End, Vol. #2 - ★★★★☆
Platinum End, Vol. #3 - ★★★☆☆ (3.5)
Platinum End, Vol. #4 - ★★☆☆☆ (2.5)




I really liked the whole killer arc but it was way too short, they could have stretched out the tension a bit more. The last arc of the 4th volumes felt like such a stepdown of the flow. I haven't connected with Saki and her backstory made me not like her.
Gotta say that so far, the antagonist and Mukaido seem like the most interesting characters.

[DW]

Ridiculous.

[ionela-rodica · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.75 ✨️
this volume was so good and mirai's outfit is immaculate.

[Tom Sexton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not whole lot happens in this book. It just moves the story along a bit. As per usual, the art is superb.

[Thikrayat Al-aradi · Rating 3 out of 5]

the previous volume was not that enjoyable, do I put off finishing this one, but it's getting interesting

[Skjam! · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick recap: Mirai Kakehashi has had a miserable life as an abused orphan, but when he attempts suicide, he is rescued by an angel. Nasse, the Angel of Purity, informs Mirai that he’s been chosen to join a contest to determine the next person to be God. Currently, Mirai is allied with his classmate and crush Saki Hanakago and her sponsor, Revel the Angel of Trickery. They’re opposed to the mysterious Metropoliman, who wears a superhero costume and has already murdered several God candidates.

As this volume opens, Mirai and Saki have been tracked down by yet another candidate, Nato Mukaido. He’s a businessman who used to work in the fashion industry before he developed terminal cancer. His sponsor is Baret, Angel of Knowledge. Nato is pretty sure he’s not going to survive the full 999 days of the contest even if he’s not murdered, so his primary objective is not letting the amoral Metropoliman become God.

Nato isn’t lying, so Mirai and Saki ally with him, despite Mirai’s reservations about killing even in self defense.

We also learn Metropoliman’s secret identity and part of his motivation for becoming God, which I won’t spoil here. His sponsor is Meyza, the Angel of Greed. He needs a new plan to draw out his enemies, and takes inspiration from a friend.

Metropoliman breaks serial killer Mimimi Yamada out of prison and enslaves her using the red arrows of love. He equips her with wings and red arrows, then gives her instructions of who to target. The plan is to draw out God candidates who won’t allow a superhuman serial killer to operate due to their own moral standards.

And it’s at this point I need to issue a Content Warning: A pre-adolescent child is placed in a sexual situation on-page before being murdered.

Our protagonists recognize that Mimimi is bait for a trap, but come up with a plan to deal with her that might not leave them too vulnerable to Metropoliman. They might have underestimated the masked man’s ruthlessness and access to resources, though, and things look dire at the end of the volume.

The art continues to be top-rate, and it’s always fun to watch very smart characters attempt to outplan each other.

Nato’s a good choice as an ally character, someone who temporarily outshines the main protagonist but is doomed by backstory, so will soon give back the spotlight.

Metropoliman: To quote Brooklyn 99, “Cool motive. Still murder.”

Mimimi is much less interesting, combining the most irritating characteristics of Misa in Death Note with a skeeviness that is just repulsive to me.

And that’s why I am not unreservedly recommending this series any more. The skeevy parts made this volume much less enjoyable for me. Approach with caution.

[Julia · Rating 2 out of 5]

What I liked: Mukaido. He brings much needed personality to the protagonist club (more on them later). I find his motivation more relateable (is that a word). I also love Revel. He reminds me of Peridot (because I'm watching SU right now) there fore I love him.
Now on to the criticism: Underage sexual violence. I started typing out a rant about it, but it's really simple: there is no need to focus so heavily on a semi-nude, violently murdered child. My other criticism is of the murderer her self. I don't really understand what direction this book is going in. The murderer is very cartoonish. She is a hyper "cute but psycho" (or probably sociopathic) girl more suited for something like Danganronpa. And there is nothing wrong with manga/anime like that, this seemed to have come out of no where. Same goes for the villain. Why is he Batman now?
The really issue I have with this is that they make the main character look super boring. Mirai is a "low energy guy", which is fine. Not all MCs have to be super animated and outgoing. The thing is, compared to even Mukaido he seems dead. I just don't care about him. I feel like he's a tool for the other angels. Even worse than him is Saki. Saki has the exact same personality than Mirai, but with less lines. Why does she exist.
Despite how much I just shat on this, I'm going to read the next one, but mostly because I can get these at the library.

[haven ⋄ f (hiatus) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I dunno... I'm just not up for another rerun of DeathNote.

The story is so similar to DeathNote I could cry. It is following that series nearly exactly. It's pretty sad.

I did have to skip two scenes (ugh again). It's making me pretty tired of the series.

I kinda got surprised when someone said "I'm sick of people dying!" probably because there are so many deaths in DeathNote AND in this one.

Character wise it is okay. No one is my favorite so I'm not interested in this, which is also disappointing.

One thing that didn't fail me was the art. It is drawn very well. The artist really knows what they're doing.

I probably will not continue the series simply because I have three pretty good guesses at the ending and this was ruined for me by those stupid scenes I had to skip.

[Saphirablue · Rating 2 out of 5]

What the?

I get adding a serial killer in order to draw out the others and everything. But, the sex scenes? Have they really been necessary for the plot (IMO - no (Don't get me wrong, I'm okay with sex scenes - if they add to the plot or if it's a romance book. But here?))? o.O

I'm not quite sure the two should trust the newcomer but we'll see how this will go on.

[Sharon · Rating 2 out of 5]

CW: child death, depiction of corpses, depiction of injuries, fetishization of female queerness, violence against women, sexualization of an underage (????) girl, suicidal ideation

This manga series is chaotic evil but in a bad way. :(
It's trying to say Very Important Things™ about morality and the nature of humanity, but it oversteps very far and just reads as overly edgy.

[Ben Truong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Platinum End, Vol. 3 continues where the previous tankobon left off and contains the next three chapters (7–9) of the on-going manga series.

The person that followed Mirai Kakehashi and Saki Hanakago home from the Jinbo Stadium was Nanato Mukaido. Unlike other God Candidates he didn't purposely kill himself. Instead he is suffering from terminal cancer and had accepted death, when his angel, Baret came to him. Nanato wanted to do one thing before he dies – make sure that Metropoliman never becomes God.

Nanato Mukaido didn't go to the Jinbo Stadium himself, but shoot fourteen people – mainly detectives and psychologists to observe the crowd to find God Candidates – he found three. Mirai Kakehashi, Saki Hanakago, and an unknown individual that he only got a picture before they flew away. Just when they were determined to team up and find this God Candidate – a news bulletin appeared. A juvenile criminal named "Serial Killer Girl A" has escaped and has abilities similar to those of a God Candidate.

Apparently, Metropoliman had purposely set "Serial Killer Girl A" free, shot her with a red arrow so that she would be compliant with him, gave her wings and the red arrow ability that he had collected from other God Candidate that he had killed, and set her loose in order to draw other God Candidates when they try to stop her.

The plan worked perfectly as Mirai Kakehashi and Nanato Mukaido (in disguise) approached "Serial Killer Girl A", who was waiting for other God Candidates on the roof of Grand Tower, but before they could interrogate her – the roof exploded. Thankfully, Nanato Mukaido had the foresight to insulate his suit, but then Metropoliman came out and is set to kill them.

Three characters of note are introduced or expanded in Platinum End, Vol. 3: Nanato Mukaido is another God Candidate who is suffering from terminal cancer, Kanade Uryu who is the person behind Metropoliman, and Yamada Mimimi who is "Serial Killer Girl A".

Nanato Mukaido is a God Candidate who once worked as the product planner for an apparel company. He is suffering from terminal cancer and when he realized that he would probably die from his illness before the 999 days that would elapse before apotheosis would occur – he decided that he would stop Metropoliman from being God. After securing his family's financial securement for a lifetime, he went to find other God Candidates to team up against Metropoliman and found Mirai Kakehashi and Saki Hanakago.

Kanade Uryu is the person behind Metropoliman and is the grandson of the principal of the prestigious Joso Academy and wishes to become God in order to bring his dead sister back to life, which is the reason why he wants to become God by any means necessary. He has become more dangerous, because he had learned that he could combine several arrows together to increase their range and that the wings and arrows he has collected from dead God Candidates can be given out to other individuals to do his bidding.

Yamada Mimimi was an amateur model that was arrested for the murder of several female middle schoolers, but because she was under-aged, the media was not allowed to release her name, so they called her "Serial Killer Girl A" and was sent to an asylum to get treatment and serve her time. However, Kanade Uryu as Metropoliman broke her free in order to lure other God Candidates out from hiding. Enthralled and with loaned wings and arrows, she did as Metropoliman commanded. Yamada Mimimi is presumed dead when the Grand Tower roof exploded.

Tsugumi Ohba has written another wonderful tankobon and surprisingly he doesn't seem as loquacious as he usually is. However, I'm still quite surprised about how edgy Platinum End is becoming. Regardless, I quite enjoyed reading this tankobon. As always, Takeshi Obata's art is simply amazing and accentuates the text rather well.

All in all, Platinum End, Vol. 3 is a wonderful continuation of the series and I can't wait to read more. I'm intrigued to find out how the battle between Metropoliman and Mirai Kakehashi and Nanato Mukaido would end up.

[Rosa Rodriguez · Rating 4 out of 5]

I haven’t read this series in almost a year now so it was difficult to remember what happened last but when I did I got into it.
Bro the metropolitan guys morals are whack. Like he wants to be able to bring his little sister back to life but he’s willing to kill everyone and use everyone just to do that. Like bro where is the common sense. Like you think he’s playing it smart cuz he seems smart and he goes to a pretty good school and all that but he’s literally just mental. Like straight insane.
Mukaido I have mixed feelings for. I dunno I like him in a sense of “okay I see what you mean” but also in a sense of “you can’t sit kill bad people just because they’re bad”. Like if I was a hero I wouldn’t do that, cuz killing goes against all the morals of trying to save everybody. But if I was a villain it’s the opposite. They want to save one or few people by killing everyone or destroying whomever to get what they want. And not only that but like he said you have to kill metropolitan guy to fix everything, to take him out of the game but if you really think about it he’s doing all this for himself since he really just wants to become god for his family. Which is what I don’t like about him. He’s willing to sacrifice himself for everything but also trying to push Mirai into doing stuff that he feels isn’t right. I dunno I just get bad vibes from him.
So I forgot how stunning the art is in the series! Like the scene where the metropolitan man sees his sister is gorgeous. Though honestly weird like why does he still have her body. Like bro She’s dead, morn and move on, life is tough but like let her Rest In Peace, don’t be hung up on her dead body bro.
The part where Mukaido said “we’re going to need costumes” bugged me. Like I though the two didn’t want to stand out but as soon as he joins the picture his plans seem better cuz he’s an adult. If they have costumes, sure their faces are covered but like I just think it’s ridiculous and honestly they’ll stand out too much. They’re just kids so come on.
Bro all the scenes with Girl A, my god the way she killed the girls were so gruesome. If the anime comes out and they don’t show that it’s gonna be a bummer for the anime watchers honesty.
Also those parts reminded me of deadman wonderland, such a good manga.
I really like Mirai’s speech of “I’d rather be lied to than be a liar etc.” like I like his morals even if it’s a bit to nieve in this type of situation. Like yes I understand where Mukaido is coming from but like it’s good to have some innocence. Also the vision that Mirai had I wonder what that was all about. Like talk about a panic attack if I’ve ever seen one.
Oh also Metropolitan man, reminds me of thanos. I dunno I just get those vibes from him. Also of the main villain guy from dr.stone season one. I forgot his name. I’m actually tired so I can’t really think straight, using my last daily brain cells to write this long ass review.
Overall I really did like this volume. It got me back into the series, I didn’t know it was so long since I last read the second volume, that’s a shame on me like why did I take so long. I mean yeah it took me a couple months to find volume 3 cuz it was sold out everywhere but not excuse of why I didn’t read it when I got it.

[Alexander Engel-Hodgkinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.6/5

So far this series has been getting more interesting with each volume they release, and this one was definitely the best of them with the introduction of a teenage serial killer named Girl A and a self-loathing terminal cancer patient named Mr. Mukaido. Girl A's presence in the story creates a new and intriguing dilemma for our heroes, and with Mukaido hopping on board the good guy train, I can't say I have any new criticisms for this series that I haven't already brought up in my reviews for the first two volumes.

I still find the exposition a little off-putting--considering we're in volume THREE now, and things are still being explained, but given how complex all this red-arrow-white-arrow stuff is, I can't say I blame Ohba/Obata for going out of their way to explain things--matter of fact, I'm kind of praising it as well as criticising it for this volume because they've brought something new to the table in a fashion similar to how many new ways Light Yagami could mess around with the Death Note without actually breaking the notebook's rules in that series. I won't spoil it, but it is kind of ingenious.

The art is still amazing, as usual. That goes without saying considering this creative duo. It's taken a while but it seems like they're starting to figure out exactly what they want to do with this story, and once they get it all down pat, oh boy, I've no doubt we're in for a fuckin' treat.

[Scott Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ohba and Obata continue with a compelling story here with an absolutely excellent idea. Their characterization on male characters continues to be strong, and Mirai seems believable, if less developed. Unfortunately I'm a bit turned off by their handling of all the other female characters so far... as they seem to fit the fantasy stereotypes of warrior maiden, slut, or damsel in distress without exception. It was my one problem with this volume.

Otherwise, they continue to develop a power contest that works really well, demonstrating all the darkness that comes out when power is handed to random people. I'm gratified that our protagonist is not a tragic character ala Light Yagami in Deathnote who went all Macbeth when he received the Deathnote's powers. The protagonist here is a heroically good person. Nice.

The volume gives us some expanded understanding of the candidate's powers, as a new candidate enters the story, teaming up with our protagonists and his angel is a know-it-all expert on everything. It allows for some fairly shameless info-dumping, but Ohba works it into the story just enough to keep it from being painfully annoying.

Mukaido takes all volume to do it, but he finally entices our protagonists into direct action against Metropoliman, which should make the next volume exciting.

[Vicenç Sanz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Llega el tercer tomo de Platinum End y con él empiezo a tener la sensación de estar leyendo una obra de Ohba y Obata, dando como resultado el mejor tomo (de largo) hasta el momento.

La inclusión de un tercer personaje al grupo protagonista ha aportado la inteligencia y las explicaciones que le venía echando de menos a la obra. El que sea un adulto con un cáncer terminal y sin aspiraciones (aparentes) también ayuda bastante a empatizar con él; y no sólo eso, su aparición nos trae un poquito más de definición en la personalidad del protagonista (que no en la de su compañera, que no tiene ninguna).

Parece evidente que éste inicio de la obra (y quién sabe si el final) va a estar enfocado en el “combate” contra otro de los candidatos a ser Dios, un chico que parece ser capaz de cualquier cosa y que sigue con su plan de cargarse al resto de candidatos. Ahora soltando a una asesina en serie y dándole poderes…

Muy buen tomo, con un buen ritmo narrativo, una historia que al fin engancha (no sé si por llevar ya un bagaje con la obra o porque al fin se han puesto las pilas) y el dibujo sigue al nivel altísimo al que nos tienen acostumbrados.

Eso sí, sigue sorprendiéndome lo para adultos que son algunas escenas de la obra (sexo lésbico, degollamientos varios, etc…).

[Rolando Marono · Rating 3 out of 5]

Después de un primer volumen malo, un segundo volumen bastante bueno y este volumen que queda en la zona gris, la serie empieza a cobrar forma.
El segundo volumen fue impactante por las estrategias y juegos mentales que recordaban mucho al excelente trabajo realizado en Death Note. Aquí tuvimos un poco de una pelea de intelecto bastante buena. Eso me entusiasmó mucho por el siguiente volumen de la serie, lamentablemente este volumen se queda un poco corto en la ejecución.
Tras el cliff hanger del volumen anterior, nos enteramos de quién es ese personaje misterioso. El resto del volumen es discusión, estrategias, y planes también de Metropoliman. El nuevo personaje que se integra a nuestros dos protagonistas se me hizo muy interesante porque abordaron el tema del suicidio y la desesperanza desde otro punto de vista menos utilizado. Este personaje aportará un nuevo enfoque a las estrategias, y se nota cuando discute directamente contra el protagonista y lo hace cuestionarse su resolución de no matar a nadie.
Este volumen se siente como un preámbulo de una gran batalla que probablemente suceda en el cuarto volumen. No sé si será el final de Metropoliman, pero lo cierto es que ha jugado muy arriesgadamente y siguen habiendo 5 participantes que no conocemos.

[Aly Ber · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m kind of disappointed on this one. After the two previous books, I thought about how some situation are strange, and barely hard to follow.
The angel, who are supposed to help their player, knows barely nothing about the arrows, or the different subtlety about this “game”. And sometimes I had this feeling everyone could literally ignore the rules, like metropolitan, it seems he’s juste here to show how you can play and that’s all. Like the angel learn from him.
Even the situation with metropolimam was strange. Sometimes I feel like those people who were looking the different players in the stade. I know it’s only the third books, and i will obviously find more explanation later, but the action are slow and too fast at the same time. I had to read some pages very slowly, cause I was like “I don’t understand the plot here”. It really différents than what I’m used to read, maybe it doesn’t help.
Weirdly, even if I’m lost, I really want to know what happen next.

Fun fact : I really liked the design of Mimi.

[Timothy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not so much filler as it is build-up to inevitable (first) showdown with the (thus far) main villain of the story. The new character introduced to the heroes' team this volume - Mukaido - is a welcome addition to the story. He knows what he's doing, he has a compelling backstory, and he has a stronger personality than the other characters introduced so far. One weakness of the series is that the main cast are all fairly bland personality-wise with a focus on the plot instead. I mean, Saki is one of the main characters and she did actual nothing this entire volume. That's just dumb. She's on the cover of the next volume at least so hopefully she has something to do there. I also wish they'd ditch the generic-superhero-knockoff aesthetic and introduce some more interesting character designs/outfits. Also the generic bloodthirsty minor villain introduced this volume was terrible. I'm glad she's gone because her whole purpose seemed to be some unnecessary and kinda gross fanservice.

[Marianna Rainolter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un volume assai migliore del precedente: facciamo la conoscenza innanzitutto del personaggio di Mukaido, che metterà a dura prova la forte morale di Mirai, ma il secondo personaggio che incontriamo è quello di Metropolitan perché conosciamo un po’ di più chi si nasconde dietro al suo costume ma non capiamo totalmente i suoi obbiettivi anche se spero che succeda presto così da poterlo “inquadrare” e di conseguenza apprezzare (o odiare) di conseguenza. Intanto il ragazzo non si fa scrupoli a liberare una letale e pericolosa assassina adolescente per attirare il gruppo di Mirai e sconfiggerlo. Ho apprezzato questo volume perché c’è molta più chiarezza e linearità rispetto al precedente, anche la storia e i temi che vengono affrontati mi sono piaciuti di più. Bello anche il finale, nel quale intravediamo lo scontro tra Mirai e Metropolitan in persona che si preannuncia interessante e appassionante.