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Occultic;Nine Light Novel #2
Occultic;Nine: Volume 2
From the mind behind Steins;Gate, Chaos;Head, Robotics;Notes, and Chaos;Child! Now a hit anime, too!
Q: Do you believe in ghosts?
A: Of course not!
Yuta Gamon, a young boy who lives in Kichijoji, runs an Occult-related blog called "Kirikiri Basara". He spends his days dreaming of making a fortune off his affiliate links. Suddenly, Yuta's blog brings together the fate of nine strangers, as what starts off as a tiny feeling that something's wrong develops into a case that goes beyond imagination. Black magic, the afterlife, psychics, fortune-telling, other dimensions, prophecies, hypnosis, urban legends... The world is filled with flim-flam!
Q: Do you believe in ghosts?
A: Of course not!
Yuta Gamon, a young boy who lives in Kichijoji, runs an Occult-related blog called "Kirikiri Basara". He spends his days dreaming of making a fortune off his affiliate links. Suddenly, Yuta's blog brings together the fate of nine strangers, as what starts off as a tiny feeling that something's wrong develops into a case that goes beyond imagination. Black magic, the afterlife, psychics, fortune-telling, other dimensions, prophecies, hypnosis, urban legends... The world is filled with flim-flam!
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September 17, 2018
After a 1st volume that got a bit lost introducing a lot of characters, this 2nd book kicks it up a notch! As these LNs aren't self contained, but rather a single story broken down into volumes, I can't really discuss the events in this one without massive spoilers.
The ending is a massive massive twist and cliff hanger, that will make you rush to the store and buy volume 3 (no, ordering from Amazon just isn't fast enough... you will run to the book store and buy it as soon as book 2 is done :D better yet, buy 3 before you read 2)
The ending is a massive massive twist and cliff hanger, that will make you rush to the store and buy volume 3 (no, ordering from Amazon just isn't fast enough... you will run to the book store and buy it as soon as book 2 is done :D better yet, buy 3 before you read 2)
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October 22, 2023Na continuação de Occultic;Nine, o blog de assuntos sobrenaturais de Yuta Gamon inadvertidamente acaba conectando o destino das pessoas envolvidas nos mistérios e conspirações que transcorrem no distrito de Kichijoji.
Depois de inesperadamente acabar fazendo parte de uma cena de crime no final do primeiro livro, o dia a dia de Yuta muda drasticamente, e o receio de que a polícia está em seu encalço reveste todos os seus passos enquanto ele busca recuperar a normalidade de sua rotina e decidir o que fazer em seguida. O assassinato do Dr. Hashigami afeta todos os personagens direta ou indiretamente, e seja a causa da morte sobrenatural ou humana, nenhum deles consegue ficar indiferente quando o mistério aumenta graças ao que se descobre no fundo do lago do Parque Inokashira.
A paranóia permeia o segundo volume da série. O caso de Yuta em particular é o elo que liga os personagens. Enquanto ele conecta os pontos do que está acontecendo, outros personagens como Sarai, Shun e Toko realizam suas próprias apurações, cada um por seus próprios motivos. O abalo causado na cidade pela atrocidade no Parque Inokashira coagula devagar, até que dados até então díspares provam fazer parte de um mesmo conjunto, desde um doujinshi erótico até lendas urbanas que se provam reais.
Diferente do primeiro volume, mesmo terminando em um gancho a trama dessa vez apresenta um arco mais adequado, fruto dos personagens estarem mais conectados em prol de um objetivo em comum. Por muito tempo houve dúvida se o autor prosseguiria na série, visto que o primeiro volume saiu em 2014 e o segundo em 2015, e não havia notícias sobre o terceiro enquanto a versão em anime já tinha sido concluída. Felizmente em maio de 2017 o terceiro volume foi anunciado e a história continuará. Com enredo estimulante e às vezes caótico, Occultic;Nine é uma série que promete alcançar alturas ainda maiores.
Depois de inesperadamente acabar fazendo parte de uma cena de crime no final do primeiro livro, o dia a dia de Yuta muda drasticamente, e o receio de que a polícia está em seu encalço reveste todos os seus passos enquanto ele busca recuperar a normalidade de sua rotina e decidir o que fazer em seguida. O assassinato do Dr. Hashigami afeta todos os personagens direta ou indiretamente, e seja a causa da morte sobrenatural ou humana, nenhum deles consegue ficar indiferente quando o mistério aumenta graças ao que se descobre no fundo do lago do Parque Inokashira.
A paranóia permeia o segundo volume da série. O caso de Yuta em particular é o elo que liga os personagens. Enquanto ele conecta os pontos do que está acontecendo, outros personagens como Sarai, Shun e Toko realizam suas próprias apurações, cada um por seus próprios motivos. O abalo causado na cidade pela atrocidade no Parque Inokashira coagula devagar, até que dados até então díspares provam fazer parte de um mesmo conjunto, desde um doujinshi erótico até lendas urbanas que se provam reais.
Diferente do primeiro volume, mesmo terminando em um gancho a trama dessa vez apresenta um arco mais adequado, fruto dos personagens estarem mais conectados em prol de um objetivo em comum. Por muito tempo houve dúvida se o autor prosseguiria na série, visto que o primeiro volume saiu em 2014 e o segundo em 2015, e não havia notícias sobre o terceiro enquanto a versão em anime já tinha sido concluída. Felizmente em maio de 2017 o terceiro volume foi anunciado e a história continuará. Com enredo estimulante e às vezes caótico, Occultic;Nine é uma série que promete alcançar alturas ainda maiores.
July 27, 2017
2.5
This book is short. Chapters end abruptly, meetings are skipped over and mentioned later. According to Amazon, this book has the same number of pages as the first book, that's a lie.
There's a lot I want to criticize this series for. But I won't.
Let's just say things happen, some stuff is revealed, the ending is cliffhanger enough that I'll probably check out the 3rd book (if it takes too long to come out probably not), and there was a really creepy scene with a box. More characters come together in this book, and the MMG chapters seem less slapped on and more fleshed out.
I'm super confused about the time line. In book 1 the bodies in the lake were being pulled out on March 1, in book two the bodies are being pulled out on February 29. So do more bodies end up in the lake after the 256 that are found there? Was this a mistake?
Final Thoughts: I have no idea what I feel about this series. There are parts I like, but I don't really care about the main mystery (especially now that it's connected to the spirit world), but I do really want to know about the box. I guess it has interesting moments. Wish I liked the characters more.
This book is short. Chapters end abruptly, meetings are skipped over and mentioned later. According to Amazon, this book has the same number of pages as the first book, that's a lie.
There's a lot I want to criticize this series for. But I won't.
Let's just say things happen, some stuff is revealed, the ending is cliffhanger enough that I'll probably check out the 3rd book (if it takes too long to come out probably not), and there was a really creepy scene with a box. More characters come together in this book, and the MMG chapters seem less slapped on and more fleshed out.
I'm super confused about the time line. In book 1 the bodies in the lake were being pulled out on March 1, in book two the bodies are being pulled out on February 29. So do more bodies end up in the lake after the 256 that are found there? Was this a mistake?
Final Thoughts: I have no idea what I feel about this series. There are parts I like, but I don't really care about the main mystery (especially now that it's connected to the spirit world), but I do really want to know about the box. I guess it has interesting moments. Wish I liked the characters more.
April 15, 2024
Volume two ramps up like crazy!!! The conspiracies get crazier, the body count rises, and the mysteries are turning every which way! This volume is an absolute blast and the end of this volume is such a good WTF cliffhanger moment!!!
April 11, 2025
A little rushed towards the end of the volume, but overall another solid entry in the series. The pacing and attention to detail expands one's understanding of the series of events in comparison to the frantic nature of the anime.
March 9, 2018
Way better than the first volume. And that ending... I need some time to process that whole thing. I also desperately need volume 3.
August 9, 2022
Super good and very dark. A lot better put together than the first one. Though the main character is still a pervert and it's a bit disturbing seeing most of the book through his eyes.
March 25, 2019
It has been quite a while since I’ve binged a series like I am with this one. Occultic;Nine, Vol. 2 by Chiyomaru Shikura is a truly great second volume in this series by the creator of Steins;Gate.
Yuta Gamon is a high schooler who runs a blog called Kirikiri Basara, which is dedicated to debunking the occult and local legends. But local happenings are beginning to be more difficult to debunk, and soon a group of nine people, virtual strangers, find themselves drawn together through the blog. Together, they must get to the bottom of things once and for all before things go from bad to worse.
The stakes are risen in the second volume of this light novel series. By now, the main characters are largely all familiar with one another, which allows for more time dedicated to the main mystery and less on introducing characters to both the reader and one another. The main mystery begins to fully evolve. Despite answers being found, question after question is continually asked.
I must admit that I found Yuta a bit grating in the first volume. Here, though, the change in his character is stark. Pressure and fear are clearly affecting him, and he begins to change. Making a reader sympathize with and fear for a character they initially disliked is a very real talent. Even with so many characters, character development isn’t something that is forgotten, and is very easily seen here.
Tensions ramp up towards the ending of this volume. The pacing increases, making the book very easy to devour. The point of view continues to shift from one character to another, though this time it tends to focus a little more on Yuta. For his part, Yuta is a more sympathetic here than in the first volume. Events have begun to change him a bit, shifting priorities and behavior.
I thought the first volume had a good cliffhanger. I was not ready for the level of cliffhanger in volume 2. Seriously, this is the sort of cliffhanger that will make you seek the third volume immediately.
If you haven’t yet read Occultic;Nine Vol 2 by Chiyomaru Shikura and with art by pako, I’d highly suggest picking up a copy. This is a fantastic series that only gets better with every volume.
I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This review originally found on Looking Glass Reads.
Yuta Gamon is a high schooler who runs a blog called Kirikiri Basara, which is dedicated to debunking the occult and local legends. But local happenings are beginning to be more difficult to debunk, and soon a group of nine people, virtual strangers, find themselves drawn together through the blog. Together, they must get to the bottom of things once and for all before things go from bad to worse.
The stakes are risen in the second volume of this light novel series. By now, the main characters are largely all familiar with one another, which allows for more time dedicated to the main mystery and less on introducing characters to both the reader and one another. The main mystery begins to fully evolve. Despite answers being found, question after question is continually asked.
I must admit that I found Yuta a bit grating in the first volume. Here, though, the change in his character is stark. Pressure and fear are clearly affecting him, and he begins to change. Making a reader sympathize with and fear for a character they initially disliked is a very real talent. Even with so many characters, character development isn’t something that is forgotten, and is very easily seen here.
Tensions ramp up towards the ending of this volume. The pacing increases, making the book very easy to devour. The point of view continues to shift from one character to another, though this time it tends to focus a little more on Yuta. For his part, Yuta is a more sympathetic here than in the first volume. Events have begun to change him a bit, shifting priorities and behavior.
I thought the first volume had a good cliffhanger. I was not ready for the level of cliffhanger in volume 2. Seriously, this is the sort of cliffhanger that will make you seek the third volume immediately.
If you haven’t yet read Occultic;Nine Vol 2 by Chiyomaru Shikura and with art by pako, I’d highly suggest picking up a copy. This is a fantastic series that only gets better with every volume.
I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This review originally found on Looking Glass Reads.
February 6, 2017
Fantastic series, I can't wait for the third volume but seeing it has yet to release in Japan it'll probably be a long wait.... and it ended on such a cliffhanger too.
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