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夜刀の神つかい [Yato no Kami Tsukai] #2
Blood Sucker: Legend of Zipangu, Volume 2
Three centuries ago, a vampire by the name of Migiri was running a reign of terror across Japan when a hero named Naonosuke Kobayashi cut off his head and sent him to eternal rest until now. With the help of his right hand man Kuraha, Migiri has been brought back to life and granted a sacrifice in the form of beautiful young Kikuri.
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2002
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November 3, 2016
At this point in the series the only thing saving it is the action sequences and art drawn by Aki Shimizu. Shimizu is a great artist, it's such a shame that only 1 of his series actually got a complete release in English.
As for the story, it is quite confusing. I don't think that's entirely the author's fault though. There were quite a few times where I was questioning the translation decision. I don't have the original Japanese so I can't compare, but there was something off about quite a number of phrases. They just didn't feel authentic.
This volume is basically an introduction of characters. There are short vignettes, some as short as a page, to introduce characters and situations. It has a feeling that all will be revealed and relative at one point in time. But, it is difficult to wait for any sort of clarity.
Then on top of the confusion, my particular volume has a printing error. A block of missing pages, and some duplicate pages. But, the fact that you don't notice that there is something missing right away is a pretty good illustration of how jumpy the actual story is.
I'm going to keep reading since I have the rest of the volumes. And, at the very least, I believe I should read all of the manga I buy. But, I'm also not really able to recommend this title to anyone either (at least, not yet). And, I haven't even gotten to the biggest blot on the series that happens at volume 7 when the series finished releasing incomplete.
As for the story, it is quite confusing. I don't think that's entirely the author's fault though. There were quite a few times where I was questioning the translation decision. I don't have the original Japanese so I can't compare, but there was something off about quite a number of phrases. They just didn't feel authentic.
This volume is basically an introduction of characters. There are short vignettes, some as short as a page, to introduce characters and situations. It has a feeling that all will be revealed and relative at one point in time. But, it is difficult to wait for any sort of clarity.
Then on top of the confusion, my particular volume has a printing error. A block of missing pages, and some duplicate pages. But, the fact that you don't notice that there is something missing right away is a pretty good illustration of how jumpy the actual story is.
I'm going to keep reading since I have the rest of the volumes. And, at the very least, I believe I should read all of the manga I buy. But, I'm also not really able to recommend this title to anyone either (at least, not yet). And, I haven't even gotten to the biggest blot on the series that happens at volume 7 when the series finished releasing incomplete.
July 21, 2019
La storia è senza dubbio intrigante, ma troppo caotica per cui si fatica a seguire e capire con linearità.
February 20, 2011
THis one wasn't much better than the first in clarifying things. I still am not sure what is going on. The one vampire guy who came around in the beginning seems gone, unless he just looked different. There are also two other guys who are in it and I have no idea who they are. Several of the people look similar and confused me because I kept having to go back and double check I knew who I was looking at. The story looks like it might be interesting, but I think the only reason I wanted to keep reading was to figure out what was going on. Maybe I just haven't read enough manga or there is some japanese legend I need to read about to understand it better, I don't know.
December 2, 2012
I love vampire manga but confess I'm really struggling with this series. The artwork is quite nice (reminds me a tad of Hellsing, just not as cool) but the story is exceptionally complicated and difficult to follow. It doesn't help that there are a lot of flashbacks, I can't always tell when things are happening or even who to. There are loads of characters appearing with very little introduction. I find myself constantly skipping to the character descriptions and plot synopsis to try and figure out what the heck's going on. Saying that the fight scenes are really good if you like that sort of thing.
August 19, 2013
Maybe this series starts out really slow but picks up later. I've heard rave reviews and I love vampires, so I'll keep my hopes up. The first two books have been in the "okay" pile to "mediocre". I'm curious to see what happens to Kikuri and whether all the mystery surrounding her that's been alluded to adds up in the later volumes. There's one GREAT fight scene in a hotel that I really did enjoy, but it was unfortunately quite short and sweet.
June 7, 2011
....aaaaand I still had no idea what was going on >.< but the art is prettiful ^^
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