Platinum End, #4

プラチナエンド [Platina End] #4

by Tsugumi Ohba

LA LUCHA POR CONVERTIRSE EN DIOS ES UN COMPLETO POLVORÍN DE SENTIMIENTOS


Llega el día… ¡¡Mirai y Metropoliman se enfrentan entre sí y se desencadena una batalla en la que los distintos candidatos a Dios arriesgarán su vida para lograr sus objetivos!! Y mientras tanto, los sentimientos de Saki están a punto de desbordarse...

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

192 pages, Paperback

First published November 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]

Nice, we finally get to know why Saki wanted to die ... and it's pretty brutal. Art is still good, story is still interesting, but I just don't have much else to say. It's not hitting me differently than any of the previous volumes, but I enjoy it.

Side note: I think Nasse is up to something. She just doesn't act as "angel-like" as the others. Something's off about her.

[Josiemaus85 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like 👍🏼

[Mangrii · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5 / 5

Platinum End se presenta finalmente y sin tapujos como una historia de amor con personajes rotos que se deben enfrentar a una épica batalla a Dios en ciernes. Este cuarto volumen se siente como la historia no llega a avanzar, si no que aún se dedica a perfilar sus personajes. Y cuatro tomos de presentación puede ser un hándicap demasiado grande para algunos lectores.

Comienza justo donde se quedo el anterior volumen, con el épico enfrentamiento entre Mirai y Metropoliman. Sin embargo, lo más interesante de esta cuarta entrega es como Ohba decide dedicar un capítulo completo a la insustancial Saki Hanakago, para que la podamos comprender de una vez por todas. Y era necesario. De esta forma damos un vistazo a como se convirtió en candidato a Dios con una dura historia del pasado.

Del dibujo sigo sin tener nada nuevo que decir. Que Obata me parece un maestro único en su especie no es ninguna novedad, pese a que sus diseños siempre sean 'parecidos', es su estilo lo que lo define. Y esas páginas impactantes pocos son capaces de realizarlas de forma similar.

Un detalle simpático y digno homenaje a su famoso Death Note: al final del tomo aparecen todas las reglas del juego en esta cruel batalla de Candidato a Dios al igual que las reglas del Cuaderno de Muerte.

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

[Tinka · Rating 2 out of 5]

That's it? That's Saki's backstory? How utterly disappointing.

The art continues to be gorgeous and the Story certainly is not uninteresting. I also think Angels Lebel and Nasse are interesting. The problem are the human characters, they are boring to incredible annoying and I just don't care. For the duo that came up with Light and L this feels like a disappointment

[Kesa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Saki's backstory was a bit disappointing but the art is stunning.

[James DeSantis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another solid volume even do I do wonder how long this cat and mouse type game can go on.

We do get a background of a main character, and while it worked, it didn't do much for me. I felt like we've seen the whole feeling guilty for being a dick but being a good person done so many times before, and better. This came off as rather shallow try. But the stuff with the older user and his wife was all great and the art is still fantastic.

A 3 out of 5.

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

I don't know if I'm liking it or not

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm torn when it comes to this series. It doesn't feel like the story isn't moving. Things are happening but by the end of the volume it still feels like the story is at the same place when the volume started.

[Marianna Rainolter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mirai affronta Metropolitan in uno scontro sul filo del rasoio con il ragazzo davvero determinato a sconfiggere l’eroe mascherato rimanendo però fedele al suo principio di non ammazzare nessuno, quando invece il suo nemico non si fa scrupolo a sacrificare gli altri per i suoi obbiettivi. La seconda parte del volume si concentra su Saki, scopriamo il suo legame con lo stesso Mirai e su come ha ottenuto le frecce, una parte molto bella e interessante che cambia i suoi sentimenti ed emozioni e per me da una certa spinta alla storia che finora è stata appassionante sì, ma non mi ha totalmente preso e non nego che alcune parti mi sono sembrate eccessivamente lente e allungate senza motivo. Per questo lo considero un bel volume, c’è stata tanta tensione in entrambe le parti del volume, Metropolitan continua ad essere un mistero che voglio sia svelato al più presto e adesso voglio davvero proseguire la lettura per vedere se l’evoluzione di Saki cambierà davvero la storia, se scopriremo la storia di Metropolitan e se saranno introdotti dei nuovi candidati e che ruolo avranno.

[Camilo Guerra · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ya hay conflicto !!!, por un lado Metropoliman y sus ganas de acabar con todos, y por otro, nuestro grupo de luchadores por la justicia !!!

LO BUENO: Obata cuando crees que no éude ser mejor, te regala unas paginas muy lindas y sobresalientes, es mas, nunca habia visto a nadie dibujar el llanto como el, es hermoso el nivel de detalle y emoción de esos rostros son increibles. Avanza la trama, y los protagonistas ya hacen cosas y se mueven hacia adelante. Me gusto la trama de Bullying , con unas escenas bien dibujadas y que te tocan.

LO MALO: Muy romantico y EMO en unos tramos muy largos de la obra, y siento que hay momentos que me atrapa , pero en otros es para adolescenestes de 13 a 16 años, que esten enamorados y quieran una pareja.¿ sigo o no sigo en esto?.

[Vikas · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was nice where Mirai fights or tries to fight with Metropolitan man and we also learn Saki's backstory and it was nice but Mirai needs to grow up and he will after all he is going to be God so let's go on 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.

[Emi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Estaba pensando dejarlo porque, aunque todo lo que hacen estos dos siempre supera la media, el tema de los ángeles me da un poco de pereza. Parece que los japoneses sienten cierta fascinación con la mitología católica: cogen la idea general y a partir de ahí inventan, modifican y hacen de todo, pero a mi me tira un poco para atrás. No obstante, este tomo me ha parecido más interesante. Seguiré leyendo.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was good. I couldn't remember how the 3rd volume ended when I started it (it's been over a month since I read it), but that's ok. I probably won't remember how this one ended when reading the next one since it comes out in a month, but that's ok, too. Actually, I just read it and I can't remember how it ended, so how's that?

[czai · Rating 3 out of 5]

quick read but that was an uneventful volume. okay, it was full of action but I think that it's a strong volume all together. the story is also feeling a bit bland lately.. also, seriously? we're continuing with the costumes? ugh.

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Saki and Mirai. ♥️ That is all.

[Erwan Huguet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Le tome 3 m'avais un peu deçu mais alors ce tome 4 ! Wow, le debut d'une histoire d'amour avec de personnages brisés .. les dessins sont justes magnifiques surtout quand on les voit en forment d'ange. J'ai encore un fois trop hâte de lire la suite !!
Je pense que j'aurais mit 5 étoile si l'objet n'était pas vert comme ça; il reste beau mais quand même en dessous des tomes 1 et 2.

[Zeph · Rating 3 out of 5]

January 2018: 3.5 Stars (Shown as 3)
To be honest, I'm having trouble connecting with Saki and Mirai. I don't get them as a couple, and I don't really care for them as characters yet (which is kind of weird when we're 4 volumes in?). Mirai doesn't feel realistic, mainly in his ideals, and Saki feels flat. The only character who's felt real and enjoyable to me at all yet is Mr. Mukaido. The little scene with his wife in their house was really adorable! I like how spirited he is, and kind.
I'll check out volume 5 when it comes out. Hopefully Mirai and Saki get some development outside of just having a pulse that races every now and then.
I'd also like to mention that I'm kind of lost, where the plot is concerned. With each individual issue that comes up, I can follow along relatively easily, but I've lost sight of the bigger picture. Also, I keep forgetting how the arrows work. Ohba and Obata have their characters talk about it like it's obvious and easy to follow, but I feel like, before jumping into so much action, they should have spent a couple of chapters establishing examples.

[Rafaela (dragonsandpaperbacks) · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Ben Truong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Platinum End, Vol. 4 continues where the previous tankobon left off and contains the next three chapters (10–12) of the on-going manga series.

After the initial parley, the battle Mirai Kakehashi and Nanato Mukaido vs. Metropoliman begins and lasts longer than anyone –including the angels expected. Apparently, Mirai Kakehashi discovered a new way to use his arrows – to block incoming arrows. While the arrows could penetrate anything made by humans, the same couldn't be said about divine weapons.

While Mirai Kakehashi continued his frontal assault, Nanato Mukaido shot Metropoliman in the back with the guns he procured. Distracted, Mirai Kakehashi could have stabbed Metropoliman with a red arrow, but it went against his belief system and hesitated just long enough for Metropoliman to escape. However, Metropoliman suit was damaged enough for Mirai Kakehashi to see his face.

The next day at school we see Kanade Uryu (Metropoliman) with bandages on his head giving a mundane excuse as how he got them. However Minamigawa, his friend, after a fashion, begins to suspects that he is Metropoliman, but keeps it to himself for now. Meanwhile, Mirai Kakehashi and Saki Hanakago are at school with Mirai Kakehashi, the outcast, looking after Saki Hanakago from afar. We see a very interesting interaction between Saki Hanakago and her friend about Mirai Kakehashi and it's not exactly positive or nice.

Later that night, Mirai Kakehashi and Saki Hanakago share a bed on her insistence, because she has a confession she has to make and she could only do it in the darkness of night through the intimacy of pillow talk. Saki Hanakago revealed that she didn't deserve live, because even though she really liked Mirai Kakehashi and they were childhood friends, she’s a coward and a people pleaser and when their class bullied Mirai Kakehashi after his parents were murdered – she joined in.

It is here where we find out how Saki Hanakago became a God Candidate. After years of bullying Mirai Kakehashi, she thought the perfect time to apologize is at graduation, but Mirai Kakehashi left rather quickly after dismissal. Saki Hanakago followed him, but was too late when she saw him jump off a roof – committing suicide. Distraught and feeling guilty, Saki Hanakago meant to drown herself in the ocean, when Revel appeared before her.

Tsugumi Ohba has written another wonderful tankobon and surprisingly he doesn't seem as loquacious as he usually is. I really like how the story is progressing and how the relationship between Mirai Kakehasi and Saki Hanakago is developing. I really like Nanato Mukaido – the only adult in the series, without him Mirai Kakehashi and Saki Hanakago would be totally lost. As always, Takeshi Obata's art is simply amazing and accentuates the text rather well.

All in all, Platinum End, Vol. 4 is a wonderful continuation of the series and I can't wait to read more. I'm intrigued to find out how the story continues.

[Rolando Marono · Rating 4 out of 5]

Si bien tenía un rato que había leído el último volumen, al leer las primeras páginas de este volumen recordé el torrente de información y detalles que había sido el tercer volumen. La historia avanzó mucho y aunque las estrategias no son como las de Death Note, siempre se aprecia que el villano no sea sólo fuerza bruta, y aquí, tenemos a Metropoliman, un interesante adversario.
Este volumen tiene la conclusión del esperado primer encuentro entre el protagonista y Mukaido contra Metropoliman. El combate es explosivo y lleno de acción, lamentablemente, Mirai como protagonista todavía no me agrada. Parece que todos quieren que sea el héroe y tiene todo para serlo pero su actitud depresiva se lo impide. Entiendo de dónde viene el personaje, pero me molesta que tras ver la masacre de Metropoliman en el estadio y en la torre con la chica A, Mirai todavía se resista a combatir. Olvida dispararle con la flehca blanca, simplemente a combatir.
Siento que todavía hay detalles que desenterrar de él y espero que al menos sea un revelación impactante porque su actitud está impidiendo que la historia se mueva hacia adelante.
Mukaido como personaje me gusta mucho.
Metropoliman como villano es interesante pero parece que rápidamente los protagonistas lo están alcanzando, no sé si dure mucho más como villano, en ese caso se levanta la pregunta ¿Qué seguirá? efectivamente hay algunos candidatos a Dios que no hemos visto y eso podría ser la siguiente parte de la historia.
También hay algunos detalles sobre Nasse que no me terminan de cuadrar. Además, en este volumen mencionan que los candidatos a Dios no necesariamente tendrían que matarse los unos a los otros, entonces ¿Cómo se esperaba que escogieran a un Dios? No han dado ningún detalle real sobre la naturaleza del juego en el que están metidos y eso podría representar un buen giro para la historia.
En este volumen también tenemos la historia de origen (por no poder llamarla de otra manera) de Saki. Es interesante, no estoy muy seguro si en occidente eso sería una razón suficiente para suicidarse, pero creo que en Japón si. Me gusta como conecta a Mirai con Saki de manera profunda y al admitir eso, Saki se vuelve finalmente un personaje interesante y no una carga que Mirai tenía que proteger, sin matar a nadie, pero protegerla al fin.
Me entusiasma mucho el quinto volumen, espero que llegue pronto. Esta historia definitivamente mejora considerablemente con el tiempo.

[Doc · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these shiny covers and considering the series is crafted by the creators of Death Note I assure you I look forward to each new volume (though with so many series collected I sometimes loose track of release dates lol.)

With the explosion taking the life of Girl A and catching Nanato Mukaido now Metropoliman looms above the scene like the angel of death he plays so well. Now Nanato and Mirai must take drastic chances to avoid any more death and attempt to stop the man responsible for last volumes events. Now Mirai is a bit of a pacifist so you'll have to read how he handles this violent situation but I assure you he is not pretty and thankfully Nanato survived the blast as he takes actions in his own way to find clues about their opponent. We also get to see some normalcy in the lives of the main God candidates at this point of the story which is nice considering how violent this series can get.

We also get some history between Mirai and Saki as she confesses things that have been bothering her and how she was led to the brink of suicide before her angel chose her. It is a testament to Mirai's character as he forces her to make the decision of whether she truly wants to die still or not.

As for favorite part of the book I would have to say it is the reactions of the angels to Saki wanting to sleep with Mirai so she can talk to him. You don't want to get Nasse mad. :)

[78sunny · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,4 von 5 Sternen
Band 3 liegt schon einige Zeit zurück aber ich konnte mich noch ganz gut an die Story erinnern. Das erste Drittel gefiel mir gar nicht. Da ging es direkt mit der Handlung aus Band , also dem Kampf weiter. Es gab für mich zu viele wirklich chaotische Actionszenen und so etwas hasse ich. Als der Kampf dann endlich zu Ende war, wurde es für mich besser. Ich erinnerte mich wieder warum mir Teil 1 bis 3 so gut gefielen. Der männliche Hauptcharakter ist einfach unglaublich sympathisch. Die Geschichte um die Engel und die Gottersanwärter finde ich interessant, wenn mich auch dieses ganze strategische Kämpfen mit den verschiedenen Pfeilen etwas anstrengt. Ich mag es bei Mangas gar nicht wenn ich mich anstrengen muss und mitdenken muss. Bei Büchern finde ich das klasse aber bei Mangas nicht. So wirklich viel passiert gar nicht in diesem Teil und etwas schneller könnte die Story schon voranschreiten. Der Zeichenstil war (bis auf die chaotischen Acionszenen) wieder sehr schön. Vor allem die Kontraste und teils dunklen Akzente gefallen mir sehr. Ich werde die Reihe weiterlesen, hoffe aber aber weniger Action und mehr von der Stimmung, die dann ab dem zweiten Drittel herüberkam.

[Lori CucVig · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un secondo piccolo capolavoro da parte di questi autori. Viene rivelata la storia di Saki e le varie le relazioni amicali e amorose dei nostri protagonisti con le persone importanti vengono spiegate. Qualcuno inizia ad avere dubbi sul suo amico (una scena d'impatto e bellissima), qualcuna decide di essere forte e fidarsi del suo compagno... non entrano in scena altri candidati ma avviene quello che speravo, un attimo di respiro per tutti. Siamo ben lontani dal vedere una risoluzione. Ma tutto il tempo di storia vale. Vedremo

[Timothy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well stuff is happening again. After finishing this I scoured the internet for discussion of the series and found pretty much everyone has the same things to say: There's a lot of this series that feels derivative of Death Note, the premise is interesting but hasn't really been explored in an equally interesting way, and the pacing is so slow that it really drags the whole thing down. I might drop this series till it's over and just read it all in one go because it's very unsatisfying as is.

[Juan Carlos · Rating 4 out of 5]

DRAMA

En este tomo concluye la batalla entre nuestros protagonistas y Metropoliman, que ciertamente tengo que destacar en todos los tomos hasta este las ilustraciones hechas por Takeshi Obata. ¡Brutal!

En cuanto al argumento se desarrolla y conoce mejor a uno de nuestros protanonistas, Saki, de quien ya sabemos el motivo por el cual es candidata y algunas nuevas convicciones que desarrolla.

3.9

[Urbon Adamsson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series keeps going strong.

A lot of action here. We get a battle between the known main candidates to God and we get to know why Saki was chosen as one of the candidates.

Emotion at the end as Saki opens up to Kakehashi about her secrets.

Can we take a moment to appreciate how good all the angels look? Takeshi Obata didn't just follow the traditional look. He created a more modernize look and all angels have their distinct characteristics.

[Andrea Manganiello · Rating 4 out of 5]

In questo volume poca tattica, ma tanta caratterizzazione, un protagonista atipico, in cui ti ci puoi rivedere, apparantemente debole, ma nella realtà profondo. L'ultimo capitolo mi ha commosso, e in generale l'intreccio mi sta piacendo davvero molto, anche nelle parti un po' più riempitive come in questo volume.

[Michael Schmid · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ich liebe diese Reihe ja schon seit dem ersten Band, aber ich muss auch sagen, das hohe Niveau nimmt auch null ab. Ist jetzt schon was ganz Besonderes für mich, genauso wie es Death Note war/ist. *___*

[Bee (BacchusVines) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Platinum End is so weird enough to work. I like the idea of angels and that angels only appear when you're ready to die...? I really want to see these 'good guys' kick their plan into action. And Kakehashi is crazy good against Metropolitan Man and we need more of those awesome action scenes. :|

[fx _manz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ok puedo decir que hasta ahora estos mangas si están buenos, la trama es buena, el dibujo ni se diga, y los sentimientos del protagonistas junto con la chica (olvide sus nombres) respecto a TODO me deja una especie de lección, creo que todos en algún sentido.