怪物事変 4 [Kemono Jihen 4]

怪物事変 [Kemono Jihen] #4

by Sho Aimoto, 藍本松

親は子を想い、子もまた親を想う。そんな親子の記憶を辿る物語──。織の両親の手がかりを探しに幼少のころ暮らしていた場所を訪れた夏羽たち一行。断片的な記憶を頼りに捜索を続ける中、織の叔父・昭夫が何かを隠していることを突き止めたのでございますが…。

Genres: Manga, Horror, Fantasy, Mystery, Paranormal, Supernatural, Shonen

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 2, 2018

Reviews

[Gale · Rating 3 out of 5]

An excellent wrap-up for Shiki's backstory that had me finish the volume in one go, but the filler chapter at the end was pretty bad. Aya being sexualized left me feeling icky. It was disappointing how her character ended up being used. Hopefully, the "love triangle" is dropped, and we don't see much more of her because if it continues, I won't be able to continue the series.

[Reading_ Tamishly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vol 4:

Shiki on the cover ✌️

It gets hilarious sometimes amidst the emotional rollercoaster. Shiki. Poor Shiki. Kabane doesn't understand unspoken words. Poor Shiki!😆

The story goes a bit darker. A dirty secret gets revealed.

We are seeking the truth to what actually happened to Shiki's mother and the answer to a folktale.

*Warnings for sexual assault and gruesome scenes

It gets more nightmarish.

What greed can do.

I feel so bad for Shiki. Boy, you can come out of this. None of this is your fault. Kabane, Akira, Nobimaru, Inugami, (I still doubt Mihai) and this aunty reader rooting for you!

And finally, the friendship blossoms!

Another new character introduction. Aya. I am so, so happy to meet this character!

Wake up and check out the fight scenes! It's phenomenal. And the bad ones never learn.

Kumi, you did your best. You are such a good soul.

Shiki and Kabane. You two are so damn hilarious. That scene on who Kabane loves got me laughing out so loud 😂

And do I smell a love triangle here?

[Krysta ꕤ · Rating 4 out of 5]

in this volume we get more information on what happened to Shiki’s mother and seeing him break down was so sad, i felt so bad for him. this series does a good job of balancing the more emotional moments with the humorous ones and these characters are so much fun, I just love them.

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't know his hair was white like that

[Nieintererka · Rating 3 out of 5]

W tym tomie dowiadujemy się dokładnie co stało się z matką Shikiego i kim była mała dziewczyna z poprzedniego tomu. Mimo w miarę dobrego przedstawienia uczuć Shikiego, nadal pozostaje ten sam problem, co w poprzednich tomach — te postacie mają ciutkę głębi, ale w wielu momentach są po prostu płaskie. Czasem wręcz zdawałoby się, że nie mają głębszych uczuć, by można było zrobić śmieszną scenkę i odbiera to mocno realizmu, który przez moment był tak dobrze ujęty. Tak samo motyw tej dziewczynki. Była tak mocno straumatyzowana, że nie powinna w ogóle odnajdować się w społeczeństwie, ufać innym, jak i mieć wiele innych problemów z tego wynikających. Wpierw to było pokazane, by potem to olać i jakby udawać, że nic nie miało miejsca. Autorka zwyczajnie nie poradziła sobie z przedstawieniem tego wątku jak i z 8 letnim dzieckiem. W tej serii 8 letnie dziecko zachowuje się jak 16 latek, a 13 latki jak już dorośli. Aż nasuwa się pytanie, czy autorka kiedykolwiek widziała jak się zachowuje dziecko? Tym bardziej tak straumatyzowane nie zachowywałoby się tak.

[Sheepy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love kon! She is to precious!!

[LaPommequirougit · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Je remercie les éditions Kurokawa pour cette lecture. Je trouvais que Kemono mettait du temps à mettre de l’action, des combats, etc. Mais avec ce quatrième tome, c’est chose faite et j’en suis ravie !

Shiki est revenu dans son village d’origine, afin de trouver des réponses. S’il est dans l’agence Inugami depuis le début, c’est parce qu’il est à la recherche de sa mère. Depuis longtemps, il sait que son oncle peut avoir beaucoup de ces réponses, mais il n’osait pas aller lui demander. Il avait peur de ce qu’il pourrait entendre.

Pourtant, c’est maintenant chose faite, il découvre pourquoi sa mère a disparu. Pourquoi il n’a jamais eu de ses nouvelles. Mais la vérité est des fois plus dur que de ne rien savoir. Shiki doit affronter la réalité.

J’aime vraiment beaucoup aimer ce tome qui est centré sur Shiki. On découvre son histoire, ses origines et son passé. Ce personnage au caractère très fort, devient alors beaucoup plus touchant et attendrissant.

De plus, même si Kabané est un personnage plutôt froid depuis le début et qu’il le reste encore, on entrevoie une facette de sa personnalité très touchante ici. On se rend compte qu’il ressent beaucoup plus de chose qu’on ne le croit. Alors cette facette froide ne serait qu’un masque ?

En bref, j’ai vraiment beaucoup apprécié ce quatrième tome. Il y avait de l’action au rendez-vous, des combats épiques et des scènes sur ces doubles pages très émouvantes. J’ai apprécié en apprendre un peu plus sur Shiki, le voir autrement que le gros dur qu’il laisse paraître. Un quatrième tome qui vous promet pleins d’émotions !

[Justin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm sure in the grand scope of this series, Tademaru will end up being a minor villain, but holy crap, is he loathsome. And while he isn't technically anyone's father, I think he deserves a spot in the list of worst anime/manga father-figures of all time, alongside the likes of Gendo Ikari, and Bondrewd. All of which makes the confrontation with him incredibly satisfying.

Kemono Jihen has such a knack for setting up scenarios that are tense, horrific, action-packed, etc., and then sucker punching you right in the feels. This volume is no exception, but I personally think it stumbles a bit, adding in the love triangle between Kabane, Kon, and Aya. Granted, at least two of them are so awkward, they aren't entirely sure what's going on, and with the way the volume ends, that side plot may have already been dealt with (for now), but we'll see. It just felt a bit awkward, sudden, and not entirely necessary. Still, that's really the only blemish on this volume. Add an extra star if you're less bothered by that than me.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aïe aïe aïe , mauvaise dégringolade pour moi. Malgré un arc narratif réalisée avec brio , l’histoire du fil d’or et l’indépendance de aya pour créer un cabinet médical , l’acceptation de son frère…. Le dernier chapitre efface tout.

Je trouve ennuyant à mourir le topos du «  deux femmes se battent pour le personnage principal mais il est trop goofy pour s’en rendre compte » c’est intéressant de voir kon qui réagit à ça et comment les émotions des kemonos prennent le dessus sur les actions par moment mais du coup ça rends insupportable le personnage d’aya que je trouvais assez badass pour une fille de 8 ans et ça cree des dynamiques vus et revus et bien barbantes. Puis cette sexualisation est un peu étrange , son look est clairement badass et c’est un point super ! Mais ouais non , trouvez un autre angle d’attaque… À voir par la suite

[Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Retomamos con el arco de Shiki Y POR FAVOR NO SABEN CUANTO ADORO LA AMISTAD DE SHIKI Y KABANE, el simple hecho de que Kabane apoyará sin dudar siempre a Shiki, lo mucho que lo adora, Kabane literalmente mataría por Shiki, son mis protegidos, además conocemos a Aya, la hermanita de Shiki, la adoro demasiado, llore muchísimo cuando encuentran a la madre, son tan bonitos, Y ESA ESCENA DE KON Y KABANE LOS ADOOOOOROOOOOOOOOOO

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume finished what became a pretty dark arc and ended with some more ‘fluff’ chapters. Kabane is adorably clueless and his friendship with Shaki has really developed into a wholesome one. I hope they wrap up the Aya v Kon situation soon as it will get annoying quickly (even with the cluelessness of Kabane). I also could have done without Aya’s clothing being quite so skimpy but at least she has not been drawn out of proportion, especially for her age.

[Cecillie · Rating 2 out of 5]

What happened to Shiki's mom was disturbing, and brings the series back to a more horror centered story, which is great. What is absolutely not great, like at all, is how Aimoto decides to draw Aya after she's free. That's fucking gross. There's this little character description of her, where it says she likes to dress "sporty". That was not sporty, that was overly sexualised and inappropriate. Fucking ew.

[Vanessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bel volume. Si chiude l'arco sul passato di Shiki. Dopo tutto quello che il ragazzo ha passato, temevo la mazzata finale con un epilogo tragico, ma fortunatamente è arrivato un happy ending davvero gradito. Il volume si conclude con un capitolo rilassante e divertente. Kabane raccoglie un'altra spasimante, ma.... lui ha occhi solo per Inugami ahah!

[Lori CucVig · Rating 5 out of 5]

La storia di Shiki è stata davvero molto bella. I disegni sono il punto forte di Sho Aimoto. Non riesco a non aprezzare il modo in cui è fatto Jihen. Un nuovo personaggio entra in scena a cambiare equilibri, ma per il resto si prennuncia un nuovo pacifico periodo, con interessanti scoperte interiori. Vedremo...

[Aimee Spencer-Kruczek · Rating 4 out of 5]

While I love a wrap up to a good mystery, especially regarding one of our three heroes, I HATE the newest character's wardrobe. Cobweb pockets? Cool, but a bandeau and booty shorts......on a canonically EIGHT year old? Nauseating. Hard pass. Absolutely not!
The story was good, friendship is growing stronger, solving another case or two, but this detail I could have gone without.

[Mahalia Gosla · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is about Shiki the half arachnid half human story. This had me in tears! We find out more about Shiki’s backstory and what happened to his parents. I am not going to spoil it for you but Shiki and Kabane are besties. Cant wait to read the next one.

[Yackie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nobimaru is a menace and I’m here for it. I’m not really here for the sexualization of 8 year olds. I feel like that part wasn’t really plot relevant and I hope they get rid of that real soon or it’ll get the drop from me.

[Natsume Natsuki · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm not crying. I'm not crying.

[sid · Rating 5 out of 5]

kill that motherfucker

[Vale · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[isrhat · Rating 5 out of 5]

KON AND KABANE ARE SO CUTE anyways and also shiki’s past!

[Rolaka Pisarka · Rating 5 out of 5]

Historia Arachne wzruszyła mnie. Piękna opowieść matczynej miłości, która jest gotowa zrobić wszystko dla swojego dziecka!

[Ran · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well there always has to be some wierd uncomfy stuff in shonen.. I wish Aya's character was used differently in the story..

[Raye Porter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love, love, love

[Maleesha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Creepy, fun, and emotional. Somehow all at the same time. but please can we not have the 8 year old girl in that outfit. I hope that changes.

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm so torn on this one.

[Kristen Harvey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Huge plot twists in this one, not sure I saw that coming. Wow. A little traumatizing honestly.

[Autumn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series does a great job of balancing out the emotional damaging moments with some comedy and feel good moments. I really enjoyed the developments and character growth in this volume.

[Nattapan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Touching.

[Laura · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hmm bit iffy in parts. Lingers too long over ick abuse imagery & plot points.