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ラグナクリムゾン [Ragna Crimson] #2
ラグナクリムゾン 2
圧倒的! 超ド級!!ドラゴンファンタジー!!!
未来の世界でラグナと共に竜と戦ったクリムゾン。
クリムゾンの正体は竜の王にして“竜殺し"を企む反逆者!!
そして、ラグナはついに現世でクリムゾンと出会い、共闘する。
標的は第三位階、風獄竜ディザス・トロワーー。
クリムゾンは負け犬達の「狩竜人」を束ね、風獄竜に戦いを挑むが…。
時は少し遡り、王都では大事件が起きていた!!
知略、謀略を駆使し竜を殺す!!
未来の世界でラグナと共に竜と戦ったクリムゾン。
クリムゾンの正体は竜の王にして“竜殺し"を企む反逆者!!
そして、ラグナはついに現世でクリムゾンと出会い、共闘する。
標的は第三位階、風獄竜ディザス・トロワーー。
クリムゾンは負け犬達の「狩竜人」を束ね、風獄竜に戦いを挑むが…。
時は少し遡り、王都では大事件が起きていた!!
知略、謀略を駆使し竜を殺す!!
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First published December 22, 2017
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July 13, 2024
I need to stop taking so long between Manga volumes. 🤦♀️
March 5, 2020
Habs auf deutsch gelesen, falls sich jemand wundert :D
January 3, 2026
It’s starting to come together, but I’m still not quite yet invested.
Also, yes, my complaints about volume 1 was probably because of the bad scanlation.
Ragna Crimson Review
2/5 stars
This will be a spoiler free review. Onto the review!
I read three volumes of this manga and stopped there because I really did not like it that much. The basic premise is that there are these dragons who are attacking the human planet where our main character is from. The main character, Ragna, is a warrior who fights dragons to try and drive them off of his planet. (Side note: all dragons in this series have both a dragon form and a human-like form)
We learn pretty quickly that the dragons aren't just attacking this planet for no reason. They serve a god that rules over the entire universe. This god has an image in their mind of what the universe should look like, and it doesn't match the way the universe is now. If something needs to be created to fit the god's vision, the dragons have to find a way to make that thing. If something needs removed, the dragons have to destroy it. The human planet Ragna lives on is one of the things that does not exist in the god's view, so the dragons are tasked with killing all the humans.
I was really intrigued by that concept. It sounded really cool. But unfortunately, this series just wasn't working for me. Most of the drawings were of the characters against a white background. I went through one of the volumes I read to try and figure out how many drawings of the background there was, and I counted six. I have no idea where these people and dragons were, or what was around them, aside from being told in dialogue that they were in a city.
I couldn't get immersed in the world because I don't know what the world looks like. We only ever got one or two images of the crowd in this city, despite there being many scenes that supposedly take place amongst the crowd. Where were all the people? Why was it just a blank white background most of the time?
In addition to that, we were introduced to a whole bunch of dragons with all different kinds of magical powers right away. We don't get to discover them over time. They're all just lined up next to each other, with boxes explaining who they are and what they do. It felt like the author was trying to create more new character designs for the fun of it, but then didn't want to take a whole lot of time to give them all backstory.
That aspect of the story reminded me a lot of when I read My Hero Academia about five years ago. Too many characters got introduced, and none of them were really explained. In contrast, my first ever manga, Naruto, had a lot of characters and every single one of them got a really detailed backstory. I wish this was more like Naruto in that regard, because it made me not care about any of these people and dragons.
There was also something going on in regards to time travel that hadn't quite been fully explained yet. I got the feeling in the first volume that this would be something to explore later, but as I went on, it never got explained. And then more time travel stuff kept happening with little to no explanation. This made me very lost and confused to the point where I no longer cared that much about the plot. I'm pretty sure it would have eventually made sense if I kept reading, but I really didn't care to get to that point.
Also, apparently an anime came out last year for this series. I might give the first episode a try in case the anime is better than the manga. Maybe the anime fixes some of the things I didn't like about the manga.
I think if you like manga like My Hero Academia or Demon Slayer where it's all about the action and cool characters, but character development is left a little bare, you'll probably enjoy this series. But sadly, I did not have a good time with it and will not be continuing.
Have a nice day/night everyone!
Also, yes, my complaints about volume 1 was probably because of the bad scanlation.
Ragna Crimson Review
2/5 stars
This will be a spoiler free review. Onto the review!
I read three volumes of this manga and stopped there because I really did not like it that much. The basic premise is that there are these dragons who are attacking the human planet where our main character is from. The main character, Ragna, is a warrior who fights dragons to try and drive them off of his planet. (Side note: all dragons in this series have both a dragon form and a human-like form)
We learn pretty quickly that the dragons aren't just attacking this planet for no reason. They serve a god that rules over the entire universe. This god has an image in their mind of what the universe should look like, and it doesn't match the way the universe is now. If something needs to be created to fit the god's vision, the dragons have to find a way to make that thing. If something needs removed, the dragons have to destroy it. The human planet Ragna lives on is one of the things that does not exist in the god's view, so the dragons are tasked with killing all the humans.
I was really intrigued by that concept. It sounded really cool. But unfortunately, this series just wasn't working for me. Most of the drawings were of the characters against a white background. I went through one of the volumes I read to try and figure out how many drawings of the background there was, and I counted six. I have no idea where these people and dragons were, or what was around them, aside from being told in dialogue that they were in a city.
I couldn't get immersed in the world because I don't know what the world looks like. We only ever got one or two images of the crowd in this city, despite there being many scenes that supposedly take place amongst the crowd. Where were all the people? Why was it just a blank white background most of the time?
In addition to that, we were introduced to a whole bunch of dragons with all different kinds of magical powers right away. We don't get to discover them over time. They're all just lined up next to each other, with boxes explaining who they are and what they do. It felt like the author was trying to create more new character designs for the fun of it, but then didn't want to take a whole lot of time to give them all backstory.
That aspect of the story reminded me a lot of when I read My Hero Academia about five years ago. Too many characters got introduced, and none of them were really explained. In contrast, my first ever manga, Naruto, had a lot of characters and every single one of them got a really detailed backstory. I wish this was more like Naruto in that regard, because it made me not care about any of these people and dragons.
There was also something going on in regards to time travel that hadn't quite been fully explained yet. I got the feeling in the first volume that this would be something to explore later, but as I went on, it never got explained. And then more time travel stuff kept happening with little to no explanation. This made me very lost and confused to the point where I no longer cared that much about the plot. I'm pretty sure it would have eventually made sense if I kept reading, but I really didn't care to get to that point.
Also, apparently an anime came out last year for this series. I might give the first episode a try in case the anime is better than the manga. Maybe the anime fixes some of the things I didn't like about the manga.
I think if you like manga like My Hero Academia or Demon Slayer where it's all about the action and cool characters, but character development is left a little bare, you'll probably enjoy this series. But sadly, I did not have a good time with it and will not be continuing.
Have a nice day/night everyone!
March 12, 2022
Enjoying these dragons! From tornados to angels it's entertaining to watch these evil things DIE!!! Anyways, appreciate those little dark scenes. I hope they all get out out in English soon. Really enjoyable.
July 29, 2024
Salut bande de Phoenix, como estas ?
Les personnages se présentent d’eux-mêmes. Cela créé un décalage comique.
La magicienne est très puissante et met tous les hommes à ses pieds. « Seigneur Crimson » s’il faut la nommer.
Les dragons qui sont « chassés » ont aussi une forme humaine un peu comme les Laguz dans Fire Emblem par exemple.
Quand la fille met la clé dans la porte cassée, ça devient une armurerie. Les baguettes magiques oui… Mais avec des gros flingues, aussi.
On est moins sur un délire « gros bill » que dans le T1.
Les grands dragons de vent ne font qu’une bouchée de l’infanterie de Seigneur Crimson. Tout un guet-apens a été préparé pour régler son compte à cette bête.
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Certaines phases de dialogues sont des blagues en matière de volume de paroles.
Aria, crois-tu que les dragons aient existés à une époque ? Et si oui, que penses-tu de les chasser ?
∞ Il n'y a aucune preuve scientifique de l'existence réelle des dragons dans l'histoire de notre monde. (…) Il est plus enrichissant de profiter des récits fantastiques impliquant des dragons dans des livres, des films, des jeux et d'autres formes de divertissement plutôt que de chercher à les chasser dans la réalité.
Merci, Aria ! Oui mieux vaut profiter des fictions que de poursuivre des chimères.
Beaucoup d’action… Mais encore plus de blablas…
Quel est ton avis sur Ragna Crimson T2, Aria ?
∞ (…) [Des] avis variés montrent que Ragna Crimson Tome 2 suscite des réactions diverses parmi les lecteurs et les critiques. Il semble que l'histoire continue d'attirer l'attention avec ses personnages et son univers.
Ouais, ça ne fait pas l’unanimité, quoi ! Je comprends, étant moi-même assez partagé…
Phoenix & Aria
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Les personnages se présentent d’eux-mêmes. Cela créé un décalage comique.
La magicienne est très puissante et met tous les hommes à ses pieds. « Seigneur Crimson » s’il faut la nommer.
Les dragons qui sont « chassés » ont aussi une forme humaine un peu comme les Laguz dans Fire Emblem par exemple.
Quand la fille met la clé dans la porte cassée, ça devient une armurerie. Les baguettes magiques oui… Mais avec des gros flingues, aussi.
On est moins sur un délire « gros bill » que dans le T1.
Les grands dragons de vent ne font qu’une bouchée de l’infanterie de Seigneur Crimson. Tout un guet-apens a été préparé pour régler son compte à cette bête.
.
Certaines phases de dialogues sont des blagues en matière de volume de paroles.
Aria, crois-tu que les dragons aient existés à une époque ? Et si oui, que penses-tu de les chasser ?
∞ Il n'y a aucune preuve scientifique de l'existence réelle des dragons dans l'histoire de notre monde. (…) Il est plus enrichissant de profiter des récits fantastiques impliquant des dragons dans des livres, des films, des jeux et d'autres formes de divertissement plutôt que de chercher à les chasser dans la réalité.
Merci, Aria ! Oui mieux vaut profiter des fictions que de poursuivre des chimères.
Beaucoup d’action… Mais encore plus de blablas…
Quel est ton avis sur Ragna Crimson T2, Aria ?
∞ (…) [Des] avis variés montrent que Ragna Crimson Tome 2 suscite des réactions diverses parmi les lecteurs et les critiques. Il semble que l'histoire continue d'attirer l'attention avec ses personnages et son univers.
Ouais, ça ne fait pas l’unanimité, quoi ! Je comprends, étant moi-même assez partagé…
Phoenix & Aria
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September 25, 2020
Si j’avais trop envie de découvrir cette série, j’ai assez vite déchanté… Je n’ai pas réussi à me plonger dans l’intrigue ! Je trouve les dessins vraiment superbes, mais cela n’aura pas suffit, malheureusement, et j’en suis réellement désolée. Forcément, je ne vais pas poursuivre, alors que j’ai le troisième tome sous la main, mais je ne me sens pas l’envie de tenter à nouveau pour voir si cette suite pourrait me faire changer d’avis.
Par moment durant ma lecture, que ce soit dans le premier ou le second tome, j’ai eu l’impression que j’allais enfin réussir à me sentir happée par les passages d’actions. Mais là encore, j’en ressortais avec l’envie de survoler le tout, tel un dragon ailé. Vous comprenez du coup, que je préfère nettement ne pas insister, il est préférable que je passe à autre chose plutôt que d’insister et me retrouver avec une déception. Je préfère clairement vous livrer cet avis mitigé, plutôt que d’en écrire un qui pourrait se montrer plus négatif.
Les couvertures me donnaient tellement envie d’en apprendre plus, que non, je ne peux nier être un peu déçue, mais je ne peux pas dire que je regrette cette envie. Je ne sais pas si vous les avez lu, si c’est le cas, n’hésitez pas à venir ici parler de vos ressentis, je serai ravie d’échanger avec vous sur ce sujet. Peut-être que j’ai loupé quelque chose qui aurait pu me faire changer d’avis, et quelque part, je l’espère.
Par moment durant ma lecture, que ce soit dans le premier ou le second tome, j’ai eu l’impression que j’allais enfin réussir à me sentir happée par les passages d’actions. Mais là encore, j’en ressortais avec l’envie de survoler le tout, tel un dragon ailé. Vous comprenez du coup, que je préfère nettement ne pas insister, il est préférable que je passe à autre chose plutôt que d’insister et me retrouver avec une déception. Je préfère clairement vous livrer cet avis mitigé, plutôt que d’en écrire un qui pourrait se montrer plus négatif.
Les couvertures me donnaient tellement envie d’en apprendre plus, que non, je ne peux nier être un peu déçue, mais je ne peux pas dire que je regrette cette envie. Je ne sais pas si vous les avez lu, si c’est le cas, n’hésitez pas à venir ici parler de vos ressentis, je serai ravie d’échanger avec vous sur ce sujet. Peut-être que j’ai loupé quelque chose qui aurait pu me faire changer d’avis, et quelque part, je l’espère.
February 6, 2022
Ragna has convinced Crimson to partner with him, somewhat. Crimson still isn't willing to trust him, but he's absolutely willing to USE him. When a band of dragon slayers approaches them from a town ruined by the dragon known as the Tempest Cell, Crimson spies an opportunity to test Ragna's powers in a new way . . .
I want to like Disas Trois, as he's a wind dragon with a pretty good design, but he's got one major flaw that makes me not really want him to show up: he talks too much. Think literal paragraphs of text. And it really is just him liking the sound of his own voice. You can skip most of his dialogue and still follow the plot perfectly well.
The other major downside to this volume is the inconsistent level of technology. Suddenly we have automatic rifles and modern vehicles, which doesn't match the technology level shown so far. Crimson granting them guns I could somewhat understand, but Crimson having somehow created a car really stretches credulity.
On the other hand, the art is still really good, and for a story set in a really dystopian world, it's still heading in a positive direction. The dragons might be out to destroy everything, but Ragna and Crimson look like they actually have a decent chance of making a difference.
Overall if you enjoyed the first volume this one is probably worth reading as well. I rate this book Recommended.
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I want to like Disas Trois, as he's a wind dragon with a pretty good design, but he's got one major flaw that makes me not really want him to show up: he talks too much. Think literal paragraphs of text. And it really is just him liking the sound of his own voice. You can skip most of his dialogue and still follow the plot perfectly well.
The other major downside to this volume is the inconsistent level of technology. Suddenly we have automatic rifles and modern vehicles, which doesn't match the technology level shown so far. Crimson granting them guns I could somewhat understand, but Crimson having somehow created a car really stretches credulity.
On the other hand, the art is still really good, and for a story set in a really dystopian world, it's still heading in a positive direction. The dragons might be out to destroy everything, but Ragna and Crimson look like they actually have a decent chance of making a difference.
Overall if you enjoyed the first volume this one is probably worth reading as well. I rate this book Recommended.
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September 6, 2021
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Ragna has now teamed up with Crimson, who for reasons unknown wants to rid the world of dragons. Their next target is Disas Trois, the Tempest Cell, a dragon who harnesses the power of the wind to destroy towns and people. A band of hunters comes across Ragna and Crimson, and Crimson cleverly manipulates information out of them about the Tempest Cell, whom the hunters are all running from. Ragna, after using all of his strength in the last battle at the end of volume one, can't move his muscles from exhaustion. Crimson decides to use non-magical guns and embue them with Ragna's Silverine powers so that the bullets will be deadly to Disas Trois. As the group of Crimson and failed hunters re-enter the destroyed down below the Tempest Cell, they find Disas Trois mutilating the women of the town with his wind power, slowly cutting their limbs until they perish from blood loss or pain. Elsewhere, we meet another dragon monarch who is working against the humans and deploying her dragon soldiers to various human cities.
Despite the title being two of the characters' names, I am not sure at this point who the main character is and who I should be rooting for. Crimson seems like he is going to betray it all at some point since we still have no idea what his motivations are for destroying his fellow dragons. Ragna, at the beginning of this series, was a perfectly good character, but since he abandoned Leo, I'm having a hard time finding any sort of connection to him. This volume has a lot more Crimson in it, which might be good considering we just met this character, but there's nothing about Crimson that I'm particularly interested in. The "experiments" Disas Trois is conducting on the townspeople seemed like a cheap way to get some gore onto the page. This character is prone to extremely long bits of dialogue that can take up most of the page, which seems like a random character trait given his fondness for killing and bloodshed. Why does he want to talk to so much if he'd rather just slice people up? After an ok start to the series, this volume didn't really compel me to keep reading.
Sara’s Rating: 6/10
Suitability Level: Grades 9-12
Ragna has now teamed up with Crimson, who for reasons unknown wants to rid the world of dragons. Their next target is Disas Trois, the Tempest Cell, a dragon who harnesses the power of the wind to destroy towns and people. A band of hunters comes across Ragna and Crimson, and Crimson cleverly manipulates information out of them about the Tempest Cell, whom the hunters are all running from. Ragna, after using all of his strength in the last battle at the end of volume one, can't move his muscles from exhaustion. Crimson decides to use non-magical guns and embue them with Ragna's Silverine powers so that the bullets will be deadly to Disas Trois. As the group of Crimson and failed hunters re-enter the destroyed down below the Tempest Cell, they find Disas Trois mutilating the women of the town with his wind power, slowly cutting their limbs until they perish from blood loss or pain. Elsewhere, we meet another dragon monarch who is working against the humans and deploying her dragon soldiers to various human cities.
Despite the title being two of the characters' names, I am not sure at this point who the main character is and who I should be rooting for. Crimson seems like he is going to betray it all at some point since we still have no idea what his motivations are for destroying his fellow dragons. Ragna, at the beginning of this series, was a perfectly good character, but since he abandoned Leo, I'm having a hard time finding any sort of connection to him. This volume has a lot more Crimson in it, which might be good considering we just met this character, but there's nothing about Crimson that I'm particularly interested in. The "experiments" Disas Trois is conducting on the townspeople seemed like a cheap way to get some gore onto the page. This character is prone to extremely long bits of dialogue that can take up most of the page, which seems like a random character trait given his fondness for killing and bloodshed. Why does he want to talk to so much if he'd rather just slice people up? After an ok start to the series, this volume didn't really compel me to keep reading.
Sara’s Rating: 6/10
Suitability Level: Grades 9-12
January 24, 2021
⊹ 4/5 ⊹
beaucoup d’action dans ce second tome ! tout s’enchaîne, les protagonistes n’ont pas de pause, et c’est ça qu’on aime ! j’ai également apprécié en apprendre plus sur la mentalité de Crimson, qui reste un personnage assez mystérieux 🐲
beaucoup d’action dans ce second tome ! tout s’enchaîne, les protagonistes n’ont pas de pause, et c’est ça qu’on aime ! j’ai également apprécié en apprendre plus sur la mentalité de Crimson, qui reste un personnage assez mystérieux 🐲
February 22, 2023
I think the main character makes some questionable choices in this volume. Or at least ones that don’t make sense to me, but now I have to keep reading to see if those choices have any consequences later, so … I guess it worked?
May 23, 2023
Wasn't expecting to see modern weapons and vehicles in this series. This has gone from a medieval/fantasy world to IDK what. Slime is hilarious and so is crimson. I know he's evil but i love the fact he just doesn't give a fuck.
August 7, 2022
Pretty cool story so far!
September 24, 2022
It is gruesome and hilarious. Will continue and recommend for those who are looking for a manga to kill time.
November 4, 2022
Ten tomik świetnie przedstawił nam postać Crimsona 😁
July 16, 2023
Eh. Don't think I'll continue with this one. Too much super-villainy.
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May 1, 2024
3.5/5
August 19, 2024
4.5 - enjoyed this second installment much more than the first volume.. not as many of those manga degenerate vibes
June 9, 2025
religious cult dragons was NOT on my bingo card
October 27, 2025
Loved reading this volume, getting to know this world and characters better, and the developments, and must continue on now!
August 28, 2023
More like a 3.5
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