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Another #1.2
Another II
Musim semi tahun 1998, Sakakibara Kouichi harus pindah sekolah ke SMP Yomiyama Utara. Namun, kelas 3-3 tampak begitu ketakutan akan sesuatu, hal yang tidak bisa dia jelaskan.
Sakakibara akhirnya mengetahui apa yang sebenarnya terjadi di kelas 3-3, tapi teror tak juga berhenti.
Akankah teror itu berakhir dan kelas 3-3 bertahan? Atau, akankah seluruh kelas mati bersimbah darah?
Sakakibara akhirnya mengetahui apa yang sebenarnya terjadi di kelas 3-3, tapi teror tak juga berhenti.
Akankah teror itu berakhir dan kelas 3-3 bertahan? Atau, akankah seluruh kelas mati bersimbah darah?
296 pages, Paperback
First published November 25, 2011
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Yukito Ayatsuji
117 books669 followers(Japanese: 綾辻 行人)
'Yukito Ayatsuji' is the original creator of Another. He is a famous writer of mystery and Japanese detective fiction. He is also one of the writers that demands restoration of the classic rules of detective fiction and the use of more self reflective elements. He is married to Fuyumi Ono, author of The Twelve Kingdoms and creator of Ghost Hunt, Juuni Kokuki, and the author for a few other manga.
'Yukito Ayatsuji' is the original creator of Another. He is a famous writer of mystery and Japanese detective fiction. He is also one of the writers that demands restoration of the classic rules of detective fiction and the use of more self reflective elements. He is married to Fuyumi Ono, author of The Twelve Kingdoms and creator of Ghost Hunt, Juuni Kokuki, and the author for a few other manga.
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January 28, 2019
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ending yg mengejutkan..
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puas jg dengan novel'y, bikin penasaran & bikin jantung deg-deg'an pas baca'y..
seruuuu..
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pakai referal code "nining2228" bwt dpt diskon 20%, saat pembayaran yaa..
=)
ending yg mengejutkan..
XD
baru sempat baca sekarang, cukup lumayan lama sich nunggu sebulan novel'y dtg, padahal preorder..
tp gapa", bonus'y ada kipas, surat dr penulis, lumayan puas lah..
puas jg dengan novel'y, bikin penasaran & bikin jantung deg-deg'an pas baca'y..
seruuuu..
:D
October 20, 2018
Kesalahan terbesarku saat membaca novel ini adalah sudah pernah menonton live actionnya, yang (1) gak bagus-bagus amat, hanya gara2 tergoda Yamazaki Kento waktu itu; (2) jadinya aku sudah tahu siapa "orang lain" yang dimaksud dalam alur thrillernya, dan itu mengurangi setengah kenikmatan membacanya. Beneraaaan, bagusan novelnya ini kemana-mana. Lebih tegang cara penyampaiannya, dan sudut pandang Sakakibara Kouichi -sebagai orang luar yang baru bergabung- yang dipakai membuatnya jadi lebih misterius.
Tapi dari segi plusnya, aku jadi bisa benar-benar mengamati kejanggalan-kejanggalan yang diberikan penulis sebagai clue kisah. Dan kalau dipikir-pikir, petunjuk ini bertaburan sepanjang cerita tapi karena kita pembaca gak benar-benar memperhatikan dan mengerti artinya, jadi akhirnya mudah terlewatkan.
Endingnya asyik sebagai cerita thriller-horor. Twist yang pas. Mengejutkan, menakutkan, sekaligus menyelesaikan. Entah nanti di tahun-tahun berikutnya, apakah fenomena mengerikan Kelas 3-3 masih akan berlanjut. Hyiiii.....
bikin selametan po piye ki sekolahe, pengajian, ngusir setan, ngundang kru dunia lain, ben ora sawanen kuwi kelas 3-3 ne 😁
Tapi dari segi plusnya, aku jadi bisa benar-benar mengamati kejanggalan-kejanggalan yang diberikan penulis sebagai clue kisah. Dan kalau dipikir-pikir, petunjuk ini bertaburan sepanjang cerita tapi karena kita pembaca gak benar-benar memperhatikan dan mengerti artinya, jadi akhirnya mudah terlewatkan.
Endingnya asyik sebagai cerita thriller-horor. Twist yang pas. Mengejutkan, menakutkan, sekaligus menyelesaikan. Entah nanti di tahun-tahun berikutnya, apakah fenomena mengerikan Kelas 3-3 masih akan berlanjut. Hyiiii.....
August 11, 2021
Speechless..
Dibuku yang kedua ini ceritanya gak terlalu bertele-tele kayak di buku yang pertama, dannnn endingnya WOW! Ternyata... hahaha
Cuma agak kesel aja di endingnya pas Sakakibara udah tau 'orang matinya siapa' jadi terlalu banyak kalimat isi pikiran dia dan bikin gregetan sumpah 😬
Dibuku yang kedua ini ceritanya gak terlalu bertele-tele kayak di buku yang pertama, dannnn endingnya WOW! Ternyata... hahaha
Cuma agak kesel aja di endingnya pas Sakakibara udah tau 'orang matinya siapa' jadi terlalu banyak kalimat isi pikiran dia dan bikin gregetan sumpah 😬
August 31, 2023
Rating: ⭐⭐💫 (2.5 stars)
Full book 1 rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐🌟 (4.25 stars)
Full book 1 review 👇🏽
I watched the anime for this light novel a few years ago and I was very intrigued by the light novel when I discovered it had one but then, for years, the books lay in my tbr and didn't see light (pun intended?) until now.
This book has a writing style that's a bit...too much, as in, it explains too much, even when it's not needed. This was even more apparent in the second part of the novel because though, there wasn't much happening in the second part, it still dragged on and on. I think it's fair to say that I didn't like the writing style very much.
The plot, itself, on the other hand wasn't as bad. It was pretty decent as a mystery actually but there was the whole supernatural angle that was left a bit too vague and ambiguous that I didn't quite enjoy. It was creepy and atmospheric, to be sure, but not exactly solidly structured. In fact, the whole time I kept wondering why they couldn't just have removed third year class 3. Like once the students advanced from second to third, just divide the class 3 students between the other classes and not have it at all. I don't think they ever even acknowledged it as a possibility.
And, the characters, most of them were bare sketches apart from the main ones like Mei and Kouichi. Teshigawara, Kazami and Mochizuki had some traits but they were mostly two-dimensional. As a matter of fact, I wasn't even very taken in by our narrator, Kouichi. The only character that really interested me was Mei Misaki. I wouldn't say I liked her but I did enjoy reading about her.
The thing that irked me the most about this book (as a whole) though was that the author didn't provide us with a very important bit of information until the end, which made the mystery unsolvable. Even though, I had watched the anime and knew the ending, I couldn't connect a specific plot twist until it was right in my face, which honestly annoyed me so much because it's quite clear that the author did it to keep us on our toes and still away from the final answer.
Overall, I would say the book is okay. Not the best mystery I've ever read. It's creepy, for sure, and I like it for the most part but it had also some glaring problems that kept me from enjoying it completely.
Bottom line: A good attempt at mystery but not the best.
Full book 1 rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐🌟 (4.25 stars)
Full book 1 review 👇🏽
I watched the anime for this light novel a few years ago and I was very intrigued by the light novel when I discovered it had one but then, for years, the books lay in my tbr and didn't see light (pun intended?) until now.
This book has a writing style that's a bit...too much, as in, it explains too much, even when it's not needed. This was even more apparent in the second part of the novel because though, there wasn't much happening in the second part, it still dragged on and on. I think it's fair to say that I didn't like the writing style very much.
The plot, itself, on the other hand wasn't as bad. It was pretty decent as a mystery actually but there was the whole supernatural angle that was left a bit too vague and ambiguous that I didn't quite enjoy. It was creepy and atmospheric, to be sure, but not exactly solidly structured. In fact, the whole time I kept wondering why they couldn't just have removed third year class 3. Like once the students advanced from second to third, just divide the class 3 students between the other classes and not have it at all. I don't think they ever even acknowledged it as a possibility.
And, the characters, most of them were bare sketches apart from the main ones like Mei and Kouichi. Teshigawara, Kazami and Mochizuki had some traits but they were mostly two-dimensional. As a matter of fact, I wasn't even very taken in by our narrator, Kouichi. The only character that really interested me was Mei Misaki. I wouldn't say I liked her but I did enjoy reading about her.
The thing that irked me the most about this book (as a whole) though was that the author didn't provide us with a very important bit of information until the end, which made the mystery unsolvable. Even though, I had watched the anime and knew the ending, I couldn't connect a specific plot twist until it was right in my face, which honestly annoyed me so much because it's quite clear that the author did it to keep us on our toes and still away from the final answer.
Overall, I would say the book is okay. Not the best mystery I've ever read. It's creepy, for sure, and I like it for the most part but it had also some glaring problems that kept me from enjoying it completely.
Bottom line: A good attempt at mystery but not the best.
January 17, 2019
Xuất sắc!
Từ cốt truyện đến nhân vật, tất cả đều được xây dựng rất hay. Rồi cả nhịp độ nhanh chậm hợp lý làm cả câu chuyện hồi hộp gay cấn vô cùng. Nhưng đâu đó khúc cuối cũng chưa phê lắm theo mình nghĩ, mình cũng phần nào đoán được cộng thêm cái kết có vẻ chóng vánh với nhẹ nhàng nhỉ...
Từ cốt truyện đến nhân vật, tất cả đều được xây dựng rất hay. Rồi cả nhịp độ nhanh chậm hợp lý làm cả câu chuyện hồi hộp gay cấn vô cùng. Nhưng đâu đó khúc cuối cũng chưa phê lắm theo mình nghĩ, mình cũng phần nào đoán được cộng thêm cái kết có vẻ chóng vánh với nhẹ nhàng nhỉ...
September 18, 2019
3,7⭐ pembulatan ke atas.
Kalau buku pertama alurnya lambat dan penulis seolah sibuk menebar jebakan, menggiring opini ke sana-sini, di buku kedua ini alurnya lebih cepat, tragedi bertambah, dan misteri-misteri diurai satu-persatu. Sesuai sebagai buku terakhir suatu seri.
"Bagaimana ya.... Memang seharusnya seperti itu."
Nah, sejujurnya, aku paling sebal tiap ada yang begini 😂
Tapi, setelah aku coba mengabaikan dan berusaha menerima apa yang diberikan penulis, ternyata seru juga.
Buku ini berhasil kutamatkan sehari saking penasarannya sekaligus ingin cepat kutuntaskan saja. Misteri dan tragedinya lebih greget juga.
Let me say Alhamdulillah. Finished 😆
Kalau buku pertama alurnya lambat dan penulis seolah sibuk menebar jebakan, menggiring opini ke sana-sini, di buku kedua ini alurnya lebih cepat, tragedi bertambah, dan misteri-misteri diurai satu-persatu. Sesuai sebagai buku terakhir suatu seri.
"Bagaimana ya.... Memang seharusnya seperti itu."
Nah, sejujurnya, aku paling sebal tiap ada yang begini 😂
Tapi, setelah aku coba mengabaikan dan berusaha menerima apa yang diberikan penulis, ternyata seru juga.
Buku ini berhasil kutamatkan sehari saking penasarannya sekaligus ingin cepat kutuntaskan saja. Misteri dan tragedinya lebih greget juga.
Let me say Alhamdulillah. Finished 😆
November 17, 2018
Reviewnya gabungan volume 1 dan 2.
Pada tahun 1998, Sasakibara Kouichi harus pindah ke Yomiyama, kota kelahiran ibunya, untuk melanjutkan sekolah karena ayahnya pergi bekerja di luar negeri. Di SMP-nya yang baru, di kelas 3-3, terjadi serangkaian peristiwa misterius yang telah menjadikan teman-temannya sebagai korban. Bersama dengan Misaki Mei, si gadis yang keberadaannya bagaikan hantu, dia berusaha memecahkan misteri kutukan kelas 3-3 tersebut.
Mulai ulasannya dari mana, ya? Dari pengalaman beli bukunya dulu kali, yah. Saya kebetulan ikutan PO novel ini di Grobmart. Sebenarnya belum pernah belanja di sana sebelum Another ini, tapi saya tergiur oleh ongkir mereka yang hanya Rp3.000. Sayang pengirimannya agak terlambat dan orang-orang yang PO justru baru mendapatkan buku mereka beberapa minggu setelah bukunya beredar di toko-toko buku. Yah, setidaknya bonusnya lumayanlah. Kipasnya menolong di saat mati lampu. Kalau mau lihat bonus-bonus apa saja yang ada di PO novel ini, bisa langsung cek postingan yang ini.
Sebenarnya saya sudah pernah nonton animenya Another ini. Jadi, jujur saja saya sudah bisa menebak apa yang akan terjadi selanjutnya dan juga tahu kejutan di akhir ceritanya. Animenya sendiri tidak terlalu berbeda dengan novelnya, kecuali untuk dua hal. Pertama, di animenya ada adegan Kouchi, Mai, dan beberapa anggota kelasnya pergi ke pantai. Di novel bagian ini tidak ada. Kedua, ada adegan "pertarungan besar" di akhir anime, tapi di novel ini agak lebih "tenang". Kalau untuk saya pribadi, saya lebih suka bagian akhir di animenya daripada di novel sih. :))
Novelnya sendiri lebih detail dan memberi ruang untuk berpikir. Ada bagian-bagian yang saya kurang tangkap di animenya, tapi jadi lebih jelas di sini. Misalkan
Secara keseluruhan, Another adalah novel misteri yang solid. Ceritanya menarik dan twist-nya juga seru. Kalau belum pernah kena spoiler atau nonton adaptasi novelnya, pasti kaget dengan akhir ceritanya.
Pada tahun 1998, Sasakibara Kouichi harus pindah ke Yomiyama, kota kelahiran ibunya, untuk melanjutkan sekolah karena ayahnya pergi bekerja di luar negeri. Di SMP-nya yang baru, di kelas 3-3, terjadi serangkaian peristiwa misterius yang telah menjadikan teman-temannya sebagai korban. Bersama dengan Misaki Mei, si gadis yang keberadaannya bagaikan hantu, dia berusaha memecahkan misteri kutukan kelas 3-3 tersebut.
Orang mati-nya siapa?
Mulai ulasannya dari mana, ya? Dari pengalaman beli bukunya dulu kali, yah. Saya kebetulan ikutan PO novel ini di Grobmart. Sebenarnya belum pernah belanja di sana sebelum Another ini, tapi saya tergiur oleh ongkir mereka yang hanya Rp3.000. Sayang pengirimannya agak terlambat dan orang-orang yang PO justru baru mendapatkan buku mereka beberapa minggu setelah bukunya beredar di toko-toko buku. Yah, setidaknya bonusnya lumayanlah. Kipasnya menolong di saat mati lampu. Kalau mau lihat bonus-bonus apa saja yang ada di PO novel ini, bisa langsung cek postingan yang ini.
Sebenarnya saya sudah pernah nonton animenya Another ini. Jadi, jujur saja saya sudah bisa menebak apa yang akan terjadi selanjutnya dan juga tahu kejutan di akhir ceritanya. Animenya sendiri tidak terlalu berbeda dengan novelnya, kecuali untuk dua hal. Pertama, di animenya ada adegan Kouchi, Mai, dan beberapa anggota kelasnya pergi ke pantai. Di novel bagian ini tidak ada. Kedua, ada adegan "pertarungan besar" di akhir anime, tapi di novel ini agak lebih "tenang". Kalau untuk saya pribadi, saya lebih suka bagian akhir di animenya daripada di novel sih. :))
Novelnya sendiri lebih detail dan memberi ruang untuk berpikir. Ada bagian-bagian yang saya kurang tangkap di animenya, tapi jadi lebih jelas di sini. Misalkan
Secara keseluruhan, Another adalah novel misteri yang solid. Ceritanya menarik dan twist-nya juga seru. Kalau belum pernah kena spoiler atau nonton adaptasi novelnya, pasti kaget dengan akhir ceritanya.
July 25, 2019
Berbeda dengan buku 1 yang cenderung bertele-tele (menurut pendapat pribadi) buku 2 ini lebih wusss gitu... XD
Haduh, rasanya megap-megap baca ini, terutama adegan di kelas itu, ya ampuuuun, kebayang kalo ngalamin hal kayak gitu gak bakalan bisa makan dan tidur selama berhari-hari ToT
Terus plot twist-nya! Aiiiih, kok bisa gitu ya, keren pokoknya, jadi pengen nonton animenya xD
Haduh, rasanya megap-megap baca ini, terutama adegan di kelas itu, ya ampuuuun, kebayang kalo ngalamin hal kayak gitu gak bakalan bisa makan dan tidur selama berhari-hari ToT
Terus plot twist-nya! Aiiiih, kok bisa gitu ya, keren pokoknya, jadi pengen nonton animenya xD
November 23, 2019
Lebih menarik dari buku pertama. Kalau buku 1 terkesan lambat dalam membangun misteri, di buku 2 justru membuatku membuka kembali buku 1 untuk lebih memastikan apa yang terjadi sebenarnya.
Menarik sih. Jadi ingin baca kalau ada cerita tentang another lagi.
Menarik sih. Jadi ingin baca kalau ada cerita tentang another lagi.
March 12, 2023
Rate : 3,7/5 bintang
Kisah Kouichi dan Mei masih berlanjut di buku kedua Another ini. Setelah rahasia kelas 3-3 diketahui Kouichi, teror masih terus berlanjut. Bahkan semakin mengerikan. Tim Penanggulangan Bencana di kelas 3-3 berusaha mencari jalan keluar untuk menganggulangi teror tsb. Sampai sebuah kunci mereka temukan. Tapi kira-kira mereka berhasil menghentikan kutukan yang sudah puluhan tahun terjadi itu apa nggak?
Dibanding buku pertamanya, cerita buku kedua ini rasanya semakin mencekam. Kengerian dan ketakutan yang dirasakan penghuni kelas 3-3 juga benar-benar bisa aku rasakan. Cuma sayangnya karna aku dah lihat versi anime jadi alur ceritanya sedikit tertebak. Walaupun gitu, buku ini tetap lebih menarik dibandingkan animenya karena hal-hal yang tidak ada di anime bakal bisa kita tau di bukunya. Dalam artian, untuk memahami cerita Another lebih lengkap aku saranin baca novelnya juga. Penggemar cerita misteri rasanya sayang kalau melewatkan novel satu ini.
Review lengkap bia dibaca di sini ---->
https://littlemushroomjourney.blogspo...
Kisah Kouichi dan Mei masih berlanjut di buku kedua Another ini. Setelah rahasia kelas 3-3 diketahui Kouichi, teror masih terus berlanjut. Bahkan semakin mengerikan. Tim Penanggulangan Bencana di kelas 3-3 berusaha mencari jalan keluar untuk menganggulangi teror tsb. Sampai sebuah kunci mereka temukan. Tapi kira-kira mereka berhasil menghentikan kutukan yang sudah puluhan tahun terjadi itu apa nggak?
Dibanding buku pertamanya, cerita buku kedua ini rasanya semakin mencekam. Kengerian dan ketakutan yang dirasakan penghuni kelas 3-3 juga benar-benar bisa aku rasakan. Cuma sayangnya karna aku dah lihat versi anime jadi alur ceritanya sedikit tertebak. Walaupun gitu, buku ini tetap lebih menarik dibandingkan animenya karena hal-hal yang tidak ada di anime bakal bisa kita tau di bukunya. Dalam artian, untuk memahami cerita Another lebih lengkap aku saranin baca novelnya juga. Penggemar cerita misteri rasanya sayang kalau melewatkan novel satu ini.
Review lengkap bia dibaca di sini ---->
https://littlemushroomjourney.blogspo...
March 4, 2025
So hmm 3.7⭐ actually
I kinda hesitant to make it into 4⭐ on goodreads haha, but well let's make it a bonus for the author's hardworking.
This book is better than the first book. The author is really good at making the reader feels a lot of goosebumps along the story. Not recommended to read this book at night or if you are alone at home!
Well at first, i want to give this book 4.2⭐, but sadly i couldn't because there's an information that the author didn't inform at the very first place. And it really reduced the enjoyment to guess the plot twist. Because of that, i feel that the plot twist is really bland and not mind-blowing.
So yeah, not a big fan. But thankyou author for your hardworking! Hope your next work will be better!💜
I kinda hesitant to make it into 4⭐ on goodreads haha, but well let's make it a bonus for the author's hardworking.
This book is better than the first book. The author is really good at making the reader feels a lot of goosebumps along the story. Not recommended to read this book at night or if you are alone at home!
Well at first, i want to give this book 4.2⭐, but sadly i couldn't because there's an information that the author didn't inform at the very first place. And it really reduced the enjoyment to guess the plot twist. Because of that, i feel that the plot twist is really bland and not mind-blowing.
So yeah, not a big fan. But thankyou author for your hardworking! Hope your next work will be better!💜
February 17, 2019
Tetep begidik baca dan nonton bagian wali kelas nya 😱😱. Cuman bagian akhirnya sedikit beda dengan adaptasi animenya. Penyelesain cerita yang cukup oke cuman ada beberapa terjemahan bahasa nya yang sedikit agak ngga pas ntah terjemahan nya atau emang ada typo nya.
June 21, 2022
Ini reviewnya buat dua buku, Another I dan Another II.
Bersyukur banget karena pas mutusin buat baca buku ini, langsung siapin kedua bukunya. Kebayang kalo cuma nyiapin satu doank, terus ceritanya terputus pas lagi clifhanger banget... Mungkin saking kepikiran jadi ga bisa tidur --lebay--.
Buku ini ceritanya tentang seorang siswa pindahan yang menyelidiki kematian karena kutukan yang terjadi di kelasnya. Ga cocok dibilang pembunuhan karena rata-rata kematiannya alami atau kecelakaan. --SPOILER-- Ada sih pembunuhan...tapi itu pun udah di akhir buku. Namanya juga cerita thriller.
Buat saya buku ini menarik karena ini buku thriller yang pengaruh paranormalnya kenceng banget. Mungkin lebih cocok dibilang horror. Buat standar horor indonesia sih segini mah kurang serem. Tapi mengingat disini inti ceritanya seputar orang mati dan efek ke sekitarnya, ceritanya jadi satu vibes sama Goosebumps (buat ade-ade yang ga tau, Goosebumps itu serial horror yg populer banget di angkatan 90an).
I love these book. Dua-duanya beneran page turner banget. I finished reading both books in one day. Memang ada beberapa plot hole yang sampai sekarang masih agak membingungkan. Kayanya si penulis memang sengaja kasih ruang supaya pembacanya bisa diskusi.
Bersyukur banget karena pas mutusin buat baca buku ini, langsung siapin kedua bukunya. Kebayang kalo cuma nyiapin satu doank, terus ceritanya terputus pas lagi clifhanger banget... Mungkin saking kepikiran jadi ga bisa tidur --lebay--.
Buku ini ceritanya tentang seorang siswa pindahan yang menyelidiki kematian karena kutukan yang terjadi di kelasnya. Ga cocok dibilang pembunuhan karena rata-rata kematiannya alami atau kecelakaan. --SPOILER-- Ada sih pembunuhan...tapi itu pun udah di akhir buku. Namanya juga cerita thriller.
Buat saya buku ini menarik karena ini buku thriller yang pengaruh paranormalnya kenceng banget. Mungkin lebih cocok dibilang horror. Buat standar horor indonesia sih segini mah kurang serem. Tapi mengingat disini inti ceritanya seputar orang mati dan efek ke sekitarnya, ceritanya jadi satu vibes sama Goosebumps (buat ade-ade yang ga tau, Goosebumps itu serial horror yg populer banget di angkatan 90an).
I love these book. Dua-duanya beneran page turner banget. I finished reading both books in one day. Memang ada beberapa plot hole yang sampai sekarang masih agak membingungkan. Kayanya si penulis memang sengaja kasih ruang supaya pembacanya bisa diskusi.
February 12, 2025
Wow. I devoured this book, I couldn't stop reading it, and I read through both volumes within two days. I remembered from the time I watched the anime that the ending was messy. But the things that bothered me about the anime didn't appear in the book at all - and that's why I finally really like the ending. The resolution is still the same and my heart still grieves over it. I can only warmly recommend it to people who have a soft spot for horror and mystery - not “in your face” horror, but a wonderfully linguistically created testament to tension, fear and panic. Am I overhyping this? Probably - and honestly, some things could've been resolved much quicker if some characters just *spoke*, but I still really loved this. Those are 14/15 year olds confronted with death, after all.
SPOILER:
The phanomenon persists. Somehow I love that more than the fact that a cure has suddenly been found. Only the step to shorten the problem has been revealed - and whether future classes will ever get this information is open to question.
SPOILER:
The phanomenon persists. Somehow I love that more than the fact that a cure has suddenly been found. Only the step to shorten the problem has been revealed - and whether future classes will ever get this information is open to question.
May 28, 2019
Oya, saya baru tahu kalo novel ini ternyata diadaptasi ke bentuk manga pada tahun 2010 oleh mangaka Hiro Kiyohara, dengan ide cerita tetap dari penulis aslinya, Yukito Ayatsuji. Dan pada tahun 2012, novel ini dirilis dalam bantuk live action-nya dengan peran utama dipegang oleh Kento Yamazaki dan Ai Hashimoto. Bersamaan dengan versi live action-nya, versi anime-nya juga mulai rilis 9 Januari 2012. Ada banyak versi Another yang bisa dinikmati, bagi pecinta cerita horror. Sebagai pecinta Kento Yamazaki, tentu saya tak ketinggalan menonton live action-nya. Meski banyak yang mengatakan tidak sebagus novel atau anime-nya, tapi buat saya, ending filmnya masih menyisakan kengerian hingga menit terakhir.
Review lengkap di Another II
Review lengkap di Another II
June 27, 2020
Suka sama twist endingnya walau sebenarnya tebakan saya sejak di volume pertama sudah bisa saya tebak dan ternyata benar. Fantasi nya itu mungkin yg gak nyambung buat saya. Tapi bolehlah untuk selingan membaca
August 19, 2024
The second novel is way more better!
I already watched the anime years ago,
but reading the novel felt really really good even when I already knew alot of things about it.
But that didn't make it boring or anything.
Really I recommend this novel to everyone even if you watched the anime read it.
I already watched the anime years ago,
but reading the novel felt really really good even when I already knew alot of things about it.
But that didn't make it boring or anything.
Really I recommend this novel to everyone even if you watched the anime read it.
December 24, 2018
Akhirnya kelar juga bacanya.
3.5/5!
3.5/5!
May 18, 2019
368 - 2019
December 14, 2018
WAHH GILA SIHH!
Akhirnya paham juga! Dibuku kedua ini bener-bener jelas semuanya walaupun lagi-lagi masalah yang diangkat tetaplah sangat rumit dan membuat otak ku harus terus berpikir keras untuk memahami jalan cerita. Begitu banyak fakta baru dan selama membaca ini sampai selesai dengan sekali duduk membuat mulutku, serius, tidak bisa diam dan terus bergumamkan teori-teori siapakah orang mati atau orang lain yang menyusup ke dalam kelas 3-3.
Dan semua teoriku salah!
Padahal kalau aku bisa menebaknya sejak awal, aku tak akan memberi bintang lima pada novel ini, serius!
ENDINGNYA BENAR-BENAR TAK TERDUGA!
Ada satu hal yang aku benci berkaitan dengan si 'aku' dalam novel ini, Sakakibara Kouichi,
Ugh, tolong maafkan kurasa aku terlalu berlebihan :D. Tapi sungguhan aku merasa sangat lega karena sudah mengetahui semua faktanya, semua pertanyaanku sudah terjawab, akhirnya aku mengerti cerita dibalik animenya yang sudah kutonton beberapa tahun lalu sampai aku lupa bagaimana jalan ceritanya.
Benar-benar cerita yang rumit namun membuatku tetap terus penasaran sampai akhir!
Akhirnya paham juga! Dibuku kedua ini bener-bener jelas semuanya walaupun lagi-lagi masalah yang diangkat tetaplah sangat rumit dan membuat otak ku harus terus berpikir keras untuk memahami jalan cerita. Begitu banyak fakta baru dan selama membaca ini sampai selesai dengan sekali duduk membuat mulutku, serius, tidak bisa diam dan terus bergumamkan teori-teori siapakah orang mati atau orang lain yang menyusup ke dalam kelas 3-3.
Dan semua teoriku salah!
Padahal kalau aku bisa menebaknya sejak awal, aku tak akan memberi bintang lima pada novel ini, serius!
ENDINGNYA BENAR-BENAR TAK TERDUGA!
Ada satu hal yang aku benci berkaitan dengan si 'aku' dalam novel ini, Sakakibara Kouichi,
Ugh, tolong maafkan kurasa aku terlalu berlebihan :D. Tapi sungguhan aku merasa sangat lega karena sudah mengetahui semua faktanya, semua pertanyaanku sudah terjawab, akhirnya aku mengerti cerita dibalik animenya yang sudah kutonton beberapa tahun lalu sampai aku lupa bagaimana jalan ceritanya.
Benar-benar cerita yang rumit namun membuatku tetap terus penasaran sampai akhir!
January 2, 2017
Après avoir découvert ce que cachait la fameuse malédiction frappant nos collégiens, je ne pouvais pas attendre avant d’en connaître l’issue finale et j’ai dévoré ce second tome, encore meilleur que son prédécesseur.
En effet, Yukito Ayatsuji révélait au lecteur qu’un élément de trop au sein de la classe de 3ème 3 déclenchait d’étranges phénomènes paranormaux, entraînant la mort de plusieurs élèves, ou celle d’un membre de leurs familles et ce, jusqu’à la fin de l’année scolaire. J’ai vraiment trouvé cette partie et ces révélations captivantes même si elles étaient assez tirées par les cheveux. Il m’a fallu lire plusieurs fois certains passages pour comprendre ce qu’était réellement ‘le mort’ et pourquoi il sévissait ainsi. Tout comme Kôichi, notre héros, une fois ces informations assimilées, chaque personnage est devenu un mystère à part entière pour moi et je les soupçonnais tous d’être revenus de l’au-delà. Ce sentiment d’insécurité planant au dessus de notre héros a été exaltant à lire et pousse réellement le lecteur à se questionner. Ainsi, chaque page est inlassablement dévorée, offrant un rendu totalement addictif. De plus, l’auteur donne énormément d’informations sur cet étrange phénomène tout au long de son récit. Chaque révélation est plus ou moins importante et engendre aussi d’incroyables péripéties. Je me suis complètement laissé berné par sa plume qui se révèle bien plus efficace et machiavélique que précédemment. Je pense d’ailleurs que c’est un tort d’avoir scindé ce roman en deux car une fois le décor planté, le rythme ne cesse de s’intensifier et entraîne amplement le lecteur dans cette dangereuse course contre la montre où règnent action et peur. Cette immersion est totale jusqu’à la dernière page et la finalité du roman m’a totalement abasourdi malgré quelques découvertes parfois prévisibles. Je ne m’attendais absolument pas à découvrir ce protagoniste derrière cette malédiction. L’auteur s’est sciemment et facilement joué de moi et je l’en remercie sincèrement.
De plus, alors que j’adorais déjà nos deux personnages principaux, j’avoue qu’ils m’ont encore plus conquis dans ce second volet. Ce qui me plait le plus avec ce duo est l’alchimie qu’il dégage. En devenant tous deux inexistants parmi leurs camarades de classe, leur relation ne cessera de se solidifier à tel point qu’ils deviendront très vite inséparables. Étrangement, même si la romance n’a pas sa place dans l’univers de Yukito Ayatsuji, quelques passages m’ont pourtant semblé assez équivoque. J’ai vraiment apprécié ce décalage offrant un réel contraste avec la noirceur de son oeuvre. Une fois de plus, Mei déborde de mystères et dissimule énormément de secrets qu’elle ne semble pas prête à dévoiler. Cependant, au compte goutte, ce personnage se dévoilera et le secret qu’elle cache derrière son bandana m’a malgré tout sidéré alors que je m’y attendais plus ou moins. Je suis d’ailleurs ravi que l’auteur ait écrit un roman spécifique à ce personnage et à sa particularité. Il me tarde déjà de me le procurer.
Ce second tome est donc encore plus immersif que son prédécesseur. Dès les premières pages, l’action est omniprésente et ne cesse d’augmenter. Les nombreuses réponses apportées par l’auteur sont surprenantes et permettent des retournements de situation jouissifs ! Il me tarde de lire le dernier volume de cette saga.
En effet, Yukito Ayatsuji révélait au lecteur qu’un élément de trop au sein de la classe de 3ème 3 déclenchait d’étranges phénomènes paranormaux, entraînant la mort de plusieurs élèves, ou celle d’un membre de leurs familles et ce, jusqu’à la fin de l’année scolaire. J’ai vraiment trouvé cette partie et ces révélations captivantes même si elles étaient assez tirées par les cheveux. Il m’a fallu lire plusieurs fois certains passages pour comprendre ce qu’était réellement ‘le mort’ et pourquoi il sévissait ainsi. Tout comme Kôichi, notre héros, une fois ces informations assimilées, chaque personnage est devenu un mystère à part entière pour moi et je les soupçonnais tous d’être revenus de l’au-delà. Ce sentiment d’insécurité planant au dessus de notre héros a été exaltant à lire et pousse réellement le lecteur à se questionner. Ainsi, chaque page est inlassablement dévorée, offrant un rendu totalement addictif. De plus, l’auteur donne énormément d’informations sur cet étrange phénomène tout au long de son récit. Chaque révélation est plus ou moins importante et engendre aussi d’incroyables péripéties. Je me suis complètement laissé berné par sa plume qui se révèle bien plus efficace et machiavélique que précédemment. Je pense d’ailleurs que c’est un tort d’avoir scindé ce roman en deux car une fois le décor planté, le rythme ne cesse de s’intensifier et entraîne amplement le lecteur dans cette dangereuse course contre la montre où règnent action et peur. Cette immersion est totale jusqu’à la dernière page et la finalité du roman m’a totalement abasourdi malgré quelques découvertes parfois prévisibles. Je ne m’attendais absolument pas à découvrir ce protagoniste derrière cette malédiction. L’auteur s’est sciemment et facilement joué de moi et je l’en remercie sincèrement.
De plus, alors que j’adorais déjà nos deux personnages principaux, j’avoue qu’ils m’ont encore plus conquis dans ce second volet. Ce qui me plait le plus avec ce duo est l’alchimie qu’il dégage. En devenant tous deux inexistants parmi leurs camarades de classe, leur relation ne cessera de se solidifier à tel point qu’ils deviendront très vite inséparables. Étrangement, même si la romance n’a pas sa place dans l’univers de Yukito Ayatsuji, quelques passages m’ont pourtant semblé assez équivoque. J’ai vraiment apprécié ce décalage offrant un réel contraste avec la noirceur de son oeuvre. Une fois de plus, Mei déborde de mystères et dissimule énormément de secrets qu’elle ne semble pas prête à dévoiler. Cependant, au compte goutte, ce personnage se dévoilera et le secret qu’elle cache derrière son bandana m’a malgré tout sidéré alors que je m’y attendais plus ou moins. Je suis d’ailleurs ravi que l’auteur ait écrit un roman spécifique à ce personnage et à sa particularité. Il me tarde déjà de me le procurer.
Ce second tome est donc encore plus immersif que son prédécesseur. Dès les premières pages, l’action est omniprésente et ne cesse d’augmenter. Les nombreuses réponses apportées par l’auteur sont surprenantes et permettent des retournements de situation jouissifs ! Il me tarde de lire le dernier volume de cette saga.
December 9, 2021
Cukup adil dibagi menjadi dua jilid. Tiga perempat dri jilid pertama, pembaca bener2 "dikerjain" sm penulis, dibuat bingung persis seperti bingungnya tokoh utama. Tapi rasa bingung itu terobati tuntas dengan ending dri jilid pertama. Memasuki jilid kedua bagi sya jadi seperti antiklimaks, baru kemudian mulai di dua pertiga terakhir ketegangan terbangun kembali, dan endingnya memang gak nyangka sih, tpi sya merasa kok could've been better deh, di bab outroduction sya entah masih dag dig dug berharap ada kejutan lagi, Seperti misal ada seorang siswa yg tiba2 menanyakan "orang lain" yg terlanjur dibunuh tersebut, yg artinya "orang lain" tersebut ternyata tidak dilupakan shg itu berarti salah orang, atau mgkin tiba2 justru gadis bermata biru yg karakternya di akhir paruh kedua sedemikian rupa dibangun utk memperoleh simpati pembaca, tiba2 di ending justru berbalik lagi 180 derajat sebagai biang kutukan yg menipu si tokoh utama dan memastikan tak ada solusi apapun termasuk solusi dari kaset. Saat di bab terakhir sya sempat dag dig dug ada twist2 lagi semacam itu, tpi ternyata tidak, karena mgkin kurang cocok dg pembaca yg tidak suka dg ending2 disturbing model gitu. Tapi bagaimanapun, overall, penulis sangat piawai memainkan detail2 kecil dan kompleks menjadi twist2 yg mengaduk2 pikiran. Bintang 4.7 untuk jilid 1 dan 2.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 8, 2017
I really enjoyed this second volume. The pacing was better than the first, and it had a really well-done twist. Spoilers below with my thoughts.
October 8, 2018
The second volume is definitely better than the first one. But one shouldn't forget that the first one was a build up to the second. If I would have read it as one book the amount of pages building up would seem reasonable. I am glad it ended with a cliffhanger that made me want to get the second book.
The story is really good. It is like nothing I have read before. But this is also the first light novel I read. I am not really familiar with Japanese literature, but this book makes me want to try more. It is full of action and mystery. I was trying to figure out what is next and how it will end through the whole book. And I had a pretty good idea that ended up being completely wrong. The actual ending was much better, it really took me by surprise.
The story is really good. It is like nothing I have read before. But this is also the first light novel I read. I am not really familiar with Japanese literature, but this book makes me want to try more. It is full of action and mystery. I was trying to figure out what is next and how it will end through the whole book. And I had a pretty good idea that ended up being completely wrong. The actual ending was much better, it really took me by surprise.
January 23, 2025
Rating: 4.25
Supernatural mystery stories are hit or miss for me, because the fact that there are supernatural elements means that often, the mystery aspect will lack the internal logic that I need in order to find a mystery satisfying.
To enjoy this story as a mystery, you really need to be willing to buy into the rather absurd supernatural stuff and put up with the contrivances. I totally admit that I am super biased here. If not for the fact that I have mad nostalgia for the anime adaption and am already familiar with Ayatsuji Yukito's works, I'm not sure that I would liked this novel as much as I did as a piece of mystery fiction. I would certainly have found certain writing choices to be frustrating.
Its concept is certainly original (or strange, depending on how you look at it), which I love, but the amount of plot-convenient contrivances required for the story to play out as it does would have been too much for me, if not for my existing love for this story. The story does its best to justify in-universe why all of these contrived events occur, but it will depend on the reader whether or not its justifications are good enough.
Just like how this story follows a (to quote the novel) 'supernatural natural phenomenon', it strikes a bit of a strange balance between being a mystery novel with horror elements and a horror novel with mystery elements. (That description makes sense in my head, I'm not sure if it will make sense to anyone else.) Sometimes, it feels like it wants to be solvable by the reader (many clues are given far ahead of reveals). But at the same time, there are so many supernatural/contrived and therefore illogical/unpredictable elements slowly introduced throughout the story that while individual elements are solvable, I don't really consider the story as a whole as a properly solvable mystery. This isn't a criticism of the novel, just an observation. Stories don't need to necessarily fit into an genre box.
This isn't really part of the review, just some thoughts from me about the novel vs anime: (None of these are criticisms of the novel, just my biased opinions as an anime watcher first and foremost)
- The anime starts deviates from the novel for episode 8, before returning to the story, adding in a beach episode because... Anime. The episode serves to add in a bit of extra clarity regarding the parameters of the curse, but is otherwise just for fun.
- I'd heard that the final act of the story was changed for the anime adaption, but I was still a bit surprised. I think that both endings were good, and the important elements are not really changed, but since I had pre-existing expectations, I felt like something was missing from the novel.
- Related to the above point, I was surprised by the the novel's Kazami. Again, it felt like something was missing due to my pre-existing expectations
- As much as I didn't like Akazawa in the anime, I was a little sad that she's barely present in the novel. Even if I didn't care for her, she was still a big part of the anime, and therefore my nostalgia. I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with her I guess.
- Overall, on the topic of the anime, I'm really impressed with it as a fairly faithful adaption. I think that in particular, it did an incredible job with the visual design and the soundtrack. (The notes at the end of the book mention that the author was inspired by ALI PROJECT, so it's awesome that they ended up doing the anime OP!)
- Of the 3 main elements that were added in the anime, I thought that one (changing up the final act) was a good choice . The other two changes, while quite 'meh' to me, were completely understandable choices (turning Akazawa into a main character, and the addition of the beach episode). As someone who's watched more than my fair share of disappointing anime/drama adaptions, I'm happy with it.
I rambled a lot here, this isn't so much a review as it is me just expressing my rambling thoughts on the story.
What it comes down to is that I think this is a very unique and interesting story. It's the kind of novel that I personally enjoy, but would kinda hesitate to recommend to most people. I'm really glad I finally got around to reading it!
May 8, 2025
Definitely the pacing in this was better than the first half, which I intensely disliked because of the constant interruptions that prevented the narrator/reader from learning about the truth. This second half is more action and less explaining and waffling, although there's still some of that here to drag out the runtime.
So we learn that the only way to stop the cursed deaths from going until graduation is to find the extra person or casualty and kill them. So with a bunch of extra rules, this is like Mafia now. People in the group randomly die until the "killer" is identified and killed, except in here the "killer" doesn't actually kill people with their own hands. It's their very presence in the classroom that brings misfortune to all those in their vicinity in Third Year Class 3, because they're an anomaly. They're already dead, but their deaths have been wiped or altered from everyone's memories until the cursed year is over.
Unfortunately, the way it's set up, you cannot possibly figure out the key twist behind the book until the very end, because a very important piece is withheld from you. That is, that the assistant teacher Ms. Mikami and the narrator's aunt Reiko are the same person. I was suspicious of both of them, but it really was not possible to connect the two unless maybe you overanalyzed it to death, as it did mention they both are artists and that the senile grandpa mentioned both his daughters died. However, these clues are too subtle and it's pretty obvious the author didn't intend for you to figure it out until he finally revealed it to blow your mind. I wasn't mind blown though. My reaction was like, oh, that makes sense, but how were we supposed to guess that without knowing the fourth rule and without knowing why the narrator was so awkward with his aunt?
I would say it was an enjoyable read but because of how two dimensional every single character is, it lacks reread value. The most successful aspect of the mystery was Mei Misaki because of how weird and mysterious she is, with her doll eye that can see death. Can she be trusted? When the other characters die, you don't feel anything, because they're not really people. Just another death to add to the growing list of deaths. Besides the death of their homeroom teacher, I cannot recall any other deaths that happened until the climax, where eight people die all at once in the same location.
To be honest, I'm far more interested in the unanswered question of why did the female caretaker go on a murder spree all of a sudden. Was this something that has ever happened in the 25 years preceding this cursed year? Because it according to Mr. Chibiki, the deaths usually happen in pairs, very rarely eight in one night. And usually it's due to illness, accidents, or suicides, NOT getting slaughtered by a knife-wielding maniac. And another thing, the person who belonged to this class already died, but his grandparents were the additional fatalities here. They did so much explaining of the rules of the curse, but I'd always assumed that the classmate (or family member) who dies cannot have tragedy strike another time in their family again. Maybe that was a wrong assumption, after all. I mean, in the first half, the girl's class representative and her mother both died, but they died at roughly the same time and on the same day. But here, we have the classmate dead for several months, and then his grandparents die at the end of the book. There have been no mentions of more than two members in one family affected by the curse, with such a large gap in time between their deaths. This is also an anomaly.
Anyway, it was pretty obvious from the start that both the unreliable narrator and Mei were huge red herrings, so I never thought they were the extra person. By near the start of this second half, I already suspected Ms. Mikami, due to the frequency she's mentioned but how she doesn't actually contribute to anything. I was suspicious of Reiko, too, but couldn't figure out why. So the end made sense to me, I'd just rather the narrator revealed it earlier, because in the grand scheme of things, the two people being the same person really doesn't make it any more obvious they are the extra person. That's just my opinion though.
Looking forward to continuing this series with the next two books left!
So we learn that the only way to stop the cursed deaths from going until graduation is to find the extra person or casualty and kill them. So with a bunch of extra rules, this is like Mafia now. People in the group randomly die until the "killer" is identified and killed, except in here the "killer" doesn't actually kill people with their own hands. It's their very presence in the classroom that brings misfortune to all those in their vicinity in Third Year Class 3, because they're an anomaly. They're already dead, but their deaths have been wiped or altered from everyone's memories until the cursed year is over.
Unfortunately, the way it's set up, you cannot possibly figure out the key twist behind the book until the very end, because a very important piece is withheld from you. That is, that the assistant teacher Ms. Mikami and the narrator's aunt Reiko are the same person. I was suspicious of both of them, but it really was not possible to connect the two unless maybe you overanalyzed it to death, as it did mention they both are artists and that the senile grandpa mentioned both his daughters died. However, these clues are too subtle and it's pretty obvious the author didn't intend for you to figure it out until he finally revealed it to blow your mind. I wasn't mind blown though. My reaction was like, oh, that makes sense, but how were we supposed to guess that without knowing the fourth rule and without knowing why the narrator was so awkward with his aunt?
I would say it was an enjoyable read but because of how two dimensional every single character is, it lacks reread value. The most successful aspect of the mystery was Mei Misaki because of how weird and mysterious she is, with her doll eye that can see death. Can she be trusted? When the other characters die, you don't feel anything, because they're not really people. Just another death to add to the growing list of deaths. Besides the death of their homeroom teacher, I cannot recall any other deaths that happened until the climax, where eight people die all at once in the same location.
To be honest, I'm far more interested in the unanswered question of why did the female caretaker go on a murder spree all of a sudden. Was this something that has ever happened in the 25 years preceding this cursed year? Because it according to Mr. Chibiki, the deaths usually happen in pairs, very rarely eight in one night. And usually it's due to illness, accidents, or suicides, NOT getting slaughtered by a knife-wielding maniac. And another thing, the person who belonged to this class already died, but his grandparents were the additional fatalities here. They did so much explaining of the rules of the curse, but I'd always assumed that the classmate (or family member) who dies cannot have tragedy strike another time in their family again. Maybe that was a wrong assumption, after all. I mean, in the first half, the girl's class representative and her mother both died, but they died at roughly the same time and on the same day. But here, we have the classmate dead for several months, and then his grandparents die at the end of the book. There have been no mentions of more than two members in one family affected by the curse, with such a large gap in time between their deaths. This is also an anomaly.
Anyway, it was pretty obvious from the start that both the unreliable narrator and Mei were huge red herrings, so I never thought they were the extra person. By near the start of this second half, I already suspected Ms. Mikami, due to the frequency she's mentioned but how she doesn't actually contribute to anything. I was suspicious of Reiko, too, but couldn't figure out why. So the end made sense to me, I'd just rather the narrator revealed it earlier, because in the grand scheme of things, the two people being the same person really doesn't make it any more obvious they are the extra person. That's just my opinion though.
Looking forward to continuing this series with the next two books left!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 1, 2018
Setidaknya, ini jauh lebih baik dari volume pertama. Keputusanku untuk tidak menonton versi anime pun juga tepat. Aku tidak perlu melihat visualisasi adegan-adegan yang cukup brutal. Selain itu, misteri siapa orang mati yang dimaksud juga terbungkus dengan rapi, karena ku dengar kalau menonton versi anime nya, petunjuknya terlihat jelas. Berbeda dengan versi novel. Kalau pada versi novel, petunjuknya hanya terbatas pada dialog sehingga membuat misterinya lebih terasa dan sulit ditebak.
Narasi pada volume kedua ini juga jauh lebih baik. Bahkan alurnya juga lebih cepat dari volume pertama. Membaca Another memang tidak bisa hanya satu volume saja. Keduanya harus dibaca berurutan saat itu juga, karena alur cerita pada volume pertama membangun nuansa kengerian sementara volume kedua tinggal melanjutkan dan menyelesaikan kengerian tersebut. Rasanya akan jadi aneh kalau kau hanya membaca volume pertama lalu kau membaca volume keduanya dalam rentang waktu yang tidak berdekatan. Jadi ku sarankan untuk langsung membeli keduanya.
Misteri-misteri yang ada dalam volume pertama akhirnya terungkap semua di volume kedua. Tapi tetap saja, aku merasa janggal dengan fenomena yang dialami murid kelas 3-3. Entah kenapa aku merasa fenomena ini seperti deus ex machina. Ada beberapa penjelasan yang seperti....."yah, memang seperti itu." Bagaimana menjelaskannya ya? Pokoknya kejadian yang menimpa kelas 3-3 itu dianggap sebagai fenomena supernatural yang tanpa kejelasan. Aku paham dengan bagian Sampai situ, aku paham. Yang menjadi permasalahannya adalah, cara kerja kutukan itu.
Tapi sudahlah. Kalau aku terus menerus meng-kritik bagian itu, bisa-bisa aku dianggap haters. Mungkin sebaiknya ku jadikan saja sebagai pembelajaran ketika menulis cerita.
Narasi pada volume kedua ini juga jauh lebih baik. Bahkan alurnya juga lebih cepat dari volume pertama. Membaca Another memang tidak bisa hanya satu volume saja. Keduanya harus dibaca berurutan saat itu juga, karena alur cerita pada volume pertama membangun nuansa kengerian sementara volume kedua tinggal melanjutkan dan menyelesaikan kengerian tersebut. Rasanya akan jadi aneh kalau kau hanya membaca volume pertama lalu kau membaca volume keduanya dalam rentang waktu yang tidak berdekatan. Jadi ku sarankan untuk langsung membeli keduanya.
Misteri-misteri yang ada dalam volume pertama akhirnya terungkap semua di volume kedua. Tapi tetap saja, aku merasa janggal dengan fenomena yang dialami murid kelas 3-3. Entah kenapa aku merasa fenomena ini seperti deus ex machina. Ada beberapa penjelasan yang seperti....."yah, memang seperti itu." Bagaimana menjelaskannya ya? Pokoknya kejadian yang menimpa kelas 3-3 itu dianggap sebagai fenomena supernatural yang tanpa kejelasan. Aku paham dengan bagian Sampai situ, aku paham. Yang menjadi permasalahannya adalah, cara kerja kutukan itu.
Tapi sudahlah. Kalau aku terus menerus meng-kritik bagian itu, bisa-bisa aku dianggap haters. Mungkin sebaiknya ku jadikan saja sebagai pembelajaran ketika menulis cerita.
January 5, 2019
Oke, di buku 2 ini korbannya udah makin banyak aja pokoknya. Singkat cerita, semua keanehan yang ada di buku sebelumnya kini sudah ada titik terangnya. Kouichi dan Mei berniat untuk menghentikan maut beruntun di kelas mereka. Tapi ternyata membunuh si biang kerok dari maut beruntun ini tidak semudah yang diduga...
Buku ini alurnya lebih cepat daripada buku 1. Plot twistnya dapat banget, padahal aku udah tahu siapa 'si biang kerok'-nya, tapi bagian waktu dia harus mati itu rasanya... aduh... ya mau gimana, ya? Misterinya termasuk mudah dipahami, proses problem solving-nya juga meskipun butuh mikir tapi cukup mudah, bahkan memperjelas yang udah ada di anime. Oh ya, karakter Izumi juga baru muncul di buku ini dan ternyata perannya tidak sepenting di anime atau film. Ini yang menurutku nyebelin karena sikapnya dia yang lumayan galak dan benar-benar tidak kooperatif (beda juga dengan yang di anime), beda kalau di anime kan kayak ada 'alasan'-nya.
Ah ya, yang terakhir adalah soal terjemahan. Mohon maaf sekali, kayaknya aku nggak cocok sama terjemahannya yang beberapa masih 'nggandul' ke Bahasa Inggris. Terus juga kebiasaan Penerbit Haru yang gemar mempertahankan embel-embel seperti -san, -chan, -kun, dsb. Aku nggak ngerti kenapa orang Indonesia suka pakai gini-ginian sehinggan si penerbit terpaksa melakukan hal ini.
Sebenarnya kalau kalian banyak menggunakan bahasa asing ke bahasa tulis atau bahasa lisan kalian itu justru tidak bikin keren, saudara. Norak mah iya.
Kesimpulan: Terima kasih banyak buat Penerbit Haru karena novel dari anime favoritku udah diterbitkan di Indonesia. Alur ceritanya oke, misterinya dapat, unsur horornya benar-benar kerasa sehingga bikin buku ini ingin dibaca terus sekaligus gak berani sama adegan mautnya. Soal terjemahan, yah, itu sesuai selera lah ya.
Buku ini alurnya lebih cepat daripada buku 1. Plot twistnya dapat banget, padahal aku udah tahu siapa 'si biang kerok'-nya, tapi bagian waktu dia harus mati itu rasanya... aduh... ya mau gimana, ya? Misterinya termasuk mudah dipahami, proses problem solving-nya juga meskipun butuh mikir tapi cukup mudah, bahkan memperjelas yang udah ada di anime. Oh ya, karakter Izumi juga baru muncul di buku ini dan ternyata perannya tidak sepenting di anime atau film. Ini yang menurutku nyebelin karena sikapnya dia yang lumayan galak dan benar-benar tidak kooperatif (beda juga dengan yang di anime), beda kalau di anime kan kayak ada 'alasan'-nya.
Ah ya, yang terakhir adalah soal terjemahan. Mohon maaf sekali, kayaknya aku nggak cocok sama terjemahannya yang beberapa masih 'nggandul' ke Bahasa Inggris. Terus juga kebiasaan Penerbit Haru yang gemar mempertahankan embel-embel seperti -san, -chan, -kun, dsb. Aku nggak ngerti kenapa orang Indonesia suka pakai gini-ginian sehinggan si penerbit terpaksa melakukan hal ini.
Sebenarnya kalau kalian banyak menggunakan bahasa asing ke bahasa tulis atau bahasa lisan kalian itu justru tidak bikin keren, saudara. Norak mah iya.
Kesimpulan: Terima kasih banyak buat Penerbit Haru karena novel dari anime favoritku udah diterbitkan di Indonesia. Alur ceritanya oke, misterinya dapat, unsur horornya benar-benar kerasa sehingga bikin buku ini ingin dibaca terus sekaligus gak berani sama adegan mautnya. Soal terjemahan, yah, itu sesuai selera lah ya.
June 5, 2023
One day, Yomiyama North Middle School lost a beloved member of the infamous Class 3-3. The students were so heartbroken by this loss, they carried on pretending as if she were still alive. Unknown to the students, they have unintentionally invited the spirits of the dead into their school by treating the dead as if they were still alive.
Years later, a bizarre curse now looms over the school, where a cursed student enters every odd year. If this cursed student is not discovered and dealt with in a timely manner, mysterious deaths and constant misfortune will visit randomly selected members of the school until the cursed student has been removed. Koichi Sakakibara believes that either he or a mysterious girl he meets at the hospital one night may just be the cursed student this year, or it could potentially be something far more complicated.
Another definitely has an interesting setup. The creepy gothic atmosphere of a cursed school. The classic ghost story vibes. The eerie undertones of old urban legends coming to life. There’s some really cool stuff in here that slowly evolves into an interesting conclusion that can be difficult to solve.
Unfortunately, I think the series is held back by quite a few shortcomings. It has a cast of bland characters that speak in robotic wooden dialogue. The pacing is dragged out far beyond necessary. The cryptic manner in which all the characters talk to each other often feels more awkward, vague and annoying rather than actually being disturbing or unsettling. Much of the logic revolving around the curse also feels made up on the spot which makes the mystery elements feel inconsistent and impossible to solve since they constantly change on the fly.
Another is a fairly good gothic supernatural mystery, but often suffers from its own cryptic nature and inconsistent mythology.
My rating: 2.9/5
Years later, a bizarre curse now looms over the school, where a cursed student enters every odd year. If this cursed student is not discovered and dealt with in a timely manner, mysterious deaths and constant misfortune will visit randomly selected members of the school until the cursed student has been removed. Koichi Sakakibara believes that either he or a mysterious girl he meets at the hospital one night may just be the cursed student this year, or it could potentially be something far more complicated.
Another definitely has an interesting setup. The creepy gothic atmosphere of a cursed school. The classic ghost story vibes. The eerie undertones of old urban legends coming to life. There’s some really cool stuff in here that slowly evolves into an interesting conclusion that can be difficult to solve.
Unfortunately, I think the series is held back by quite a few shortcomings. It has a cast of bland characters that speak in robotic wooden dialogue. The pacing is dragged out far beyond necessary. The cryptic manner in which all the characters talk to each other often feels more awkward, vague and annoying rather than actually being disturbing or unsettling. Much of the logic revolving around the curse also feels made up on the spot which makes the mystery elements feel inconsistent and impossible to solve since they constantly change on the fly.
Another is a fairly good gothic supernatural mystery, but often suffers from its own cryptic nature and inconsistent mythology.
My rating: 2.9/5
December 31, 2020
Kesialan Sakakibara berlanjut ...
Setelah terkuak tentang kutukan kelas 3-3, fokus ceritanya menjadi 'bagaimana cara mengatasi kutukan'. Sakaki dan Mei mencari tahu lebih banyak tentang kutukan tersebut. Tapi meskipun mereka sudah tahu cara mengatasinya, bukan berarti gampang merealisasikannya.
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Buku kedua ini alurnya lebih cepat. Klimaksnya cukup seru dan berdarah-darah, meskipun terkesan sedikit dipaksakan ... Karena tokoh yang dijadikan pembunuh tidak diberi motif kuat kenapa dia membunuh. Terlalu banyak asumsi ini-itu.
Aku berhasil menebak siapa yang menjadi orang mati/orang lain di kelas 3-3 tahun itu ... Tapi tetap terkejut oleh fakta identitas sesungguhnya orang itu. Hmm ... Kalau di anime-nya gimana ya cara fakta itu disembunyikan? Jadi penasaran.
Endingnya cukup memuaskan juga, tapi masih membuka kemungkinan untuk ceritanya berlanjut, karena kutukannya ... *error* *error* *mendadak amnesia*
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Tokoh favorit ... Duh, siapa ya ... Mungkin Chibiki-sensei si pustakawan ya ... Kayaknya dia keren aja gitu ...
Untuk dua tokoh utama (Sakaki dan Mei), aku suka dengan perkembangan karakter mereka sih, tapi aku masih menganggap mereka remaja-remaja labil yang tindak-tanduknya perlu dicurigai. Mereka bisa tiba-tiba melakukan sesuatu yang tak terduga dan bikin pembaca ingin banting kulkas.
Setelah terkuak tentang kutukan kelas 3-3, fokus ceritanya menjadi 'bagaimana cara mengatasi kutukan'. Sakaki dan Mei mencari tahu lebih banyak tentang kutukan tersebut. Tapi meskipun mereka sudah tahu cara mengatasinya, bukan berarti gampang merealisasikannya.
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Buku kedua ini alurnya lebih cepat. Klimaksnya cukup seru dan berdarah-darah, meskipun terkesan sedikit dipaksakan ... Karena tokoh yang dijadikan pembunuh tidak diberi motif kuat kenapa dia membunuh. Terlalu banyak asumsi ini-itu.
Aku berhasil menebak siapa yang menjadi orang mati/orang lain di kelas 3-3 tahun itu ... Tapi tetap terkejut oleh fakta identitas sesungguhnya orang itu. Hmm ... Kalau di anime-nya gimana ya cara fakta itu disembunyikan? Jadi penasaran.
Endingnya cukup memuaskan juga, tapi masih membuka kemungkinan untuk ceritanya berlanjut, karena kutukannya ... *error* *error* *mendadak amnesia*
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Tokoh favorit ... Duh, siapa ya ... Mungkin Chibiki-sensei si pustakawan ya ... Kayaknya dia keren aja gitu ...
Untuk dua tokoh utama (Sakaki dan Mei), aku suka dengan perkembangan karakter mereka sih, tapi aku masih menganggap mereka remaja-remaja labil yang tindak-tanduknya perlu dicurigai. Mereka bisa tiba-tiba melakukan sesuatu yang tak terduga dan bikin pembaca ingin banting kulkas.
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