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Magical Girl Special Ops Asuka #6
魔法少女特殊戦あすか 6
沖縄(おきなわ)編終結! そして新章・ウクライナ編へ――!!!
沖縄(おきなわ)での激闘はついに終焉を迎え、非合法の魔法少女であるちさとは捕虜となる。
しかしその一方で、タビラ将軍が持って来た魔法少女用の新装備は敵の手に渡ってしまった…。
ウクライナ東部の紛争から、不穏な動きを察知した飯塚(いいづか)らは、そこに介入する非正規戦を決断。
あすか達『M班(エムはん)』は次なる任務としてウクライナへ向かう事になったが、そこにもロシア軍と秘密裏に接触していたバベル旅団(りょだん)の影が――。
沖縄(おきなわ)での激闘はついに終焉を迎え、非合法の魔法少女であるちさとは捕虜となる。
しかしその一方で、タビラ将軍が持って来た魔法少女用の新装備は敵の手に渡ってしまった…。
ウクライナ東部の紛争から、不穏な動きを察知した飯塚(いいづか)らは、そこに介入する非正規戦を決断。
あすか達『M班(エムはん)』は次なる任務としてウクライナへ向かう事になったが、そこにもロシア軍と秘密裏に接触していたバベル旅団(りょだん)の影が――。
149 pages, Paperback
First published November 25, 2017
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June 29, 2025
Well, I think I might be done with this series. Volume 6 is noticeably thinner than the past five, but it somehow felt significantly longer.
The battle from last volume ends a bit unceremoniously, and the rest of the story just meanders between daily life for Asuka, Kurumi, Sayako, and Nozomi; flashbacks; an attempt to recruit/brainwash Chisato; and another periodic effort to introduce Pei Pei to the story, while largely leaving her still feeling irrelevant to everything. Oh, and the volume ends with a lead-in to a brewing war in Ukraine, where Russian sympathizers are using magical mercenaries, which just feels...a bit different these days.
Until the very end, this volume feels very directionless, and the path the series seems to be taking going forward just feels...inconsequential. Like, the plot is just going to keep hopping from one war-torn region to the next, without anything except the vague hints of the Babel Brigade to (maybe) tie anything together.
Also, the absurd proportions of some of these characters has finally reached the point of being too distracting. It's hard to take reminiscences about trauma and PTSD seriously, when they're coming from a character wearing a bikini that's struggling to contain tits the size of basketballs.
Spec-Ops is at its best when it's leaning into its ridiculous, Hollywood action movie spectacle. But when it tries to turn serious, it just can't let go of its fanservice long enough find its footing. It's possible to mix themes of magic and real-world warfare, and have it be serious, or mindlessly action-packed, or sexy, or whatever. But you've got to pick one; if you don't, you end up with a story that feels like it's just running through clotheslines: Now it's wearing a suit, now it's wearing swim trunks, now it's wearing an evening dress, just ending up with whatever happens to stick to it at any given time, with no identity of its own.
The battle from last volume ends a bit unceremoniously, and the rest of the story just meanders between daily life for Asuka, Kurumi, Sayako, and Nozomi; flashbacks; an attempt to recruit/brainwash Chisato; and another periodic effort to introduce Pei Pei to the story, while largely leaving her still feeling irrelevant to everything. Oh, and the volume ends with a lead-in to a brewing war in Ukraine, where Russian sympathizers are using magical mercenaries, which just feels...a bit different these days.
Until the very end, this volume feels very directionless, and the path the series seems to be taking going forward just feels...inconsequential. Like, the plot is just going to keep hopping from one war-torn region to the next, without anything except the vague hints of the Babel Brigade to (maybe) tie anything together.
Also, the absurd proportions of some of these characters has finally reached the point of being too distracting. It's hard to take reminiscences about trauma and PTSD seriously, when they're coming from a character wearing a bikini that's struggling to contain tits the size of basketballs.
Spec-Ops is at its best when it's leaning into its ridiculous, Hollywood action movie spectacle. But when it tries to turn serious, it just can't let go of its fanservice long enough find its footing. It's possible to mix themes of magic and real-world warfare, and have it be serious, or mindlessly action-packed, or sexy, or whatever. But you've got to pick one; if you don't, you end up with a story that feels like it's just running through clotheslines: Now it's wearing a suit, now it's wearing swim trunks, now it's wearing an evening dress, just ending up with whatever happens to stick to it at any given time, with no identity of its own.
January 21, 2021
We are now past where the anime ended, so I’m interested in where this new arc is going, very current politically. I can’t help but mention the bonus chapter that starts right after the main story. Good Lord! It’s nasty!!!
February 19, 2020
Is it just me or is Kurumi aka War Nurse, becoming a little unhinged?
Anyway, this one was great. I can feel the foreboding looming though.
Anyway, this one was great. I can feel the foreboding looming though.
July 31, 2022
I find myself wishing we'd get more of the side characters stories rather than the main cast. Chisato's life has been harrowing and wish better for her.
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