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漫画 クロックワーク・プラネット / Clockwork Planet Manga #8
時鐘機關之星 VIII
東京陰謀篇完結＆新章開幕！
前往犯罪都市，香格里拉區！
不協調感所磨練出來的異常聽覺者，見浦直人。
努力所造就而成的最年輕鐘錶技師，瑪莉．蓓爾．布列格。
奇才與天才所造就的奇蹟，將驅散籠罩世界的諦念！
爾後救國英雄背上犯罪者的污名，邁向嶄新的舞台！
宏大的鐘錶龐克冒險行動第8集！
前往犯罪都市，香格里拉區！
不協調感所磨練出來的異常聽覺者，見浦直人。
努力所造就而成的最年輕鐘錶技師，瑪莉．蓓爾．布列格。
奇才與天才所造就的奇蹟，將驅散籠罩世界的諦念！
爾後救國英雄背上犯罪者的污名，邁向嶄新的舞台！
宏大的鐘錶龐克冒險行動第8集！
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April 7, 2019
I will start by going through the story contained in this volume.
The Second Upsilon must now find a way to safely demagnetize Tokyo without causing further structural failure. Marie begins to despair, unable to think her way through the problem. Naoto tells her that she is looking at things all wrong. She is looking at all the parts to try and see a whole, but Naoto says she must first see the whole and all the parts will fall into place. Marie tries to comprehend what Naoto is telling her, and slowly she realizes that their theories on how their world works are completely wrong. She lets Naoto explain his perception of the world and she is drawn into a reality where up is down and wrong is right.
Together they formulate a plan to repair the Tokyo gear enough to get their plan to work. They know they have 72 minutes once again before the cannon can fire and completely destroy Tokyo. They work furiously, but AnchoR worries that her masters will not finish in time. She decides to go rogue, fight off the military forces on her own, buying them a few more desperate minutes. RyuZu tries to stop AnchoR, but ultimately knows that her sister will do what she needs to in order to protect everyone. She watches as her sister leaps into action.
AnchoR attacks the doomsday machine, destroying it from the inside out. As she nears the core, her weapons seems to falter, and she is suddenly not strong enough to break through. The cables and wires begin to break her limbs, her parts melting away with each strike. It’s a trap. He knew that she would be coming. The mad scientist confronts AnchoR, mocking her for thinking she could win. He pulls out a gun, pointing it at her smoking head and fires.
As his finger pulls the trigger, RyuZu leaps into action, severing the mad scientist’s arm and saving her sister. RyuZu scoops up the battered AnchoR and leaves the mad scientist with the knowledge he’s failed and Tokyo is safely demagnetized and the weapon is useless.
Naoto and Marie have successfully heated the core of Tokyo enough to stabilize it. They have won. And now, they must escape and keep up their disguise as secret terrorists. They know there is more to this plot than just Tokyo. Someone is still out there trying to destroy the Clockwork Planet.
The Second Upsilon flee by boat, drifting from gear to gear, staying just out of reach of the military. RyuZu has also captured the mad Scientist and is keeping him prisoner on board the ship to get more information about who is behind the plot. As they interrogate him, all the lights on the ship go out and one single tv screen flickers on. A mysterious figure who calls himself OMEGA speaks to the Second Upsilon. He reveals that they have all played into his plans perfectly.
Naoto traces the broadcast signal and discovers that OMEGA is broadcasting a secret message. Figure out where I am, or I kill you all. Naoto correctly guesses that OMEGA is broadcasting from the military planes flying overhead. OMEGA chuckles and agrees that Naoto is correct, but that only Naoto deserves to live seeing as he is the only one who answered correctly.
An enormous explosion rocks the ship and Naoto tells everyone to run. Enemy forces begin to close in on them. It seems that OMEGA has secret control of the military. Luckily, Second Upsilon has a few tricks up their sleeve too. The Princess manages to create a blockade and orders the military to abandon pursuit of the ship. OMEGA and the Second Upsilon call a draw and retreat.
The Second Upsilon make their way to Thailand, stopping in several cities to steal parts and weapons. They find themselves in Shangri-La, a criminal headquarters for all of Asia. They’re hoping to blend right in with the worst of the worst. They plan to lay low and continue repairs on the still severely damaged AnchoR. While in Shangri-La, some hidden pasts and secret motivations begin to come to light. It seems that not everyone in the Second Upsilon is who they say they are. Who is friend and who is foe?
So what I did I think of volume 8 of Clockwork Planet?
I enjoyed the action scenes, crazy robot fights, secret government subplots and hidden motives. All of that make for really interesting layers in the story. What I don’t like are the gratuitous, graphic artwork scenes depicting a sexy cyborg robot destroying other robots with her breasts and vagina. I get that this kind of artwork attracts a certain kind of reader. And fine… I get it… I just don’t like it. I can kind of get past Naoto’s pervy obsession with his ‘wife’ and ‘daughter’ robots, but I’d rather not have bikini thong clad, weirdly sexy battle scenes.
The art through this series has been a strong point. I was really impressed by a lot of the full panel artwork pieces and the different styles that the illustrator incorporated. There were some really gritty scenes with the mad scientist and with OMEGA that were beautifully rendered and really set an unsettled tone. The action artwork as usual was spot on and the fight with AnchoR and the doomsday machine was absolutely beautiful. I loved the way you could see AnchoR falling apart more and more in each cell. The final panel with the gun pointed right at her head was fantastic. A + for artwork!
The Second Upsilon must now find a way to safely demagnetize Tokyo without causing further structural failure. Marie begins to despair, unable to think her way through the problem. Naoto tells her that she is looking at things all wrong. She is looking at all the parts to try and see a whole, but Naoto says she must first see the whole and all the parts will fall into place. Marie tries to comprehend what Naoto is telling her, and slowly she realizes that their theories on how their world works are completely wrong. She lets Naoto explain his perception of the world and she is drawn into a reality where up is down and wrong is right.
Together they formulate a plan to repair the Tokyo gear enough to get their plan to work. They know they have 72 minutes once again before the cannon can fire and completely destroy Tokyo. They work furiously, but AnchoR worries that her masters will not finish in time. She decides to go rogue, fight off the military forces on her own, buying them a few more desperate minutes. RyuZu tries to stop AnchoR, but ultimately knows that her sister will do what she needs to in order to protect everyone. She watches as her sister leaps into action.
AnchoR attacks the doomsday machine, destroying it from the inside out. As she nears the core, her weapons seems to falter, and she is suddenly not strong enough to break through. The cables and wires begin to break her limbs, her parts melting away with each strike. It’s a trap. He knew that she would be coming. The mad scientist confronts AnchoR, mocking her for thinking she could win. He pulls out a gun, pointing it at her smoking head and fires.
As his finger pulls the trigger, RyuZu leaps into action, severing the mad scientist’s arm and saving her sister. RyuZu scoops up the battered AnchoR and leaves the mad scientist with the knowledge he’s failed and Tokyo is safely demagnetized and the weapon is useless.
Naoto and Marie have successfully heated the core of Tokyo enough to stabilize it. They have won. And now, they must escape and keep up their disguise as secret terrorists. They know there is more to this plot than just Tokyo. Someone is still out there trying to destroy the Clockwork Planet.
The Second Upsilon flee by boat, drifting from gear to gear, staying just out of reach of the military. RyuZu has also captured the mad Scientist and is keeping him prisoner on board the ship to get more information about who is behind the plot. As they interrogate him, all the lights on the ship go out and one single tv screen flickers on. A mysterious figure who calls himself OMEGA speaks to the Second Upsilon. He reveals that they have all played into his plans perfectly.
Naoto traces the broadcast signal and discovers that OMEGA is broadcasting a secret message. Figure out where I am, or I kill you all. Naoto correctly guesses that OMEGA is broadcasting from the military planes flying overhead. OMEGA chuckles and agrees that Naoto is correct, but that only Naoto deserves to live seeing as he is the only one who answered correctly.
An enormous explosion rocks the ship and Naoto tells everyone to run. Enemy forces begin to close in on them. It seems that OMEGA has secret control of the military. Luckily, Second Upsilon has a few tricks up their sleeve too. The Princess manages to create a blockade and orders the military to abandon pursuit of the ship. OMEGA and the Second Upsilon call a draw and retreat.
The Second Upsilon make their way to Thailand, stopping in several cities to steal parts and weapons. They find themselves in Shangri-La, a criminal headquarters for all of Asia. They’re hoping to blend right in with the worst of the worst. They plan to lay low and continue repairs on the still severely damaged AnchoR. While in Shangri-La, some hidden pasts and secret motivations begin to come to light. It seems that not everyone in the Second Upsilon is who they say they are. Who is friend and who is foe?
So what I did I think of volume 8 of Clockwork Planet?
I enjoyed the action scenes, crazy robot fights, secret government subplots and hidden motives. All of that make for really interesting layers in the story. What I don’t like are the gratuitous, graphic artwork scenes depicting a sexy cyborg robot destroying other robots with her breasts and vagina. I get that this kind of artwork attracts a certain kind of reader. And fine… I get it… I just don’t like it. I can kind of get past Naoto’s pervy obsession with his ‘wife’ and ‘daughter’ robots, but I’d rather not have bikini thong clad, weirdly sexy battle scenes.
The art through this series has been a strong point. I was really impressed by a lot of the full panel artwork pieces and the different styles that the illustrator incorporated. There were some really gritty scenes with the mad scientist and with OMEGA that were beautifully rendered and really set an unsettled tone. The action artwork as usual was spot on and the fight with AnchoR and the doomsday machine was absolutely beautiful. I loved the way you could see AnchoR falling apart more and more in each cell. The final panel with the gun pointed right at her head was fantastic. A + for artwork!
April 19, 2023
Hmm, who is Omega?.....And why are they in Shangri-La....? Their plan seems do random....
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October 16, 2023
Degaussing Tokyo. Change of venue. More shopping.
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