Al ver como Seven carga contra la ciudad por deseo expreso de Pepper, Jûzo recuerda los tiempos en los que únicamente era un arma al servicio de quien lo empuñara. El potencial de esa arma debe ser ahora liberado para detener a su rival y romper las cadenas que atan a Jûzô a un pasado privado de voluntad.
I like tha fact that the main "corporate evil" arc continues, but we get some worldbuilding in the middle with what's up with many of the extended in this world and its effect on our common views.
4.5 stars. This volume was a bit of a mixed bag for me. I liked some of the stuff it did with Pepper (a character I traditionally do not like), but then the middle arc with the tough girls was pretty average (at least in the parts that were about the tough girls themselves). Likewise, the addition of Rin, a girl from Tetsuro's past, was interesting, but not entirely gripping. That being said, the final arc, which is the arc discussed on the back cover, had some of the single coolest fight panels I've ever seen. It was brutal, it was epic, and I loved every ounce of it. One of the things I think this series does best is handling Juzo's power levels, and this was a great example. The story is constantly finding good ways to flux Juzo's abilities in ways that are logical, true to the story world, and not contrived, and this was another great example. Love the art, love the characters, and excited to read the rest of the series.
Finished this volume up on Christmas would you look at that.
Harmony helps Juzo unlock special functions to take down Seven and Pepper. Unfortunately Seven is taken away before he could be killed and Pepper is lost to the wreckage only to be found later and rescued in a hospital. There’s some stuff about trying to teach Seven to be a free thinker but perhaps I’ll find out later on if that stuck.
Pepper reveals who Juzo’s old partner was but we don’t find out until the very end of the book that he’s the one who is behind making harmony (?). We have a short story about saving a woman who used to be an athlete because her friend misses her and wanted to apologize but you know given the genre- she is a prostitute and we have to save her.
Juzo seeks help from the husband character from a few books back to try and find out more about his past partner. He ends up coming in clutch at the very end saving our heroes skin by quickly helping them run away before his old partner kills him (he got very close).
Also Tetsuro’s old friend from the factory where they gave them harmony (Rinko) it shows up for barely a chapter to kind of low-key flirt with him before abruptly disappearing.
I think the fight scenes are starting to take on a life of their own with better posing and lines of action but it still needs a little bit more polish.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.