Platinum End, Vol. 12

プラチナエンド [Platina End] #12

by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata (Illustrator)

Acabarei com tudo. A conversa entre os candidatos a Deus foi brutalmente interrompida com a morte inesperada de Susumu Yuito. “Deus não existe”. Depois que Yoneda proferiu essa ideia, que foi alastrando pelo mundo todo, um próximo encontro entre eles parecia difícil... Afinal, quem tipo de pessoa Yoneda é?! E qual o fim que ele deseja?! As “escolhas” de cada um começam a se entrelaçar.

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics, Fiction, Shonen, Paranormal, Supernatural

200 pages, Paperback

First published February 4, 2020

About the author

Tsugumi Ōba (Profile in Japanese: 大場 つぐみ), born in Tokyo, Japan, is a writer best known for the manga Death Note. His/her real identity is a closely guarded secret. As stated by the profile placed at the beginning of each Death Note manga, Ōba collects teacups and develops manga plots while holding his knees on a chair, similar to a habit of L, one of the main characters of the series.

There is speculation that Tsugumi Ōba is a pen name and that he is really Hiroshi Gamō. Pointing out that in Bakuman the main character's uncle was a one-hit wonder manga artist who worked on a gag super hero manga, very similar to Gamō and Tottemo! Luckyman in all aspects. Also that the storyboards drawn by Ōba greatly resemble Tottemo! Luckyman in style.

Reviews

[Mads · Rating 2 out of 5]

the hot takes in this were so bad 💀

firstly; discrimination isn’t only bad when it occurs at an institutional level, i don’t know why yuri tried to act like her saying “this guy-on-guy stuff is hard to take” wasn’t homophobia just because gay marriage wasn’t legal ???? there’s a difference between interpersonal discrimination and systemic discrimination but they’re both bad.

secondly; the fact that she then decided to be like “i’m a minority for believing in god but even though people treat me horribly i will keep believing in him” AFTER LITERALLY SAYING THAT DISCRIMINATION WAS ONLY A THING IF IT WAS INSTITUTIONAL was so contradictory and unnecessary.

[Urbon Adamsson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great volume for Platinum End.

Not a lot of action here but the plot progress is very interesting.

Yoneda is now the center of attentions but we get to look into all the remaining candidates.

Mirai and Saki relationship is so precious.

Only 5 candidates are left.

[Anastasia · Rating 4 out of 5]

La questione si fa interessante anche se intricata, mi ha fatto morire la dichiarazione di Saki e la risposta di Mirai lmao

[Ren]

this is getting a little dull

[Doc · Rating 3 out of 5]

just because you are smart does not mean you are always right.

After one of the God Candidates was sniped and the final candidate shows himself as one of the smartest men in the world all in a public forum the world is now chiming in with their own thoughts about this contest for divinity. Professor Yoneda has a plan to end this contest and compassion has no place in his cold calculations as it seems the final showdowns are soon upon us. Will one of the candidates become the new god of this world and if they do how will their mortal views affect the world after they gain their new abilities? Sadly for the time being we are not quite there but we know know Yoneda's plan and his new partner is the perfect accomplice to pull the trigger for his plan to work.

In the mean time before the action builds up again here are some flawed humans doing their best for either themselves or the rest of humanity trying to wrap their heads around Professor Yoneda's reasoning in the last volume and pawns responsible for what is to come in the next volume are assembled as the fate for the future of humankind is decided.

[Exlibris.Fanny · Rating 3 out of 5]

✨️ REVIEW ✨️
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
FANTASTIQUE - ASIE - MAGIE - ADOS

Pour cette lecture j'ai clairement été influencée par #bookstagramfrance je l'ai vu partout !
Et je ne regrette pas de mettre lancée. Je l'ai lu d'une seule traite sur une journée 😁
Ce n'est pas un coup de coeur mais j'ai vraiment aimé l'histoire et sa morale. Ça m'a fait pensé à un conte d'apprentissage avec de la magie en prime (il y a même des dragons🐉)
J'ai bien aimé les personnages et les rebondissements même s'il est facile de deviner ce qui va arriver, on ne s'ennuie pas.
C'est un roman pour ados et je trouve qu'il est parfait pour eux ! Vous pouvez le recommander sans crainte, rien de trash ou inadapté 💯
🪭 Vous l'avez lu ? Vous avez aimé ?

PS : je teste une nouvelle présentation de mes chroniques, vous en pensez quoi ?
Utile ou je repars en freestyle ?
Honnêtement je suis mitigée 🤔

#livres #lecture #sixcouronnes #litteraturejeunesse #avislecture #lectrice #bibliophile #livrestagram #Asie

[The Book Dragon · Rating 2 out of 5]

In the aftermath of Susumu's death, the remaining five god candidates are once again split up with Nakaumi going with Dr. Yoneda and Mirai, Saki, and Yuri returning to their safe house. Now the plan is to figure out a way to convince Dr. Yoneda through logic that his theory on god are...flawed.

Meanwhile, we get to see how Dr. Yoneda ended up as a god candidate and his prep work to set up another discussion meeting with the others which will happen on October 10, 2018 to determine once and for all who (if anyone) will become god. Also, there are some important observations pointed out about Nasse.

This series has 14 volumes.

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

See my review of the entire series at my blog The Writer's Library.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ci avviciniamo al finale però devo ammettere che dalla morte di Metropolitan secondo me la storia ha avuto un grosso calo... i personaggi presentatici non sono neanche male ma manca l'adrenalina e l'azione che caratterizzavano i primi volumi

[Lori CucVig · Rating 5 out of 5]

I candidati li conosciamo. Le idee sono state rivelate. Ora si passa alle strategie. Gli autori sfruttano questo volume per spiegarci la strategia del professore. Siamo al terzultimo volume dalla fine... funzionerà? Ci saranno colpi di scena? Speriamo bene.

[Michael Schmid · Rating 3 out of 5]

Leider verliert der Manga langsam an Fahrt. Mir gefällt zwar die Story immer noch, aber es darf jez echt im nächsten oder übernächsten Band zu Ende gehen. Irgendwie ist die Luft raus.

[Amarinske]

Review will follow, hopefully

[Sanne Blomme · Rating 4 out of 5]

The talk and the touch...

[Pinky · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dr. Yoneda finally reveals he's going to try to kill Mirai, Saki, and Yuri.

[Kazu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Al profesor Yoneda se le va la pinza que es demasiado. Me sabe a poco el tomo porque de viene el desenlace y necesito saber qué va a pasar con la elección a Dios. Está muy muy interesante!

[Digi Demii · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[ReadingFrog · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.5 stars.

[Zasle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Estos últimos tomos se me están haciendo pesados... Sigo esperando a que en el próximo despunte ya la historia, porque al parecer queda ya poco para terminar y no noto mucho avance.

[Devangi Sharma · Rating 3 out of 5]

great manga definitely worth the time

[Ariel Cruz Aleman · Rating 4 out of 5]

By far better than #10

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s been a while since I last read this series but it’s as good as I remember it.

[Alex]

I'm missing the action from volume 8 a bit. There haven't been any big plots for a while, but the end of this one promises quite some smart and action packed scenes for the next volume.

[ionela-rodica · Rating 3 out of 5]

this yoneda dude is a psychopath

[Corvi · Rating 2 out of 5]

The way they handle politics in this series is so bad 😭

[Andre Teixeira · Rating 2 out of 5]

2,5

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Summary for reference:

The male detective with Mirai’s group says he knows Yoneda from school. Yoneda was very solitary but they had an interaction so he thinks he might be able to help in the next meeting with Yoneda. Yoneda and Shuji discuss death. We see into Yoneda’s background, which involves him desperately wanting solitude but becoming popular when his research becomes more widely known. He met his angel when he was feeling despair over all the interactions with people he was having that he never wanted to have.

Mirai’s group gives the two detectives the ability to use wings and red arrows and sends them off to try to get high ranking government officials under red arrows. Yoneda discusses the angels – especially Nasse—with Shuji’s angel. Mirai and Saki fly off together to have a heart-to-heart. Yoneda plots to have all of the god candidates die simultaneously so that none of them become god and he performs experiments to test how the white arrows work.

The god candidates all assemble at an arena to discuss things with Yoneda.

[Ben Truong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Platinum End, Vol. 12 continues where the previous tankōbon left off and contains the next six chapters (42–47) of the on-going manga series.

The remaining five God Candidates: Mirai Kakehashi, Saki Hanakago, Yuri Temari, Shūji Nakaumi, and Gaku Yoneda has retreated to their own bases with Mirai Kakehashi, Saki Hanakago, and Yuri Temari in one group and Gaku Yoneda and Shūji Nakaumi under the influence of a red arrow in another.

Gaku Yoneda is revealed to be a professor emeritus at Tokyo University and one of the youngest people to win a Nobel Prize in both physics and literature. He has a disdain interacting with humanity and prefers to work and be alone. His backstory of how he died was revealed as he wanted to know what was beyond the barrier of life when he was chosen as a God Candidate.

He also figured out a plan to make sure that no God Candidate becomes God – as he believes that God is a construct of the human mind and humanity doesn’t need a one anymore. Furthermore, the public around the world seems to agree with him and those that want a God, they don’t want one from Japan. The tankōbon closes with the five remaining God Candidates meeting again – in a safe space.

This tankōbon is written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It deals with the aftermath of the Yūrakuchō District as the remaining five God Candidates flee from the failed assassination attempts of them. Gaku Yoneda creates another meeting in a newly built stadium safe from any sniper attacks by including a safe zone where no one could enter. Apparently, Yoneda has a plan to kill Mirai Kakehashi, Saki Hanakago, and Yuri Temari and then have Shūji Nakaumi and him to mutually kill each other to prevent this so-called God to exist.

All in all, Platinum End, Vol. 12 is a wonderful continuation of the series and I can't wait to read more. I am intrigued to find out how the story continues.