Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 2

Kaze Hikaru #2

by Taeko Watanabe

In the year 1863, a time fraught with violent social upheaval, samurai warriors of all walks of life flock to Kyoto with the hope of joining the Mibu-Roshi—a band of warriors united around their undying loyalty to the Shogunate system. In time, this group would eventually become one of the greatest (and most infamous) movements in Japanese history…the Shinsengumi!

Sei devotes herself to becoming an ideal bushi, or warrior, and accompanies the Mibu-Roshi to Osaka. There, she finds the man responsible for killing her father and brother. Desperate to avenge her family, Sei uncovers his hideout with the help of a friend, but they are soon discovered and her companion is slain. Is Sei ready for the hardships of the Mibu-Roshi? Or should she return home to lead the life of a normal girl?

Genres: Manga, Historical Fiction, Historical, Romance, Comics, Shojo, Josei

192 pages, Paperback

First published April 23, 1998

About the author

Name (in native language) : 渡辺多恵子

Zodiac : Virgo

Blood type :AB

Her works consist mainly of shōjo manga and is best known for Kaze Hikaru. She has twice received the Shogakukan Manga Award, in 1991 for Hajime-chan ga Ichiban! and in 2003 for Kaze Hikaru.

Reviews

[Denise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chance brings Sei face to face with the man who killed her father and brother and upon whom she has sworn to avenge their deaths - but when it comes to striking a fatal blow, she finds herself hesitating and subsequently re-examining her choice to join the Mibu-Roshi. (Silly girl, didn't you consider before that you'd end up having to kill people?) Hopefully she'll develop into a bit more of a kickass character as the series goes on.

[Ash · Rating 4 out of 5]

still lost on most of the Japanese history stuff but I’m enjoying Sei as a character and her story. I like that she can think for herself and has her own morals and way of seeing things. I hope she manages to hold on to that.

[Abhi Prasad · Rating 4 out of 5]

Better than volume 1 because you have spent a bit more time with the characters but more importantly the world and time the author is telling their story.

[Katie❄️ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m putting a pause on this series. I’m just not in the mood to read it I think. I’ll come back to it.

[scarlettraces · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

Better

[ReadingFrog · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.5 stars.

[Jade · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great chapter to the series. It is very helpful that they keep a few phrases in the true language of the manga and keep the translations on the side. The story was once again fantastic and I loved the onslaught of new characters. Only flaw in the entire series is how jumpy the scenes can be. But still amazing! This chapter will pull at your heartstrings.

[Julie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I feel like I'm following what's going on a _little_ better, but there's too many characters for me to easily keep track of. And I still don't understand all the politics going on. So the main character comes face-to-face with the guy who killed her father and brother. And doesn't kill him, because she knows he knocked a woman up. And said woman is counting on him and the unborn baby is counting on him, yadda yadda.

Well, she later regrets not killing him.

And there's angst. And stuff. And visits to brothels.

I can't say it's bad for what it is. But I don't think it's for me.

[Emi えみ Takami 鷹見 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kamiya is rethinking her decision to become part of the Mibu-Roshi.After she's failed to kill the guy who killed her family, she takes off from the group. Will she return?

While I did like this volume better than the last one, it was only slightly so. I still don't know if I will pick up the next volume. Maybe if I'm bored...

[Lord · Rating 3 out of 5]

What I like about the second volume is more action (well, only a bit) and less gay jokes but still this series is quite lukeworm and really nothing special. I wonder when this turns into an award-deserving manga this one is supposed to be..

[nidah05 (SleepDreamWrite) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Getting used to whose who but it seems like with Oresama Teacher, there's one too many characters to keep track of. In this volume, stuff happens, MC finds what she's looking for and hijinks and angst ensue.

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 4 out of 5]

#Program BUBU

Pertama kali dibeli dan dibaca pada tanggal 19 September 2002.

[Starbubbles · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story is picking up a bit, but still not worth me loosing sleep trying to read this on a workday.

[Abby Ang · Rating 3 out of 5]

The initial volumes are rough, but once it warms up it gets better. Artwork is good, too.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like Japanese history through this book. the relationship between the 2 main characters is the best part.

[Susan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm done.

[Brittany · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book, loved the series!!! It delves into the history of Japanese culture.