池袋ウエストゲートパーク 2

池袋ウエストゲートパーク [Ikebukuro West Gate Park] #2

by 有藤せな

Die Yakuza haben es auf Chiaka und ihren iranischen Freund Kashif abgesehen. An die Polizei können sie sich nicht wenden, Kashif lebt illegal im Land. Chiaka bittet ihren alten Schulfreund Makoto um Hilfe. Eine brisante Angelegenheit, denn Kashif hat ein Drogenlager der Yakuza in Brand gesteckt. Aus ehrenhaften Gründen - ein gewichtiger Drogendealer hat seine hübsche Freundin in die Abhängigkeit getrieben - doch für alle Beteiligten lebensgefährlich.

Genres: Manga, Comics

Comic

Reviews

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ikebukuro West Gate Park (IWGP) volume 2 picks up right where volume one left off and wraps up the main storyline from volume one pretty fast. I'm actually surprised at the direction the story went because I was sort of assuming that the murder investigation was going to be the main storyline for this while series. A few characters seem to have moved on, it will be interesting to see of they come back considering what happens. The new arc involves Makoto and friends trying to help an old classmate that has fallen into some trouble with a drug dealer.

This volume is an improvement over the last, but I'm hesitant to give it 4 stars, perhaps 3.5 is more like it. it still has a balance of humor, drama, and even naughty material, but the balance is better here than volume 1. I plan to get volume 3 and see where this goes.

[Ivia · Rating 2 out of 5]

The tone of this volume is definitely more balanced than vol 1, but the content itself is less compelling to me. It starts in the middle of one story, and ends in the middle of another unrelated one, so it doesn't feel at all self-contained or whole. Also, the written-out accent thing gets more on my nerves every year except in very special circumstances. So, this one really wasn't much of anything to me, unfortunately.