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Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Vol. 8 by Haro Aso, Kotaro Takata
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This volume is a return to quite good form after the minor misstep that was volume 7 (it was actually just fine, I appreciated the absurdity) This volume was more silly then ended with a surprising thoughtful chapter.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content
It’s post apocalyptic and the main characters are mostly quite young, there will be points of gratuitous sexuality imagery
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Vol. 7 by Haro Aso
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Pretty solid volume, that said it’s a well written and drawn, light in tone, manga about being young in the apocalypse.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Injury/Injury detail
There’s some suggestive outfits and outright nudity at points. This whole manga is full of sensibilities akin to an R-rated Teen Comedy. Make of that what you will.
Tokyo Revengers (Omnibus) Vol. 7-8 by Ken Wakui
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This volume is quite something. It whips you through fights, vengeance, shared backstory, key choices, deaths and also some fun slice of life material to round it all out. I did not see the end of this volume coming. I can’t wait to see where the story goes next.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
This is a volume of a manga series about teen gang members who appear to stay in this sort of life into present day. Yes, they have a moral code that allows us to see their better sides. However, not everyone in the narrative has the same beliefs and our main cast members do lose control at points. Be aware that there’s all sorts of violence with a variety of intentions for them. These sections are mixed with slice of life chapters that keep things from getting too dark.
20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 1 by Naoki Urasawa
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I see why people love this book. I’ve read others of Urusawa’s works before this but man, it’s a journey. I kind of like that he remixes aspects of his plots and even character designs in his different works. The plot here has to do with uncovering the present day mysteries surrounding people that the protagonist, a convenience store owner, knew as a child. The twists and turns are great.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
The violence is a mixed bag but then it’s interconnected with something to do with a cult that’s central to the overall story. The sexual content mostly has to do with coming of age, discovering skin flicks and things of that nature. The I would only recommend to an older teen or older before reading Urasawa.
Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 5 by Naoya Matsumoto
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This volume does a lot of action and world building given that Kafka ends up around a slightly different set of characters, all who under certain circumstances would not hesitate to put him down. It creates wonderful banter.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Several characters in the book dehumanize the main character. Further, these other characters also don’t take Kafka seriously. He has to prove he isn’t just a monster. All the characters get time to shine in this volume.
Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 4 by Naoya Matsumoto
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This volume is nonstop action and intrigue. The supporting character on the volume cover really gets to shine. Also, the direction this volume went is somewhere the story had to get to pretty quickly but it still remained surprising with some added folds and repercussions going into the next volume.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
Some of the Kaiju action could be grotesque to some. Everyone acts with huge emotions which could read melodramatic. Further, their decisions about what moves to do are all huge. That could lead to all sorts of potential questionable read too much into the text moments. That’s about all I can think of.
Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 3 by Naoya Matsumoto
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It’s a strong, action heavy volume. The comedy of who knows, who doesn’t know, does the villain know, and interpersonal bonding between team members really keeps this volume going swiftly with a lot of engagement.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
There’s blade or sword based violence too, all the violence is large and over the top. They’re fighting Kaiju. It’s like superheroics or light Dragonball Z but with decapitations and slicing alongside gun violence with supercharged weapons.
Summertime Rendering Volume 6 by Yasuki Tanaka
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This final volume does deliver a good ending for this incredible series. The extended fight scenes will possibly leave something to be desired for those that might have preferred the character and action twists of most of the other volumes. It makes sense though it’s the way it is, everything is out on the the table for a finale.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
This volume is heavy on bodily gruesomeness with horror elements. It’s very action driven in this concluding volume.
Asadora!, Vol. 6 by Naoki Urasawa
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I really liked the character development and progression in this volume, particularly with the younger characters. That said, this is a well done transitory volume that’s clearly building up to future bigger events. I gotta low ball it a bit to 4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, Classism
There’s suggestion of potential inappropriate conduct with teen female who wants to be a singer but nothing shown specifically. A teen male character who wants to be a competitive runner is offered performance enhancing substances. There is a verbal suggestion that an unseen incidental character is committing adultery.
Noragami Omnibus 3 (Vol. 7-9): Stray God by Adachitoka
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
There’s plenty violence and some horror tinged with sexualizing a female character. There are story sections where a male character switches places with a female character, possibly making aspects of her reputation in high school look potentially risqué or disreputable.
The story though is very fast in this volume. Everyone is busy in this volume, trying not to lose each other. The main storyline is tension filled and full of action.
The story though is very fast in this volume. Everyone is busy in this volume, trying not to lose each other. The main storyline is tension filled and full of action.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
There is a complicated relationship with a parent that is the main action through most of the volume. See the description box above about other triggers, involving a male character body switching with a female character and the implications of it being potentially reputation destroying. It also goes into teen dating a bit. There’s a bit of sexuality mixed with horror aspects in a part of the book. There is gaslighting and coercion to varying degrees throughout.