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The Topic of the Day is: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 | |
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Manga Review: 07 Ghosts (trying to do no spoilers) 07 Ghosts is the story of a young boy named Teito with a mysterious past who is a student for the military. He overhears something which reminds him of his past and is thusly imprisoned by the military. He escapes from them with his friend's help and finds refuge in the church. The church and the military are opposing powers, and Teito gradually begins to heal, mentally and physically, there. But then his friend shows up again and everything... changes. Conflict arises, and Teito encounters the powers that protect the church and everyone's hearts. Pluses: Interesting artwork in the battling scenes. A character with some depth of background. The church is a really interesting society and so is the world that it is set in. Teito's past comes up slowly, so there's some suspense. Minuses: It's a bit predictable (shortly after you find out about something, Teito's inevitably involved in it), but not ridiculously so. There's a certain cliche-ness to Teito's images (though the priests are very unique looking). And the powers that protect the church look kind've familiar (yay, Shinigami. oops, sorry), and of course he's at the center of everything. Also, pretty much no women to speak of (some faceless spirits, dolls, and mermaids who can't speak. No individuals). Overall: The plot is enough to keep me going. I find Teito a believable and honest character, whose responses to events are very realistic and characteristic. The imagery, like I said, is pretty nice, and we're casually exploring the paths of his inner heart, so good. This reminds me a lot of... Chrono Crusade crossed with ... some other shinigami-based manga which I forget. Grade: B, will keep reading and see where it goes. |
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***Tbook1 (Time and Chaos, needs a new name, needs to be edited) ***Book of Sun (Just needs to be edited. Tis a Nano novel) ***Book of Whispers part 1 (Does not jive at all with part 2; needs to be rewritten to fit and to have less suckage) ***Book of Whispers part 2 (Needs some rehaul editing, needs some loose ends tied up, needs to fit) ***Book of Whispers part 3 (Needs to be finished... then needs to die o.o Not sure if I need a third part in the series) ***Dium's Story (Needs a point, progress, anything... needs to be integrated into Tbook1, since that is what it is a part of, mainly) ***Trio Story with Jackie and Louise (Maybe we should get together and work on this, guys) ***Demon Story (This is working out pretty good so far. I like the plot, it's a bit convoluted, and the characters are interesting) ***New Witch Story (It's only 30 pages long, dang) ***Dragon's Voices (This has SO much potential! wee!) | |
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