Rating (Out of 5): ~3.5
Publisher: VIZ Media
Release Date: February 11, 2014
Volumes: 13
Spoilers?: No.
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Volume: 2.
Goodreads Synopsis:
Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for teen plus audiences.
Review:
I’ve been
interested in this book for a while, especially after I watched a few episodes
of the anime. It has a very interesting premise, and the beginning definitely
draws you in.
This volume goes
farther than what I watched in the anime, too, and I was very happy about that, plus
it makes me want to read more.
Ganta, our main
character, gets blamed for the murder of his classmates (his entire class,
actually). He didn’t do it, but he was
the only one who lived. And so he gets put away in prison, a carnival
of death-like place that puts on shows for citizens. The citizens think it’s
all fake, though.
Ganta meets a girl
named Shiro, who wears a weird outfit and has white hair and a very upbeat
personality. She’s able to sneak around the prison for some reason, while the
others have strict rules. She knew Ganta when they were younger, but he doesn’t
seem to remember her. She also seems to know more than she plays off, and I’m
really interested in finding out about her. I like her a lot so far.
We also meet a few
other inmates and people in charge. The guy in charge is obviously up to
something. An inmate named Yo seemed nice at first, but now I’m rather upset
with the turn he took. The red guy I’m really intrigued by, because I don’t
understand who he is, what all he can do, and what his connection with Ganta
is.
Ganta seems alright
so far. I’ve been warned (by my brother) that he’s whiny, and I can definitely
see that getting on my nerves in the future, but he seems alright thus far, and
I hope he bucks up later.
This was definitely a very good starting volume.
I’m thoroughly intrigued and look forward to getting the next one. Also,
there were a few comic strips at the end of the volume, which I wasn’t
expecting for such a serious series, but they were really entertaining. Oh, and
there were colored pages at the beginning, and those were very pretty.
A review copy was
provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, and Erik Jansen from MediaLab PR. Thank
you so, so much!
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