Rating (Out of 5): ~4
Publisher: Shojo Beat (VIZ Media)
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Volumes: 18+
Spoilers?: No.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Takashi Natsume can see
the spirits and demons that hide from the rest of humanity. He has
always been set apart from other people because of his gift, drifting
from relative to relative, never fitting in. Now he's a troubled high
school student who has come to live in the small town where his
grandmother grew up. And there he discovers that he has inherited more
than just the Sight from the mysterious Reiko.
Natsume's human friend Taki can only see yokai if they walk through one of her spell circles. Although many yokai see her spells as aggressive traps, putting her at risk of their retaliation, the latest yokai to pass through her circle may have something other than revenge in his heart. But is that any better...?
Natsume's human friend Taki can only see yokai if they walk through one of her spell circles. Although many yokai see her spells as aggressive traps, putting her at risk of their retaliation, the latest yokai to pass through her circle may have something other than revenge in his heart. But is that any better...?
Review:
This series is just
so pleasant. It just makes me happy, honestly. Which feels like a weird thing
to say, especially since sometimes the plotlines are sad or even mean. But it
always just makes me happy.
There are two main
plotlines in this volume. The first one involves Taki, the girl friend of
Natsume’s. I honestly wouldn’t mind some romance in this series (and, oh geez,
wouldn’t Natsume just be adorable, dealing with that for the first time?), but
him just having friends is enough for me. This episode is very sweet, and
mostly simple, with the yokai involved simply lost in Taki’s house.
The second story
features Takuma and Natsume’s other guy friends, all of them going to stay and
work at a hotel with hot spring that a relative of Takuma owns. There were some
threats from some yokai in this story, but I mostly enjoyed seeing Natsume with
his friends. There were even some humorous scenes, where they’re all joking
around. It’s nice seeing that.
Natsume also has to
struggle with keeping yokai secrets, and being able to see them while his
friends can’t. It’s hard. But Natsume is handling it rather well, at least at
this point.
There was also an
extra chapter at the end, which was just Natsume helping out some yokai. There
haven’t been as many of those simply episodic chapters recently, and it was
actually sweet to see.
I just love this
series. It just fills me with warmth and makes me smile. So I’m looking forward
to the next volume, even if there’s a longer wait.
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