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Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Manga Review: Children of the Whales, Volume 9, by Abi Umeda


Rating (Out of 5): ~3.5
Publisher: VIZ Signature (VIZ Media)
Release Date: March 2019
Volumes: 14+
Spoilers?: No.
Volume: 1. 7. 10.

Goodreads Synopsis:

In an endless sea of sand drifts the Mud Whale, a floating island city of clay and magic. In its chambers a small community clings to survival, cut off from its own history by the shadows of the past.

The Mud Whale has finally reached the shores of Amonlogia, but it quickly becomes clear that Sir RochalĂ­zo wasn’t being entirely up-front when he said the people of the Mud Whale would all be welcome. His father the duke has placed harsh conditions on their citizenship, and they only have three days to agree…or face the consequences!

Review:

Back into this series, they have reached Rochalizo's home, Amonlogia. They're immediately confronted with violence, and then with strict negotiations that turn out to be not much of a negotiation, really.
It wasn't terribly surprising what Rochalizo did to them, despite thinking they'd been getting along so well. I can see what a bad position Rochalizo was in, but he still wasn't very smart about his choices here. I was really surprised to see what a standing Suou ended up taking, and was honestly impressed by how strong of a stance he took. He was put in a bad spot, and he did what he thought was right, and it makes me a really big fan of his character, honestly.
I'm intrigued and worried by where the plot was going at the end of the volume. It could go really bad before they get out of this.


A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!

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