Manga Review: Kagerou Daze, Volume 2, by Mahiro Satou, Jin (Shizen No Teki-P), Sidu, Wannyanpuu-

Rating (Out of 5): ~3

Publisher: Yen Press

Release Date: 2015

Volumes: 8+

Spoilers?: No.

Buy it here: Amazon. Barnes and Noble. Book Depository.

Volume: 1. 3.

Goodreads Synopsis:

Momo Kisaragi has a problem. She has to be the center of attention. In fact, she can't get people to stop looking at her. But when a chance encounter leads her to discover the strange truth behind her eye-catching ability, she's thrust into a deadly hostage situation that's far more than she bargained for--and that's before she runs into her shut-in brother, Shintaro!

Review:

I really want to like this series, and the idea of it still intrigues me. But given that this volume was in the same time as where the first one started, I’m feeling more unsure now.

I do typically like seeing alternate points of view, seeing what happened in other peoples minds. It was done well here, given that this time we’re with the sister, and she is meeting the group in a very different way. We get to see them and know them better here, and see what happens in the hostage situation better. I do like the group of characters—they intrigue me a lot, and the idea of what is happening is interesting.

But there wasn’t much progression in this volume. I’m still not much closer to the characters or figuring out what is happening, or what the objective is. I’m a little confused.

I might pick up the next one when I get the chance, but I might not. I’m just feeling iffy about it.

Manga Review: Kagerou Daze (manga), Volume 1, by Mahiro Satou, Jin, Sidu, Wannyanpuu

Rating (Out of 5): ~3.5

Publisher: Yen Press

Release Date: April 2015

Volumes: 7+

Spoilers?: No.

Buy it here: Amazon. Barnes and Noble. Book Depository. Powells. RightStuf.

Volume: 2.

Goodreads Synopsis:

Shintarou Kisaragi, a NEET--person "Not in Education, Employment, or Training"--has refused to leave the comfort of his room for two whole years. But Shintarou's easy and solitary life is about to take an unexpected turn when his computer crashes and he is forced to venture into the world he was happy to shut out forever...and stumbles into the middle of a hostage situation!

Review:

This is another series somewhat in the Sword Art Online style, I think, only opposite? I’m a little iffy.

Shintaro hasn’t left his room in years. He’s always on his computer, and he has a girl inside his computer who helps him. And then his computer mouse dies, so he has to venture outside the house. It’s horrible—the sun’s out, people are everywhere. And when he goes to the mall, it gets robbed, and him and everyone else are held hostage. The one time you go outside, right?

But in the meantime, he meets an interesting group of people. A group who also meets his sister around the same time, oddly enough.

This is very much the first volume in the series, and I’m not quite sure who’s who yet, but I’m intrigued. The characters have caught my interest and I want to get to know them all. It’s an interesting premise, and I’m looking forward to reading the next one and seeing where it goes.