Rating (Out of 5): ~3.5
Publisher: VIZ Media
Release Date: November 2018
Volumes: 11+
Spoilers?: No.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
The world is overrun with monsters called Nemesis—and a young boy infected by them will stop at nothing to defeat them all!
Seth is an aspiring wizard living in a pastoral village under the watchful eye of his mentor. Like all wizards, he is an “infected”: one of the few living creatures that has survived contact with a Nemesis, creatures fallen from the sky that contaminate all they touch. His apparent immunity led him to choose a path that seemed to be a perfect: to become someone who hunts and fights the Nemesis. But Seth longs for a quest that goes beyond the simple hunt for monsters. He wants to find their home, Radiant. Along with other wizards, he travels the world in search of Radiant, under the sinister eye of the Inquisition…
Somewhat better at controlling his powers, Seth and company head for Rumble Town. Their mission is to capture a living Nemesis! But the Inquisition holds Rumble Town in an iron fist, and they’re promising a tantalizing reward to whoever captures Seth! Plots, manipulations, betrayals, a hunt for the infected: the confusion reaches its height when the mysterious bandaged Grimm arrives. Who is he and why does he attack wizards when he himself seems to use magic?
Seth is an aspiring wizard living in a pastoral village under the watchful eye of his mentor. Like all wizards, he is an “infected”: one of the few living creatures that has survived contact with a Nemesis, creatures fallen from the sky that contaminate all they touch. His apparent immunity led him to choose a path that seemed to be a perfect: to become someone who hunts and fights the Nemesis. But Seth longs for a quest that goes beyond the simple hunt for monsters. He wants to find their home, Radiant. Along with other wizards, he travels the world in search of Radiant, under the sinister eye of the Inquisition…
Somewhat better at controlling his powers, Seth and company head for Rumble Town. Their mission is to capture a living Nemesis! But the Inquisition holds Rumble Town in an iron fist, and they’re promising a tantalizing reward to whoever captures Seth! Plots, manipulations, betrayals, a hunt for the infected: the confusion reaches its height when the mysterious bandaged Grimm arrives. Who is he and why does he attack wizards when he himself seems to use magic?
Review:
The artwork in this series is rather pretty, and I love the color
pages at the beginning—they're beautiful. The intense moments, and
expressions of realization for instance, are really pointed and well
done. The fighting loses me a little sometimes, but that might be
partly me, since I don't read much action. That's my only complaint,
though, regarding the art. The humor is pretty good, too. It's
growing on me in general, but the way the punchline is given, and the
pauses for effect, are very good. Doc's way of mispronouncing words
is a bit annoying, but I think that's just a purposeful character
flaw.
Seth is training to better use
his fantasia, and how to blend in like a normal wizard. He's
determined to jump all in, though, and wants to start hunting nemesis
and find radiant, their source. In his journey to discover it, him,
Melie, and Doc go to an islet that hates wizards, and end up being
part of a town-wide inquisition. It very quickly turns rough,
destruction everywhere, and with a stand-off with the town captain.
But it looks like they've all got one common enemy.
The first volume was just okay, but this one grew on me. I really
like Melie, and enjoy her split-personality, but also how odd she is,
and how badly she wants friends. Seth is a good kid, he's smarter
than he looks/acts, and I don't mind following him. I'm intrigued by
the new characters in this volume, particularly Grimm. I'm looking
forward to seeing where this fight goes next, how it wraps up and
where that will leave Seth.
A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!
Personally, I didn't really mind the action scenes, but I do read a lot of action series, so I understand how it could be difficult to follow at times. Overall though, I'm really impressed with how the series is going. There are definitely still some flaws that need to be worked out in order for the series to improve, but so far I'm pretty impressed by it. I'm not sure if you're looking for any more series to try out, but if you are, I think you might enjoy 4 Cut Hero! It's a action series like Radiant that relies a little bit more on comedy, so things stay relatively lighthearted. It's exciting because of the action, but never too stressful, so I definitely recommend giving it a shot if you're looking for another series to pick up.
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