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Monday, March 4, 2019

Manga Review: Noragami: Stray God, Volume 19, by Adachitoka


Rating (Out of 5): ~4
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
Release Date: December 2018
Volumes: 20+
Spoilers?: No.
Volume: 1. 18. 20.

Goodreads Synopsis:

TRIAL BY PLEDGE

With Bishamon badly injured and Yato and Yukiné arrested by the Heavens, Tenjin has invoked their very last hope: a Trial by Pledge. If the plan works, Amaterasu will pardon all perceived wrongdoings, but the stakes are high. Three gods must pledge the lives of their most trusted shinki. The score is tied when Daikoku volunteers himself as a sacrifice...

Review:

After that awful cliffhanger, and such a long wait, this honestly felt a little anticlimactic. It was still awful and intense, but maybe there's been too much time to still feel the drama of it all.
After the turnout of the god's trial, we get a bit of a reprieve. The characters get to go back home and recover, process what happened and attempt to move forward. There's a scare as Ebisu is kidnapped (and how Ebisu and his team reacts is honestly fantastic), and then Yato wants to do a flashmob surprise for Yukine's birthday.
But of course, nothing good lasts forever. Because the stray is still hanging around, causing trouble for Yukine... and Yato has to make some possibly-drastic decisions regarding his dad.
Once again, not a great cliffhanger, and who knows how long till the next volume. This is probably one of my favorite series, and I really want to know what happens next. I will be waiting not-so-patiently for it.

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