Manga Review: RIN-NE, Volume 30, by Rumiko Takahashi

Rating (Out of 5): ~3

Publisher: Shonen Sunday (VIZ Media)

Release Date: July 2019

Volumes: 40.

Spoilers?: No.

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Volume: 1. 26. 31.

Goodreads Synopsis:

Manga legend Rumiko Takahashi’s lighthearted tale of a girl who can see ghosts and a boy from the beyond.

After a mysterious encounter in her childhood, Sakura Mamiya gained the power to see ghosts. Now a teenager, she just wishes the ghosts would leave her alone! Then one day she meets Rinne Rokudo, a boy who is far more than what he seems.

In the summer season of restless spirits, Rinne and the gang head to a beach house to confront a supernatural spirit who’s obsessed with braids. Sakura’s trademark hairstyle makes her a target of the ghost’s mad desire… Can Rinne figure out how to send the spirit away, ASAP?!

Review:

The episodic plots seem to be extending a bit more, as most of them seems to last a couple of chapters now. Such as the love-lost ghost haunting a bell. And the dead girl who thought her boyfriend cheated on her. Lastly, Rokudo faces off with Masato, with a surprise appearance by Rokudo's salesman father, in order to find a magical mask that turns stuff to stone.

There was a weird theme of people dying for terrible and dumb reasons, though. It's good none of it was taken seriously, or it could have been very depressing and tragic.

These are relatively fun chapters, but very episodic and with not much lasting plot lines. I don't mind these volumes, but I'm not very connected to the characters, either. Easy and fun, but little substance.

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