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Monday, April 6, 2020

Manga Review: Platinum End, Volume 9, by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata


Rating (Out of 5): ~3
Publisher: Shonen Jump (VIZ Media)
Release Date: July 2019
Volume: 12+
Spoilers?: No.
Volume: 1. 8. 10.

Goodreads Synopsis:

From the creators of Death Note! Mirai may have been saved by an angel, but his battle is just beginning…

As his classmates celebrate their middle school graduation, troubled Mirai is mired in darkness. But his battle is just beginning when he receives some salvation from above in the form of an angel. Now Mirai is pitted against 12 other chosen humans in a battle in which the winner becomes the next god of the world. Mirai has an angel in his corner, but he may need to become a devil to survive.

With Metropoliman finally defeated, Mirai and Saki try to enjoy a moment of reprieve. But with other god candidates still out there, it’s only a matter of time before their peace is shattered!

Review:

This boy candidate, Susumu, takes all of the attention as he goes on TV and announces to the world what's going on. This also gives the government most of the information they need, and puts everyone on the suspect and danger list.
Saki and Mirai have to be careful about their next steps from here on out, and this causes some changes. At one point Saki proposes that they both just run away, disappear so that no one can find them and they don't have to do any of this any more. Honestly, it's the smartest idea anyone here has had, so of course they don't do that.
The angels have a meeting in this volume. It still makes me wonder at their motivation and what this is really about—but it also doesn't seem to help anything? It's another interesting point how media and technology is being used in this series. That's a definite theme here, of how it's implemented and how it is affecting the course of this competition.
I wouldn't say I'm rooting for anyone in this series at this point, and I would even say I dislike all of them. I'm definitely not rooting for anyone to win at this point. It's also definitely starting to feel even more like Death Note, now that the police are getting involved.


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

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