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Otomen, Vol. 16 (2013)

by Aya Kanno(Favorite Author)

3.94 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1421554801 (ISBN13: 9781421554808)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

VIZ Media LLC

series

Otomen

review 1: Oh goodness where to start...it's going to be so difficult to wait for the next (and final!) volume. I really enjoyed reading this one, even though the ending was quite dark and a cliffhanger, to boot! The art in Otomen remains as beautiful as ever, the humor makes me laugh out loud every few pages, and the story is simply compelling. I want our protagonist to find happiness! I knew the 'final boss' would have to be his mother, just as indicated from the very first volume, but seeing the depths to which she will plunge to keep him from being an otomen is distressing. It all makes for a great story, though! Here's hoping the final volume pulls everything together and leaves us with a sweet, satisfying aftertaste.
review 2: Frankly, I was bored by the school... more play story that takes up way too much of this volume. This series really didn't need a half-hearted romantic rivalry. What it did need is what happens towards the end: Asuka's mother finally discovers her son's love of stereotypically girly things. She's portrayed as an almost demonic character, which I suppose is fitting. I don't expect great introspection into the antagonist in a manga like this. That said, I ended up feeling kind of sorry for her. It takes a pretty broken person to see her son happy and surrounded by friends who love him and decide that she must end that at all costs. The next volume will be the last, so I don't expect a drawn out confrontation here. Hopefully, it will lead to certain things being settled. The fact that Asuka still hasn't had a heart-to-heart with his father is getting silly. less

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