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Otomen, Volume 7 (2010)

by Aya Kanno(Favorite Author)

4.18 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1421532360 (ISBN13: 9781421532363)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

VIZ Media LLC

series

Otomen

review 1: Because of a chance encounter with the lead singer of House Dust, Asuka finds himself in the lamentable position of posing as a punk rock/goth singer. You have to read it to believe it.As always, the message is clear: posing as something other than who you are invariably leads to trouble. It’s not just Asuka who realizes this but others as well, deepening the point inherent in this series that was established back in volume one. However, this volume contains a hint of the supernatural as Asuka is confronted again with the question that haunts all lovers: how do you know what the other person thinks of you?This volume also deals with the trials and tribulations of the interfering manga artist Juta. The success of his manga depends on the progression of Asuka’s relations... morehip with Ryo and we can understand his frustration about the stalled romance. But this volume contains a surprise that startled this reader and immediately made me eager to learn more.A good writer has that ability to keep the reader on his/her toes and the ending here is one calculated to pull the dedicated fan back for more.
review 2: There seems to be a different scale when I judge manga than there is for regular litterature. I tend to be more accepting of the excess drama and sillyness since it's part of the manga literary form. I also like the side notes of Aya Kanno, they're much less whimsical than in most volumes.The last volume was way over the top for me, and I took a break from the series. Some manga puts me off if the main characters and rivals/friends are too awesome at what they're doing. This is one of the reasons why I don't watch or read most shonen animanga which essentially is about competition and getting better, because they always seem to border the unbelievably ridiculous (even for manga). Asuka sometimes feels as if he is too good at too many things, considering he has been staying away from his hobbies for years. This volume felt more down to earth than the one before, there is no awesome show of skills if you disregard the first chapters in which Asuka has to stand in for a J-rock/Visual Kei singer, but it is a continuation from the previous manga. Most of the chapters had a feeling of fillers and side plots, but in the end the story picks up the main plot which has been hinted at through the entire book and ends with a cliffhanger. I will read the next book today. As usual the book was a fast read and I finished it in one sitting, I will probably read book 8 later today. less

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