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さらい屋五葉 [Sarai-ya Goyou] 1 (2006)

by Natsume Ono(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

4091883265 (ISBN13: 9784091883261)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

小学館

series

House of Five Leaves / さらい屋五葉

review 1: This manga is pretty interesting, in that it's very sedate, all characters are rather calm and there is no action, and yet it's appealing. It's not really shounen or shoujo, which I guess is what I was looking for. The main character is pretty interesting as well: a tall, would-be-physically-imposing samurai who is so lacking in confidence that he slouches and people don't take him seriously in his profession. I will continue reading this series, and I really hope they really dive into the pasts of all the main characters.
review 2: This is a samurai story with an odd twist. Akitsu is ronin who lost his appointment to a feudal lord not for being unskilled, but for lacking confidence and not having an intimidating air about him. Too proud to take non-Samurai wor... morek, he falls in with a crowd of thieves/kidnappers known only as the House of Five Leaves. Led by Yatchi, a very charismatic and confident man, Akitsu finds it hard to say know even though his conscience tells him to. This is a very character-driven, dialogue heavy introduction without a lot of action. While there is a sense this is all heading somewhere, it's really hard to tell where. I'd liked it enough that I'm willing to try the 2nd volume, but if that doesn't move the plot much further I doubt I'll read beyond that. less

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