Hoshin Engi Vol 3

[meganbmoore]

In volume 3, Taikobo finally(ok, it's only volume 3, but I keep waiting for all the anime characters to show up) meets Raishinshi, the wild, winged 100th child(that is a LOT of childmaking...even if Raishinshi himself is adopted) of Sho Ki, who is currently imprisoned by Dakki, and Kou Hiko and Taikobo save the young princes from Dakki.  I admit, right now, much as I'm loving the manga, I'm waiting for where the anime branches off from it, because I've read up on the manga and there's all sorts of things I'm looking forward to, so the (slight) rehash is "this is good, BUT I'M READY FOR THE NEW-TO-ME stuff!"

One thing about it, though, is that, while I liked Taikobo in the anime, I admit that I didn't notice him as much there because...well...things happened fast and everyone else was always showing up and having their stories and they were all good.  But as things in the manga are moving at a more sedate pace, I can appreciate Taikobo and his zen and brains a lot more.

I also liked Taiitsu Shinjin and his attempts to straighten out Nataku's messed up personality(not that it'll work, which is really for the best.)