Zombie Loan Vol 1
Dec. 7th, 2007 05:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
meganbmoore Hrm. So I...honestly have no idea what I think of this one. Essentially, we have a ditzy, clutzy, doormat heroine named Michiru who, if she doesn't wear glasses, can see collar-like rings around the necks of people who are fated to die soon. The closer to black the rings are, the closerthey are to death. Two of her classmates-Shito Tachibana, cold, elegant, well-mannered and quiet, and Chika Akatsuki, loud, rough and penny-pinching-survived an accident six months ago, making them legends around school. They also both have solid black rings. When Michiru tries to warn them, she learns that they actually died in the accident, but made a deal to come back as long as they pay off the debt racked up in doing so by killing zombies. They're also able to manifest weapons-Shito a gun and Chika a sword-to fight zombies, but were given the wrong hands when they were brought back, sothey have to switch hands when they fight. Why they have the wrong hands and can't just permanently get the right hands back isn't really fully explained, and neither is the deal...I'm filling in the holes with my recollections of what I've read in one or two f-list posts. When the boys realize Michiru's sight can tell whether or not a person is a zombie, the forcibly recruit her to their side, and when she dies, they add to their own debt to bring her back, because they can work off the added debt with her faster than they could work off the existing one without her, putting her firmly in their debt until their own is paid off. My overall thought of the plot is that it's like Yurara, but not as good(because Chika Shiomi is my shojo manga goddess.)
There are a lot of fun elements-the fighting, of course. The ferryman the boys owe their "lives" to, and his assistant, Yuuta, are a blast. For that matter, the boys themselves and the (seemingly onesided) rivalry are great. But it's also rather thrown together and things aren't always explained that should be. While you can fill in the holes, the holes are a little too big for the mangaka to get away with without comment. Then there's Michiru. Now, normally, I seem to have a lot less problem with females than others do, but I think it also means I hold things against them more whan I would otherwise(see: Ai Yori Aoshi.) As I mentioned before, the girl is a complete doormat. I will, however, let that slide as she supposedly has a Revolution at the end and won't be like that any more. I'll only hold it against her if it continues. However, she spends the entire book gasping and stuttering and squeaking and stammering and blushing and screaming and freaking out, to the point where I actually kinda hoped she stayed dead so she wouldn't be doing that stuff any more. She may get better, but I spent most of the first volume wishing she'd just go away so the book could focus on the funn, butt-kicking zombie boys(who don't like to be called zombies.) Still, despite the flaws, it was fun enough to at least get the second volume when it comes out.
Now, book aside...this mangaka's name...Peach-Pit? Seriously? That's Oh! Great levels of "I'm sure it sounds cooler if you live in Japan." Though, while not a mangaka but a character, Rod the Vampire Lord will always be my favorite.
There are a lot of fun elements-the fighting, of course. The ferryman the boys owe their "lives" to, and his assistant, Yuuta, are a blast. For that matter, the boys themselves and the (seemingly onesided) rivalry are great. But it's also rather thrown together and things aren't always explained that should be. While you can fill in the holes, the holes are a little too big for the mangaka to get away with without comment. Then there's Michiru. Now, normally, I seem to have a lot less problem with females than others do, but I think it also means I hold things against them more whan I would otherwise(see: Ai Yori Aoshi.) As I mentioned before, the girl is a complete doormat. I will, however, let that slide as she supposedly has a Revolution at the end and won't be like that any more. I'll only hold it against her if it continues. However, she spends the entire book gasping and stuttering and squeaking and stammering and blushing and screaming and freaking out, to the point where I actually kinda hoped she stayed dead so she wouldn't be doing that stuff any more. She may get better, but I spent most of the first volume wishing she'd just go away so the book could focus on the funn, butt-kicking zombie boys(who don't like to be called zombies.) Still, despite the flaws, it was fun enough to at least get the second volume when it comes out.
Now, book aside...this mangaka's name...Peach-Pit? Seriously? That's Oh! Great levels of "I'm sure it sounds cooler if you live in Japan." Though, while not a mangaka but a character, Rod the Vampire Lord will always be my favorite.