This was really excellent -- all the characters are revealed to have more dimensions than were previously apparent, and new, plottier plot twists come into play. It feels in retrospect like what came before was mostly world building, and this is where the story really takes off. Looking forward to book 5.
Musical pairing: The Checkers, "Giza giza hatto no komori uta" (Lullaby of a Broken Jagged Heart)
Some shady stuff going on amongst Bishamon¨s shinki¨s ranks (not Kazuma though. He¨s an angel.). My girl better watch out for that Kugaha motherfucker or the story might repeat itself again. I¨m so sad that Yukine had to go through finally finding a friend and immediately losing him. ? Anyways, I¨m buckling up now bc the REAL angst has not even begun yet.
The thing about Noragami is that, the anime missed out a lot of the small details in the manga. Albeit that it has only two seasons (with no news of continuation of the series or whatsoever), I feel like the story is delicate in a sense that some emotions is portrayed better in the manga in a sense.
This volume highlights the relationship between the Gods and the Shinkis and how the condition of some of them who the master has to tend to a lot of shinkis.
The thing about shinkis is that they are so fragile. They're in the border between the living and the dead and one small misstep can actually lead to them dark which is super sad to be honest. This volume was emotional at best. The fact that the importance of the existence of all these gods is that, they will need for at least ONE person to remember them. Yato's potential was shown slowly in this volume and it somehow lives with his name as he is the God of Calamity. I also like the portrayal of Bishamon in the manga and the story of her shinkis. So far, I'm just really hooked with the manga and the story and I really can't wait how it plays out in Volume 5.
p/s: THE PANELS ARE FREAKING BEAUTIFUL IM IN LOVE.
pp/s: this scene teared me up a lot Suzuha deserves better this boy :(((
This volume is basically calm before the storm. While not many things happened (apart from that horrible death of shinki), all the troubles are set up for the next volumes. And I loved Kazuma here too, he is badass and smart. Hiyori and Yato moments are funny.^^
A slightly quieter story than the last volume, the story remains great as we learn more about some of the characters. At the same time, tension increases as plots and intrigue grow from unexpected places. There's a clash coming, and it's hard to tell where the lines will be drawn.
espu└s de la purificaci┏n a la que Yukine fue sometido ha regresado por fin al buen camino, tanto as┴ que ahora tiene un trabajo (para mantener al vaquet┏n de Yato) y gracias a Hiyori ha regresado a sus estudios. Ahora sabe lo que casi pierde y no volver│ a enfrentarse a ello ni someter│ a Yato al castigo. Tampoco quiere volver a lastimar a Hiyori con quien ha creado un lazo de amistad, un lazo que pese al cari?o mutuo que sienten podr┴a romperse en cualquier momento pues Hiyori a pesar de su problemita sigue perteneciendo al mundo de los humanos y Yukine se da cuenta que aunque el tiempo est└ detenido para └l, el de Hiyori sigue andando y pronto aunque ninguno de los dos lo quiera ella va a olvidarse de └l.
Yukine no es el ┣nico que siente aprecio por la chica pues Yato tambi└n empieza a estimarla, tanto as┴ que por fin decide hacer caso de su petici┏n de regresarla a la normalidad y para eso busca ayuda en Tejin (el dios del aprendizaje) quien le dice que la ┣nica manera de volver a Hiyori a la normalidad es rompiendo el lazo que la une a ellos, pues mientras m│s tiempo pase Hiyori con ellos menos humana ser│.Yato sabe que debe romper el lazo y dejarla volver a su vida pero es un poco ego┴sta pues sabe que Hiyori es el ┣nico humano que lo recuerda y no quiere perder ese lazo.
Yato no es el ┣nico en estar en problemas pues dentro de los shinki de Bishamon hay un traidor que est│ planeando derrocarla y Kazuma es el ┣nico que podr│ salvarla.
En este cuarto tomo retomamos el lazo entre shinki y dioses, el pasado vimos lo que puede llegar a pasar si una shinki se descontrola, como eso puede afectar a su dios hasta llevarlo a la muerte y ahora en este seremos testigos de c┏mo tambi└n son una debilidad para sus amos. Por ejemplo, tenemos a Bishamon que pese a ser una de los dioses m│s poderosos que hay, es due?a de tantos shinkis que esto la mermando poco a poco pues ser due?o de una arma divina no s┏lo consiste en tenerla y ya sino que tambi└n hay que velar por ella y Bishamon en su lucha incesante de salvar almas de los Ayakashi tiene m│s shinki de las que nunca podr│ llamar. Tanto as┴ que sus shinki se sienten abandonados y aunque saben que no puede ver envidias o malos pensamientos entre ellos para no lastimarla, no puede evitar sentirse olvidados y eso genera discordias entre ellos. Discordias que alguien est│ utilizando para general problemas entre las shinki y que esto afecte a Bishamon pues si un dios llega a morir es remplazado por s┴ mismo pero a una edad m│s infantil y voluble y son sus mismas shinki quienes se encargan de guiarlos, raz┏n por la cual quieren destruir a Bishamon para beneficio propio. Ya les hab┴a comentado en rese?as pasadas que la historia de Bisha con sus shinki me llama mucho la atenci┏n y con lo que descubr┴ en este tomo estoy m│s ansiosa por saber que pasa sobre todo quiero saber ya cual es el pasado que Yato comparte con Bishamon y sus shinki.
Con esta 4ta entrega, conocemos un poco m│s acerca de Bishamonten, ese dios que tiene tantas shinkis que apenas y puede mantenerse sana.
En los vol┣menes anteriores, vimos a Bisha como el dios justiciero que es, pero aun cuando posee un aura intensa, dispuesta a pelear, este dios es sumamente amable y salva a tantas almas como puede, haci└ndolas parte de su gran familia de shinkis.
Sin embargo, esto es un arma de doble filo: sabemos que la relaci┏n de un dios y su shinki es importante, y al tener tantos bajo su cuidado, los sentimientos impuros de las almas est│n corrompiendo su cuerpo y dej│ndola medio enferma. A causa de ello, Nora junto con el m└dico (y shinki) de Bisha, planean desaparecer a otras almas.
Por otra parte, Yuki ya dej┏ de ser un ni?o malcriado y ahora trabaja arduamente para pagar sus deudas. Su actitud cambia much┴simo despu└s del ritual de purificaci┏n, por tanto, su sinton┴a con Yato ha mejorado.
Pese a ello, surge otra cuesti┏n importante: Hiroyi, al no ser un esp┴ritu como tal, puede que alg┣n d┴a se olvide de Yato y de Yuki, pero si sigue permaneciendo a su lado, quiz│ no viva como una chica com┣n y corriente, as┴ que, ?qu└ deber┴an hacer?
En fin, que este volumen me ha sacado unas cuantas l│grimas porque Bisha se est│ convirtiendo en mis personajes favoritos, al igual que Yato. Me encanta la interacci┏n que tienen con Kofuku y los otros dioses.
En definitiva, este shonen es excelente pues a veces te hace re┴r, llorar y claro, que las escenas de acci┏n son excelentes. ?El dibujo ni se diga, es maravilloso!
Still enjoying the story, but I waver a bit. The theme of not wanting to be forgotten is touching, but some story elements grated on me a little. Still, very enjoyable.
Anyway, this was an interesting volume because it not only showed the consequences of owning multiple shinki from a physical perspective, but also from an emotional one. Not wanting to hurt your master with your negative emotions is fine, but bottling them up and hiding them is even worse. It's a simple idea (going to others for help when suffering) that's been used in media multiple times, but adding a physical ramification on both the one suffering and the master drives home the point more. I also appreciate how we could both sides of the idea (Bishamon's stance and the shinkis') and how both of them are valid, and that validity is what's making it worse. If both sides see themselves as the problem, how can they hope to find a solution? I know I'm just rambling here, but I really like how this idea is being used and how dangerous is can be.
That's all I really want to say about this volume. A nice start to this arc, looking forward to continuing it!
Reading these volumes is like revisiting an already read story since I watched the anime a couple of years ago and the plot points are pretty similar between the two. But I have to continue because the third season of the anime still hasn¨t come out (and probably never will *cries*), and I NEED to know what happens next ??
I really enjoyed this one. I think the stories about Bishamon and her relationship with her Shinki are really touching. The story about Suzuha and the cherry tree. Oh man... Also Suzune worrying about Hiyori forgetting is also pretty moving.
It really makes the Shinki and deities' world building a lot more concrete. Bishamon is especially portrayed in a lonely and poignant light, which I appreciate.
Edit: Forgot to mention that it feels like some of the conversations feel disjointed. I don't know if it's a lost in translation issue or if just some of the dialogue is a bit odd due to the fantastical setting.
The real take away for me at this point in the series is that the authors save the real juice for the very end of the volume. This one was a lot of interpersonal relationships and more drama around gods and shinkis. For a while that was fine, then I started seeing how much trouble is actually brewing beneath the surface. Stray is and will be a problem for everyone, not just Yato. Bishamonten is clearly in over her head and her shinki will be the source of more chaos to come. The new question is really How powerful is Yato and what more don't we know? I look forward to finding out.
That lady god penchant to save everyone would bite her in the ass someday. What her assistant said is true. She should be talking to them, give them purpose. If not, some over achiever will come and snatch them one by one to build their own army.
Ahhh...This volume is also great...but it has many painful scenes. First, I felt sad to see the story of Bisyamonten. Before reading this volume, I thought she is the antagonist of Yato. However, in fact, I think she is not bad woman... She thinks about her family, but it go wrong.. I felt so painful...
La storia si fa sempre pi┫ intricata e complessa. Quello di cui mi sto rendendo conto man mano che lo leggo ┬ che alla base c'┬ una radice di fondo fortemente triste (vedi l'argomento del tagliare le connessione e i ricordi delle persone). Amo Yato ogni pagina di pi┫. Sembra menefreghista e stronzo, ma in realt┐ ┬ un divino cuoricino. Questo ┬ un manga in cui si ride, ma si hanno anche dei forti spunti di riflessione. Per questo mi piace un sacco. Sono veramente felice di averlo cominciato (senza aspettare dell'altro tempo inutile). Quelle due merde della vagabonda e Kugaha hanno abbastanza rotto le balle, uno schifo totale e spero per Vaisravana che si risolva tutto.
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