Wow. Adachitoka even managed to make that a-hole Takemikazuchi somewhat sympathetic. He still doesn't deserve Kiun, but get that deserving isn't how the shinki relationship functions.
Bishamon and Shikki are kickass, and Yato is practically a responsible adult. I missed not seeing much of Iki and the Disastrous Duo.
Three shinki, each serving their master in a way they believe is right, doing whatever it takes to keep their master safe. Great parallels, great execution.
El cielo ha sentenciado a muerte a Bishamon pues creen que liber¨® a la shinki rebelde para que esta pudiera pelear contra el cielo una vez m¨¢s. Solo Yato sabe la verdad, que Bishamon solo quiere derrotar al hechicero sin arriesgar a una de sus shinki de nuevo. Es por ello que el dios interviene en la lucha y est¨¢ dispuesto a obligar a Takemikazuchi a escucharlo. Pero el dios de los rayos est¨¢ interesado ¨²nicamente en la batalla pues la ve como la oportunidad perfecta de obtener un recipiente sagrado y que mejor para lograr su objetivo que pelear con Yukine, el recipiente sagrado de Yato. ?Quieres proteger algo incluso si fue abandonada por el para¨ªso? Vale, para entender un esta rese?a necesitamos recapitular un poco. Una Shinki como se nos explic¨® en el primer tomo, es un alma pura que muri¨® de una forma injusta. Los dioses toman estas almas y les entregan un nombre para que dejen de vagar y desde ese momento se convierten en su arma divina, y as¨ª como el nombre lo indica, esta alma se puede transformar en una arma que ayudar¨¢ a combatir al dios. Desde el momento en el que el dios le entrega un nombre a esa alma, ella y el dios quedar¨¢n conectados de una manera muy ¨ªntima. Ahora bien, hay dioses que tratan a sus shinkis como meros objetos, pero hay otros que los tratan como sus iguales, como sus amigos, como su familia y mientras m¨¢s compenetrados est¨¦n la shinki y el dios, m¨¢s poderosos ser¨¢n en el campo de batalla. Pero hay unas pocas shinkis que llevan un poco m¨¢s lejos las cosas y sienten tal afecto por su dios que est¨¢n dispuestos a sacrificar sus "vidas" con tal de salvar a su dios. As¨ª que cuando un arma divina se sacrifica de buena f¨¦ para proteger a su dios, esta muere y regresa como un recipiente sagrado, una nueva arma con incre¨ªbles poderes que adem¨¢s se compenetra al cien con su dios.
Hasta este momento en el manga hay solo dos recipientes de los que se tiene conciencia, uno es Kazuma y el otro Yukine. Que Kazuma sea un recipiente sagrado no es sorpresa para nadie pues es el shinki de la gran Bishamon, la diosa de la guerra, pero que Yukine sea el recipiente sagrado de Yato, un dios venido a menos si que es una afrente para muchos dioses, sobre todo para Takemikazuchi quien siempre ha querido poseer un recipiente sagrado.
Una vez explicado esto podemos seguir. La misi¨®n de Takemikazuchi es obtener sin importar que un recipiente sagrado pues para ¨¦l sus shinki son un mero objeto del cual puede disponer, as¨ª que usa de escusa la batalla contra Bishamon para atacar a Yato y a Yukine aunque en el proceso exceda el poder de sus shinkis. Aqu¨ª esto me ha parecido bastante perturbador pues hasta ahora solo hab¨ªamos visto dioses que sent¨ªan un verdadero afecto por sus armas y ver a este dios al que no le importa sacrificar sus armas ha sido acogedor pues recordemos que las shinki se vuelven parte del dios.
This continues on with the battle of the gods against Bisha and Yato and her shinji try tp help also. Bisha isn't in it much at all and though there are some fights this volume concentrates on the who, what,why of both the gods and their shinji.There is also a lot about a newer character trying to understand how to become a blessed vessel. I didn't quite get everything that was going on and since last volume am hoping this arc ends soon and we can get back to what we had in the earlier volumes
Like everyone else, I'm tiring of this arc, being more of a fan of the slice-of-life moments. Although there are smatterings of character development and history reveals, which both kept me reading.
i may sound like a broken record now but my gods...this manga is SO GOOD. the art keeps getting better and better and the stakes are going higher and higher. im scared but also excited to read more!
In volume 17 we see each of or main characters trying to get through their battles. Kazuma tries to find Bishamon with the help of Hiyori and Kuraha. And Bishamon finally reaches the Crafter. Nana learns about Bishamons' intent in using her, and learns something she didn't expect. Yato and Takemikazuchi's battle continues, while we learn Take and Kiun's past. Takemikazuchi- god of thunder- had been reincarnated once before and his surviving shinki were intent on preventing him from using his monstrous power. Takemikazuchi uses his ability, while Yukine swears to protect Yato and bring this battle to an end.
There are many action shots in this volume as well, Adachitoka's art and layouts impressive as always. They show great momentum. The shots of the battle between Yato and Takemikazuchi in his lightning form are extremely well illustrated. Take's lightning form takes on that of a dragon, with his shinki seeing him as a young child, sword in hand, really showing how long he held back his rage. Yato and Yukine bring his 'tantrum' to an end and Kiun finds resolve anew to serve his master and remain by his side.
Another solid volume that begins winding down this arc. Looking forward to reviewing volume 18!!
The unrelenting action from the previous volume continues as the heavens continue to wage war against Bishamonten and her newest shinki, the rage-filled Nana. The only God who is fighting by her side is dear Yato and his long-suffering but powerful Yukine. Yato is trying to make a (rather futile) attempt at getting the powerful warrior God, Takemi Kazuchi see reason and understand that Bishamon hasn¡¯t really committed an act of high treason against the Gods but is trying to defeat the powerful Crafter himself. But Takemi is hungry for the thrill of war and despite the constant warnings of his Thunder Blade shinki, Kiun has decided to grind Yato to dust, in spectacular style.
This volume gives us a glimpse into Takemi¡¯s troubled backstory and his fractured relationship with his shinkis, especially Kiun. As always, an underestimated Yato rises splendidly to the occasion and displays many instances of being a wise and powerful God. This volume would have translated beautifully into a color-rich anime loaded with spectacular action sequences.
An entire volume and nothing happened apart from various battles without purpose. Such a shame that the manga is going to end like this for a long time.
Empec¨¦ a leer el manga despu¨¦s de ver el anime. Ojal¨¢ lo sigan animando, este manga es genial y este tomo en particular estuvo lleno de acci¨®n, suspenso y lindos momentos entre Hiyori y Yato <3
The war continues as there are many different elements which are fighting. There is a lot of damage to the heavens. So many gods who should join in with Yato and Bishamon.
Veena is being attacked and trying to reach her goal. The Stray is not helping matters at all. Simultaneously, Yato is fighting Takemikazuchi, and it's quite a tough battle for him.
During all of this, Hiyori is trying to find something useful to do. She's trying to find them, and trying to help, but she isn't really doing much yet. Then there's Kazuma, who is on a mission to save Veena. His commitment to Veena is impressive, and I really do like their relationship. But, he's also committed to sacrificing himself if he has to, in order to save her. It's a bit unhealthy, and does not look very good for him at the moment.
In the last part of the volume, we get to see the history between Takemikazuchi and his shinki Kiun. It's rather dark, which is to be expected. His and Kazuma's relationship with their master is unsettlingly similar.
I absolutely love this series. I just need more of it.
Tiap kali aku merasa salah satu karakter di manga ini jahat/menyebalkan, ujung-ujungnya pasti nggak jadi sebal karena ternyata selalu ada alasan, ada backstory yang melandasi sifat/tindakan karakter itu, yang menjadikan dia karakter yang kuat dan kompleks. Noragami ini seriously punya character development yang bagus banget dan konsisten, that's one of the reasons why I'm into it so much lately. It's just so, soo goood.
War ziemlich langweilig, weil eigentlich nur die G?tter gek?mpft haben. Das beste war, dass gezeigt wurde, dass Shinki nicht autoamtisch zu D?monen werden m¨¹ssen, wenn sie ¨¹ber ihren Tod bescheid wissen. Das gibt mir Hoffnung.
ich hab jetzt schon geschaut, was in band 18 passiert und meine Fresse. Das wird emotional. Es kann sein, dass mich Noragami emotional bricht, wie Shiki und Puella Magi .. Ich mein ... Wie Yukine wohl gestorben ist... Das ist schrecklich o-O
I took a little break from this series when the monthly volume releases slowed down as we caught up with Japan. Before picking up this volume to read, I reread the series up to this point. There are so many little details that I missed the first time around. I love the depth of character and world development, the beautiful artwork, and of course, an exciting and engaging story. Highly recommended!
El dios del trueno Takemikazuchi y Yato continuan su batalla al igual que Bishamonten contra los otros dioses que la creen una traidora. Las shinkis de todos han sufrido varias heridas, pero ninguno cede ante el otro y esto solo provoca que el Hechicero gane ventaja sobre Bisha y su shinki salvaje.
Nana inclusive ve c¨®mo muri¨® y decide que no importa, que ha de pelear hasta morir una segunda vez si eso significa llevarse consigo varias cabezas de los dioses en el cielo. Creo que ella, pese a solo ser un personaje incidental, es tan fuerte como cualquier otro recipiente sagrado y su odio y resentimiento son equiparables a los del Hechicero. La ¨²nica diferencia es que ella no lo oculta y prefiere ser libre por unos momentos antes que vivir encerrada en una caja.
En la segunda mitad del volumen vemos un poco m¨¢s del pasado de Takemikazuchi y c¨®mo en su anterior vida pr¨¢cticamente fue asesinado por sus propias shinkis, ya que se estaba volviendo demasiado rebelde. As¨ª pues, este ¡°joven¡± Take ha crecido con limitaciones y sin la libertad de conocer sus poderes, probable raz¨®n por la que Kiun, la shinki con forma de drag¨®n del trueno, no puede convertirse en un recipiente sagrado como lo hizo Yukine con Yato o Kazuma con Bisha. El volumen termina con ¨¦l jurando lealtad a su dios, tenga raz¨®n o no.
Ahora bien, ya lo he dicho con anterioridad, pero la verdad es que me gusta much¨ªsimo el v¨ªnculo que existe entre dioses y shinkis pues todos llevan una din¨¢mica diferente. Todos hacen lo que creen conveniente para sus seres queridos pues, al final de cuentas, son parte de un clan o de una familia. Quiz¨¢ no siempre tengan las respuestas adecuadas pero la intenci¨®n siempre ha sido permanecer al lado de quienes les otorgaron un nuevo nombre y una nueva vida.
There were so many panels in this that were so breathtaking, especially the battle scenes between Yato and Takemikazuchi, as well as Bishamon and the other gods and Yato's father. It was look so stunning animated and I know that the manga only has 2 seasons and I don't think they cover this arc but damn. I hope that the anime gets a season 3/rebooted but damn... there are so many great moments that deserve to be animated.
That aside, the story is getting more and more intense and honestly a bit heartbreaking, seeing how fucked everything is right now. Seeing Bishamon fight so hard to get to Yato's dad and him trying to turn the shinki against her was such an fucked up yet interesting scene. I wasn't expecting the Stray to know the god's secret and still be standing. I wonder if she was able to survive it because she is a stray.. I don't know if Bishamon will be able to survive or beat Yato's dad. I'm really scared for her. I'm also scared for Kazuma. He stung Bishamon for the first time and I have no clue what to expect when he finally catches up to Bishamon. Seeing the talk he had with Kiun years before this and the ways that they viewed and treated their masters is very interesting, now considering their actions now.
I wasn't expecting to feel sad for Takemikazuchi but learning his backstory and how his shinki lied to him made me a bit sad. I'm not sure if they did the right thing because it feels like they almost doomed him to repeat the mistakes of his predecessor, just in a different way and at the expense of himself and his shinki. The moment where Kazuma and Kiun are talking and they argue about whether the other views their master as their property... oy.
I love Yato and Yukine so much. So many of their moments just got me in the heart, especially seeing how much they try to protect each other. Every time Yato is proud of Yukine and his ability and strength, my heart soars. Also Yukine doing everything he can to protect Yato because he refuses for him to die?? Him thinking back on Yato staring fondly at his shrine while he is thinking this?? Yato calling Yukine "my boy"??? I can't handle this. I also loved the moment where Kazuma makes an incantation for Yato and Yukine against Takemikazuchi. Also the moment where Kazuma learns Hiyori prayed for Yato to help Bishamon and realizing that they still have allies...
This series is so good and I have no clue how things are going to progress which stresses me out. However, I love these characters and the way that everything is expanding and I'm excited to see where everything goes.
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Otro cap¨ªtulo lleno de preguntas existenciales y acci¨®n!!! Primero las preguntas: por qu¨¦ el pap¨¢ de Yato tiene un b¨¢culo y le da direcciones a los dioses celestiales? Despu¨¦s la acci¨®n: Bishamon con la nueva shinki es simplemente muy poderosa y badass!!! Le lleg¨® hasta el ¡°hechicero¡±. Es interesante que la shinki sabe el secreto de los dioses y fue lo suficiente fuerte como para no corromperse y terminar en un ayakashi¡ (eso nos da esperanzas por si alguna vez nuestro querido Yukine pasa por algo as¨ª, no?). Yato intenta usar la inteligencia verbal para convencer a Take que Bishamon quiere matar al hechicero, no desafiar a los cielos, pero oh! a Take no le importa nada de eso, ¨¦l quiere aprovechar una pelea as¨ª para obtener su recipiente sagrado¡ uno pensar¨ªa que ego¨ªsta de su parte aprovecharse de esto y llevar a sus shinkis al l¨ªmite si es un dios celestial!!! Entonces nos meten toda esta explicaci¨®n de c¨®mo el muri¨® una vez y al reencarnar lo mantuvieron siempre controlado, al grado que creci¨® siempre pregunt¨¢ndose qui¨¦n era si no lo dejaban ser el dios del trueno, si le estaban negando su propia esencia. Y bueno uno termina entendiendo al ¡°malo¡±. El tomo termina cardiaco de nuevo¡
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Veena is being attacked and trying to reach her goal. The Stray is not helping matters at all. Simultaneously, Yato is fighting Takemikazuchi, and it's quite a tough battle for him.
During all of this, Hiyori is trying to find something useful to do. She's trying to find them, and trying to help, but she isn't really doing much yet. Then there's Kazuma, who is on a mission to save Veena. His commitment to Veena is impressive, and I really do like their relationship. But, he's also committed to sacrificing himself if he has to, in order to save her. It's a bit unhealthy, and does not look very good for him at the moment.
In the last part of the volume, we get to see the history between Takemikazuchi and his shinki Kiun. It's rather dark, which is to be expected. His and Kazuma's relationship with their master is unsettlingly similar.
I absolutely love this series. I just need more of it.
The war between Heaven, Yato, and Bishamon continues. It's kind of at a stalemate...
What's interesting is how the hafuri like Kazuma and Yukine are being spoken of by both other shinki and other gods. The lightning god with the super long name (Takemikazuchi, sorry) desperately seems to want a hafuri of his own, but his shinki Kiun doesn't want to become a hafuri at all. He doesn't even want to consider it, which is interesting because it's always been spoken of so highly. However, Yukine had to die to become one and Kazuma was prepared to die and then became one later. The translation notes say that hafuri is made up of some characters for burial, which makes sense. It's just a really cool idea that's starting to come into play that becoming hafuri is a double-edged sword.
I loved the panel where we could see Yukine's face on his blade across Yato's face. The art is so stunning. Too bad the fight is getting a little boring... 3/5
I figured we would get here eventually and I'm glad we did. This was the backstory volume I needed for Takemikazuchi and Kiun to make their battle with Yato and Yukine have weight. I really am enjoying seeing the many different kinds of relationships that the gods form with their shinki as it is a great vehicle for exploring people's relationships in general. It's as though each pairing is a case study almost. The first half of the volume focuses on Bishamon/Nana vs. Koto/Stray. This is really cool fight with some great intense moments as they finally have their confrontation. I've got to say, Kazuma's dive off the deep end for Veena is nerve wracking and I worry about where he's headed. Things are up in the air here, and I'm sold on it. I liked how Take's shinki were afraid of who they thought he would become, so they kept him from truly getting to be himself, and that Kiun finally taking Take's side and choosing to support him as who he is was a touching moment.