High-intensity showdown!
Creative Staff
Story/Art: Gamon Sakurai
Translation: Ko Ransom
What They Say
In this action-packed installment, readers are treated to a bit of demi-human ringleader Sato’s backstory before being plunged into a breath-taking battle of guns and wits between government forces and the ragtag gang of immortals.
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers):
So, after a little trash talking between Kei and Tosaki, the latter manages to set things up so that he can discover that they’re suffering from a leak. To make matters worse, though, the minister calls Tosaki to inform him that they plan to compromise with Sato. Of course, that doesn’t mean the end of combat, due to Sato’s twisted nature. Before we continue on, though, we get a look back on Sato’s time as a soldier. It’s nothing too involved, but it does help to drive in the point that Sato is a bit of a sick bastard, which is further by an additional shorter look at his childhood.
Despite Sato’s bloodthirsty nature, it turns out that he’s leaving the operation to Tanaka. For the sake of this oncoming clash, Tosaki and company hole up in an incredibly secure building. Before things kick off proper, we get what turns out to be a dream sequence of Sato attacking in a freaking assault helicopter. In addition to providing some over the top action, it also has the important role of us showing Kei’s conviction. It’s rather masterfully done, and fortunately doesn’t feel like a mere fake-out shock tactic, which it easily could’ve.
The rest of the volume is spent on the real break-in by Tanaka and company, and of course some great action and clever uses of demi-human abilities. And of course our heroes don’t take that laying down, setting the stage for an intriguing counterattack.
In Summary
With plenty of action and a bit of character development, things seem to be back on track with this latest volume. The start of the volume does start off a bit slow, which is a shame, but it’s certainly not too boring either. After things get rolling a bit, though, we do get some background on Sato finally, which is appreciated even if it’s not as in depth as it could be. Once things do finally hit full throttle, the book is absolutely firing on all cylinders. There’s plenty of action and clever usage of abilities, as well as a great and well-thought out bit of development for our main character. This looks like it’ll continue on to next volume, which is great to see, as it makes for an absolutely enthralling read here that more than makes up for the slower parts early on.
Content Grade: A-
Art Grade: A
Package Rating: B+
Text/Translation Rating: B+
Released by: Vertical
Release Date: March 22nd, 2016
MSRP: $12.95
