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  • PoastRotato@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’m two weeks late but I don’t see another post for this week so I guess I’ll jump on this one.

    I read the first couple volumes of Sword of the Demon Hunter today, which I’ve heard described as a “darker Samurai Jack”. Basically it revolves around a demon slaying samurai named Jinta from the 1800s who (somehow) ends up in the modern age (it’s kinda hard to give a good synopsis without spoilers, plus I still haven’t read far enough to get a lot of the details). The first two volumes focus on Jinta’s past, so I’m not too sure about the modern-day Samurai Jack aspect yet, but oh boy does it get dark. Overall it’s a great story with good characters that play well off of each other (I especially like Jinta and Kiyomasa’s super gruff “frenemy” vibe), but if you pick it up, you should prepare yourself for some emotional turmoil.

    I also read the first volume of Chained Soldier, and… I don’t think I’ll be continuing it. It was just a little too ecchi for me, and the pacing of the story felt way off (the first chapter alone felt like someone was giving me a haphazard synopsis of what the whole series was going to be about). I may pick up the second volume someday if I get too bored, but I wouldn’t count on it.

    In other news, Delicious in Dungeon continues to be a bastion of phenomenal worldbuilding and character development, and I picked up the new Zom 100, so I’ll be getting into that soon. I’m also on the hunt for Fairy Tale Battle Royale vol 2; I read the first volume like a year ago and really liked it, but I didn’t seek out the second for whatever reason, so now seems like as good a time as any!