From Eroica With Love 5
November 12, 2006
So, I put this off a bit because I was sure the Alaska storyline couldn’t top the NATO-hires-Eroica storyline. Well, I don’t know that it did, but this series is so damn good it’s hard for me to tell. I just like it all.
Again, the Dorian/Klaus pairing is what does it for me, because the mangaka throws so many agonizing scraps our way in that regard. There weren’t the choicest of moments this time around in that last volume Klaus got pulled into the bath with Dorian, but what we do get is still pretty good. They get imprisoned together at one point, have to work together quite often, and of course the Major’s reaction whenever he sees Dorian is always a treat. This time it was cute, as well.
I had forgotten the trick Eroica’s gang pulled on the Russians. I laughed out loud when I finally remembered since it came up again.
Klaus got a bit more of the spotlight for sheer outlandishness this time than Dorian. Of course there was the Pope incident last volume for Dorian, but Klaus makes an international faux pas here that’s so true to character it’s just perfect.
I really, really, really like this series. It’s honestly up there with Land of Silver Rain, Museum of Terror, and Holic as one of the favorite current ones. Sheerly for the fact that I ADORE Dorian/Klaus, but it has some damn good story and comedy going for it, too. I hardly ever mention James, but he’s always hilarious and always adds a little something extra to the story.
I wanna forget this series exists for awhile so that I can suddenly remember and then just go out and buy like five volumes and read them at once. I’m suddenly so happy this hasn’t ended in Japan. Now all we need is a bimonthly release schedule, and I’m set.
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