Swan 9
Posted: May 16, 2007 Filed under: Swan 1 Comment »So my roommate’s graduating this weekend and his parents are coming over, so I’ve been cleaning and prepping and not had much time for the internet. I have been reading manga though, and so I don’t forget what I need to write about, I need Dragonball 20 & 21, Doing Time, RG Veda 5, Scary Book 3, and Getbackers 14.
This still isn’t the newest volume of Swan, since 10 just came out, but this series is so hard to get, I’ll take it. The International Contest is still going, and as expected, there is plenty of drama. Lots of people get cut, though mostly not people we know. Not surprisingly, most of the cuts have to do with Lilliana and performing after her. Everyone is so taken by her “dead swan” that they just declare the winner right there.
Masumi botches hers a bit and then recovers, and there’s still lots of romantic drama going on. Even with Lilliana performing, she also swears that she’ll win the contest to her teacher.
There is lots of tears and nothing but totally serious moments throughout. If you’re head doesn’t explode from drama overload, then you are a stronger person than I. Of course, I read this series for its PASSION and drama et al, because I think it’s fantastic, so I’m not saying the drama is a bad thing.
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