Cheeky Angel 20
Posted: January 7, 2008 Filed under: Cheeky Angel 7 Comments »Well. Most of this volume was spent wrapping up the running storyline, but like I said, it felt good that everyone had their purpose. Every single one of the characters, even the ones who are normally useless and only help in insignificant ways, played a significant role. Most of the spotlight in this volume is on Meg and Genzo, both of whom are actually pretty cool while they’re trying to rescue Miki, each other, etc. There’s scenes of actual, genuine emotion from all characters involved, too! They register care and concern where before they registered only over-the-top fake, comedic emotions. And while, yes, they are still pretty concerned with manliness, they do actual awesome, commendable things. Hooray for that!
And… well, the ending. It was not at all as I had imagined it. In fact, I want to say it cheated. It cheated me out of all the time I spent reading this series. On the other hand, the flashbacks were really cute, and there was even a Genzo flashback that I thought was adorable, so I can let those things slide.
Also? We finally, FINALLY get some payoff between Genzo and Meg. Nothing substantial, but it was enough.
Yeah, I kinda hated this series, but at least I liked the past couple volumes okay.
So, if I’ve read 3 volumes and own 10… should I bother or stop while I’m ahead? :)
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Your tastes seem pretty similar to mine, so I would say quit while you’re ahead, the ending wasn’t nearly good enough to compensate for the past dozen or so volumes. Maybe you’d like it if you like episodic comedy series, though.
I generally don’t, Ouran being the exception.
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Does volume 20 include chapters 200 and 201? They were some additional chapters published after the end of the series that I heard gave more closure.
Bah. I just checked, they weren’t included. I could’ve sworn they were… I thought I remembered seeing a page from one of them that fit a scene in the last chapter, plus I couldn’t imagine why they wouldn’t have just been included in the English volume if they were available.
I also would have bet yes because the entire last chapter is a flashback, but I just realized that it’s an important flashback that explains several plot points, and probably wouldn’t have been part of any supplementary material since it was too important ^_^;