GetBackers 27 (Infinity Fortress 2)
April 7, 2009
As fired up as I got about the GetBackers origin story last volume, the eventual conclusion to that flashback was a little less satisfying. The story finishes up in this volume with how the pair meets Natsumi, which is when she asks them to retrieve her super-smart dog. The dog is so smart, in fact, that it answers Fermat’s Last Theorem on live television. Now there is an intelligent animal. Anyway, some sort of missing link virus is afoot, monsters attack Ban and Ginji, Fudou shows up, it’s a pretty typical GetBackers-type story. There’s not much remarkable about it, but it’s fun to read since all the stories lately have been very, very long.
Now, the next story gets into the Voodoo Child label for Himiko, involves a retrieval for Akabane, and Maria Noches shows up at the end to assist with knowledge of curses. This shows every sign of being just as good as the Divine Design story arc that has been my favorite so far. Other good signs include the fact that, if I’m lucky, only Akabane, Himiko, and Kazuki will be along for the ride this time. Well, that’s a lie, because… some female character reappears with Akabane, I don’t remember where she was from. But maybe she’ll be the only one.
I hope Tokyopop gets this series back on schedule soon. It’s hard to be left hanging on a story that’s really quite good. I’m glad the series has taken a turn for the better plot-wise since the Infinity Fortress relaunch.
April 7, 2009 at 12:05 pm
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May 19, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Do you know when they will get back on track with this manga series?
May 20, 2009 at 2:07 am
I know that Tokyopop is currently rescheduling a lot of their books, though a lot of people seem to think that they are being “cancelled.” A few that I thought had bit the dust are apparently coming back on track late this year, and I suspect GetBackers will probably see a December/January release. I doubt they’d drop this one, it’s fairly big name compared to some of the other series that they’ve kept running.
June 13, 2009 at 8:56 pm
My interest in this series has been somewhat rekindled due to reading Black Cat and finding it similar, so I’ve come to check out your reviews again.
You write, “The story finishes up in this volume with how the pair meets Natsumi, which is when she asks them to retrieve her super-smart dog.”
But… didn’t we see them meet her back in vol. 1? Was she not the girl with the, like, plushie thing that went missing, or am I completely misremembering things?
June 13, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Hm. Maybe that was only in the anime or something, ‘cos I just looked at v1 and they’re definitely already acquainted with her when they’re first shown going into Paul’s bar.
June 14, 2009 at 3:39 am
It’s been a long time since I watched the anime or read the earlier parts of the series… but I think in the manga there are two girls that work at Paul’s bar? I was thinking the second girl was introduced in the early volumes of the manga, but the case I was trying to recall was one where they retrieve a cat sculpture that they break and Natsumi (or the other girl) makes a joke that it looks like Doraemon. I don’t think that’s the other girl’s introduction case, though, and if Natsumi was the one making the comment, it would make sense since she was already working there.
But I always have a hard time remembering there’s two girls in the manga whenever they appear together. They look and act exactly alike too, which doesn’t help my memory.
November 15, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Ren was introduced in the divine design arc when the GB fight Lucifer. She’s one of lucifers angels, but is defeated and since she has nowhere to go Paul offers her a job in his cafe.
November 16, 2009 at 12:54 am
Oh, thanks! I recalled as soon as you mentioned that, but I’m surprised it’s not a detail I remembered while I was reading.
I hope this gets rescued and picked up by Kodansha sometime soon, I’d love to keep reading.