Rasetsu 2
Posted: September 10, 2009 Filed under: Rasetsu Leave a comment »Chika Shiomi – Viz – 2009 – 6+ volumes
I had forgotten how much I like this series. I hesitate when reading it, because I keep thinking of it as a sequel to Yurara. It’s related, and kind of a followup, but not a sequel, and happily, absolutely no knowledge of Yurara is required to enjoy it.
Rasetsu is still bracing herself to be hauled away by a demon, and she’s still looking for her one true love in order to prevent that from happening. Of course, she has two strategically placed male coworkers that may fit the bill. The series seems to be pushing for Yako, the holdover character from Yurara. I prefer Kuryu, the jovial guy who has power over people with words he speaks. Yako is cranky and he and Rasetsu frequently get into fights, so he’s just not pleasant to have around. Kuryu is a bit of an enigma, though, and it’s hinted that he has more power than he lets on. He makes infrequent passes at Rasetsu, so I can hope, but… this being a shoujo manga, I’m sure Rasetsu will wind up with Yako in the end. Especially if he was popular enough to warrant a place in this series.
The story is still mostly one-shot chapters about Rasetsu, Yako, and Kuryu busting ghosts. There’s nothing new or exciting on that front, but I do enjoy the one-shot chapters quite a bit. The situations are interesting, and Rasetsu herself is a great character who takes all this haunting business with a refreshing degree of levity.
It’s got a lot of good things going for it, but I haven’t been completely hooked yet. I’ll probably keep reading, because hooking me will probably only require a little bit of drama or romance, something that could easily be added to the formula here. I’m pretty easy to please.
This was a review copy provided by Viz.
