Black Sun, Silver Moon 7
Posted: February 10, 2010 Filed under: Black Sun, Silver Moon 1 Comment »Tomo Maeda – Go!Comi – 2008 – 7 volumes
Ahh… There were quite a few twists and turns in the conclusion, and not everything happened how I imagined it would, but it also wasn’t quite as tragic and final as it looked like it was going to be. Which… I mean, it’s a manga, so I’m not that surprised. They tried hard to make me happy, but manga just loves robbing me of such conclusions.
There was also much more crammed in here than I thought there would be. We get quite a bit of backstory on Grey, along with some of the reasons he’s hung around Shikimi. We learn about the nature of Shikimi’s possession, about the demon that inhabits his body, and even a little bit about the backstory and nature of the demon. Amazingly (and unfortunately), Taki calls out the nature of the demon in an extremely shoujo manga moment. That demon should have torn him apart for his insolence, but alas. Taki does go through with his promise, and Grey collects on their bet. There are a few really decent, lengthy fight scenes, along with a strange death scene. Maybe a few of them. But afterwards, the ending is pretty lukewarm. You know what I mean. It winds down. It’s got this annoying halfway vibe, where the two leads exist to appeal to yaoi fans, and there’s a female character for romantic tension, but absolutely no romance whatsoever. Just friends. And happiness. Yay.
I got caught up in the ending, and it was pretty well done, but I still don’t like this series very much. The characters never quite clicked for me, and despite all the danger with the undead and demons and halflings and whatnot, there’s just not that much action or tension, really. It just comes back to the sort of lukewarm friendship between Taki and Shikimi, and I suppose not liking the characters that much was the reason this never really clicked for me. It’s not bad, or terrible, just middle of the road. It does have its share of fans. I’m… just not one of them.
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