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<\/a>By Makoto Tateno\nPublisher:<\/strong> Digital Manga Publishing
\nAge Rating:<\/strong> 16+
\nGenre:<\/b> Fantasy\/Drama
\nPrice:<\/b> $12.95<\/p>\n
Angelic Runes<\/i> seems like your typical “on-a-quest” story with the usual “monster of the week” challenges and a search to find a long-lost father.\u00a0 But with delicate art and well conceived and written characters, the story becomes something more and well worth the time to read.<\/p>\n
The basic story is straight forward enough. Sowil is a mage of sorts.\u00a0 He uses an ancient magic that has been all but forgotten in the world.\u00a0 He is searching for his father to find out how and why he has this power.\u00a0 In the first chapter, he comes to a village that is about to sacrifice to children in an effort to save themselves.\u00a0 The children are orphans, and were born with the power to hear the voices of angels and demons.\u00a0 Sowil saves these oracles and they accompany him on his quest, as the angels and demons are intrigued by Sowil’s strange powers.<\/p>\n
The first half of this first volume is filled with your typical “save someone and show off Sowil’s powers” chapters.\u00a0 The second half delves into the mystery of who Sowil is, teasing just enough to without really telling you anything, and leaving you hungry for more.\u00a0 This balance keeps the story from falling into a rut of “find person in trouble, defeat monster, everyone is happy.”\u00a0 And while the characters are enticing in and of themselves, the mystery of Sowil really draws you in.<\/p>\n
The characters are the real masterpiece of this title though.\u00a0 Sowil is instantly likable.\u00a0 Drawn to be tall, willowy and handsome, he is kind and helpful.\u00a0 He is always ready to lend a hand, and uses his powers to help others.\u00a0 Though he could use it create unlimited riches, he only ever makes enough to allow him to keep traveling.\u00a0 He is also brave and intelligent, never backing down from a fight, and always able to find his way out of a jam.\u00a0 I really liked Sowil.<\/p>\n
But I liked the Oracles a lot more.\u00a0 Of the children themselves, we don’t hear much of.\u00a0 Most of the time they are speaking for the angels and demons they are mouthpieces for.\u00a0 They are usually calm and reserved, showing little emotion.\u00a0 You almost forget they are characters themselves as the angels and demons show their personalities through the children.\u00a0 The angels and demons are filled with questions and comments for Sowil and they really were very entertaining.\u00a0 They are the ones that really made this title for me.\u00a0 The three of them together make a perfect team.<\/p>\n
The art is beautifully drawn, especially Sowil.\u00a0 Tateno’s delicate lines make for some really good-looking characters.\u00a0 And unlike other artists, the characters are still different and distinct beyond hair and clothes.\u00a0 In both art and story, this is a volume that’s easy to pick up again and again.\u00a0 If I had any complaints for this volume it’s that it ended too soon.\u00a0 Angelic Runes<\/i> is a an entertaining title that fantasy fans will love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Brave Sowil wields the power of mysterious runes that can bend nature to his will and even fill his pockets with unlimited riches.\u00a0 But can the cryptic tiles help him unlock the many secrets surrounding the identity of his long-lost father?\u00a0 He’ll have to contend with both angels and demons as he winds his way through desolate deserts, a hidden spring and shape-shifting forests on his quest.\u00a0 Who will help Sowil discover his lineage…and legacy? By Makoto Tateno Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing Age Rating: 16+ Genre: Fantasy\/Drama Price: $12.95 Angelic Runes seems like your typical “on-a-quest” story with the usual “monster of the week” challenges and a search to find a long-lost father.\u00a0 But with delicate art and well conceived and written characters, the story becomes something more and well worth the time to read. The basic story is straight forward enough. Sowil is a mage of sorts.\u00a0 He uses an ancient magic that has been all but forgotten in the world.\u00a0 He is searching for his father to find out how and why he has this power.\u00a0 In the first chapter, he comes to a village that is about to sacrifice to children in an effort to save themselves.\u00a0…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6,15],"tags":[83,99,110,120],"class_list":["post-3492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-digital-manga-publishing","category-reviews-reviews","tag-manga","tag-older-teen","tag-review","tag-shojo"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2umma-Uk","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/manga.jadedragononline.com\/village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3492"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/manga.jadedragononline.com\/village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/manga.jadedragononline.com\/village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/manga.jadedragononline.com\/village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/manga.jadedragononline.com\/village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3492"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/manga.jadedragononline.com\/village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4177,"href":"http:\/\/manga.jadedragononline.com\/village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3492\/revisions\/4177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/manga.jadedragononline.com\/village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/manga.jadedragononline.com\/village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/manga.jadedragononline.com\/village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}