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<\/a>By Chika Shiomi\nPublisher:<\/strong> Viz Media
\nAge Rating:<\/strong> Older Teen
\nGenre:<\/b> Supernatural\/Romance
\nPrice:<\/b> $9.99<\/p>\n
While we do get a glimpse into Rasetsu’s personal life and past, the focus of this volume is really on the invisible love triangle of Rasetsu, Kuryu and Yako.\u00a0 Even with the new twists introduced, it still hasn’t become a traditional shojo triangle, and that’s refreshing.\u00a0 There is also a side story that tells how Aoi came to work with the Chief.<\/p>\n
Yurara<\/i>, the prequel to this series, set up an unusual love triangle, and Rasetsu<\/i> seems to be following in its steps.\u00a0 The love triangle between Rasetsu, Kuryu and Yako is obvious to the reader, but not to the characters.\u00a0 Yako, who was slow in realizing his feelings for Guardian Spirit Yurara, hasn’t caught on to being part of the triangle here.\u00a0 It’s nice to see that he hasn’t changed much over the intervening years, and is still clueless about relationships.\u00a0 This fact makes Kuryu feel better since he thinks it gives him a better chance with Rasetsu.\u00a0 But just a few of the right words from Yako sends Rasetsu reeling.<\/p>\n
I really like how so far, the feelings the characters have for each other have been expressed or realized to everyone BUT the person in question.\u00a0 Kuryu tries very subtly to tell Rasetsu how he feels about her, but ends up sounding like he’s more interested in her mother.\u00a0 Yako, who may be denying any feelings because of his lingering feelings for GS Yurara, says exactly the right things without realizing it.\u00a0 And that leaves Rasetsu, who knows who she loves, but holds back because she feels she can’t compete with literal ghosts from the past.<\/p>\n
Rasetsu <\/i>continues to keep the balance between the romance and exorcising.\u00a0 The cases in this volume are a set up to Rasetsu’s realization.\u00a0 The final chapter is a flashback that tells how Aoi came to work for the Chief, even though he doesn’t have any mystical powers.\u00a0 While the story is told from Aoi’s point of view, the focus is really on the Chief, who remains an enigma.\u00a0 Seemingly cold and unkind, we see another side to the Chief when he actually performs a release.\u00a0 There is much more to him than we’ve seen, and I would really like to see more, though I have doubts that any more light will be shed on him, as the love triangle grows.<\/p>\n
I’m still really enjoying Rasetsu<\/i> and would rank it as one of my favorite shojo this year.\u00a0 The characters continue to be the best part of it, such as Rasetsu and Yako’s friendly bickering.\u00a0 Kuryu becomes easier to dislike in this volume, not that I’ve cared much for him in the first place.\u00a0 But it makes the cheering for Yako and Rasetsu a lot easier.\u00a0 I can’t wait to read what happens in the next volume!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Being haunted by spirits seems to run in the family 0 this time, it’s Rasetsu’s mother who need help! Can Rasetsu dispel the spirits successfully with her own personal family issues weighing her down? By Chika Shiomi Publisher: Viz Media Age Rating: Older Teen Genre: Supernatural\/Romance Price: $9.99 While we do get a glimpse into Rasetsu’s personal life and past, the focus of this volume is really on the invisible love triangle of Rasetsu, Kuryu and Yako.\u00a0 Even with the new twists introduced, it still hasn’t become a traditional shojo triangle, and that’s refreshing.\u00a0 There is also a side story that tells how Aoi came to work with the Chief. Yurara, the prequel to this series, set up an unusual love triangle, and Rasetsu seems to be following in its steps.\u00a0 The love triangle between Rasetsu, Kuryu and Yako is obvious to the reader, but not to the characters.\u00a0 Yako, who was slow in realizing his feelings for Guardian Spirit Yurara, hasn’t caught on to being part of the triangle here.\u00a0 It’s nice to see that he hasn’t changed much over the intervening years, and is still clueless about relationships.\u00a0 This fact makes Kuryu feel better since he thinks it…<\/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":[15,19],"tags":[83,99,110,120],"class_list":["post-3494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews-reviews","category-viz-media","tag-manga","tag-older-teen","tag-review","tag-shojo"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2umma-Um","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/manga.jadedragononline.com\/village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3494"}],"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=3494"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/manga.jadedragononline.com\/village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4184,"href":"http:\/\/manga.jadedragononline.com\/village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3494\/revisions\/4184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/manga.jadedragononline.com\/village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/manga.jadedragononline.com\/village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/manga.jadedragononline.com\/village\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}