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Sanjô Riku / Inada Kôji: Dragon Quest ~ Dai no daibôken vol. 35
Wait, Pop, Aban, Him, and Larhalt weren't turned into little balls? I swear, I'll kill Sanjô and his cliffhangers one of these days. Also, Crocodine! I love you though you're weak (relatively speaking) and you're a little ball. You have the greatest heart of all the characters, surpassing every damn human.
The five heroes continue the battle against Vearn. Quite frankly, I haven't been this excited about the outcome of a battle in this manga since Pop's Megante against Baran all those volumes ago. This is what the previous four volumes have been leading up to, and it's worth all the wait. From page 96 to 141, where Pop and Dai move in for the final attack, I was sitting there agape praying it would work. The flashbacks, which I hate so much, even work perfectly here in small spouts, and the stillness of 134-137 in contrast to the deciding spread of 138-139 had an amazing impact ...
And yet, Sanjô had more. Such an elementary mistake, and therefore such a crushing defeat. I can't imagine how we could go from here to a happy end. If the last two volumes are as good as this one, I'll love this series forever.
Category: Shonen/seinen | Posted by Alicia at October 1, 2004 11:54 AM