Cantarella, Band 10

カンタレラ [Cantarella] #10

by You Higuri

Auf dem Wege zur Macht legt Cesare die Roben seines Príesteramtes ab und widmet sich dem weltlichen Leben. Doch sein feingewobenes Intrigennetz scheint ihn in direkten Konfrontationskurs mit Chiaro und dessen Schwert zu bringen.

Genres: Manga, Historical Fiction, Historical, Shojo, Graphic Novels, Comics, Fantasy

192 pages, Paperback

First published June 16, 2005

About the author

You Higuri (氷栗優) is a Japanese shōjo and yaoi manga artist. She is known especially for her drawings of beautiful fantasy men in romantic storylines set in historical Europe, such as Gorgeous Carat in early 20th-century France and Cantarella during the Italian Renaissance.

Source: Wikipedia

Reviews

[Dorian Jandreau · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume was much better. Finally Da Vinci and Caterina Sforza appeared. Cesare's marriage. Now the real fun begins...

[Nawal Al Hosani Scorpion DOADA · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing Story........... A perfect mixture of history and fiction.......... One of my favorite titles............. Ever Green in my heart........... Love you Cesare.............

[MarcMiccia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Della serie "Cantarella" ho molto apprezzato i disegni, un pò meno, ovviamente, che la serie si sia interrotta in Italia al numero 10 e non al 12, diventando, di fatto, monca del finale.

La storia segue quella dell'Italia dell'epoca, degli intrighi politici e soprattutto, di quelli della famiglia Borgia. Quello che manca alla serie, a mio parere, è lo sviluppo di alcuni personaggi. Oltre Cesare, ben narrato nella sua indole indomabile, alcuni personaggi sono stati poco sfruttati. Una su tutti Lucrezia: nella storia dell'epoca da agnellino sacrificale diventa un personaggio importante, invece in questo fumetto resta agnellino sin all'ultimo albo. Altri due personaggi che avrebbero meritato sicuramente uno spazio maggiore, sono il papa Rodrigo e il Cardinale Della Rovere, relegati invece, il primo, ad un ruolo da comprimario dopo i primi volumi, ed il secondo, non è stato rappresentato come concreto ed effettivo oppositore dell'ascesa dei Borgia.

In generale comunque i primi volumi sono ben realizzati, poi la trama si perde andando avanti negli albi.

Voto generale ★★★/5

[Alexander Adrien Ren Grey · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked Cesare's whole demon thing with a dash of mental instability from hearing their voices and seeing things. That paired with Chiaro's whole angelic assassin thing was a really cool way to compliment each other.

[Starbubbles · Rating 1 out of 5]

i was so excited when i thought this book was the last in the series, but to my dismay, it was not. i'm so glad i'm not actually buying these. it just urks me that in the very first book the editor goes on and on about the great strides they took to keep it "authentic" and read all about how the author kept researching italy and the borgia family, making it seem that no matter how hard you try, unless you read over higuri's shoulder as he's inking it, you're never going to read the "real deal." for all that "authenticity," why do japanese references keep slipping in as the series progresses? i mean, if i can caught onto the sumo reference and the sake... and i'm not japan-obsessed, how many more references "slipped" in? i think it takes away for the authenticity of the story. i guess i finally got to my point. the story in itself is inauthentic, regardless of it being historically inspired. higuri was never going to master the 15th century italian culture nuances when writing it in japanese. never! but that was never the goal. higuri thought that a history manga would have been boring. well frankly, this isn't much better. a historical fiction without the history is just fiction, and i wish that higuri would have had the balls to call it as such.

oh, and a lovely sidenote, hanging people was not a common method of public execution until much later, and was actually popularized by england, not italy.

mini-update: so the "to be continued" on the last page lied, and this is the end. i'm glad, i would almost hate to see how this would end.

[Melissa Kidd · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is unfortunately the last volume that has been published for the series. I believe Higuri is working on another series but hopefully she’ll come back to this series in the future as I ended up enjoying reading this one. I know I liked it the first time I read it and now, this second time, after knowing much more about the actual history of the Borgia family, I am still engrossed by it. The artwork is the kicker. I don’t think I would enjoy it hardly as much if the artwork wasn’t as good as it is. Higuri does a great job of bringing these historical characters to life. I would love to see more by her.

[Solace Winter · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was under the impression this was the last book until I read the excerpt at the end. That the series continues, she had just taken a break. Reading this as a last novel for the entire time I was frustrated that it was going nowhere. Knowing she took a break from Cantarella only made it more frustrating for me. This book was slow and dropped off the momentum it had gained in the last three. I can't exactly say this novel left me jumping and ready to wait for more, though I will. I have to finish a series once I've started, but this went out with a fizzle.

[Sophie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great series. I don't love it enough to rate it five stars, but it's excellent, and really well done. As a fan of Assassin's Creed, a lot of the characters were familiar to me, and I love the way You Higiri is telling Cesare Borgia's story. The art is gorgeous, of course, and the characters really became dear to me. (My favorite is Alfonso, for some reason.) Definitely worth reading.