Glitch, Vol. 4

Glitch #4

by Shima Shinya, Eleanor Summers (translator), Abigail Blackman (letterer)

The mystery behind the glitches is finally unraveling, and at the heart of it all is the forest. Can the Investigation Club protect the people of Touka-cho now that the glitches are wreaking havoc all over the town…? And what is the relationship between Hideno, Kei, and Gabriel…? The children’s mysterious summer adventure comes to an end in this final installment!

Genres: Manga, Comics, Science Fiction

196 pages, Paperback

Published August 27, 2024

Reviews

[Bogi Takács]

I'm really sad that this series is over; I need to go back and add reviews to the earlier volumes as well. It reads a bit like it was canceled ahead of time, because the ending is a bit abrupt and some plot threads aren't resolved at all. I still recommend reading the whole set, it's a fast read with so many intriguing details done well. It also engages with topics that manga often don't, like migration. (I really liked that there are actual human immigrants to Japan, and there are also nonhuman beings who end up in Japan after a dimension mismatch. Usually it's either 'fantasy immigration' or 'actual immigration' but almost never both.) There is also some casual trans stuff. I really want more from Shinya Shima; I also liked Lost Lad London, but this series was even better.

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Source of the book: Lawrence Public Library

[AP]

3.8

I wish this series had been a couple of volumes longer and had given a few more answers to the whole situation with glitches or if there had been´a spin-off dealing with the future of the children and the village.
I'm glad I read it and I found it overall enjoyable and interesting. I might buy it on sale but not for full prize as it does fall a bit short by the end in my eyes.

[Danielle Booey]

I am thinking I might have missed reading volume 3…before reading volume 4.

That or I just can’t remember anything that happened in it haha.

Volume 4 wraps up this part of the investigation of our main characters and finds a semi ending to Hirata’s hunt for home, but don’t expect full answers to the mystery of the Glitches.

[Kim]

While I did enjoy the overall story, the ending left me wanting more, and that's a little disappointing.

[Chris]

A warm, hopeful end to the series!

[Rupert Baker]

3.5