Suikoden III: The Successor of Fate, Volume 2

Suikoden III: The Successor of Fate #2

by Aki Shimizu, 志水 アキ

"As a young girl, Chris Lightfellow lost her father to the flames of war. Following in his footsteps, Chris entered military school and trained to become a knight. But when Chris' commanding officer is killed in battle, will Chris come into her own as a knight ... or follow her father's path to the grave?"--Cover, P. [4].Following in her deceased father's footsteps, Chris Lightfellow trains to be a Knight and prepares to lead, as fighting breaks out between her people, the Zexen, and the clans of the Grasslanders.

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Comics, Shonen, Komik, Japanese Literature

180 pages, Paperback

First published July 13, 2004

Reviews

[Miguel]

There is something delicate about the way Shimizu captures Hugo's loss of innocence. Broadly speaking, the general idea of that plot point is one of the more bluntly stated shifts for his character. But Shimizu treats it with care. Despite how obvious of a shift it is, Shimizu is able to add levels of nuance. In Hugo's second encounter with Chris, there's a clear difference based on their experiences in battle. Chris has had to kill countless people, and Hugo is just beginning to experience bloodshed.

Otherwise, this volume moves the plot forward considerably. The suspicious nature of the last novel's events are revealed and the bureaucrats and politicians of Zexen are positioned as amoral and villainous. We also get a clearer view of the mysterious figures Jimba is concerned with.

[Matt Littrell]

Really good follow up to the first volume. I was never really interested in manga or anime, but when the subject matter is something I love, I barely even notice its a different format, even reading right to left! Loving this interpretation so far.

[Samantha]

This is a great continuation of the first volume, and I love how well it's able to balance all of the different characters and story plots. The art is still beautiful, and I can't wait to read more.

[Chris]

I wish Hugo would have killed Chris toward the end of this volume so I wouldn’t have to deal with her in future volumes.

[Ednanda]

A shocking truth revealed..
The story getting interested.

[Jason]

So far this series is proving to be reliably good, with an excellent story about looking at both sides of a war. Good characters, even having a sentient talking duck somehow doesn't make the story silly.

[Elizabeth]

This volume focuses a lot on Chris. I really love her as a character in the game, but she is much more interesting and sympathetic in the manga. Her meeting with Nash is more dramatic here as well as a clash with Lucia that we don't fully appreciate in the game. This manga was really fast-paced and through a lot of action in quickly.

[Biondy]

Love it ^^.

Harus kuakui pengarangnya pandai membagi sudut pandang. Apalagi di game kan menggunakan sistem 3 POV. Dari POV Hugo, POV Chris, dan POV Geddoe (pemain bisa memainkan ketiganya secara bergantian).

Semoga nomor selanjutnya cepat keluar :D

[Muhammad Irfan]

Bukan Suikoden namanya kalo kisahnya tidak pelik.
Hal-hal mengejutkan mulai berdatangan dalam volume ini, padahal baru volume 2, yang seharusnya masih inisiasi.
Ya, justru lebih bagus si. Pemicu konflik mulai berdatangan. :)

[David]

this does make me wish i could play the game...but as its the closest thing ill get to it, ill have to settle...

[Billy Rodriguez]

4.25*

[Clinton Sheppard]

Much better flow than the first volume. Still has a lot of characters though.