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守り人 [Moribito] #10
１０．天と地の守り人 第三部
「守り人」シリーズ最終章、完結編。隣国との同盟のために奔走したチャグムは、ようやく祖国・新ヨゴ皇国にたどり着く。帰還したバルサ、チャグムを待っていたものとは……。
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First published February 17, 2007
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上橋 菜穂子
53 books4 followers立教大学大学院博士課程修了。専攻は文化人類学。オーストラリアの先住民族であるアボリジニを研究。女子栄養大学助手を経て、現在川村学園女子大学講師。文化人類学的視点を生かしたファンタジーを書く。
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June 13, 2022
As a finale, Kingdom of New Yogo felt incredibly satisfying.
I have my own blog now, so please do give it a visit if you're interested in my other reviews :)
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In 2015, I came across the anime of Seirei no Moribito and since then, it has been my favourite anime of all time. Still is, despite watching hundreds others. And now that I have reached the end of that journey, I'm happy to say that I'm very satisfied with how it went.
One of the brilliant aspects of this series, is the gradual learning curve the author took me through in these 10 volumes about the world of in the Moribito series. While, at first, it might not seem like it serves a purpose other than getting me to know the different areas here, it does in the end, come together for an awesome finale.
Through the series, I'm mainly with Balsa who's tasked with protecting a spirit of sorts every single time. The adventures was always in one of the different kingdoms that make up the northern continent in this world, and that in turn, makes the final book that encompasses all of them, make a lot more sense than it could have. Much easier to keep track of as well.
It's not a unique thing to this series for sure, but it's something I always appreciate anywhere. And in turn, prefer to highlight it.
In Kingdom of New Yogo however, if there was one thing that outshone the rest, it will be the progress of the story. It's not always that I find myself expecting the story to flow in a certain way, before that ends up being very wrong and I sit there not knowing the direction. But it happened here.
I previously mentioned the amazing growth Chagum has as a protagonist now that he's older and how his previous experiences have changed him. It's even more so here, because if I had to choose a protagonist for this volume of the 3-part finale, it's Chagum and not Balsa.
The way he confronts the beliefs of his kingdoms, tries for subtle changes and takes a more assertive role moving forward was incredibly fun to see. Given that I, the reader, know exactly what happened to him for all of these changes to happen, makes it all the more powerful. In a sense, he actually reminds me a lot of Maia from The Goblin Emperor.
Balsa in this volume, takes a more subtle role in comparison where she allows herself to be selfish for once. I personally would have enjoyed a more aggressive role for her in this finale, but I do have to agree that in the bigger scheme of things when it comes to the future of New Yogo, this approach was much better.
It's still a selfish wish of mine however, because badass Balsa is difficult to pass up.
I will remember this series very fondly for the years to come, both book and adaption. Uehashi Nahoko has cemented herself as a must read author for me, and now that I find this series and The Beast Player duology, I can't wait for any of her other series to be picked up. Given that it has an anime film that I can watch first, I'm hoping for the Shika no Ou or the Deer King to be next. But I'll honestly take anything.
It was an incredibly fitting and satisfying read in the end, and it was truly worth the wait.
I have my own blog now, so please do give it a visit if you're interested in my other reviews :)
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In 2015, I came across the anime of Seirei no Moribito and since then, it has been my favourite anime of all time. Still is, despite watching hundreds others. And now that I have reached the end of that journey, I'm happy to say that I'm very satisfied with how it went.
One of the brilliant aspects of this series, is the gradual learning curve the author took me through in these 10 volumes about the world of in the Moribito series. While, at first, it might not seem like it serves a purpose other than getting me to know the different areas here, it does in the end, come together for an awesome finale.
Through the series, I'm mainly with Balsa who's tasked with protecting a spirit of sorts every single time. The adventures was always in one of the different kingdoms that make up the northern continent in this world, and that in turn, makes the final book that encompasses all of them, make a lot more sense than it could have. Much easier to keep track of as well.
It's not a unique thing to this series for sure, but it's something I always appreciate anywhere. And in turn, prefer to highlight it.
In Kingdom of New Yogo however, if there was one thing that outshone the rest, it will be the progress of the story. It's not always that I find myself expecting the story to flow in a certain way, before that ends up being very wrong and I sit there not knowing the direction. But it happened here.
I previously mentioned the amazing growth Chagum has as a protagonist now that he's older and how his previous experiences have changed him. It's even more so here, because if I had to choose a protagonist for this volume of the 3-part finale, it's Chagum and not Balsa.
The way he confronts the beliefs of his kingdoms, tries for subtle changes and takes a more assertive role moving forward was incredibly fun to see. Given that I, the reader, know exactly what happened to him for all of these changes to happen, makes it all the more powerful. In a sense, he actually reminds me a lot of Maia from The Goblin Emperor.
Balsa in this volume, takes a more subtle role in comparison where she allows herself to be selfish for once. I personally would have enjoyed a more aggressive role for her in this finale, but I do have to agree that in the bigger scheme of things when it comes to the future of New Yogo, this approach was much better.
It's still a selfish wish of mine however, because badass Balsa is difficult to pass up.
I will remember this series very fondly for the years to come, both book and adaption. Uehashi Nahoko has cemented herself as a must read author for me, and now that I find this series and The Beast Player duology, I can't wait for any of her other series to be picked up. Given that it has an anime film that I can watch first, I'm hoping for the Shika no Ou or the Deer King to be next. But I'll honestly take anything.
It was an incredibly fitting and satisfying read in the end, and it was truly worth the wait.
July 17, 2023
English Translation: Guardian of Heaven and Earth
I read the fan translation by Ainikki
This review covers all 3 books, and is copy/pasted on each one.
Guardian of Heaven and Earth is a very interesting set of 3 books. It is not so much 3 volumes of a single book (like Guardian of the God), but a trilogy of books with a continuous narrative that end the Moribito series. It's also more of a quartet than a trilogy, because "Traveler of the Indigo Road" is as much a vital part of the narrative as any of the 3 individual volumes, and The Kingdom of Lota picks up immediately after its events. However you describe and group these books, you are in for a treat.
The 3 books are meant to be mirror images of the rest of the series. The Kingdom of Lota is meant to echo Guardian of the God, narratively and thematically. The Kingdom of Kanbal is meant to echo Guardian of the Darkness, and The Kingdom of Yogo is a direct counterpart of Guardian of the Dream and the original Guardian of the Spirit. Almost every major character from the other Guardian books shows up again and contributes meaningfully to the narrative in some way. It was good to see familiar faces, and it was good to get conclusions to both Balsa's and Chagum's major arcs.
Long and short, Guardian of Heaven and Earth is the way you end a series. It may not be the best story of the Moribito series, but it concludes the series and concludes it well. More than anything, this cements the Moribito series as a classic for all time.
I read the fan translation by Ainikki
This review covers all 3 books, and is copy/pasted on each one.
Guardian of Heaven and Earth is a very interesting set of 3 books. It is not so much 3 volumes of a single book (like Guardian of the God), but a trilogy of books with a continuous narrative that end the Moribito series. It's also more of a quartet than a trilogy, because "Traveler of the Indigo Road" is as much a vital part of the narrative as any of the 3 individual volumes, and The Kingdom of Lota picks up immediately after its events. However you describe and group these books, you are in for a treat.
The 3 books are meant to be mirror images of the rest of the series. The Kingdom of Lota is meant to echo Guardian of the God, narratively and thematically. The Kingdom of Kanbal is meant to echo Guardian of the Darkness, and The Kingdom of Yogo is a direct counterpart of Guardian of the Dream and the original Guardian of the Spirit. Almost every major character from the other Guardian books shows up again and contributes meaningfully to the narrative in some way. It was good to see familiar faces, and it was good to get conclusions to both Balsa's and Chagum's major arcs.
Long and short, Guardian of Heaven and Earth is the way you end a series. It may not be the best story of the Moribito series, but it concludes the series and concludes it well. More than anything, this cements the Moribito series as a classic for all time.
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