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Alderamin on the Sky
Alors que l’empire de Katjvarna est en guerre, un jeune homme s’apprête à passer l’examen d’officier à contrecœur. Son nom est Ikta Solork et sa réputation de flemmard n’est plus à faire, mais un marché avec son amie Yatorishino Igsem le pousse à se prêter au jeu. En échange de son aide, Yatori lui trouvera un poste à la bibliothèque impériale. Cet examen deviendra la première pierre de sa légende. Ainsi débute la légende de l'invincible général oisif !
160 pages, Paperback
Published June 9, 2017
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September 4, 2021
Rating all of the manga. 32/32 chapters (manga discontinued at a good ending spot)
5 stars I really, really liked it. It is considered a "favorite".
It's been a while since I read a book that could really make me feel things. Not just feel for individual characters and wanting a continuation of the story, but also feel the beauty and sadness of the world we live in. This book was able to do that for me again, and I'm grateful for the experience.
Characters: 3.5/5 liked
These are characters that really feel human in a way that few ever do. Even though the entire manga doesn't take more than 6 hours to read, you still form a connection with the characters. The main characters are varied, and even the side characters have distinct personalities and goals. Really though, you should be reading this for the story.
World: 2/5 okay
The world here is such a backdrop to the story that it cannot be rated higher, since it is overshadowed so completely. However, it does a fantastic job supporting the story. The setting is on a continent with empires and strife, and technology (and combat) seems to be set near the US Civil War. Palisade forts housing cannons, observation balloons, and single shot rifles supplemented with bayonets are the norm. The one allowance that is made is that sword combat is still useful. To avoid completely grounding the story, gunpowder is replaced by magical spirits that generate and heat compressed air.
Story: 5/5 tremendous
This short series tells a gripping story of loss, humanity, love, and the many faces of every tragedy. The characters, decent as they are, are really supporting this tragic story. While pacing is slightly off at points, this is still the first story of this sort that I have seen in short manga form. The blatant connection to humanity as we know it makes it far easier to empathize with compared to other tragic works such as Nausicaa, and increases the direct emotional impact of the story. That said, this story does not try to go for sweeping messages about the place of humans in the world, but instead tells a much more personal story of individuals trying to get by and do what they think they should.
Though the fact that the manga is not continuing is disappointing, it ended in a very good place, and I have no complaints. (for the record, I have not interacted with this story through any other medium, so I don't know how good the rest of it could have been)
Go try it
5 stars I really, really liked it. It is considered a "favorite".
It's been a while since I read a book that could really make me feel things. Not just feel for individual characters and wanting a continuation of the story, but also feel the beauty and sadness of the world we live in. This book was able to do that for me again, and I'm grateful for the experience.
Characters: 3.5/5 liked
These are characters that really feel human in a way that few ever do. Even though the entire manga doesn't take more than 6 hours to read, you still form a connection with the characters. The main characters are varied, and even the side characters have distinct personalities and goals. Really though, you should be reading this for the story.
World: 2/5 okay
The world here is such a backdrop to the story that it cannot be rated higher, since it is overshadowed so completely. However, it does a fantastic job supporting the story. The setting is on a continent with empires and strife, and technology (and combat) seems to be set near the US Civil War. Palisade forts housing cannons, observation balloons, and single shot rifles supplemented with bayonets are the norm. The one allowance that is made is that sword combat is still useful. To avoid completely grounding the story, gunpowder is replaced by magical spirits that generate and heat compressed air.
Story: 5/5 tremendous
This short series tells a gripping story of loss, humanity, love, and the many faces of every tragedy. The characters, decent as they are, are really supporting this tragic story. While pacing is slightly off at points, this is still the first story of this sort that I have seen in short manga form. The blatant connection to humanity as we know it makes it far easier to empathize with compared to other tragic works such as Nausicaa, and increases the direct emotional impact of the story. That said, this story does not try to go for sweeping messages about the place of humans in the world, but instead tells a much more personal story of individuals trying to get by and do what they think they should.
Though the fact that the manga is not continuing is disappointing, it ended in a very good place, and I have no complaints. (for the record, I have not interacted with this story through any other medium, so I don't know how good the rest of it could have been)
Go try it
July 11, 2017
Un premier tome intriguant et bien mené, globalement. Le monde semble riche, les personnages intéressants, le tout prometteur.
November 3, 2017
This manga is based on a Japanese light novel. It had such a promising start but it got dropped pretty early, it’s so frustrating when you are enjoying a work but it’s left uncompleted. The setting is a Stem Punk Fantasy world with tactical warfare as the focus of the plot. It’s the start of rifle age, with swords still playing a major part, air balloons are the next new thing. Also, everyone got some spirit companion who can do some neat tricks. This was supposed to be the journey of a recruit to becoming the highest military officer in the country using brains. We only cover about two arcs, one in regard to the training of recruits and the next of their first campaign before the manga was dropped. It had good art to go along with the interesting plot and world-making.
Its a 5-star manga till now but deducting 2 stars as its left uncompleted.
Its a 5-star manga till now but deducting 2 stars as its left uncompleted.
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