Il Revival "attivato" dalla morte della madre scaraventa Satoru ben diciotto anni indietro, catapultandolo in un passato dove il nastro ritrova il sorriso della mamma, gli amici d'infanzia con cui trascorreva le giornate... e Kayo Hinazuki, la prima bambina uccisa nella serie di rapimenti e omicidi che in seguito avrebbe colpito la sua città.
E' evidente che, per riscrivere la storia e cancellare il lutto che ha colpito la sua famiglia, il ragazzo dovrà innanzitutto avvicinare Hinazuki e trovare il modo di cambiare il suo destino... Ma una frase della piccola lo lascia senza parole:
Y sí, con Desaparecido 2 se confirma que soy proclive a los dramones, los viajes en el tiempo y las historias que mezclan infancia y vida adulta de los personajes al estilo IT o Twenty Century Boys.
Our protagonist continues to investigate the murders that occurred in his childhood, while the perpetrator takes steps to make him appear even more guilty and violent, and incriminate his friend A as well.
Ser un pez en mi interior y no recordar prácticamente nada de esta historia ayuda bastante a disfrutarla como la primera vez, la verdad. Sanbe logra que, a pesar de que el tomo no tenga un foco realmente claro (sí, salvar a Kayo, pero tampoco es el objetivo principal del personaje y la mayor parte del tiempo la trama se basa en pulular), siga resultando interesante y muy propio. Esto último ha sido lo más notable del tomo: a través de esas viñetas rodeadas de un marco negro para transmitir la nostalgia del pasado, la composición de varias páginas (especialmente dobles), el uso de la nieve como recurso casi místico y algunos ángulos de dibujo permiten que el trazo del autor cree una atmósfera personal. Del mismo modo, la historia distribuye muy bien sus puntos narrativos y sabe mezclar la trama principal con detalles del mundo de 1988 para resultar verosímil.
Con este tomo he visto que Desaparecido es de esas obras que, vistas por sus elementos por separado, quizá no funcionen demasiado bien (se le podrían achacar algunos problemas a la historia, como que Satoru no se plantee su futuro, que en ocasiones parezca más infantil de lo que debiera, ese uso algo extraño de catchphrases o la fe absoluta en la inocencia de Yuuki), pero en conjunto son algo fascinante. El ritmo narrativo, el ambiente al que me refería antes y varias sutilezas de todo el elenco de personajes hacen que la obra fluya continuamente. Respecto a los personajes, Kayo oscila entre el misterio y la normalidad de una niña de diez años (su reacción a la fiesta de cumpleaños, por ejemplo), mientras que Satoru tiene algunos momentos muy bien pensados (la carrera contra el compañero de clase) para mostrar la diferencia de edad. En cierto modo, tengo la sensación de que falta que suceda algo realmente impactante, pero Sanbe plantea muy bien la narración para que en ningún momento aburra ni parezca sin rumbo. Además, el tomo termina con un petardazo bastante similar al del primer tomo que, aun así, no pierde potencia porque las consecuencias son muy distintas.
Por cierto, como nota al pie, si bien elogiaba la falta de fanservice en esta serie, se me hace un poco raro que en los postscript se incluyan viñetas (concretamente, una por cada) innecesariamente sexuales. Como no afectan a la historia en ningún modo y realmente pueden ser solo una manera de Sanbe de expresar su gusto por el cuerpo femenino (al fin y al cabo, las páginas finales entran más en lo personal), tampoco les daré mucha importancia, pero ahí están. Dentro de la obra principal, lo único un poco extraño que he visto ha sido el incipiente romance entre Satoru y Kayo, que no termino de ver porque no sé hasta qué punto es la edad aparente del primero lo que hace que sienta atracción hacia la niña.
Que el tomo tendrá sus cosas, vaya, pero que funciona como un tiro. A ver si algunos problemas del tomo se solucionan en los posteriores. Viendo cómo domina el autor los distintos elementos que conforman su obra, creo que puedo darle una oportunidad.
¡NO PUEDE TERMINAR ASÍ, CHABÓN! (igual una parte de mi se lo esperaba... ¡PERO NO PUEDE TERMINAR ASÍ CUANDO NO TENGO EL TERCER TOMO EN MI PODER!) Si les gustó la primera parte, van a amar esta continuación.
The second volume encompasses some of my favorite moments of this story: the protagonist, experiencing a "rerun" that landed him 18 years in the past, a month before a female classmate of his that he never really knew was kidnapped and murdered, decides that there's no way he'll let this chance pass: not only he will save the three kids the kidnapper murdered, but he will clear the name of his then 23 year old pal Yuuki that was unfairly charged with the crimes (and in his present is awaiting execution). However, mainly the protagonist will save his mother's life, because she ended up getting stabbed to death by the actual kidnapper/murderer from the protagonist's childhood.
As the protagonist attempts to befriend the first girl who was murdered, Kayo Hinazuki, we find out what a difficult child she was: avoidant, aloof, burning under the surface with a homicidal hatred for her own mother, who regularly beat her. But she's also intelligent and perceptive: when the protagonist approaches her, she brings up that they are both fakes: the protagonist puts on a smile so others will befriend him, even though he really doesn't like people in general, with the hope that acting it will eventually make it a reality. Meanwhile Kayo faces the world with a careful aloofness to hide the fact that inside she's crying in pain, while hoping that eventually acting will make it so she doesn't care anymore. When the protagonist insists that he wants to be friends with Kayo, she asks whether he can kill someone for her.
More than anything, the girl wants to disappear from the world and be forgotten by everybody. This is a scene of the essay she wrote for a school anthology. One wonders whether she would have been resigned to the reality that indeed she would disappear shortly after, but because she was kidnapped and murdered.
Although the effects of the abuse Kayo is experiencing are shown early on, because her bruises are visible, we get the following scene: the protagonist finds the bruised Kayo inside a shed next to her house, where she was hiding after having been beaten up. We are also introduced to the monstruous cunt that is her mother. Later on in the story .
The protagonist "dates" Kayo, although there never seem to be romantic feelings on his part, in order to make sure there isn't a chance that the unknown kidnapper will take her and kill her. Not only he defends her from scumbags that caused trouble for her because she is poor and solitary, but shows her places, protects her from her mother and in general shows her that she deserved to live like a normal human being, a notion that after years of abuse had been erased from her mind. It was heartwarming to see her open up little by little (which pays off in a later volume when she .
We are also introduced to the protagonist's group of friends. Amongst them the most memorable is the oddly named Kenya (a blonde guy with no apparent relation to the country). He's old beyond his years, and always gives the impression that he knows everything that's going on and is just waiting patiently for the protagonist to bring it up. .
Другий том чудовий. Перша частина подій у 80х, потроху починає відчуватися напруження. Трохи незвична мальовка, але вона взагалі ніяк не заважає «ковтати» історію. Розворот із сценою в сарайчику неймовірно її зображує — тільки за нього одного цей том заслуговує всі 5 з 5. Також дуже грамотно поділена історія на томи, бо кінець якраз на найбільш напруженій точці і дуже хочеться продовження.
Обожнюю цю історію, тут є і повернення в часі, і детектив і трішки містики. Правда я чогось думала, що це двотомник-_- Тепер мушу чекати на 3 частину :)
That cliffhanger was brutal... Thank goodness I have seen the anime already. Artwork is still bad. Seriously what's wrong with people's faces? Kayo and Satoru were cute together.
Whaaaaat!? Casi me largo a llorar con lo emoción de todo. Y ese final!! Hizo que en media página el corazón se me estrujara todo! Y eso que pensé que las cosas estaban saliendo bien! Lpm 🥺🥺🥺😢
I had already kinda forgot how ugly this series was and so that was the first thing when I started this volume. And it's a shame because story-wise this was great! Satoru is now living as his 10-year-old self, his mind transferred to his kid-body. He's trying his hardest to solve and prevent the murder case that happened in 1988 and that way also the murder of his mother in the present day.
Yeah, the mystery is intriguing and the time-travel/changing the past aspect gives nice extra layer to it. Nothing is solved too fast and something that seems like a good change, might not actually be such. Some heavy stuff gets revealed about Hinazuki and her family, so the story only gets darker. There's some nice scenes where Satoru for example realizes he's forgot good moments of his childhood and looks at things slightly differently because of that. I also liked the parts where Satoru and Hinazuki talked about playing roles and becoming what they pretend to be. I always find that theme very poignant.
I'm curious to see what happens next! Nice to see manga that can appeal to older audience too translated in Finnish. Translation notes are nice addition. Buuuut I just can't give 4 stars because of the art, sorry!
Retour en 1988 pour Satoru. Il y voit la chance de pouvoir changer le passé et ainsi sauver Kayo et les autres enfants.
L'intrigue est mise en place, maintenant on a plus qu'à suivre Satoru dans ses aventures. Ou plutôt mésaventures.
J'ai beaucoup aimé le fait que Satoru soit tout de même perdu. Il a peut-être déjà vécu ces moments, mais pour lui, c'était il y a 18 ans. Et certains souvenirs se sont effacés. De plus, il se retrouve dans son corps d'enfant mais avec son esprit d'homme de 28 ans, on sent donc une certaine maturité en lui. L'auteur a d'ailleurs beaucoup joué là-dessus.
J'ai aussi adoré découvrir un peu l'enfance de Satoru: sa mère, ses amis, Kayo, et son professeur : Monsieur Yashiro. J'ai l'impression qu'il comprend beaucoup Satoru, de plus, il s'est aussi rendu compte des problèmes de Kayo et a essayé de faire bouger les choses. Je le vois un peu comme un guide. À voir ce qu'il compte devenir par la suite.
Kayo est un personnage vraiment attachant. J'adore sa relation avec Satoru, elle est assez méfiante et vu ce qu'elle vit, c'est très compréhensif. En la connaissant un peu plus, j'espère vraiment que Satoru va la sauver. Elle le mérite !
SOOOO STINKEN GOOD! It was fun reading in one day almost in one shot too. But I just love love love the characters especially Satori’s mom!!! God I love how awesome and smart she is! I’m also happy Kayo is safe and happy hopefully with her grandmother! I also worry that they found the villains hide out on the bus! I hope this means that they are going to help the other two kids before the kidnapper takes them also! I don’t know how but I hope it means he will get captured. The books make you question everyone though! Like you trust no one even the good guys. I liked how Satori’s childhood blonde friend gets involved to help and Sensei behind the scenes. Also how Ari in 2006 time is helping him too. Just so good and so hard to put down. It just hits so many feels but definite trigger warning for abuse and poverty. You feel so much for Kayo you can almost cry for her! Like she breaks down having her first real meal ever! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Love this series so much! I’m afraid the other characters coming up won’t live up to Kayo though.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
The beginning of this book made me so angry that I set it aside before picking it up again that afternoon. (I was also busy that morning, but shhhhhh, let’s pretend all I do is read.) Suffice to say, the rest of the book was rather satisfying. I almost hope the series ends there because I just want everybody to have a happy (semi-happy?) ending. So yeah, the ending was rather bittersweet, and there are still some unanswered questions.
Both of the timelines, Saturo’s life in 1988 and in 2006 were equally interesting. Once again, I liked the characters, and they were easier to tell apart now that they’ve been here for two books.
I’m wondering what all the events in this story that took place in 1988 will mean for Saturo’s life in 2006. Guess I’ll just have to wait and find out.
The only problem is… I don’t think the next book has an English edition yet? At least, my local library system only has the first two. What have I done? At least this volume didn’t end on a cliffhanger. I’ll probably reread the books when the next one becomes available.
In all, I gave this book 4/5 stars for some well-developed characters but semi-confusing time travel. I’d recommend this book to anybody who likes fantasy and graphic novels.
Yo descubrí este manga viendo el J-drama de Netflix y realmente me encanto, es una historia muy interesante, toca temas un poco sensibles como el maltrato infantil, pero en verdad es una historia con un gran final, con bastantes giros. La verdad lo vi hace tiempo y no recordaba tan bien la historia, pero al leer este manga hizo que mi memoria se refrescará. En general me gustó mucho este tomo y también disfruté y me reí con la historia que cuenta él mangaka en el final, ya que fue una sorpresa para mi, saber de su relación con Araki, el autor de uno de mis animes favoritos de este año, el cual fue su maestro. Mi hermana me regaló este manga en mi cumpleaños, y por eso lo hace aún más especial.
I really enjoy reading this manga series. It has time traveling, murder mystery and amazing characters. This manga is really fast-paced but the plot is not too action heavy. The story also deals some serious topics which I appreciate a lot. There is only one thing which annoys me in the plot. The main character tries to stop the murderer but he is doing it wrong and that frustrated me. He needs to solve who is the killer but instead doing that, he focuses in the first victim and what was the day she disappeared. I am hoping that in the book three, he is actually trying to find the killer.
A very satisfying volume that builds on the original! This book doesn't end on a cliffhanger the way that the last one did, but it still left me with the same intense desire to read future installments and see where the story is ultimately going! The plot is a lot more streamlined compared to the last volume and the mysteries that take place in both periods of time are fleshed out. For the size of the manga, it was a one sitting read, the entire thing was just so compelling! Really excited about this series now, compared to my hesitant interest and murky feelings of the last one.
Cover: Dieses Cover ist im Vergleich zum ersten etwas peppiger und ernster, jedoch passt es perfekt zum Inhalt und daher ist es gut.
Zeichnungen: Hier baut er in meinem Augen etwas mehr sein können aus und zeigt uns was er kann. Dadurch ist es logischer und auch besser zu verstehen.
Inhalt: Satoru ist in die Vergangenheit gereist und versucht nun ein Verbrechen zu verhindern.
Meine Meinung: Mir hat der Teil viel besser gefallen, er war etwas flüssiger und alles sehr logisch und so konnte ich hier nur so die Seiten durchfliegen.
This is one of my favorite volumes!!! Satoru and Kayo’s relationship is such a sweet one, I love how he goes out of his way to make her feel seen and cared about (other than protect her from her mom and the killer).
The gang is great too and I love all of them. The birthday party chapter is one of my faves (I love that they made a ‘happy birthday’ banner for both Satoru and Kayo and then just added ‘congrats on your marriage’ too lmao).
The ending leaves you wanting more! Let’s start volume 3 now.
"Me cuesta mucho creer que en menos de dos días haya descubierto que mi 'yo interior' no es el verdadero. Bueno, es cierto que siempre viví cambiando sobre la marcha. Pero cuando iba a la primaria también era igual. Actuaba para ser 'la persona que quería ser'. ¿Y para qué? Para poder llevarme bien con mi madre, mis amigos y las personas a mi alrededor. Para ser aceptado dentro de esta pequeña sociedad".