Dazzle, Volume 05

Dazzle #5

by Minari Endoh

The adventures of Alzeid, Rahzel and Baroqueheat continue to get stranger and stranger as they find themselves in the middle of an albino forest, a place where there's more than sunlight and water on the plant's menu. Later, a day at the beach turns into a rescue operation when they stop a young man from killing himself. He invites them to join him on his journey to a mysterious town…a town with many dark, dangerous secrets...

Genres: Manga, Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Josei, Romance, Comics

216 pages, Paperback

First published May 8, 2007

About the author

Manga artist whose last name is also spelled "Endou" or "Endo."
Her other manga series, Maria Holic, can be found under the profile, Minari Endou: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Reviews

[Lucille · Rating 5 out of 5]

I need the next volume now. (Baroqueheat, are you perhaps a traitor?!)

Alzeid is 24 years old and Rahzel is 14 (almost 15). Not that big of a gap. (There's still a chance for them!)

Anyway, so far, there's a lot of info about Alzeid, Baroqueheat, and Rahzel's pasts!
Rahzel
1. Her name used to be Rahzenshia.
2. Rahzel killed her own Mom when she tried to kill her. (Out of self-defense!)
3. She was adopted by the mysterious man known as Rahzel's dad.
4. Rahzel invented her own name.
5. She's some kind of made angel.
6. She has great power and is known by Baroqueheat's siblings.

Alzeid
1. He is an albino! White hair and red eyes is a sign, but I thought it was the inventiveness of the author. Never guessed he was an albino.
2. The woman who killed his father was a friend of his. She has black hair and blue eyes. Possibly related to Rahzel.

Baroqueheat
1. He has an older sister named Branwen who appears to be younger than him.
2. He has a brother named Kiara who seems to know a lot about Rahzel (and watches her a lot, too).

[Rachel Hyde · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really don’t know why I’m punishing myself reading this.

I started reading this series when I was fourteen but only got up to no.4 (because manga was expensive, I didn’t have money and also I’m not sure if any of the others were published then.). Anyway, I recently picked up the rest of the issues published on English.

I did this KNOWING that only half the series has been translated and the remaining half is unlikely to ever be translated. Meaning I will never know how this series ends *sighs*.

I went through a phase of anime and manga in my teens, but for some reason Dazzle is the one that really stuck with me. I gave all my other manga series away, but Dazzle I kept.

It’s got some barmy story lines, crazy-convoluted magic and mad characters, all of which hold a certain appeal. But it also has some really poignant dialogue, an interesting way of viewing things and some wonderful character relationships.

So volume 5 continues off from the cliff hanger I read at fourteen in volume 4. It resolves it quickly and in a crazy makes-no-sense fashion. Then it immediately jumps off into the next insane storyline.

Alzeid is a lot more vulnerable in this chapter, and we learn a little bit more about Heat’s family. Rahzel makes a new friend, and chaos ensues!

Gah. I love this series so much...

[kuristina- tabreez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Our trio had just previously found themselves in a secluded town in a strange albino forest. There, they met a young albino girl who had never seen the blue sky even once in her life. Then, Alzeid, Baroqueheat, and Rahzel travel to another town on their way to find Alzeid's father's murderer, who we find out was actually a friend of his and his father's, and may have even been closely related to Baroqueheat... And as they save a young man from nearly killing himself, they find out the place they wish to go to find their answers is actually overrun with what villagers can only describe as vicious monsters...


This was a really good volume. And hey, we finally learned red-haired-dude's name! Kiara! How do I pronounce that as a guy's name...? And I would have never guessed it was Baroqueheat's big brother!! OMG!! So... That means in some way, Baroqueheat was tied to Rahzel from the very beginning. And who is this small Alzeid? For some reason, I get the feeling he is Rahzel and Alzeid's son from the future (like Sailor Moon, L0L)... But really, I don't like all the trouble that little brat has been causing. Who the hell does he think he is?! Oh, but it looks like Alzeid is falling for Rahzel~. But... He's 24 and she is 14, right? So... They're ten years apart. He'll be 28 when she is of legal age. O_O ...He's cute, but ew! Oh well. Love is blind, huh? Especially Alzeid... (*Really mean albino jokenotjoke*).
This Natsume woman... I feel like she is definitely Alzeid's father's killer. But why does she seem to be not only Baroqueheat's lover, but also perhaps his sister? I mean... wha--? Or perhaps it was only a love that could have never been, but even so, the feeling was still there. Aww... And Natsume was murdered too, huh? Hmm. It seems she had her fingers in a lot of stuff. Just like Rahzel. AAAHHH, WHAT IF RAHZEL IS HER REINCARNATION, SOMEHOW? MAYBE. I DUNNO. They don't really seem that alike, but this series has a lot of parallels.
Also... My new favorite character is Rayborn!! Please, please, please, PLEASE don't kill him like pretty much every other character!! PLEASE DON'T KILL MY FAVORITE CHARACTER AGAIN, WHAAAAA-!!

[Raven Black · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meeting Rayburn reopened old wounds again. I am taking a break from continuing this series. Loved this book. Noticing things I missed the first time I read this series. Kiara And browuehest’s entire family seem really suspicious.