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魔法騎士レイアース [Magic Knight Rayearth] #6
Magic Knight Rayearth II, Vol. 3
Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu must try to defend the land of Cephira as Magic Knights against three neighboring countries that claim the region as their own.
222 pages, Paperback
First published April 23, 1996
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1,194 books3,123 followersŌkawa Nanase 大川七瀬
[born: 2 May 1967; Ōsaka, bloodtype: A]
Mokona Apapa もこなあぱぱ
[born: 16 Jun 1968, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]
Nekoi Mick 猫井みっく
[born: 21 Jan 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: O]
Igarashi Satsuki 五十嵐さつき
[born: 8 Feb 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]
CLAMP originally began in 1989 as a twelve-member dōjinshi circle, but by 1990, the circle had diminished from twelve to seven. Of the remaining seven, Tamayo Akiyama, Sei Nanao, and Leeza Sei left the group during the production of the RG Veda manga. Other former members of CLAMP also included Soushi Hishika, O-Kyon, Kazue Nakamori, Yuzuru Inoue and Shinya Ōmi. Currently, there are four members in the group.
In 2004, CLAMP's 15th anniversary as a mangaka group, the members changed their names from Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona Apapa, Mick Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi to Ageha Ohkawa, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi and Satsuki Igarashi (her name is pronounced the same, but written with different characters) respectively. The August 2004 issue of Newtype USA, a magazine specializing in events of the anime and manga subcultures, reported that the members of CLAMP simply wanted to try out new names. In a later interview with Ohkawa, it was revealed that initially Mokona wanted to drop her surname because it sounded too immature for her liking, while Nekoi disliked people commenting that her name was the same as Mick Jagger's. Ohkawa and Igarashi, wanting to go with the flow of Nekoi's and Mokona's name changes, changed their names as well.
In 2006, they made their first USA public debut at Anime Expo in Anaheim, California. They were well received at the convention, with 6,000 fans in attendance at their panel.
[born: 2 May 1967; Ōsaka, bloodtype: A]
Mokona Apapa もこなあぱぱ
[born: 16 Jun 1968, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]
Nekoi Mick 猫井みっく
[born: 21 Jan 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: O]
Igarashi Satsuki 五十嵐さつき
[born: 8 Feb 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]
CLAMP originally began in 1989 as a twelve-member dōjinshi circle, but by 1990, the circle had diminished from twelve to seven. Of the remaining seven, Tamayo Akiyama, Sei Nanao, and Leeza Sei left the group during the production of the RG Veda manga. Other former members of CLAMP also included Soushi Hishika, O-Kyon, Kazue Nakamori, Yuzuru Inoue and Shinya Ōmi. Currently, there are four members in the group.
In 2004, CLAMP's 15th anniversary as a mangaka group, the members changed their names from Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona Apapa, Mick Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi to Ageha Ohkawa, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi and Satsuki Igarashi (her name is pronounced the same, but written with different characters) respectively. The August 2004 issue of Newtype USA, a magazine specializing in events of the anime and manga subcultures, reported that the members of CLAMP simply wanted to try out new names. In a later interview with Ohkawa, it was revealed that initially Mokona wanted to drop her surname because it sounded too immature for her liking, while Nekoi disliked people commenting that her name was the same as Mick Jagger's. Ohkawa and Igarashi, wanting to go with the flow of Nekoi's and Mokona's name changes, changed their names as well.
In 2006, they made their first USA public debut at Anime Expo in Anaheim, California. They were well received at the convention, with 6,000 fans in attendance at their panel.
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January 26, 2020
3.5
Este último tomo me pareció un poco forzado (ok, traído de los pelos) y me dio la sensación de que rellenaron un poco con pelea porque no sabían bien a dónde llevar la historia.
El giro sobre la creación del mundo fue tan sorprendente como WTF?! aún no decido si es algo que me gustó o no sinceramente, quizás más tarde decida que sí y le suba media estrella.
Este último tomo me pareció un poco forzado (ok, traído de los pelos) y me dio la sensación de que rellenaron un poco con pelea porque no sabían bien a dónde llevar la historia.
El giro sobre la creación del mundo fue tan sorprendente como WTF?! aún no decido si es algo que me gustó o no sinceramente, quizás más tarde decida que sí y le suba media estrella.
December 18, 2010
this was honestly one of the happiest endings i have read from clamp. they should do happy endings more often
April 6, 2024
This book Magic Knight Rayearth is Awesome! <3
March 3, 2021
Disfruté mucha de la historia. La sentí mucho más sencilla que el anime pero en esencia es la misma. Me pareció una lectira ligera y para desconectar un rato.
December 21, 2022
VIDEO REVIEW HERE: https://youtu.be/vo4ww6mW_Cs
Goodness, I forgot to come back and write a review for this because I REALLY enjoyed the ending of this series, especially that last page!
I thought everything was wrapped away despite that I felt we saw so many different worlds and met so many different people in the second volume.
Overall, this was such a great series! I look forward to reading it again!
Goodness, I forgot to come back and write a review for this because I REALLY enjoyed the ending of this series, especially that last page!
I thought everything was wrapped away despite that I felt we saw so many different worlds and met so many different people in the second volume.
Overall, this was such a great series! I look forward to reading it again!
December 21, 2015
2.5 stars for the overall story.
Middle school self thought this revelation was ridiculously goofy and asspullish, and adult self definitely still agrees. I mean, just look at him.
From what I remember of it, I think I have to say the anime version of the second series of Rayearth is definitely superior to the manga version, though I'll have to rewatch it to be 100% sure.
Due to Clamp's insistence that their two halves of Rayearth follow a three book format, they more or less completely screwed themselves over in terms of pacing. Like the first half, things happen at breakneck speeds all throughout, and we aren't given enough insight into the mass of characters besides much of a glancing one. Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu almost take a backseat to things this time around, with Eagle more or less running the show as Most Important Character. In volumes 2 and 3, Chizeta and Fahren are pretty much inconsequential and feel like they're there more for padding (and possibly comic relief) than anything else, while that padding could have been put to better use focusing on the girls and their relationships with the other characters. I'm pretty sure they all had bigger roles in the anime.
Volume 2 is pretty silly in terms of how expository much of the dialog is, which generally makes for...well, really bad dialog, unless the author is particularly clever with turns of phrases. (And let's face it: Ohkawa Nanase has never written particularly good dialog). Various characters just repeat the same thoughts (regarding Cephiro's pillar system) over and over, which is interesting enough (I mean, the pillar system *is* the whole driving conflict behind this arc of the story), but when there isn't a whole lot of contemplation going on other than this, it gets rather old. Not to mention every time it's mentioned, we're given background shots of Emeraude who, while tragic, was also *boring*. So instead of exploring anything very fresh, they're hanging onto the story of the previous arc, which centered around a boring character, nobody says much that's very interesting, and a bunch of characters (everyone not named Hikaru and Eagle) are basically irrelevant now.
As with every volume since volume 3 of the first series, almost every battle scene with a Mashin is fairly incomprehensible. Giant robot action scenes crammed into tiny panels (and too many action lines and magic effects) don't work too well in still art.
Also, I just remember really liking Nova, who doesn't exist in the manga.
Still, I cannot deny that Magic Knight Rayearth will forever remain rather dear to me, due to stupid nostalgia and whatnot. I'm now old enough to admit to myself that it really wasn't all that great, actually, but...I'm okay with that.
Middle school self thought this revelation was ridiculously goofy and asspullish, and adult self definitely still agrees. I mean, just look at him.
From what I remember of it, I think I have to say the anime version of the second series of Rayearth is definitely superior to the manga version, though I'll have to rewatch it to be 100% sure.
Due to Clamp's insistence that their two halves of Rayearth follow a three book format, they more or less completely screwed themselves over in terms of pacing. Like the first half, things happen at breakneck speeds all throughout, and we aren't given enough insight into the mass of characters besides much of a glancing one. Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu almost take a backseat to things this time around, with Eagle more or less running the show as Most Important Character. In volumes 2 and 3, Chizeta and Fahren are pretty much inconsequential and feel like they're there more for padding (and possibly comic relief) than anything else, while that padding could have been put to better use focusing on the girls and their relationships with the other characters. I'm pretty sure they all had bigger roles in the anime.
Volume 2 is pretty silly in terms of how expository much of the dialog is, which generally makes for...well, really bad dialog, unless the author is particularly clever with turns of phrases. (And let's face it: Ohkawa Nanase has never written particularly good dialog). Various characters just repeat the same thoughts (regarding Cephiro's pillar system) over and over, which is interesting enough (I mean, the pillar system *is* the whole driving conflict behind this arc of the story), but when there isn't a whole lot of contemplation going on other than this, it gets rather old. Not to mention every time it's mentioned, we're given background shots of Emeraude who, while tragic, was also *boring*. So instead of exploring anything very fresh, they're hanging onto the story of the previous arc, which centered around a boring character, nobody says much that's very interesting, and a bunch of characters (everyone not named Hikaru and Eagle) are basically irrelevant now.
As with every volume since volume 3 of the first series, almost every battle scene with a Mashin is fairly incomprehensible. Giant robot action scenes crammed into tiny panels (and too many action lines and magic effects) don't work too well in still art.
Also, I just remember really liking Nova, who doesn't exist in the manga.
Still, I cannot deny that Magic Knight Rayearth will forever remain rather dear to me, due to stupid nostalgia and whatnot. I'm now old enough to admit to myself that it really wasn't all that great, actually, but...I'm okay with that.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 6, 2021
En este tomo la mitad tuve el mismo problema que con el otro, hubo un momento que hasta estuve tentada a ya no continuar con la historia, es que todo el rato solo se quejaban de encontrar el mentado pilar, pero no veía que pasara algo, no ondeare mucho en eso, por que prácticamente el tomo 2 fue toda mi explicación de eso, aquí me quiero enfocar en la parte buena.
Es que después de la mitad por fin Hikaru, una de las Guerreras Mágicas se decide a salir del castillo y buscar al pilar y ver si eso les hace encontrar el camino del pilar y fue como que un alivio que dije ¡Por Fin! si por fin alguien tomaba la iniciativa, pero a partir de ahí, la historia tomo un giro que nunca me espere y tiene un final muy bueno, en verdad disfrute mucho del final.
Un final que te deja con muchas enseñanzas y que te deja un muy buen sabor de boca, por que se aprende mucho, sobre la amistad, sobre el apoyo, sobre madurar y ser uno mismo, el querer ayudar a los demás, el crecer en equipo, todo lo que te enseña el final, es muy increíble y otra vez Mokona toma un papel muy importante, (cosa que no me esperaba a decir verdad) que bonita enseñanza.
Después de leer el final creo que valió la pena chutarme toda esa parte aburrida con este final tan icono y es muy genial el toque que le dan las mangakas al invitar a los lectores a participar en la historio, que divertido, bonito y con muchas cosas que aprender, fue muy brillante lo que hicieron, me gusto y le dio un sentido a todo lo que leí es juntar las dos trilogías y darle un acomodo a todo.
Se que estoy diciendo todo y a la vez nada, pero creo que deben de entrar sin saber que onda, como les digo a mi me sorprendió bastante, entonces les recomiendo llegar sin saber nada y sorpréndanse igual que yo y disfruten de esta historia que tiene muchos mensajes y muchas cosas que aprender, no se si les pase tanto como yo, pero hasta hubo partes en donde me emocione, pero todo muy genial.
Ok dije que el segundo tomo de esta segunda parte no sirve y te lo puedes saltar, sigo pensando eso, pero yo que lo leí ya no me molesta como cuando les dije en la opinión de ese tomo, los omitiría, pero ya no me pesa, el final me hace disfrutar todo lo que leí, léanlo vale la pena.
entrada completa en: http://calderoliterario7.blogspot.mx
Es que después de la mitad por fin Hikaru, una de las Guerreras Mágicas se decide a salir del castillo y buscar al pilar y ver si eso les hace encontrar el camino del pilar y fue como que un alivio que dije ¡Por Fin! si por fin alguien tomaba la iniciativa, pero a partir de ahí, la historia tomo un giro que nunca me espere y tiene un final muy bueno, en verdad disfrute mucho del final.
Un final que te deja con muchas enseñanzas y que te deja un muy buen sabor de boca, por que se aprende mucho, sobre la amistad, sobre el apoyo, sobre madurar y ser uno mismo, el querer ayudar a los demás, el crecer en equipo, todo lo que te enseña el final, es muy increíble y otra vez Mokona toma un papel muy importante, (cosa que no me esperaba a decir verdad) que bonita enseñanza.
Después de leer el final creo que valió la pena chutarme toda esa parte aburrida con este final tan icono y es muy genial el toque que le dan las mangakas al invitar a los lectores a participar en la historio, que divertido, bonito y con muchas cosas que aprender, fue muy brillante lo que hicieron, me gusto y le dio un sentido a todo lo que leí es juntar las dos trilogías y darle un acomodo a todo.
Se que estoy diciendo todo y a la vez nada, pero creo que deben de entrar sin saber que onda, como les digo a mi me sorprendió bastante, entonces les recomiendo llegar sin saber nada y sorpréndanse igual que yo y disfruten de esta historia que tiene muchos mensajes y muchas cosas que aprender, no se si les pase tanto como yo, pero hasta hubo partes en donde me emocione, pero todo muy genial.
Ok dije que el segundo tomo de esta segunda parte no sirve y te lo puedes saltar, sigo pensando eso, pero yo que lo leí ya no me molesta como cuando les dije en la opinión de ese tomo, los omitiría, pero ya no me pesa, el final me hace disfrutar todo lo que leí, léanlo vale la pena.
entrada completa en: http://calderoliterario7.blogspot.mx
June 5, 2016
Fuu, Umi, and Hikaru are haunted by their time in Cephiro. During a reunion at the Tokyo Tower, the girls are transported back to this magical land, which is in total disarray after Emeraude's death left the kingdom without a pillar. The artwork is gorgeous, the girls' regrets are believable, and the story begins to ask important questions about the pillar system and the legitimacy of it.
The ending of this second series, though, didn't surprise me like the first, and the series lost a lot of its staying power for that reason. The constant repetition of Emeraude's death and the friendship of the heroines, the confusing battle scenes, the cliches, the lack of character development, the romances, the ... meh. Not a series I would reread, though the artwork is undeniably gorgeous.
The ending of this second series, though, didn't surprise me like the first, and the series lost a lot of its staying power for that reason. The constant repetition of Emeraude's death and the friendship of the heroines, the confusing battle scenes, the cliches, the lack of character development, the romances, the ... meh. Not a series I would reread, though the artwork is undeniably gorgeous.
October 5, 2018
Ho adorato questa manga così avventuroso e magico. Tuttavia, per il finale della seconda stagione mi aspettavo qualcosa di più. Il confuso triangolo Hikaru-Lantis -Eagle non mi è andato proprio giù.
L'anime, che ha accompagnato la mia infanzia, invece regala molte più soddisfazioni, soprattutto con la storia d'amore tra Luce (o Hikaru) e Lantis, i personaggi che mi hanno più colpito. I loro sguardi valgono più di mille parole. Sarebbe stato bello avere una terza stagione per vedere l'evoluzione della loro storia. Nella mia testa già esiste, perché l'ho immaginata mille volte.
La seconda parte dell'anime, seppur più cupa e tormentata, è molto emozionante e complessa rispetto al manga. Ho molto gradito l'approfondimento psicologico di alcuni personaggi che nel manga ahimè manca.
Il personaggio di Eagle nel manga non mi è piaciuto, mentre nell'anime l'ho adorato.
Consiglio vivamente la lettura di questo bellissimo manga che non si dimentica facilmente, ma per quanto riguarda la seconda stagione, meglio guardare l'anime.
L'anime, che ha accompagnato la mia infanzia, invece regala molte più soddisfazioni, soprattutto con la storia d'amore tra Luce (o Hikaru) e Lantis, i personaggi che mi hanno più colpito. I loro sguardi valgono più di mille parole. Sarebbe stato bello avere una terza stagione per vedere l'evoluzione della loro storia. Nella mia testa già esiste, perché l'ho immaginata mille volte.
La seconda parte dell'anime, seppur più cupa e tormentata, è molto emozionante e complessa rispetto al manga. Ho molto gradito l'approfondimento psicologico di alcuni personaggi che nel manga ahimè manca.
Il personaggio di Eagle nel manga non mi è piaciuto, mentre nell'anime l'ho adorato.
Consiglio vivamente la lettura di questo bellissimo manga che non si dimentica facilmente, ma per quanto riguarda la seconda stagione, meglio guardare l'anime.
July 21, 2018
Review of vol. 1: here.
Review of vol. 2: here.
Review of vol. 3: here.
Review of vol. 4: here.
Review of vol. 5: here.
Everything tied up pretty okay. I was able to predict how things were going to end. I didn't feel entertained by the battles and even the ending discoveries, but I appreciated having a solid ending for the three ladies that I grew to like so much. I'm going to continue to remember volumes 1-3 fondly, and then just those last few pages of volume 6 were worthwhile.
Review of vol. 2: here.
Review of vol. 3: here.
Review of vol. 4: here.
Review of vol. 5: here.
Everything tied up pretty okay. I was able to predict how things were going to end. I didn't feel entertained by the battles and even the ending discoveries, but I appreciated having a solid ending for the three ladies that I grew to like so much. I'm going to continue to remember volumes 1-3 fondly, and then just those last few pages of volume 6 were worthwhile.
July 19, 2016
I enjoyed the entire series overall. There were some flaws, such as too much cheesiness, melodramatics, and repetitiveness, but that's to be expected from 90's manga/anime. If there was something that I can't fault it would be the artwork. Seriously, it's stunning, and also very 90's.
March 3, 2024
When I was young and originally read it, I remember thinking the conclusion of a new name to be cheesy. The ending is very positive, possibly too positive for this now jaded adult who questions is validity. Regardless, it’s a happy ending that all can enjoy. I slightly wish to see it return, and maybe the hinted love lines can be developed. Nevertheless, there is that one hard love triangle to decipher; it can go in all three directions. 3.95/5
PS: Mokona really duped us all.
PS: Mokona really duped us all.
March 27, 2022
Je sais que certaines personnes avaient vu venir la fin, mais personnellement, je suis nulle pour deviner les conclusions et les mystères. Cette fin fut donc une surprise complète et vraiment appréciée. Clamp est reconnu pour ses conclusions au mieux douces-amères, au pire tragiques. Là, ni l'un ni l'autre. Plus encore, on a une fin de conte de fées! Plusieurs n'aimeront peut-être pas l'enrobage rose bonbon, mais pour ma part, J'étais dans un état d'esprit pour ça et je l'ai beaucoup aimé.
Je dois aussi ajouter que pour une série qui date de plus de 20 ans, elle a très bien vieillie. Finalement, les dessins sont magnifiques, comme d'habitude.
Je dois aussi ajouter que pour une série qui date de plus de 20 ans, elle a très bien vieillie. Finalement, les dessins sont magnifiques, comme d'habitude.
December 29, 2024
*Warning, there will be mild spoilers*
I'm happy with the ending Clamp devised for this series. Minus the reveal on Mokona feeling a little silly, the group is successfully able to center the trio's friendship in line with Cefiro's future. Their art is at their best here. The action is dynamic! I also really liked some of the shading and framing techniques they employed. Mokona's void of a mouth! I also appreciate the romantic framing not being as overt in the final pages after being set up early on in this half.
I'm happy with the ending Clamp devised for this series. Minus the reveal on Mokona feeling a little silly, the group is successfully able to center the trio's friendship in line with Cefiro's future. Their art is at their best here. The action is dynamic! I also really liked some of the shading and framing techniques they employed. Mokona's void of a mouth! I also appreciate the romantic framing not being as overt in the final pages after being set up early on in this half.
December 30, 2021
Sciogliere il conflitto tra desiderio, quello più vero del proprio cuore, e felicità, così impossibile da conquistare se non si dispone di quella giusta dose di coraggio e fiducia (in sé e negli altri) per saperla immaginare.
December 6, 2019
3,5 stars
July 27, 2025
Une fin qui répond aux questions et résout les problèmes. C'est une série qui fonctionne bien, mais je n'ai pas été captivée.
September 10, 2023
So cute and full of love and friendship. Loved the ending and the premises. Such a CLAMP story to fill my heart 💜
April 6, 2015
This Volume: 3
The entire series: 2
The second part of the Magic Knight series was an enjoyable read. I especially liked the third part because it was so funny. Though the series still kept it fast paced story progression it was much better than the first part of the series in which i just wanted to gag from all the repetitive nonsense, lack of world building, and barely any relationship progress between all the characters.
Speaking of problems, this whole part 2 had many. the first two volumes kept hammering the reader constantly with the fact that the main three females were friends. I mean, they kept repeating it over and over until I just wanted to shoot someone. Another thing, the whole tragedy that happened in the first part of the series was repeated also, even more so than the friendship aspect, i think for the first two volumes they kept mentioning it every other page. :/
Why the 2 and 3 stars then? Well, honestly because I liked it despite its many, many flaws. Does that even make sense? It was a fun, fast manga. I thought the characters were cute and funny. I especially liked the smart girl and prince falling in love trope. Sue me. Honestly, I think it appealed to the little girl in me that adored the three besties who saved the world concept. Either way it was one of Clamps lighter mangas.
The entire series: 2
The second part of the Magic Knight series was an enjoyable read. I especially liked the third part because it was so funny. Though the series still kept it fast paced story progression it was much better than the first part of the series in which i just wanted to gag from all the repetitive nonsense, lack of world building, and barely any relationship progress between all the characters.
Speaking of problems, this whole part 2 had many. the first two volumes kept hammering the reader constantly with the fact that the main three females were friends. I mean, they kept repeating it over and over until I just wanted to shoot someone. Another thing, the whole tragedy that happened in the first part of the series was repeated also, even more so than the friendship aspect, i think for the first two volumes they kept mentioning it every other page. :/
Why the 2 and 3 stars then? Well, honestly because I liked it despite its many, many flaws. Does that even make sense? It was a fun, fast manga. I thought the characters were cute and funny. I especially liked the smart girl and prince falling in love trope. Sue me. Honestly, I think it appealed to the little girl in me that adored the three besties who saved the world concept. Either way it was one of Clamps lighter mangas.
July 6, 2016
Conclusão épica do segundo volume das Guerreiras Mágicas de Rayearth, o mangá termina com muita competência toda a história criada ao longo das quase 1200 páginas (caso somadas as 6 edições) e nos mostra a verdadeira força da amizade, que é capaz de criar novos laços entre as pessoas e mudar os nossos universos particulares. O CLAMP conseguiu, isso em 1994, escrever uma história que já dialogava com temas que nos são bem contemporâneos, como a violência entre os países, a aceitação, o doar-se pelo o outro, enfim, uma obra que possui os elementos mais interessantes do Mahou Shoujo, com personagens cativantes e twists incríveis em cada final de volume.
March 20, 2023
2.5/5 sur l'ensemble de la série
C'était moyen.
Les deux triptyques se valaient: les deux étaient rushés et peu développés. Aussi bien au niveau des personnages qu'au niveau de l'intrigue finalement.
Intrigue plutôt basique soi dit en passant.
Le premier triptyque était cependant moins prévisible que le second.
J'ai bien aimé l'amitié des trois protagonistes.
Les dessins étaient très beaux (c'est du CLAMP en même temps) bien que parfois confus (lors des combats notamment).
Je pense que j'aurai davantage apprécié si j'avais été plus jeune.
C'était moyen.
Les deux triptyques se valaient: les deux étaient rushés et peu développés. Aussi bien au niveau des personnages qu'au niveau de l'intrigue finalement.
Intrigue plutôt basique soi dit en passant.
Le premier triptyque était cependant moins prévisible que le second.
J'ai bien aimé l'amitié des trois protagonistes.
Les dessins étaient très beaux (c'est du CLAMP en même temps) bien que parfois confus (lors des combats notamment).
Je pense que j'aurai davantage apprécié si j'avais été plus jeune.
September 8, 2019
Io sono una donna perplessa: fondamentalmente, è finito tutto a tarallucci e vino. L'ultimo volume ci presenta la sfida finale per capire chi diventerà la nuova colonna portante di Cefiro...e ci ritroviamo con un bel lieto fine. La colonna ha il potere di cambiare le leggi su cui regge Cefiro, cambiando completamente le carte in tavola: praticamente, la povera principessa Emeraude è stata una fessa perché poteva farlo pure lei, ma non ci è mai arrivata. Ha preferito portare il fardello da sola, piuttosto che condividerlo con tutti. Cosa che invece farà Hikaru.
Per non parlare della rivelazione sulla vera identità di Mokona...altra cosa leggermente campata per aria.
A costo di ripetermi, non capisco davvero tutta questa fretta: non serviva fare una serie infinita, ma aggiungere qualche numero. I disegni sono belli e la storia in sé non è male, ma è sviluppata in maniera troppo rapida. I sentimenti tra i vari personaggi evolvono a una velocità spaventosa, così come le loro capacità - dopo due secondi, tre perfette sconosciute diventano amiche per la pelle, coppie che si formano nel giro di due secondi, poteri magici acquisiti a caso. Mi aspettavo molto di più, e si poteva fare decisamente di meglio. Peccato. Però mi è venuta voglia di rivedere l'anime. Meglio di niente.
Per non parlare della rivelazione sulla vera identità di Mokona...altra cosa leggermente campata per aria.
A costo di ripetermi, non capisco davvero tutta questa fretta: non serviva fare una serie infinita, ma aggiungere qualche numero. I disegni sono belli e la storia in sé non è male, ma è sviluppata in maniera troppo rapida. I sentimenti tra i vari personaggi evolvono a una velocità spaventosa, così come le loro capacità - dopo due secondi, tre perfette sconosciute diventano amiche per la pelle, coppie che si formano nel giro di due secondi, poteri magici acquisiti a caso. Mi aspettavo molto di più, e si poteva fare decisamente di meglio. Peccato. Però mi è venuta voglia di rivedere l'anime. Meglio di niente.
January 30, 2020
This is a review of the series as a whole.
I’m a big fan of CLAMP and have always meant to read this since I’m such a big fan of Tsubasa so I guess I may have overhyped this for myself. Plus I’m pretty sure this is probably their first work or at least very early work so they do deserve a little leeway for that.
I wanted to like this series more then I did but there were a lot of issues for me. Part one is very rushed and, honestly, has a lot of pointless fetch-quests. I mean first they have to find the blacksmith to get weapons then get minerals for better weapons then awaken spirits to get even better weapons then ultimately use mechs and magic to fight their fights. The twist was pretty good though, gotta give them that.
Part two also felt a little too rushed. I mean, a lot of characters were thrown at me and there really wasn’t enough time to care about any of them. Plenty of time for some ridiculous humor, though. Did not enjoy the twist in part two. It felt a little too Star Trek V for my taste.
Overall, it’s a very okay series and short which is both good and bad so I would recommend it if you like fantasy RPG-type stories.
BTW, I borrowed these books from the library so the country is called “Jessi” in my universe.
I’m a big fan of CLAMP and have always meant to read this since I’m such a big fan of Tsubasa so I guess I may have overhyped this for myself. Plus I’m pretty sure this is probably their first work or at least very early work so they do deserve a little leeway for that.
I wanted to like this series more then I did but there were a lot of issues for me. Part one is very rushed and, honestly, has a lot of pointless fetch-quests. I mean first they have to find the blacksmith to get weapons then get minerals for better weapons then awaken spirits to get even better weapons then ultimately use mechs and magic to fight their fights. The twist was pretty good though, gotta give them that.
Part two also felt a little too rushed. I mean, a lot of characters were thrown at me and there really wasn’t enough time to care about any of them. Plenty of time for some ridiculous humor, though. Did not enjoy the twist in part two. It felt a little too Star Trek V for my taste.
Overall, it’s a very okay series and short which is both good and bad so I would recommend it if you like fantasy RPG-type stories.
BTW, I borrowed these books from the library so the country is called “Jessi” in my universe.
July 8, 2024
This was the very first anime I had ever watched over and over on VHS. I knew every line by heart. But the VHS was only three parts and it never ended the story. It wasn't until years later that I bought the two seasons and watched what happened. But I still had not finished the second season so I did not know how this story would end.
The anime added a lot of fluff to the story. The manga is more straightforward with the story. It's short, but gives you enough time to build some sort of care for what's at stake. There are also new very important characters to the anime that do not exist in this manga.
If you're into the magical girl genre, you need to know this story. It's a very powerful story that teaches you a lot about our hearts and strengths and what we will do to live the life we want. Oh, and there are also giant mecha. It's got it all! Haha
The second half feels more sci-fi than magical, but it's touching upon a very important and dark theme from the first half.
The reason I'm not giving 5 stars, is because I still feel rushed through some of the explanations between the new characters. It was also getting repetitive towards the end, but the lessons you learn are genuine and deep. I'm really glad I was finally able to finish this story. It only took me 24 years!
The anime added a lot of fluff to the story. The manga is more straightforward with the story. It's short, but gives you enough time to build some sort of care for what's at stake. There are also new very important characters to the anime that do not exist in this manga.
If you're into the magical girl genre, you need to know this story. It's a very powerful story that teaches you a lot about our hearts and strengths and what we will do to live the life we want. Oh, and there are also giant mecha. It's got it all! Haha
The second half feels more sci-fi than magical, but it's touching upon a very important and dark theme from the first half.
The reason I'm not giving 5 stars, is because I still feel rushed through some of the explanations between the new characters. It was also getting repetitive towards the end, but the lessons you learn are genuine and deep. I'm really glad I was finally able to finish this story. It only took me 24 years!
May 11, 2017
As Cephiro's neighboring worlds launch a final attack, the Magic Knights are desperate to find the magical Road that will lead them to the new Pillar. Establishing a new Pillar seems to be the only hope for Cephiro, but the fluffy little Mokona has been hiding the secret all along.
I was interested to see how the side characters finally revealed their hidden motivations, and when it came to the final test, they all had secrets to show. I just wish that the characters had more depth. The story is a little bare and predictable. The girls are so cute though, so I don't mind that they aren't complex.
The action panels were still so confusing, and I could never tell half of what was happening during any of the battles. But the pretty artwork in other areas of the book made up for that!
I'm glad that I read this series, because I really needed a fun and easy read for this week. It's not amazingly life-changing literature, but it's interesting and entertaining!
I was interested to see how the side characters finally revealed their hidden motivations, and when it came to the final test, they all had secrets to show. I just wish that the characters had more depth. The story is a little bare and predictable. The girls are so cute though, so I don't mind that they aren't complex.
The action panels were still so confusing, and I could never tell half of what was happening during any of the battles. But the pretty artwork in other areas of the book made up for that!
I'm glad that I read this series, because I really needed a fun and easy read for this week. It's not amazingly life-changing literature, but it's interesting and entertaining!
October 15, 2022
Llegó finalmente este final y debo decir que superó mis expectativas por mucho. Llegó a ser mi tomo favorito de la serie. El final me pareció espectacular. Bastante sorpresivo y le quedó espectacular a la obra. El crecimiento de Hikaru en particular es simplemente magnifico. Esta segunda parte me gustó tanto como la primera, y no sé si un poco mas. Tiene un ritmo mas pausado al principio, que entiendo que no es del agrado de todo el mundo, mas viniendo de la primera parte con un ritmo mas bien frenético. El tono también es muy distinto. Esta parte tuvo un tono mas oscuro que fue interesante de explorar. Tuvo un final feliz que no esperaba y eso me hizo muy feliz. No es que no me hubiese gustado un final mas amargo, como el de la primera parte, pero creo que estuvo buena la vuelta de tuerca que le dieron. Clamp lo hizo de vuelta, creó una obra que simplemente me encantó.
February 9, 2022
Seperti yg dulu dirasakan ketika membaca manganya di kala bocah juga ketika menonton animenya di R*TI, sekuelnya memang tidak sebegitu menarik sebelumnya :)) Kedatangan tiga negara memang (seharusnya) menambah intrik dan ketegangan cerita, namun itu tidak muncul sama sekali. Pertentangan batin (khas CLAMP) terkait keberadaan tiang Zephyr yg lebih mengemuka.
Meski begitu, terlepas pandangan yg di atas, sampai volume 3 ini pun, MKR tetap saja akan memikat Anda dan membawa cinta terkait pengorbanan dan dengan kekuatan tekad serta kemauan yang besar! (cailah ^^)
1 volume terakhir utk dibaca ulang!!
Meski begitu, terlepas pandangan yg di atas, sampai volume 3 ini pun, MKR tetap saja akan memikat Anda dan membawa cinta terkait pengorbanan dan dengan kekuatan tekad serta kemauan yang besar! (cailah ^^)
1 volume terakhir utk dibaca ulang!!
August 1, 2024
I watched the anime earlier this year and would not have picked this up if I had not seen people online saying that the ending is different in the manga.
I definitely prefer the manga's ending and actually got a bit emotional during the finale. I was not expecting the big reveal and enjoyed how all of the characters' arcs played out. My only criticism is that the anime does a lot more to endear you to the side characters (especially those from Fahren and Chizeta).
I am really excited to see what the new anime adaptation will do with this story!
I definitely prefer the manga's ending and actually got a bit emotional during the finale. I was not expecting the big reveal and enjoyed how all of the characters' arcs played out. My only criticism is that the anime does a lot more to endear you to the side characters (especially those from Fahren and Chizeta).
I am really excited to see what the new anime adaptation will do with this story!
June 5, 2025
This second series has been decent but a lot of wheel spinning going nowhere. The art has its moments where it is excellent and then the action scenes get confusing and muddled. With this final volume though I feel like the story sharpened and we had a lot of unexpected things happen. I never would of seen that ending coming though what happened with Hikaru I had a feeling from the beginning that was going to happen. Definitely want to revisit the entire series later after it settles in my head awhile.
August 14, 2019
une fin comme je les aime <3 même si y a eu un événement auquel je ne m'attendais pas (coucou Mokona ^^) la résolution m'a plu tout de même plu et je suis contente d'avoir lu cette série. mais je suis un peu triste de quitter l'univers et les persos (je voulais voir + Clef <3). Heureusement qu'il me reste l'animé à voir, en + c'est intéressant vu qu'il y a énormément de différences entre les 2. ça va être comme une redécouverte ^^
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