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james_desantis 's review for:
The Ronin
by Stan Sakai
This book was sent to me by a friend and I'm glad I got a chance to read it. This is like a nice "calm and fun" tale between all the shit I read haha.
SO Usagi is a samurai. He's going around the world helping others and taking jobs. This book is basically a bunch of short stories put all together. I actually read volume 1 was just that, short stories, even before Usagi got his own comic. So this is a small glimpse into the life of the Ronin before he got his own series. SO we have tales of horse stealing, hunting down a org, fighting a blind samurai, and more!
Good: I really enjoy the art here. Nice and light but still gives us emotional faces and moments. The storyline is fun and cheerful that's easy to get in to but also have some badass moments from Usagi. The ending also gave us a bit more emotional look into his life and get some of his past.
Bad: It feels disjointed as it's just a bunch of stories together. Also the development on the characters are light and feels like a small little comic strip you'd read in a newspaper. I assume because these stories are before the main line but still.
Overall very enjoyable. It didn't blow me away, but it didn't need to. I had a smile on me the entire reading it. A 3 out of 5.
SO Usagi is a samurai. He's going around the world helping others and taking jobs. This book is basically a bunch of short stories put all together. I actually read volume 1 was just that, short stories, even before Usagi got his own comic. So this is a small glimpse into the life of the Ronin before he got his own series. SO we have tales of horse stealing, hunting down a org, fighting a blind samurai, and more!
Good: I really enjoy the art here. Nice and light but still gives us emotional faces and moments. The storyline is fun and cheerful that's easy to get in to but also have some badass moments from Usagi. The ending also gave us a bit more emotional look into his life and get some of his past.
Bad: It feels disjointed as it's just a bunch of stories together. Also the development on the characters are light and feels like a small little comic strip you'd read in a newspaper. I assume because these stories are before the main line but still.
Overall very enjoyable. It didn't blow me away, but it didn't need to. I had a smile on me the entire reading it. A 3 out of 5.