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Suicide countdown 7 days english1/3/2023
Visually there aren’t too many surprises here. Despite these flaws it’s an interesting tale and I’d actually like to see more done with the concept and the characters. That said the idea does present a bit of a problem since I’m not really sure why the kingdom isn’t rife with paranoia regarding Soothead and why and how he’s capable of being behind all the countries’ ills while continuing to evade the law. Unlike many pieces of fiction which deal with a similar premise, here it’s done for benevolent purposes rather than sinister ones. It’s an interesting concept and one that has it’s roots in real world political situations, not to mention how it vaguely echoes part of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s superhero tale Watchman. It’s a bit of a political tale involving the manufacturing of a common villain for the purpose of preserving a country’s peace. “Soothead” is an interesting tale of a near perfect kingdom plagued by a boogeyman, evil genius, supervillan known as, surprise, Soothead. If this main story wasn’t enough, the second half of the volume one has a one off story called “Soothead”. These relationships are really where the book shines, and the plot, something about Shiba and Yatsuomi attempting to open gates to a lost hell dimension, at times almost feels intrusive to what would be a rather entertaining relationship drama. SUICIDE COUNTDOWN 7 DAYS ENGLISH SERIESWhile there is action scattered throughout the series, it’s really about the relationships, and Karakara sets up a relationship among the series antagonists, Shiba and his guardian spirit Yatsuomi, which is a dark parallel of Mitamura and Hanasuke’s. Thankfully they never really revisit this, and his character manages to come a long way over these three volumes. SUICIDE COUNTDOWN 7 DAYS ENGLISH SERIALI get that the story seems heavily driven by his learning to relate and care and be open to others and that he needs to start out fairly isolated and aloof, but Kemuri Karakara doesn’t seem to think that’s enough and includes a bit of backstory for Mitamura that makes him seem like a budding serial killer! It’s a moment that comes off as so heartless and cruel, that it made caring about or relating to him very difficult. That said the characters aren’t without their downsides, particularly Mitamura. The interplay between the two is pretty solid and the comedy bits are usually entertaining without feeling horribly forced. SUICIDE COUNTDOWN 7 DAYS ENGLISH HOW TOThrough Hanasuke, Mitamura slowly comes out of his shell and learns how to connect and care for people. Mitamura’s a quiet young man who has a problem connecting with people, meanwhile Hanasuke is a loud, brash and outspoken fellow. At the time I couldn’t help but notice it’s strong focus on the relationship between Mitamura and Hanasuke. I initially encountered Countdown 7 Days several years ago when DMP first rolled the series out.
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