Manga Review: Vagabond Volume 31
17th century Japan, the great swordsman Miyamoto Musashi is following the path of the sword-masters and discovering his own version of enlightenment. Volume 31 of Vagabond gives a unique fiction peek into the dilemma of being revered as invincible and realizing the flaws in your chosen path at the same time.
Manga Review: Vampire Knight Vol. 9
In Vampire Knight Vol. 9, Yuki has finally become herself again, while still being awakened. Rido Kuran has some of his followers attack Cross Academy, as a distraction for the Night Class. Kaname meets with the vampire Senate in order to do something he should have done before things got messy. Meanwhile, Rido and Yuki face off, but not for long; Zero has managed to break free from his cell (with help from Kaname and Ichiru) and has now taken on the job of destroying EVERY vampire, starting with Rido.
Manga Review: Pluto: Urasawa X Tezuka Volume 7
With Gesicht destroyed by Pluto, there is only one of the 7 great robots left. Epsilon is the last remaining great robot, and he is possibly the strongest of them all with his photon energy. The one major fact about Epsilon is that he is a pacifist and has managed to stay out of battles and conflicts. He has focused his life on running an orphanage for children of war, but this may be his one real weakness.
Urasawa brings out the big guns in this volume. He pushes the envelope with the struggle between war and peace. The pure pacifist versus the ultimate in killers. The cat and mouse game is played out when Epsilon leaves his orphanage to help protect the children there. This is a tactic that Pluto expects and is looking for.
