Okay, so given that we have our 3 new series, I am going to give my review on all 3 of them for this weeks chapters. But the one thing I won’t do is give my pecking order of what I like yet. It is still to new and I want Psych House to have more time to grow with 2 more chapters. So here are my thoughts on the new series today.
-Astro Royale: I do think it is having a good setup for the arc. But one constant complaint I had is this need to always show the names of these characters. It always feels like we need to constantly be reminded on who these characters are and it is t taking the time for us to register them more. Was this always like this in Wakui’s previous works to hammer the names of these characters? One of the things that threw me off was the fact that one of the brothers knows about this gang group that just started and that we could have gotten it from the town’s civilians. But then again, it could have been Terasu who knew as he is like the Tom from the Corleone family in The Godfather. As for what else happened, to me, I think this series is struggling with its tone in both having some light hearted comedy by being in the serious tone of the series. I say that due to how I am seeing Hibaru making his way through the club. But the one thing I am curious is going to be the fight with Kou. Although one of my concerns is that we might be jumping into things way too quick.
-Kyokuto Necromance: The chapter itself feels slow and awkward. But yet at the same time, it does make sense with what is happening. I think this is more of a small build introductory chapter that follows the 3 chapter structure as we are now getting familiar with the organization and setting up the first arc after the intro. But this is interesting for Kaoru as he is learning about his father he never knew about along with some mystery with Yoji. Another aspect that I am starting to see is why Naba is structuring his paneling despite being flat. One thing that told me that Naba is thinking was when we go directly to the empty cassette tape to the toy block as I can see a disolve (sorry film terminology) as a transition. I am curious about the next chapter with the Level C. But the one thing I am most concerned is if it makes the same mistakes as what Doron Dororon when we face the monster that took the parents loved one. We have seen it done before in other series, but for its effectiveness, that is depending on how well they execute it. But with that talk about a possible revenge plot if we learn more, then that could give me more incentive to see the story push forward.
-Psych House: For a new series that I thought had no hope for. I was genuinely and utterly surprised. How touching and endearing it was to learn about these characters. I really do like Kotone, and learning about her predicament. And Nemuru has this heart of gold that makes it hard not to like him. But one thing that could have improved was how Kotone had shown her ability than just showing it to her friends, cause then it wouldn’t have been predictable. But what made up for it is understanding the dilemma she is in being somewhat homeless without a guardian, dealing with massive debt, her mother, and hunger. I hope chapter 2 is just as good as chapter 1 cause this could act as RuriDragon’s replacement in the magazine due to that series current situation not being in the main magazine. This recruitment of Psych people feels like a more SoL version of X-Men due to learning about people with these powers. And I really do think there is potential if it goes on the right path.
And that does it with these new series. So far not to bad, but some are weaker than others. But would I have taken them over MamaYuyu, Two on Ice, and Shadow Eliminators, yes, yes I would have. Though I really wouldn’t have gone for Astro Royale to be perfectly honest. And with that I will come back once I finish reading the rest of the chapters for the review.
