Satoshi Mizukami

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!

I'm mixed on this one. Something about this first volume felt somewhat aimless and disjointed. The first chapter left me more confused about the events in the world than excited about the story. The characters themselves feel like simple tropes and don't connect that well with each other. I also didn't particularly like any of the characters. They feel just a smidge too bland and trope-y for me. I got heavy InuYasha vibes from this, and not in a positive way. The end of the volume got more interesting with there being more reveals of the brothers' true motives. But not so interesting that it made me want to seek out the next volume. Also...what is going on with Tama and Jinku and their "sibling" relationship? The manga implied they're something a bit "more" than siblings, and it set off huge alarm bells. If it goes in the direction I think that it's heavily implying, this series goes straight to be "Don't Read" list. Here's hoping that it avoids that completely. The art style is fine, though not to my taste. It's a bit too simple for me. Jinku's spirit form is sort of cool, but again, it's pretty plain. I don't think I'll try reading the second volume.… (mehr)

Some dude wakes up to a talking lizard and finds out that he is the Lizard Knight charged with defending a princess in her quest to destroy a giant space hammer. In this bildungsroman, love is formed and other stuff happens. For instance, the main character finds that he has Telekinesis from the ring he was given and other such things. We find that the characters have tragic pasts and that this stuff has shaped them to want to destroy the world themselves. It's pretty weird.

I really want to read more, but it stopped at volume 2 and I heard that there are 10 volumes in this series, though I could be wrong. In any case, I will be waiting for the next installment with anticipation.… (mehr)