Yozakura Quartet Volume 18
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Now with an added episode chock-full of mystery tastes! A yuki-onna who was scheduled to arrive in Sakurashin has gone missing, and yet, there most certainly is a yuki-onna in town. Why didn’t anyone notice before? What unexpected truth lies at the bottom of this case?! And in the dead of night, a shadowy menace closes in on a youthful female doctor, who shows no signs of waking up. But then, the culprit’s actions turn from calculated to impulsive! The curtain rises on a series of mysteries born from the tranquil days in the town of demons!
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Quartet is about three girls with magical powers who are in charge of governing and protecting their town, and a human boy. There are adventures and there is action. Unfortunately, both are rather disjointed. Yasuda works hard to introduce the reader to the characters and to give her girls individual narratives that expand upon their characteristics. However, there isn't a clear theme or story line as anchor. Ultimately, it's a somber look at magical girl manga. The happiness and overzealous cuteness typical of this genre is absent. And while the school-girl skirts may fly up from time to time, there are no gratuitous panty-shots (save one at the end), replacing sexy-cute with an elegant, sophisticated sexiness. Yasuda's character designs are the most engaging. Hime, who acts as mayor, keeps a lookout on the town from telephone poles and carries a big lacrosse stick. Kotoha has the power to materialize objects that she imagines and then verbalizes. Ao has cat ears and can read people's minds. It's nothing spectacular or original, but the subtlety with which Yasuda presents them is refreshing.
