



Yozakura Quartet Volume 19
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Precognition, the gods’ power to predict all events from a given point in time. With the Month of Gods coming up, the land gods who can change the natural law of the world must leave for Izumo. The final battle with the harbinger of destruction Enjin is just around the corner. Left to fend for themselves in Sakurashin, will Akina and the gang be able to clear a path to tomorrow and reunite with their divine friends?!
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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.