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Monday, 21 July 2008 |
 | | ▪ | RELEASED BY: | | DEL REY | | | ▪ | AUTHOR / ART: | | KAIRI FUJIYAMA | | | ▪ | FORMAT: | | JAPANESE / B&W | | | ▪ | PAGES: | | 208 | | | ▪ | RATING: | | T | | | ▪ | RELEASE DATE: | | 04/08/2008 | | | ▪ | REVIEW DATE: | | 07/21/2008 | | | ▪ | REVIEWED BY: | | SCOTT CAMPBELL |
Dragon Eye is the story of a post apocalyptic world filled with violent monsters created by an unstoppable sickness. Humankind has fallen into danger of extinction due to the spontaneously generated “D Virus.” Those infected by the virus transformed into murderous monsters known as “Dracules” and soaked the earth with blood. Terror and despair descended upon the world, and humankind feared its days were numbered. However, there emerged individuals that rose up against and fought the Dracules. The people came to know these super warriors as the “Vius.” In volume four, the battles against the fierce Dracules have finally come to an end. Although the humans are victorious and Mikuni City is safe now, Leila is deployed on a secret mission. She must rendezvous with a fellow undercover agent who has infiltrated a suspected Dracule-fighting ring. But who is the mysterious beauty who shows up? An exciting adventure with characters both old and new is about to begin. Dragon Eye is often very much about the action - as anyone would come to expect – but volume four was especially humorous for whatever reason, and no one will complain about that. It’s nice to see some of the characters break out of their usually more serious shells and give us a few laughs with some awkward situations and some all too necessary super-deformed facial expressions. But don’t take this wrong – the action is still very much alive and some of the fights in volume four totally rival what we’ve seen in previous volumes. The art has always been good in this series – it’s both dynamic and very detailed – and it certainly seems to get better and better with each new volume without any hint of slowing down or leveling out, which is good. As always, Dragon Eye really has the feel of “movement” despite the fact that it is comprised of still images like any manga. It takes real talent to make art come alive like it does in this series, and people are sure to notice. Again, fans of Bleach and Naruto should definitely give this one a try because it is very likely that you will enjoy Dragon Eye. It has a lot of the same great elements that those two other manga have, while still being its own separate entity enough to keep it unique. The extras and translation notes in the back of the book are also still very much appreciated. There are explanations for some of the cultural jokes and references used in the book, as well as some fun question and answer pages with questions from fans of the series – it’s all pretty insightful!
IN SUMMARY:
Dragon Eye is a proficiently constructed manga with heaps of action very dynamic art. Add in the laughs and the well-crafted storyline to round it all out and you’ve got a pretty sure thing on hand. Dragon Eye certainly entertains! |
