 | | ▪ | RELEASED BY: | | VIZ MEDIA | | | ▪ | AUTHOR / ART: | | RYU FUJISAKI | | | ▪ | FORMAT: | | JAPANESE / B&W | | | ▪ | PAGES: | | 200 | | | ▪ | RATING: | | T | | | ▪ | RELEASE DATE: | | 10/07/2008 | | | ▪ | REVIEW DATE: | | 10/06/2008 | | | ▪ | REVIEWED BY: | | DAVEY C,JONES |
Taikobo’s plan to use Dokoson to persuade the Yin spy Sengyoko to switch sides has worked! Granted, Dokoson might not be too happy about it! But this girl Sengyoku is one whacky lady and I pity Dokoson. Still, it’s a major coup for Zhou and with that taken care of, Taikobo continues his journey to Choka Bunchu isn’t doing that well. He’s been sealed away and the lonely warrior doesn’t care. He’s sealed off his own heart. He refuses to give in. He won’t submit to others. He’s going to be a fella to watch, mark my words. But back on the farm so to speak, Dakki is up to her evil ways. She’s got Choka in such a bad state that people are killing each other on the street just for a handful of wheat! Watching Taikobo’s progress closely, she sends her own daddy out to lead the forces against Taikobo. But Taikobo has other plans. He wants to get daddy So Go to ally with Yin and Tenka is more than happy to help! But none of them could be prepared of the attack by Ryogaku, the Mater of Viruses! He sets a nasty virus on Tensho and soon the whole army is threatened by infection. Nataku the human paope is the one to fight Ryogaku. There’s a flashback to his trianing and his growth. It’s a battle of blood to find a cure before both armies are decimated! In the end So Go joins Zhou and now their army is over a hundred thousand strong! Chew on that Dakki! More allies are expected from Kongrong. But Shinkohyo has a dastardly plan to force Taikobo to kill the two returning princes, the two heirs of Yin! Inchon and Inchi were in the Sennin world for training. The princes are given a choice and they each choose different paths! Ichi the younger chooses to ally with Zhou, defeat Dakki and rescue his father from Dakki’s clutches. But Inchon chooses to return to Yin and declares Taikobo and Zhou his enemies! Now it’s brother against brother and the two armies are set to clash! Yin moves against Zhou with Taikobo having to face the boy who has now become a man, the boy he had saved! You reap what you sow and it looks like the harvest is going to bite back! The manga also has all kinds of bonus goodies. There are Paope Power Data, Secret Characters Encyclopedia, Deciphering “Hoshin”, a Hoshin Engi Rank File, Magical File and Immortal Files!
IN SUMMARY:
Zhou and Yin finally meet on the field as the two armies clash in this dense fantasy adventure epic! |
