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Ishura, Vol. 1
- The New Demon King War
- De: Keiso, Kureta - illustrator, David Musto
- Narrado por: Chris Guerrero, Emily Bauer
- Duración: 10 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 11
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 11
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 11
In a world where the Demon King has died, a host of demigods capable of felling him have inherited the world. A master fencer who can figure out how to take out their opponents with a single glance; a lancer so swift they can break the sound barrier; a wyvern rogue who fights with three legendary weapons at once; an all-powerful wizard who can speak thoughts into being; an angelic assassin who deals instant death. Eager to attain the title of “True Hero,” these champions each pursue challenges against formidable foes and spark conflicts among themselves.
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5 out of 5 stars
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As good as the anime, but better
- De Amazon Customer en 03-14-25
- Ishura, Vol. 1
- The New Demon King War
- De: Keiso, Kureta - illustrator, David Musto
- Narrado por: Chris Guerrero, Emily Bauer
Don't Get Too Attached... This Story is War!
Revisado: 07-20-24
Ishura volume 1 audiobook is probably the best, most intense war based light novel volume I read since Realist Hero volume 2. Probably moreso here, since the stakes and the body count are a bit higher than Realist's.
Plot, which sees two nations pit against each other over a claim to freedom vs supremacy and over a potential claim to the title of Self-proclaimed Demon King, focuses on a lot of characters on the evil or selfish scale of morality, folks that are power hungry, crazy, or selfish. There's no one focus character, and a little over half the volume is setting up the cast before the conflict (not to say there aren't some intense moments and even some character death before that). I know that can be jarring, but I think listening in audio helped a bit so I could just let the plot clue me back into who we were following. Since it's a war, of course there's some characters who for various reasons fight for one side or another, so it's helpful to have some kind of notes to follow all that.
The story has a lot of lore and character backstory hinted at and not fully revealed, which is enticing for future volumes. I'd kind of like to see an Ishura 0 prequel that explores some of what happened before this current conflict.
I'm really fearful about what's going to happen to the characters that did manage to survive this conflict. I think there's three that I really like, and then the rest can die in a fire. That sounds negative, but I'm that person that likes to see terrible character's motives explored. I'm not looking forward to if this becomes a more standard Tournament Battle series like I think it might, I was actually really surprised volume 1 was more of a war for control and independence than a battle royale.
I read the audiobook version, which had very good performances / very vocal performances (be prepared for some screaming characters and death cries). My reservations would only be 1) They mispronounced Oreisha (I don't even know if I'm spelling it right because it's pronounced 3 different ways), 2) while there was a lot of range, I felt like some of the older character voices tended to blend in with each other (wise old men characters and Higuara in particular could blend).
Overall, definitely interested in continuing this one.
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KIZUMONOGATARI
- Wound Tale
- De: NISIOISIN
- Narrado por: Keith Silverstein, Eric Kimerer, Cristina Vee
- Duración: 9 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,355
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,248
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,245
Around midnight, under a lonely streetlamp in a provincial town in Japan, lies a white woman, a blonde, alone, robbed of all four limbs yet undead. Indeed, a rumor's been circulating among the local girls that a vampire has come to their backwater, of all places. Koyomi Araragi, who prefers to avoid having friends because they'd lower his "intensity as a human", is naturally skeptical.
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3 out of 5 stars
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NO POINT IN CRYING OVER SPILT BLOOD
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 05-19-17
- KIZUMONOGATARI
- Wound Tale
- De: NISIOISIN
- Narrado por: Keith Silverstein, Eric Kimerer, Cristina Vee
Interesting Plot Marred by Screams and Thoughts
Revisado: 02-16-17
So this is the first of the Monogatari series chronologically, and as the author says in the Afterward, it's acceptable to read this before the first proper release in Japan in Bakemonogatari.
The narration was ok. I do think the music, which a track plays pretty much during every line, drowned out the voices sometimes, and could be a bit distracting. Also, when the characters would scream, it was a bit shrill. I noticed for some screams they changed the volume level. I also thought Araragi's thinking voice wasn't that distinguished from his speaking voice, so at times it was tough for me to tell if people could hear him or no.
The plot is interesting, at times dark and other times comedic / fun, though it does have cringeworthy grade school moments focused on the female form and attire. I would not recommend listening to this one aloud.
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