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The immortal vampire gang led by Princess --Kikiou, Ryuuki, andShuuran -- is slowly but inexorably taking over Demon City Shinjuku. Itscitizens and the administration alike are turning into vampires. Mephisto hasapparently allied himself with them of his own accord. Setsura Aki stands aloneon the brink of extinction, tested by one desperate counterattack after thenext. Intending to snuff out his life once and for all, Princess unleashes theself-regenerating Kazikli Bey (better known abroad as Vlad the Impaler, theoriginal Dracula). Meanwhile, concerned about the worsening state of affairs inShinjuku, a team of foreign legionnaires -- Special Forces OperationalDetachment "F" -- is dispatched to Demon City. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Despite the best efforts of Aki Setsura and Doctor Mephisto, two of Shinjuku's most terrifying and capable residents, Princess and her entourage of Chinese vampires are slowly gaining control of Demon City. Setsura was severely injured and is still recovering, Mephisto continues to act strangely, and many of their allies have either been killed or taken hostage. To makes matters even worse, the vampires' influence continues to spread as more and more of Shinjuku's leadership fall victim to their fangs. The situation has gotten so bad that forces outside of Demon City Shinjuku are threatening and preparing to interfere. Setsura and Mephisto still present enough of a problem on their own for Princess and her plans that she has released Kazikli Bey, yet another powerful and deadly vampire, from his imprisonment. As the volatile situation in Shinjuku becomes more complicated, the city is drawn even closer to the brink of chaos and destruction.
Frankly, Yashakiden frustrates me. Although Kikuchi has a ton of great ideas, and I continue to love Demon City Shinjuku as a setting, he hasn't been able to pull everything together into a cohesive whole quite yet. I find that I often know what's going on without really understanding why. Some of the individual scenes and scenarios in Yashakiden are exciting and have great execution, particularly the action sequences, but I'm frequently at a loss as to how they are all connected to one another. Kikuchi's writing style in Yashakiden is very sparse with little extensive description. In fact, it is so direct and to the point that I often felt that I was missing out on crucial information. Occasionally, the narrative would seem to contradict itself which would leave me confused even after several re-readings. As unadorned as Kikuchi's writing in Yashakiden is, it can also be very unfocused.
Yashakiden was originally planned to be four volumes long. It quickly became clear to Kikuchi and his editors that four novels weren't going to be enough; he kept adding new characters and plot developments. I'm not sure how much of Yashakiden Kikuchi had planned out in advance. It frequently seems as though he's making things up as he goes. Ultimately, the series ended up being eight volumes long. With Yashakiden: The Demon Princess, Volume 3 the story has reached its midway point. Overall, the volume is better balanced than those preceding it. As Kikuchi states in the author's notes, the story is beginning to "gel." Yashakiden isn't as blatantly sexualized or grotesque as it once was. Although those elements still exist, they are better incorporated into the plot as a whole. As much as Yashakiden frustrates me, there is still enough in the series that intrigues me; I'll probably continue on with the series for at least a little while longer.
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