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After School Nightmare Volume 9 (After School Nightmare (Graphic Novel) (Adult))
- Paperback
- Author: Setona Mizushiro
- Publisher: Go! Media Entertainment
- Release Date: October 2008
- ISBN-10: 1933617705
- ISBN-13: 9781933617701
- List Price: $10.99
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Summaries and Customer Reviews provided by Amazon
SummaryMashiro has finally come to terms with his feelings, but even though Sou has cast aside his controlling sister, her hold on him goes deeper than he thinks. When Kureha finds her own strength and decides not to graduate, Mashiro throws himself into his relationship with Sou... but was Sou ever really serious about him? |
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
A knight to remember...
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The true identity of the knight has been discovered, much to the surprise of many. This isn't the only revelation of the book, as we also discover the disturbing truth behind Sou's obsessive sister Ai. Kureha has to not only learn to accept who & what she is, but she also has to compete with someone who isn't playing fair.
The storyline keeps getting better & better in this series. The pacing is very well done & the characters are enthralling even when they're really behaving in ways that aren't that likable. Like another review said, this volume ends on a "what they hey?" type of ending that makes me eager to read the last volume.
5/5
A Stunning Volume
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After School Nightmare has been one of my favorite manga series since I stumbled on it about a year ago. Since then, I have devoured each new volume as soon as I could get my hands on it. The main highlight of the series is how the characters' struggles become fully realized in the dream world. In the real world, Sou is able to drag his feet when it comes to choosing between two people very close to him. However, when he enters the dream world, he is forced to decide which of them he wishes to save and which one he wishes to sacrifice. Every internal struggle is externalized and characters must act to resolve them, which makes for incredibly compelling reading and great amounts of character development.
Obviously, I love this series on the whole, but the ninth volume takes it to an entirely different level of quality. I hate to be melodramatic or enthuse too much about it, but this may quite literally be the best volume of manga that I have ever read. Sou receives the main focus, and we as readers are finally able to understand what made him into the dark young man he is in the series. He's never been my favorite character in ASM, but the way that the author portrays his psychological struggles is one of the most fascinating, gripping things I have ever seen or read, be it in novels, manga, or in a movie.
The only downside to this volume is that it ends on a cliffhanger that feels a bit rushed, and doesn't seem to tie back into the main story--yet. However, I have faith that it will all be properly explained and integrated when we receive the tenth and final volume in January.
Adult or teen?
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Not sure why amazon says Adult graphic novel after title? It was listed as one of Yalsa's (American Library Association) "Great Graphic Novels for Teens"...
Wonderful story
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I thought for awhile about this manga series till I finally decided to get Volume 1 and then had to order every one available. It is a story of mystery, intrigue, love and peer pressure. There is a bit of horror to it but to me not very much.
To not spoil the story itself it is basically a story of finding oneself and your place in the world. I highly recommend this manga series. IF there is an anime as well I would purchase as well. Although it appears to be light yaoi, but is it really?
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