Comments on: Blue Moon Reviews — Black Cat, Vols. 1-2

By: Michelle Smith

Michelle Smith — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:08:56 +0000

Yeah, I suppose it is a bit generic. That’s pretty much what I meant when I said you could just look at it and tell it ran in Shonen Jump. They have kind of a… house style or something.

I’m sorry to hear its quality deteriorates in later volumes. It seems so well structured and well planned at the outset.

By: Okman

Okman — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:15:14 +0000

Ehhh, Black Cat is alright. It starts off pretty promising but I think it devolves rather quickly into a bunch of shounen-manga tropes, which is a shame. Art is pretty good though, if a tad bit generic.

By: Michelle Smith

Michelle Smith — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:00:39 +0000

Joe: To be honest, my local library carries Black Cat and I intend to read the rest through them and not actually purchase it. That doesn’t mean I don’t think it’s totally fun but, like you, I am already spending tons of money on manga and I’m running out of storage options!

By: Melinda Beasi

Melinda Beasi — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:17:50 +0000

Yeah, Michelle, one of the things that kept me hooked to the series, actually, is that the fights remained interesting to the end, which is not something I’d usually say about this type of manga. Heh.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:25:28 +0000

I’ve read a few volumes, and while it’s a good series, it’s not something I’d spend money on. I’m not a huge fan of the art. Plus, I’m getting way too many other manga and comics as it is.

By: Danielle Leigh

Danielle Leigh — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:14:25 +0000

ohhhh…I think I would also like the relationship between Train and Sven. Thanks for the great review! Luckily, I think my library has this series as well so I can test it out.

By: Michelle Smith

Michelle Smith — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:54:23 +0000

Yeah, I’m less interested in the plot itself than I just think it’ll be cool to watch our heroes fight Creed’s people, with everyone having different types of skills and abilities and stuff. So, that’s what I meant by addictive qualities of shounen, but it also has characters one can care about.

By: Melinda Beasi

Melinda Beasi — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:45:05 +0000

I’m so glad you enjoyed this! Despite the fact that neither its setting nor its surface plot elements are especially original, the characters and their relationships really pulled me in, and that’s what I read manga for anyway. There are few shonen series I’ve enjoyed this much.

By: Black Cat 1-2 by Kentaro Yabuki: B+ | Soliloquy in Blue

Black Cat 1-2 by Kentaro Yabuki: B+ | Soliloquy in Blue — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:22:27 +0000

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