More filters. Sort order. The second book in this series continues its wacky blend of improbable sci-fi and fantasty with the same style and vigor as the first one.
The ideas are fresh and alarming, and different enough from the preceding book to feel like this one stands on its own. Still, it is hard to compete with the first time experiencing this series, so I have fonder memories of the first book despite being impressed with this one.
This one explores D's history to some extent, which is exciting given how mysterious The second book in this series continues its wacky blend of improbable sci-fi and fantasty with the same style and vigor as the first one. This one explores D's history to some extent, which is exciting given how mysterious he is in general.
And it seems to spend some time consciously ratcheting up the emotional investment a bit, which was a surprise, but done with humor. My only problem is that, again, the women are barely noticed in this world, except as victims, often of sexual assault, or love interests, or both.
Trigger warning spoiler: view spoiler [There are two sexual assaults that I remember depicted in this book, and although the camera looks away before an actual rape occurs, both scenes are fairly graphic and violent. In one part it mentions that women do know how to use blades and guns, though they don't need to know as much artillery as the men. From all the roving male gangs of sexual predators, I would think it would be more important for women to learn weaponry.
At the very least, this book takes such pains to set up a frontier dystopia where humans are pitted against all manner of supernatural fiends; it seems improbable that the towns would not make use of every man, woman, and child in the defense of their villages. But this series sits squarely in the alpha-man-with-no-name genre, so strong female characters are not at the top of the author's priority list. If you can stomach his fascination with equating women with victims, there are definitely some interesting ideas in this series: a dizzying array of creepy crawlies, brooding philosophy, and hilarious over-the-top fight scenes, which do succeed in entertainment value.
Edit: Having now read three of these books, I'm pulling the rating down to three stars for this one because the author seems to be treating sexual assault as a part of the descriptive adjectives for his female characters.
Did I describe their hair color? Did I mention who they are in love with? Did I incorporate sexual assault into their current or past history? The repetition is demeaning, and I can't act like it doesn't tarnish the overall tone of these books. Dec 21, Robin rated it it was ok. I adore the character of D. He's cheesy, over the top, and essentially perfect.
Which is why I read these books, despite the fact that perfect characters make for ridiculous, low-tension stories. It's cheese. It's pure cheese. Out of a can. I also found the way the author switches point of view, from objective camera to internal, and from one character to another in the same scene, to be awkward and off-putting. I don't generally read manga, so maybe it's a genre or cultural difference, or perhap I adore the character of D. I don't generally read manga, so maybe it's a genre or cultural difference, or perhaps a translation issue.
Mar 19, Taralen rated it liked it. Raiser of Gales just doesn't hold up to the first book of the series. While darker and more complex, the story is full of confusing passages that will most likely force you to reread what you just read. I'm not sure if Kikuchi did this on purpose since a continuous conflict in the book is that the characters must overcome attacks directly penetrating their psyche. So I say this problem is kind of up in the air. Like the first book, Kikuchi has a horrible habit of overly emphasizing how beautiful Raiser of Gales just doesn't hold up to the first book of the series.
Like the first book, Kikuchi has a horrible habit of overly emphasizing how beautiful the attractive characters are and failing to describe everyone who frankly isn't. I mentally begged the book to go into greater descriptive detail about this "ashen-gray" figure that serves as the central protagonist of the book. Literally we barely get any description of just what this figure is dressed in, and I was kind of surprised to find out he's wearing a mask since I never got the impression he does until it's explicitly stated so.
Kikuchi just describes him as either ashen-gray or a shadow, so it's kind of hard to visualize such an important character to the story. The horror parts are gruesome and detailed enough to make you visualize a clear image, something I thoroughly liked.
There is a lot of nudity and implied rape throughout the story which could easily make some readers uncomfortable. D is much more human in this story than he is in the previous installment. I really enjoy the parts in the story that show his friendship with Lina, the heroine. There's also this cute sub-plot involving white blossoms that Lina receives from an unknown admirer.
The reveal in the end is surprising, but there just isn't enough build-up with the character who's reveal to be the admirer since Kikuchi doesn't actually describe him enough.
Maybe he should have stopped spending so much time talking about how pretty D is and actually thought about building character on the secret admirer? The story is also cleverly woven in a way that reveals a lot more about the world of the Nobility and their history. I can easily say I am eager to learn more about the lore in the next installments. View 1 comment. Jul 21, Matthew rated it really liked it.
Much more complex and dark than the first book, this is the 4th time I've read the book cover to cover. After reading a few different reviews that really blasted the book, I agree with them somewhat.
The book didn't really focus on D the 'badass' as much as D the extraordinarily complex dhampir. In this book he portrays portions of his personality RARELY ever seen, like smiling and actually talking about his past.
The book speculates on the past, present, and future of the nobility with very in Much more complex and dark than the first book, this is the 4th time I've read the book cover to cover. The book speculates on the past, present, and future of the nobility with very in depth descriptions about what really makes them a vampire. Although there were some really good battle scenes, the most intriguing portion by the far is the mystery of the 4 children. Although as stated in some other reviews, the structure of the language used is not simple and sometimes you fail to grasp a sentence here and there.
Try reading Frank Herbert. Its WAY worse. Overall, not my favorite in the series but still a fantastic read. Only read if you've read the first, though. Oct 08, Michael Sorbello rated it really liked it Shelves: fantasy-books , dark-books , sword-and-sorcery , all-book-reviews , grimdark , instagram-posts. Dark, cold, brutal and mysterious.
D travels to the village of Tepes where vampires that can walk in broad daylight make an appearance. Turns out Dracula has been performing some incredibly cruel experiments, fusing human genes with the vampire nobles in an attempt to eradicate his own species genetic flaws and weaknesses. The action is absurdly over-the-top but highly entertaining, the protagonist and the vampires are much more emotionally fleshed out than they were in the first book and the fe Dark, cold, brutal and mysterious.
The action is absurdly over-the-top but highly entertaining, the protagonist and the vampires are much more emotionally fleshed out than they were in the first book and the female protagonist was brave in the face of constant tragedy. This series does a tremendous job of blending dark fantasy, science fiction, gothic horror and spaghetti westerns all in one. It's incredibly cheesy fun. May 21, Steven rated it it was amazing Shelves: vampire-hunter-d-books.
I highly recommend this to anyone that likes horror mixed with an action packed book. This is also a great read for people that are new to anime or Manga books. Feb 02, Glaiza rated it really liked it. The time had come. If nothing else, her voice was proud. Four kids disappeared into it and only three returned. Ten years pass and now vampires that walk in th "The people who uncovered this potential, the beings who guided the human race to a higher level-were they really so cursed?
Ten years pass and now vampires that walk in the light seem to be tormenting this town. Does it have anything to do with the children who returned? This book continues the story of the uber-sexy-according-to-every-single-person-who-has-met-him, so-talented-he-makes-all-the-girls-and-boys-want-him, Vampire Hunter D.
The author makes sure you and your mother knows this. Don't get me wrong - I absolutely love Mr. D, but there are times when I, too, tire of the constant oh-my-what-a-hottie phrases bestowed on the stoic youth. Having said that, D is actually a lot better in this book than in the first one - in that he actually shows more emotion. He chuckles! He has feelings! I love that. Give me more of that. What I do not want more of though are the creepy forced sexual scenes that is found in this book.
This is definitely not a book for casual readers because it's a little too dark for comfort. Lina is the only character that I cared for, other than D, and it just not fun seeing her being abused like she was here. I demand a re-imagining of this book where Lina kicks everyone's ass before she flies off into space and become a space pirate for the stars. Aug 20, Trace rated it really liked it. The story was good, and it was entertaining enough that I would give it five stars.
However, one thing I've come to notice in the writing of Hideyuki Kikuchi, is that he's a really creepy pervert. I mean, it's so noticeable it's kind of funny. Often does he write about rape, and sometimes he even describes it in lurid detail to the point of completion Thankfully this does not happen in this book, and nothing ever got to full on forced sex, but it was still a common enough theme that it made me The story was good, and it was entertaining enough that I would give it five stars.
Thankfully this does not happen in this book, and nothing ever got to full on forced sex, but it was still a common enough theme that it made me super uncomfortable, and for this reason I can not give it five stars. But D talks more than in the last one and you can get a better read on who he is as a character, he's not SO devoid of emotion as I previously thought, and the other characters that didn't do horrible, horrible things, basically saying Lina, and only Lina were memorable to a point.
And the story actually kept me wanting to know what the heck was going on. Which is always nice while it lasts. Certainly, the word count being as it is helps immensely in how much enjoyment this book gives out. But getting right down to it, I enjoyed the book and that's always enough to warrant a four star rating for me.
May 14, Rita Clazzi rated it it was ok Shelves: dnf. DNF at pg. To be frank most of the book was boring scene to boring scene with some great combat in the middle. Lina was a very annoying sidekick for the run and anytime she came on I felt the quality of the scene plummet. Also I'm so disgusted that Kikuchi, paragraph after paragraph had to state how curvatious or beautiful Lina a fresh 17 year old was.
Also Kikuchi always had to stress her age or youth whenever he could, but that was also before stating how a character would leer at her or have her in a situation where she was in danger of getting sexual assulted.
Then the incident with the Mayor I'm just done. Hearing how hot D was page after page also grew old really fast. I honestly think all the different words for beautiful were used in a paragraph about D. I will say this about the book. It played up the mystery of the Nobility really creepily and the action bits were the best part of the book overall, I just wish it wasn't such a chore to get through the rest of the book.
I really wanted to like this series, and this is coming from a recommendation from my friend who LOVES the series, but I don't see myself continuing on with D and his awesome cyborg horse.
Jun 24, F. Gross rated it really liked it Shelves: gothic , horror-supernatural , future-scifi , vampire. Volume 2 was certainly much different then the first. Furthermore, you get to learn a few more interesting dialogues between the countenanced carbuncle and D, the mysterious powers it possesses and how at some points, ultimately gets D out of trouble like it has in the past. Just what is the bond source between this phenomenon and the half vampire Hunter? I shall continue to read the series, hopefully it will be discovered in the coming countless volumes that have been written.
No worries. Nov 05, Andrias Scheuchzeri rated it really liked it Shelves: fiction , vampires , light-novel. Compared to the first book, in this one the author is a bit sloppy when describing some scenes, which may leave you confused and force you to reread a whole page or to wonder about something until he goes back to a certain character or event.
Maybe this is why it is heavily under the shadow of the first novel, plus somehow seems to repeat the 17yo young girl who is more capable than others but at the same time falls way too hard for the main character. Still, I totally recommend to read it since t Compared to the first book, in this one the author is a bit sloppy when describing some scenes, which may leave you confused and force you to reread a whole page or to wonder about something until he goes back to a certain character or event.
Still, I totally recommend to read it since the story so far makes you want to learn more about D and about what happened to the disappearing Nobility. Sep 26, Anette rated it it was amazing Shelves: fantasy. I thoroughly enjoy the suspense, unsaid and implied themes, the mystery of D and his ongoing battle with his inner self. I love the modern and sarcastic sense of humour that all the characters aside from D operate which I am completely surprised at seeing how old the series is and the pseudescientific talk, which makes each battle more exciting that it really is.
Feb 09, Rob rated it liked it Shelves: vampire-hunter-d. I know he's all super-uber-ultra hot an'all, I got that in the first pages, no need to keep on reminding me.
Sep 10, Brandi rated it really liked it Shelves: read-in , read-in Better than the first volume. Jun 25, Quentin Wallace rated it really liked it. Not as good as the first volume, but still entertaining. The world building is fantastic and probably the strongest point of the series. I do get a little tired of hearing how gorgeous D is, it seems like we're being told that every chapter. Still a cool series with cool monster.
I will be continuing. Jun 17, Brian rated it really liked it Shelves: post-apocalyptic , horror , science-fiction. The first Vampire Hunter D book was a pleasant read but pretty formulaic. It was clearly a riff on Hammer Horror films and didn't take any real liberties within that structure other than setting it in the far future after the civilization of the Nobility had passed.
Raiser of Gales isn't bound to stick to that formula because it's already been established, and while a lot of the hallmarks of the first book are still here, I found the plot to be much more engaging.
Like the capsule description say The first Vampire Hunter D book was a pleasant read but pretty formulaic. Like the capsule description says, the village of Tepes has vampires that walk in the daylight. Since the weaknesses of vampires--sunlight, stakes, running water, and all the rest--are basically the only reason that humans are able to fight back against them, this is obviously a concern.
As such, the village hires two vampire hunters, one of which is D. I'm a bit surprised that these small villages can keep coming up with the money necessary to hire a vampire hunter, considering how expensive and specialized Vampire Hunter D implied that those services were. And two at the same time? Well, whatever it takes to get D into the story, I guess. The same kind of flowery language is in use here, and D is just as ridiculous as he was in the previous book.
He's more beautiful than anyone else, he can beat anyone in battle, he can survive surprise attacks, explosions, psychic assault, physical deprivation, immersion in water, and basically anything anyone throws at him without showing that it harms him in the least. That's pretty much his character, though, and if that sounds ridiculous to you I'm pretty sure you didn't even get through the first book. Free download Sighing Kiss Yaoi Manga. Free download Solanin. Free download Sonic the Hedgehog Archives, Vol.
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