Narushima Yuri - Planet Ladder, vol. 06-07 (Eng. trans.)

[oyceter]

Huh, very interesting.

I still have no idea what really happened, but I liked the idea that the prophecy was ultimately a self-serving story created by the emperor whose name I have already forgotten but has a stupid little goatee that I keep wanting to shave off. That was too long to hyphenate, so you can just imagine the hyphens in there.

I am also extremely irked that Kaguya ends up marrying Seeyu and having happy children, largely because I read their relationship as more sibling-esque than anything else. Also, Bambi/Kaguya OTPexclamationpoint!

I wish we knew more of what happened to Gold, and I mourned the death of Giant Robot Chicken.

I'm not sure if I'd rec the series to everyone, given that I still have no idea what happened with the plot, the politics, or the world-building, but I really liked certain aspects, including the Giant Robot Chicken, the clone/robot/living weapon Gold, Bambi, and the Mad Prince Who Cannot Touch.

Comments

PS

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

At some early point I could no longer tell which was Gold and which was Gold's progenitor, and so ended up completely confused about everything regarding both of them.

Re: PS

[oyceter]

Yes! It is much like my confusion with Orochimaru, and leads to the conclusion that people in manga just shouldn't look alike, ever. Even if they are twins. Or have distinctly different clothes and hairstyles and hopefully speech mannerisms as well.