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Been reading LW&C's first volume, and I really want to like it, but the episodic nature and dryness of the storytelling frankly baffles me.
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Strangely enough, I read LW&C in reverse chronological order (thereby breaking every law of reading fiction) and found that it worked a lot better that way. I found the first few volumes and most of the side stories fairly boring and it was only after I jumped to the last few volumes that I started appreciating the series more. As Vile mentioned, the continous storyline starts pretty late into the manga.
Thanks for reccing Saraiya Goyou! The art's interesting and I think the plot holds promise. But so far, the story's a tad on the bland side ... (I just wish the Ikki website had more Children of the Sea chapters!)
If you can get past the 1st 12 chaps where the characters are basically mucking around (though there's important foreshadowing taking place too), the story becomes a lot more focused.
Oh, and thanks for the Borgia books! Will start with Hibbert's book (I am a Borgia newbie after all). And I really need to start dwelving into Maguire's alternate, twisted fairy tales ...
I just watched the anime, Spice and Wolf, recently and it was very, very impressive. Loved it and just can't stop raving about it!! Wish more such anime existed. Noticed that a
manga version exists. May be worth checking out ...