Tokyo Ravens [Light Novel]

[AnimeManiac001]

Originally Posted by Zilch_Saber

Well, actually. I am having the same problem. I can't open it using my browser in my Phone but I can open it using my laptop.

I'm having the same problem, but its on and off. A few hours ago I could read the last chapters of Volume 13 just fine, but not the first novels.
At this moment, baka-tsuki shows 'bad request' in every link, can't even acess Tokyo Ravens page.

Now... About the volume 13: [spoilers Natsume, Harutora and Akino/Full Moon]

Spoiler:

I'm am very happy that the truth about Natsume's current condiction is being revealed, because I was very curious about it, and the errors that Harutora made when using the Taizan Fukun Ritual the first time.
Susu was the one preparing it, so everything should have gone well, I mean even when Susuka -who's not as great researcher as Suzu (Susuka said so herself)- did it, the God show up - a bit late, but still... - so why when Harutora did it, something did go wrong?
And what the hell was the fruit he got from the Dark Temple from Sen? That's bothering me too (Sen you old fox, you are too modest, placing Akino and the Full Moon with Natsume was a master move, don't sell yourself short. I do hope we got to see him again, he's very interesting character ).

I'm kinda thinking that the problem may not be Harutora, but Natsume herself, maybe something about her prevents the normal resurection? Harutora giving his life for her would be bad, she would be super pissed and lectured him a mile long [a real mile], not seeing it happening, it would be tragic! And frustrating.

Akino and the Full Moon relationship was a good twist, not expecting it that way.
I'm guessing that the color page on volume 13 is the Full Moon using Akino's form, still not sure how the two relate-got together, though I'm considering the possibility that the Full Moon was somehow sealed or guarded by the Souma family, or another third party, like the Raven's coat but choose to possess a relative of the Soumas to escape?; probably a branch line distant from the main bloodline, who end up giving Akino away for some reason.
I'm sorta thinking on these lines; If they were people who were trying to escape Souma's long objective and live a normal life then having a living rabbit spirit child would not only get in the way but it would also catch the attention of the main family (the bad kind of attention); so ditching the baby is the most obvious choice... If this is so, I'm betting on te Full Moon planing it this way, because it did sound inteligent and its confirmed that it is powerfull too. If it were me, I wouldn't want to be contantly guarded, Susuka had it hard for almost 2 years, it pains me to think her in those condictions, so if the Full Moon was retrived by the Souma right after Yakou's death, that were 50 something years being a prisioner, not a nice prosprect

And I'm super excited to read the last chapter of Volume 13, and hope to god the next volume comes before my birthday (September), but if so, it won't be by much! This series is sort of 2 volumes per year, so the next one is going to take a while, I just hope its not released on christmas, its such a busy time *fingers crossed*

Oh, and I forgot to ask, has anyone knows anything about the short story Reincarnation? The one that was released with the album? It has a catchy title, and so wanted to know about it! Anything is fine really, a little spoiler is all I want, please? (Thanks anyway)

[epicSHIN]

Chapter 5 is up! Thank you Lygo~

[Zilch_Saber]

And that is why I said that I have a bad feeling about this...

That jerk Harutora.... waaaaah! Akino T^T

[AnimeManiac001]

Originally Posted by epicSHIN

Chapter 5 is up! Thank you Lygo~

Thanks for the info!
And a big fat THANK You for Lygo! You did a gigantic job in the last 10 days! You are the top of awesomeness! (if that is a word, but if its not, then we know who it is )

Yay! Last chapter!!!! So many surprises! I'm so edgy! Just finished reading but my heart is still racing

But............!

Spoiler:

At least we got some answers! The Raven's coat and the Full Moon are Abe no Seimei tools, no cross that, Yakou's tools in order to comunicate with Seimei? Or something like that, that seal part of his aura and inteligence/personality? Yakou, in order to save the already thin connection between himself and Seimei, created a back up of his aura in the Raven coat (thus saving a part of Seimei's aura, since they are blood relatives, no matter how distant) and personality in the Full moon, the 2 together create a 'space' where Harutora can communicate with Seimei via thoughts? So unexpected!!! - And hell compliceted! Took me a few tries before I worked the concept correctly, or at least I think is correct now, as far as I can understand.

And Natsume!! Can't believe it! She has another soul, hence why she can't be 'reformed' properly, because half of her (now that I think of it, Natsume did mentioned that half of her was existing now thanks to the method so while she knows she's incomplete she doesn't know how much?) is still... away (don't know how to name the place, world of dead? of spirits? something?)

Ghaa! Can't believe that Akino was sacrificed like that! Natsume and the others will be devastated! How horrible of Harutora... and the next disaster is days away!

Maybe this is a completely unimportant question, but the voice that Natsume has been hearing when she is close to death, at first I didn't know who it was, then I thought it was Harutora, and then it was revealed to be Hokuto? So its really the dragon, I don't remember reading about Hokuto talking in the previous volumes (it would be so funny if it did talk, Hokuto's atitute is very comical, since she is so whimsical)

And Touji and Kogure!!! Poor them!
Perhaps Kogure can release the Tsuchimikados from the inside, with a little help of a rabbit and (maybe) a special senser.
I sense some depression and anger in Touji's future. And headaches for everyone. I wonder how Suzu and Ohtomo will react to the news, it sounds very interesting if they were affected somehow

Originally Posted by Zilch_Saber

And that is why I said that I have a bad feeling about this...

That jerk Harutora.... waaaaah! Akino T^T

Hei... I don't think Harutora when with his original *stupid, Natsume enraging* idea... Although I agree with the Akino part. I love her, she's so cute! Susuka and Natsume will be devastated, Harutora will be in serious trouble with them. *2 doses of earfull lectures for him*

[epicSHIN]

I didn't think that Takiko would see Yashamaru and Kumomaru as an annoyance.

[Kyuusaisha]

Reading these two volumes makes me worry about Takiko. I somewhat hate my weakness for redheads but I feel her "lot" hasn't been the greatest.

[AnimeManiac001]

Originally Posted by epicSHIN

I didn't think that Takiko would see Yashamaru and Kumomaru as an annoyance.

Hmm, I mean, wasn't she always stuck in tradition, rituals and training even more than Natsume? Then if Kumomaru and Yashamaru are the 'enforcers' then she might resent the situation a bit, even if she complies with it.

Although... she was a tad strange to the end, really, the girl's is getting messed up and the 2 of them (plus everyone else that is pushing that plan forward) don't even care? How cold! Great shinigami*sarcasm*.

[Wandering Soul]

Originally Posted by epicSHIN

I didn't think that Takiko would see Yashamaru and Kumomaru as an annoyance.

Makes sense that she would considering that those two are some of the people that are restricting her freedom.

Was not expecting Harutora to sacrifice Akino like that.

[epicSHIN]

Originally Posted by Kyuusaisha

Reading these two volumes makes me worry about Takiko. I somewhat hate my weakness for redheads but I feel her "lot" hasn't been the greatest.

If her will to achieve the Souma clan's long-cherished dream doesn't waver till the end she really might........die. OH GOD NO.

Originally Posted by AnimeManiac001

Hmm, I mean, wasn't she always stuck in tradition, rituals and training even more than Natsume? Then if Kumomaru and Yashamaru are the 'enforcers' then she might resent the situation a bit, even if she complies with it.

Although... she was a tad strange to the end, really, the girl's is getting messed up and the 2 of them (plus everyone else that is pushing that plan forward) don't even care? How cold! Great shinigami*sarcasm*.

Wasn't that because of her clan's dream? I thought that she endured all of that in order to achieve her clan's dream, and not because of those two Yase Dojis. If I'm correct I think she's doing all that on her own will.

To be honest in the beginning I thought 'something' is pushing Takiko to do those things, by 'something' I meant like an old curse(something along those lines). But after reading this volume I can see that she's totally serious.

If her will to achieve the Souma clan's long-cherished dream doesn't waver till the end she really might........die.

Talking about curses, passing that dream down to the Souma family's descendants for thousand of years is almost like a curse. Neh, maybe I'm wrong.

Originally Posted by the one above all

Makes sense that she would considering that those two are some of the people that are restricting her freedom.

Was not expecting Harutora to sacrifice Akino like that.

Are they? It looks to me more like the Souma clan's long-cherished dream is what's restricting her.

[Zilch_Saber]

Wow! Their hope is getting weaker and weaker. Is this what we called the climax?

Questions:

What will be the path Harutora will choose?
Is Natsume going to be save?
Will the souma and the omnyou agency will be able to be stop?
Will Akino be able to come back?

My most curious question: I wonder what Seime's voice looks-like. :3

Harutora, you better get Akino back!! Not that cute little girl!! Q^Q

@ Nuvi: Well, the logic of most anime, kill every character except the MC. Since Natsume is now the new MC, the possibility of Harutora dying increase greatly. And now with him loosing all strategies and idea and nothing's left. He will do anything to save Natsume, destroy the Souma and the Omnyou agency even with risking his own life.

Oh, please Harutora. Don't perform some idiotic ritual (like calling Seimei and trying it to merge in your body or soul or whatsover. You'll really gonna die. But that is what I can see this series going )

[epicSHIN]

Originally Posted by Zilch_Saber

Wow! Their hope is getting weaker and weaker. Is this what we called the climax?

Questions:

What will be the path Harutora will choose?
Is Natsume going to be save?
Will the souma and the omnyou agency will be able to be stop?
Will Akino be able to come back?

My most curious question: I wonder what Seime's voice looks-like. :3

Harutora, you better get Akino back!! Not that cute little girl!! Q^Q

Yes, Tokyo Ravens is reaching its climax.

What will be the path Harutora will choose?

I don't know, I'm not sure.

Is Natsume going to be save?

Definitely.

Will the souma and the omnyou agency will be able to be stop?

Probably. I'm sure Harutora has a plan.

Will Akino be able to come back?

I have a feeling that she might disappear. Takiko might die too. Ugh.

Question.

Does Azano likes happy endings?

Btw, do you guys have any idea when TR Volume 14 might come out?

[Chris38]

I don't know if Azano likes happy endings, but I think ... considering the previous volumes release dates, that the next volume is going to be released somewhere around October - November.

[epicSHIN]

Thank you for answering. I have another one. What happened to the fruit that Harutora got from Sen?

[theshade1]

Just read the latest stuff.

Hmm, Harutora could die, but he definitely won't do it as a sacrifice or something cuz of what happened in the first part- what he said to suzuka and what kon said to him. Although his personality had a massive change... so who knows?

Also honestly, I wouldn't mind if Takiko dies. It'll be a bit tragic is all. Also I don't get why ppl think she's being manipulated into this. From what I've read, she's definitely a willing participant and has full control and knowledge of what she's doing. She's a bit of an awkward loner, but I don't think it excuses her. Of course we don't know her full story yet, but my opinion is from what we've been given so far.

[Zilch_Saber]

Originally Posted by theshade1

Just read the latest stuff.

Hmm, Harutora could die, but he definitely won't do it as a sacrifice or something cuz of what happened in the first part- what he said to suzuka and what kon said to him. Although his personality had a massive change... so who knows?

Also honestly, I wouldn't mind if Takiko dies. It'll be a bit tragic is all. Also I don't get why ppl think she's being manipulated into this. From what I've read, she's definitely a willing participant and has full control and knowledge of what she's doing. She's a bit of an awkward loner, but I don't think it excuses her. Of course we don't know her full story yet, but my opinion is from what we've been given so far.

Harutora is quite unpredictable right now. So we really can't ascertain what action he will take. Though, the only thing that we surely know and will not change is that he will save Natsume, bring Akino back, destroy the Souma and the Omnyou Agency. Aaaagh! I don't want him to die... but this bad feelings just can't leave my heart. (It also triggers that idea to me when it is mentioned that Harutora almost sacrificed half of his life in performing the Taizan Fukun Ritual, 1 and a half years ago. Who knows what he will try to do and offer this time just to achieve all his goals.

And I am also wondering what happened to the fruit. It never mentioned anyway. And about Takiko's death.... Well, it might be sad but it will not really give so much impact to me for sure. Her ideals and the way she thinks really just too off and I can't understand her personality. Doing all sorts of thing and then saying that she likes Suzuka and wanted to be friend with Natsume and Harutora.

[Chris38]

Originally Posted by epicSHIN

Thank you for answering. I have another one. What happened to the fruit that Harutora got from Sen?

Well, personally I don't remember anything mentioned about it, in the latest two volumes ... so it might be possible that it's related to some developments that the author doesn't want to reveal yet...

On a different topic ... the recent revelations about Natsume's 'condition'...

Spoiler for Speculation based upon volume 13:

... made me think that Natsume's soul is eventually going to merge with the other soul present in her body, either in some 'natural' way or through some 'intervention' from Harutora, which wouldn't go as he planned.

After all, it doesn't seem like the other soul within Natsume's body wants her to die, and judging from the last chapter, it seems that 'she' and Natsume are able to 'converse' in someway.

The end result of this 'merge' would be the return of Natsume to a proper 'life', but she would still retain her current 'Living Spirit' status of being possessed by Hokuto or ... 'evolve' into an actual dragon spirit.

In other words ... the 'price' of Natsume returning to the land of the living, could be a partial or full 'loss' of her 'physical humanity' ... which would force Hartuora to 'bind' Natsume as his shikigami in order to prevent Natsume from becoming a spiritual disaster...

[Nuvi]

My god....what the hell happened in this last volume? Harutora left me speechless.

[theshade1]

Originally Posted by Zilch_Saber

Harutora is quite unpredictable right now. So we really can't ascertain what action he will take. Though, the only thing that we surely know and will not change is that he will save Natsume, bring Akino back, destroy the Souma and the Omnyou Agency. Aaaagh! I don't want him to die... but this bad feelings just can't leave my heart. (It also triggers that idea to me when it is mentioned that Harutora almost sacrificed half of his life in performing the Taizan Fukun Ritual, 1 and a half years ago. Who knows what he will try to do and offer this time just to achieve all his goals.

And I am also wondering what happened to the fruit. It never mentioned anyway. And about Takiko's death.... Well, it might be sad but it will not really give so much impact to me for sure. Her ideals and the way she thinks really just too off and I can't understand her personality. Doing all sorts of thing and then saying that she likes Suzuka and wanted to be friend with Natsume and Harutora.

Yeah. LOL it looks like you and I are the only ones who don't really have much sympathy for her. She definitely deserves comeuppance for what she's done.

Also a question- can someone please explain to me Natsume's condition. Here's what I get so far

Spoiler for From what i've read:

Currently her soul is anchored to her body with the power of Hokuto-the dragon. But 'half of her soul' is away?? Hokuto is filling in that part for the time being and they can communicate? So the part that is away- what is it? I mean clearly Natsume has the same personality and is not some shell- so what is the part that's missing???

[Chris38]

Originally Posted by theshade1

Also a question- can someone please explain to me Natsume's condition. Here's what I get so far

Spoiler for From what i've read:

Currently her soul is anchored to her body with the power of Hokuto-the dragon. But 'half of her soul' is away?? Hokuto is filling in that part for the time being and they can communicate? So the part that is away- what is it? I mean clearly Natsume has the same personality and is not some shell- so what is the part that's missing???

I don't think that the answer to that question has been revealed to us yet.

Spoiler for Speculation about Natsume's condition:

... but I think it's the part, that anchors the soul to the human body ... basically the part that Hokuto fills in ... since anything else, in my opinion, wouldn't make sense ... considering what we know about Natsume's condition.

[theshade1]

Originally Posted by Chris38

I don't think that the answer to that question has been revealed to us yet.

Spoiler for Speculation about Natsume's condition:

... but I think it's the part, that anchors the soul to the human body ... basically the part that Hokuto fills in ... since anything else, in my opinion, wouldn't make sense ... considering what we know about Natsume's condition.

Ah Ok.

Spoiler for Natsume:

So it's not been fully revealed yet. Personally I can't comprehend how a part of one's soul goes missing. Like does that part have a personality or something.. or like u said- is it just an anchor?