Title: After School Nightmare Vol 9
Author: Setona Mizushiro
Publisher: go! comi
ISBN: 9781933617701
May Contain Spoilers
OMG! Why does Setona Mizushiro keep messing with my mind? Even after nine volumes of After School Nightmare, she still manages to turn everything in her story upside down and leave me wondering what the hell is going on?!
The question as to the knight’s identity was finally revealed, and afterwards, I wondered why I never figured that one out. It was right there all along, like the bruise in that apple that you didn’t notice when you bought it. Mashiro must face reality and see that people he once idolized and held to high esteem were really no different from himself, and that they, too, kept pieces of themselves hidden from everyone else. It was a painful lesson to learn, but since he jumped to conclusions and believed the worst in Sou, it was partially his own fault.
Speaking of facing reality, Sou desperately needs to do just that. Instead, he’s been enchanted by his own dreams of love and happiness, and he can’t break free of them. And it’s really creepy. Sou is the most pathetic, needy character in the whole series. Mashiro is a normal guy next to Sou. All this time I thought that Sou would be the one to save Mashiro - now I see that it’s Sou who really needs to be rescued, but will Mashiro’s resolve to do so remain strong?
I love the chapter illustration of Kureha and Mashiro for chapter 33. They both look so cute and happy. Will they ever look that joyous in the story?
Grade: B+
Rated for Older Teen
Review copy provided by go! comi
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11:09 am
Nice timing. I was finally able to read this volume (and the last) just two days ago. I originally thought that the Knight wasn’t really Sou (I’d even guessed his real identity pretty early on in the story). But then Sous sister said that it was Sou, so I assumed that I had been wrong… I just love how Setona Mizushiro messes with our minds from the beginning to end! I really enjoyed the last volume as well, so I look forward to reading your thoughts on it when you’ve read it. /Aiia from AoD
2:03 pm
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5:34 pm
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4:17 pm
Yea, she’s doing a great job with messing with our minds, but i dont like that because the next and final book itsn coming out bofore 2009 . And i always thought that Sou was the knight, but then who is he in the dreams ? .. ;p hehe