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Dragon Half - Omnibus Volume 2
So this volume started not particularly strongly and seemed rather repetitive, to the point where I was starting to have reservations about whether I could really recommend it any more. Happily though, it then suddenly picked up again, and with Mink and pals (and their unwanted parents) now on an actual epic quest, albeit still a rather ridiculous one, it’s definitely giving me more Slayers-y vibes.
From the additional material in the middle, it seems even the author wasn’t particularly happy with the chapters that I’d found lacking either, which certainly feels vindicating. Once you push through those though, Dragon Half is back to its strengths as ott fantasy fun that doesn’t take itself at all seriously, but this time with decidedly more of a plot. I think at this point, it probably needed that direction to stop it from becoming stale.
With the story moving out into the wider world, our cast of heroes and villains (mainly villains) expands as on their way to challenge the demon lord Azetodeth, Mink & co are sidetracked by an unskippable side-quest to defeat Deadlai, lord of the undead and their... four generals with... elemental themes HANG ON. All of them are great. And Mink, Lufa and Pia aren’t the only ones with family issues either, as we find out little Dug, son of the demon lord, also has two older brothers to contend with who aren’t making his life any easier, especially when Vina manages to summon one of them in her own ongoing vendetta against Mink. I’m genuinely excited now to see how the story ends.
So this volume started not particularly strongly and seemed rather repetitive, to the point where I was starting to have reservations about whether I could really recommend it any more. Happily though, it then suddenly picked up again, and with Mink and pals (and their unwanted parents) now on an actual epic quest, albeit still a rather ridiculous one, it’s definitely giving me more Slayers-y vibes.
From the additional material in the middle, it seems even the author wasn’t particularly happy with the chapters that I’d found lacking either, which certainly feels vindicating. Once you push through those though, Dragon Half is back to its strengths as ott fantasy fun that doesn’t take itself at all seriously, but this time with decidedly more of a plot. I think at this point, it probably needed that direction to stop it from becoming stale.
With the story moving out into the wider world, our cast of heroes and villains (mainly villains) expands as on their way to challenge the demon lord Azetodeth, Mink & co are sidetracked by an unskippable side-quest to defeat Deadlai, lord of the undead and their... four generals with... elemental themes HANG ON. All of them are great. And Mink, Lufa and Pia aren’t the only ones with family issues either, as we find out little Dug, son of the demon lord, also has two older brothers to contend with who aren’t making his life any easier, especially when Vina manages to summon one of them in her own ongoing vendetta against Mink. I’m genuinely excited now to see how the story ends.
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