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Nov 29, 2015 2:13 PM
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I really don't like Otsu
Sep 20, 2017 9:48 AM
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🥊 CHAMPION 🥊

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Otsu is the Takezo light!!!
Oct 31, 2017 2:47 PM
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^^^^ most definitely.

I hope Otsu and Takezo are able to reconnect later on in the manga.
LunarPisces1Oct 31, 2017 2:51 PM
Oct 27, 2018 11:47 AM
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Beautiful Chapter with so much growth for Takezo!

I can't resist

10/10
Sep 19, 2020 3:33 PM
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That scene with the Monk and Takezo, with Takezo tearing up was great. 2 volumes into this manga and its great. The art is 10/10 already.
Nov 21, 2020 7:09 AM
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And the journey begins tu tu tu, that monk was great.
Jul 6, 2021 12:32 PM
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Takezo arc: 7/10
A good enough first arc. The pacing felt really fast in the beginning and middle, but as things slowed down towards the end the arc improved with some good character moments. Most of all this felt like a prologue to the actual story so I'm okay with a few early flaws.
Jan 5, 2022 12:33 PM
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Takenzo's amazing development stole this chapter for me, truly amazing chapter
Apr 1, 2022 11:10 AM
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amazing chapter i liked the development of takezo
Thanks nirererin for the set
Apr 18, 2022 1:02 PM

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That monk is my favorite character from what I've read so far
Jul 13, 2022 9:42 AM
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takezo starting to embrace his past
Oct 21, 2022 8:50 PM
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Beautiful in every way
Dec 24, 2022 8:30 AM

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Man, is he really a monk? xD
Feb 12, 2023 6:24 PM
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Bro this story got philosophical as hell rq
Mar 25, 2023 11:04 AM
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Absolute beauty. An unbelievably compelling end to only the first arc in what seems to be shaping up to be my new favorite series.
Aug 31, 2023 12:19 PM

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So he's letting him go.
Dec 9, 2023 7:48 PM
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This chapter made me love this series now.
May 28, 2024 1:36 PM

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I really hate how this was handled.

The initial crime Takezou committed was killing 2 guards at the border of this province. And this was never shown, but only told to us in a small fucking ass little panel in chapter 8. The samurai he killed later was in self defense because they wanted to kill him for that crime. Everyone he killed before were just a gang of bandits who would have raped Akemi. If the author wanted to portray Takezou's anti-social and mistrustful personality then i'd say that particular crime would be an important scene to draw, in order to show us how exactly it happened, especially since Takezou hasn't been shown to be particularly violent and aggressive toward people who meant him no harm.

I also hate how that monk tried to change Takezou. You don't write a character development by making him reach a certain conclusion after starvation and dehydration. Takezou asked for death but that monk denied it and let him starve. Of course there's a high chance someone would change to the torturer's point of view in that moment of weakness, even if they don't believe in it.
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Jul 6, 2024 7:39 PM
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This manga has great potential.
This chapter can highlight the message that the entire work will have from start to finish.
Dec 20, 2024 11:02 AM
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This is an exemplary chapter of this manga. Really going back to it gives a lot of meaning to every Takedzo decision after.
TO EXCEL IS TO FAIL
Dec 23, 2024 4:33 PM
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i cried a little when Takezo did...i loved the methapor about the light and darkness

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