This review will be short and objective.
What is a masterpiece? Nogi Wakaba is the answer.
This is the first arc of the amazing Yuusha de Aru franchise. Actually, it wasn't the first arc to be published, but it is the first chronologically. This novel introduces the world in a great way, so I'd say that this is the best gateway to start in the franchise.
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The story starts in 2015, when celestial monsters named Vertex invade Earth and become human predators. The hope of humanity are the heroes, girls blessed with the power to fight against the Vertexes and protect humanity. Seems simple, right? But there
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Nogi Wakaba Is a Hero, Shiratori Utano is a Hero Japanese: 乃木若葉は勇者である InformationType: Light Novel
Volumes: 2
Chapters: 21
Status: Finished
Published: Jul 30, 2015 to Jan 30, 2017
Genre:
Fantasy
Theme:
Mahou Shoujo
Serialization:
Dengeki G's magazine Statistics Ranked: #6462 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #4539
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Nov 17, 2024
Young magical girls, violence and suffering – not really an outliner these days but rather par of the course.
Nogi Wakaba does have an additional theme and that is a fight against government that is oppressive against its subjects but in a way that one could say that objectively they are doing it for a perceived greater good rather than hiding a greedy objective. In other words, the power of propaganda used as a morale boost in otherwise pretty grim situation. Now the issue is that there is not much confrontation there. While it’s understandable that bunch of teenage girls won’t usually do much against ... |
