Oct 6, 2011
This is the 2nd installation in the Deep Love Series, first being AYU NO MONOGATARI. This story follows the dog she encounters POA.
It is both heart-wrenching and heart-warming, as it shows that even though life IS hard and its RIDICULOUSLY depressing,(explain this later), we should take solace in any small happiness we can garner through it.
We follow Poa from conception to well.. death, his tale in life is one of hardship, survival and ultimately to the will to never loose hope in people.
Now my main gripe about this RIDICULOUSLY DEPRESSING tale, is that EITHER Poa has NO LUCK or is an EXTREME CURSE dog
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(he must commited from terrible in his past life), from conception he started experiencing the harship of life, bless/cursed with petiteness, he had little to no defense against any physically abuse, and my GOD he was abused.
This pup was MIND SCREWED, PHYSICAL SCREWED and even SPIRITUALLY SCREWED, If I'm honest if I was handed his cards, I would have probably throw in the hand and left the table.
STORY
This is an extremely morbid tale AT FIRST GLANCE, but when read with a air of impassiveness, you'll see that most of the events which takes place seems too forced e.g His owners conveniently commits mass suicide just as things to be seems to be looking up for the CURSE pup another there was a NEEDLESS wanton of violence committed against Poa and his siblings and every one of Poa owners met an untimely and DEPRESSING demise (please tell me I'm not the only who notice that crap).
Secondly majority of the 2nd volume of Poa is basically Ayu no Monogatari story, only told from Poa point of view, which didn't bother me too much as I LOVED that manga (I still CRIED at Ayu death scene in this too)
ART
The art style is clear, neat and precise. Panel are very easy to distinguish and interpret easily, in fact so good that I was personally able to finished this entire manga in 1/2hr (on a 2mbps internet connection). There alot of attention to characters eyes, since these are mainly how Poa differentitate between a friend or foe.
CHARACTER
I am somehow unable to relate to Poa, for obvious us reasons. NOT BECAUSE HE A DOG, but simply had the cosmos the choose to embed me such terrible luck, I would have probably died in my crib of suffocation since the mobile (thing which hangs over the crib and spins round) would more than likely have disrevelled itself and find a way to become lodge in the back of my throat, whilst by mum was probably occupied elsewhere and my dad watch some sport channel with the volume loud.
OVERALL
This manga get a 7 in all catergories, it was good, but completely unrealistic in some aspect, I was still depress and in deep thoughts upon completion (this review is the proof).
KUDOS POA for out-living all your owners, hoping you enjoying doggy heaven.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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