Manga Review: Secret Vol. 3

I've finished "Secret Vol. 3" by Yoshiki Tonogai.

Product Description

The tension among the survivors of the bus accident reaches its threshold as the one-week deadline finally arrives. The three killers may have confessed, but does this mean that all their sins are accounted for?

What truly constitutes a crime? Or to what extent is an action criminal? When the gavel falls on their sentences, perhaps all might not be as it seems.

About the Author

Before making his manga debut with Doubt, Yoshiki Tonogai was an assistant to Soul Eater creator Atsushi Ohkubo. Tonogai followed up his hit horror series Doubt with another survival horror title called JUDGE, and has also contributed to the Higurashi When They Cry series. 

Product Details
Series: Secret (Book 3)
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Yen Press (November 17, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316352128
ISBN-13: 978-0316352123

My Review:

Wow was this volume very fast paced and lots of secrets are exposed!

Finally the one-week deadline has arrived and the rest of the survivors are anxiously awaiting the conclusion the counselor has come up with.  We have learned who the three murderers are and why they did what they did!

One of the students/survivor wonders why the counselor has caused chaos among students after someone tries to kill him and his friends.

The mastermind is finally revealed near the end and the reason why.  They actually get their comeuppance!

4/5

Thanks Hachette Book Group Canada/Yen Press for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!

Manga Review: Secret Vol. 2

 

I've finished "Secret Vol. 2" by Yoshiki Tonogai.

Product Description

When one of the students is attacked after his sins are brought to light, the remaining survivors grow ever more suspicious of each other. As secrets arise and suspects collide, the question remains: If one murderer truly was hiding in their midst, are there really two more watching from within?

About the Author

Before making his manga debut with Doubt, Yoshiki Tonogai was an assistant to Soul Eater creator Atsushi Ohkubo. Tonogai followed up his hit horror series Doubt with another survival horror title called JUDGE, and has also contributed to the Higurashi When They Cry series.

Product Details
Series: Secret (Book 2)
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Yen Press (June 23, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316342092
ISBN-13: 978-0316342094

My Review:

This is a pretty intense manga series and I highly recommend if you love danger, violence, character development, etc.

We find out who is killing who and why it lead to the crime (I can't say to much or else I will ruin the manga for you unless you like spoilers!) and the main killer is revealed.  Wow were there secrets being revealed left and right and you would never suspect them!

5/5

Thanks Hachette Book Group Canada/Yen Press for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!

Manga Review: Judge Vol. 6

I've finished "Judge Vol. 6" the last volume by Yoshiki Tonogai.

Product Description

All rise for the final verdict

With everyone playing it close to the chest, the courthouse is teeming with murderous intent. Lives are cut down, one after another, until the final four remain. At long last, the bell to signify the end of the game rings out. Will those left standing truly be able to make it out of this place alive?

About the Author

Before making his manga debut with Doubt, Yoshiki Tonogai was an assistant to Soul Eater creator Atsushi Ohkubo. Tonogai followed up his hit horror series Doubt with another survival horror title called JUDGE, and has also contributed to the Higurashi When They Cry series.

Product Details
Series: Judge
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Yen Press (February 24, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316240362
ISBN-13: 978-0316240369

My Review:

Wow this was a very dark and suspenseful series which I really enjoyed reading! Lots of twists and turns which was great!

We learn who the masterminds of this game are and how the victims are connected to each other and what the reason was for all the killings. Everyone has an agenda!

Wow that ending! Never even saw that coming at all!

5/5

Thanks Hachette Book Group Canada/Yen Press for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!

Manga Review: Judge, Vol. 3 Paperback

I've finished "Judge Vol. 3" by Yoshiki Tonogai.

In the abandoned courthouse, to trust is folly. Is that the only rule, the only strategy to staying alive in the twisted game underway within? When the time for the Second Judgment arrives, a ruthless decision is made to shocking effect. The sinners must accept reality for idealistic notions have no place among these halls of cruel and swift justice.
About the Author

Before making his manga debut with Doubt, Yoshiki Tonogai was an assistant to Soul Eater creator Atsushi Ohkubo. Tonogai followed up his hit horror series Doubt with another survival horror title called JUDGE, and has also contributed to the Higurashi When They Cry series.

Product Details
Series: Judge
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Yen Press (February 18, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316240338
ISBN-13: 978-0316240338

My Review:

This series really plays with your mind and it's characters are quite creepy and unpredictable.

In this volume we finally find out who the traitor is and it's not safe to take off by yourself since you usually wind up dead.  Things aren't what it seems and the 2nd Judgement is quite twisted.


3.5/5

Thanks Hachette Book Group/Yen Press for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!

Manga Review: Judge, Vol. 2 Paperback

I've finished "Judge Vol. 2" by Yoshiki Tonogai.

Court is now in session for Hiro and the other sinners, who have been herded like cattle into an abandoned courthouse to pass judgment on one another's crimes. Suspicions whirl after the first trial is held. Were the votes cast by the sinners born of deception or goodwill? As a clearer picture of the courthouse itself is revealed, new doubts arise. What's to become of the one who has been sentenced to death?

About the Author 

Before making his manga debut with Doubt, Yoshiki Tonogai was an assistant to Soul Eater creator Atsushi Ohkubo. Tonogai followed up his hit horror series Doubt with another survival horror title called Judge, and has also contributed to the Higurashi When They Cry series.

Product Details
Series: Judge
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Yen Press (November 26, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 031624032X

My Review:

4/5

Thanks Hachette Book Group Canada/Yen Press for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!

Manga Review: Judge, Vol. 1 Paperback

I've finished "Judge Vol. 1" by Yoshiki Tonogai.

Envy, lust, sloth, wrath, gluttony, pride, greed.

A group of sinners who bear the guilt of the seven deadly sins has been gathered in an old courthouse to face judgement. To leave this place alive, they must offer up a sacrifice - one of their number. As the trial begins, who will the gavel fall on first?


About the Author

Before making his manga debut with Doubt, Yoshiki Tonogai was an assistant to Soul Eater creator Atsushi Ohkubo. Tonogai followed up his hit horror series Doubt with another survival horror title called Judge, and has also contributed to the Higurashi When They Cry series.

Product Details
Series: Judge (Book 1)
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Yen Press (August 20, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316252662
ISBN-13: 978-0316252669

My Review:

This manga deals with psychological matters that involves the 7 deadly sins.  Hiro was in love with a friend who is dating his older brother.  He was going to let her know how he felt after telling his brother their date is an hour later.  Now he has to overcome the guilt his brother died in an accident.  When he wakes up from his flashback he finds himself handcuffed and with a mask over his head.  He manages to break free and go down a corridor and finds other teenagers with masks over their heads and they are locked up.

While in this room he learns the true nature of the Judge Game only four survivors will live and every hour everyone has to choose someone as sacrifice to die by a majority of votes.  Hiro doesn't believe that anyone has to die and the solution is to vote for themselves and someone will be looking for them soon.

This is a very satisfying psychological murder mystery and it keeps you guessing who the actual killer is among the survivors and who is running the show.  

4/5

Thanks Hachette Book Group Canada/Yen Press for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!

Manga Review: Doubt, Vol. 2 Paperback

I've finished "Doubt Vol. 2" by Yoshiki Tonogai.

Within an abandoned old building, the popular mobile-phone game Rabbit Doubt-in which players must try to discover the wolf in rabbit's clothing or pay the bloody price - has become a grotesque reality for a group of online friends. As the bones pile up, the survivors begin to question one another, and the seeds of suspicion take root. Who to trust? Who to doubt? With the wolf on the prowl, culling the herd, will any of the unfortunate souls caught up in this twisted game of murder be there to beat witness when the mastermind is finally unmasked?

About the Author

Before making his manga debut with Doubt, Yoshiki Tonogai was an assistant to Soul Eater creator Atsushi Ohkubo. Tonogai followed up his hit horror series Doubt with another survival horror title called Judge, and has also contributed to the Higurashi When They Cry series.

Product Details
Series: Doubt (Book 2)
Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: Yen Press (July 23, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316245313
ISBN-13: 978-0316245319

My Review:

Warning:  This manga has some pretty horrific and gruesome death scenes so not for the faint of heart.

We find out more character details of the remaining members of the Rabbit Doubt group and no one seems to be who they are.

3.5/5

Thanks Hachette Book Group Canada/Yen Press for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!

Manga Review: Doubt, Vol. 1 [Paperback]

I've finished "Doubt Vol. 1" by Yoshiki Tonogai.

Product Description

Rabbit Doubt - a mobile phone game - has taken Japan by storm. In it, players are rabbits who must uncover the wolf in rabbit's clothing before falling prey to its mistrust - sowing wiles as well as its teeth. When a group of teen players decides to meet offline for fun, the last thing they expect is to lose consciousness and wake up trapped in an abandoned building, mysterious bar codes tattooed on their bodies, and a corpse strung up in front of them. To stay alive and find a way out, they have but one option - to sniff out the lying wolf in their midst. Will these virtual acquaintances be able to pull it together in the real world and figure out what's going on in time to avoid ending up as the wolf's dinner?

About the Author

Before making his manga debut with Doubt, Yoshiki Tonogai was an assistant to Soul Eater creator Atsushi Ohkubo. Tonogai followed up his hit horror series Doubt with another survival horror title called Judge, and has also contributed to the Higurashi When They Cry series.

Product Details
Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Yen Press (April 23, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316245305
ISBN-13: 978-0316245302

My Review:

Rabbit Doubt is the newest game rage which is a mobile phone game.  Players are rabbits and they must flush out the wolf disguised as a rabbit before falling prey to them (killed).  A group of teens decide to meet offline for fun but didn't expect to lose consciousness and wake up trapped in a warehouse with mysterious bar codes on their bodies and a hanging corpse in front of them.

I really enjoyed this manga because of the well drawn illustrations, the intriguing storyline and the graphic details of the murders (not to graphic) that implies what happened to the victim.

4/5

Thanks Hachette Book Group Canada/Yen Press for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!