Mar: Marchen Awakens Romance: Volume 4

by Nobuyuki Anzai

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421500531
• ISBN13: 9781421500539
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

SEVEN SAVIORS

As the Chess Pieces run amok in Marchen killing innocents and destroying cities, Ginta and the others learn that this is simply the prelude to an even deadlier battle in which they declare war against any survivors strong enough to stand against them. The Cross Guard, the warrior force that fought and defeated them last time around has had its ranks decimated, so Princess Snow has been sent out to recruit seven saviors of Marchen a la The Seven Samurai. She's found six so far, and when Ginta and his friends run into the leader of the Thieves Guild of Luberia, the Nanashi, she might just have found the seventh! Their skill in battle will soon be tested as the proceed to their appointment to battle with the Chess Pieces. Mar is a series constantly succeeds at being entertaining. Even though it seems aimed at little kids, the issues and drama it portrays are very adult. I mean, we're dealing with whole continents being laid waste and thousands of people being slaughtered for no reason other than to amuse the Chess Pieces. They seem to enjoy killing innocents and see world conquest as a means to increase the body count rather than amassing power! Ginta's character has progressed rapidly from schoolhouse failure to self-sacrificing hero in a few volumes, stepping up to the plate when he's most needed. The great thing Nobuyuki Anzai does is to always give the impression that the path of Ginta is not preset and that he could fail at anytime. Or make the decision to ignore Marchen's problems. He doesn't always make the right choices, which makes Mar really interesting because its hero is not some infallible superman. A fun read.