Where does one even begin with the mess that is Zettai Shoujo Seiiki Amnesium (絶対少女聖域アムネシアン) Manga, Volume 2?In my review of Volume 1, I pointed out all the major issues - the constant battering of sexualized violence that hides a really thin plot of nothing much; there is a hidden power that the "Kuyou" are seeking, and to get it, they must cause chaos and death and rip the clothes off girls, etc, etc...
The second volume includes peeping, fake 'practice' sexual intercourse (a scene so ill-conceived that I'm comfortable saying that either Kaishuku collectively has never had sexual relations with a woman, or that they expect their readers not to have had them, so they won't know any better.) A subplot includes the total destruction of Akihabara by fans possessed by an idol, something surely meant to be ironic, but instead was just the manga version of "full of loud explosions."
The end of the book had more irony, as we are left with the most obvious cliffhanger in the known universe. (Ironic in the sense of it being presented as a mystery at all, when we all knew from, like, the second page, that this was what was up.)
But, rest assured that skirts and shirts were ripped and breasts and underwear were shown and critical plot points were skipped so we could focus on these.
On the other hand, since there is a case for this story being a continuation of the Himeko/Chikane story from the Kannizuki no Miko manga, and for proving me right about them not having a happy ending, I suppose I'm glad in a "not that I care" kind of way. ^_^
Ratings:
Loser FanBoy - ∞
Overall - 1
I counted while I was reading. Sighs won, followed by "UGH." In third place was "Good god." Also common was, "for pity's sake" and "what a piece of /expletive deleted/."
To be very honest, this book and everything it represents makes me tired. Tired of swimming uphill against a river of effluvia like this. This is not Yuri. It's sewage.
In another stunning victory for LFB-dom, Okazu Superhero Dan P is to "thank" for sponsoring today's review. Let me know what you think when the books arrive, Dan!