http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga-review-kekkaishi-vol-13/43764/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:27:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga-review-kekkaishi-vol-13/43764/comment-page-1/#comment-507794 oyang Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:44:50 +0000 http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga-review-kekkaishi-vol-13/43764/#comment-507794 what this is ???? what this is ????

]]> http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga-review-kekkaishi-vol-13/43764/comment-page-1/#comment-432330 John Jakala Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:43:31 +0000 http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga-review-kekkaishi-vol-13/43764/#comment-432330 Another interesting compare/contrast point between <i>Bleach</i>'s Soul Society arc and <i>Kekkaishi</i>'s Kokuboro arc was how they ended. In <i>Bleach</i> there was the big reveal of the master villain who bested everyone and gloated as he escaped to plan his inevitable return, while in <i>Kekkaishi</i> the main villain slowly fades away into a field of golden wheat. If this were any other shonen series, I'd be betting that the Princess and other bad guys would show up again, but given how <i>Kekkaishi</i> subverts shonen expectations, perhaps they really are gone for good. Another interesting compare/contrast point between Bleach’s Soul Society arc and Kekkaishi’s Kokuboro arc was how they ended. In Bleach there was the big reveal of the master villain who bested everyone and gloated as he escaped to plan his inevitable return, while in Kekkaishi the main villain slowly fades away into a field of golden wheat. If this were any other shonen series, I’d be betting that the Princess and other bad guys would show up again, but given how Kekkaishi subverts shonen expectations, perhaps they really are gone for good.

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