Comments on: Super-Sized Manga Review: Kekkaishi, Vols. 1-9

By: god father

god father — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:48:32 +0000

what do you thinking about me ??????

By: Katherine Dacey

Katherine Dacey — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:17:38 +0000

Thanks, gizemko3! Glad to see that there are some other enthusiastic Kekkaishi fans out there. Why Viz hasn’t acquired the rights to the anime is a mystery to me–it seems like this manga would really benefit from an adult swim tie-in.

By: gizemko3

gizemko3 — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:46:27 +0000

i’m a huge fan of Kekkaishi, glad there’s such a good review as yours. seriously, this manga is soo underrated. even looking for some wallpapers and other art there’s not a lot to be found

By: Katherine Dacey-Tsuei

Katherine Dacey-Tsuei — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:57:25 +0000

I agree… volumes 7 and 8 just weren’t on par with the earliest. But volumes 9 and 10 are both excellent. If you haven’t read 10 yet, you’re in for a treat!

By: saltypoo

saltypoo — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:14:54 +0000

loved it!i am not a manga maniac,my library had only dragonballs until it got a new selecition of books,kekkaishi was the first one i picked up,in 2 days i had read up to volume 9,and crave more!i;ll admit that at some times i got a bit worried that it went off the rails a bit in vol 7and8,but i didn’t need to!vol 9(i think)was sheer enjoyment!
i loved n.o 2,ifell in love with yoki!
i also love the extra bit of manga at the end,gives a littkle glimpse of the writers personality,and makes them feel more human!

By: Katherine Dacey-Tsuei

Katherine Dacey-Tsuei — Thu, 24 May 2007 13:48:08 +0000

Thanks for the correction, barbapapa!

By: barbapapa

barbapapa — Wed, 23 May 2007 14:56:46 +0000

Great review! Kekkaishi is really a rough gem in the world of shounen manga.

One thing though: Tanabe is a woman ^^;

By: Katherine Dacey-Tsuei

Katherine Dacey-Tsuei — Thu, 17 May 2007 21:25:38 +0000

Maybe I reacted negatively to Masamori because I’m the older sibling in my family. I’d hate to think my sister fancied me a member of the Night Troops…

Thanks for the kind words–you and Shaenon set the bar high for those who came in your wake!

By: John Jakala

John Jakala — Thu, 17 May 2007 19:11:54 +0000

Great super-sized review! I’ve really fallen for this series, so I’m glad to hear it (mostly) holds up in later volumes. (I’m up to vol. 5 currently.) And I can’t believe I forgot to mention the wonderful, distinctive omake in my review. I love the humorous look behind the scenes at the creative process, especially how the implacable panda editor makes suggestions seemingly at random. And the look at alternate character sketches was fascinating.

The only point where I disagree is Masamori: I like the ambiguity of his motives and the rivalry (both sibling and professional) that he adds to the mix. (Although we’ll see if I still feel the same way when I’ve read through vol. 9.)