Jul 1, 2021
There is just something about Mizukami Satoshi's works that exhilarates me. Maybe it's his fantastic world-building or his in-depth characters that always end up finding brilliant development throughout the journey, or maybe it's just simply his writing: the way he paces his story developments, his slight subtlety in storytelling, opting to never completely show his character's emotional processes, and his balanced narrative tone that never dips into nihilism despite featuring rather depraved material at times, and instead captures the energy and the on-the-fly atmosphere of Shonen works without the overwhelming, mindless optimism.
The manga follows the story of Solte a girl who ventures into the
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Blightlands in search of places unexplored. Alongside her is a fairy from the future, a suicidal swordsman, and a man turned mole with secrets to be yet told. While this little blurb may seem like a by-the-numbers adventure-action type story, beneath the surface are some really great characters, a heady sense of adventure looming with fascinating peculiarities (though I'm early in and so this may change), and just well-told drama, character development, and world-building in general.
Saihate no Solte follows this trend of excellent manga written and illustrated by Mizukami Satoshi, which includes the great Hoshi no Samidare (btw excellent entry point for people into Shonen wanting to get into more mature works), and the fantastic Spirit Circle. I'm only 6 chapters in, but it's been such a pleasurable ride that I'm already aching for more. Here's hoping he gets another good anime adaptation so that he can get more recognition from the community.
* edit - I'm at chapter 7 and damn, the plot thickens. Mizukami Satoshi is a master at nuanced subversion and storytelling.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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