Another great volume from a series that should never have ended early! I really lked that we got more background info on our main characters, and the story developed in a way that I wasn't expecting. Lots of heart i this, and I'll be eagerly anticipating the next volume.

This volume falters a little compared to the first one, now that the main plot is set up the focus here was on fighting for allies and territory so Urara can take over. The fights themselves were fairly standard, though the telepathy between Urara and Maruo near the end of the volume was fun. The friendship between the two, and their ally Ten, also improved in this volume, which was a marked improvement over the first volume, and in particular I liked the was Urara's character is developing. The art style is solid, I love the way the mangaka does expressions, they're fantastic at getting exaggerated faces to still look realistic. As a sidenote, I also love the mangaka's coloring style, the colors on the cover (and the ones for their other series, Jigokuraku) is some of the best i've seen in a while. As with the first volume, my main complaint is the pacing, I know volume three is the last one, so i'm concerned about the rush to finish the plot. That being said, i'm looking forward to seeing how the series ends.

4.5 stars

Imagine having such belief and determination in the idea of manga heroes that you train and build a tolerate that you can survive a building smashed into you... like wtf.

This picks back up with more action and fight, but we are growing as a clan. I loved seeing the sneak peek into both Urara's & Maruo's childhood; it strengthens their characters and choices. ALSO SOOOOOOO interested in Urara and that dagger!