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Reviewed by Dan Polley Kairi Fujiyama’s “Dragon Eye” is a futuristic tale of a world that has been robbed of a huge number of its human inhabitants. And that’s at the hands of the virus-driven Dracules, bloodthirsty monsters who transform any human into a Dracule simply by infecting them, even with a tiny scratch. As the volume starts out: “Humankind has fallen into danger of extinction due to the spontaneously generated ‘D Virus.’ … Terror and despair descended upon the world, and humankind feared its days were numbered. However, there emerged individuals who rose up against and battled the Dracules. The people came to call these superwarriors the VIUS.” VIUS sets a handful of prospects into a training assignment to take on lower-level Dracules. Among those prospects are two with bright futures: Leila Mikami, who’s eager to seek revenge for the death of her parents at the hands of Dracules, and Issa Kazuma, who doesn’t seem to have his head into the assignment. And once those students get into the field on their first assignment everything seems to be going well. That is, until they find that the Dracules have ensnared them in a trap. This volume is fast-paced and the pages won’t stop turning, especially as the characters find comfort in letting others in on the secrets of their true feelings. An interesting twist is the fact that some of the Dracules, even though they are no longer in human form, seem to have kept the human-like reasoning, which is particularly evidenced when they trap the recruits on their assignment. The art in “Dragon Eye” is just like the plot: Fast and furious and unapologetic. It’s appropriately dark and grim when it needs to be, but it’s also light enough to keep it interesting. “Dragon Eye” is a great new series from Del Ray that sets its sights high and doesn’t waver from them. It performs extraordinarily well in setting a dark mood and letting the story unravel naturally. Interested in writing for MangaLife? We're always looking for talented reviewers and columnists, so drop us a line! Charles Webb Editor-in-Chief, MangaLife.com |
1 September 2010
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