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Towa ni Nemure
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Description
From Operation Boredom: Jin, son of a Count, has a dark past that follows him everywhere. Now a pirate, he's recently acquired a new set of slaves to sell. However, one of them, Lisa, sparks something inside Jin. Could she be the one to get through his cold, ruthless, and dark heart and see what's really inside him?
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Associated Names
永遠に眠れ
Eternal Sleep
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Latest Release(s)
Status in Country of Origin
Oneshot (Complete)
Completely Scanlated?
Yes
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User Rating
Average: 7.9 / 10.0 (74 votes) Bayesian Average: 7.8 / 10.0
| 10 |
22% (16 votes) |
| 9+ |
18% (13 votes) |
| 8+ |
26% (19 votes) |
| 7+ |
15% (11 votes) |
| 6+ |
11% (8 votes) |
| 5+ |
4% (3 votes) |
| 4+ |
3% (2 votes) |
| 3+ |
3% (2 votes) |
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0% (0 votes) |
Last Updated
March 3rd 2009, 3:58am PST
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Year
2009
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Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos # 652  (+192) Monthly Pos # 1508 (+144) 3 Month Pos # 2290 (+164) 6 Month Pos # 2681  (-256)
List Stats
On 48 reading lists On 97 wish lists On 366 completed lists On 2 unfinished lists On 17 custom lists
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| one of the best, but then... by queenofthemausoleum on November 18th, 2009, 7:13pm |
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| this had so much promise. i really loved this one, it really moved me. the ending was just stupid. it was rushed and didnt make sense with the story. come on, you cant just Spoiler (highlight to view) kill him off and be done with it!
i give it an 8 for everything but the ending.
Rating: 8 / 10.0 |
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| A Ako Shimaki's different story by elianthos on July 6th, 2009, 10:34am |
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Ah, Shimaki sensei... such a mixed yet beloved bag you are to me  .
Her stories usually are very light-hearted romance pieces, with rather flat but pleasant characters, sometimes with a dash of smut more palatable than most, and some more or less clever plot twists. No masterpiece, but most fo the times is perfect light fluff that can make you smile and go 'aww' here and there. So, why you should check her out among hundreds, thousands, of authors after all?
For starters, her art is better than many shoujo manga artists' , not perfect but really captivating: yes, there are oh-so-expected-of-shoujo shiny eyes and hair, body proportion are not perfect but improving constantly... What I really appreciate of her, though, is her love for dynamic camera angles/scene POV, that can inject some interest and vitality even to the most cliched stories. I 've sometime wondered about her possible achievement if she had some meatier script and a change of story settings, she really has potential to do much more IMO.
I like to consider this one-shot a nice - if still umbalanced- attempt at stretching her comfort zone (and her magazine constraints, possibly) : no more only present-day, normal life & school settings or love hijinks. Instead we're presented with a dive into XVIIth(-ish) century pirate adventure.
The smut part is quickly dealt with - it makes for an impactful coloured spread page nonetheless XD - almost as if the mangaka would get it out of the way so she could focus on the real core of the story. The romance , although underdeveloped, feels more like a plot device for the actual core of the story. Said core is all about the male protagonist and his past, and it's much darker than you would expect (compared to previous work by this author I mean. But 'objectively' there is some blood and violence and gore , both shown and implied) . I wished this part could be expanded further. Shimaki can draw evocative -and dark/serious/emotional - sequences and loves to play with shadows and highlights: the result worked very well in the flashback sequence here ^^.
I can't help but wonder if the darker undertone, the setting, even some facial details (some close-ups of the eyes in the serious scenes: their shape and details, complete with lower eyelid rim and the crescent around the pupil ... ) have been influenced by certain story arcs of Berserk , of all things. Truly, I had young Grifis/Griffith visual flashes at times while reading.
Maybe I'm over-analyzing it and she just picked up the navy&pirate settings because it's in fashion (be it because of One Piece, Pirates of the Caribbean ripple effect, Berserk or whatever ) and makes for interesting visuals.
Anyway, I'd like to see more works from her in a similar vein. They suit her  and bring forth her talent for action/surprise scenes and drama ***. The romantic relationship buildup still needs some upgrading -especially for a drama such as this to make a lasting inpression - , but practice makes perfect  .
I'll keep my fingers crossed and hope for more. She could do great with period shounen and seinen pieces too I believe, if provided some little help with the script.
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Rating:
visuals: pretty good ad evocative 8.5
settings: interesting and rendered well enough 8
plot: its execution could be improved, but the mangaka's effort to break her own mold is commendable 7
total: 8--
***(she has dabbed into these too little, shame. Mucha Kucha Daisuki and her other multi-volumes spin on the Genji Monogatari pops to mind, but the plot and pacing there lacked a tighter direction to fully convey deeper emotions to the reader ).
Rating: 7.9 / 10.0
... Last updated on July 6th, 2009, 10:55am |
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| The best by misscookie68 on March 4th, 2009, 6:14pm |
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Ah Shimaki sensei has done it again!
Beautiful Art, Unique little storyline, yet a very tragic ending...
</3 It made me cry 10/10
Rating: 10 / 10.0 |
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