95 years have passed since the Palena Conference put an end to the Great War of the Races, but with the old heroes retiring, the land stands at a moment of truth. Theo and Tei are both candidates for Magus of the Library, a key figure in preserving the peace between peoples, but Tei refuses to allow others close to her for fear of her mana harming them, and Theo can't even seem to keep things civil between him and Medina...
While I still very much like the story, there were some images in this volume that leaned into the sort of antisemitic iconography that I would like not to see again. It may have been intentional as part of the racism/intolerance storyline, but it's also too loaded for me personally. If I never see another clearly Semitic stereotype with a giant hooked nose, it'll be too soon.
Incre¨ªble lo bueno que es este manga y lo poco conocido que es. En este volumen, aun cuando pierde excesivo tiempo en los problemas de una kafna concreta, aprovecha para contarnos c¨®mo funciona el racismo y el supremacismo religioso en este mundo. Como siempre, est¨¢ a rebosar de informaci¨®n sobre el mundo, en esta ocasi¨®n sobre la ciudad y sus monumentos.
La ¨²ltima parte profundiza en Sophie y es un personaje cada vez m¨¢s interesante....
Me encanta este manga, es mi favorito. ?Una especie de oposici¨®n a Bibliotecas y aprendizajes contin¨²os? Denme 100. Adem¨¢s, que se ven todos los departamentos de las Bibliotecas... no pod¨ªa estar mejor construido.
I didn't like this one as much as the last, maybe cuz I was confused with all the characters and I found Medina's part long and her character dislikeable.
Anyway, so the little floating girl is just walking around the grounds and disappearing and whatever in the beginning. I don't think students have met her yet if I remember correctly. Theo saw her and suggested they become language buddies cuz she can't talk.
Then we have this whole part about Medina and how she has pressure to show everybody up because she is of Asin(?) faith and think she's better than everybody and her family are assholes to her. She doesn't want to team up with Cat girl (Ohgga?) and Theo even though all three have a hard time passing tests. Then she gets pissed and destroys books and Theo tells her off and they all finally work together and pass.
Oh and also he has a mark on his forehead and because of it he was rejected by his people even though it can heal. So that's why he ended up adopted.
Then we have this whole mystery about Sophie Schwimm and why she is writing all night and why she gets special treatment from supervisor Edan (devil horn guy) . Her roommate Tutull tells others and they bribe her into finding out if Sophie is a hidden supervisor. She stops herself from looking at the writing and Sophie sees her and shows her, it's a novel manuscript. Everyone reads it and they all think it's weird and makes no sense, but the Pop Lit club likes it anyway and Theo feels like it is familiar.
We see Sophie meet with a man and give him illustrations. Turns off she is secretly a famous author Cudot-Vorec Illeyad and some people like Edan know it. Seems she likes to hide herself in different places and identities to write her stories.
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Ce nouveau tome fut un d¨¦lice ¨¤ lire?! J¡¯adore suivre Shio dans son apprentissage de Kahuna et c¡¯est loin d¡¯¨ºtre facile quand on a grandi ¨¤ la campagne et qu¡¯on est peu habitu¨¦, voire pas du tout, au stress des examens ainsi qu¡¯au temps imparti?! Mais Shio et ses ami. e. s sont loin de se laisser d¨¦motiver et heureusement ils peuvent compter sur leurs a?n¨¦s pour les ¨¦pauler?!
Une nouvelle fois nous sommes happ¨¦s par les diff¨¦rentes th¨¦matiques trait¨¦es avec beaucoup d¡¯intelligence dans ce r¨¦cit passionnant. Que ce soit au sujet du racisme ou bien encore sur les diff¨¦rences de castes¡ Ce volume consacre quelques chapitres ¨¤ la d¨¦testable M¨¦dina. C¡¯est l¡¯occasion pour nous d¡¯en apprendre plus sur elle et de mieux la connaitre en d¨¦couvrant son pass¨¦ et ce qui la pousse ¨¤ ¨ºtre comme elle est. Bien ¨¦videmment, cela n¡¯explique pas tout, mais M¨¦dina va devoir apprendre ¨¤ g¨¦rer sa col¨¨re si elle ne veut pas se retrouver ¨¤ l¡¯¨¦cart et rater son apprentissage de kahuna.
Il se passe tellement de choses bien dans ce nouveau tome, l¡¯histoire suit son cours, on a m¨ºme droit ¨¤ quelques mini rebondissements. Et puis, que dire du graphisme?? Je suis toujours en admiration b¨¦ate devant la beaut¨¦ des pages. Que ce soit avec les dessins des personnages, des d¨¦cors ou bien encore de tous ses d¨¦tails ¨¤ profusion sur lesquels la mangaka s¡¯attarde. C¡¯est un v¨¦ritable bonheur ¨¤ admirer pour nous lecteurices?!
Ce manga est une ode ¨¤ la pers¨¦v¨¦rance et ¨¤ la motivation. Sans oublier l¡¯amour des livres et de la culture qui transparait ¨¤ travers toutes les pages du manga. Magus of Library reste pour moi un petit bijou ¨¤ savourer ¨¤ chaque sortie d¡¯un nouveau tome.
Admito que Magus of the Library es un manga extra?o. Si bien se puede ver un argumento ambicioso y lleno de matices, lo cierto es que la autora dedica mucho tiempo en hablar de personajes secundarios y darles una profundidad pocas veces vista anteriormente. Son como historias cortas dentro de un mismo universo: La Gran Biblioteca.
En este caso el grueso de la historia recae sobre Medina, una hija de buena familia pero con un pasado menos deseado de lo que cabr¨ªa esperar. Una persona que rechaza a otras etnias y no sabe cu¨¢l es su lugar en el mundo.
Son tomos extensos y hay un desarrollo del universo que no suele mostrarse en el manga. El dibujo es excelente y aunque son much¨ªsimos los personajes, uno empieza a quedarse con ciertos nombres y ciertas din¨¢micas. En serio, son muchos!
Me da un poco de pena que no se hable m¨¢s de este manga porque los lectores de fantas¨ªa, amantes de un buen dibujo y apasionado por los libros, encontrar¨ªan aqu¨ª un oasis. Pero no claudicar¨¦ en e mi empe?o de expresar cu¨¢n bueno es este manga. Es la gran joya oculta de los mangas de fantas¨ªa y creo que cualquier bibli¨®filo deber¨ªa hacerse con estos seis tomos que est¨¢n recopilados hasta el momento.
C¡¯est dense ??? Parfois je suis perdue mais ¨¤ chaque tome je suis emport¨¦e dans l¡¯univers et je vois pas le temps passer!! + l¡¯auteur de best-seller qui est en fait une autrice qui a chang¨¦ son pseudo pour pas qu¡¯on sache que c¡¯est une femme pcq sinon elle aurait ¨¦t¨¦ victime de pr¨¦jug¨¦s et son livre se serait pas autant vendu I LOVE IT Ce manga d¨¦nonce bcp d¡¯aspects de nos soci¨¦t¨¦s et i am in for it mais dans ce tome ci j¡¯ai trouv¨¦ que c¡¯¨¦tait un peu trop avec des gros sabots et qu¡¯¨¤ certains moments on aurait dit une le?on, c¡¯¨¦tait pas hyper subtil et ?a m¡¯a fait sortir de l¡¯histoire Mais bonnnnnn voil¨¤ je chipote
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Encore un excellent tome ! La mangaka est parvenue ¨¤ d¨¦velopper un monde ¨¤ la fois riche et int¨¦ressant. La question des croyances et de la religion ainsi que de la transmission est bien trait¨¦ ici. Je ne vois qu'un seul b¨¦mol ¨¤ cette lecture, le nombre important de personnages secondaires. Les tomes sortent avec plusieurs mois d'intervalle, il m'est parfois difficile de me souvenir de l'histoire de chacun.
Malheureusement d¨¦j¨¤ fini et l'attente dera s?rement longue avant le prochain, mais je suis tr¨¨s satisfaite (et heureuse) de cette suite. Je m'attendais ¨¤ une info sur quelqu'un qui n'est jamais venue... Bon, pour la prochaine fois alors. Ce manga est toujours aussi r¨¦confortant et aussi beau ¨¤ regarder. Comme d'habitude, l'auteur a ¨¤ c?ur de montrer que des personnes auw ethnies diff¨¦rentes peuvent s'entendre et s'entraider ?
? passato pi¨´ di un anno e mezzo dall'ultima volta che ho letto un volume di questa serie: temo che, d'ora in avanti, questa sar¨¤ la regola. Un volume all'anno, se siamo fortunati. E temo anche che ogni volta servir¨¤ una rilettura, perch¨¦ gi¨¤ adesso mi sono scordata alcuni dettagli e la cosa non far¨¤ che peggiorare in futuro.
In questo sesto volume continuiamo a seguire il percorso degli apprendisti, in particolare quello di Medina. La ragazza ¨¨ una fonte di preoccupazione per gli insegnanti visti certi suoi atteggiamenti pericolosi: figlia illegittima di una famiglia facoltosa, Medina ¨¨ cresciuta circondata dal disprezzo dei famigliari e dei servitori - un ambiente che ha sicuramente influito in maniera negativa sul suo carattere, insieme a una visione religiosa un tantino estrema che la porta ad avere atteggiamenti discriminatori contro persone dal sangue misto che Theo o Ohgga, che lei reputa inferiori. Il suo senso di superiorit¨¤, la sua arroganza e la sua mancanza di tolleranza rischiano di renderla un elemento pericoloso. La verit¨¤ ¨¨ che ¨¨ sempre stata sola, trattata come un'appestata in casa sua: quel suo modo di fare ¨¨ probabilmente una sorta di corazza per proteggere. Ma se vuole davvero lavorare nella biblioteca, deve imparare l'arte del compromesso: non pu¨° permettersi di discriminare qualcuno per via della sua razza e della sua religione. Senza contare che ha superato l'esame grazie a una donazione del padre. Se davvero vuole proseguire su questo cammino, dovr¨¤ cambiare un pochino atteggiamento. Fortunatamente per lei, Theo ¨¨ una delle persone pi¨´ comprensive sulla faccia della terra, incapace di provare rancore. Lui e Ohgga sapranno coinvolgere, suo malgrado, Medina: se non altro, ora riescono a completare con successo le esercitazioni teoriche nei tempi stabiliti.
Ma questi non sono gli unici temi trattati in questo volume, visto che tiene banco la questione dell'elezione del nuovo capo della biblioteca. E nell'ombra continua a muoversi qualcosa con Sidona che torna a fare capolino, riportando i riflettori sul libro, particolare e pure pericoloso, che ha lasciato nelle mani di Theo. Libro ricercato anche da altri. Per ora ¨¨ al sicuro nel posto in cui meno ci si aspetterebbe di trovarlo, tra le mani di un povero ragazzino di campagna, per¨° non ¨¨ detta l'ultima parola visto che c'¨¨ qualcuno che sta seguendo tutte le mosse di Theo.
Beh, adesso non quanti mesi bisogner¨¤ attendere prima dell'uscita del volume 7...
Read 1-6, but counting it as 1 book (this is my own personal rule of manga series can be counted as 1 book if read at least 6 volumes. If you want to count it as each individual book, go for it, this is just my own thing). If you love books and everything about them, please read this series.
It needs more love and it's jaw dropping gorgeous with the art.
I do have hang ups with it when faced with a villain they're usually POC and at one point had dreads. Like, don't introduce one of the first villains of the series in dreads, sends a bad picture. I would have liked if the MC was POC but I understand if that was going to be a hard sell to a xenophobic market and you had to clickbait them. The rest of the manga is filled with POC characters and it's not done horribly either. Other than that, I'm happy to see brown POCs represented in a series that has nothing to do with the usual brown people stereotypes. Some exist but Izumi creates a unique world where you can tell she's actually trying her best to be respectful and I applaud her for that.
This series needs way more love than it gets and if you need a new series to take up your time and find a new fixation, this is it.
While I didn't quite enjoy it as much as the other volumes, I found it pleasant to read. This Volume focused a lot on racism, intolerance and religions and while I was relieved that something like that is discussed (even if it is in a different form, with religions that are made up for a fantasy world), I found it also infuriating with the illustrations. The arc with Medina dragged a lot, I found her character despicable and I got bored after some time. The mark that Shio has on his forehead was quite interesting to read about: people despised him because of it even though it could heal. Sedona made an appearance again and now I'm interested to continue reading this particular story. The other person who was with Sedona mentioned that a lot of people would be after the book he gave to Shio and now I'm interested as to why. Also, it turns out that Sofi is a famous writer who publishes her books under a pseudonym. I'm more shocked about the fact that she is 35 years old... Overall it was nice but I do have some problems with it.
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I wish Tei was in it more, I can't wait till she can join the rest of the Kafna.
I'm not sure I like that Medina seems to be becoming friends with Theo and Oggha.....I know they want to be friends with everyone but Medina is a entitled jerk. I'm glad she got told that she was there because of her father, it was a nice wake up call.
Yay! They finished their tests!!
Is Sedona a bad guy....? Or on Theos side...? I hope Theo and Sedona won't end up in opposing sides at some point.
So Sophie is a famous children's author that likes to kind of "method act" in order to write better and writes with a pen name! Awesome!
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This Volume was good, but ended up like a middle-sort of Volume. The Kafna students are still going through their training, but most of this Volume focuses on Theo, Ohgga, and Medina and their ability to be able to complete their classwork on time. When they are able to overcome, their teacher increases the length of the assignments by 10%. I feel like something big has to come soon. Maybe even a villain. We saw some stirrings here with the book that Theo got being something of great importance. Recommend! Not for everyone, but as a librarian IRL, I love it.
3.5/5 Toujours aussi int¨¦ressant et beau. Mais je trouve que ?a prend vraiment un peu trop son temps. Le personnage introduit au tome pr¨¦c¨¦dent, et qui pr¨¦sageait quelque chose d'int¨¦ressant dans l'intrigue, appara?t dans les trois 1eres pages et hop on s'int¨¦resse aux contr?les... ok ?a montre une ¨¦volution des personnages mais tout un tome pour ?a...
Bref, heu voil¨¤ c'est bien mais vraiment ?a prend son temps quoi
Vraiment ce manga est exceptionnel, je ne me lasse pas de l'histoire ni des personnages et de leur ¨¦volution dans l'histoire ! Chaque tome apporte une nouvelle le?on de vie, et celui-ci ne d¨¦roge pas ¨¤ la r¨¨gle Je ne sais pas quand la suite va sortir mais j'ai plus que h?te de suivre Shio dans son apprentissage du m¨¦tier de Kahuna
Encore une fois un tr¨¨s bon tome. Les planches sont toujours aussi magnifiques. On pourrait les observer pendant des heures. Et l'univers est toujours aussi riche et prenant. On se perd un peu entre tous les personnages mais une fois bien ancr¨¦ cela se lit tout seul. Et j'adore voir comment Shio qui peut paraitre na?f arrive ¨¤ faire ressortir le meilleur de tout le monde.
This was an exceptional volume! We see further character development from the trio, and we see more of the supporting character Sophie. If you haven't picked up Magus of the Library by now, definitely do so!
Un tome passionnant comme tous les autres. Magus of the Library offre un univers ¨¤ la fois complexe, plein de myst¨¨res avec des personnages tr¨¨s int¨¦ressants. J'ai vraiment h?te de lire la suite, ce n'est pas pour rien que c'est mon manga pr¨¦f¨¦r¨¦ !
Again a really nice tome! I really love Sophie, Theo and other characters even though I have difficulty to differentiate a couple of them ? The world building throughout is great.
I love how this series brings to the forefront the valuable role that libraries and librarians have. I also love the teaching aspect because I feel inspired to be and learn more.
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