Kurogane (1/5)
Toume Kei
Del Rey
Chapter 1-4
Ok this series is weird. The first chapter resembles the story of Frankenstein. In this case our hero, Jintetsu is a young samurai who found a new body of steel given by an eccentric inventor named Genpachi. This series is not original yet it’s unusual. Jintetsu lost his ability to speak that’s where his partner comes in play. Just like Hermes to Kino, Jintetsu has a talking sword.
At first I wasn’t so sure if the concept of the story would work, since it’s the sword who does all the talking. In the latter, it was vaguely explained that the sword is somehow connected to Jintetsu brain. The series needs some warming up to but once you get the hang of it it’s a good read.
The art is subpar, a little sketchy but it’s ok. I dunno if it’s only me but I find some part of the conversation a little laughable, it seems like the series tries to be a quirky from time to time.
Overall this is a nice read. If you like wandering samurai that focuses in character interactions, I would recommend this. Or if you like a series with characters like in Kino’s Journey you might find this appealing. I can clearly see that this series will be episodic now that the “main” story was over.
