Olivia Williams
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This was interesting! I felt like the story was still choppy and rough around the edges, but I liked the concept.
I’d like to mention how refreshing it is to have someone point out in-canon that the Miki and Jo white knighting for Mitsuko like she isn’t capable of making her own decisions. The Riot Girls’ reactions were perfect. Also, who wants to take bets on whether Kado stole Touya’s powers and/or is going to use Warp’s hypnotism on him to prevent him from detoxing? Anyone? :D
I feel so stupid for not realizing this wasn’t included in the Cherry Bomb collection! I thought Once and Never Again was the entirety of the Tokyo Demons bonus material.
So that being said…wow. This certainly sated some of the curiosity I had about Sachi and Kado’s living circumstances after the end of Book 2. It’s interesting to see how far Kado has come, from a sobbing wreck to someone who has no problem bring harsh with Sachi for his own good. Either it’s character progression, or we finally get the chance to see what he’s like when he’s not manipulating people with his own weakness. (Or both.) On the other hand he seems to have regressed in terms of being okay with people touching him, but that’s not really surprising considering what Touya’s probably been doing to him every night.
I’m a little saddened that the story ends here. In the end it felt a lot like the prologue to a longer work. You definitely did a great job wrapping up the mystery and loose ends, so I suppose I just wanted to see more of the characters and their relationships (and of course their future exorcisms).
I just read the entire story in one go, and I’m just as impressed as everyone else is. There’s a beautiful grasp of visual storytelling here that allows the characters to keep some of their depths to themselves–I don’t believe there was a single internal monologue or thought bubble in all three chapters. I think what I liked best was that it was art, not Raz, that finally healed Miriam and allowed her to move on.
