Jinsei Kataoka

This volume has a lot of nice merits that try to conclude the second arc of the story. Makina summons three acquaintances and fires most of the guards of DW (who oddly enough resign and join her dangerous quest to arrest Tamaki).

Ganta meanwhile apologizes to Shiro and Azami and the trio want to locate the control center that powers the drug masks. However a handful of unusually powerful Ninben have showed up to foil Ganta and Makina's plans. Despite the unfavorable odds, the very same Deadmen that gave their backs to Ganta in the previous volume have decided to risk their lives and help Ganta.

We get to discover the past of some of the Deadmen and how they likely ended up in DW. We already knew the past of Seiji and Minatsuki from the anime (albeit the manga changes some things proving Seiji was framed just like Ganta whereas in the anime he killed his former coworkers when he manifested his ability for the first time).

I find some parts of the volume to be predictable shounen fanfare with ever more powerful but not quite so enemy-of-the-week with gruelsome super power and the expected power-up ability of the teenager male hero. I will also like to comment the manga is starting to tread away from dystopian horror and more towards mainstream action. I was quite surprised from the more toned down theme of this volume.

Still, it's mostly a good series that deserves the hype despite its flaws.… (mere)