Canon vol.3

I really hate to give away surprises, or plot elements when writing these reviews, but i’m not really sure what to stress more. So i’ll just keep trying my best.

So. In this volume, Canon reaffairms that yes, she does have feelings for Sakaki. And once again…things aren’t as they seem.

We get to go back to the day that Rod killed Sakaki’s parents. Apparently, Canon was there. She was out wandering the hospital’s grounds (because i guess she had some terminal illness, though if this was mentioned in vol.2 i hardly can recall) and came upon them. ROD was going to kill her then and there, But his father Ricardo (wtf kind of a name? but anyways..) jumps infront of her and he dies. And Rod feeling bad for killing his old friend, vows to keep her alive, so he can feel better about himself.

Rod goes on to say that he learned of the value of the “human heart” like Ricardo did. But Sakaki doesn’t care and is hell bent on having him killed. So he tries again to manipulate Canon and just about gets the job done. But she snaps out of it.

Another Vampire is thrown into the mix. And the a-hole basically wants Sakaki dead, and Canon dead, and though he’s on Rod’s team, if it’s true that he’s been giving his life force to Canon to fiend off her disease…well he wouldn’t mind if Rod died to.

Basically, it’s become this weird sort of love triangle. Canon in love with Sakaki, Rod in love with Canon (my asumption, but it sure does seem like it) and POSSIBLY Sakaki in love with Canon.

It tries to imply that there is that possibility in a few panels. Basically it’s a tough call. and I’m curious to see how this one will end. But i do not predict that it will end, well.

Canon vol. 2

It was in this volume, where I lost intrest in the series. Or should i say, my excitement, tapered off. In this volume, you learn that everything you thought you knew…was wrong.

I really hated that. The twist. that made it a very different kind of story. Especially considering that Canon is ovbiously falling in love Sakaki and now we learn that we can’t trust him.

I really hate that. But it was interesting to read. An exciting read, though sometimes confusing to follow,what with all the fighting and the blood.

I don’t want to give away the plot too much, but Sakaki, is not a good guy. And Maybe, ROD is. the plot thickens….

Canon vol.1

In the begining i got confused as to who the main characters were. Because, the first couple of  chapters, could be , or should i say are, stand alone stories. They introduce you to the character and her past, without really starting the plot. I haven’t read a manga that’s started out like this before, so for that it gets points.

Canon is a young woman, who for some reason unbeknownst to her is the only person not killed, when her entire class was attacked and slaughtered. And though she doesn’t know what the killer looks like, she knows that he was a vampire and that he was the one who turned her into a vampire.

In the first volume, she struggles with a new found desire to consume human blood and her moral conviction that it is wrong. She is set on returning to normal and avenging her classmates.

She has a raven or bird of some kind that has become her servant of sorts. He’s usefull because he can smell when other Vampires are approaching. Which comes in handy, because Canon is the lowest form of a vampire that there is and other vampires, repulsed by her existence, are out to kill her.

At the end of the volume, we learn that her arch enemy’s name is ROD and Sakaki, a half-human vampire is asking her to help him, since Rod is his enemy also.

I really enjoyed this volume, it was mysterious and suspenseful. There was an awesesome set-up and i really liked Canon as a main character. As well as the art. it’s very strong in this series, but not too crowded and messy.

overall, a good read.