Friday, 31 July 2020

Manga: I'm Standing On A Million Lives 6



I'm Standing On A Million Lives Vol 6 
Rating: 3.5/5 
Buy or Borrow: Buy
Source: Copy courtesy of the publisher in exchange for an honest review! 

Ninth grader Yusuke Yotsuya is a loner and he likes it that way. But one day, he and two female classmates are suddenly sent to another world, where they must work together to battle for their lives. But he's been reincarnated as a farmer! How is someone who's only ever wanted to be left alone supposed to be a hero?! A one-of-a-kind original manga that will challenge everything you thought you knew about fantasy! 

At the very end of the last volume we were introduced to Glenda, the new member of the team and there was a little bit of a twist with her that could make communication a problem. I was very interested to see how she was going to fit in with the others and adapt to the new situation. 

Glen provides some information on other players that she's found and it's soon decided to use her YouTube channel and substantial following to try and reach out to other players. Unfortunately, by the time the players reach out to them they're all pulled in to round 6 of the game with Glenda in tow. The plot definitely thickens as they make contact with other teams and trade answers amongst themselves. They even get a very interesting and valuable piece of information that opens up a potential theory for what these quests are leading up to. 

Yotsuya meanwhile, is torn between the two different versions of himself...his city self and his hometown self and we see a slightly more laid back side to him. The difference between the two versions of himself was interesting, but it seems like we're going to be treated to the more relaxed version of Yotsuya from now on thanks to Shindo. 

The quest this time is focused on stamping out drug addiction, and I actually thought it was quite fascinating to get to examine the causes of drug addiction and how to combat it. It's quite a thought provoking story arc as we watch the characters encounter so many blocks to resolving the situation and all the different aspects to it. 

As usual, the plot moves along quickly despite covering a long stretch of time and the action is nicely spread out although I felt this one was a little bit slow and didn't really liven up fully until the end. 

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