Title: Adabana Vol. 2Author: NON
Series: Adabana #2
First Published: January 19, 2021
Pages: 224
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Seinen, Tragedy
Format: Web
Source: Web
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Synopsis:
The second volume of Adabana is here . Don't miss this suspense story that has been a huge success in France and Japan!
We go back half a year before Mizuki Aikawa turns herself in to the police and confesses to the murder of her close friend Mako Igarashi and her uncle. Mako meets Yuuki Akatsuki and falls into a toxic relationship from which she is unable to escape. How did Mako end up dying in the most splendid period of her life, when she had become so good friends with Mizuki? This time, the story is told from the point of view of Mako, the victim... What is the truth?
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Where volume one left me feeling breathless, volume two left me hopeless. The narrative shifts to Mako, the other half of the story and the murder victim in volume one. The story goes all the way back to the beginning, long before the events of the first volume. This volume peels back the curtain to reveal the true horrors happening to Mako that lead to a desperate crime and the dark secret shared by the girls.
As in the first volume, NON’s art is haunting. The character faces express emotion so vividly and I was blown away by shocking but brilliant shifts in the art. From the violence depicted in the loss of a character’s virginity to the rough and unclean lines to showcase explosive anger.
I can’t lie, I’m completely devastated and cried a bit after finishing this second volume. The manga takes a bold leap from a mystery crime investigation straight into psychological horror. Serious trigger warnings for this volume, things get bleak.
The final chapter left me feeling hollowed out and I couldn’t continue into the last volume right away. It also becomes clear to me that there is a link between this series and a case that is only referenced in passing in volume one, the murder of Shiori Ino. Having this knowledge in mind, I can’t help but feel dread for the final volume.
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“If only we could… Really erase everything.”
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NON is a mangaka.
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