Library Wars: Love and War, Volume 11 - Thank you! The ending was different!
Previous Volume reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.
The battle begins. There is some blood here, and one part in particular was the most graphic image I've seen in a shoujo manga, but it's not terribly bad. The aftermath of a battle is dealt with on an emotional and psychological level; much more then I expected. This is a very thought provoking book, even though this is only a small part of the volume. The local library's bad situation blows up in its face - quite literally - and the Defense Force stays for awhile to stabilize the issue. Thank goodness this story doesn't end like the anime! I was so scared and that's why I didn't stop till I read the end.
Warning: I discuss the major difference between the anime and manga and there are MAJOR spoilers below. Don't read unless you don't mind them or already know!
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The group returns home only to learn horrible news!
(show spoiler)Around this though, Iku takes several steps forward on a personal level that's been a long time in coming.
The end of the year arrives and the new one promises to be interesting.
The bonus manga has a supernatural bent and is kinda...odd.
And that's it for awhile. The 12th volume doesn't come out till September...I'm counting down the days!
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