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Pandemonium -魔術師の村-
12
2
Finished
Jan 11, 2013 to Jan 31, 2014
8.5/10
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100%
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2
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„Pandemonium” is a series about anthropomorfic animals living in apocalyptic world. The series focus on Zipher’s journey trough the hidden city of magic hybrids in order to save his loved one. In the city he meets Domika, who show newcomer kindness in this strange place. Art style is very cute, yet untypical, more in the moe style than realistic. Altrought it’s very fitting for the story. Characters are likeable and understandable in their motives. Overall, the series is very short but well written. If you like stories about mystery and magic, Im sure it will be a pleasant read for you.
Shou Shibamoto's beautiful, intricate and completely singular artstyle should be reason enough to give Pandemonium a read, but if it isn't, it's far from the only thing that makes it a masterpiece in my eyes. The post-apocalyptic setting is bleak, bizarre and hauntingly beautiful, and every single character's personality and design ("variant" or otherwise) is equally unique and compelling even down to the dozens of background variant villagers that make the world feel real and alive. But more than that, Pandemonium tells a timeless love story of two complex characters in complex situations gradually becoming drawn together despite the societal barriers, distrust and ulterior motivesstanding in their way. Domika and Zipher's relationship builds so gradually and so tentatively, as both are hesitant to make first contact for their own reasons, that you can't help but be drawn in yourself. The only real complaint I can make is that I wish there were more of it, as there are only two volumes, but that's not an issue of pacing-- I just enjoyed it so much that I'm sad I'm done with it.
In a land wrought by attacks from beings known as "The Sky People," nowhere is safe from their wanton destruction. In this dangerous land, a lone soul known as Zipher, possessing only a giant metal box, collapses on his journey to the rumored land of wizards—better known as the shunned "variants." Saved by Domika, a gentle variant, and taken back to the village, Zipher is stunned by their warped features. Coming to his senses, he instantly seeks out the chief, hoping to beg a boon. After all, the strange magics the variants wielded were incomprehensible to outsiders, and the power over life was surely theirs as well. But the variants distrust outsiders, and not all are as welcoming as Domika. As Zipher strives to have his wish granted, Pandemonium: Majutsushi no Mura depicts an otherworldly land of beings unique in appearance yet achingly familiar at heart. [Written by MAL Rewrite]