Drag-On Dragoon - Shi ni Itaru Aka
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This may just be one of the worst manga I've ever read. Given its content it seems to be trying to be shocking or transgressive, but it fails to provoke any emotion. The characters are unlikable and one dimensional, so I have no stake in what is happening. As a result, the violence and misery fell completely flat. It really speaks to the lack of skill on the author's part when you can show me innocent people being raped and murdered and I don't feel a thing. This manga is dull, emotionless, and has nothing to offer. A complete waste of time.
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here's a rundown on the manga: it's a direct spinoff of the Drakengard series; I wouldn't recommend reaidng it if you have no experience with either of those games, because it won't make any sense. the manga precludes that you already know the major characters (One, brother One, Furiae, Caim, and the Black Dragon are recurring; Nero is new), lore, and previous story and explains very little otherwise. the purpose of the story is to bridge the gap between the timelines of Drakengard 3 and Drakengard.
pros:
- fantastic artwork
- filling holes in the lore and development on existing characters and concepts, particularly the Red Eye Virus and the Black Dragon's machinations
- more context for the setting of Drakengard 1
- we get to see what One's brother has been up to (being sad, mostly), isn't that fun?
cons:
- even in a series built over a foundation of putting irredeemably awful people into the places of heroes, Nero stands out as particularly unlikable
- weak/unclear character motivations, which makes the story unfocused and at times confusing
- pretty much all of the rape scenes are kind of unnecessary and could have been removed or reworked with little narrative value lost. there's a a lot of killing, but that's about par for the course. however, the manga puts very little effort into tying this all together thematically compared to the games, so it all feels sort of gratuitous.
pros:
- fantastic artwork
- filling holes in the lore and development on existing characters and concepts, particularly the Red Eye Virus and the Black Dragon's machinations
- more context for the setting of Drakengard 1
- we get to see what One's brother has been up to (being sad, mostly), isn't that fun?
cons:
- even in a series built over a foundation of putting irredeemably awful people into the places of heroes, Nero stands out as particularly unlikable
- weak/unclear character motivations, which makes the story unfocused and at times confusing
- pretty much all of the rape scenes are kind of unnecessary and could have been removed or reworked with little narrative value lost. there's a a lot of killing, but that's about par for the course. however, the manga puts very little effort into tying this all together thematically compared to the games, so it all feels sort of gratuitous.
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@derechoes Pretty sure that the story isn't connected to Drakengard 1,
the Drakengard timeline seems to be a mess where the only proper connection established between any of the games is the last ending of Drakengard 1 > Nier > Nier 2. In this story, red eyes is a sign of an infectious magical disease, in Drakengard 1 it's magical mind control and people have to be brainwashed to get them. And in D1's backstory Caim's kingdom was attacked by the Empire and his parents were eaten by one of the Imperial dragons that are mindcontrolled to serve the Empire. That dragon is still our old pal but the circumstances are way too different, as here he is free and just drops in after the disease breaks out and causes slaughterfest inside the palace with no Empire involved.
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Actually, this manga is canon as well in a way. The main difference is that the Drakengard multiverse has a crapton of branches, and this manga is one of them (spawning from Drakengard 3's ending A). It even has a series of novellas working as a sequel (IIRC it's called "Drakengard 1.3").
Actually, this manga is canon as well in a way. The main difference is that the Drakengard multiverse has a crapton of branches, and this manga is one of them (spawning from Drakengard 3's ending A). It even has a series of novellas working as a sequel (IIRC it's called "Drakengard 1.3").
