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Title: Northern Pride
Series: Shaman King #15
Author: Hiroyuki Takei
Rating: 3.5 of 5 Stars
Genre: Manga
Pages: 200
Format: Digital Copy
Series: Shaman King #15
Author: Hiroyuki Takei
Rating: 3.5 of 5 Stars
Genre: Manga
Pages: 200
Format: Digital Copy
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Synopsis:
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Volume opens with
Dr Faust VIII watching over Manta who had fainted at the brutality of
the last battle. Faust tells Manta that Team Funbari (Yoh's team) is
up next and Manta gets all worried. Next we cut to Team Funbari who
are letting off steam at a restaurant in various ways. Yoh reveals
that he's confident enough in the training they've done that he
thinks he can take the next team single handedly. Team Ren then has a
little run in with Team Icemen, who are Yoh's next opponents. The
Icemen show off a bit and then leave the restaurant.
The battle begins
and Yoh reveals his big sword. Ohhhhh myyyyy. He tries to be
friendly but the Icemen are having none of it and immediately attack
Faust as the weak link. Faust shows how he's powered up by calling
forth a gigantic demon version of his beloved Eliza. Team Icemen then
attack Yoh but Ryu steps in and shows the burning power of friendship
and literally melts their ice attack.
Eventually Yoh sets
his team mates aside and lets the Icemen attack him directly. When he
survives, they realize they simply don't have a chance. Yoh invites
them to try again, not to win but so that they can lose with the
pride of knowing they gave it their all. They accept and Yoh
unleashes the new Amidamaru against them and destroys their attack.
The connotation being that the Icemen used up all their mana in their
final attack and since it didn't work, they lose.
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My
Thoughts:
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This was a much shorter battle than I was expecting. It felt more
like a showcase for the new and improved powers of Faust, Ryu and
Yoh. The pride of the leader of the Icemen kept them from realizing
how friendly Yoh was trying to be. It wasn't until the very end that
the truth sunk in. Which was what Yoh was trying to do. He didn't
want to create enemies as he climbed up the ladder to become Shaman
King so he does what he can to show his opponents that they are not
truly his enemies. Thankfully, the Icemen got the message. I suspect
other teams later on won't care or won't believe it.
I think the fight is over, but it didn't explicitly show the Icemen
officially losing. So I'm holding off judgement until the next
volume. With only 32 volumes Takei can't stretch the fights out into
Dragon Ball Z territory, thankfully!
★★★☆½
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