Until Death Do Us Part Omnibus (2-in-1 Edition), Vol. 2: Includes Vol. 3 & 4

Until Death Do Us Part #2

by Hiroshi Takashige, DOUBLE-S (Illustrator), たかしげ宙

Protecting Haruka from Ex Solid has gotten Mamoru involved in an even more sinister plot, organized by the terrorist group known as the Plunderers. The swordsman’s reckless tactics generate results, but they have also attracted the attention of the terrorists’ leader, Edge Turus. Mamoru’s allies in the Wall and the very people who hired him begin to fear that Mamoru’s methods are too extreme and could endanger those around him, including Haruka herself. Meanwhile, the police are connecting the dots between Haruka’s abduction and the recent string of attacks. As they and Edge close in, it may only be a matter of time before Mamoru has nowhere to run!

Genres: Manga, Science Fiction, Comics Manga, Graphic Novels, Comics, Romance, Graphic Novels Comics

434 pages, Paperback

First published September 25, 2012

About the author

Hiroshi Takashige (たかしげ宙) is a Japanese manga artist best known in various manga communities in Japan and overseas for his work in Spriggan and later in Until Death Do Us Part.

Reviews

[David Doel · Rating 5 out of 5]

More outstanding art; more great story. The first arc ended about halfway through this volume, but there is no rest for the wicked!

[Mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

Strong followup.

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[Cornerofmadness · Rating 3 out of 5]

While the art in this remains stunning, I liked this one a bit less than the first. Not that I'm saying it was bad, not at all. It just fell into that trope that bothers me in a lot of shonen action manga: endless fight scenes. I know that I'm much older and more female than the intended audience and while I do like a good fight scene, I don't like it when they go on forever at the sacrifice of plot or anything else interesting.

It takes nearly 200 pages to wrap up what was basically the last scene of book one: the blow-out fight scene with the main (to date) villain. Something of interest is woven into the battle though: Mamoru is suspected of a crime that makes his crime-fighting partners suspicious and worried about dealing with him. He does, however, deliver gory results without killing Edge Turus. That doesn't mean he didn't mess him up twelve ways to Sunday.

Turus, unsurprisingly wants revenge and so starts the next story arc: revenge by high-powered assassin. In the meantime, they try to settle Haruka into a new life at school, hiding her the best they can from those out to harm her while trying to find her one remaining relative, her grandmother. But in an unexpected twist, the assassin has the ability to hide himself from Mamoru's glasses which means he really will have to fight blind.

It's a good manga overall so far if a bit uneven with the intermix of plot and fight scenes. The art is amazing. I'm looking forward to what comes next.

[Shelby · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 🌟 This was a much more streamlined and easy to follow issue than the last, though I do feel like the story could use quite a bit of editing still. There are so many plots going on at the same time and not all of them even really feel important. The main storyline is still very interesting though, and the art and action are done well

[Heather]

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[nidah05 (SleepDreamWrite) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't know if its the pacing, the art style, characters or story, but I'm liking the series so far. Or all the above. Even though I'm only on the second volume.