Tsubasa: Those with Wings Volume 2

Great book and great condition

love it she always has the best writing and art

Great story line

The storyline gets better in this 2nd volume as everything progresses. I liked it enough to reread it, which doesn't happen that often with me. It goes along the same style of the other series the author has published, cute characters, funny moments, and set in a time and place that isn't ours, so it makes it more interesting. Good read, but not heavy at all for people who like more depth.

While the first volume of this series seemed to have a big fantasy kick to it, the second collection seems to take on more of a sci-fi bent. The characters were great & the action is nice (what little of it there is), but as characters come closer to unraveling the legend of the Tsubasa the series shifts from fantasy to a more science fiction tone as the Tsubasa becomes just a little bit more real to each character.The plot still follows Kotobuki & Raimon as they search for Tsubasa as well as a way to end all of the fighting & injustice going on. (Or at least a place where they can be free.) Unfortunately Raimon's last brush with his old military "friends" has left him with a bomb in his skull and as a result, a signifigantly shorter life span if he was to jump the border. Now Kotobuki has to find the Tsubasa even more than ever so she can beg it to save her love from certain death.It'd been a while since I read the last volume & I do have to say that if you haven't read the previous volume in a while, read it. There was quite a bit of story in this volume & the tale moves rather quickly, so if you aren't caught up on everything it is easy to get left behind. The most interesting part of the manga (for me anyway) was to see the development of the characters. It was very easy to see which characters would later influence plots & characters in Takaya's later series Fruits Basket. The artwork is somewhat different of course & is a little rough in some patches, but it is still beautifully done. I'll be a little sad to see the last volume come out, but also glad that this series wasn't dragged out as much as it could have been.My only complaint about this volume is the write up in the back for the next volume. We are of course left with a cliffhanger about the Tsubasa... until the "next volume" summary spills the beans about what the Tsubasa really is. It isn't entirely something you wouldn't already have guessed at, but it's still pretty much a spoiler all the same. Grrr... So if you don't like spoilers, try to avoid that summary.

I enjoyed this volume more as it really got into the overarching storyline. We've met nearly everyone so there was no need to rush through introductions and we could just go where the story took us. Raimon finally grew on me and the relationship between he and Kotobuki is more clear (not to mention consummated). The story really comes together here in a setup for the final volume.