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> Tag: Usata Nonhara

Maybe It’s the Timing

The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life (Vol. 3) by Usata Nonhara, Ox (illustrator)

June 5, 2020 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I’m torn: I like the general premise and a lot of the potential in the various story threads, but I’m starting to get annoyed with some of the main characters and perspectives. The basic idea of The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life (Vol. 3) is that Mariela, an alchemist puts herself in suspended animation to escape a monster attack and wakes up 200 years later alone in a changed world where her skills are highly valuable and rare. There’s an […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, alchemy, light novel, nature magic, Ox (illustrator), the alchemist who survived now dreams of a quiet city life, The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life (Vol. 3), Usata Nonhara, Usata Nonhara, Ox (illustrator)

CoffeeShopReader's CBR12 Review No:45 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, alchemy, light novel, nature magic, Ox (illustrator), the alchemist who survived now dreams of a quiet city life, The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life (Vol. 3), Usata Nonhara, Usata Nonhara, Ox (illustrator) ·
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When the word story is better than the graphic version

The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life, Vol. 2 (manga) by Guru Mizoguchi, Usata Nonhara, Ox

May 17, 2020 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I have decided that I like the light novelization of this story better, and this is unusual for me. Usually I run into the manga or anime first, then check out the light novels which tend to seem repetitive by comparison even if they actually came first. This is a warning that this will be as much exploration of why that is as it will be review. So, The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life has, besides a long unwieldly title, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #fantasy, alchemy, guru mizoguchi, Guru Mizoguchi, Usata Nonhara, Ox, manga, ox, the alchemist who survived now dreams of a quiet city life, Usata Nonhara, vol. 2

CoffeeShopReader's CBR12 Review No:38 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #fantasy, alchemy, guru mizoguchi, Guru Mizoguchi, Usata Nonhara, Ox, manga, ox, the alchemist who survived now dreams of a quiet city life, Usata Nonhara, vol. 2 ·
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