Title: Rin-ne Volume 4
Author: Rumiko Takahashi
Genre: Horror / Adventure / Comedy / School
Year Published: 2009
Year Read: 2015
Series: Rin-ne #4
Publisher: VIZ Media
Source: Library
Content Rating: Ages 10+ (Some Language)
Buy on: Amazon // Book Depository
Author: Rumiko Takahashi
Genre: Horror / Adventure / Comedy / School
Year Published: 2009
Year Read: 2015
Series: Rin-ne #4
Publisher: VIZ Media
Source: Library
Content Rating: Ages 10+ (Some Language)
Buy on: Amazon // Book Depository
After reading the first three volumes of Rumiko Takahashi’s newest series “Rin-Ne,”
I was
wondering what major plot twist would happen in the later volumes that would
help get this series off on its feet.
Then, I read the fourth volume of “Rin-Ne,” which actually introduced
a character who might change the events of the “Rin-Ne” universe forever!
Uh oh! Poor Rinne ends up catching
a cold from Rokumon and is bedridden!
Not only that, but a mysterious stranger pays Rinne a house call and it
turns out to be Rinne’s sleazy father Sabato Rokudo, who is the president of
the evil Damashigami Company! Now that
Sabato had caused Rinne to be in a massive debt, Rinne will have to defeat him
in the afterlife!
Will Rinne be able to defeat his father?
Read this volume to find out!
Now, when I mentioned that this volume might change the direction of the
series, I never would have thought that Rinne’s father would be introduced so
early in the series! Rumiko
Takahashi did a fantastic job at throwing a curveball at the audience as not only
is Rinne’s father introduced so early on in the series, but the fact that
Sabato is actually the president of the evil Damashigami Company, implying that
Rinne’s father is actually evil, was really shocking to me! I was also surprised to see that it was
Sabato who caused Rinne to be in so much financial debt in the first place and
now I am interested to see where Rinne’s relationship with his father will go
in future volumes and whether or not it would lead to them reconciling with
each other or killing each other, if the series goes in a darker
direction. I will admit that having
Rinne’s father introduced as the president of the Damashigami Company without
any foreshadowing in the previous volumes was a bit odd for me as I would have
liked it better if they had established the Damashigami as a threat prior to
this volume, but at the same time, it sort of worked out for me because this
event came out of nowhere and really made the twist worthwhile! Rumiko Takahashi’s artwork is as usual a
treat to look at as the images of the Damashigamis in the afterlife were
extremely creative to look at and there is one surprise image of a large panda
who attends Rinne’s (supposed) inauguration in the Damashigami Company that
would leave a smile on faces of anyone who is a fan of “Ranma ½!”
For those of you who are not fond of reading manga that has language in
it, this volume does have some language that the previous volumes did not have
before, even though the language in this volume is not as strong as some darker
manga. Also, I did have a bit of a
problem with how Rinne’s father was introduced in this volume as being the
president of the evil Damashigami Company.
I kind of wished that they would have developed the Damashigami as a
much bigger threat in the earlier volumes so that way, it would make the
revelation about Rinne’s father being the president of this company even more
shocking. Or maybe they could have
dropped some hints about Rinne’s father and what he was like in the past
volumes just so when the volume that introduces him actually comes, the mystery
surrounding Rinne’s father would be solved in an exciting and shocking way.
Overall, “Rin-Ne Volume Four” is a fantastic volume that introduces even
more mysteries to the world of “Rin-Ne” and what it would mean for the
characters in the future volumes!
