 Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles #8
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Crossover Info: Events in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles #8 crossover with events happening in xxxHolic #5 with the gang finally reading the letter Yuko sent them in the last volume. Mokona also communicates with the black Mokona over in xxxHolic though Saoran and Sakura simply think he's talking in his sleep.
After the emotion packed world of Oto, in the last few volumes, it's good to see that the first world the gang travel to feaures a rather back-to-basics "get the feather" kind of adventure with lots of cute furry creatures in a rainforest and a monster that's recently become super powerful. Hmmm... I wonder where the feather could be? ;)
Something I noticed when I was reading this volume is that the two page spread where they enter the world of Idols (with the furry creatures) looks very similar to how the gang entered the new world in the Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle Movie. I wouldn't be suprised if the animation director used the manga as a reference. It looks that similar.
Anyway, after the Land of Idols, they reach the Land of Sharano which is where the next multi volume major arc begins.
While not as cool or epic as the last few volumes, this new one seems to feature a lot of growth where characters are concerned with Saoran starting to regain some memories of his own, Sakura regaining some useful memories for a change, Fai giving some more hints about his past, and it becoming more obvious that they are being watched by someone else. There are also some laughs with Saoran having to dress up as a woman and those furry little creatures who has me laughing out loud at one point.
Not exactly a 5 star issue, but it wasn't bad either. 4 stars from me.
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