Yuki Amemiya

Yukino Ichihara

Teased unmercifully for his past as an orphan and a slave, Teito has only his best friend Mikage and his mastery of the magical art of Zaiphon to ease his days at the elite Barsburg Academy. But even they will not be enough to save him when he discovers a horrifying secret behind the ruling Empire. Trapped in an ancient battle between a wicked God and Seven Ghosts, with only three mysterious priests to guide him, Teito discovers a power that could save the world...and shed light on his own mysterious past.

07-Ghost

One evil god, two rival empires, three unlikely bishops, and seven brave ghosts make for one fantastic adventure! All Teito Klein wants is to forget his murky past as an orphan and slave and to graduate from Barsburg’s military academy with his best friend Mikage. But when an overheard state secret triggers treasonous memories, he’s forced to flee from the very empire he once sought to defend! Deliberately leaving Mikage behind, Teito escapes to the Barsburg Church. There, with the help of its three bishops, he begins to unravel his role in the story of an evil god, seven ghosts, two rival empires, and his own mysterious past. Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for teen audiences.

07-GHOST

Eleanor Luhar

Honestly, this is the first graphic novel I've properly read so I don't have anything to compare it to. So this review may not be that helpful, and I'm just going to keep it quite short.

I'm not going to lie, I found this pretty confusing. It was a bit all over the place - but I've heard it gets better. It starts at the military academy with Teito Klein and Mikage, who are best friends. But then Teito's repressed memories are jogged when he overhears a secret conversation, forcing him to flee the district. From there, he finds himself in a strange church. The bishops there begin to help him understand the war between two empires, the legend of seven ghosts, and the battle between good and evil.

The art in this is fantastic! Sometimes it seems a little busy and hard to follow, but maybe that's just because I'm new to it.

The dialogue is great - the jokes and everything really make this a good novel. And the premise is good, too - I intend to read on and hopefully make sense of it all!

I did like it, but I also got lost a fair bit. It was a lot better toward to end, with Mikage's surprise appearance and all, but I think I can only give this 3 stars.

One evil god, two rival empires, three unlikely bishops, and seven brave ghosts make for one fantastic adventure! All Teito Klein wants is to forget his murky past as an orphan and slave and to graduate from Barsburg’s military academy with his best friend Mikage. But when an overheard state secret triggers treasonous memories, he’s forced to flee from the very empire he once sought to defend! Teito has regained his memories of hosting the Eye of Mikhail, a powerful artifact that has helped the Seven Ghosts keep the evil god Verloren at bay for thousands of years. To claim that power for themselves, the Barsburg Empire sends Teito a gift with bloody strings attached: Mikage. Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for teen audiences.

This is the second installation in the 07-Ghost series. Teito-Klein is still at the Barsburg Church with the Bishops, learning about the battle between light and dark. His best friend, Mikage, was possessed by evil, his soul taken from him. Teito swears revenge, but the Bishops try to reason with him.

I don't want to include spoilers, but the little dragon that's introduced in this is the cutest thing ever. My boyfriend probably got fed up of me going on about it so much. I just found the whole idea of it coming along after Mikage's death so damn adorable.

Again, I got pretty lost at times. This volume maybe wasn't quite as confusing as the first, but it was still pretty all over the place (in my opinion). I think the art could be clearer and easier to follow - though I do love the art style. And it was easy enough to at least get the general gist of, so that's good.
 
I'm hoping the next volumes will become even easier to follow. I like the idea and everything though so I think 3 stars is reasonable.

07-Ghost

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