Tokyo Babylon, Vol. 5 by Clamp

Tokyo Babylon, Vol. 5 Reviews

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  grayi ♡

  Sigh, I can feel the betrayal approaching.
  
  I can't imagine how exhausting it must be to be on Subaru's place, with all those responsibilities and dealing with that job, all while being an empath.
  
  I love how we get evil Seichiro every time he takes his glasses off lol but I can tell he's dangerous, so I'm mostly just worried. What a cliffhanger.
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  Daniy ♠

  Got so much better, but idk I want more info about everything.
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  Natalie

  This some Hannibal/Will levels of ship going on here
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  hotsake (André Troesch)

  A solid collection of macabre and melancholy tales and a not-quite cliffhanger ending.
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  ✨Meryem✨

  I feel like I say it on every volume but this one, this one was incredible.
  I bawled my eyes out for the 1st story, got surprised by surprised by the 2nd and finally, broke by the 3rd (for Subaru) because his sister called it.
  Subaru would be broken by love, and if we had any doubts before, we know now for sure. Someone protect this fluffy ball of a humain being Subaru is
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  Nesdy

  My favorite so far. The grandpa story was really sad, the karaoke one surprised me, and the ending is full of promise.
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  Cel Red

  Este es el volumen en el que Hokuto queda en shock cuando se da cuenta de que su otp de hecho sí podría ser canon.
  
  Son 3 historias: una en un karaoke, otra con un anciano y la tercera con un niño enfermo. Las tres son ambiguas en cuanto a buenos y malos, como todo TB en realidad, y la que más me gustó fue la del niño.
  
  Subaru es el cinnamon roll más cinnamon roll de todos los cinnamon rolls habidos y aunque la oscuridad de Seishirou es más sutil que en otros volúmenes, siempre está presente y es cada vez más visible.
  
  Ahora sí, es cuenta regresiva para que empiecen el sufrimiento y dolor infinitos.
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  Harumichi Mizuki

  Aku nggak nyangka ternyata aku bisa menyukai Tokyo Babylon lebih dari yang kuduga. Isu sosialnya kental banget.
  
  Di chapter Old, Subaru berkenalan dengan seorang kakek yang berteman akrab dengan para burung. Namun, putrinya sendiri memperlakukannya dengan tidak menyenangkan karena masalah finansial. Bagi putrinya, keberadaan ayahnya adalah beban. Hal yang paling menyesakkan adalah ketika kedua cucu sang kakek dengan santai bertanya, "Kek, kapan Kakek mati? Kata Ibu kalau kakek mati kami bisa dapat kamar sendiri."
  
  BAYANGKAN!
  
  Padahal, sang kakek sudah berjanji untuk membuat anaknya bahagia 100 kali pada istrinya yang sudah meninggal. (Kok cuma 100? Kebahagiaan seorang anak karena orangtuanya itu harusnya nggak terhitung, kan?). Kata sang kakek, jika dirinya sudah membuat anaknya bahagia sekali lagi, baru dia bisa pergi dengan tenang.
  
  Fenomena anak yang menganggap orangtuanya sebagai beban ini sangat bikin miris. Padahal, orangtua bisa sabar merawat anaknya sejak kecil, tapi ketika giliran anak merawat orangtua yang sudah lansia, mereka tidak sabar. Semoga kita semua dilimpahi kemampuan dan kelapangan rezeki untuk merawat para orangtua kita, ya.
  
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  Di episode berikutnya, Hokuto, Subaru, dan Seishirou berkaraoke. Heran nih dokter, kok jarang ada adegan dia nanganin pasien, sih? Main mulu kerjanya xD
  
  Namun, saat Subaru selesai membelikan rokok bagi Seishirou dan mau kembali ke biliknya, ia dicegat oleh seorang wanita yang memintanya menemani berkaraoke. Subaru mengatakan bahwa ia bisa merasakan kesedihan yang amat sangat dari nyanyian sang wanita. Wanita itu lalu berkata bahwa dia pernah berselingkuh dengan atasannya yang sudah beristri. Namun, atasannya itu akhirnya lebih memilih keluarga aslinya. Sejak itu lagu-lagu cinta yang menyakitkan menjadi pelampiasan wanita itu di tempat karaoke.
  
  Hahahaha.... Hasyeum. Aku pun kalau lagi galau karena cinta ya rasanya semua lagu cinta yang kudengar nyambung aja gitu sama perasaanku. Sungguh drama 😭
  
  Tadinya aku bertanya-tanya, mana bagian supernaturalnya? Tapi ternyata identitas wanita itu adalah jawabannya.
  
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  Di cerita ketiga, Subaru berkenalan dengan Yuuya-kun yang rutin menjalani cuci darah dua hari sekali di rumah sakit. Ibunya sudah lama mengantri untuk jadi resipien ginjal, tapi Yuuya tak segera mendapat giliran. Gara-gara itu dia pun jadi setengah gila.
  
  Di sini kita akhirnya tahu mengapa Seishirou bisa buta sebelah matanya di X/1999.
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  Elwyn

  More relevant themes!
  
  Don't abuse and neglect the elderly.
  
  Your feelings are valid regardless of whether others 'have it worse'. You are suffering and that is real; don't let anyone invalidate you for how you feel.
  
  Being an organ donor is really important, but it can be hard for relatives to process the idea of their dead loved one's flesh living on in another person. Waiting for a transplant is also hard.
  
  Subaru's empathy has no limits. Whether someone is living or dead, he cares deeply for them and wants to do anything possible to ease their hurt. -squints at Seishiro- hmmm... Seishiro, on the other hand... he SAYS he's not sure what it's like to be kind, but sometimes his actions SEEM kind...
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  Tessy

  Todo llegó a un nuevo nivel de intensidad y me hubiera encantado que el manga empezara así, pero llegar a este punto implicó arrastrarme por un par de capítulos sin noción alguna de la trama en general. Me gusta que a través de estas pequeñas historias CLAMP busca darte una nueva perspectiva sobre muchos problemas sociales -que entiendo se enfocaban en Japón en los 90s pero muchos son prevalentes ahora, o han empeorado. Yuuya se ganó todo mi corazón y con este final y no entiendo a Seishirou para nada.
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  Gise.Wen

  Uhhhh por favor cuantos cosas pasaron en este tomo, muero por seguir leyendo mas.
  En este tomo podemos conocer como Subaru es, como siente y como a veces no se da cuenta que debe descansar, comer y dormir por el trabajo. Por ayudar a los demás, el es capas de todo pero no se da cuenta de que su hermana se preocupa mucho por el y sufre.
  
  WEN
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  kerrycat

  "Kindness and a pure heart. Two things that couldn't be more alien to me."
  
  yes, Seishiro is one of the most disturbing CLAMP characters (this quote doesn't do his sociopathy justice) and the more I read, the more I cringed.
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  Samantha Richardson

  The story of the old man is heartbreaking, and it really helps to develop Subaru from this wallflower into more of a badass. I also love how they reveal Subaru's deep love of Seishirou, it's been subtle but also very compelling.
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  Harry Smith

  Urgh you can feel the angst coming a mile off at the end of this book. Pure emotional self-flagellation.
  
  *immediately opens the next one*
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  Martha andrade

  Es increíble cómo un manga de más de 20 años trata temas de importancia social incluso en esta época
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  Marta

  Este sin duda es el volumen más duro y con las historias más dramáticas, ains a estas CLAMP como les gusta hacernos daño en el kokoro :(
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  Adrian Santiago

  Las mejores historias hasta ahora. Medio forzadas, pero buenos planteamientos.
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  Yara

  O capítulo do idoso foi uma dor no coração.
  E o final desse volume me deixou impactada.
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  Iz Sanz

  x.o
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  Camilin

  Todas las historias me pegaron fuerte, pero la primera me dejo en lágrimas 😭. Todos los tomo se leen súper fácil
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  K.S. Trenten

  Three stories are told in which Sumeragi Subaru plays a major part. In one, the young onmyoji meets an old man who loves animals as much as Subaru himself does, a man who no longer has a place in his daughter’s overcrowded Tokyo apartment. In the second, Seishiro takes Subaru and Hokuto out to a kareoke bar, where Subaru meets a lonely woman who’s been haunting that bar for far too long. Last, Subaru’s trip to the hospital introduces him to a little boy whose health problems and desperate mother are about to change Seishiro and Subaru’s life along with their relationship forever.
  
  The first story was only too painfully realistic, focusing mostly on the old man. Subaru speaks to him like he hasn’t spoken to anyone, except maybe Hokuto and Seishiro, showing a happiness and an enthusiasm for being around animals he’s never displayed before. He also talks about a childhood dog he was attached to. Hokuto and Seishiro are more supporting characters in that tale. The second gives Subaru’s twin and his suitor a much more prominent role, allowing the two of them to tease Subaru in the playful manner which has contributed to the lighter side of this manga. The strange woman Subaru helps has more of a cameo role, but she complains about how reality too often mimics art and song, which is interesting considered the stark reality of the other two tales. The third story returns to the hardship of life in the form of a sick child, who’s still trying to smile and make friends with Subaru. At the same time, one can sense the overall manga arc coming to a crisis in Hokuto’s dire predictions about Subaru, the fatal flaw in his character, which comes to a heartbreaking climax in the final panel. One can see an echo of this flaw in Hokuto, whom for all her cheer and boisterous personality shows how deeply attached to her twin. Amidst all this, Seishiro remains the most enigmatic, in spite of the physical danger he is put in. He continues to drop hints about the menacing truth behind his pleasant mask, yet he continues to be a sympathetic friend to Hokuto while wooing her brother with all due devotion, willing to risk life and limb for the boy he’s courting. Just what is going on in his head? For this mystery, and all of the other qualities, depicted in an exquisite art style which showcases Subaru and Hokuto’s beauty, their striking costumes, Seishiro’s seductive menace, as well as establishing each setting as a distinctive sphere for each major character’s life, I give this five stars.
  
  
  
  
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  David

  This volume considers many aspects of pain, and does so very well. The stories included all differ nicely, but there is also more to see of the depth of our main characters: their kindness; his shyness; each is admirable in their own way.
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  Mika

  I can't even write something coherent now because I have homework to finish but review pending. Mini one.
  
  Guys Seishirou mentions organs being transplanted as LIVING ON INSIDE ANOTHER PERSON.
  
  It's almost too much.
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  MJ

  
  http://goodcomics.comicbookresources....
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  Sem

  Of all the woobies in the world, Subaru is the woobiest.
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  rainy♪

  subaru🥺
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  Ricardo Marín

  4 / 5