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Named 01 Rathas Creature
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Clare Bell
Spirithunter
, March 03, 2009
"Ratha's Creature" is an engaging roller coaster of a story about Ratha, a young member of a clan of large sentient cats, the Named, from the mid-Miocene era. Her clan is under the harsh rule of its leader Meoran, who believes the females should not hunt and herd prey for the clan. Ratha is a promising herder, however, and he is forced to make an exception for her. Here starts Ratha's battle for control, whether she knows she's fighting it or not. "Ratha's Creature" is wonderfully written in an older style displaced by the somewhat simpler and less lyrical style in which most YA books are written nowadays. It's original and one of the best books I've read. I was enraptured by the story and, unlike so many books I've read, I couldn't tell what would happen next. The sequels are only better. Clare Bell writes the cats as cats, not as humans in cat skin as so many animal characters seem to be now. She isn't afraid to write about them as true wild beasts, either. I recommend this series to fans of books such as Warriors in particular. The content is more mature, however, and is written in a style that should appeal to any age group. I found "Ratha's Creature" and its sequel, "Clan Ground", tucked away between some hefty hardcovers from popular series. The bright, fiery colors on the spine caught my eye, and the cover pretty much had me hooked. I'd heard nothing of them before, but I went ahead and bought both. I rushed back to the store as soon as I could when the re-release copies of books 3 and 4 came out. These books deserve so much more publicity than most others get. I hope whoever else reads the tales of the Named can enjoy it as much as I did.
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Okami Official Complete Works
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Capcom
Spirithunter
, February 28, 2009
A truly stunning book. With 288 huge full-color pages and shining gold foil on the cover, this book is most certainly worth $40, even $50. I love reading all the artists' and game creators' notes. They're both interesting and rather amusing. Big full-page spreads of the brush gods, characters, divine instruments, bosses, etc. are abundant--and not only are they big, they're super high quality. The rest of the book is brimming with character sketches, conceptual art, and even extras such as sheet music for a gameboy-style arrangement of Rising Sun.. I'm also very glad that Udon kept the original Japanese right-to-left alignment. There would be lots of flipped images and confusing things if they had flopped it. There are actually quite a few disappointing elements about the book, but they didn't dishearten me enough to drop a star in my rating. For one thing, there are a few poorly translated things, and I was a bit sad that some of the translations that are supposed to use in-game text are simply translated and not written in accordance to the English version of the game. Also, 'Takamagahara' appears in the book several times... and is spelled three different ways. These inconsistencies were a bit saddening and made me wonder why more effort couldn't have gone into this wonderful book. Also, the binding isn't terribly great... I don't mind at all that the spine creases. In fact, that adds to the book's old beat-up look. However, just a few flips through it caused a few segments of pages to come loose of the binding glue because the paper is so heavy. Thankfully it's all kept together by tough string, and about half the pages are still attached. Not to mention there are thick pages glued together at the beginning and end of the book, so nothing will be falling out any time soon. Just be careful with this book and it will keep its glory for a good long time. A quintessential part of any Okami fan's collection, as well as a good read for anyone interested in modern Japanese art or game design.
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