ZOMBIEPOWDER., Vol. 2: Cant Kiss the Ring (of the Dead): v. 2

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Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Zombie Powder by Tite Kubo. Somewhere in the desert lies the world's greatest treasure: Now a small group of super-skilled hunters has gone in search of the rings, against an army of crooks, killers and madmen A sharp Somewhere in the desert lies the world's greatest treasure: A martial artist with a metal hand. Meet the newest member of Gamma Akutabi's gang, the amazing Wolfina, as deadly with a camera as her friends are with a gun.

Their goal is to find the Rings of the Dead Does the secret of eternal life now dwell in her brother's body? And what kind of human vultures would pry the secrets from his remains? Includes a special bonus story, "Ultra Unholy Hearted Machine"!

Zombie Powder: Can't Kiss the Ring (of the Dead)

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Apr 19, Samantha wickedshizuku Tolleson rated it really liked it Recommends it for: Shonnen fans, Manga fans, Anime fans. Recommended to Samantha wickedshizuku by: This volume starts off with Chapter 8: I'll write more when my editing mode hits. Nov 10, Cornerofmadness rated it liked it Shelves: This is one of Tite Kubo's earliest works and it shows. There is some interesting things going on though.

Gamma is a criminal though there is definitely more to him than that. For one he has a metal arm and the replacement seems to extend all the way to his cheek. He's intelligent and has some sort of magical power or mutant power or whatever it is He and his gang are looking for rings of death though it's not clear yet as to what their plans on. Naturally there are wicked men also looking This is one of Tite Kubo's earliest works and it shows. Naturally there are wicked men also looking for them so they can make zombie powder, which is still not entirely clear what that does either but it's powerful.

They too have abilities and it reminds me of Bleach in a way, over the top fight scenes intermixed with actual plot. In this brew enters an 18 year old girl journalist with the horrible name of Wolfgangina but they thankfully call her Wolfina. She naturally has boobs of doom H cup according to her bio, obviously drawn by a man who has no idea the gymnastics he's having her do are unlikely with someone this top heavy.

She's drawn into this for two reasons, one she hates criminals and injustice and seeks to expose it and two, her brother is a victim of a ring. It's not a bad story but it's not great either.

Also interesting in this volume is the first manga Kubo drew at eighteen which was actually pretty enjoyable. Jun 10, Emmy rated it really liked it Shelves: I enjoyed this volume even more than the one before it. I feel like the series is going off in a better direction now, and I find that I'm genuinely interested in what is going to happen next.

Can't believe that this is the halfway point of the series already! Feb 21, Ruth Crook rated it really liked it. More of a great world. Love getting to know more about the characters, and their lore and reality. Feb 20, Michele Lee rated it really liked it Shelves: Gamma is an S-Class criminal on the hunt for the legendary 12 Rings of the Dead, that when put together will make Zombie Powder, a substance made of pure life force which can bring the dead to life, or give the living immortality.

This volume puts Gamma's sidekicks Elwood and Smith aside as Gamma gets caught up in the drama of the little town they've come to. In this volume we meet yet another great character who brings to the table new, disturbing information about the risk of ring hunting other than the competition.

The same pattern emerges, there are equal parts sketchy fight scenes and plot moving scenes.

The confusing nature of the fight scenes could very well be implied heavy movement, but in still ink rather than animated form it comes off poorly. The plot is quite enjoyable, with a real western flavor set into a background where feudal Japan has been replaced by all the wild gang types that one would expect from a manga.

Recommended as part of public collections including manga, especially for it's cleaner nature. Teen age range Contains: Implied rape, torture and other criminal activity, cartoon gore Apr 10, Monster added it. Gamma is an S-Class criminal on the hunt for the legendary 12 Rings of the Dead, that when put together will make Zombie Powder, a substance made of pure life force which can bring the dead to life or give the living immortality.

Wolfina is yet another great character, who brings to the table new, disturbing information about the risks of ring hunting. The same pattern emerges, with equal parts sketchy fight scenes and plot-moving scenes. The confusing nature of the fight scenes could very well be implied heavy movement, but since they are drawn using still ink rather than animated form, it comes off poorly.

The plot is quite enjoyable, with a real Western flavor set into a background where feudal Japan has been replaced by all the wild gang types that one would expect from a manga.

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Recommended as part of public collections including manga, especially for its cleaner nature. Dec 30, Sara rated it liked it Shelves: We are still following Gamma in his quest to find all of the rings. In this volume, he comes across a young journalist named Wolfina.

Her younger brother is being devoured by one of the rings which has embedded in his brain. During all of this, we also come across some of Wolfina's enemies, mainly Baragne Balmunk and his creepy circus of clowns. Frankly, this is what nightmares are made of! We leave this volume off with the beginning of their battle. There are parts that I like to this series.

I We are still following Gamma in his quest to find all of the rings. I really like the ambiance, artwork, and the characters of Wolfina and Gamma. However, the main plotline is not something that is really grabbing me, and I'm afraid that is because I am probably comparing this to Bleach. I wish that there was more to this series so that I could get wrapped up in this world, but there are only 2 more volumes. I really think that if I had more time with these characters and plot, that I could like this more. Dec 28, MissAnnThrope rated it liked it Shelves: Can't Kiss the Ring of the Dead steps up the action from the first volume, and even throws in some fun silly humor.

We're introduced to Wolfina really, really awful name , a tough-as-nails do-gooder, who runs into trouble with a new strange villain, Baragne Balmunk. Wolfina's spunk and Balmunk's oddness add a bit of spice to the plot to make it more interesting. The characters are more engaging, and I feel anxious to find out what happen 28 December Rating: Another member of the local gang for which Elwood works sees the two together and assumes that Elwood is harboring the criminal in hopes of turning him in for his substantial bounty.

The gang attacks Elwood's home, and Gamma comes to the rescue, but not before Elwood's sister, Sheryl, is slain by the gang's leader. Following the gang attack, Elwood decides to accompany Gamma in his powder hunting in hopes of resurrecting Sheryl. After leaving Elwood's hometown, the pair meet up with Gamma's long-time partner C. Smith, another wanted powder hunter.

Smith has infiltrated the ranks of Ash Daughter, a gang which has found a Ring of the Dead. The three challenge the gang's leader, Ranewater Calder, and Gamma slays Calder using his mastery of the fictional sword art karin zanjutsu , a martial art which grants its users pyrokinesis. Elwood, Gamma, and Smith thereby gain a second Ring of the Dead, concluding the first arc and volume of the series. The remaining three volumes concern themselves with the battle for a third ring, which has been embedded for years in the body of a comatose young man named Emilio Lufas Getto.

Gamma and company learn of Emilio's existence from his sister Wolfina, a tabloid photojournalist and vigilante who does not believe in the Rings of the Dead. The group of hunters offer to restore Emilio to consciousness in exchange for the ring he contains. Before they can do so, however, Emilio is kidnapped by Balmunk the Mystic, a powder hunting magician who leads a circus-themed gang.

Wolfina teams up with Elwood, Gamma, and Smith to retrieve Emilio, and they succeed in doing so after a number of battles with Balmunk's henchmen. The conflict culminates in a fight between Gamma and a giant golem summoned by Balmunk, which Gamma defeats with the help of a berserk state. Balmunk is beaten but not killed, and departs, swearing revenge upon Gamma.

After rescuing Emilio, Gamma arranges to have the Ring of the Dead removed from his body by an old friend, mad scientist Nazna Gemini. The characters are brought to Gemini's lab by Angelle Cooney, a young girl with the power of teleportation.

Once there, Gemini agrees to operate to remove the ring from Emilio in exchange for a year of experimentation rights on Wolfina. Due to the series' early cancellation, Zombiepowder. The final chapter shows Gamma and Smith leaving Elwood and Wolfina behind as they depart the Gemini Laboratory, whose staff have just begun the operation to save Emilio.

It is left ambiguous whether Elwood chooses to follow Gamma and Smith, stay with Wolfina and Emilio, or become a powder hunter in his own right. According to Tite Kubo, Zombiepowder. It did star a version of Gamma, however, who still bore an over-sized sword and bounty, and featured scifi technologies. The series was collected into four volumes, published in in Japan.

The Viz Media releases preserve the Japanese reading order and overlay the visual sound effects with equivalent English text. The English lettering was criticized for being overly large, which Anime News Network thought made the characters appear to be shouting at inappropriate moments. The cover of the second manga volume, which featured an illustration of C.

Smith holding a gun to his own head, was replaced in the English edition with new art of Gamma in sunglasses. The second volume placed in the top graphic novels for Christmas Critical reception of Zombiepowder. Had the freshman author been serialized in a less prominent magazine, asserts Gorban, Zombiepowder. Reception for individual elements of Zombiepowder. The series premise of seeking magical items was criticized as cliche by ANN and IGN, [2] [14] but deemed sufficient for the needs of the story by AMO, [3] and the parasitic nature of the rings and zombie powder themselves were complimented by MangaCast and IGN for lending suspense to the plot.

Of all the elements of the series, Zombiepowder. The battle scenes were criticized for their unsophisticated art by Anime News Network , with rough drawings and few backgrounds, [2] though in its second review ANN noted a guiding philosophy to the background omission: They ultimately concluded the action was handled better than average, but with the disclaimer that the action was "the entire sum and substance" of the series.

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