Musashi #9 chronicles the fast-paced adventures of a 16-year-old super agent who takes on assassins, terrorists and counteragents! Written and illustrated by acclaimed artist Takahashi Miyuki, MUSASHI #9 is an action series famous in Japan for a hero who is the ultimate in cool, featuring crisp, stylishly rendered artwork and engaging storytelling, Exotic, smart and lethal, #9 is a field operative for an organization committed to fighting injustice. Little is known about "Universal Blue" except that they're the last line of defense against battalions of terrorists and criminals. Even less is known about its field operatives--though it's whispered that they possess the ability to change the course of world history. And #9 is one of them. In this volume, a teenaged girl is marked for death for reasons beyond her control, and Universal Blue decides to take care of her. But #9 runs into trouble with this headstrong client. After all, who would accept a stranger's help with the unraveling chaos of her life? The teenaged girl has a special gift -- one that will save the life of an important person. But will she live long enough to deliver that gift in time?
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This intriguing series follows an androgynous and lethal 16-year-old girl with the code name Musashi #9, an agent for the ultra-secret organization Ultimate Blue. The UB is also known as "the other United Nations" and has positioned itself above international law in the fight to maintain order against terrorists, extremists, kidnappers and others whose activities threaten to lead to world chaos. The UB swiftly confronts these threats, sending out merciless, coldly efficient agents whose existence is shrouded in shadow and rumor; among them, no agent is as feared as Musashi #9. This first book in the series recounts four of Musashi #9's missions, focusing on the predicaments of those Musashi #9 is sent to protect, the nail-biting suspense that comes as the situations escalate and Musashi #9's entry into the game disguised as a stylish young man. Once she has her targets in sight, she easily overcomes her antagonists. Takahashi crafts a tight narrative that moves as briskly as a well-paced espionage thriller, and the rather feminine manga art style curiously works in the story's favor, offering a delicate counterpoint to the tense and often violent plots. This is a series worth watching, and it will be fascinating to see Musashi #9's origin explored in future installments.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
An interesting premise for this manga,
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This review is from: Musashi #9: VOL 01 (Paperback)
I found a copy of this manga while browsing the shelves at my local library, and decided to check it out and read it out of curiosity.
The main character is a 16-year-old who is the top agent for the "ultra secret" organization, Ultimate Blue. Ultimate Blue fights terrorists and criminals in the name of peace. This 16-year-old agent goes by the code name "Musashi #9." There is an unexpected twist that is revealed at the end of the first story of this volume concerning "Musashi #9." I thought this manga had an interesting premise to it, and I enjoyed the execution of the storytelling. If I can track down other volumes of this manga series, I would be inclined to give them a try. However, with the subject matter of this manga, I would recommend it to older teenagers and to adults. I wrote this review after checking out a copy of this manga through the King County Library System.
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