Episode 8: One of Pamela's former client is a sultan named Selim. When he was still a prince, he fell in love with a young slave named Leard who was destined for his father's harem. Leard becomes Selim's closest friend, confident and lover, as well as a trusted general who wins many battles for the sultan. Although Selim is now married with a big harem of his own, it is Leard who monopolizes his affection. Leard's only wish has been to learn about the fate of his hometown and family and if possible, to be reunited with them. Selim, however, tells him that he himself was too young to know anything when Leard was captured and instead, sends him off to conquer a distant town. Without knowing that it is his hometown, Leard follows the sultan's order to annihilate the town and kill everyone in it. When he learns that it was his hometown that he destroyed, Leard is devastated. He closes his heart to the sultan and the sultan, in anger, tortures him brutally. Leard escapes with the help of his friend and the queen. The sultan is told that Leard has died, but he believes that he is alive somewhere. He asks Pamela to find him, and to give a letter he has written. Episode 9: Brad is a poor student. He meets a lake fairy whom he names Cheese, and gradually falls in love with her. In order to give her everything he wants to give her, Brad works hard to make money and as a result, their relationship falls apart. He does not have enough time to spend with her. Overcome with doubts and jealousy, he drives Cheese away. He visits Pamela to find her, but learns that a lake fairy must return to the lake after she's been hit three times. Brad decides to live on the lake to be with Cheese. He opens a sandwich shop on his boat, and lives happily ever after with Cheese. Episode 10: Alec is a dragon and a dear friend of Ash. Seven hundred years ago, when Ash saves Pamela, and brings her to his castle to live with him, Alec tells him to abandon her, warning him about losing the precious dragon heart to a mere human. Ten years later, Alec finds Ash still living with Pamela, but no amount of threat and entreaty from him can force Ash to turn Pamela out. Shortly thereafter, Alec learns that Ash is in grave danger, and assumes that it is Pamela who has caused all the troubles. Believing that Ash is dead, Alec has been looking for Pamela to avenge Ash's death. At the Tarot Cafe, Alec runs into Ash and kidnaps him. Ash, having lost his memory, does not believe that he is a dragon, and Alec whispers his full dragon name into his ears to help him remember. Upon hearing his name, Ash faints and Berial appears. Alec is rendered powerless by Berial's spell...
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Whoa...,
By tami "pinkboxcutter" (chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tarot Cafe, The Volume 3 (Paperback)
This book threw me. There are lots of people who complain that supposed shounen-ai mangas only imply boy's love and never get right down to it. Imagine a book that has a sarcastic female lead and a plot based on gothic mystery- do you think rampant m/m relationships have a place in that formula?
Honestly it was suprising to find that this time around, the number of shounen-ai couples outnumbered the straight couples 2 to 1. It wasn't a complete shock, as in the past two books the hints of shounen-ai accumulated as the story progressed-I think it's gotten to the extent that potential buyers should be notified.(Some of it is more mature than previously seen.) THERE IS A LOT OF SHOUNEN-AI IN THIS BOOK. Ok, now that that's in the clear, I want everyone who is isn't bothered or even happy with this fact to know that this book is excellent.The boy's love isn't the point, something big is going on. Remember when we got about two pages on Pamela's past, and her relationship with Ash? Much more about that is revealed, which the story is partially built upon- but this time, the story actually starts with Pamela! There's finally some development on the whys' of Belus, and Berial's artifacts.Oh, and say hi to a few more beautiful and enigmatic characters of some significance. In addition to the main storyline, Pamela also has two cases, one humorous, the other dark. In fact, the manic behavior of the book is what makes it so endearing-the characters laugh in prelude to suffering. Jokes never seem to lighten the consistent darkness overall, but they are charming. Just because something seriously creepy is going on with Pamela and the other main characters doesn't mean there can't be a sense of humor. This was also seen in the first two books, but it's never been better than in the third. So... a few heartbreaks, quite a bit of shounen-ai, and more mysteries. The story is picking up, so prepare to have number 3 make you antsy for number 4.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Getting better with volume 3,
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This review is from: Tarot Cafe, The Volume 3 (Paperback)
Sang-Son Park, The Tarot Cafe, vol, 3 (Tokyopop, 2005)
This is the volume where The Tarot Cafe finally gets off the ground, where everything starts coming together. There are even whole sections of this volume where it's almost impossible to confuse any of the characters, which is certainly a boon, but the biggest thing here is that instead of what seems a series of unconnected stories, the hints Park's been dropping that there's a story arc laying behind everything start coming to fruition, and we start seeing the hand of the architect at work in the various tales Park spins for us. The best of the volumes so far. *** ½
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Can you say LOVE?,
By Calix Vincent (dancing at Lost-Hope) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tarot Cafe, The Volume 3 (Paperback)
Really great; I don't know what else to say about it that I haven't said about the other two volumes.
The stories are great and Ash's past, along with Pamela's, is revealed even more this volume. The artwork is just as stunning as ever, of course. ^^ The kick-off story about the sultan is really strong and poignant. Shounen-ai lovers would probably love this volume (as well as the entire series). So if you're sensitive to mild homosexuality, stay away from this series altogether. Overall--tops. Can't wait for volume four. :)
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