Chrono Code Volume 2 - Softcover

Eui-Cheol Shin; Il-Ho Choi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1595325514 ISBN 13: 9781595325518

Publisher: TokyoPop, 2005

Synopsis

The great Armageddon war has been fought, and most of the world is destroyed. Out of the ruins arise four countries that race to attain dominance through chronoid technology. But in order to develop a chronoid, a perfect match is needed between the chronoid G and a human specimen. Four nations are at war...and the lives of everyone hang in the balance!

About this title

From Publishers Weekly

When the promotional material for the second volume of a manga series begins, "Wondering just what the heck is going on?" you know you're in trouble. It's a shame that the first volume of Chrono Code plunges readers into such confusion, because it has real potential. Ji-Soo Chung is an orphaned schoolgirl in search of her missing younger brother in Seoul, Korea, in 1994. But in the 23rd century she may be Yun-hee, a "chronoid" with time-traveling capabilities and a colleague of the swash-buckling Blade (who, in 1994, is Ji-Soo's Russian teacher, Professor Nicolai). Blade's search for Yun-hee, who is apparently a powerful time traveler, overlaps with his pursuit of Doctor Joseph, another chronoid who has changed the confidential code for a satellite called Riverside that has the power to stop an apocalyptic 23rd-century war. It's fair to say that Chrono Code is suffering from an overabundance of plot and a dearth of background. But its art is lovely, combining fight scenes with dreamy splash pages, and the story is intriguing, despite a sometimes clunky translation. Manga fans who have the patience to follow the meandering plot should enjoy what they find. (Aug.)
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Edition details

• Publisher: TokyoPop
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1595325514
• ISBN 13: 9781595325518
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208