[DreamSword]

Just got done reading Radiant Red, the oneshot spinoff of Radiant Black that focuses on, well, Radiant Red, AKA Satomi.

And for the first story I've read that's written by Cherish Chen, I really liked it!

As one might expect, the book is all back Satomi's' backstory, of which we only saw a small glimpse of in Radiant Black. But more than that, it's a very focused character story/study, and I felt it worked really well there.

The key to it all being that Satomi herself is a rather likable and sympathetic character right from the getgo. That, combined with the preserved tone and atmosphere throughout the book got me really invested in where everything was headed, even despite somewhat knowing already due to Radiant Black.

I still wouldn't exactly call it a Toku comic per say, but even so, I rather enjoyed it for what it was. It had good art, most of the dialogue felt very natural, and the pacing was perfect. The only real downsides I can think of are that I don't feel like the time matches up with Radiant Black perfectly, and you do need to have atleast read Volume 1 of said book before reading Radiant Red in order to understand everything going on.

But yeah, it's overall great stuff and I'd highly recommend it, especially if you're already a fan of Radiant Black.