Mech Cadet Yu Volume 3

Mech Cadet Yu Vol. 3 by Greg Pak
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The final battle with the Sharg is upon us! Can Stanford Yu and the other Mech Cadets defeat the armada without sacrificing their mechs?

Greg Pak's adaptation of an anime that never existed ends in this volume. It's pretty much one long battle with the Sharg and with authorities on earth urging the cadets to sacrifice their mechs to activate the super mech. Honestly, it was kind of a letdown.

Spoilers - proceed with caution:
It felt like an issue and a half stretched into four. The mech combat was still good but Buddy trying to make a big sacrifice was long and drawn out, robbing it of emotion. The ending was a little too safe as well. The mech battles and designs were still great, though.

I liked the Mech Cadet Yu series quite a bit as a whole but the ending leaves something to be desired. Three out of five stars.

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