Mech Cadet Yu Vol. 2 by Greg PakMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The Sharg are headed for Earth but the cadets may have a more pressing enemy at home. Can Yu and the rest function as a team and defeat the enemy?
The second volume of Mech Cadet Yu gets right down to business. The cadets are on janitorial duty after the Sharg attack, cleaning up the wreckage and destroying eggs when it becomes apparent that certain forces at home may not have their best interests at heart.
The clean, anime-inspired art is pretty slick, possibly even better than the first volume. I like how Stanford Yu and the rest of have evolved since their first appearance. I felt like there were more character moments in the second volume since most of the groundwork had already been laid regarding the worldbuilding. Park is proving to be the most interesting of the cadets. And we get more mechs! Once again, Greg Pak's writing has evoked memories of rushing home to watch Voltron after school. Too bad the mechs can't form one super robot.
No complaints on this one. The seeds have been sown and I expect this "Iron Giant by way of Neon Genesis Evangelion tale" is headed for an epic finale. Now the wait begins. Four out of five stars.
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