# Talk:Grand Guignol Orchestra

Comic book bin vol. 1 Kaguya-chan (talk) 19:41, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
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### Volume 4 review
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/grand-guignol-orchestra/gn-4

This is it – the penultimate volume of Grand Guignol Orchestra. The series feels a bit short and lacking in general development, but once you realize where things are headed – namely, towards the finale – it is easy to sit back and enjoy the ride....In their attempts to remain disguised, the group finds themselves in violinist Kohaku's home region. This gives Yuki the chance to explore this final cast member's past. While his past is not as moving as Gwindel's, as bittersweet as Eles', or as twisted as Lucille's, it does shed a lot of light on the character and his motivations, giving him a reason to be the way he is. Unfortunately his is the most typical of all the back stories, with an almost Dickensian flavor that may make it seem too familiar to some readers. Mind you, Dickens rarely wrote about zombies. 

As the truth about Le Senat is revealed, so too is more of the virus' puzzle than we suspected existed. This is one of Yuki's greatest strengths as an author – the ability to construct a mystery that is a seemingly endless conundrum. Of course, such a twisting plotline may not work for everyone, and at times the series can seem hopelessly tangled; however in a shorter work such as this it is more a plus than a minus.

On the subject of confusion, Yuki's layouts certainly fit that bill. Pages are packed with panels and usually crammed with text and tone, making it difficult to smoothly follow the action across the paper. While this particular volume is clearer than most, it still is on the shady side of easy, and you really need to pay attention to fully understand what's going on. 

...It is easy to see her as a villainous Marie Antoinette, callously telling her peasants to eat cake if there is no bread. While it would not be fair to call this a Gothic Rose of Versailles, the overtones are there, making one wonder if the guignols are not some sort of metaphor for the mindless masses who do as their leaders decree...under she tires of them.

In the grand scheme of Kaori Yuki's English translated works, Grand Guignol Orchestra falls somewhere between Count Cain/Godchild and Fairy Cube. It is not as fascinating as the former, but better put together than the latter. Deeply Gothic, nicely mysterious, and well – if not somewhat confusingly – drawn, this penultimate volume moves us rapidly towards an ending that may very well mimic those of many of the original fairy tales – by being deadly.
--Gwern  (contribs) 14:26 27 August 2011 (GMT)

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