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WolfDaughter
2008-07-17
ch 11, anon.
abuseI'm so glad you're back! I always look forward to seeing an update from you, but I'd started to wonder if we were going to get another. It was, as always, well thought out and well written. Can't wait for more!
Jellybean06
2008-07-17
ch 11,
abuseYou continue to write with amazing skill. This story is one of my all time favorites on this site, and you portray everyone so well. Your knowledge of Japanese customs and history is also extremely impressive.
I loved this chapter so much, especially the idea to get exorcised to solve the problem in the village. Genius, but so simple.
I can't wait for your next update!
blunablue
2008-07-17
ch 3, anon.
abusewow, i loved that chapter. How Kenshin finds entrance into the family, and opens himself- not too much but a little. Midori an Kichi-san are lovely characters, Midori in her over-motherly way and Kichi, who patiently builds a friendship to Kenshin. I also like how you blend in the social change in japan. I enjoyed it very much.
SilverKleptoFox
2008-07-16
ch 11,
abuseRealism is indeed the best way to write, I think, and you have pulled it off very well. You have true skill, older woman - sama. Your knowlegde of Japanese history, culture, geography and terms is fascinating! The amount of research that must go into this is truly impressive. The storyline is astoundingly deep, well-written, captivating. It's as if The pages come alive. This is true skill. I look forward to reading more of this wonderful piece of literary artwork!

-SKF
Stubbs101
2008-07-15
ch 11,
abuseHi, thanks for the new chapter, I remember reading this awile back when you posted the first few chapters.

I'm glad to see your still going with it.

I'll look for it more oftern in future.

Stubbs
Blunablue
2008-07-15
ch 2,
abusemoths ago I did read the whole fic, and since you've finally updated, I read it again ^^

I like the second chapter. though actually not much happened during kenshins stay at the hut, your realisic writing with sense for detail caught me. Kenshins childhood-dream / nightmare was very scary. I liked too how you described Kenshin, getting used to his new sword. And the cat was funny...
Guile
2008-07-14
ch 11, anon.
abuseI was glad to see an update! It's been long enough since the last chapter that I had to re-read Ichirizuka from the beginning, but that's not exactly a hardship.

I like the idea of Kenshin being able to 'sense' what people are feeling with his grasp of ki. It's not canon (as far as I know) but it's a neat idea.

The exorcism scene was interesting. My knowledge of Buddhism isn't as complete as I'd like it to be, so I enjoyed the descriptions, even if they might not be entirely historically/religiously accurate.

I'm looking forward to seeing where Ichirizuka is going from here, what may come of the exorcism, and if O-Ine-San can overcome her hatred/terror after all this, or if she'll convince herself that a kitsune would be cunning enough to outwit such a rite. It seems unlikely, but it's usually a mistake to underestimate the power of ignorance and hate.
Almecestris
2008-07-13
ch 11, anon.
abuseToo lazy to log-in and my internet has been acting up so I have to make this quick. First of all, this chapter has been worth the long wait, maybe even more so. The exorcism idea was totally unexpected, but somehow I should have seen this coming... the mark of a brillian writer.

Thank you for all the hard work you had put into this chapter.
Althea M
2008-07-13
ch 11,
abuseWelcome back, you've been missed.

A beautiful chapter. Please post again soon.

AM
Himura-goyle
2008-07-12
ch 11, anon.
abuseHey! Long time no see. I'm glad you've updated and it was a good read. I'm glad things are finally starting to go well for Kenshin - and I hope they stay that way. I'va hated O-Ine-san since she was introduced. She's more a witch than Kenshin is - or ever was - a demon. Either way, I look forward to the next installment. Please write more soon!
The Wandering Pen
2008-07-12
ch 11,
abuseAnother excellent chapter. You do such a wonderful job of bringing this time period to life. I like Kenshin's solution for getting around his "rock", and I'm not sure Hiko would disapprove. It does show a certain strategy for using the enemy's weapons against her and not simply striking out wildly. While I doubt Hiko would leap up shouting "Brilliant!", it might get a grudging nod. I did find the flashback sequence a little hard to place, but not because it was a flashback. It was because I was thinking so much in the mode of rice tending that when you said Kenshin "looked where his line met the water", I was thinking the line of the row of rice plants. It took me a bit to think "Oh, fishing line!" The rest has a nice flow. Thanks for posting!
crimson sage
2008-07-12
ch 11, anon.
abuseAbsolutely stellar, as always. Thank you so much for posting such a well-researched, emotional, lovingly written story. It's simply beautiful.
Scarred Sword Heart
2008-07-12
ch 11, anon.
abuseHopefully the exorcism will shut O-Ine-sama up, though I doubt it. Either way, this is definitely a score for Kenshin.
SilverInches
2008-07-08
ch 11,
abuseHello,

I don't know if you still are working on this story. But I wanted to let you know I enjoyed it very much. I have not gotten such a clear picture of what life might have been like in Japan in that time period as I have from reading your story. It is a thrill. I loved reading it.

I also adore how well you portray how Kenshin might have been thinking.

All in all a wonderful story. I hope to see more stories writen by you.

~Kasi.
Almecestris
2008-07-04
ch 11, anon.
abuseHello. Just wanted to say that even after rereading your story for the third time in the last seven days, it's still as brilliant and interesting as it was the first time I read it two years ago.

Also, I just wanna make sure you're okay because of your long updates. If you're one of those authors who hate it when people keep on pestering you with cries of sooner updates, I'm sorry I irritated you.

Hope you know how much I love your fics.

Almecestris
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