Review: #764
Title: Accel World 11: The Carbide Wolf
Series: Accel World - 11th volume
Author: Reki Kawahara
Read Before: no
Comments: The Chrome Disaster story arc truly comes to an end at the beginning of this volume when Silver Crow is cleared before the Kings of Pure Color. As the author introduced so many plot points in previous volumes, the biggest of which was the ISS Kits and the Acceleration Research Society, there’s plenty of starting points for the next story arc. However, true to the author’s tendencies, he diverges and introduces even more things that don’t directly link to the current predicament. Not only does he introduce another seemingly overpowered ability that Silver Crow must now obtain, he introduces a new opponent with another overpowered ability. To be fair, the fights between Silver Crow and his new adversary is quite intense and keeps you guessing in what their weak point is and how Silver Crow is going to exploit it. Haru does his thing with self-pity and while it is reasonable for anyone to react like that, it tends to be overused by now. Haru’s thinking is so warped and away from reality that it is cringeworthy. There’s also quite a bit too much time spent on exposition when it could have been better spent speeding up the story. Unfortunately, once again it ends in a cliffhanger but it was a worthwhile start to the journey.
Rating: 7/10