I had intended to quit reading this series, but apparently I forgot to cancel a hold I placed on this book before I had read the previous volume.

I have been complaining that this book has too many characters and unresolved plot lines to possibly keep track of without a character guide and a detailed recap. The publisher made a feeble attempt to help out by including a cast list . . . that only includes half of the characters who are actually in this book! No recap. And for the characters not listed in the front of the book, the author or translator usually refuses to include their names in the scene they are in, so you have to fish around to find out who they even are if you don't immediately recognize their faces.

I'm sure all the scenes with these dozens of different characters are very meaningful for someone who lives and breathes this manga, but a casual reader like me just has to give up. Again. And this time I'm checking my active holds list at the library to make sure Vol. 14 is not included. ( )