あらすじ
She wants to save the world...in order to destroy it! Amamiya Yuuhi's quiet life came to an end the day a talking lizard appeared in his home and demanded his help saving the world. Since then, Yuuhi has accepted his role as the Lizard Knight, eager to serve his princess, the spunky Asahina Samidare, any way he can. Yuuhi and Samidare find an ally and mentor in the Dog Knight whose abrupt death leaves them reeling. Now they must deal with his younger brother, another Beast Knight whose obsession with Samidare and predilection for fighting make him a wild card beyond control.
作品考察・見どころ
水上悟志が描く本作の本質は、王道ヒーロー譚の皮を被った、残酷で美しい「魂の成長儀式」にあります。世界を救う大義の裏に、自ら世界を壊したいという虚無を隠し持つ少女と、彼女に殉じる青年の歪な絆。第3・4巻では、師の死という喪失を経て、彼らが「大人」になるための痛切な決意が描かれます。欠落を抱えたまま歩き出す覚悟こそが、本作を唯一無二の傑作へと昇華させています。 ポップな絵柄に潜む鋭い倫理観は、読者の胸を容赦なく撃ち抜きます。新たなる騎士の登場は、単なるバトルを超え、人が人を信じる重みを問い直すでしょう。ニヒリズムを突き抜け、泥臭い生を肯定する物語の圧倒的な熱量に、あなたの魂も激しく揺さぶられるはずです。


