It could have been a no-brain and amusing read. But it failed long before the hiatus.
The main idea was to imagine a violent society where women lead and men were despised slaves. That's not very original, as Greek people thought of this 2500 years ago with the fictionary amazons, but the theme is interesting nonetheless. The author then added some heroic fantasy ingredients (magic, dragons, sword fights) and a heavy "shoujo" background (pretty boys, love stories...). All this made the first two volumes fast paced. I didn't try to think too much, just to get by the flow, so at this stage my only complaint was the low quality of the drawings.
But then the rhythm changed. From the second half of the third volume to the end of vol.4, not much happened. The inconsistency also increased too much to be ignored. The story telling went weird, with big gaps between scenes. For example, the heroine is lost in the forest, then the next picture she is at a camp, and a sentence tells us she just managed to meet the people that were about to search for her in the city o_O
But the real decay comes with vol.5 onwards. The author probably lacked inspiration in his story, so she went backwards. For at least 3 volumes, the initial story doesn't make any progress, and we're locked into a boring flashback. Not much is new in this past, as we've already been told the output.
I haven't looked at vol.8&9, but I can't be surprised the author dropped this series. Why so late?
BTW, the rumors about a new vol10 are a hoax. A former translator said that the 52 new pages that have been labeled "new" are just an old draft. There won't be an end to this series. In fact, no end was ever planned, there's just been a quick start and a long aimless drag.
