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Koe no Katachi
Death Note
Death Note
Death Note
Death Note review
Death Note
Apr 15, 2021
Death Note review
I'm beginning to notice an unfortunate problem with mangas. No matter how brilliant and imaginative a premise, no matter how creative, authors can never follow through on it or do its idea justice. Either they blow it with a cheap resolution or play the premise out in the most generic, tedious and cliche way possible.

Death Note is one of the worst examples of what I mean. It started off with a great idea--a high school student, Light Yagami, discovers a book that shinigamis (reapers) use to end peoples' lives with. The epitome of self-righteousness and arrogance, he decides he will play "God" and kill evil people. A "super detective" named "L" then goes after him.

So far, so good, right? The problem is that after Light and L meet, Death Note becomes one long tedious, repetitive and boring drumbeat of all the characters constantly contemplating what the other characters are thinking (i.e., "brain picking"). I am not exaggerating. 95% of the book is every character going for pages on end, "He thinks I'm about to do Y. But if I do X, he'll figure out that I'm onto him. So I'll do A. But then he will figure out that if I do A, he'll know that I know B, and then he'll try C. In which case..."

This "brain picking" reaches the height of the absurdity in the Yotsuba story arc. In one chapter, almost every line of dialogue contains the word, "if" several times. For example: "If Kira does A, that must mean A is true. But if Kira doesn't do A, then B is true. However, if Kira does C, then neither A or B would be true. But if C is true, doesn't that mean D is also true? No, if D is true, then F is true. But that's if Kira does A first. Otherwise, G is a possibility."


Again, it sounds like I'm exaggerating, but this is the bulk of the dialogue. It's as if the author just learned "Logic" in math class in school and was very excited to show off how much he learned.

Things get even more confusing later on because Light technically stops acting as Kira for awhile and makes other people act as Kira under his direction. So, when he joins his father's investigative team, he contemplates scenarios in front of them by giving false information about what Kira might do to cover his tracks. It then becomes a chore to make sense of what he's saying because while he does have another person acting as Kira, he is still technically Kira the entire time. No, he doesn't have the book at that point but since he's manipulating the fake Kiras, he is still technically "Kira."

This is not the least of the manga's problems. Light is a despicable character, yet we're forced to experience most of the story from his perspective. Takada and Mikami were equally as disgusting as Light, so made reading the manga even more unbearable when the two characters joined in as protagonists.

Most of the side characters were useless wastes of ink and contributed nothing to the story (like Misa and Matsuda, both annoying, stupid clutzy comic relief characters). The Euro male and female crooks who L hires to help him came out of nowhere and didn't fit the story at all. Aizawa was completely wasted as a character.

The story arc involving Mello and his motivations were convoluted. And there was no explanation as to why all the genius kids had an obsession with eating and stacking stuff. (90% of the time, Near, L and and Mello would be eating something or building things with their food.)

Lastly, the idea that teenagers and children would be the center of such a dark story is far-fetched, even for a manga. I don't care how "ingenious" a child is; there's just no way he would become an internationally famous crime fighter or be entrusted with such a difficult case.

Because of all of these issues, I disliked Death Note so much that I was this close to quitting halfway through. I forced my way through it because I hated the Light character so much I wanted to see if he'd get his comeuppance in the end. The ending wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, but slogging through so much "if...if...if..." wasn't worth it.

So all in all, a 5/10 for me, the 5 being for the great art work and character designs of the shinigamis.
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Ouroboros Record
Ouroboros Record
Ouroboros Record
Ouroboros Record review
Ouroboros Record
Apr 14, 2021
Ouroboros Record review
I'll say it right now. The MC is a scum of the world. A villain among villains. Get ready to feel disgusted. Everything which normal people shun, this guy will do it. From human experiments and mind control to experiments on babies and souls. Feeling awful yet? You should be. The story fallows a man who would be the final boss in every other novel. The one you would be cheering to die the whole time and when he dies you would start running around from pure joy. But this guy is not gonna die. Nope. He's gonna become immortal and you will watch it. If you are like me, and you are already thinking of how to destroy the world, you might even start cheering for this bastard. Be ready to be disturbed. There is not a single thing that redeems this alchemist.

The MC has one goal which is ultimate immortality. Not prolonged vitality, not turning into a Vampire either. He wants to be truly undying. If you stab him he will live. If you burn him he will live. If you drown him he will live. If you dismember him he will live. You get the point by now. He is a reincarnated individual who felt the pain and despair of death personally. Armed with only our society's take on the world he progresses as an Alchemist. This profession is shunned by others for many swindlers use it to trick people. There are only few true Alchemists. As a child he had done numerous experiments on animals and had already gained some knowledge. With only him knowing that it's not just magic he progressed. Everything he achieved was his own hard work. To put it simply, if a caveman was given stone he will most likely use it as a weapon. If you give a stone to a modern person then they will know that it can be used to start a fire. Wil they succeed? Nope. They will fail countless times and through trial and error learn. This is how our MC gained his current skills. By knowing it's possible and trying.

Let me give you an example of how he got to here.

Goal: Mind Control.
Test 1: Failure, people dying
Test 2: Failure, people dying
Test 3: Failure, people dying
Test 4: Failure, people dying
Test 5: Failure, people dying
Test 6: Failure, people dying
Test 7: Failure, people dying
Test 8: Failure, people dying
Test 9: Minor Success, people are too limited and doll like.

Continue.

This culminated in his current medical skills. Another thing to know is that MC has little political and guvermental skills. He mainly relies on his advanced puppets to the job, but he does have some smarts. He references our worlds history and passes it on to his able servants who then make great use of it. MC himself has the knowledge like billions of people on Earth but nothing further. Vast but shallow knowledge which can only be deepened by constant trying and passing it onto able people.

MC is the world's greates Alchemist, a Devil, Monster, scum, madman. He had made a colourful cast of followers and their daily interactions actually... look pleasant. But then you remember the cruel truth of what had happened to them and the world suddenly seems bleak. The pretty maids with seemingly introverted personality are nothing but dolls, Drai is a different person than who she was, Vampire Lord who is kinda annoying is actually beyond saving and Uni who should be MC's childhood friend has been experimented on since young.

So, fellow readers. If you want to read a story of a true Devil, a true Madman, a Divil of a Mad Scientist this story is it. Bring along strong guts and try not to whine about morals cuz this story isn't about that. Don't say that MC is trash and give it a 1 star rating. That's the point! This novel is all about the Madness of the MC and you can't rate the novel poorly mearly because you don't like the concept. If it was a story about an evil MC who turned out to be a goody two shues then you indeed have the right to rate it poorly. Why? Cuz it failed at its very own concept.

Now go and witness ultimate Madness! Or walk away and be done with it.
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Kasho no Tsuki
Mushihime
Mushihime
Mushihime
Mushihime review
Mushihime
Apr 11, 2021
Mushihime review
tl;dr: Arbitrary nonsense. 

This manga felt incredibly terribly written. The two characters that were probably meant to be the most important, Ryoichi and Munakata, are an inconsistent mess, and as such their relationship which I suppose was meant to be the core of the manga, is similarly incredibly arbitrary and doesn’t really feel like it has any worth at all. I use the words “probably” and “suppose” because this manga is so random that I’m not entirely sure they are meant to be the focus as it's not like they really got the proper focus main characters should, but considering everything else matters even less I suppose they fit the bill. They’re not very likable though, in that Munakata is just kind of terrible all the way through, like a yandere that completely misses the point, and Ryoichi doesn’t do much of anything at all for the whole manga basically just being swept along by things. The two best characters were probably Kazumi, who was interesting in that he seemed crazy and never explained things but had it together and actually drove the plot forward, and Chiken who was totally out of her depth but tried her best in a traditional love interest type fashion. That isn’t enough to make them good characters though as considering the narrative it is really hard for any character to be all that good. The themes and tone were also all over the place, with random global warming connections and linking important concepts to Japanese mythology for no reason despite them being explained earlier or later as being due to DNA modification. It just felt like a long string of arbitrary twists leading up to an ending I still somehow managed to find disappointing. Also, the manga is about a lot of different things with it going in random directions completely randomly, but it's never about what the description of this manga describes it as, at least as of posting this, which is just frankly wrong. The art was okay for the most part, but the attempts at horror were terrible. 
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Tensei Pandemic
Tensei Pandemic
Tensei Pandemic
Tensei Pandemic review
Tensei Pandemic
Apr 09, 2021
Tensei Pandemic review
CONTENT WARNING: This is an ecchi manga, meaning that there are many lewd situations and implications in this title. Don't read Tensei Pandemic if you're not comfortable with lewd material. Additionally, this manga portrays the LGBTQ community in a controversial light, so if you are put off by manga that touches on that subject in the way that this title does, I don't recommend reading this series. If you do read it, though, please keep in mind that this may not reflect the author's own political views. Thus, please put your political views aside as you read and possibly post about the series in order to make the community as enjoyable and non-toxic for as many people as possible.

Tensei Pandemic is an ecchi. And this manga tries its damndest to make sure you don't forget. The thing that separates it from the rest is the fact that the way this piece tries to prove itself to the reader time and time again is so ridiculous that it actually becomes hilarious.

Story - 7/10

The plot of Tensei Pandemic is essentially a more lewd rendition of Boku Girl, as it has just about the same general outline: A boy who wants to be manlier but is only seen as a woman has a crush, but she only sees him as a female friend. Then, through supernatural means, 'he' becomes a 'she' and tries to hide it from as many people as humanly possible, ultimately failing at even that. The story then tells the tale of the protagonist's reluctant journey to womanhood. There are only a couple of real differences between Tensei Pandemic and Boku Girl, the first being, as I said, that Pandemic is much, much more ecchi compared to Boku Girl's occasional suggestive scene. As for the second reason, Tensei Pandemic is, of course, about a pandemic, and thus there become more and more genderbent characters appearing as the series goes on. More about that when we get to 'Character'

Art - 7/10

Fuyuno Nabe's artwork is somewhat solid, with its only weakness being its frequent inconsistency. Fuyuno frequently forgets the breast sizes of his more *ahem* developed characters, though, with many varying anywhere from a C-cup to an F-cup. I have to admit, though, that the mangaka gets better at this as the series goes on; at the writing of this review the series is on chapter 58, and I noticed a good amount of consistency during the 'running around naked with the primary male love interest' chapter.

Character - 9/10

The thing that makes Tensei Pandemic's character-base great is the variety and sheer ridiculousness of its members. While the protagonist is essentially just Mizuki from Boku Girl with bigger breasts, the rest of the cast is incredibly diverse. Just to mention a few, a shy girl who grew a giant penis and constantly gets boners, an incesty guy who works at a maid cafe after turning into a girl and tries to look like his older sister (somehow becoming a tsundere in the process), the incredibly lewd class president, a french guy who made an incredibly realistic virtual-reality game just because he wanted to become a woman, and a closeted fashion designer who looks like a hentai protagonist. Through the interactions between these hilariously bizarre characters, anything goes, and often does.

Enjoyment - 9/10

Probably the strongest point of Tensei Pandemic, the series is incredibly enjoyable due to the fact that although it does not even begin to attempt to deny the fact that it's an ecchi (as its predecessor Boku Girl did) and instead embraces this notion wholeheartedly, the series does not hesitate to make countless stupid jokes, many that aren't even sex-related. Additionally, although Tensei Pandemic does have some (or many) dumb plots and weak points, it somehow manages to make those dumb points even funnier than the points that would likely be considered 'strong' in any other manga through the ingenuity of its characters. This is a manga that will make you laugh both out of genuine comedy as well as out of sheer stupidity, and sometimes you might even temporarily forget that this even is an ecchi, and then get instantly reminded two or three panels later when Hinata's clothes fly off.

Overall - 8/10

If you have any questions or concerns about this review, want to recommend a fringe manga to me, or even simply want to chat about this title, please DM me or contact me at [email protected] for any and all inquiries. My door is always open.
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Buyuden
Angel Shop
Angel Shop
Angel Shop
Angel Shop review
Angel Shop
Apr 05, 2021
Angel Shop review
I've got to say, I didn't jump into this manwha expecting to enjoy it. However, I was completely wrong in this assumption, and ended up really liking it.

ARTWORK
As far as the art went, I found it very pleasant to look at. The art was very detailed, and very soft and inviting, almost giving off a warmth that few artists can effectively achieve. The artwork itself LOOKS like it belongs in shojo, adding to the tone and feel of the entire series.

CHARACTERS
I did have a hard time relating to some characters, because their personalities seemed so unrealistic and dry. This was contrasted by other characters, who were inherently funny and enjoyable. Of course, as the story progressed, I began to understand the characters better, and even the ones I at first was unable to relate to became more dimensional and likeable.

STORYLINE
I feel that this storyline is one that isn't overused at all, and it was in fact quite refreshing, which made the entire series more enjoyable for me. The first chapter effectively drew me in, and by the end my stomach was dropping and heart was racing as the plot was delved into. All in all, the story itself was very well done.

OVERALL
To sum up everything I've said so far, I would definitely recommend this manwha to anyone who is looking for something short yet satisfying. I genuinely liked this story, and was actually sad to finish it - a sentiment I rarely entertain for shojo as a genre. Whether you're bored, or are looking for something on the path less traveled by, I urge you to seriously consider at least sampling this piece.
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Raku Mote
Konya wa Tsuki ga Kirei desu ga, Toriaezu Shine
Konya wa Tsuki ga Kirei desu ga, Toriaezu Shine
Konya wa Tsuki ga Kirei desu ga, Toriaezu Shine
Konya wa Tsuki ga Kirei desu ga, Toriaezu Shine review
Konya wa Tsuki ga Kirei desu ga, Toriaezu Shine
Apr 05, 2021
Konya wa Tsuki ga Kirei desu ga, Toriaezu Shine review
Alright, so I finally finished Konya wa tuski. It's only 35 chapters long, but I say "finally" because I had to struggle to reach the end. Not because it drags on, but because it wasn't much of an enjoyable read. I honestly considered dropping this manga many times, but I continued going since I felt I just had to write a review for it.

Oh, also. This review might contain spoilers. Not too much, though. I believe.

There's also a TL;DR in the end, because it ended up being too long of a review.

--STORY-- 6/10

The synopsis seems to be a little vague, so I will try to explain a little about the premise. I might spoil, but most of these things are explained near the beginning.

It starts with a young guy who is meant to be seen as a freak, since he is obsessive with cleaning. We see him around school, trying to confess to his childhood friend who everyone loves too! Either way, after some time, he realises that his love has turned into... bloodlust?! What?!
Apparently it's a virus that has been going around that turns your love into bloodlust. (That's it. How do you get infected? Through the air? Through touch? No idea! It is never addressed.) They also get incredibly strong and get an "unexplained ability" depending on who their loved one is.

Overall, an interesting premise that I haven't seen before but it wasn't really that attractive.

-After chapter 9, the school setting is dropped and we have to deal with a fight between two organizations that head towards the same thing: finding a cure to the virus. This, of course, isn't a new thing seen in manga, but at this point I really didn't care. It also changes from a gore manga to a shonen style.

--ART-- 7/10

The art is probably one of the good aspects of this manga. It is quite polished, well defined and detailed in gore scenes. The expressions characters made were alright. I liked when the protagonist smiled in the gore scenes, he really seemed to be enjoying himself. Backgrounds looked really nice too. Later on, the gore is almost completely dropped or changed to your usual shonen amount of blood.
It's nothing from another world, especially in parts centered in dialogue, but I might say it's, generally, above average..
Fights are easy to follow, and are just alright. They usually get a power surge from bloodlust or love.

--CHARACTERS--

This is where things get... a little more complicated, I'd say?
Now I'm gonna talk about protagonist, members of his team, members of the enemy team, and lastly, love interest and Mastermind. Most of these guys appear after chapter 10 so watch out for that, I guess? It came out really long, so I will do a TL;DR at the bottom.

⨀Kamishiro, the protagonist, has an okay introduction. We are supposed to see him as kind of a weird, weak, and scaredy guy. He is afraid of confessing, he likes cleaning a lot and might be pushed around but he is the janitor of his class. He is also seen as timid in comparison to his best friend and love interest, Hanazono.
-Character development: He gets some development, but it feels like it comes out of nowhere. After chapter 10, aka only a 1 month timeskip, he is suddenly more serious, not scared by anything at all, nor is he afraid of confrontation. He now believes in the "power of love" and friendship and basically becomes way more average of a protagonist than before. If I recall correctly, we only see him cleaning like three times (even when that used to be his main character trait), so he even lost that.
-Character design: average hair, average height, average weight, average face. He likes cleaning though! 3/10

⨀The members of Rudiment, or the protagonist's team, are also a bunch of stereotypical or average guys. We have the energetic, short tempered guy who believes in friendship and has spiky hair. The quiet, intelligent, glass wearing guy who is the strategist. The short girl who had a traumatic past and looks kinda average too but loves the protagonist. The doctor is also the "older woman who drinks but can be serious" type. Then we have Neibu, who is probably the only interesting guy in the team. He is foreign, has kind of a weird hairstyle, is the leader and is really smart but isn't afraid to show his feelings for his teamates and always seems to think ahead. Before chapter 9, he is seen as a very dangerous man, someone who is linked to many deaths and also makes a scary and threatening face towards the protagonist. He never makes this face again. He also has some kind of... keychain thing? It is never explained but it is shown a lot.
-Character development: I don't think we ever saw any development. I guess the glasses guy learnt to forgive the one who hurt his love and to control his bloodlust, and the girl was starting to leave his ex behind and started loving the protagonist. Is it really a spoiler? It's obvious the second time we see her.
-Character design: Besides Neibu, who I already described, the doctor is the second one in terms of interesting design. And that's because she has a black lock of hair! The others are very average. Character tropes that I've already seen countless times. 5/10

⨀The members of C.I.D, or the enemy team, is actually the only interesting one in terms of design. The leaders are almost never seen, except the head of the organization and the fact that they know Neibu. I don't remember if their connection was actually ever shown. I will be talking about the Zero Squad though, since it's the only one we actually ever really saw. We have Hayashi, a girl who has been apathetic her whole life, and was never bothered by killing. A guy with no name who goes by "Human", Punkyuu a goth gamer, and the weird doctor. None of them are infected with the virus. Weird, since they are always in contact with the infected. Again, how people get the virus is never really specified.
-Character development: Hayashi, the main character from C.I.D learns about her own feelings, and becomes some sort of... Yandere? But she wants to kill her beloved who, gasp! Is the protagonist. Punkyuu also seems to have some feelings for him after losing. She doesn't know why, and it is never really developed. Human is shown to be a *spoilers* cyborg who was heavily experimented with. Besides that, nobody really gets much backstory or development.
-Character design: Seems like the author finally decided to let go with creativity and ended up designing some cool characters, at last. First, Hayashi. She does have plain black hair and bangs, but she has really deep eyes and seems to be forcing her smile quite a lot. She is always rubbing her cheeks which I find kind of... intriguing? Punkyuu is, quite literally, a goth gamer. I love that definition. She spouts game combos while fighting, and she can see her HP levels and Power ups and stuff. I like her. Human is also an enigmatic character. First, his name. Well, he doesn't really "like names" so he calls himself human. He doesn't have a reason to fight and is so often bored by it, stopping in the middle of a fight. He is incredibly strong, since his body was modified to have "12 different attack strategies", from guns in his fingers to knives and a weird vertebrae tentacle thing? He also has a knit chullo hat. I like his design too. The doctor is quite fascinating too. He has a mohawk, and seems to know about everything happening around. He doesn't really interfere, he is just there to see what's going on. This type of character is not uncommon, but it is well executed. 7.5/10

⨀Hanazono, the main love interest, is plain. Her introduction shows her to be strong, she just kicks Kamishiro in the back, and we get an idea that she is sporty and a childhood friend. Everyone seems to be attracted to her, so naturally, most infectees want to kill her. I guess that was the sole point of her existence in the first place. After chapter 9, it is revealed she is also infected! (Big surprise!, especially since literally everyone is infected over there.) She then needs to be saved by Main Character. It ends up being the "I used to protect you when we were kids but now you (mc) ended up saving me" situation.
-Character Development: As I stated, she starts being quite energetic, forcing Kamishiro to go out and being nice to everyone who confesses to her. Basically, perfect popular girl. After chapter... what, 2? She ends up getting partial amnesia; after chapter 9, she gets infected and is terribly strong. She is then quiet and reserved and is barely seen, since she needs to be rescued from the hands of The Mastermind.
-Character Design: Just like Kamishiro, Average face, average weight, average personality. She has blonde, medium lenght hair. That's.. what else can I possibly say? 3/10

⨀The Mastermind (so as to not spoil who they are, though at this point I guess you don't really care about spoilers). When we are given a hint about his identity in chapter 14 I just found myself yawning. If you have read any manga similar to this, you would inmediately know who he is. It's not a surprise at all, and his character is unoriginal. He is the usual "bastard" character. His visual design is plain too. He is shorter than average though! 1.5/10

--TL;DR--

Story is above mediocre, at best. Starts out like a gore manga, ends up being average shonen. Art is above average too. The fights are alright. It has "power of love" shenanigans . Main characters are very unoriginal. The "villain" team has very good character designs, but no backstory whatsoever. Many small things are left unexplained. Yes, I am aware there seems to be a sequel, but as of now, I will not bother reading it.
Is it worth it? Depends. If you're here for the gory, well drawn scenes, then I would recommend reading up to chapter 9 and then the one-shot in chapter 13.
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