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Ijime no Jikan review
Started off as an indies manga in 2014 posted by Kunirou-sensei in Manga Box Indies along with RULE~Crime Boy, Ijime no Jikan officially got serialized by Manga Box in 2016 after it gained its popularity.
If you haven't read the manga, this review may contain a minor SPOILER! The story of this manga started off with a strong opening. As Ayumu, the main character, muttered in his heart "May I never be born again", he attempted to commit suicide by jumping from the school's rooftop. The first four volumes of the manga take us back to six months before the event. They tell us the story behind Ayumu's decision of killing himself. In these four volumes, the painful experience of the main character was told in detail, started from the starting point of him bullied, the struggle he faced to understand the situation he was currently in, the blame he put to himself after (unintentionally) involving others into his problem, and the loss of hope after being trapped in a series of bullying game set by his own classmates. He was physically abused, but what's more is, he was tortured psychologically which is actually the common form of bullying in Japan. In fact, bullying isn't special to Japan, but it is seen as one of major problems in Japan Education System where Japanese officials have put attention to. The nature of bullying in Japan isn't physical bullying according to Japanese researchers themselves. On the other hand, it's more about putting the bullied into the state of not belonging and helplessness, aka psychologically. This is portrayed really well in the first four volumes of this manga, and the author used many references in actual psychological theory to describe the changes of the main character. But despite how well and detail it is in my personal opinion, some people may find these four volumes unbearable to read, especially the scene where Wa died. The bullying is also overkill, but I think it conveys the massage the author tries to deliver about how bullying is often just a game for the bullies and bystanders join laughing. The thought of the bullies are also rarely given in these volumes so they may feel one dimensional. Actually, this manga provides many different perspectives, including the bullies. But it is barely presented before volume 6 after the MC finally took revenge. While this manga may fall under "bullying-revenge" manga category, this is not a power fantasy manga to dominate bullies like most of "bullying-revenge" manga out there. There's no such thing as the MC suddenly becomes OP and beats everyone he hates. Instead, it takes time for the MC to gradually change psychologically and became desperate enough to finally decide to stand up and take weapon in order to get revenge. Doesn't it remind you to school shooting?. In addition, when the MC finally takes revenge, he slowly understands that even the bullies are just human after all. And the MC finally started to question whether what he is doing is right or wrong. But this scar the bullying is left is too big and hatred can be so scary it affects you not only emotionally, but also physically. Saying that, this manga takes a realistic approach to it's story telling which makes it stand out. And I personally think that people who really care about bullying or practitioner at school -like myself as a teacher- should read this manga. Often, adults at school don't understand what's happening among the students until they are hit by a sudden bad news, that a student committing suicide or there's a school shooting as a revenge of bullied students for example (I never experienced such an extreme cases, though). We are supposed to be the place where students could rely on and yet we are often clueless of bullying and think that it is just a game between them. In other words, we passively join the bullies and make everything harder for the bullied student. This manga presents three characters as perspective of teachers. Aoki sensei, a teacher who let bullying happen because he is afraid of the bully student's family influence. The female teacher who understands that there's a possibility of bullying incident happening unnoticed but won't try to do anything because she is afraid the students will be hurt if being accused, or the matter could end up being worse. And Shibasaki sensei who actively tries to help the students. The view of Shibasaki sensei is really rare to see being brought up in manga so this manga is really special to me as I share the same view as him as a teacher. Tendo's mom also plays a big part in this manga. Research has shown that bullying is actually more common than we, adult, though. But we are not aware of it until the incident becomes more serious because many bullying victims don't seek for adult help in the first place. Some readers may find that this manga's character as general is annoying. In fact, I can understand that view, but at the same time I don't share that sentiment. It's important to understand that people have different tendencies and trait. Reading this manga requires you at least to be able to be open minded to understand the character motives because they are actually presented and even explained in detail. But if you are easily projecting yourself into the main character or you are really clueless about bullying behavior, human personality and Japanese society, along with their collectivism then you are probably will be irritated. Actually, I am amazed that what I find in this manga is actually supported by many research findings about bullying in Japan. Bullying, justice, and revenge are the main subjects of this manga. And they are depicted in detail so it can be an uncomfortable read for some people. If you are easily offended by these topics then, I don't think you should continue to read after reading the first chapter because it will just get even worse until the last few chapters where everything sorted out and becomes clear. You may think that this manga is full of negativity. While I agree that this manga depicts many negative things, this is a really well thought manga and true to reality for some bad bullying cases. More importantly, this manga actually delivers a strong massage about self-reflection. In the end, every character including minor character realized that bullying or revenge will bring only sadness. Bullying is terrible. It brings misfortunes to everyone involved and those around them and the parents are the ones more responsible to bullying behavior of their kids. That's such a strong massage from this manga.
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Red Sprite review
Red Sprite - Sequel to Bleach (?)
Red Sprite (in Japanese, Redo Sprito) is a manga that started in Shonen Jump (SJ) right after Bleach ended, on August 29. By this, people had high hopes for this series and had hoped that Red Sprite (as a title) would become a regular series in the magazine. That didn't happen and so it ended in 15 chapters. Instead of a great/epic series (as main shonen series are supposed to be), what came to the readers was a series that was desperate for the spotlight and didn't realize its full potential. The beginning of it all happens pretty much as other shounen titles, which is promising. Our main character Tatsu Frampt, a young boy who lives in an orphanage nowhere near the city, dreams that one day he will be the captain of his own airship and travel around the world alongside his friends, and this is all you need to know. And I know that there is a lack of new shounen adventure manga out there but this is not a good example, as something good enough to be reading inside that genre. I say this because this series wanted to catch the attention of the readers by adding fight scenes early on without any sort of character development and that's a great mistake (as being an error). Because this series was canceled, many characters were not developed or memorable, making it kinda edgy. I must say that the art was something decent but there's nothing special about it. The reader doesn't even recognize the author, even by other works done by itself (I didn't read Iron Knight so I don't count it). Without that, Red Sprite is even worst than we thought it would be. You can tell that the author got pressure when making this manga and this is the result of a bad planning. As this manga didn't get a badass story, badass character, badass main character or even an ending who is not very explanatory this justify why it gets zero hype. It got axed and people knew this was coming so it's not a big of a deal now. Story: 3 | Art: 4 | Character: 3 | Enjoyment: 3 Score: 3 Personal Note: I try many times to complete this manga and I didn't when it came out. Eight months later I finally did it but it was not my fault.
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Corpse Party: Musume review
I...I don't even know where to begin with how awful this manga was.
I guess I could start with how a lot of the deaths/general scenes of violence in this manga were very sexualized which was...rather disgusting considering a) the characters are underage, and b) some of the scenes of violence included sexual assault. I guess I could also mention how there was the whole incest aspect which, correct me if I'm wrong, I don't think was in the canon storyline for the games, much less reciprocated in a bizzare and uncomfortable way. I guess I could *also* talk about the transmisogyny in how Miyu constantly had up close shots of her genitals, was misgendered multiple times, was the first character to be killed off IIRC, and was referred to by a transmisogynistic slur at one point, which, all of this combined just felt extremely upsetting to read. Overall, this manga was just a very uncomfortable experience and I would recommend anyone wanting to get into the Corpse Party series to just skip over this one entirely.
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Infection review
This is an odd one. Some parts of it are actually very well done, like the bodyhorror and the tension in the beginning, the expressive art styl or the constant evolution of the danger, but so much else just didn´t work at all.
This manga tries to mix survival horror, with heavy ecchi elements, a highschool drama, light hearted comedy and a battle shounen protagonist in one story and fails so spectecularly with it that i just can´t stop reading. We have emotional and dramatic scenes, that are built up for multiple chapters intercut with stupid sex jokes, that kill all tension and it´s leaving a tast of utter confusion behind every time. Other times the cast is acting so irrational and straight out stupid that i actually can not stop me from laughing and i don´t talk about the discussions between characters in the middle of a zombie attack(and trust me these are so common here). I mean so stupid, that you wouldn´t belive it if i wrote it down. The character are all over the place. Some are dense as a brick wall, some are straight out evil, others change their entire personality in just 2 pages without a reason, but if the character is a cute girl they will probably try getting it on with the MC. So of course nearly all female characters talk or think about the MC every time they are able to. The odd thing is that you can actually see decent or even good written characters later in the manga, with nice characterisation and motivation, but even here they start to loose 50 IQ points the moment the MC shows up or something bad has to happen and that is the most frustrating part for me. The story starts off as a more ore less classic zombie story and evolves over time into somthing vaguely resembling somthing like Parasyte or Sweet Home, just without the good writing to back it up. Sadly unnecessary highschool drama dominates even life or death situations for the most part. To be fair, there are nice stories sprinkled in, but they are few and far between. The manga is full of clichés, is unfocused, the characters are inconsistant, the story is somewhere between predictable and stupid and the dialog isn´t something to write home about either. I would never say that this is a good manga, but i realy do enjoy it for the very few competent parts that come to the surface from time to time and especially for the incompetent wrinting. If you can enjoy something like this, you will probably have a blast with it, but if you expect a decent horror manga or something you can unironicly appreciate, don´t bother with this one.
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Ever Green review
So this is right after i finished reading this cause i was in the mood for a good rom-com and i just came upon this short 20 chapter series so i decided to give it a shot and Ima just be straight up and just say that this is not ur typical rom-com it starts off like one and u think that it will be but it hits u with something and I was like wtf is this shit like its kinda fucked up but its still a decent read its just that wont be expecting a typical ending. Like the other works that I
know the author made were really good imho (golden time, and toadora) but this is different but it still has really good art. Like i was expecting a good happy romance but i got hit with a fat fuck u so yea if u want to know what i mean by something (its a spoiler)
They turn out to be siblings and its like wtf
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Hi no Tori review
Phoenix(1956) is split up into three arcs. I feel like each of them deserve individual scoring which will be averaged to get my final ratings. This review will be as spoiler-free as possible.
Egypt Arc: Story: 8 A look at an Egyptian power struggle with the Phoenix shaping history. This arc easily had the most compelling story. Art: 7 Tezuka has his unique art style that is used throughout all of his works. This one doesn't stand out so I give it my default art rating. Character: 7 This is the only arc where the main characters get much development. They are good but nothing special even here. Enjoyment: 8 Didn't have the overall impact Tezuka's works usually do but it was a fun tale nonetheless. Greece Arc: Story: 7 The Trojan horse story(overused) in which Daia and Krav play a crucial role that is a pretty good read Art: 7 Same as Egypt Character: 6 After the first arc, the main characters reset and end up basically defaulting to the same characters in the first arc Enjoyment: 8 This arc should have had an original story like the other two but it was the longest and had some good moments. Rome Arc: Story: 7 A very basic but kinda cool Roman story that didn't make much sense. Art: 7 Same as Greece Character: 6 The main characters reset again and don't really get much focus. Enjoyment: 7 Seemed like there should have been more time put into this one but it was pretty fun Manga Overall: Story: 7 The stories, when read together, paint a picture of the lives of Daia, Krav and Chirol. Art: 7 Art isn't something I almost ever care about. I will give it a 7 if I don't find things I hate or love about it. Character: 6 The characters just didn't get enough focus outside of the first arc and they weren't much to brag about even then. Enjoyment: 8 This is a fun trip through history. Not nearly as thought-provoking as most Tezuka works. Maybe if it got finished, it would have been. Being unfinished, this story has a huge hole in it as far as closure goes. The characters are too pushed aside to be really good. Bottom line: This manga needed more chapters.
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Koisuru Yankee Girl review
Koisuru Yankee Girl tells a story of romance between 2 characters,title character Ayame Sudou and her beloved one Nagi Kazami. The main premise of the story is their relationship and character of Ayame, who on the outside seems like an dangerous deliquent capable of doing hedious deeds but on the inside is caring,chaste and bashful.Interactions between the main duo emphasize her duality and provide a lot of funny moments which later become more and more wholesome,the comedy is mostly really well handled,but some of the jokes may seem weird or have bad timing.The romance is also well written and watching how the characters get closer
to each other really feels rewarding even though the manga is short.The side cast is also well penned,but given that the manga has only 21 chapters their characters are mostly defined by one or two personality traits.Art of the manga is not very detailed,but it's enough for this type of story,all of the important characters have unique and distinguishable designs that are pleasant for the eye and more or less detailed,the facial expressions also looks well and really add up to the jokes.Overall this manga is an enjoyable romance,the interactions between the main duo is imo the best part of this story,I definetly reccomend this story for the people looking for good romcom.
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Jinrou Game review
*Disclaimer*
Just personal scratch. Advised, possible spoilers. Opinion & Informal Art: 5/10 The art was about average. The fills and space use were average too. The extras and environments were also sort of basic. The anatomy and proportions checked out. There weren't too many impressive impact shots or art showcases; neither were there any environmental or panoramics. There were maybe one or two cases where the art looked pretty good; the first death is the first thing that comes to mind. However, many of the later deaths sort of had really bland and tame art. This manga is a forced killing game so one might expect some gruesome artwork, but I really felt that this manga was a bit underwhelming in that department. It felt like a PG-13 sort of thing. Panel Progression: 5/10 This area too was average. The panel layout and progression were about average. Pacing overall felt a bit too fast. It would have been nice to go into more detail or character development. The quick pacing detracted a lot from the intricacies of the sleuthing, the atmosphere building, and character development. As a result, mysteries were boring, there was no sense of anxiety or dread in the air, and many of the characters never left any impact meaning it was hard to sympathize with any of their death throes. The use of panel cutting wasn't used too much but it was nice to even have it in. Overall, the panel progression was very average. Characters: 6/10 Like I mentioned earlier, the fast pace of the development detracted a lot from the characters. Before I could even start to think about liking the characters they were already dead. There wasn't enough time spent developing the characters to a point where I could feel anything at all when they died. The character designs weren't anything special too. None of the characters had any design points that made them memorable; none of them felt like that had any flair or substance to their personalities. The characters were also plainly written. I saw it from a mile away (chapter 2) that the nice dude who was helping out the MC was one of the wolves. The two things that this manga did well though were how they ended up developing the MC at the very end as well as how it was able to show how isolated the yankee dude was the day before his death. Plot: 5/10 An average forced killing game that didn't really add anything to keep it interesting. I don't know why the killers were labeled as "werewolves" when no mention or point was made supporting the name. Why not just have them as regular wolves? Why are the villagers being attacked specifically by werewolves and not just wolves when all of the imagery used in the manga clearly showed wolves and not werewovles. I'm assuming werewolves are the mythical beast of a person transforming into a wolf...so why not go further and support that plot point? All the illustrations referencing wolves and the way dialogue is worded honestly makes it feel like just the regular old wolf, not he mythical type. I don't know, I feel like the author was very mistaken on the differences between the two and the nature of how the folklore actually plays out and decided to use the word werewolf because it sounded cool. Development: 6/10 Again, pacing was too fast to develop anything meaningful in terms of plot complexity, atmosphere, and character development. Things sort of just happened and the dread and horror were kind of just happening to the cast; this manga didn't really immerse me into the how the characters may have been feeling. I wasn't "a part" of the story, it was more just me as an observer which is a minus to me. The one good part about the development in this manga that I liked was the twist at the very end. I actually did not foresee that possibly happening so I thought it was a nice touch. I'm just waiting for the sequel to get finished before I pick it up. Conclusion: 7/10 The twist conclusion was good. If anything, that's the only "good" part about this manga. Everything else about it is really underwhelming. The conclusion was good enough to get me interested in reading the sequel. Overall: 6/10 An average killing game where there were only two highlights in my opinion. The one impact shot showing how isolated and desperate the yankee was towards the end was very well done in my opinion. I felt it really captured a glimpse of what he was feeling; a thing that this manga should have been doing for every character. The other highlight is the twist conclusion. I could see myself recommending this because of how short it is and how interesting the conclusion was to be able to setup momentum for the sequel.
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Abyss Rage review
Abyss Rage is an amazing action manga about a blind martial artist fighting to get his lover back. In case your wondering this manga has NO NTR.
Story-9 The story starts off pretty simple and fast, a young blind martial artist loves the daughter of a dojos head and she loves the boy. The boy has already proven himself to be worthy as an heir and the boy and girl plan to get married. One day however a man comes and challenges the current head of the dojo, he completely destroys the head and then beats up the boy almost to the point of death, the daughter goes with the man so the boy's life can be spared. The boy than trains for years so he can one day get his one love back and get a little revenge. Art-10 The art is amazingly beautiful and clear, I haven't seen a single page that I thought was odd or nasty looking, I can't say one disappointing thing about the art. Character-9 The manga clearly and properly shows our main character's motivation and dedication to get back the girl he loves. All the characters are shown to be who they are for a fair reason. The characters all have interesting personalities and make the choices they make due to their own beliefs and ideas. With every character we get a nice look into their past that shows who they are and why they ended up in this special prison and the reason for their determination to leave or just get stronger. Enjoyment-10 Every fight and every chapter has been amazingly and beautifully done, theirs nothing I can say I find unenjoyable about this manga. Overall-10 I feel every chapter just gets better and even more interesting, I hope you read the manga and you also enjoy it.
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