Ibitsu

If you're in the mood for a quick horror manga, Ibitsu may do the job. It's got good art that can be potentially creepy and some nice atmosphere at some points that make everything feel inescapably deadly. However, I can't really give Ibitsu any more kudos beyond doing some things right in basic horror. The creature involved is in the vein of stalker thrillers, but definitely has some slasher-ness included. The manga does these things as well as many horror flicks, but it's just that it doesn't feel unique beyond the quickly-accustomed premise. I did read it to the end, but I never felt as though if someone walked in and interrupted me that I would have a hard time shifting attention away.

The stalker is a creepy girl who takes on some relevancy with the whole anime "little sister" nonsense. While this stalker still always felt dangerous to me and somewhat unpredictable, she always had this overly-dramatic sense to her and that she was always moderately limited to her humanity when she went about killing people. At times she would take upon supernatural elements, but never did this carry over into her killings. This made her feel more like a crazy little girl than a monster. There wasn't much mystery to this stalker girl beyond learning her patterns, and while there was some intrigue in learning more about her later on - I never really felt intrigued about her as a character as I don't really see a logical set of scenarios leading to such a personality, I would've more assumed it was some mental condition.

While the story felt dangerous for the victimized characters, the story never really felt creepy or off-putting. The way in which the girl acted seemed as if she tried to be creepy instead of being inherently creepy, but that may just be how I unfortunately came to interpreting it. But due to that, it was hard to really enjoy this manga. It was interesting though in that the story really does seem to want to bring in this monster as a character, with interactions and all. You don't exactly have those stupid moments in horror flicks where everyone splits up and the monster goes one-by-one either (note the "exactly"), but you get some moments with multiple people being there as the monster is clearly visible and interacts. It made for some quite interesting moments, but the moments were never much beyond interesting in terms of being scary. I'm not one who can really get creeped out by something that we have so much knowledge about. If I know the limitations of my predator, I will work against those limitations and not just continue to treat it as an unpredictable beast. I'm not saying that nudging to the cast though, as I felt the main character (at least) acted reasonable to the whole situation. I personally couldn't connect to how he treated the monster in that it felt pretty clear that treating the monster in such a way would back-fire, but he did seem to kinda get the picture later on. But, overall, Ibitsu isn't unique and I would personally be even more creeped out if I just went to some creepy-pasta urban legend threads than seeing this urban legend play out before my eyes. The legend they use here is interesting and may very much creep out those who love their imotos, but I feel those who need something a bit more to be creeped out might prefer to look elsewhere.

A better version of this (while being more of a thriller than a horror): http://myanimelist.net/manga/977/Zashiki_Onna

Ibitsu is not great, but It's not the worst horror mangaka I've ever read either. To me, it's pretty average. Let's talk about the plot, because I still don't understand what they were going for:

PLOT:
(It's been a while [as in 2 years] since I read this, so give me a break with the names and details, I'm sure someone has a more accurate plot review than I do)
Our protagonist spots the literal embodiment of Satan under an umbrella and walks right over to her (Nice instincts bud). She tells him that she will be his little sister or ELSE, essentially, and he's spooked out. Eventually, this bitch starts to track his every move like she has a chip implanted into him and follows him like a GPS. She makes his life hard, and eventually meets his actual little sister. Her first impression of her is not the best, as you'd imagine from someone eating eye soup. The bitch tells his sister to back off or she's dead, sister doesn't listen, and she is killed horrifically at her school in the middle of the night. Something I forgot to mention there is a lot of nudity in here, for a horror mangaka (like an unexpected amount from what I remember). Like the sister is limping around the school with her left tit sticking out. Anyway, our protagonist is concerned that his sister didn't return home, assumes that the bitch did something and tries to kick her out. He gathers his friends to find out about the creepy ghost lady and the find that she was apparently a patient at a hospital who fell in love with one of the doctors. She had immense pain in every joint of her body, most notably headaches and the doctor would try his best to suppress them. Eventually, it's revealed that even her backstory is a lie (which bad move there whoever made this manga) and that she killed some chick, took her name, and really is just a malevolent entity. His friends die (at least I think) to the bitch, and in order to stop her, he tells her that he'll be her older brother (in the exact words, that she could be his little sister). Our protagonist is really put through hell at this point, as he thought this would work. It doesn't. If anything she becomes more obsessive and even kills his mom at one point. The protagonist FINALLY tries to escape inside of his own house and kill her, but he fails and she kills him.

THE END

was browsing the web yesterday to find a good horror manga then this came, man was this manga scary as hell so story is A boy went to take his trash out late one night, and found a strange, creepy, lolita woman sitting amongst the garbage bags. She asked if he had a little sister, and he answered her, hurrying afterwards back to his apartment. When he looked out the window, she was gone.
story 10/10
okay there a two things you look for in a horror manga one did it scare the crap out of you. Two did it give you nightmares Ibitsu did both man did I have nightmares. What I loved the most about this manga all the twists and turns in the story that you don't see coming. what I found scary is how you are always looking for the scary lolita girl since she is always stalking him but in a creepy way that you never know when she could come out. I have to give the story a 5/5 for the creepiness and how it made me want to read it with light on with someone else.
Art 7/10
The art for this manga is very basic It has your normal art that you would get in any other manga. The thing that made me be very impressed was the way how the lolita girl is drawn in her dirty dress the ribbon in her hair is all wonky and all the bruises on her was very detailed including her dark eyes with bags underneath them like she hasn't been sleeping. The gore in it was really well drawn I have seen many other horror manga's but this ones gore really was one of the best gore scenes drawn.
Characters 9/10
The best characters that was developed was the lolita and Itou (the main character) with horrors it is really important to develop the characters because you need to have a feeling towards them when they are getting hurt or murdered if not then it's a fail horror manga. The lolita was very well developed because she is creepy and obsessive to wanting to become siblings. Itou is well was greatly developed with his laziness and being aggressive towards the lolita.
overall 9/10
If you are looking for a great manga that scares the crap out of you I would honestly read Ibitsu. It's scary and quite gory. be warned do not read at night in a dark room by yourself.

I've consumed a lot of horror media in my life, and there are a lot of ways to tell a story meant to shock or frighten, however with all horror comes a single element that must be done right: surprise. With this story, it's moments that deviated from common horror tropes where the parts that shined the strongest, but sadly they feel far and in-between. Moments that start out as gruesome get used over and over again and lose their cringe factor, and it felt like nothing unique was done with the premise. Of course, there are moments that I did enjoy in this story. Endings for the main story and some of the other bonus stories included were fairly decent, and my fear of a generic ending were put to rest. I don't think this is a great manga, but I think it's author has the protentional to make something great. The art was pretty decent, and the moments that pushed away from horror tropes were pretty good, I think the author could make something fairly great if they put their creativity to it's fullest protentional.

~Story 7/10
The story line was good and kept me interested throughout the whole read. However, there were a few chapters in the series that were completely IRRELEVANT to the main plot. For instance, after the scene that took place in Hikari's (Kazuki's younger sister) school, the next couple chapters followed the story of 4 characters that didn't have any connection to the main characters, or the plot line. And then, it resumed back to the main plot without ever mentioning whether there was a correlation. I was a little confused by that. But, regardless, I found the story to be quite suspenseful.

~Art 6/10
To be honest, while reading the manga, I wasn't too focused on the art. I thought the art style was okay, but I wasn't in awe.

~Character 5/10
What I liked least about the manga were the characters. There wasn't much character development. In addition, I wish the main character wasn't as weak as the mangaka made him out to be.

~Enjoyment 7/10
At first, I did enjoy reading it, but as it progressed, I was gradually becoming annoyed by the main character and the choices he made during different situations. I also don't like how the end turned out, and wished it ended in a more favorable way.
I probably wouldn't recommend this to someone, unless they want to read a fairly short horror manga.

Imagine that your'e a dude throwing your garbage out in the middle of the night and you suddenly see this girl in lolita cosplay. She is dirty and has a disgusting smell, and she suddenly ask you "do you need a little sister?" What will be your answer?

Having an ideal little sister that acts like your girlfriend or more than that is something that we big brothers want! Am I right?! But it is really impossible in reality.

This manga shows us the dark side of siblings, big brother abusing her little sister, disciplining it too much, or vice versa.

Story: as I read through the first 3 chapters, I was actually kinda bored and didn't really understand because first off, American brain going off in confusion, but second, I was expecting something very very different. But then once I got to chapter 4 and really understand this lolita and why she wants a brother, it makes more sense and it becomes pretty enjoyable. The side stories are very confusing, but I didn't mind the change when reading; the first one was the one that got me very terrified, but the second one just felt tacted on and kinda pointless. I also do have an issue with the ending because (spoilers!!!!) I don't believe the whole sucking up the brother into a teddy bear and I feel that it just cheapens the story a bit.

Art: the art style was definitely something unique that I don't believe I've ever seen in a manga, but I don't hate it since it's both scary but it's not bad on the eyes. The lolita's design is what really made things stand out with her very sketchy style when I'm so used to clean lines on a horror manga. The other character design is also quite pleasant while being terrifying when the horror scenes occur.

Character: I'm that person where if I'm annoyed with a character, it ruins a story or a show; I did not have that in this story. Yes, it was kinda bothersome dealing with the friend of the main character giving him sister or lolita related things, but he was entertaining so I did not mind him. My biggest complaint is of the lolita character herself and pretty much overselling the brother obsession and I think a more slow build would help this more (I think it relates as well to my almost hatred of yandere's or obsession characters, so that may be the reason, but that's my mentality and I'm not like everyone)

Enjoyment: My biggest complaint in this is how obsessed the lolita is and how it just does get on my nerves since I do not like obsessive characters. Any other complaints are very minor that can be overlooked, so I don't really have much to say but that I do enjoy what I've read. I also do think doing 2 volumes does the story justice because it's enough to tell the story but short enough to not have useless filler hindering the story even with the side stories

Overall: I do enjoy the manga and would recommend this to anyone new to horror manga, but if you want more mystery, then maybe read Doubt, or if you want something more bloody for bloody sake, maybe read Dead Tube

Read: February 12th 2019
Read for MAL's Manga Reading Challenge - Read a series with one to five volumes

Recommended on a list of top horror mangas to read, I added Ibitsu to my to read list a short while ago; seeing a challenge to read a manga series that was only 1-5 volumes, I very happily headed over to Ibitsu, settled down and started reading it.

The artwork on the cover was what originally drew me to this; it's unsettling, it looks creepy enough and I was actually prepared for this to let me down - many horror mangas with unnerving covers tend to be weak with a snazzy cover to draw readers in.
However, the standard of artwork in this is something I thoroughly enjoyed. The work on the Lolita girl, especially her eyes, struck something in me that gave me goosebumps and made me shiver once or twice.

The plotline is something that I think many people will find weak. It's very similar to a lot of cheap B-rated slasher horror films that have come out in the years - I think Ryou manages to work with this, however, and make it into something chilling even with the overuse of such tropes in modern horror mediums. None of the story felt rushed and I think that two volumes were the perfect amount for this manga.

The characters were well developed and I really enjoyed the backstory and reveals that were to be found across the story. Each character felt like Ryou had sat down and planned them out to a tee, but they also felt realistic and not as though they had been planned and they were enjoyable.

-- One-shots --

The Corridor of Dolls is the first one-shot present in this manga, found at the end of Volume 1. This was something taken straight out of my nightmares as someone terrified of the uncanny valley and of dolls in general. The plotline in this was wonderfully wicked, was created and portrayed well and the artwork really finished it off. The characters aren't as strong as I would like for a one-shot but they're still developed well and I can't complain. The twists and turns in this were absolutely wonderful. I noted some people say that the ending of this one-shot was a little rushed but I think Ryou finished it off splendidly. This one-shot alone is a real A class piece of horror.

The Mysterious Tale of the Editor is the second one-shot of Ibitsu, found at the end of Volume 2. Although not as obviously horror until about a quarter of the way through, there's no real sense of foreboding for a short while - after Ibitsu and The Corridor of Dolls, it felt like a little bit of a letdown. The artwork was still up to par but the characters didn't feel as developed as I would have personally liked them to have felt. If this had been a stand-alone one-shot I probably would have only given it five or six stars which is a bit of a shame. It's not a bad story, it just feels very different from the tone of the other stories present in this series.

Overall, this was a really good trope ridden plot that Ryou knocked out of the park for me. It's been a while since I read and enjoyed something so cliche and ridden with horror tropes, but I really think Ryou has a bit of a knack for storytelling that made this so much more enjoyable for me.

If you like cliche horror that would work as a cheap B-rated horror film, then go ahead and indulge in the urban legend of the Strange Lolita.

Ibitsu, for the most part, is a slasher/stalker film in manga form and comes with two extra shorts. All three stories (both Ibistu's main and bonus ones) are centred around urban legends. This is the only thing linking them together.

The main story is interesting enough (though 2 other shorts are included. I'll go over those later) and develops at a decent pace. Without going into details, there are questions that you will have that the story will seemingly answer, only to bring about more questions. However, through a twist toward the end, all these revelations are reversed, closing up the new questions and reopening the new ones.
This does close up a plot hole that would otherwise have remained had the final twist not occurred, but it seemed rather sudden and left me somewhat confused as the why so much effort was put into the plot development, only for it to be swept away in the last few pages.

I've taken a liking to horror media lately, getting into movies and books. Now I don't know how popular slasher films are over in Japan, but as a westerner, I've had quite a bit of exposure with the popularity of stuff such as Friday the 13th and Halloween, etc. As I stated before, Ibitsu is at its core a slasher story. Unfortunately, slashers have very well-known set-ups and tropes. As a result, much of Ibitsu's set-ups into what would be shocks and surprises, are instead very predictable and lose much of their effect. Without going into detail, you'll see what I mean (even just by comparing to some generic slasher films). However, some of the smaller details as well as general atmosphere manage to keep up an aura of general suspense, preventing this manga from falling flat in the scares department.

The art is very clean and looks quite nice and the backgrounds and settings are of decent quality too. The characters are distinguishable from one another and the design for the antagonist is pulled off well to create an unsettling character. So this was pretty good.

Due to the short length of the series (only 2 volumes) not much character development can occur, but the characters are fleshed out enough that none of them seem particularly wooden, although most fit into certain basic archetypes (such as the friendly and caring younger sister and the goofy and relaxed friend).

Onto the two bundled shorts: as they depart from Ibitsu's story, they also leave the slasher style behind. This allows freedom from the predictability of the well-known slasher set-ups and so have more potential to scare, or in the case of the second one, just creep you out. The same good quality of art is present in both, and story-wise both are interesting enough (the first being a typical venture into an abandoned building that and the second is basically Bakuman: the Misery edition). They're alright, but nothing special.

CONCLUSION/TL;DR
For me, the biggest issue i had was the predictability of so many of the situations presented in Ibitsu. If you haven't had much exposure to common horror tropes (and I find this unlikely if you've gown up watching Western TV. Even non-horror media will borrow some of these ideas), then it will be a better experience for you. But for me it borrowed too heavily on very well known and generic horror situations and was only saved by a creepiness created by the overall menace in the atmosphere and some nice art. Not a must read, but its decent enough, even if you can see most of it coming.

Story & Art -

The amount of times I had to close this book based off the "Oh hell no reactions" before turning over to the next page was more than once. Ibitsu does very well in building tension ultimately resulting in a climax of horror which is often unexpected it its delivery. We knows its coming, its just we don't know the method in which it will happen. To me, I found this refreshing and exciting. Thus supplementing the thrill and horror this story gives us as the reader. Though the art style might come across simplistic for some, I never found myself feeling this way in scenes of pure horror which did very well to express the evil that is Ibitsu.

Character & Enjoyment -

As you'd expect, horror usually suffers from a lack of character development. However due to the generic brother sister going to school scenario its not like we aren't able to read between the lines and find some sort of relativity to the characters which are being introduced in this story that we see throughout anime and manga. This is just your everyday boy who goes to school who is now affected by this supernatural being. Though cliche in a sense, it does not take away from the contrast of how a normal life is being now plunged into the supernatural.

Overall -

Unlike most horrors, I never found myself thinking there was forced stupidity to land these characters into their dire predicaments except for one scene but I shall not spoil. I found myself often feeling helpless alongside the characters, which only piqued my enjoyment of this story. I highly recommend Ibitsu to anyone who enjoys the horror genre. It is definitely worth your time for lovers of the genre and am likely to read it again to see if there is anything I missed. Thanks for reading my review.

Wow. This is the kind of horror manga I've been looking for for a long time.
The type that gets you excited, scared and wanting more.

Ibitsu is completely different from those usual gore-without-plot horror mangas.
The story was great, the art was good, I liked the characters, and I enjoyed almost every single moment of this manga.

I loved the creepiness of Ibitsu and the way that it tortured some of its characters was brilliant.

The fact that I was getting happy when people were getting hurt made me realize two things:
1- The gore and torture in this manga is wonderful.
2- I am a huge sadist.

Haha...moving on,,,I would recommend 'Ibitsu' to anyone who is looking for a horror manga that is not afraid to kill of it's characters and enjoys torturing them.
Oh, yeah, I forget to mention...the ending was so good. It made me feel very satisfied, and I bet anyone else who has read it feels the same way too.

The manga is over-all outstanding for me. When I read every chapter, there is always something to look forward to or something unexpected.
The story is horrifyingly good... It feels like you're seeing a horror movie in every page.
The 'Strange Lolita' is a character expected to have the characteristics of what she is. That is, her appearance, role, and personality is well described as the antagonist, a psychopath.
The protagonist or the victim, does not only initiate himself into being too much stereotypical- that is, there are many of his 'fight to survive' actions that I find un-stereotypical.
With that, the manga depicts fear-
the horrifyingly outstanding way.

Well where to start....
honestly i dont read too much manga i usually watch anime
however ibitsu drew me right in
if your like me and enjoy the weird creepy and sometimes very frightening side of manga/anime then ibitsu is just the manga for you

lets start with the story
ibitsu is a very interesting manga with many twists and turns
and will draw u in and freak the hell out of you
murder,mystery,fear, psychotic breakdowns,and freaky lollitas this story has it all but hey thats just my opinion but im sure just as i did you too will feel the sense of eeryness and interest

next we move on to the artwork
the artwork was also very good at creating that freaky feeling if not more so than the dialogue and did a fantastic job of portraying the utterly crazy personality of our psyco lollita character and just as great a job with the other characters in this story

and now for the characters
by far the best character in ibitsu has to be are mad lolita Kanbe, Remina if thats her real name why u ask? well because of her amazing talent of scaring the hell out of you
she is dark and twisted and utterly broken a complete mental case with a bad temper indeed also the mystery behind our crazy lolli really gets you thinking

this does not mean our other main character Itou, Kazuki is anything short of
great himself sure he starts out as a rather simple character a messy boy who relize on others to do his cleaning and lives an ordinary life blah blah blah
however as the story unfolds and madness come smashing into his life we see him slowly breakdown into a dribbling mess and let me tell you its awesome

then we have Itou, Hikari who may only be a supporting character
but none the less a character who is vital to the story
Itou, Hikari is your everyday sweet female character who seems to be very independent and caring as she always cleans and helps to look after Itou, Kazuki this character plays a big part in helping you feel the fear and despair of this story and the horror of Kanbe, Remina

this manga makes for great enjoyment and personally i did not find anything i disliked about it
i also beleive that you to will have a wonderfull time reading ibitsu
but thats not for me to decide as we all have our own preferences
so if you enjoy a creepy spine tingling read i suggest you check this one out :D

Story:
The big message that this manga wants to convey is that never talk to strangers.And never ever tell them that you have a little sister.And if you tell them by mistake,then be ready to flee the city,country and even Earth in order to save your life and of others.
The biggest asset of this manga can be described in a single sentence-that it is disgustingly creepy.The pace is quite fast which adds to the eeriness and helps in transforming the same world of joy and hope into that of a living hell in just a couple of chapters.
Art:
It does a fgood job in setting up the mood of the manga.The faces of various characters very often show the hopelessness that they are experiencing and the presentation of sudden change in emotions on their faces is also well done.
Characters:
A horror story often has weak characters and this one has this flaw too but to a lesser degree.The MC though boring had some development while the only other character worth mentioning is the antagonist.She emits a type of aura that is perfectly suitable for a character like her and she successfully executes her role of doing everything that she was supposed to do.
Enjoyment:
It was enjoyable as it creeped the hell out of me.
Overall:
It was a nice read and also had a decent scary ending.And it also reestablishes the fact that horror mangas can be good as well as creepy at the same time.

This manga had amazing praise online but I was very disappointed! Ibitsu is flat, boring, and frankly goofy.

STORY: 2
I play a lot of 8bit freeware horror games. They're short, terrifying, and unique. This was...not. Ibitsu reads like a poorly executed attempt to cram as many horror tropes into one series as possible. We've got yandere lolitas, online urban legends , a decrepit insane asylum, dead animals in food, and a healthy dose of vague incestuous implications in classic "Onii-chan, mess me up!" fashion. The premise of the story is absurd, and not in a scary or troubling way.

There are also a ridiculous amount of plot holes and introduced topics that are never resolved. Some manga does this well, with intentional ambiguity that is intended to unsettle you and force your imagination to go to dark places. Ibitsu was just lazy. I didn't see the "twist" ending but that was because the twist is inconsistent with the rest of the story and technically shouldn't be possible.


ART: 4
The art was alright, but very plain and flat. Nothing to write home about. The lolita didn't look 11 to me. Certain effects were interesting, like the strange shading of her legs and eyes, which saved the score from being lower.

CHARACTER: 2
Honestly, ridiculous. You could not make me care less about these characters if you tried. Not a single one of them has any personality aside from the lolita, which could be summarized as "manipulative vengeful girl with a knife." I honestly couldn't make myself care about the protagonist's fate. I actually cared a lot more about the doctor, who wasn't even an actual character.

ENJOYMENT: 5
There were some moments that were tense, such as the school scene. Predictable, but intense. I did want to find out what happened and read it to the end, if that says anything.

OVERALL: 3 (TL;DR)
Ibitsu sucks. There's no way to get around it. It's very B rated horror movie-esque. The foreshadowing is painfully obvious, the story-telling is clumsy, and everything you can find that's good about Ibitsu has been done somewhere else far better. It's like junk food--I'll spend my night eating it if there's nothing else around and I want cheap gratification, but I'll feel disappointed and empty later. Read it if you wanna pad your horror manga resume, skip it if you want something legitimately scary and engaging.

Ibitsu has been one of the rare horror manga that, in my opinion, managed to effectively capture that "dark" atmosphere that helps the reader to fully enjoy the story. Very good for reading at night alone with the lights out!

Story - 8/10

"Ibitsu" is about a young college student named Kazuki who meets a lolita-like woman one night while he is taking out the trash. The lolita woman asks him, "Do you have a younger sister?". Kazuki instinctively answers that he does, and runs home surprised, trying not to think much of it. It turns out that this lolita is part of an old urban legend, which says at midnight in Tokyo, a young lolita will appear in the streets, asking you a question. If you answer this question, then you will suffer a "twisted" death.

The plot of "Ibitsu" works a lot like a Japanese horror game (most similar to "Calling", I think). It starts off with an urban legend, and the main character somehow gets entangled in it, and tries to survive/escape. True to this stype, "Ibitsu" starts off in the main character's apartment, then goes to those classical horror locations like the school, hospital, etc. If you've seen this style before, you have a pretty good idea of what's going to happen. While it isn't the most orginal idea ever, the story does manage to move at a great pace, and is able to throw a few curveballs at you a little past halfway through the story. There really isn't much else to say here.

Art - 9/10

The art works perfectly with the style of the manga, and I absolutely love the way the lolita is drawn. The blood isn't too over-the top either in the story, which is always a plus. However, depending on the quality that you're viewing the manga in, some characters will be hard to identify at certain angles, and may look a bit odd.

Characters - 7.5/10

The lolita's personality is consistent throughout the story, and so are the rest of the characters. While there is surprising depth to characters that don't even appear in the panels, many of Kazuki's friends are a bit lacking personality-wise, and are just there to provide him with information on the lolita based on research from the internet or simply rumors they've heard. A bit dull, I would say. However, Kazuki does provide some rather realistic reactions to what happens in the story, which helps sustain the reader's belief.

Enjoyment - 9/10

A horror series should always have that element of surprise, yet keep the reader's belief that, yes, THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOU. This is what scares the reader the most. "Lolita" manages to do this most of the time, while fail at it the rest of the time (one of the reasons why I disliked the ending, as it had little foreshadowing). While horror series are arguably unbelievable in general, "Lolita" (again, this is all subjective) manages to provide enough realism to scare a person. While I wouldn't exactly say this manga was very scary, I think most people will agree that it is pretty creepy. The first special of the manga actually had me paranoid for a bit. The blood isn't very disgusting and over-the-top like many other thrillers, so it helps. Eating garbage juice, however, does not. Some of the lolita's antics are truly sickening.

OVERALL - 9/10

If you are a fan of this type of manga, I definitely would tell you to give it a try.