Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro

When I first saw the manga art for this series, I was very very turned off. It seemed very amateur at best. Although the monster images are very detailed and gorgeous, the mangaka doesn't appear to have his human anatomy drawing skills quite down...

But then one day, just cause I was bored, I picked it up and started reading. And WOW, it's addicting. I couldn't stop. And the art, as with every other mangaka, gets better.

I'm not a typical shonen dectective type manga lover either...actually the hate the "monster of the week" type anime and manga, but I found this one to be really good.

Definitely give it a shot. I read this and then found myself watching the anime, which is decent, but doesn't compare to the manga.

Imagine a magician appears to levitate and pull rabbits out of his ass. Now imagine he explains the trick in full detail to kill off any potential mystery. The result is basically this manga.
To be perfectly blunt, this manga was mediocre at best. I'm sure I'll get lots of "not helpfuls", but c'mon, let's be reasonable here! It's a "psychological mystery" manga that basically has nothing mysterious or interesting about it. Neuro solves every mystery the moment it begins. See, psychological stories are interesting because they leave you on the edge of your seat guessing what's gonna happen next. However, in this manga, you will never find yourself on the edge of your seat. You will just be sitting back and watching Neuro expose the "trick" behind the murder.

- - - S T O R Y - - -
Well, every incident revolves around a murder. The murder is commited for some petty reason and uses some sort of "trick" to cover up the criminal's tracks. The police arrive at the scene of the crime, being incompetent and writing it off as an accident or something. Neuro tells them that he has immediately solved the mystery with 100% accuracy and explains how the murder occurred. Next, he gives the criminal an ironic (lol) punishment using his demonic powers.

The weak cases go on for a while. Around chapters 60-90, there is a more interesting arc involving artificial intelligence. Honestly, I felt like I should just stop reading after that arc ended. It gave decent closure. However, I foolishly let my guard down and believed that perhaps there would be more interesting arcs... then I got stuck reading this thing to the end for the sake of having some closure.

After the AI arc, things took a turn for the stupid. The enemies became more supernatural and things pretty much just became ridiculous. It was pretty much just a mediocre battle manga hiding behind its facade of being some sort of detective story.
There's nothing believable about the story, so you can't feel any sense for the gravity of the situations; you're basically just going along for the ride and looking at pictures of Yako having her eyes gouged, neck twisted around, or being smacked in the face. This manga has no rules or laws; it's pretty much anything goes, which just makes it completely unfit to be called a mystery manga.

- - - A R T - - -
The art is not very good, but it improves as it goes along. It isn't too appealing, anyway.

- - - C H A R A C T E R S - - -
Yako: Useless puppet who is dragged along for the ride. Her character shows some promise during the Aya Asia arc, but then she returns to being completely worthless. She basically just exists as "comic relief".

Neuro: Invincible "detective" who instantly explains every mystery. He's basically that guy who spoils the end of a movie when you just started watching it. Very annoying personality - just not a likeable character.

Aya Asia: Too OP. I think she just made repeated appearances because the mangaka liked drawing her. Her arc was okay, but she was made out to be too god-like. After her arc was finished, she shouldn't have appeared again. It just lowered the value of her character.

Harukawa/HAL: This was the only interesting character, really. Despite the arc being so far-fetched, he was the only one that felt convincing. You could feel his attitude loud and clear, he didn't have any stupid "comic relief" involved, he had deep emotions, and he had a true motive.

X: Wildcard with no personality.

Sicks: Hitler wannabe.

Everyone else: Pretty much pointless and irrelevant.

- - - E N J O Y M E N T - - -
The constant S&M stuff was pretty stupid. I swear, 50% of this manga is just S&M. It completely degrades Yako's credibility as a character and also just makes Neuro a really bratty and annoying character who you can't take seriously. Also, it fails to be funny unless your sense of humour is so lowly that you'd be amused to see one person get whacked over and over for no reason.

The characters are pretty much all just one dimensional. It's hard to feel any attachment to any of them. In the final battle, I honestly didn't care if Neuro would die or not. I mean, really, who gives a shit? He didn't really contribute anything to the story. Barely anyone did besides Harukawa/HAL.

- - - O V E R A L L - - -
If you're expecting a mystery manga, this isn't one. Just don't bother reading this, it has very few interesting points.

Beware that there are some minor spoilers for the first chapter.

Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro:

The introduction of this story is pretty simple. Highschool girl's Yako's father is murdered and while she is mourning her dead father, suddenly a grotesque looking demon from hell/demon world appears out of nowhere. The demon calls himself Neuro, he eats mysteries or in other words murder mysteries and the evil emotions that drives people to murder, commit crimes. Surely, Neuro has bioshounen human form to infiltrate the human world and prevent other people for finding out his identity. Soon the reader learns that what drove Neuro towards Yako's home was the scent of the mysterious, unnatural death of her father and from this point the story is all about Neuro solving murder cases with his supernatural powers, superior intellect while Yako acts as a fake investigator to deceive the public. By the way, the poor girl also becomes the slave of this demon.

Art 7/10
I actually put this on-hold after reading 20 chapters, the art in the beginning is really, really rough on the eyes. Later on the mangaka improves his skill, however there's still a lot of disappointment. The facial expressions of the characters sometimes look copy-pasted and there are plenty of instances in this manga where I see the same face used many times. Another problem with the art is human figures, yes they look very weird especially in the first chapter, but later it improves as I said or I just got used to it. The big problem is with the backgrounds and action scenes. Sure they are drawn fine, but they aren't clear. There were many cases where I look at the image and I have to analyse it for more than 5 seconds to comprehend what is in the background. Same with the action scenes, especially during the final arc. The final arc is the point where the story turns into edgy Bleach clone, but it's not like that itself is a bad thing. So yeah, my main issue with the art is that it is sometimes hard to comprehend the image since there's overload of things, details to be aware of. And there's that trick with faceless crowds, it's annoying, but hey it's a stylistic choice. Character designs outside the main pair are simplistic, but they work out just fine. There are also plently of surreal images in chapters, mostly dealing with Neuro's powers. That's all I have to say about the art.

Characters 10/10
I really enjoyed the main pair. Neuro is an intelligent, powerful demon who is both sadistic and childish. What can I say? His badass moments surely make him shine. Everytime a crimal is revealed, Neuro being a sadist that he is, surely messes criminals up. There are many more things about him, but his most important comedic trait is that he's into BSDM. Yeah, the demon tortures, treats and beats the poor girl in all sorts of comedic ways. Not funny? Well read it since the mangaka has talent to make people laugh at totally unfunny things. Although, by the end of the manga the joke gets too redundant. There's another layer to Nuero, but you'll only get that when you read until the very end.

Another major character is Yako herself. She has enormous apetite, but doesn't get fat. Well, only on one ocassion. But that comedic trait is not all there is to her. Despite being the domon's slave both as a detective and an object of his sadistic fetishes she gets the most development in the story. In fact, this is her story and her viewpoint turns this pseudo-mystery genre story into a psychological one.

Then, there are other character's. The main villain of the first half who is creepy, yet somewhat silly and charismatic. He's great. The police and the detective who could be considered the tritagonist of the story. He's a great badass. A couple of well-written characters from major arcs and then there are people from smaller arcs, some of them are important, well-developed while the others are meh and not that believable. Beware that the final arc presents something like Hueco Mundo arc from Bleach. Yes, I'm serious, but it's not in a fantasy world. The readers may feel betrayed, but I guess that was the choice of the editors since this wasn't shounen enough. In the end I liked it.

Story 9/10
Okay, the first half is basically lots and lots of minor arcs dealing with murder mysteries. Then we have one major arc with a major villain that was kinda foreshadowed, then we kinda slow down and the main story starts to develop until the climax. The mangaka wraps this up pretty nicely, but somewhat it feels that the manga was axed in the last 10 chapters.

The stories themselves are nice and what matters the most is not whodunit, but what were the motives of the person who did it. In other words, the inner state of the murderer. Don't expect this to be a story were you can solve the mystery as you read along. Yes, some of the things you could solve, some you could foreshadow, but the majority of them are shoved right into your face. There are many things that I have issues with concerning the story. One of them was that some of the murderers were very unbelievable as well as their murders. At one point after the first major arc it felt like the author ran out of ideas. And the sudden switch to something like a fighting manga wasn't expected. The final villain was the edgiest I've ever seen and this is a Shounen Jump manga, lol. I found his motivations hard to believe, but well I guess it works.

Enjoyment/Overall 10/10
While Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro is not the best manga out there and it's comedy is sure weird as hell, but then it's not as cringy as hell. It is surely an entertaining ride. One of the best I have to say. When you get to know the characters, their motivations and colourful personalities you find this hard to put down. It's better if you read the first half in short breaks since it may fry your neurons. Did I mention that there is a lot of dialogue, so you better be prepared at least until the final arc. It surely took me a long time to read, a very long time, but I didn't regret it even if I have to write my damn BA thesis right now.

This manga is something exceptional. It surely isn't for everyone, as it's humor is pretty weird and the story is just erratic. However, if you stick with it, you'll realize it's actually great.

Story-wise, it's weird, honestly. The manga is basically all of the genres; it ranges from comedy to even horror (!) and psychological thriller sometimes. However, it handles each part so splendidly that you won't notice the conversion from funny and weird to serious and unsettling. Yuusei Matsui really did a great job. Also, it does cover many mental states via the villains and several characters. And it does that pretty nicely. Other than that, the story consists of four basic arcs;

1) the first part (up until chapter 60) where there are many, separate cases that don't connect with each other. It's basically an intro for the characters and some development. Also, they do introduce the main villain, who doesn't do anything exceptional.

2) the best arc. A new villain appears and decides to rule the world. The thing is, it doesn't get boring at all, the motives and continuation are perfect and the arc ending is so satisfying. You might even get emotional.

3) the main villain starts to do shit and the protagonists have to stop him from completing the said shit. Pretty great, I sadly cannot say anything that won't count as spoilers.

4) the last arc, where the final, true villain appears and does worse shit than the main villain. The thing is, some situations really do cause anxiety and/or disgust on a whole new level. The ending is pretty generic in my opinion, but I weirdly didn't mind. It did leave a lot of possibilities open, so that might be why.

The characters are all great, with more than enough development for each one of them. This manga is one of the cases when you just cannot hate any one of them, no matter how evil they are. Even supportive role characters that do seem useless are pretty likeable. As the story progresses, some of them die. And that sucks. A lot. I even shed several tears for one of them. Other ones got injured pretty badly and I was in pain, just like them. They are just so realistic that you can't help but care about them.

The art was the only difficult part to give a score to. It's kind of bad, especially in the beginning. However, it does get better later on. The thing is, there are some certain parts that are handled PERFECTLY. The meanings, the absurdness, the comparisons are shown the way they should. The art there is just exceptionally awesome. I cannot really describe it, you'll have to find out what i mean on your own.

Overall, I enjoyed it very much, although I felt like it would get kind of boring mainly at the beginning. My advice is, don't stop it. Clench your teeth and keep going. It'll be worth your time later on.

Main conclusion: not brilliant, but certainly a good read.

story;
A girl (Yako) whoes father was murdered comes across a deamon (yes, it is consequently spelled as deamon) aka Neuro that solves the 'riddle' of this unsolved case. Neuro feeds on riddles and he wants to eat riddles from the human world. He uses Yako to navigate through human society and makes Yako a famous detective. Her role within their detective agency is mainly to smile friendly and keep close contacts with the police.

The first 60 chapters are short stories. Of course there is a big villain (X), but he's in the background. The short stories are all about a murder case where the murderer tried to hide he did it through a 'riddle'. There were several riddles that were way too far fetched, but overall it was nicely done.

After the first 60 chapters of only short stories there comes another big villain comes along: A computer virus that turns people into criminals. This keeps us occupied for another 30 chapters.
So after about 30 chapters containing a bigger plot we're back to short stories.
X gets a bigger role and appears more. Short stories, with a red thread concerning the cat and mouse game that develops between X and Neuro - we're heading towards chapter 120.
It turns out X is only the beginning of the trouble that awaits. There is a super villain responsible for X. This villain and his evil plans will be the grand plot of the story. So it is 80 chapters only the super villain and his minions against Neuro and the police squad.

The switches between little stories and the main story are, in my humble opinon, too big. When you read this manga in one go, somehow it doesn't feel good. The way how people from different stories fit to gether in the bigger picture manga is nicely done.


art;
On the first glance you'd say Matsui-sensei's art isn't worth mentioning. You couldn't be more wrong. When you look closer at the art you'll be pleasantly surprised. It is clear that Matsui-sensei likes art and he shows this in multiple ways. For instance trough a story concerning a artist. The sculpture Matsui-sensei has drawn for this story was awesome.

Matsui-sensei's drawings are clearly based on several artists. Neuro's deamonic form for instance, reminded me somehow of the creatures in the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch. Other deamonic things had aspects you could defenitly link to Dalí. Several pictures (with Neuro sitting on the ceiling for instance) were obviously inspired by the works of Escher. Matsui-sensei is also clearly into (Picasso's) surrealistic cubism.


character;
The characters evolve. You can see they really change throughout the story. Some don't change for the better. This way it is realistic. I also like it Matsui-sensei doesn't have too much trouble with letting characters die.
However the way several of the murderers or the supervillain are portrayed is far beyond realism.


Enjoyment:
It was a nice story to read. I liked it, but I can't say I loved it. The comic relief was nice. Neuro's sadistic traits were funny, and Yako's eating habbits were hilarious. In the translator notes I read much jokes were untranslatable because the jokes were in the kanji readings. Too bad, it would have made the story even better.

I don’t know what to make of this manga really. At first, I thought this would be like Ghost Sweeper Mikami where there would be a main character that would get pleasure in making the other character suffer. At times it’s fun and comical in an almost satanic way. I’m not sure if it’s the translation that I read or how the manga really is written so it’s hard to say but the story got very complicated after a while. Trust me when I say you will get confused, you will get lied to, and you will go ‘What the fuck?’ while reading this. You have been warned. The start of this manga is basic with a demon ending up going to the human world and forcing a human to help him.

Lets talk about the main characters for a moment. Neuro is a demon who has come to the human world looking for riddles which is his main source of food. He acts like a rather playful child for most of the time though, even if his play is very satanic and torture style. He was born and lived in a land of suffering, the underworld where they did as they wanted and where the concept of death and horror mean nothing. Take that same character, put them in our world and let them do as they please. Ten times out of ten, the demon would not understand why it’s not ok to play with someone’s mind or show them horrific images. This is why I consider him more of a child playing with his food then an actual demon as the riddles he eats are made by humans. The reason he came looking for riddles was to find the ultimate food to quench his hunger. (Toriko eat your heart out… no really, this is a demon we are talking about. Toriko is a good example, maybe an overboard example, of just what that can be like in human terms.)

There is one other point that I would like to bring up with Neuro. Although he is childish and has a lack of knowledge of being human, he also has a rather strange understanding that almost seems physiological.There is a point in the story where he talks about how humans surprise him with their way of surpassing his expectations. It actually got me thinking a bit in how the psychology behind different things in the manga and outside it. Things that seemed to be over exaggerated in the manga did have a bit of place here in the world. For example, there was a singer who sung beautifully but only when she felt that she had no one who cared for her. Because of this, she choose to kill the people she loved in order to sing again. The fact that he is a outsider looking in actually seems to make me believe that he understands humans much more then he actually lets on or knows himself. When he gets into this psychology, to me he seems to feel more human then when he is normal.

Yako is… well she is not really as fleshed out as Neuro is. She just seems like an ordinary girl who can somehow withstand Neuro’s special attacks. I mean, what human can live with their head being twisted 360 degrees or having her jugular smashed in several times? It makes me wonder if she herself is also a monster, especially with how she eats. She says in the beginning that she doesn’t like riddles but she does grow to seem to understand them at least just by the second book, starting to show a interest in whatever Neuro is about to do. She has a very strange way of looking up to Neuro, almost to the point that I would say she likes him a bit… but only a little bit. It’s odd to see some shoujo aspects to a manga made for Shonen. What that means is aspects for girl comics in men’s comics.

The artwork is very close to the occult but with Shonen aspects to it. I can tell that it was made mostly for men but then we have a character that was definitely made for the females who read it as the demon Neuro is really… cute in his own way? I know I said this about a monster that does show his original form that isn’t so cute but he has this sort of playful way he acts and especially around Yako. It may not be romantic in anyway, it actually closely resembles a cat playing with a small mouse, but in a way it has this sort of childlike ‘I’m not poking you’ feel. He never actually harms her (seriously anyway… at times it may seem that he does though but she always seems fine after) and so I can’t say that he ever feels any malice to her. He just sees her as his ticket to another meal and if they had feelings like friendship, I’m sort of sure he would feel them. Putting that all aside, the artwork gets really horror filled with things that seem to come out of a surreal painting with fish-eyed glass style and strange details in the riddle or hands similar to the weapon they pick. We even have times where you can see a rather simple character turn very complex as they get close to figuring out the ‘riddle.’

This manga is a rather strange one and again, its one that can get really complicated. I still don’t fully understand half of what was going on near the end. It’s still a good manga but you might want to read it carefully to understand it more. And can someone please explain some of the ending to me because it just confuses me.

This manga is very good, but it has one flaw; and that was actually starting to read the manga. I know that, for myself, staying with the manga after the first few chapters was very hard, in fact i put it aside numerous times.

When Neuro obtains the office is where the story gets interesting (so stick with it until then), after that you are gripped by suspense and witness many clever ways of killing a person, the science behind the puzzle become very complicated and intriguing later on.

The only OTHER bad side of this manga is that some adored supporting characters will die (I won't say much so as to not give it away) and that can piss you off a bit. And might I add that a lot of the deaths are caused by the interwoven fates of all the other characters. ALL background story is actually prevelent to the advancement of the story, so pay close attention.

So, I suggest you stick with it in the beginning, you won't regret the time you spent.

Preface: I started watching Anime, 2 eps but it never took my attention and I simply didn't continue. It might have been the mood of the moment, so I don't blame anyone but myself.

Recently I have stumbled upon the Manga, and to my surprise. It captured me quickly and didn't let go, until I read up to last chapter.

The chemistry between Neuro and Yako is true masterpiece. As well as whole mood and art flow.

Katsuragi Yako: She quickly became one of my top favorite Manga characters of all time. She simply has all the qualities that pull you in. Funny, quirky, huge appetite(for some reason this has always attracted me, also one of reason I love Lina Inverse), her reactions, I could go on for a lot longer. She is extremely tough, kind and unwavering, at the same time she isn't a machine and shows her emotions.

Nougami Neuro: This guy is what he is. He doesn't hide his nature and is honest to his desires. Obviously without him, story wouldn't go on. I think he is also a brilliant character. Reason why Yako and him always remained in top rankings for popularity votes throughout Manga serialization.

I wish story did more of an expansion on Daemon world of Neuro. Such as a different Demon coming to human world. As well as some more expansion on Yako's mother, and her school life.

-INTRODUCTION-

After finishing the great anime adaptation, I found myself craving for more mysteries, more of the clever humor, and of course, more Neuro. I hesitated at first because of the artwork. In fact, I spent the first few chapters complaining about it. But before I knew it, I got completely sucked in and ended up reading most of this manga in a marathon.

-STORY- 10/10

The manga mostly consists of short cases. And although the criminal is usually made obvious to the reader, the process of deduction and explanation is still exciting. This is the kind of mystery series where the author focuses on the "How" and "Why" parts of the case rather than the "Who". Each story is interesting in its own way, and each criminal has unique reasoning for breaking the law, usually having to do with a psychological condition of some sort. Later on, as the main plot progresses, the readers are exposed to stronger criminals that Neuro has to face, and eventually, a main group of antagonists.

One of my favorite aspects of Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro is the humor. The overall story is rather dark and psychologically disturbing, but the author manages to "lighten" the mood with some equally dark comic relief. It may sound contradicting, and perhaps it is. Because Matsui-sensei makes the reader laugh at things that are not funny at all. I am certainly not a fan of violence or cruelty, but I always find it somehow amusing when Neuro tortures his prey and destroys their psyche. Most likely it is because Neuro himself is a contradicting individual, which is where my next favorite aspect comes in.

-CHARACTERS- 10/10

This has got to be one of the best (if not -the- best) parts of this manga. Let's start with the title character. Neuro is most certainly one of the most unique characters I have ever encountered throughout the many years of being into anime and manga. I may have said this about many others, but I am definitely not exaggerating when I speak about Neuro. What makes him interesting is his ability to capture the reader's heart with his... negative qualities. He is selfish, sadistic, manipulative, hypocritical, and plain psychotic. He takes pleasure in inflicting mental and physical torture upon others, including his partner Yako, and will not miss a chance to belittle human beings. He might as well be the main villain himself. However, Matsui-sensei successfully makes this character lovable to the public. What is Neuro's charm? What makes such a seemingly repulsive individual so attractive? Is it his eccentric appearance, or his childish demeanor, or the overall mystery that surrounds his very existence? There may not be an answer. Neuro is a paradox, a hateful character that cannot be hated.

Our co-main character is Yako, a pretense detective and Neuro's favorite "toy". She may appear as an ordinary girl and quite a pushover, but she actually has a very strong personality and a lot of courage. She is not afraid to speak her mind when confronting the criminals, and is deeply concerned about their motives. Her main purpose is concealing Neuro's true identity, but she is also an important aid in solving the cases, because she is very knowledgeable about human psyche, unlike Neuro who only cares about solving the puzzle. She is very open with Neuro too, even though her life is in danger every time she talks back at him. As the story progresses, Yako also matures and starts living up to her title of a detective.

There are numerous other characters, and I will not go into detail about all of them. I don't think there is a single boring personality in this manga; both the positive and the negative characters are intriguing in their own way. I have noticed that Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro does not have the overused stereotypes that are often present in this kind of setting. There is no invincible hero who does not get hurt and can easily get out of any situation. The legit detectives are not as useless as they usually are in a story where an amateur is involved in an investigation. The group of antagonists are not your typical gang bent on taking over the world; in fact, there is no good versus evil scenario here and no two sides are clearly defined. There are no "flat" characters; all of them grow and change, for the better or worse, which makes the story very exciting and at times unpredictable.

My only concern is that absolutely nothing is known about Neuro himself. Everyone seems to have some kind of back story and motive, but Neuro just exists. He is from Hell and he eats mysteries, that's it. Whether or not the author planned it this way, for the protagonist to be the biggest "enigma" himself, is unknown. In fact, I am not sure whether there is really a need to learn more about him. Even though he is a mystery, his character seems to be complete, and it didn't even strike me until the end. Only after I finished reading the manga, I thought back and realized that I don't really know anything about him. Maybe Matsui-sensei plans to have some sort of revelation in the second series. Or perhaps it is just another paradox.

-ART- 8/10

As I mentioned earlier, I was a little repelled when I just started reading. The proportions don't seem to be realistic and there is some general inconsistency throughout the designs. The main focus goes to the foreground, while the characters on the background are drawn with a lot less detail, to the point that some of them don't have facial features at all. It appears that the author certainly focused on developing the story and the characters a lot more than on making it visually appealing.

Even though the actual panels are nothing extraordinary, the full-page chapter inserts are definitely worth looking at. This is where the artist shows his talent by drawing the characters with a lot of detail and in difficult perspectives. Among them are some very fascinating illustrations that add to the disturbing side of the manga; for example, an image of Yako sitting in someone's eye and looking up from under a contact lens. Also, looking closely at those inserts, we can see how they depict some of the character quirks; for example, an image of Neuro wearing a kimono and black boots inside a Japanese house, which is clearly unacceptable, and thus shows his indifference and disrespect toward the humans and their customs.

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Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro is in my Top 5 most favorite manga series, and Neuro is among my Top 5 all-time favorite characters. I highly recommend this to everyone -- it will surely keep you entertained. There is a "to be continued" notion after the cliffhanger ending, and I am definitely looking forward to a second manga series.

WARNING: To be upfront, if your expecting a detective series where the clues are upfront and you can find them, this is not the series for you. One has to go into this series not expecting the same format as Detective Conan, Ayatsuri Sakon or even Spiral. Most of the time, the clues aren't very visable as Nero has to analyze certain things to get key clues to the mystery.

Story The story is great, however... not what I was personally looking for. I was looking for something that was more brain stimulating... that I could say... oh yes, I get how this and this works. While it has this, one has a hard time going back and pinpointing any clues they missed as the clues are quite possibly to well hidden. However, taking this aside, the story is one that can draw one in very well.

Art The art is very well done and very detailed. Be forewarned though... it can get revolting at times... but believe me that this is part of the charm of this manga series.

Character The characters are rather clique, but the way they interact with each other is majorly good, which is what makes the characters so good in this. However, things are rather bizare in this manga.

Enjoyment This series was not my cup of tea, even though it was well done. I made the mistake of going by someone's recomendation and saw that there the mystery tag to this... while if you are a fan of Detective Novels and such you might actually like this... one needs to be forewarned that it takes a rather... supernatural twist to things.

Overall While this wasn't my cup-of-tea, I have to say that the way they put this together was superb... which is why I am writing this review... so that those who might be interested will go for it and so that people don't go in like I did. May eventually continue the series, but not at this point.