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I know I might have gone a little overboard with how I rated this manhwa a solid 10/10 but hear me out.

This show is fucking amazing. Outstanding. Shockingly perfect.
People may see it as a story where the mc goes from "zero to hero" and become from the weakest to the strongest and insanely overpowered which is true,

but witnessing his improvement and going along his adventure is really heartwarming.
It's better than most shonen's I watched and I totally fell in love with Sung-jin woo.
How he was drawn, his personality which went from wimp to COOLEST BADASS EVER. How he is protective of his family and friends. Every. single. fucking. thing.

He has a lot of waifu's but doesn't really like any of them..I ship him with Esil btw (the demon girl) and wish they meet again!

That was all uvu

Story: the story is well written. There's enough lore for you to want to still read, but not get overwhelmed. It takes a bit of imagination but once you devote yourself to it, it's a really fun story to get into. Sure, there's lots of love and stuff, but hey, I have a guilty pleasure. At first I was worried it would be some weird reverse harem, but I was thankful it didn't go in that direction (don't think that's a spoiler). My one problem is that there are a lot of characters and sometimes it's difficult to remember who is who.

Art: Very good. Simple, not over drawn. Very shoujo tbh. But I can get past it. At least it's done well.

Character: For once, you're left wanting more of all of the characters. A lot of the story you are in the "now". There are chapters that dive back into characters history and it's exciting. You don't know how anyone is raised, and it's amazing to see how characters got to be who they are. Very interesting way to conduct a manga. I like it.

Enjoyment: The story can be slow at times, but overall it's a good story and I'm wondering how it's going to end... I don't know what will happen so I'm really looking forward to continuing this manga.

Samurai 8 is awful. I am honestly very disappointed with what Masashi Kishimoto has come up with, several years after finishing Naruto. I just finished the manga, I had dropped it last year, about 32 chapters in, but now I decided to come back and finish it, and my impression of it is even worse than what I originally had.

This manga had a lof of potential, it could have been a good adventure with compelling characters. Many of the characters introduced have varied personalities, but unfortunately the story never really did anything with them. I'll start by saying the two things that I enjoyed, and that was that the battle choregoraphy was good, it reminded me of Naruto. The art is also interesting, even though it doesn't start off great, specially the fact that it didn't have enough shading, but with time it got better.

Pretty much everything else is bad. There is so much wrong with this manga, that Kishimoto failed so hard at. It's funny because one of the biggest complaints about Samurai 8, the fact that there is an excess of information and exposition in every chapter (starting with the 1st chapter), was adressed by Kishimoto himself before the manga had even started serialization. In an interview he had said how it's difficult to write a sci-fi story for the Weekly Shonen Jump audience because sci-fi usually has a lot of terms and knowledge that needs to be conveyed to the readers, and so he talked about the importance of timing the exposition properly and not having too much information crammed into a single chapter.
And then he proceeds to do the exact opposite of what he said... the very first chapter introduces a lot of confusing terminology and all the chapters follow up with more, and it just gets very boring very fast because much of this information is either unecessary and excessive or just poorly explained.

Another thing that the manga horribly fails at is the power scaling. It feels like every 5 or so chapters Kishimoto changed the power system and nothing ever made much sense. It begins with introducing the trinity, and how Samurai are powered by princesses and key holders, then Samurai can regenerate their whole bodies after taking damage. They also cram in a bunch of techniques that are poorly explained and half the time it's difficult to even understand what they actually do. Then there is the plot armour of how the "chosen samurai" have stronger white coloured samurai souls that can cut through everything, but only when they are feeling brave, and they keep adding to that, with how samurai will never die "as long as they are courageous enough". Samurai can also get instantly stronger if they have princesses praying for them, but that works awfully inconsistently as well. Finally, about 8 or so chapters left for the manga to end, Kishimoto introduces an RPG system where each Samurai has stats, and in order to use certain skills they need to have certain stats. Unfortunately they don't even bother explaining what most the stats mean, so it just feels like it was something that the author came up with at the moment but then didn't have time to finish. It would have been better imo if the stats were introduced at the beggining of the manga and they had started the whole power system with it in mind.

The villains in the manga are also horrible. There is one minor villain that appears in the second arc, but he's just fodder for the main characters to beat up, he doesn't really have any motivation or anything, he just wants to make money and kill people for fun and power.
The main villains unfortunately are not compelling as well, their objective is the cliche "destroy the universe and rebuild it anew". It honestly doesn't make any sense, and there are several things that Kishimoto ddin't bother talking about, like certain characters that they teased in the first arc but then they never showed up nor were mentioned again. The villains' backstory was never broght up as well.

But then the finale of the manga is when things get really, really bad. They introduce a bunch of characters that don't serve any purpose, it really feels like Kishimoto was starting a new arc but then he was notified that the manga was getting axed so he had to come up with a finale at the last minute, and it was awful. So many events are crammed in the last few chapters. The villains suddenly show up and fight the heroes, they use a bunch of unexplained techniques like trapping characters in a void and then, when it seems that everything is lost, a character shows up out of nowhere, and now for some reason they're a samurai, and after a cheesy dialogue the main character reaches enlightenemnt and becomes ultra godly powerful for no reason. Then they're able to get into a dimension where space and time act faster or whatever and so they age and become ultra mega powerful and one of the villains gets killed without even getting properly introduced.
The last 3/4 chapters are such a gigantic mess that they alone would be rated by me as a 1/10. The overall manga gets a 3/10 for me because the rest of it is not as bad, but I'm definitely extremely disappointed with how the manga turned out. I feel like it had potential, and some interesting ideas (that were poorly executed), but the result is abysmal.

Shintaro Kago is renowned for his frank and disturbing tales of sexual perversion. There is a dark wit running throughout all of his manga. I have personally read around 200 manga and 'Suck It' is by far the most disturbing I have ever read.

I didn't know whether to give it a 1 for making me feel disgusting, or a 10 for the balls of getting it published. I settled for a generous score due to its hilarious climax.

To analyse it would take a thousand words and make many assumptions about the author. The premise does it no justice. To talk about it more would spoil it. Therefore I have no option but to let veteran seasoned manga readers of MAL do the talking:

'...that was fucked up, man.' - idklol

'Omfg. What the hell was that?!' - Kimia

'that was awesome' - Lith

'Hahaha, what the hell.' - Raidanzoup

'after getting to the animal part I thought it can't get any worse but man was I wrong :/' - Leffy

'God, I think I'm having suicidal feelings right now... fuck, that was the darkest shit I've ever read' - gomu_ninguen

'what-the-fuck' - Rei-Rei

'Cried...' - Pineappledishes-

'Holy shit.' - HooHiraiBunny

Indeed.

School Days was a story that I was already familiar with from watching the anime series. I was aware of two things: one that the ending was going to be fairly dark and two the main male protagonist was a significantly more redeemable character. With this in mind, I was still pleasantly (or rather disturbingly) surprised.

I don’t normally like being the type to compare the anime to the manga, but in this case I think an exception is necessary. The most importance difference was how much better I felt about Makoto as a main character. While he still manages some fairly unlikeable actions, he finds a way to basically man up to the situation and try and fix things. It becomes a story of a guy who is less sociopathic, destroying the hearts of women left and right to one of a guy who makes a few bad choices that could be brushed off as him simply thinking with his penis more than his brain like most normal teenage men. However, I will leave the comparison here.

While the male protagonist reminds us that guys can be pricks sometimes, it can be easy to overlook how manipulative and conniving young women are as well. Sekai wastes no time in trying to win the affections of Makoto after working so diligently to bring him and Kotonoha together. This is also where my criticisms of both Sekai and Kotonoha come into play. Kotonoha begins off innocently enough, but her personality changes so rapidly that you don’t really feel like she’s made a genuine evolution as a person (even if it was for the worst). Sekai’s transformation was even more radical. Her personality changes are three-step: playful, tomboyish friend (re: Asa Shigure from Shuffle! If you’d like a solid idea of what I mean)  passionate and jealous lover  completely psychotic. While I was willing to accept her transition from tomboyish friend to jealous lover, her change to utter insanity was so abrupt that I was startled it actually ended that way. The only character who seemed to have a solid emotional growth was Makoto, and as we all like to see in our protagonists it was a redeeming, positive one.

The artwork in School Days was also reasonably well drawn and shaded from what I saw. I had only some minor complaints where they try and accentuate light reflection from sources such as the sun on the hair. It changed the color of the hair so much that you felt as if the character went from having black hair to blonde hair. Panel flow also felt wonky in a few places as well, but it was minor and did not detract from the flow of the story in any discernible way. One particular high point in the series was how emotional half sized and full sized panels felt. They were drawn in such a way that really spoke volumes about the emotional state of the character at that given moment.

In all, I enjoy School Days as a standalone story that sets itself apart from the anime series. I faulted it on the basis on how radically Sekai and Kotonoha change as characters and felt that with perhaps an additional two or three chapters, they both could have been fleshed out a bit better in their development.

i loved this story it was great and the art was very graphic but it was just OUTSTANDING AMAZING WONDERFUL GREAT SWEET YUMMY GOOD EXALLENT when the story ends you are dieing for more...well i am it was the greatest manga i've ever saw it is amazing but not for kiddies like me :)

You're a few pages in on the first chapter, the art is cute and charming and you've been introduced to a few of the main characters in a very happy slice-of-life fantasy way. You quickly learn a basic summary of these characters, and as each new character appears, you start to get the feeling that they're all pretty generic archetypes. The sweet childhood best friend, the beautiful and popular school idol who is somehow friends with the male protag, the cool and responsible student council president... Oh man, are you wrong.

The one thing that really stood out to me about Mousugu Shinu Hito was the creation, development, and especially the portrayal of the characters. We have Haju Yonesaka, a classic, sweet maiden who is in love with her childhood friend. But as the story develops, she learns of the gruesome deaths that potentially await her and her friends. She witnesses the betrayal of her best friend who suddenly went from supporting Haju's love to becoming a fearsome rival, all in the span of less than one day. And, much to my surprise, Haju did not take this well. She snaps. And Haju is not the only one. All the main characters, even our male protagonist Riku Kominato, goes through dynamic changes. Some changes are more subtle than others, but it's there, and it's so satisfying when you notice the change and connect 2+2 with the story. The characters in this manga deserve a solid 10/10.

Characters aside, the story is smooth and consistent, and the ending was well finished. It wasn't rushed or messy with many new characters or mysteries added in. Mousugu Shinu Hito made sure to only focus on the main characters and solidify who exactly are the main characters, cleverly utilizing minor characters or key items to advance the story. There is no sudden, "I'm actually the REAL mastermind!" or "The real mastermind is actually this new character who has never even been hinted at before!" plot twist. It's all carefully laid out and well stitched together, from start to finish. There are a few unsolved mysteries here and there, but for the most part, they're quite minor and do not interfere with the overall plot.

Despite using a very moe moe kyun kyun art style, the artist manages to convey the horrors of this story well. It can be quite disturbing seeing a cute, smiling face with disorderly eyes, covered in blood. Hiroki Haruse does not go lightly on the blood and gore, and I truly commend them for sticking strong and with a consistent art style throughout.

Like many psychological-horrors, Mousugu Shinu Hito plays a lot on human emotions and the human mind. If you're able to handle a darker genre, do give Mousugu Shinu Hito a try, and I do hope that you'll enjoy this manga as much (if not more) as I did.

From what I read so far, the story has a slow start, pretty much placid, that is not completely bad, that's mainly what "Slice of Life" means to me, centering on the small things
let me say a few things about the story and its author, the story is in itself pretty good, and Wakaki sensei has a great writing style, his drawings have a certain charm to them, and most characters early on are shallow, but he has a way of adding succesive depth to them as the story progresses, I feel its too early to dismiss the characters as lacking depth. I dont say this story lacks potential, its Wakaki we are speaking about, he has a way of making you feel deeply connected to each character and as such I have high hopes for this manga
I do however, agree with a fellow reviewer, this story doesn't feel a lot like Wakaki's past work; The main reason I'm a fan of his work is because of Kaminomi (TWGOK) and sincerely I'm still not completely over the story, . However, what I feel is that he should retake his work in TWGOK, possibly a sequel, that work felt like Wakaki's essence, and as a reviewer and as a great fan of his work, I entice him to continue the story where he left it, I'm sure most of us would love to keep reading Keima's adventures for a long time

I like this manga because it puts a very original and unique spin on the typical romance manga. Although don't get me wrong either as a basic romance manga this one is definitely cute and enjoyable, having the twist of moon people creates the conflict needed to both keep me interested and drive the story.
It is definitely a shake up when the girl you like turns out to be an alien moon person who as tradition eats their spouse. The main girl is a moon princess who eats their love while the main boy is a boy who loves her but doesn't want to die. This dynamic shakes up the traditional romance in a way I have not seen before and opens the door to character development. This is where I feel many manga fall flat where the characters are static, unchanging. But in this manga the characters learn about each others love and adapt that love to each others wants and needs, mainly the want to not be eaten. This is handled brilliantly and the characters are really cute.
I have enjoyed it a good amount and I think you will as well.

Okay, I guess I hadn't really the foggiest idea about basketball at all, but... after reading Dogashi Kaden! the fog that - uh - fogged my mind kinda cleard up a little!

So much as for fog.

(this review might contain little spoilers, you've been warned)

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Now onto the actual manga, that surprisingly was an interesting read. Not only because it un-fogged my mind, but also because

* it has an interesting story.
Yeah, the story was rather good, kept me reading due to some cliff hangers and was easy to follow. Nothing special, though. General shounen and sports :>

Everything was introduced nicely during the first chapter (although the beginning let me hope for some bigger events to follow [heck, what was I expecting from 13 chapters anyway? oO]).

I don't know though if it could be considered as negative that the scenario focused on only one certain thing after the first few chapters; the author gives us just one ''serious'' match to nibble at (then again, what was I expecting from 13 chapters~).

Nevertheless, even though we get to see only one match, this was quite an interesting one! ''Quality instead of quantity" - would be fairly wise words right there!

* the art is neat, although some facial expressions were sort of overdone and the proportions seemed somewhat weird sometimes... Oh, and some panels were kind of confusing, especially when they showed the players doing teamwork and some special basketball-tactics - which I am, by the way, not familiar with... so maybe that's why it seemed so confusing to me!

* the main protagonist, Haruyoshi, is just an ordinary boy. Well, rather not! Apparently he's got, like, some mutant-legs, which allow him to run over the court in lightning speed.
No, not really. He's really just an ordinary boy with outstanding ability in brain-leg coordination, and he's fast.
Oh yeah, he's indeed fast. His developement is fast (horrible transition)! Almost rushed! His developement seems rushed, considering that the most of it happened through this one serious match, but at least there was developement, so no whining.

There isn't much to say about the other characters. The female's manager only purpose was to bring frightened little Haruyoshi-kun to the team (+ fanservice), because she saw invincible potential glowing all around him; the glasses-wearing captain was the threatening one that got the ''serious match'' to start; the team members pushed Haruyoshi with lectures and examples to where he is at the end of this short-story.
That said, they apparently were all a means to and end, period.

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I saw many compare this pretty little short-story to Eyeshield 21, so I will go along and do it too: DK! compared to E21 is just a bunch of.... ... ... .. .. ERROR. Oh oh oh you omnipotent, fancy christmas tree! :< I'm not able to do it! Why?!
Easy: comparing 13 chapters to 333 is. not. possible. Also; basketball -- Amercian football..? Plus, I never read Eyeshield 21. And even if I read it sometime soon, I won't compare it to THIS story. That would be ridiculous, right?

Sure enough though, this story will still linger in my mind when I read the next sports manga, because the few hours I spend reading it were worth it - even though I'm not into sports! It was sometimes funny, somewhat thrilling and even a little bit sad... :>