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The great thing about this manga is that it creates a world, albeit one that at times can be hard to get your head around. I enjoyed it from start to end, and that was probably due to the amazing characters! Seriously, all of the characters were very well written, and added to the already great atmosphere that the world creates.

The art, while nothing TOO amazing or over-the-top, is nice, and unlike many other mangas, does't have that many errors at all. (Unlike SOME manga, *cough cough* SAO*cough cough*)

I simply LOVE the idea as well, and the idea to have the main 7 villains be the Seven Deadly Sins is awesome!

Overall, I would recommend this to people who like manga with a good story/characters. If you're not into heavy plots, I wouldn't recommend it, as it is EXTEMELY plot-heavy. My only other complaint is that the world can be a little confusing at times, and there are SO many characters to remember.

But as I said, if you like manga being plot-heavy, this is great!

I've never came across a good revenge story till this.

The problem with the revenge plot in most stories to me is the hero only has one shot to get his revenge.

But this he makes what Frank Castle does look like a kids movie.

And I typically hate villains but the the way the healer fully embraces the darkness inside him. Makes it feel genuine.

I mean what the healer does is cross that line that everybody has thought of at least once in their lives.
"If I was that guy I would make em pay"


It does borderline the genre between adult and hentai.

And story could almost rival "Rising of a Sheild Hero"
From our main guy being screwed over to the 10th degree

I consider this a good read just to see if the gets his revenge and is seen as a righteous hero or the darkest villain.

Story
This manga has 3 stories in it, and they are all completely different. They all pertain to real life situations such as relationship issues, growing pains, and family issues. I thought the stories in this manga were all pretty good. "Club Hurricane" was a little hard to follow at times because there was a lot of internal dialouge and sometimes I didn't know who was talking. The other two stories were good as well, but were shorter than "Club Hurricane".

Art
The art was nice. It reminded me of the artwork in "Peach Girl" somewhat because of the way the girls were drawn. It was very shoujo like artwork.

Character
All the characters presented here are very different. They all have their problems and they solve them by the end of the story. Since this is a one shot manga, you can't really see the characters develop any more than what's already there.

Enjoyment
It took me a while to read this, and when I did, I wasn't dissapointed. I only problems I had was with some of the dialouge some parts of the plots. Other than that it was enjoyable.

The reason why I'm writing this review is because this manga is the worst thing that I've ever read and I want to save you the time that it would take to read this manga because this shit is not worth it plus there's only 1 review at the moment which I totally disagree with.

This manga is so bad that I'm convinced that the mangaka made it to see how bad he could make it.

This manga has: sexual assault/rape, too many stories overlapping, 2 main/side characters that want to sexually assault people and I could literally go on and on and on about this manga.

Story: Nothing in this manga makes sense at all and I was basically screaming the whole time because I couldnt believe what was happening. There's nudity for the sake of having nudity combined with no reasons to why which is the worst kind of nudity. Almost everything about the story just pissed me off because of how ridiculously stupid it is.

Art: its bad, still readable but bad

Enjoyment: I personally dont enjoy screaming at the top of my lungs in anger because of stuff thats happening in the manga

Conclusion: If you aren't a cuckold and can tell atleast a little bit when something is bad then won't enjoy this at all.

Warning: As much as I enjoyed this manga, the series unfortunately got cancelled. It basically ends like this: "Let's head to our final battle guys! YEAH!!" However if you enjoy Fist of The North Star, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Sakigake!! Otokojuku, then you must read this manga.

The story introduces The Family of Brahman which utilizes this ancient assassin fist known as The Fist of Brahman. The Brahman's use their martial art as a way to enforce justice from the shadows. Around chapter 7 is where the plot kicks in as the main character, Ryu, must go on a journey to find 7 members of the Brahman family and join forces to defeat a rival assassin bent on creating World War III.

Much of the story revolves around martial art battles much like North Star & the author's previous work, Sakigake!! Otokojuku, however the middle of the story contains a road trip much like Stardust Crusaders in JoJo. Other similar traits are the characters as most are basically recycled from Sakigake Otokojuku bearing similar designs and personality such as Momotaro, Toramaru, Date Omito, Akashi Gouji and the obvious Hokuto No Ken references being the Fist of Brahman and a main villain who's basically Raoh.

Overall, there are some recycled elements from Otokojuku but manages to bring some new material to the table such as the more detailed uses of the Brahman Fist. It's a shame that the series got the axe as its conclusion was very clearly in reach. The main highlight for me was the journey as it gave the same feel as Stardust Crusaders especially when some comedy would be added due to the large cast of characters. Family of Brahman is definitely a manly shonen which incorporates the spirit of the 1980's with bearing heavy influences of the "Big 3 of Manliness"; Fist of The North Star, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Sakigake!! Otokojuku.

The manga has a great start with an interesting focus on "innocent devils", murderers who kill simply because it is the most optimal solution and thus, lacking an intent to kill. Quickly on, we are introduced to our two interesting main characters, and the cast continues to grow and... That's it.

Jumping right in, I have to say I adore the artwork. It's incredibly beautiful to look at, and the character designs, although a bit odd, are appealing and unique in their own ways. I especially adore how the artist draws each characters' eyes. Each character is distinguishable from the others, and the artist takes care not to reveal any gore or erotic content, despite all the heavy action. The pacing of the manga was decent; while it wasn't rushed by any means, I didn't feel compelled to turn the pages. The reason for this is the main characters.

Innocent Devil suffers from what I like to call "Twilight Syndrome", in which the supporting cast are all incredibly interesting and well-written, but the main cast is not. Touko Kamijou is a genius researcher who's studying innocent devils, but due to her childish appearance and nature, is not taken seriously by the academic society. We learn that she is very talkative about her research topic, but struggles at other conversations; and quite indecisive. That is all. Her character does not progress at all throughout the story, despite being a main character.

Akane Shinkai, on the other hand, is an innocent devil who kills her parents at a young age and is taken under the wing of Touko. A contrast to her guardian, Akane is mature and disciplined. We learn early on that she wishes to understand herself better, and grows to have a self vs self conflict between her child/innocent devil self, and the self who wishes to live normally as a non-devil. Akane's character is all laid out, and her personal conflict sets as one of the main driving forces of the story. Unfortunately, the author appears to have forgotten about it until the last second, where it's shoved in as a weak way to conclude the story.

Continuing on with the story, it's weak. Characters are introduced and given importance, and while we learn about these side characters, there is no real story for them to partake in. Each chapter feels relatively episodic, and the overall flow of the story is difficult to grasp. I am especially upset about Kanna Tousaki, who, despite being a very fascinating "morally gray" character, is thrown to be used as not only Touko's backstory material, but also the conclusion to Akane's long-time self-conflict.

Overall, a summary:
+ Great art
+ Interesting side characters
- Poor story
- Static and uninteresting main characters

i liked this story even if its only one volume...i really wanted to see what happens afterwards but yeah..........the story is about a childhood love...and a nice one at that....... its funny that shes dumb and he likes her very much even though she looks like a bookworm character........has smut content but a good read since it has a nice development in the story of how she need to get into his highschool..... there a lot of lovin in this manga as well.....also its funny how much dominance he has over her and the love they have for eacother

Frogman is a moderately ecchi seinen romantic comedy about a nice, nonathletic boy (who can't swim) who joins the swim team to get closer to a pretty girl. If that plot sounds uninteresting to you, then look elsewhere; Frogman is a fine example of it's type, but there is nothing here that's exceptional or even all that unpredictable. On the other hand, if that plot sounds like it might be fine... read on.

Oh, and note that this isn't really a sports manga: the swim team setting is just an excuse to have girls hanging out in swimsuits. They don't go to swim-meets, and I think there are only three swimming races of any type in the entire manga.

Story (6): It's mostly a slice-of-life romantic comedy. The two spend most of the manga trying to sort out their budding romantic feelings for each other, while a series of antics ensue around them. The manga isn't long enough for this to get frustrating or for the jokes to get old, so that's good. On the down side, there is one storyline involving a rival high school that's a tad too dark for this manga, and the ending is a bit abrupt (though not altogether unsatisfying).

Art (7): Pretty girls in swimsuits. Lots of them. Otherwise, the artwork is serviceable shounen.

Character (7): Michiru is a fairly typical shounen rom-com lead: nice guy, hard working, nonathletic, and kind of spineless when it comes to women. That being said, he isn't as annoying as some others in the genre. Haruka is a bit more interesting, as she balances her desire to have fun and hang out with her friends, with her growing romantic feelings (that she's completely unprepared for). Otherwise, you've seen these characters before: busty, aggressive coach; tsundere romantic foil; the childish and lacking-in-boundaries girl who is in love with the tsundere; and a few other side characters who come and go without leaving too much of an impression.

Enjoyment (7): Some of the jokes are funny, Haruka is always pleasant whenever she's the focus of the story, the lead isn't overly annoying, and there is good eye-candy throughout.

Overall (7): If you like ecchi shounen rom-coms, you can certainly do a hell of a lot worse than Frogman. It's certainly not perfect, but it's a solid example of the genre.

At first I was reluctant whether I should read this manga or not, but in the end I'm glad I did. At first I thought that it would be another boring series but it exceeded my expectations and I found myself drown to it.

STORY
This kind of story is unique and it was a first for me. The best part was the drama which was incredibly. I cried so much while reading and I felt all the emotions and feelings of the characters. At some point I thought that if not cured, the sleeping princess will keep on moving from one generation to another. I could never have predicted what was going happen, especially the ending. I was stunned with it.

ART
The art wasn't something very special. I kind of like almost all types of art so I had no problem with it.

CHARACTERS
At first, I thought that the sleeping princess is like your typical shoujo female lead but it isn't so. She may seem so, but she is not weak. I really liked her and the main lead. They formed such a nice couple even though at the beginning he was kind of a jerk but he had his reasons for acting like that.

ENJOYMENT
I can't say how much I enjoyed it. I cried untill my eyes were all puffy. It is a very touching manga and I highly recommend it.

Moderator Note: This review was originally written for Anta Miteru to Muramura sunda kedo, but has since been merged into Renai Log.

You know when you look at your friend and suddenly start thinking, "I'm turned on"? No? Jokes aside, that's how this manga starts. Like the title implies, the main character experiences a shift in the way she sees her friend.

Sexual attraction that almost seems sudden. The story is short so I won't say anything about it but just know that it's nice and fluffy. Though we don't get to see the characters for long, their relationship at least, has plenty of development.

Though I can't say I would regret not reading this, I would certainly not say that I think it was a complete waste of time. It's short, yuri, and cute. That much is enough for me.

Do you like short yuri doujin manga? If you usually don't, this won't change your mind but if you do, give it a read. It's very short after all.