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Wow, it really is as good as everyone says.
Kinda hate to be a conformist but yes, it's simply amazing.

One for the ages. Even if JoJo parts 1-6 were utter trash (they arn't, they're really good as well) it would be worth reading all of them just to read this one.

You might be out here looking a the top rated manga of all time on MAL and wondering why part 7 of a series is #2 but I assure you, it deserves its placement.

Easily the most interesting story in JoJo with an incredible setting and art. The action very well drawn with the best panel work of the author yet. Each scenario that plays out feels like the characters are dripping with intrigue and motivations that make every conflict read like it's own self contained manga. You get all this for the low low price of 96 very good length chapters.

This thing is shit, don't read it.

It's just like every other high school battle light novel adaptation. Generic/bland/boring characters, a generic/bland/boring setting, and generic/bland/boring visuals.

The MC, Homura Kamashiro, is so generic that it hurts. He looks SO generic, that the only thing that he had to distinguish him from the background people what his scarf (it didn't even look interesting, it's just the fact that he had a scarf). His personality is incredibly rehashed; A new, edgy, too-cool-for-school transfer student who is so powerful that he cure super magician cancer. He says things that are supposed to make him sound like a cool hard ass, but also be super nice and freindly. You can literally find this guy in hundreds of different shows/comics.

The other characters are too boring to even mention, other than the fact that a girl with super magician cancer has her whole character arc summed up in a page in the first chapter.

The visuals in this manga are shit. Everyone is always in these static, boring poses that it becomes hilarious. The artist didn't even try to make it look interesting (even a poor artist would try if they really wanted to). These links are perfect example of how much effort the artist puts into their work.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z2O8P-ku3J4nCkhS0Fu6JcY1B_Leo6w2hnWtioXDoCo/edit?usp=sharing

In this one, even the background characters are doing the same pose.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zzf8DQqRC7zk5QK3yCE2RDcCUAcRZJ6PwO98YsP6LCk/edit?usp=sharing

Also, the backgrounds are boring.

I'm done talking about this. It's shit, read Jojo or something.

As of this review, I have recently finished the spin off manga to the somewhat popular titled Gantz.

We are really only introduced to two aliens: first ones kinda basic, similar to a few aliens being fought in the original series. Second one, which is the finale, was quite impressive in my opinion. In terms of gore, there was much more less, but there was enough to satisfy me. If you want to suck in all the lore and details about the world or universe of Gantz, this one will shed some more down. Another thing worth mentioning is this story goes more towards fighting against the aliens. There is a relationship but drama seems to lack more than in the original manga, however we do get to see the characters relationships change throughout the story. Sadly, some thing in the manga do seem to go by a little fast due to it's short length at time.

If you read Gantz and enjoyed it, id give this one a quick read.

Line is a manga written by Yua Kotegawa and following school student Chiko as she finds a cellphone. Tormented by someone on the end of the line, Chiko is sent on a mission around her city to save people from committing suicide.

This is a really intriguing manga with a solid concept. It's unique and I've never stumbled across anything like this before. The story was executed perfectly across its four chapters and I'm glad that it was as short as it was. Extending this manga would have caused repetition throughout it and Kotegawa managed to toe the line between repetition and plot point perfectly. Everything that happened, happened for a solid reason. The story moved on its own and had me on the edge of my seat and holding my breath here and there - it creates a tension that is not easily shaken off until the ending scenes of chapter four.

I wish the characters had felt more developed than they were. There were a lot of moments in this that felt entirely unnecessary such as the lesbian focus on one of the characters that was dropped almost immediately after it mentioned. It felt out of place and didn't feel right at all. It was as though it was being used for filler which I don't particularly care for as an LGBT community member. If the characters had been calmer about it rather than making an object about it, I would have been fine with it, however, they did not and it was a little disappointing for a manga with such high quality content.

However, overall, this is a really good manga. It's the right length for what it is, it's unique and intriguing, horrifying to a degree and tense. Kotegawa has created a small gem in the jisatsu genre and I'm looking forward to reading more from them in the future.

An intriguing story that could have used more chapters.

The first half of Deathtopia is fantastic. It has a great atmosphere with some good mysteries sprinkled in as the main character is learning about the monsters known as "Cheaters" and trying to stop their murdering rampage. The book is very gory. Super detailed regarding the deaths. There's some nice fanservice, but it's mostly a horror manga that's not afraid to show boobs.

During the first half of the series, I noticed that it's very fast paced. Deathtopia is more plot-driven than character-driven, however, it does have good character work that other plot-driven manga skip over. However, it still falls into the bad habits of plot-driven stories and there aren't enough chapters or scenes where we can sit with the characters and explore who they are outside of their job. As it is, the plot of Deathtopia follows case after case of the cheaters and their victims. Once a cheater is captured or killed the team is immediately given a new cheater case. There's hardly any downtime.

The second half covers more of the backstories between each character and finally reveals who everyone is and the mysteries surrounding their whole predicament. I didn't think this was handled well. The villains could have been interesting multi-faceted characters, but in the end, they were reduced to the whole "MWAHAHA I'm EVIL!!" schtick with some eye-rolling twists. The series does pull off the type of "reveal" that really pisses me off in stories when either the author wants to continue a story past its endpoint or when an author is trying to make more of an impact with twists. It's really annoying, and most of the wrap up didn't feel satisfying.

In the end, the series did end okay, but I wished there was more finality to character arcs and what they did after everything that went down. It's really frustrating when it had such a solid foundation.

It was fun.

I would recommend.

The first 4 volumes are intense.

Revenge tragedies have proved incredibly popular throughout the ages. Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' is still studied in institutions all over the world while 'Berserk' is one of the best selling manga series of all time. 'Assassin's Creed 2' is one of the most critically acclaimed video games of the 21st century while 'Gladiator' is among the most memorable live-action films of the 2000s. Good revenge stories are filled with captivating characters, intrigue and the potential to elicit an emotional response from the viewer. Rensuke Oshikiri's 'Misumisou' fails to achieve any of this and then some. It is truly one of the worst pieces of fiction I have ever had the displeasure of experiencing.

'Misumisou' is about a middle school student, Nozaki Haruka, who moves from Tokyo to a small backwater town following her father's new job. Unfortunately, Nozaki immediately becomes a victim of bullying in her new school. Nozaki's trials and tribulations become increasingly severe with each passing chapter until our protagonist reaches breaking point and goes on a murdering spree. Now, the plot in and of itself is fine, if a little simple. Where the series really falls flat is in its execution. Particularly, the crux of the series' problems can be found in its characters.

The characters in 'Misumisou' suffer from the same weakness that plagued 'School Days'. That is, the characters are essentially caricatures in a series which is supposed to be based in realism. This is most obvious with the bullies. The bullies pierce Nozaki with tacks, steal her possessions, push her into a ditch filled with garbage, call her names, attempt to shoot her with a crossbow, assault Nozaki's father on school premises with tack-studded shoes, invade Nozaki's home and ultimately set her house on fire with her family trapped inside. That's not all: it turns out that Nazoki's home-room teacher is the only recurring member of staff in the series and is revealed early on to be in cahoots with the main bully. All of this takes place within the opening three chapters, no less. Their motives? They did not want the new kid to be part of their graduation ceremony. Sorry, but that is utterly ridiculous. That 14-year-old kids could commit such reprehensible acts and not feel even an iota of remorse is too outlandish an idea for any critical reader to get behind. One simply can not suspend their disbelief while reading 'Misumisou'. None of the bullies have any redeemable qualities and little effort is made by the author to provide any sort of backdrop or fleshing out of these characters. There was one instance where a flashback was shown just before one of the bullies meets their fate, but it was awkwardly tacked on, almost as if an afterthought.

Unfortunately, the rest of the cast do not fare much better. As the protagonist, Nazoki assumes the role of the innocent beauty turned killer. Nazoki's grandfather takes the role of the frustratingly ignorant relative. Aiba is Nazoki's only friend and also just so happens to be a psychopath. It may feel like these one-sentence descriptions are doing the characters a disservice, but in all honesty there is only so much one can say about what are effectively cardboard cut-outs. The mangaka doesn't give the reader much to work with: character development is non-existent and attempts at fleshing out come at a premium. In any other series, seeing the antagonists get their comeuppance would be cathartic, but not here. If the author doesn't put the effort in to making the protagonist likeable or the antagonists realistic, then why should the reader care about their fates? A good indicator of the quality of a cast of characters is how many of them you can remember by name and, in the case of 'Misumisou', it was just one. It is difficult to see any positives in what was a completely forgettable, unrealistic cast of characters. It's an extremely poor effort, it must be said.

If the characters and contrivances of the plot didn't already kill the series off then the art made sure to finish the job. Honestly, the character designs look awful. Eyes are drawn too far apart, the faces are not drawn consistently from panel-to-panel and ultimately it never felt as if the mangaka was comfortable drawing his characters. There is also a disgusting expression that the mangaka draws on all of his characters when they are angry. Needless to say, it looks more amusing than it does threatening, at least until it begins to feel nauseating due to how grotesque it looks. While the character designs were a huge let-down, credit must be given for some of the backgrounds. In particular, there is one panel in chapter three where Nazoki and Aiba are drawn as silhouettes looking up at the starry night sky. It looks stunning, so much so that it feels out of place in a manga of this quality. The mangaka also appears to have talent for drawing weapons - lots of detail went into the crossbow and pistol. These instances are rare and it doesn't make a massive difference to the overall package, but it at least saves it from attaining the lowest possible marks.

Overall, I went into 'Misumisou' with extremely low expectations and still managed to come away from it feeling disappointed. This was my first taste of Rensuke Oshikiri's work and chances are it is going to be my last. 'Misumisou' reads like an amateur's debut work, so to see that Oshikiri is an already established mangaka with a large body of work behind him came as a major shock. The characters are flat and unrealistic, the plot twists are contrived and the art is highly unpleasant, save for the odd panel here and there. I'm still not sure what message the mangaka was trying to convey, but in any event he failed. In all good conscience, I could not and would not recommend this manga to anyone.

Gendai Majo is a really cute book, it follows a young unconfident yet energetic witch that's just trying to start her life in a small sea-side city.

The 3 main characters (plus a speaking dog) are pretty cliche, but done quite well. The plot revolves around how Neko (our witch protagonist) interacts with various people in her community, so you really get a good feel for different people's personalities! I'm someone who loves interesting character-building above a good plot, so this works well for me.

The story is told in a pseudo 'episode style' manner, where each story arc is quite short, being only a chapter or two long at most, yet they all connect to the main storyline.

Some comparisons to similar books/shows:

Gendai Majo is really similar to Kiki's Delivery Service, some moments even feel straight out of the film, but with a more shounen feel

Iroduku is really similar too, being about a young witch trying to sort our her feelings in a brand new enviornment with the help of some new-found friends.
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TL:DR- Gendai Majo is a cute and wholesome slice of life manga with interesting character interactions and has a ton of potential depending on how the protagonist Neko grows as a character.

A super fun story of the day to day of a couple who lives with the wife's family, despite what it seems we will not have a harem but a good romance between the main couple and a magnificent comedy that always makes you want to read more, of having several exciting chapters.

We have as part of the comedy the couple wanting to do perverted things (getting a few times) and the family ends up messing up, but it never gets repetitive because they are never the same situations and we do not have enrolações at least.

An excellent manga from day to day on family, with a good romance, comedy, ecchi, and a bit of drama.

i Really enjoyed Magical Girl Apocalypse and i recomended to everyone to read it, the story is amazing and very fun to read, the caracters is also amazing every single character have a different story and its very fun to read, the art is amazing there is a lot of details and a lot of effects that the creator added to the manga to make it perfect. really recomended for everyone who like a brutal manga and things like that, in the manga there is a 64 chapters and 2 seasons and its 16 volumes.

Story:10
Art:10
Charaters:10
Enjoyment:10
Overall:10

I semi-enjoyed this series. I bought it on a whim because of the cover art and the synopsis on the back. However, the artwork ended up pretty different within the manga. The characters looked much better on the covers than the actual artwork on the inside and the chibi's had awkwardly largely drawn heads. I found the artwork to annoy me sometimes but most of the art was pretty good.

I began reading it and I though it was pretty good, but all in all it was pretty boring. I understand what the author wanted to get across but it was done in such a anti-climatic way that it brought the whole manga down. The story line is pretty good, but there was no real suspense that made me want to keep reading. I simply read to finish the series. The story line would have came out better if there was more development to it.

Overall I think this manga is quite low in enjoyment and didn't entertain me much. I really wasn't in a rush to finish the series and wasn't the page turner i expected it to be.