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One Piece is without a doubt something that is worthy to be called "King of Shounen," and for many great reasons. It is tough to miss since its popularity is mind blowing and growing at a rapid rate and it's everywhere. It has almost overtaken "Batman" comics, and it is not so far off anymore actually. Now, It has already set its sight on "Superman" comics, and I would say it has a perfect shot at the 1st spot too if it keeps selling like bread and butter as it has done for so many years already.

However, the popularity is justified, and it shows in the author, Oda's writing, and the executing of this superb piece of fiction. There is a lot more than what One Piece is set out to be. I will try to do my best to get that point across and much more, so you can also at the very least, get a glimpse of what I see in this manga, which I still to this day, consider my all-time favourite and not many have managed to reach the same level as this one.

Story

ne Piece starts with our main character, Monkey D. Luffy breaking out from a barrel in a certain pirate ship. He knows how to make an entrance if anything. His goal is to become one day the "pirate king" the person who has conquered all the seas, and the mysterious "Grand Line" as well. The path ahead of him will be harsh and not every day will be fun. He has set out from his village to find and build his crew, so he can set sail and start his grand adventure of taking the title of the "Pirate King." It is quite simple and straightforward and looking at it now, it does not seem to warrant all the popularity, and you probably don't have any idea how it got all that fame, in the first place.

As our crew begins to form and they start to set sail. The formula which will be most common for a while will be how the crew moves to an island, and then there will be a bad guy, they beat them up and move forward to the next island, and the same thing happens there. This is only the first phase before you get into a more complicated and complex situation, where the fun part begins. The first 100 or so chapters are what I would consider: an introduction to our character and world building to get you to know how the world works, what applies here, the government system, among other things.

Therefore, I would say huge do not even begin to describe this vast world of One Piece. Because, as you move forward, many exciting things will be revealed for the future, in the form of foreshadowing. You will get to know how scary the "Grand Line" really is, through someone talking about the many big shots over there. Alternatively, maybe if someone did see the strength differences of the different seas, it would make you excited for the future. This technique to get you interested in something Oda excels at and understand it enough, so he does not go too overboard. If you saw everything that the world has to offer, would there be any point in continuing One Piece? It would lose it's an effect, after all, if that were to be the case.

To, political drama, where the land is on the verge of falling, and you see the situation unfold dynamically, so you get to look at some remarkably new sides. A lot of world building which gets you very invested in the world and gave you a good understanding of all the components, like how the society works, all the different culture you will experience, you might even get some history lesson related to this world that might come up again at a later time.

Primarily, One Piece is a plot-driven series, the goal is already clear enough from the very beginning, but that only applies to our main character. One way to think of the latter is how every island you will get to visit in the duration of your journey is one big arc, where there are goals related to that island. For example, it could be something like overthrowing someone from the throne; a mad king who is entirely evil and does a thing in a benefit for himself and no one else. The thing is, this character will have their backstory, which might make you sympathy or hate them even more, depending on how it plays out. Moreover, another goal for any of the island could be something like, to retrieve someone back from an organization with their form of messed up justice. It is ridiculously hard to not go into spoiler territory; hopefully, this didn't give away too much.

This is just one of many scenarios and segments. One Piece takes use of, the author knows all too well how to write them out and end them. From my understanding, this is where even the aspect that is easy to hide between the actual main plot, gets a good and satisfactory ending. That's why, this one of the few manga that lacks some annoying plot holes, it has some, but there are not that many worthy enough to be called that. Furthermore, as already said, there are many different and fascinating cultures in the world. In a certain island somewhere far-far away, they use technology in the most unusual, and you might even call it a weird way. However, using the rules and logic Oda has established for any of the many islands, or even the world itself, he can give a not so intricate and fun description of how it works so you can easily understand the concept for yourself and get enchanted by their very own culture.

You even have your own "World Government" system which is not so simple and runs deeper than you might think. There might or not be people working and controlling them from the shadows, and who knows, there might be someone else who controls even them. One Piece has its society, land, and it is twisted and not easy to understand. There are people in this world who thinks they are fit to be called "gods” and think of themselves so highly that they don even breath the same air as the other humans. These nobles think they transcend normal human and the way they are cared for is incomparable and quite unfair to everyone else in the world.

To go even further, One Piece also goes into some very serious territory and does an impeccable job of portraying each of them. You will see everything from slavery, racism, the underworld and some very severe and dark secret which will make you feel all kinds of different emotions at once. To put it very simply, while One Piece is focused around teen and up, it goes into some seriously messed up stuff and should not be taken lightly. It's not merely for children; you will get hurt thinking that way. The later parts get quite dark, and you might start questioning if you are watching or reading the same thing.

Moving on, this world has a power, or rather the fruit which gives the user the ability to fight with many strange ways but eating something like that will make you lose a knowledge which is very crucial for a pirate and should not be dismissed lightly if you have the chance. The concept is simple enough, you eat the fruit and gain powers which can form you into an animal, maybe make you able to become invisible, or even soar high through the skies. Make bullets pass through you without you getting hurt, control the very nature itself, break the world apart and unbalance the entire ecosystem itself.

Also, you can get the ability to control one of the four elements themselves. However, there is even more to this mystic fruit called devil fruit — alternatively, something more unusual like controlling smoke. Moreover, you have another power which let the non-ability user bypass the defense mechanism some of these ability gives you. I won't go too deep in, because I could easily spoil some significant parts. What you need to know, is no one will be impossible to beat if you put these powers to use.

Even more, if you somehow combine this ability with your very own devil fruit. The combinations are endless. As long as you can imagine anything is possible in the world of One Piece. Nothing seems off, because we do get an explanation when we least expect it. Oda does an excellent job of covering all the potential plot holes.

Do not think One Piece ends at the main character goal, it's a lot more, and hopefully, this made that clear enough to get you somewhat a simple understanding what you can expect if you dive this excellent manga.

Art

The art is unique and quite different from the other you might have seen before. It's weird and epic all at once. Oda can take on many forms with his art and manipulate it; however, he sees fit. Each character is different; there is no similarity, it is like another author drew them. I have seen some absurd and hilarious, character design from this mangaka, but at the same time, I also got hold of some experience of some quite badass and amazing designs. You can tell, he loves drawing and writing, it shows so clearly in his work and every panel always feels superbly detailed and well managed. Oda has one of my favorite art styles, just like the author of Tower of God, Siu, it is unique and his very own.

Depending on the situation, Oda can accurately change the art style just enough to satisfy the vibe you should be feeling in the moment. His facial expression is always on-point and never manages to do not give me chills if the situation calls for it or makes me all sad or angry if necessary. It is one a kind style he is using, and he is utilizing it amazingly well and not cutting any corners while doing so. He deserves all the respect and attention because he shows it clearly, he justifies for it.

Characters

Characters are not different either; there are some very unusual and bizarre ones out there. Moreover, the same goes for the opposite of the spectrum. One Piece boasts an insanely large cast of characters; you don't have just the crew, there is a lot more. Even the one that seems unnecessary gets their time to shine and show off their value. All of the characters are also unique with their quirky personality.

As stated previously, the first 100 or so chapters are to give characterization and growth to our characters, or even development if need be. You will see the backstory of every member of the crew at some point in time, so it's not like you won't understand them fully. Oda will make sure you get the best of it, and not disappoint you when the time is precise. For me no backstory fell short, I always had emotions welling up in me as I was watching or reading it unfold. You can go from hating a character to loving him or her in a matter of moments, and of course, the same is true for the other way.

The side characters themselves are also fun and make the journey more entertaining; each new island will have you get introduced to the original cast who you will be following for the time being — learning about their flaws and good points and so forth. Even the less critical background character get some focus from time to time. Nothing goes unnoticed by Oda; he makes sure to notice everyone.

The antagonist is one of the best I've seen and very well written and executed. Of course, there will be some who is not so amusing or does not hit off well. I have gone from hating one of the worst enemies to enjoying them and their character and can't have enough of them. Also, no, this is not restricted by one or two foes, but a lot more than you can count. There are so many antagonists I want to see again; I want to experience development or even get them the critical role if it's a possibility for Oda. For the most part, their goal is understandable and don't feel wishy-washy, so it's easy to come to like them.

Although, I will not deny there are some cruel and messed up people I hate with a passion from by bottom of the heart and wish to nothing but death and misfortune upon them. This goes for both the good and the so-called wrong side. Overall, though, One Piece has a fantastic cast of characters which you can't help but love and find yourself getting attached.

The Negative

Like any other long-running series, if you dive into One Piece, you have to understand it's very slow paced and quite so; since it had made people drop it before it got to the excellent stuff. Not everyone will have time to sit down watch or even read over 800+ on-going chapters or, especially episodes. I would say if you don't feel any attachment by the third arc, you can drop it there, of course, to truly understand the popularity you will have to go on reading for a very long time. Which not everyone can do, and even if you did you might find yourself figuring out that this series is not for you.

Despite being a shounen, it's not the same as "Dragon Ball" franchise or even "Naruto" in some cases. If you are looking for amazing fights, then One Piece is not for you. It has a lot more than simple battle maniac guys going at it each other. It has a story which runs deep and can get quite complicated in the long run. Although, being a shounen and all, One Piece does have some great fights further down the road and a lot of them to boot. However, in the case of the shounen mentioned above, it's not quite like them, and the battle is not the main focus.

Adding on, the cast of character will get development and growth. That said, it will not be very apparent, and the process will be prolonged for the future to come. Oda has mentioned before he is afraid that people will begin to dislike these great characters he has built if he were to change them just ever so slightly. Some "fans" even complained when they saw abnormal behavior from some of them.

All said and done, nothing of these can be regarded as "negative" if you take time to think about it. They are only obstacles that depend on peoples and their expectations. My advice as with any media or literature would be to go in completely blind, anime or manga alike and make your judgment instead of relying on everyone else. Because despite my best effort to draw out the picture the fans see when One Piece in focus, not everyone will feel the same. I hope this manages to at least, grab some attention to possibly new fans.

Conclusion

It's apparent that I've been saying this a lot in recent times, but One Piece is easily something that should be given a chance at one point in your life. It has one of the best plot-driven stories I have seen. So along with large and amazingly well executed and written characters, including some great antagonist/villain.

This review is just a brief description of what you can get if you decide to dive in. The only want to truly understand something is to form your judgment and go from there. The world building is vast and is clear from the very start; it's one of the best in its class. Not many manga or anime has this kind of fantastic world that is ever expanding. The only other one that is on the same line or more is "Tower of God," beyond that; I have no idea of anything else that stands on the same wavelength as these two. If anything, Hunter x Hunter is close, in any case.

Whether you prefer the anime or manga, both are amazing and have their advantages and disadvantages. The anime adaptation is spot-on until the early 500s where it starts degrading in quality, and the pacing becomes painfully slow. However, before then it's a great adaptation and having seen and read both, you can't go wrong with either of them.

If you prefer to pace yourself and want solid cannon content, no filler, then read the manga and set your own pace; it's quite easy to catch up if you read it then you might think, even if the amount of chapter is a lot.
In the case of anime, you have much time on your hand, there is no hindrance in your life at the moment, and you generally prefer it because of the bonus anime brings, and you don't care about pacing or any other hindering components. Then watch it. That's all you need to decide which path you want to take.

I hope this manga review capture some attention to potential new fans. So I hope you have a great time with One Piece as I did. It's my all-time favorite, so I won't deny I have some bias toward it. My opinion is not a fact; it's simply my own opinion and my experience as I went on reading this excellent piece of fiction. To this day, it's still on-going, and things are heating up quite nicely in the recent arc of the manga, I am very excited about the future and can't wait for more. Let's dive into this together, in this modern-day masterpiece of a shounen and one superbly written and executed story.

Overall Scores

Story: 10/10
World Building: 10/10
Characters: 10/10
Art: 10/10
Enjoyment: 10/10
Overall: 10/10

I've heard a lot about this manga and people often made it out to be a difficult read because it is supposed to be very deep. However, this turned out to be a supremely easy read and very enjoyable too.

This does not mean it wasn't deep. Instead, the author struck a fine balance between ensuring the manga remains easy/enjoyable to read, yet keeping the readers thinking about the circumstances and morals of the actions/intentions involved.

However, I think this had a negative effect on the manga's pacing/progression.

I'd say roughly 70% of the manga is fluff wherein readers are introduced to new circumstances to have them think about right/wrong or introduce new complexity to the plot -- complexities, which, honestly, do more to detract from the story than add to it.

Truth is that I enjoyed most of the fluff as I thought they were heart warming, but later on, it really distracts from the plot as the author continuously introduces new characters (and there are a great many of them), new plot points, and etc.

I hate to say it, but the later story just doesn't flow well and makes the story more a convoluted mess than a complex story on morals.

Still, I don't think anyone should take this to mean 'Monster' is a poor manga. As I said repeatedly, it is a very enjoyable read and often does make you think. I'd highly recommend to anyone thinking of reading.

This manga is great, I love the characters, the art, the story. I also love how the characters have so much emotion, it just makes me feel like I'm really there watching! Also I love how it makes you have to read more to know what's going to happen. Great manga, I'll be watching for new chapters! =3

Premise: I decided to write this review to give the perspective from someone who did not enjoy this novel, since I have only seen overly positive reviews thus far. To note, I dropped this novel around early volume 7, since I just ran out of patience for it, but 6-7 volumes seem like enough to write a review for a 9 volume story.

To start with the good! Art (10): The art is quite cool and I like it a lot. But like all novels, not much art. Regardless, this bumped my overall rating up from a 3 to a 4.

Story (5): The overarching premise of the story is actually quite good: The main character starts in an RPG styled world as the most powerful character in existence, with an army of elite AI's that have absolute servitude programmed into them, which he knows. The main character is actually just a regular guy from Earth, so he needs to adapt to this new environment.

Based on the premise alone, it feels like the story has a lot of potential, but unfortunately, not much actually happens with this interesting world and setting that has been built up. Instead, we learn about the main character…but, there is not much to learn other than his internal struggle of "oh noz, if I don't act evil, the AI's won't like me. boo hoo. Whatever shall I do? I know! I'll just have this dilemma for 6 volumes straight of how I don't want to be evil, but I can't help it since I want to be liked by my AI's which have already been programmed to love me forever.” Life is just so hard for our overpowered protagonist. I tend to find his ranting to be a bit cringe-worthy.

Seguing from that thought, I also find Ainz to be *incredibly* unintelligent. While it is absolutely fine and sometimes even encouraged to have a dumb main character, it does not work in this story as he just does not have the capability to be a leader. Due to the overpowered main character's lack of leadership over his battalion of subservient AI's, they go around advancing the story on their own. While again this sounds good and has potential at first glance, there really is no cohesive goal in sight, and this lack of coordination between the respective AI's leaves all that they do to feel very empty. :(

Character (2): The story is mainly about the characters, but I personally find them to be dull overall.

- Ainz (main character)
Like previously mentioned: dumb / cringeworthy / lack-luster leader / insecure / overpowered

I find his the internal struggle, "how to get his AI's which have already been programmed to love him forever, to love him." tiring to read about. He wonders why the AI's get confused what his goal is; of course it is because he's been putting up a facade up and confusing everyone instead of getting it together, taking charge and saying things directly.

I am not against flaws. In fact I have read manga where the main character has a facade contrary to their true thoughts and abilities, such as Angel Densetsu and Transfer Student Storm Bringer, where the juxtaposition between the truth and perceived reality in these stories is done extremely well. So it definitely is possible to have a main character where the perceived reality and the truth do not match up. Alas, this is one where all has gone wrong.

- Other characters (AI's)
The AI's initially seem to have distinctive personalities, but we quickly see that all have the trait of being over-confident. So while it is a mix-mash of different characters, they all have the same vibe. Other than perhaps Albedo, it's more like generic villain A and generic villain B. etc. All in all, the AI's did not add much to the story for me. Nor did I come to love any of them.

The main character is really like the only character for most of the story tbh. No one else is fleshed out as much.

Enjoyment (2): I personally did not enjoy this novel for reasons already stated. Everyone enjoys things differently, so perhaps the faults that I have pointed out, you will not mind. I hope that is the case, as reading this novel was a long journey for me.

Conclusion/tldr;: Due to the lack of leadership of the overpowered main character in this story, events unfold contrary to how he plans, as his minions stew up their own plans. The main character's unintelligence limits the abilities of his army, which also proceed to be stupid as well, and ultimately causes strife throughout the story when there should be none. *This large fault is particularly unfortunate as this novel seemed to desperately want to be tactics/strategy based.*

While reading this story that is a play of idiots, one gets accompanied by the internal struggle of the insecure main character, "how to get his AI's which have already been programmed to love him forever, to love him."

All in all, Overlord felt overrated for me.

This manga was made by Aku no Hana's mangaka, Oshimi Shuuzou, and features some of his strengths as a mangaka, but is also plagued with some overt uninteresting aspects which bog it down considerably.
Yuutai Nova is a manga which plays with many promising ideas and although short, features quite a lot of anger, strangeness, out of body experiences, regret, and breasts. Many, many breasts and female genitalia. It also has invisible, spiritual peeping toms.
Seriously, I'm not kidding.

Story: 6/10
The premise is interesting despite out of body experiences being a common topic in stories. All of a sudden, this random boy named Haru Katsuragi, gets his spirit taken out of him and begins floating above his body. He begins flying out of his house and soars into the dark night sky. No, he's not tripping from any freaky, psychedelic mushrooms, this is actually happening to him. So of course, the first objective he has on his mind is to go silently stalk his ex through all of her activities. This includes everyday things such as: watching her read, watch tv, eat, take a shower, etc. The perverted main character also proves his burning horniness by "fondling" her breasts. His hands literally just go through them. Apparently, he likes playing with nipples he can't actually touch. It also seems they broke up due to his uncontrollable penis rage when he was younger. After awhile, he realizes the grand lesson that people can change in undesirable ways, and he ends up meeting a wonderful new girl while he mopes. Many strange situations ensue which test his manhood and the story progresses into odd, new places. Unfortunately, what drags this story down are that things begin to go downhill towards the end. What started as an interesting exposition on how people you once knew can drastically change their personality, turns into a bizarre fight for a female character and other sorry attempts at story depth. The problem does not lie in the unusual nature, it lies in the storytelling and poor usage of the interesting themes. The mangaka set up an intersting sci-fi premise that could have been used to create something truly original with an actual, solid story. Maybe it wouldn't have been an intense, daring and thought-provoking social commentary, but he could have at least made an interesting character portrait. Or maybe even a weird but touching coming of age story with more development. Instead, we get this rushed latter half/ending that sacrifices all its stellar parts for a hazy, unexplained, lazy section that doesn't satisfy the reader and takes up half of the manga.

Art: 7/10
The character designs are standard. Many of them being the generic anime-eyes having characters we've all seen before. Shuuzuo's character art someewhat resembles the character art of Kouji Mori (Holyland, Jisatsutou). Nothing truly great, but nothing terrible either. The backgrounds are well done and actually have nice detail to them. The real reason it gets a "7" is because of the more expressionistic parts of it. The skewed manga panels and the nice uses of exaggeration whenever the main character is under distress is really a nice touch. However, there's not enough of this style or interesting uses of tone and color in the manga. I've seen the 'exaggerated style' done better and with more originality before, so I won't rate it higher... Oh, and the breasts are also well-drawn, just in case that's what you were wondering about.

Character: 4/10
The main character is the generic "soft-spoken, fairly wimpy unless he's put in serious situations!" kind of character. The girl, Mahoro Ikaruga, is the usual savior of the main character. She's dangerous and sort of takes risks. But at the same time, doesn't really do much but make the main character realize his ex is a horny slut now. Not much exposition or unique characteristics. The real killer though is that they are not fleshed out enough and ultimately lack depth.

Enjoyment: 6/10
Between trying to comprehend character motivations and wondering why there are all these perverts trying to grab at what their hands always go through, I actually enjoyed some of it. When some of the things in Yuutai Nova were introduced, I became interested and was enjoying myself. Like I said earlier, there are some genuinely intriguing ideas that are presented, but unfortunately they end up getting snubbed. I also dislike the ending and find it a hazy cop-out.

Overall: 6/10
If you insist on reading this and wanting to view how good ideas ultimately become lost and stay half-baked, then be my guest. Some elements in this are good and overall it's definitely not godawful, but honestly Oshimi Shuuzou's other, more well-known work, Aku no Hana, is much better. If you want to see how he's evolved as a mangaka since he started then check this manga out. Otherwise, I'd say skip it in favor for a less disappointing effort.

6 creepy, spiritual boob-touchers out of 10.

If we could count the little sins that lead us to a strange situation, on Tamaki Yukiteru's account overflow from his childhood when he accidentally burns down his house. He currently lives with the family of Yuno, her neighbor and childhood friend, who wants him "crazy", but he doesn't sense this kind of "like". But secretly dates Saotome Rena, a friend of both, who recently moved to their High School. It would be great if Yumeno Kaori, classmate, had not discovered this secret relationship at Yuno's eyes, and cause a silent pact with Yukiteru-kun somewhat peculiar. . . And the list of small sins does not seem to stop there.

So is a fault on genre on the tragedy part - it must be clear and put the label -, so more the yandere part must put on it too, 'cause isn't a simply sex - ecchi -, so harem plot here. If you hope that it could make you have a disappointment. And don't hope any HE.

This seinen is guided into a tragic conclussion, so the sex plot have an important rol on it, also the issues to manage a no sane near relationship since childhood, so many secrets on life, I mean on Yukiteru's weakness, so simplicity and the way he drives his own life and relationships.

And each character main or secondary have their own dilema so issues. The plot go more difficult ahead till ending.

While reading Shuuzou Oshimi's popular Flowers of Evil manga, I took a look at the rest of his works and noticed recurring themes of adolescent sexuality. Some premises had more of a... questionable nature than others, and after sharing a few with a friend we each decided to read a different one volume work from the author. Curious if the rest of his works would have the same nuance and tact as Flowers of Evil, I decided to give the most absurd premise a shot: Sweet Poolside, a manga about a hairless boy shaving a hairy girl. And thus, my life sank further into the abyss.

The manga's largest issue is not its controversial subject matter, but rather its lack of focus on the motivation behind it. In stark contrast to the Flowers of Evil, Sweet Poolside doesn't use its premise as a means to share philosophy with any depth. For the most part, this is an atypical framework for a typical romance plot. It's organically cute in how embarrassed the two main characters are of their bodily problems and how they learn to support each other in the way that only they empathetically can. This relationship and also the characters' contemplation of their own self-consciousness are the highlights of this coming-of-age story, but what could be further detailed is covered with an overgrowth of hairy exposition. The shaving scenes are given far too much attention to the point where they almost seem fetishized, and as a story element they rarely serve any point other than to demonstrate the boy's nervousness and the girl's shyness. The only point of this is beaten over your head as these scenes are dragged out for far too long. The initial shaving scene was the only thing that needed to be shown in full, and after this the manga should've focused solely on the characters growing up now that they've found someone else to trust. This element is there, but buried under this worn, dull razor blade of storytelling. Seeing multiple pages of shaving and only one of the main female character reflecting on what that meant to her is kind of lousy and a waste of a possibly pure-hearted intent by the author.

Beyond that, the art is decent but frequently cartoonish in a gag manga-esque way rather than the detailed realism of Flowers of Evil. There's also a one-shot manga chapter included in this release entry, but I can't find it anywhere. Fine enough, I suppose, as MAL grouping unrelated stories is stupid anyway. If that bonus chapter exists, please let me know.

If you are new to the work of Suehiro Maruo, boy you have a big storm coming. 'Shoujo Tsubaki' is his most popular work, garnering attention as being known to many people as "The most disturbing anime/manga of all time." In my opinion, 'Brother's Conflict' and 'Papa to Kiss in the Dark' are FAR more disturbing than this, but I digress.

To be quite honest, this story is actually more streamline and almost makes sense is comparison to his other work. That being said, there is almost no actual storyline to follow and does not make too much sense at times. Things just happen and you have to roll with the punches. If you were hoping for actual plot and a resolved conflict, you will not be satisfied with this.

What makes this manga special is the art; The stark contrast between the black and white without excessive use of screentones to mellow out those harsh lines. Instead of screentones, much of the shading is hatching, which just makes the art feel that much grittier to me. The best usage of hatching I found was on page 115, I can literally feel the hand cramp just from looking at it.

I'd like to just reference some of my favorite pages, because I only really enjoyed this book for the artistic value. Page 84, the "Ant Scene.." go ahead and try to figure out what happens in the ant scene. Pages 106-107, which I would like to refer to as "An actual nightmare, OR a really good time!!" My favorite of all though was on page 111, where we see Midori standing in front of a cold night sky. It's not the most detailed or refined drawing, but it is just really nice to look at, when you see it you'll know what I mean.

I am not even going to bother talking about our "lovely" cast of characters. There's nothing to talk about, other than the fact every character other than Midori is an ACTUAL PREDATOR and will not hesitate to bust a nut at any given second. But I will give credit to Muchisute for eating with his feet though, what a king. He can't play rock paper scissors but MAN he do be dressing well!!

If you are a horror/guro fan and haven't given this a chance yet, literally what are you waiting for. Or if you're someone who simply wants to expand their horizons by reading something different or weird, I'd say give this a go! Keep in mind there are tons of explicit and disturbing scenes, such as r*pe, mutilation and murder. 'Shoujo Tusbaki' is a mere 1 volume, so a quick read that I would say is very much worth it :3c <3

SPOILER FREE REVIEW
Girl may kill is a "drama" using mafia ambientation,if you're expecting blood and a show of extreme violence in each chapter, just calmn down, this manga is not a gore thing. But a good drama need good characters and this manga fail on it. It's a cool to spend some time, but nothing great.

Story- 7
The idea of use mafia to create situations of conflict and exploring the dangerous aspect of this side of society is pretty well made, the reader understand that the characters are in a dangerous place and their life is in a constant risk, however the story doesn't have a defined plot, an end to aim, we only know a bit about Mei's goal and the others characters just follow the mood. The author make very strange moments, the characters take unatural actions without much background to explain it and the end is just ???? YOU DON'T THROW AWAY THE WHOLE NARRATIVE PROGRESSION IN SUCH A SIMPLE AND INCONSEQUENT WAY it looked like the manga was canceled or the author get tired of it, but the final makes sense with the "Scorpion and the frog" story of the beggining of the manga.

Art- 4
It's not bad, but is nothing special and the scenes of fight seems "steady" to much to a person in movement.

Characters- 5
The characters doesn't look like humans many times and are hell weak.
Gohongi: The nice guy, with some values but with ??? motivations, but the author uses him in a good way to show the perspective of a normal person in such extreme scenario.
Mei: She has a motivation in the manga and guide the whole narative. *****SPOILER But damnit she throw it away, her goal is what made the story go for 19 chapters just to vanish in a strange manner and after that the thing get out of hand.****** END OF SPOILER
Katsura: Exists to be our hotblooded onee-chan.
Kuzuki: A good oldlady i like her, one of the few "normal" person here.
Ristu: She's here just to create conflict to others characters solve.
Manome: A good guy, but one detail of his past just turned the whole series bad :(
The other characters are not so good and have little timescreen, but with a potencial to be good characters if the writer wouldn't have been such a moron creating a plot with such shallow end.

Enjoyment- 6
Even with such weak story the manga is pretty good to spend some time and is cool how the characters deal with this dark side of society.

As Always I'll be short. It's a story about a young male student who falls for his Female teacher. He confesses his love and is told that he is loved in returned. It’s followed by the announcement that he's her slave, and the betrayal of his love for her. She proceeds to abuse and toy with him and his love, placing him in emasculating positions. She has no true love for him just a desire to humiliate, destroy and make him her toy. If you get your rocks off by watching a young man being made into sissy toy then you’ll love this; otherwise steer clear. I hated it and would love to deck the mangaka for the boy.