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By the time I was about halfway done reading chapter 2, I already knew that there was no way for this not to end up being my favorite manga. I have read all of or part of at least 1000-1200 works. Yeah yeah "so what your opinions are garbage etc." OK, so I am sure we might disagree on some taste, or even a lot of taste, and maybe dropping the amount I read just means I waste my time to you. The only reason I belabor the point is that I knew within less than 2 chapters that this was 100% going to excite me more than anything had excited me before.

This manga is a remade, improved version of a comic that was being released on a personal page with much lazier and frankly worse art. The original version already had the merits to stand out on the story, character, and comedy front on its own.

Most comedy works need constant gags or to go ten leaps beyond absurd to work. When you take "Superman" and remake him from an uptight, boring dork obsessed with morality into an amoral, laid back, selfish, very human character, then you do not need to do much more to establish a comedic atmosphere. It helps to have an author who is great at creating a mishmash of weird villains and weird heroes to throw at him over and over though.

The action bits of the story are a bit more cliched. While the superhero constantly powering up is not as much of a feature since he already starts out at max power, the constant level up of enemies is probably going to keep being a driving feature of the manga's action. What keeps it from devolving down into speeches of friendship or repetitive fights is the great feel for creating an incredible variety of monsters...no matter how the story plays out, it is going to be impossible for it not to keep being fun. With the art porn level added to the monsters in this version, they have become even more distinctive. In the original the monsters were mostly funny/quirky, but with the touches added in the remake stand all time with any of the best villains in any work.

Now I talked about the original version, and as of writing this review it is not listed on MAL, so I know that might be confusing. This version is a remake after the great artist working on this contacted the original author to work with him. So you add pornographically amazing art to a work that already has the merit to stand on its own and an incredible sense of fun to it...and well from there you basically get a manga with the most unlimited potential ever.

Stories are more than just art, or being funny, or being "epic". They are usually character driven, and obviously some people may not identify with Superman (Saitama), his robit sidekick, or the "wacky ensemble" of people who constantly come to fight and annoy him, only to later end up sticking to him like glue. All I can say is that the writing is superb, and I think that there is a good job of giving them all personalities. My favorite character from the original has not been introduced yet IIRC (the overpowered psychic's little sister) except for the character art, and I am excited just thinking about how fun she will be in this version.

I am going to close like I opened, with another emotional argument instead of something more reasoned. I never cry, and if any other manga were cancelled for health reasons, I would not even really be sad - stories are beautiful fun, but they are just stories. If this manga had to end before finishing its entire run, I would definitely cry like a fucking baby. I may not have presented enough credible reasons why this is the best, I really wish I could think of more to say, since no manga deserves more gushing praise than this one.

The Few Things I Can Do For Anna Even Though I Didn't Deserve To Be Born.

Firstly i would just like to say, the title has nothing to do with the synopsis whatsoever, nor even has anything to do with the main character.

Anna is an interesting manga, that i honestly have no idea what it is trying to go for.
It's initial premise and first half of the manga is it embracing a hentai escapism plot with a twist. It shows the main character as a worthless piece of shit human that tried to make things right for himself, but due to his own stupidity and the good ol bullies abusing poor otaku mc for their hobbies, he becomes a straight up asshole and basically an mc from a hentai manga. So far, the manga seems fairy straight forward, a manga with a time travel premise that just takes longer than usual to turn into a hentai. So far so good. just need the mc to either rape the loli, i fap to it and we call it a day.

Of course, when there's like around 14 chapters left and it looks like he was gonna enact his plan, the other main character appears. Our other main character, whom i shall dub title girl takes the stage for the 2nd half of the manga.

This is where... the manga gets quite messy. It tries to go for a cat vs mouse , with our male mc enacting a plan while title girl tries to stop him, which leads to a lot of death and edginess.

Then the manga tries to pull a huge twist which, while i saw coming somewhat, i didnt expect it to be so... touchy. No spoilers, but all i can say is that the title is actually refering to the female mc, hence me calling her title girl.

The 2nd half tried to go for the cat chasing mouse type story as i mentioned, while also trying to come off as emotionally deep and tragic , forgetting that since everyone in this manga beside the 2 main characters, are fcking kids, it just makes the whole thing come off as laughable. Like especially when you consider, if they weren't 12 year old kids,the whole thing would come off as less... illegal.

Conclusion, anna tries to be 2 different type of story but does nothing with both of them.
It tries to be a hentai subversion, while also trying to condemn it's very premise
when it wouldn't work as a hentai due to how absurdly grounded in non hentai logic most of the time, and trying to condemn it's very premise and indirectly the time travel plot just doesn't make sense since at this point in time, most of your readers are just people who actually jerk off to fucked up hentai and you're just condemning them which, good move there brother.

Overall:
6/10 enjoyment from this contradiction of a manga,
3/10 for what it actually is

Well the premise sounds nuts. But it gives away exactly what the manga is going to be like: an horror story with comedy elements. The horror aspect is played out both physically (the chickens murdering everyone are brutal) and psychologically (the scenes with a particular antagonist). The comedy is pretty on the face and absurd and delivered mostly through the art, but man I loved it.

Story: 7/10
The ridiculous premise and the way it all developed was overall great. The ending (or the final arc, to be precise), kinda drags down the score for me. I'd have enjoyed it more if they didn't go that route.

Art: 9/10
Damn the art was great. The children and the teens were drawn in a very shonen style, whereas adults were given the seinen treatment. The art at times reminded me of "I am a Hero", because of how expressive it is. While the protagonists were mostly drawn in the shonen style, the experience as a whole felt very unique.

Character: 8/10
Now I'm debating whether I should give it a higher or a lower score. Some of the characters have non-existing personalities, but man... Tora goes through a whole psychological transformation that's written incredible well and man! It. Was. Great. I feel like the author took the wrong turn at the end of the series with some of the decisions, but that doesn't take away much from what we have seen. Tora feels very very real and I think he alone is enough to warrant this high of a score.

Enjoyment: 9/10
I went in having very very very low expectations and honestly I got a very fun experience out of it. I wish it was longer so I could keep on reading it but I'm satisfied with its length.

Overall: 8/10
If you're into horror, this is a good read. Even if you're not, this could be a very unique experience. I highly recommend this manga.

With Mitama Security you will get a comedy manga, which has its ups and downs. Sometimes you laugh you butt off, sometimes you get the same jokes again and again, and sometimes the joke is just poor. So it is varied but not always in a good way. But let's us start with the categories.

Story 4/10
It is a comedy manga. So yeah, story is almost irrelevant. You have a bit of storyline, sometimes you get 2-3 chapters which connects, but it doesn't have a big pictuse or something like that. It's all about jokes! However, even if it's just about funny moments, you can create a good story and good jokes at the same time. It even had the potential to do a kind of storyline, but it drifts always to jokes or abrut "funny" end. For my taste it was too much sometimes.

Art 3/10
Comedy mangas don't have to have amazing art, of course, but it still bothers me. It felt like "even I could draw something like that". Which is of course not true, but this shows how simple the art was, even for a comedy manga. And I think, with a better art (especially for the spirits) it could have better jokes and at the end better views.

Characters 6/10
What I liked was the big palette of characters. I read/watched some comedy mangas/animes, and I often experienced a hand full of characters. Here we get a ton of them! For every type of joke you get a special spirit or character. And it doesn't just happens ones then it get forgotten forever. Also, it was really nice from the Author that he worked in fan made spirits to his story. And as I mentioned, with a better art, it would maybe even get higher points. (because a simple drawn fish as a fish spirit is maybe funny a bit, but not overwhelming)

Enjoyment 6/10
I would say, the most important part of a comedy manga is, that it brings you to laugh and enjoying it. And I must say, it succeeded... However just for the 3/5 of the manga. Especially as a sport manga and pokémon fan, you get some really nice jokes! But on the other hand total unfunny jokes... And of course, it depends on your humor.

Overall 6/10
Overall, if it hits your humor, you enjoy it (maybe not all chapters, but at least the half of it), if not you will hate it... So I would say, read the first 3-5 chapters, to get a picture what kind of comedy it is, and if you laugh (or at least smirk) give it a try. If not, then not.

"Swallowing the Earth" represents output from the peculiar stage of Tezuka's career when he was foremost known as a childrens mangaka (best known for his Astro Boy) but was attempting to become a creator for adults (which eventually produced masterpieces like Buddha and Phoenix) It is not surprising that there would be some growing pains in this transition, and STE is an uneven work that fails to reconcile the very good concepts it deals with or a tone between childish and mature.

Story: 6 The story jumps all over the place from chapter to chapter, switching up characters and plot threads, but the overarching plot deals with a conspiracy by a beautiful woman named Zephyrus to destabilize the world. Tezuka can tell excellent stories for children and adults, but this story cannot decide what it wants to be. In some chapters its a serious story dealing with issues of feminism and societal breakdown, whereas in other chapters its a childish tale about an alcoholic drinking to power himself up to beat up gangsters, complete with Loony Tunes sound effects. So while the story can be good at times, it almost feels more like a series of short stories than a continuous narrative, and loses some of its appeal. I think Tezuka could not totally throw away some of his habits from writing childrens stories, and it causes his serious attempt at drama to come off as absurd and unrealistic.

Art: 6No better or worse than any other Tezuka work (ok, worse than some of them) Hes not very ambitious with the artwork, and mostly just uses the art functionally. Also, while I would never accuse Tezuka of racism (given his own very vocal anti-racist views) but the only art that really sticks in my memory is his occasionally grotesque use of racial stereotypes. This was standard for the time, but it has aged very poorly, and its not great that its the only really memorable art from the whole manga.

Character: 4 Everyone is really two dimensional, which doesnt fit the frequently very serious tone of the work.

Enjoyment: Even though there are so many things wrong with it, its hard not to enjoy it. Its so chock full of things youd never encounter in modern manga (not surprising given its nearly 50 years old at this point) and its nice to see the deveopment of a master author between two styles. Plus its short, so it doesnt stick around long enough for its flaws to become really unbearable.

TLDR: Kind of uneven, but worth reading anyway.

6/10

Let's get to it:

This manga was fairly good for the first half.

A mysterious sexy broad with a loser who no one cares about, typical combination.

You get a good mix of comedy mixed with gore and sex for the first half. After about chapter 75 the manga goes so far down hill I almost dropped it. The ending was the worst I had ever seen and would recommend the first half up to the point she (spoiler) says she won't kill anyone anymore.

The manga was dope till the second half, then turned shittier than a dung beetle at Thanksgiving.

I'm gone

This manga is extremely sad. filled with killing intent and hate. I can totally understand how the main protagonist feel when she is in that situation. it makes you want those bullies to die as well. this sort of stuff happens daily, most of the time teacher/ family won't be able to support those victims which only makes the situation worse.

the story is mainly around someone who gets bullied almost daily and there are alot of F-word up shit everywhere. Reminds me of how i got bullied when i was in secondary school. the intent of wanting to kill someone when being bullied is understandable, those stages of being bullied by someone is fricken horrible. if only my country allowed people to buy guns i would probably went mad and ended up getting killed by the police, after several counselling and enduring i am glad i am all grow up now and its in the past so life is all good.

if something like what is happening to the MC in the manga happens to someone in real life they will probably end up killing someone as well.

this reflects the amount of school shootings and mass killings in schools, most of the penetrators who started those killings were mainly caused by excessive amount of gaming/ bullying. If hell really exist it would still take ages for those who needs to be punish to end up being in hell, and people will eventually reach their limit and ended up killing some body. Which is also like suicide.

Think twice if you ever think about bullying someone

I assume we all know something about Dragon Ball, so my job here is to help you decide whether or not you should read this iteration of the manga.

One thing we all know about Dragon Ball is that everything takes forever—for better or worse. Wouldn't it be nice if were to be shorter, more to the point, and in color? Well, that is what Dragon Ball SD is all about. I should point out, however, that it is not as good as it sounds: It is aimed at children (more so than the original), with heavy use of the super deformed art style, and a really, really condensed storyline.

Even with its fast-paced, light story, I would still recommend all Dragon Ball fans to read this; it is, after all, a breath of fresh air for the Dragon Ball franchise.
But, if you are not that familiar with Dragon Ball, I am sure there are better things to read, because to you, this is nothing more than a ''quick'' introduction.

Story: 8

Shinjou Maita is a middle school hopeless romantic. One day a first-year girl comes up to him after he gets pummeled asking if he is alright. Thinking that his life is looking up, he quickly falls in love with her. After about a day of knowing her she confesses her love to him. He happily returns home to find that he seems to be in the midst of a robbery. The girl whom he thinks is robbing him warns him to stay away from any and all girls he encounters...



It's intriguing to say the least. It's definitely... Different. The story could work for a hentai so I'm interested in seeing how it will be used in a manga. People will compare it to terminators lots because of the robots and the future stuff. But there are tons of differences in overall plot.

Art: 9

The character designs seem to have a lot of thought put into them. The MC especially differs from the standard brown-haired, big-eyed, shaggy short-hair cliche that is supposed to make you feel as if you are them. This is a good thing because it allows you to feel as if you are reading an actual story.

Character: 10

Each character is different and they do not have cliche personalities. They all seem capable of reacting differently in different situations. These characters are definitely not cookie-cutter. There are quite a few lolis though~.

Enjoyment: 8

My personal enjoyment is pretty high due the fact that this manga is satirical to how anime and manga have to have its tsunaderes, derederes, yanderes etc. in a sense that it constantly makes fun of the characters for trying to act a certain way. I also enjoyed the references to older movies.

Overall: 8

I have to give this manga an eight because of the way it handled its satire, it wasn't over the top and in your face. It is definitely worth checking out. It's a breath of fresh air, something new. I will be reading it as new volumes come out.

First of all, with these 12 chapters you won't get a full story. I think it got axed, because it could go much further, but unfortunately it ended really abrupt. So if you don't want to read an incomplete story than don't read this one. Also due to this incompleteness I rate it lower than it maybe really was. (I'm not a fan of incomplete stories, no matter it got axed or not)

Story 5/10
In these 12 chapters you get an overload of really good ideas and topics. I mean, you get a post-apocalyptic (partly) sci-fi action-adventure mixed with lot of politics/religion and their issues... This is a bit much and really overwhelming, especially in just a few chapters. Of course this is one of its strong points what it makes the work interesting, however, it is still too much and you easily get lost of the track (who is with whom; why they do this... etc.). And this wouldn't be a problem if it had at least 20-30 chapters more to get more in the detail, but it don't.
The same goes for the special setting (what is supported with the art), a world where there is no light from above (so literally no sky) and simple-minded people who fear the "relics". The basic idea is really good, but it lack of time/chapters. Don't misunderstand me, the story is not rushed, if any it's slow paced, it just ended with a lot of unanswered questions... So at the end, you will have a feeling like this whole Manga was just a trailer, a preview or a intro for something big.
If it would be complete I think it could be at least a 7 or an 8, so now I just appreciate the great ideas with a 5.

Art 5/10
The art is a hard one... You should know, it is a colored manga, and not everyone is a fan of it. However, in my opinion you need colors for this setting. There is a lot of darkness and it would be strange if 80-90% of the manga background would just be plain black... So with these, it has a "third dimension" to work with. But on the other side, it feels less a manga than a "american comic". So I have mixed feelings too. Also, and that's hard to put in words, something kinda feels off... The action was kinda slow, the lines were kinda static, I missed somehow the dynamic... But maybe it was just because it was colored... So I'm a bit unsure.
So, I wouldn't call it bad, but either good. If you like colored mangas or "american style" comics you may preffer this style. It's a matter of taste at the end.

Character 2/10
In 12 chapters you won't get character developments and you won't really get to know them... Also you may get 2 Characters which has more than 3 chapter screen time, so yeah... In addition, I wouldn't just say it's the problem of the shortness, I also think ANGYAMAN (the mangaka) not really cared enough for a character development or for a more detail rich background for them. So this one is really missing something.

Enjoyment 6/10
Interesting story and setting, a really good mix of genres and even if it was a bit slow it had a good pace. So it was enjoyable and you really wnat to read more, especially with this ending, however, with this abrupt end it pushes your enjoyment down. With at least a proper ending (and there was the chance for that) it could be better even with 12 chapters.

Overall 5/10
It's incomplete and don't have the usual "manga vibe". Then on the other hand we have a lot of interesting things, setting and topics. So speaking for myself, I have mixed feelings for this work, but it wasn't wasted time.
So if you don't care that it's incomplete and isn't like the mangas that you are used to, then go for it if you like more mature and serious stories. But if you are into light stuff, searching for something funny or simple-minded action-adventure and especially if you don't like incomplete stuff, then you can spend your time better.