Being a reader with varied interests, I found myself downloading this series because it is finished and it's been a while since I've read something with a yandere on it. I had nothing to do, and since I've downloaded all of it, I read it all in one go knowing that I would feel guilty anyways if I don't.

Well, it is not very regrettable, but it's quite disappointing.

I have no complaints on the art. It is not the best, and this kind of art is not really my type, but it suited the series as it should be. Akise's the only bishie there (well, in my opinion) and so there are less "kyaa-ing" around for fangirls and more focuses on the story. Gasai, violence and bloodbath? Oh oh oh, they are sooo good. The art is enough to satisfy your gore-loving nature.

The story is very good actually. The God of Time and Space is nearing his death and so he makes a game of survival in which the last one standing will succeed him and become the next god. Decent foundation. The God of Time and Space aka Deus Ex Machina is the imaginary friend of the outcast Amano Yukiteru who writes on his diary about his surroundings because he has nothing better to do. Then one day, Deus Ex Machina gives him a future diary which records about the future and Yukiteru will be one of the contestants. Decent introduction to the essence of the series. But why did I not rate it a 10 or 9? The characters are to blame for that.

I find Akise and Rea the only likeable characters there (yes, Akise again). The others are annoying. Why? Well, here goes:
Yukiteru's annoying from the very start. He brought upon himself the current social status he has and then he goes crying like a baby. For the whole game, he is a coward who relies on Yuno because he is so worthless. His resolve doesn't have the right to be called a resolve because he is easily wavered by the words of other people and his shitty feelings. Yuno is an idiot in love. Minene's so annoying because she always say "I, the Great Minene" even when it's only her thoughts. Nishijima all of a sudden fell in love with Minene. I must say, Minene and Nishijima's character development is so ridiculous. It's like the mangaka just forced it in and he really didn't thought of it before. The same goes for other characters.

Well people, please don't judge me. I normally love evil characters like Gasai. I normally go "oohh" or "whoa" in a good sense when there are character developments.Even I can't explain why I suddenly hate almost all the characters. The only explanation I could think of is that the characters are very shallowly developed and I can't feel them at all. You know the feeling of sympathizing with the characters? I didn't feel it at all while reading this. Even when Yukiteru experienced that tragedy or Gasai experienced that abuse. I was in pokerface mode for all the hours I've read this. The only scene that really made me stay on one page is the Akise-Amano kissing scene where I squealed for like 5 minutes.

Okay, I enjoyed the manga at some point but it's just really disappointing. It is a good read, and I recommend it for gore lovers. But it's definitely a no-go for those harsh anime and manga reviewers who will clearly look into the series and list all the loopholes they find because they are going to have a long list if they do.

Thanks for reading.