look i tried very hard and forced my to like it. but boy oh boy, it does loves to prove me wrong.
i'm not gonna talk about the characters or art. because those are something you should experience while reading. but i'll say this , the art looks fantastic.
it's not a bad manga by any means, i have seen worse than this.
the first arc (golden age arc) was really good and has enormous potential to hook the readers. it's also the reason the series right now feels like shit. the first arc was soo powerful that even the mangaka doesn't know to maintain the momentum.
it really became a major problem during its other arcs. Now the series not more than a stupid gory mess which needs a lot of effort from the mangaka to put it back on track.
new comers don't be fooled by Mal's rating and

PLEASE , STOP THE SUPPORTING CHARACTERS FROM PRAISING GUTS ALL THE TIME , IT SERIOUSLY STUPID