[CONTAINS SPOILERS] Honestly I've never written a review before and I am new to anime and manga in itself (I read AOT first which was very good). I've read a lot of conflicting reviews here but in my opinion I believe TPN Manga deserves a 10. At the start with the Introduction/Jailbreak Arc it instantly captures the readers attention with 3 diverse character types and their world is flipped upside down once they discover the truth of the world they live in.

Ray at first, seems reserved, careless and not concerning himself with others but in reality he does care for Norman and Emma. Although, he saw Emma's plan to escape with everybody as foolish and irrational. However, throughout the story Ray's character develops as he creates bonds with his family and sees why Emma cares so much and why Emma fights to protect these bonds so he takes this as his mission as well. More than anything he wants to see Emma and Norman achieve happiness and freedom over himself. Ray discovered the truth of their world a long time before any of the other children so he was carrying the burden of the truth instead of telling the others as a way to protect their happiness. He takes many risks and his ideals change as he watches Emma with her everlasting hope.

Norman is portrayed as fragile, a generally optimistic character and we see from the start that everything he does is for Emma's happiness. When Norman is 'shipped away' he's assumed dead by the rest of the characters meanwhile he is fighting to escape and reunite with them. When Emma, Ray and Norman are reunited he has not necessarily changed his ideals there is just an increased level of urgency for him to carry out his plans all for the sake of protecting Emma and Ray which is what he wanted from the beginning but the cruel world made him turn to violent substitutes. On a shallow level he becomes seemingly very powerful, aggressive and one-track minded but really he struggles to share his burdens with Emma and Ray because he doesn't want them to get hurt. He takes all of it on as his own responsibility rather than relying on them as he once may have done.

Some dislike Emma due to her over optimistic, easy going attitude but really I believe Emma is one of the strongest, if not the strongest female protagonists I have come across so far. She doesn't just provide empty promises to herself and the children, she pulls through and achieves them. Once she says something she will commit to it, rescue anyone, defeat any villain, all for the happiness of her family. When she realised the truth of the world she was traumatised as you would expect any 12 year old to be but she realises she must toughen up if she is going to be everyone's saviour. In the end she is their saviour, most, if not all the characters would not be anywhere or dead without Emma's help. For a 12 year old she has overcome and achieved many things throughout the arcs and she is critiqued far too harshly even though she is a mere child so of course she will have these hopes and dreams.

The art in this manga is very consistent and excellent as it portrays their emotions and the action superbly as a manga. It adds to the action and makes the story really burst through the screen. Generally I would give the story an 8/10, most if not all the arcs were enjoyable and kept me on the edge of my seat as they unravelled a new secret about their world every chapter. Throughout the story I realised there were no characters that I hated as they were all victims of their world with the key problems being greed and power. Although Emma is young she was well respected by everyone around her due to her resilience and determination to pull through every situation they were put in and the fact she never left anyone behind. She never once thought she was more powerful than another or superior, instead she saw everyone as equals which made her so liked and trusted. Overall, in my opinion this manga is a 10/10 because of the flowing plot and metaphors throughout, the art style which immersed you into the scene, the character development and consistent ideals. These intertwined and made me truly enjoy the manga and added to my interest of reading more manga. All I can say is that I hope the anime continues to be faithful to the manga and I can't wait.