Fumetsu no Anata e

This review is my first, take good care of me. SPOILERS AHEAD




This is the only manga I read through in a month (Or 1-2 weeks) with no pauses, so it's pretty great.

The story is near the end I think, since there is a big change in the era.

Because I've read this very fast, there are some plotholes for me that I don't understand.
-First one: Pyoran, she is probably my favourite one of the vessels/characters, she got ressurected by the creator of Fushi/Immo. And then what? I was expecting her to be with Fushi.
-Second: Rynn, Now Gugu deserved her to be ressurected. I hope we get to see that in the last few chapters

Honestly I can't write a review, but I really feel good after reading this. It's rewarding, and unique. Only a few manga could do this to me.

for real though WHAT HAPPENED TO PYORAN

I have been pleasantly surprised by reading this. At first, it was because it was the work of author of Koe no Katachi, and I just came across of it by accident. But the storyline really drew me in and so I have read.

The first chapter itself is very unique and it shows the aura, the pace and what type of story it will be: filled with loss and tragedy, but also becoming human and learning how to be one. Because, you see, our main protagonist is actually a sphere that's adaptating to it's surroundings. First, it was an orb, then it became rock, then it became a wolf, and finally... a human. But does it know how to act or be one? No. Without someone to teach him, he can't become human. Luckily, they come across people in their wanderings. First, it was a wolf called Johann. Now he is Fushi, taking appearance of the nameless boy whose form it took to be human.

The thing is, there are many things left unsaid. Who is actually the one who created the orb now known as Fushi? What are their enemies and what do they want? But in between, we see a lot of different cultures and tribes and human settlements - the character circumstances and their lives. Considering Fushi is immortal, he can't die.


Art is highly detailed, visually stunning and I love how the author drew Fushi's emotions as they were learning of them and going through everything so far.

This is not a beautiful story - rather, it's tragic, very very cruel and frightening. You cannot expect everyone to live happily ever after and the story itself is divided into arcs in which Fushi learns more and more - both about themselves and of what it takes to be a form with feelings and emotions.

Of course, the other characters did not disappoint either. All of them have an impact on Fushi, and all of them are strong in their own way. For the record, there are a lot of wonderful female characters that I do appreciate (considering that I absolutely despise how 90% of females act in media across the world) and these are tolerable.


Final grades:
Story: 8/10 - could use more explanations soon, but it's getting there. More and more we learn something new.
Art: 10/10 - gorgeous sceneries, beautiful and detailed artwork.
Characters: 9/10 - well developed and round up, with their own pasts and ambitions
Enjoyment: 9/10 - it isn't long and it's definitely the one that makes you wanna read more.

Overall: 9/10 - Overall, gorgeous manga, but definitely not for the faint of heart.

The manga should've stopped after Chapter 116.

Everything that happens after Chapter 116 should've been a spin-off.

I would given the manga a solid 9, if it wasn't for the post-116 chapters.
Chapter 116 was a great ending and should've stayed that way.

Now for everything before chapter 117...
[SPOILERS]

Story:8
Very unique premise.
The main character starts of as a semi-conscious rock made by a higher being.
Ends up turning himself into a wolf after it dies.(we later find out he can turn himself into anything he feels a strong emotional connection towards, he learns to control this ability and also learns to [create] stuff)
Overall very gripping and emotionally driven. Shounen with some psychological elements mixed in.

Art:9
The art is like what you would expect of the author of Koe No Katachi

Characters:9
The most interesting part of the manga imo.
The characters feel very similar to Fire Punch by Tatsuki Fujimoto.
They are weird in a mostly non-cliche way.

Enjoyment: 4
This would've been a 9 if it wasn't for the post-116 chapters which I feel are like one big filler.

The manga can be quite "weird" at times, but overall I'd say it's a worthwhile read. (pre-117 at least)

The content is great and interesting. The art is very beautiful. The character's feelings change through the story, it's very realistic. Although it make readers sad sometimes, there are some funny situations. I can say that this manga is very promising and exciting. SPOILER: the story about the boy named Fushi (Immo), throughout the story, it is the development of the boy, from mosnter to becoming a human. On his adventure, he met a lot of friends, there are people who love him and there are people who hate him and using him as a tool. He learned how to speak fluently and how to become a proper human. He learned what is love and what is hate. When the time came, he fought with all he got and saved people. He realized he don't want to see people dying in front of him, though he is an immortal, he used to not know what death is. This is why this manga is very unique and outstanding.

A pretty good manga if you end it at around chapter 100 (Modern day arc) would have given it a whopping 8-9/10 even if art was somewhat flimsy.

Story 5/10

The story by itself is fantastic - drama(check), supernatural(check),seinen(check),shounen(sadly a check here too).
Originally it's a shounen manga but while it contained and contains naivety it's started out as mysterious dark and grimm (would not expect from shounen), scenes of violence and etc. Some philosophical inducing questions are questions and are arisen. Development of the story goes on without the end, you just don't see it stopping for the reader idle moments are usually time skipped (time skips vary from days to centuries). There simply doesn't seem to be a place for filler chapters.
While i did see some inconsistency and plot holes but i didn't see any major flaws right up until capital Arc and so forth.

Story is about a being a sphere to be exact that with a touch of blood of a wolf awakens and turns in to that wolf with no memory no knowledge simply animalistic instincts with fast regeneration and thus this story begins...A supernatural being with the power to transform to dead creatures that it touches and ability to regenerate quite fast.
Story starts with full on drama and tragedy it hits you from the start but then after some time it's becoming more comedic more shounen like and after some time it suddenly becomes more shounen comedy supernatural with drama and tragedy being a background noise or at least after seeing serious and engaging notions it becomes comedy so any drama after that becomes a JOKE!

Art 7/10

It's good but well you see that from a far art is well made background looks gorgeous but when you have a close up for characters they seem more sketch like, generally speaking it is acceptable because there are many things happening in one panel (various action scenes that are detailed). Panel placement is up to standard but as for speech bubbles i didn't get confused much but lack of pointers of whose speaking was present (maybe due to scanlator i dunno)

Character 6/10

Characters are fun to see they seem like thought through at the start right till middle point......
Our Main here at the start is literally a newborn and watching it grow is amazing but at some point we might start to see authors inclination to make our hero stagnate or degrade even in later chapters (reason being maybe due to it being a shounen so editor might have restricted author).
Next up are our supporting cast they are all mostly teens or kids when we meet them at the start and we actually see them grow which is amazing to see but like i said modern day Arc simply destroyed a hell lot of things for this build up and suspension went up like puff instead of bang.
A lot of characteristics are shounen like with crazy, whimsical and naive personality but that a lot becomes more and more dominating as the story goes on characters becoming more and more childlike or at least for shounen age group auditorium.

Enjoyment 6/10

This was a nice train ride for me if i were to say destination from A to B was majestic but starting from B to C we may start to see more and more bumps and my enjoyment subsided more and more until i went from making it one of my favorite mangas to mediocre at best if it ended before modern day arc i would actually rate it better but still quality drop is a big let down it grades down little by little from the starting chapters from something fun to read to something painful to read.

Overall 6/10

All in all it's a good read.
I would advice, for now to stop reading it after chapter 115 even before that it was dropping quality but at least it ended on a bittersweet tone which would compliment how it started opposed what you would see until chapter 136 (and maybe so forth).
I think author gon an opportunity to be serialized and due to it being Shounen Magazine after each volume editor guided author to change course from more mature theme to more childish theme it's a saddening fact where you see your favorite heroes degrading little by little.
I hope that this arc will be regarded as a joke or that they will change course since it was a big let down for me seeing something great becoming ever more mudded with silly antics.

Hello, this is my first review. So far, I've made it to chapter 22. Hopefully, my review won't have spoilers.

(POSSIBLE SPOILER? HEADS UP ON WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT)

First, some heads up on what you can expect. Heavy tragedy, more of storytelling through pictures, but that's only because of main character as he/she/it doesn't talk much. IMO, this manga is kind of like a collection of one-shots that come together. So do keep in mind about this, it's like there are several mini arcs.

(POSSIBLE SPOILER? DONE)


Story 8/10
The story was a bit slow at first, but what kept me gripping on was wondering what will happen next? You are left with little information at the start, even the description of the manga is vague. You want to know what happens, right? What is this manga about? Overall, the story is pretty good right now, but there are too many questions unanswered. I may change this later as this manga could be the kind of manga that just uses this as an element in the story.

Art 10/10
I absolutely love the art! Some of the character designs aren't my taste, but I still like the art. The art is... kind of like a realistic sketch, and then the characters' faces have a more cartoony(?) look. I really like how the
effects are drawn too.

Character 8/10
First, the main character. He's a blank canvas at the beginning, but over the chapters, you can clearly see he's growing. Next, the other characters, despite the time limit with each character, I grew attached to them very quickly. You get to know the past, present and personality of each secondary character as each "mini arc" progresses. The secondary characters seem a bit stale though, as I'm starting to see the resemblance between all of them, perhaps it's just me.

Enjoyment 10/10
This is my new obsession, haha. I wanted to look for something good to
read and now I want to find a similar manga! I actually wanted to come here for recommendations. Except, all I found on MAL was auto recommendations ._.;;;;. I'm sure I've read something similar before, but that would require me to search through hundreds of unfinished and finished manga. If I do happen to come across something I find similar, I will try to remember to recommend it! The thirst to find out what exactly is happening made me go through them quite quickly, I was disappointed to see there weren't more chapters translated.

Overall 10/10 Everything comes together really well! I hope this manga becomes more popular in the future! This manga will definitely be going on my priority reading list!

This review comes from someone who only started enjoying manga recently, but watched a lot of anime. There isn't really anything bad I can say about this manga, there is a lot of tragedy here, so if you are of weak heart, don't read this. However, the character development is great, the art is fantastic, and the story has a steady flow with lots of unexpected surprises to be seen. I got goosebumps reading this manga every few chapters, and that doesn't happen often with any one manga. I would highly recommend to read this manga, at least the first 20 chapters as the story has a weird start. I can almost guarantee you'll be hooked into the story with a 'I wanna know what's gonna happen next' type of thought. Have fun reading :)

This review might contain light spoilers.

For some reason, I have a hard time liking Ooima Yoshitoki's works. The details in To Your Eternity are beautifully drawn (although I'm not a fan of her art style), and she is able to immerse you into her story's interesting world, with her many diverse characters, but I don't think this is my kind of story. I feel like she's overusing tropes that bring sadness and emptiness into the readers. There's nothing wrong with a story that makes you cry and think deeply about life; in fact, I love them, but, to me, this kind of story where the main character goes on a journey in which tragedies are used for the sake of the main character's development is not interesting enough for me. This story seems to mostly move forward with tragedies and unexplained supernatural moments, with some human bonding and growth on the side. I know the main point of her story is probably for the readers to appreciate the beautiful part of life, such as friendship and love, as well as the sorrowful ones, like grief and greed, I guess, but I didn't enjoy her manga like I thought I would.

The other issue I have with the story is that the mysteries just continuously add up without any answers or hints. That's fine, many series do that, but I think there comes a point where there is supposed to be some development in that aspect - and we still don't get any of it even after 60 chapters: we just continue to see people dying and some certain problematic characters following the main character around. I don't know if the plot eventually develops in the later chapters, because it might be the kind of story that goes with the flow and doesn't necessarily lead anywhere. Some people might enjoy that kind of thing, but I am not one of them when it comes to taking advantage of dramatic situations all the time to bring intense feelings into the readers, without having a concrete reason there.

One last thing is that the antagonists of the series are just... weird. The hooded entity is probably not a human, so it's okay if he's odd, but that one psychopath has nothing interesting about them. The only thing is that they're obsessed with the main character, and that's all there is to them, so much that it's ridiculous and boring. Otherwise, most characters in the story are engaging enough, especially Gugu, the true MVP of this story.

It's another potential masterpiece from the creator of Koe No Katachi!As a disclaimer, this is my first review.

First of all, the story starts off with a clear and simple concept which is later developed and becomes more and more intricate with more details explained. As a weekly reader, I can honestly say the story is interesting and leaves you wanting more and more... Though, I have to warn you it has it's fair load of feels
as it is a tragedy. The story is suspenseful and emotional although it doesn't rely heavily on plot twists, when they're used they're logical. The story itself is moving at a steady pace and chapters aren't wasted.The story makes me think about what makes someone human is it your environment or your genetics?
I give it a 9/10 since I feel the story can still be improved...


Art: The art is great, it suits the manga's story style and it looks realistic to a certain extent.


Character:
Well, this category is quite hard. The characters so far are mostly likeable except in some instances where they come off as selfish.The main character, Fushi, grows as the story does and slowly starts to resemble a human mentally.

Enjoyment:
The story makes me feel a wide range of emotions and is awesome in my opinion.I enjoyed reading it a lot.

Overall:
This manga has a good story to tell and tells it well. I highly recommend it.

Before you read this manga, you need to know why you want to read manga.

If you simply want to be entertained and expect a good laugh, this manga is DEFINITELY NOT for you.

On the other hand, if you want to know the importance of life and values with a bunch of ANNOYING ONIONS in nearly every chapter then this is DEFINITELY FOR YOU.

The best indicator of you loving or hating this manga will solely be based on the "1st chapter"
1) LOVE IT? Keep reading
2) HATE IT? Stop reading
3) LOVE IT, but hate the fact that you just cried on the first chapter? I don't know man... I was on your spot... If I were you, I would continue to give this manga a shot. But please expect more ONIONS and prepare TISSUES.

Story: 10 (Real smooth, with tons of thoughts)
Art: 9 (I didn't like the art of 聲の形, but I see a lot of improvements in this new manga series)
Character: 10 (We can see growth and distinctions from different characters)
Enjoyment: 9 (I give it a 9 because it makes me cry (-1), but death is a part of life.....)
Overall: 9.5 (If I reflect on a manga I just read, I give it a high score. Also, -0.5 for wasting a ton of my tissues)

What is the weight of life? What is it that makes life worth living and what kind of burden that comes with it?

The author of Koe no Katachi is back y'all, and she will hits your guts, spray some salt on your eyes and make you feel again over some fictional immortal being; which learns over a long period of time what is the blessings and burden to be alive.

Art is impeccable and evolves to be better the more you read. I don't understand how someone is this good at drawing slice of life AND action manga at the same level of greatness.

Characters are flawed and very human, honestly some of them gets in my nerves but welcomed as part of the roller coasters of feelings.

Story details have its flaws, but tackling such big concept its quite the feat. Pacing is great and tailored to the story as a whole, no empty fillers.

Overall 10/10
Makes me cry, laugh, empathize, and think about my own existence (and fantasize about what I will do if I can life forever)

Recommended

I absolutely loved A Silent Voice, so when I saw this manga, I just had to read it. After I caught up to the recent chapters, I felt so many emotions, happiness, excitement, satisfaction, worry, curiosity, and many others. While my life was feeling so grey and boring, this manga filled it back with colors. I love all of the characters, every single one of them. The art is phenomenal and has so much detail, and the story never ceases to amaze me. There were several times where the plot progression was slow, but it kicked back into overdrive in a few chapters. If you're questioning whether or not to read it, just give it a shot. I promise you won't regret it.
(This is my first review, I tried keeping it as short as possible <3)

*This review contains only spoilers of the first chapter of the manga, also, english it's not my native language, so I apologize for the mistakes.*


''Fumetsu no Anata e'' it's, easily, one of the most weirdest mangas I have ever seen, and I don't tell that because it's something weird in a bizarre or crazy way, no, I'm talking about something with a premise and plot so... new, that it's so fascinanting to find.


History starts with someone sending this thing on Earth, and the Thing takes with the time, the form of objects like a rock, moss, and even a wolf. When the thing transforms into a wolf, it goes to an abandoned town where it only lives a kid withouth name. The kid seems to knows this wolf who calls it ''Johann'' (later called Fushi), and they make a travell to leave the town to go to a better place, where people seems to live better, with food and family.

Sadly, things turn complicate for the protagonist and the wolf, because they see that the people who made the same adventure like him, have died because the cold and the hungry.

And worst, the kid and the wolf decided return to their house, and then the kid died because of a injury that he made on the travel. Next night, the Thing decided to take the form of that kid, to make the travel that the kid couldn't made.


It's nearly impossible that the first chapter won't make you cry, or at least, make you feel really sad for the characters. This manga it's from the same mangaka who made the famous and polemic manga ''Koe no Katachi'', so yes, this manga has a lot of dramatic and depressive scenes.



Our protagonist it's a ''Thing'', that can take the form of something dead, and this can be an animal or person. The manga shows how this ''Thing'' takes, with the time, conscience of itself. The Thing will learn, as expected from the premise, emotions of humans and animals. This is something really original that can bring us a lot of posibilities of how our protagonist will be in the future, if his mind will change, how it will percive things, etc.


As for the art, it's very, very nice. Way more detailed that the art on Koe no Katachi, You can actually see some progress in the autor style.The designs of the characters are really atractive, and the face expressons are also more expressive here, and you can clearly see more emotions through their faces.

Overall, if you love drama or you saw the manga Koe no Katachi and and want to see more of the autor works, you have to read Fumetsu no Anata E. It has an amazing story and concept. I really hope this manga to get the same popularity as Koe no Katachi did.

As expected of Yoshitoki Oima, author of "A Silent Voice", her current work is a moving and emotional story that's quite unlike anything else. It's story full of tragedy but it isn't without its share of laughs and heartwarming moments. If you want to read a fantasy that doesn't feel like something you've already seen before, do give this manga a try!

The story follows the life of Fushi, an immortal that we don't fully understand yet. It tracks its growth and development, and the questions it asks itself the more it learns. What sort of actions will a being that imitates humans take when it isn't being driven by the one things all humans share: survival?

Fumetsu no Anata e is a fascinating, sprawling journey with no clear end in sight. We follow Fushi as he grows from a speechless, barely sentient beast to an almost human boy, and his developments beyond that. He's guided gently along by some sort of phantom who claims to have created him for the sake of combating similar creatures to him: the knockers. But aside from his ongoing conflict with weird bulbous tree things, Fushi is free to explore. He finds companions that teach him and have him tag along as they live their lives. The more people he encounters, the more Fushi grows and changes. The world that Oima creates is wonderfully detailed, foreign, and well populated and she manages to convey a lot of information without needing much narration or exposition dumps. The reader discovers things slowly by watching events unfold. The art is beautiful, detailed, and light on screen tone which lends it a rustic feeling. At times it can feel cluttered, but it's not too distracting and does a lot to describe the world.

The variety of characters in the story is difficult to express. There's such a wide spectrum of characters with varying moralities, backgrounds in life, age, gender, and missions. There are old men and women, young children, girls, boys... No walk of life is excluded from crossing Fushi's path. There is no good and bad in this world. There are only people who want different things, and they clash and fight against the background of futility in a cruel and undeveloped world.

Fumetsu no Anata e is a story that dabbles in a little of everything. It doesn't have as much action as Full Metal Alchemist might, and it might not wax as philosophical as Oyasumi Punpun does, but it weaves in a lot of different elements into its story. It's the journey of an immortal, and his life interacting with and outliving everything.

Fumetsu no anata e is very good. I've been following it from the beginning, which I've read twice, and cried both times. It starts off strongly and introduces you to a range of characters you get really invested in. The question of what an immortal's psyche must be like after an eternity of time is interesting, the growth, the stagnation, and the desires that remain the same. The side characters have solid backstories that bring me to tears even thinking about them. (I'm just kidding, haha) The story is definitely character driven and that is why it's so compelling.

Now then. I can't elaborate much without spoiling, so what I can say is that the manga is really being stretched out. We're well past the character arcs and the climax that links all of the arcs, and the manga has headed in a totally different direction. It's entered a new stage that might not be palatable to some. I'm still reading because I'm clinging on to my faith in the author's work. But, I feel that the manga should have stopped before entering its 'modern' arc. Up to that point, it was already an amazing story and even had some degree of closure.

I can't pass judgement until the series finally ends, but keep in mind that the series is really long and honestly, in my opinion, will take a really spectacular conclusion to justify the existence of the second 'modern' stage.

I'm probably being unfair though, because the characters and art are top tier and the manga has the ability to evoke deep emotion in the reader. For those reasons alone, Fumetsu no anata e will be worth your time.

This review contains only spoilers of the first chapter of the manga, also, english it's not my native language, so I apologize for the mistakes.*


''Fumetsu no Anata e'' it's, easily, one of the most weirdest mangas I have ever seen, and I don't tell that because it's something weird in a bizarre or crazy way, no, I'm talking about something with a premise and plot so... new, that it's so fascinanting to find.


History starts with someone sending this thing on Earth, and the Thing takes with the time, the form of objects like a rock, moss, and even a wolf. When the thing transforms into a wolf, it goes to an abandoned town where it only lives a kid withouth name. The kid seems to knows this wolf who calls it ''Johann'' (later called Fushi), and they make a travell to leave the town to go to a better place, where people seems to live better, with food and family.

Sadly, things turn complicate for the protagonist and the wolf, because they see that the people who made the same adventure like him, have died because the cold and the hungry.

And worst, the kid and the wolf decided return to their house, and then the kid died because of a injury that he made on the travel. Next night, the Thing decided to take the form of that kid, to make the travel that the kid couldn't made.


It's nearly impossible that the first chapter won't make you cry, or at least, make you feel really sad for the characters. This manga it's from the same mangaka who made the famous and polemic manga ''Koe no Katachi'', so yes, this manga has a lot of dramatic and depressive scenes.



Our protagonist it's a ''Thing'', that can take the form of something dead, and this can be an animal or person. The manga shows how this ''Thing'' takes, with the time, conscience of itself. The Thing will learn, as expected from the premise, emotions of humans and animals. This is something really original that can bring us a lot of posibilities of how our protagonist will be in the future, if his mind will change, how it will percive things, etc.


As for the art, it's very, very nice. Way more detailed that the art on Koe no Katachi, You can actually see some progress in the autor style.The designs of the characters are really atractive, and the face expressons are also more expressive here, and you can clearly see more emotions through their faces.

Overall, if you love drama or you saw the manga Koe no Katachi and and want to see more of the autor works, you have to read Fumetsu no Anata E. It has an amazing story and concept. I really hope this manga to get the same popularity as Koe no Katachi did.

Recently while reading manga, I start thinking of what I would score it as I read.


For this, it would be something like this:

Chapter 1: easily 9/10, unique premise, interesting sense of otherworldiness yet realistic/natural-feeling - can't wait to read more. The narration is interestingly fitting instead of offputting, and helps set the tone of the chapter. Even as a one-shot it is an amazing chapter.

2-30+: easily continues to 9+/10, really grasps me with with the story, character development, interactions, feels and unpredictability. Has me truly invested in and worried for the wellbeings of the characters. The character growth of the immortal Fushi is amazing, but the other characters that grow as well and shape Fushi really bring out the best in the story.

30-50+: it remains interesting, but something feels lacking compared to the previously amazing ride. Feels like a change in the tone of story and stage of character growth (in an understandable way). The change is not unwelcome as it would be boring to continue with the previous storytelling indefinitely, but perhaps I had invested too much emotionally to the previous characters that newly introduced ones didn't affect me so much. Possible drop to 8+/10 despite being still very interested in the story, just less impactful.

50+-current(87): Feels like another stage of character growth for the main character. Side characters are growing on me, causing me to rethink what I thought about not being invested in new characters. Story turns in a direction different from the previous chapters while remaining unpredictable and interesting. Back to 9/10 for me. I have great hopes for where things are leading and how the characters will change from now on.

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The reason why I kind of separate the manga into vague sections so far is because of the direction of the manga kind of changes along with the main character's development over the series, as affected by his previous experiences. Looking back, I think it all comes together well, even the middle parts which I thought I didn't like as much when reading, but later felt was important in leading to future character development.

Fushi's personality and character development is the most interesting part of the seiries. Other series often also have empty AI or god-like characters, but I found this manga's one the most realistic in how he actually gains his character, especially at the start of the series when he was a blank state. We can really see how he came to be what he is from his experiences, and how circumstances and the people around him shaped his thought processes and values. He doesn't just learn empathy or have a distinct personality and core values all of a sudden, and even this changes over the course of the series and continues to do so. Is he going to be more human? Is he going to be less human? It's impossible to tell how he will end up, which is interesting. The story likewise flows according to what the Fushi at the point wants to do - does he want to fight? hide? run?

And the other major characters - their significance in the story is never limited to just one arc, and they have lasting impact on Fushi and the story. The character interactions are the heart of the story and is also done rather well for the most part. If thought of as a Fushi growth story, the story as a whole flows continuously and nicely rather than being disorganized.

Overall, the strong points of the series is the character growth, interaction, and the general atmosphere of the story (serious, but can be heartwarming and funny too, or sometimes breaks your heart effectively) that keeps you easily emotionally invested. Art is also very good without fanservice and facial expressions are on point. Enjoyment is great but bring a box of tissues. Overall, it's great and definitely recommended and feels worth sticking through to the end.

Edit: Current arc has gotten a little tiring, reminding me of how the series isn't particularly consistent despite its times of greatness. Shall drop it back down to a 8 for now but remains to be seen!

Review mainly consists about the first 116 chapters.
I should start off by saying that this is my first published review on this site and it won't be the most detailed.


(Spoilers ahead)

Story, first arc only aka until chapters 116. (9/10)

We can call it the first chapter charm. The first chapter was beyond perfect and it reflected exactly what it wanted. We follow the story of a form that was sent to earth. It is able to be anything it wants given enough stimuli. It's a sad, bittersweet story focused on existentialism, grief and emotional growth. As the story goes we are presented with the "antagonists" which are called knockers, an unknown entity who presents a dangerous threat to humanity. Faced with knockers this form, which ends up being named "Fushi" or "Immo" ( in the literal english translation ) starts fighting them in order to preserve his/her/their sense of self, his/her/their friends and his/her/their memories.


Art (9-10)

The art is beautiful, fits the atmosphere and we couldn’t expect any less from the same artist as Koe no Katachi.

Characters (9/10)

Being the most important part of the tale, the characters are far away from being disappointing. As the story goes we are introduced, after the encounter with the nameless boy, many iconic characters that end up shaping the story in a way i would never imagine, they are unique and all of them have their own individuality. March, Parona, Hayase,Gugu Pyoran, Black hood, Hahak, Tonari, Don, etc, are characters that stick with you. They are well written characters who develop along way with Fushi.

Enjoyment ( 8/10)

I discovered this manga randomly because i was bored and wasn't expecting the feels ride at all. It was an enjoyable experience that made me cry, laugh and overthink about existentialism. The concept is interesting and the world building fits the tale. The characters were griping and the pacing was just about perfect. On the other hand, we need to understand it's hard to make a perfect story, i noticed some plot holes and things that could have been explored that ended up not being talked much throughout the manga. Ex. : What are knockers after all and why did they started showing up so much after Fushi gained consciousness, are they related in a way that we don't know about? Fushi is almost 600(?) years old by the end of the first arc but he still seems pretty naive even though i feel like it's due to the fact that Fushi will never be a real human like Black Hood said. The whole "protect his humanity" could be an interesting idea to develop etc.

Overall ( 8/10 )

Regardless of its little flaws, i highly recommend the reading of this manga. It will make you feel all sorts of emotions and it's interesting from start to finish. It touches a lot of topics that may make you overthink.
I didn’t talk about what comes after chapter 116 because personally it feels like it's a letdown so far compared to the amazing build up that were the first 116 chapters. but honestly. Don't let that stop you from reading it.


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I hope this review was useful.

This work is seriously underrated and overlooked, and I’m writing this review to urge people to at least TRY reading it. I myself have seen this manga around the web, but upon reading the synopsis, I thought it would be a long and boring story of an immortal. Since I had nothing else to read, I gave it a try, and I’m here to tell you that that is not the case.

While I started it simply to pass time, I found myself engulfed in the story, and ended up binging all the 124 chapters that were released at the time of this review.

Like me, you might have gotten the idea that this would be some boring, slice of life manga about a boy who meets people, builds bonds, and then inevitably loses them through time. What an absurd misconception.

This story contains adventure, action, drama, and maybe most importantly, characters and relationships that are always relevant throughout the story.
Unlike what you may think, the manga is not episodic, or a series of chance events and meetings. The main character is driven by the mission to save the world, and everything that happens in the past makes itself significant in the future; a truly satisfying method of story telling.

You may have passed this one by, but once you actually try it, you will most likely not be able to forget it.

[MINOR SPOILERS] Chapter one and general story-line.

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The Main character is immortal and can transform into others. His existence is a mystery.
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STORY: (9/10)
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The story is one that I can’t really describe, its basically a journey for this being, and his thoughts, emotions, actions and relationships throughout. The manga for the most part follows a storyline that rotates through side characters, each side characters/plot bring something new to the main character. A majority of the story is about the development and the growth of the MC, as he develops you get to see his emotions, feelings and dilemmas more. It is a drama based story, the author also wrote 'Koe no Katachi''.

The story is kinda confusing sometimes, and contains minor plot holes here and there. The story has a systematic way of progressing through arcs, it makes the story telling easier to follow.

[Pacing]: not too fast, not too slow. There are a few parts that you might find to be slightly slow.

[Unique]: The story was unique, although predictable at times, but still very good to read.

[Story-Telling]: Since the character can transform, sometimes it gets confusing. Many times it switches to another person's view and tells their story suddenly. Although the story is progressing systematically so far, making it easier to understand.

[Themes]: What is left of you after death? To kill to improve one’s self?

[Other]: It references many words that people may not understand, such as "stimuli".

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CHARACTERS (10/10)
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[Side Characters]:
-good personalities
-Likeable
-Relatable
-Don’t fall under normal stereotypes too much
-Good backgrounds, mostly/ all sad
-Containing both flaws and strengths
-Even though they have some MC material, they are there for support

[MC]: Talked in Story section

[Antagonist]: The nature of the antagonist at this point is unknown. Not too much to say about them right now.

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ART(7/10)
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[General]: It was fine, nothing amazing, pretty basic. It was fitting for the series. Most others seemed to enjoy it a lot more than I did.

[Character Art]: Most have good designs making it easy to recognize.

[Panels]: personally felt the panels a bit small sometimes so it was hard to tell what i was looking at (eg. what part of the body that was, whether it hit or not.

[Action/movement]: There were some points that I found difficult to follow, but I am also pretty bad at following.

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ENJOYMENT: (10/10)
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All the emotions and themes of this manga I heavily enjoy. It has calming, sad moments, also accompanied by moments of happiness and MC OPness. The story sucks you and gets you to want to read more, and not even by using cheap cliffhangers. Truely a memorable series.

If you like drama based stories, then you'll like this.

[FINAL THOUGHTS]: just read the first chapter! If you don’t like it then don't read it, but its pretty good.



[Similar anime/manga]:
Mushishi. Both have interesting concepts with them (mushi and the immortal’s existence) while using a single character as the MC. Both follow a somewhat systematic approach to the story making it easier for the reading, although this series is a lot more story based.