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Houseki no Kuni
Houseki no Kuni
Houseki no Kuni
Houseki no Kuni review
Houseki no Kuni
Apr 15, 2021
Houseki no Kuni review
This review is spoiler-free, I won't give you any information you wouldn't find out by searching it or by reading the first chapters.

An absolute joy to read, both on it's visuals and the writing.

"Land of the Lustrous" is captivating, it looks like nothing i have ever seen and has an amazing use of the constant black background to craft loads of striking scenes coupled with dialogue that perfectly fits what it's trying to convey, this wouldn't be nearly as much of a masterpiece if didn't had this specific artwork. While it may not be as detailed as most manga are, this kind of composition works together with the narrative to create an absolutely outstanding piece of art.

Our protagonist is androgynous looking like almost every character in the story, his goofy and lazy personality allows for a much easier start and for us to easily relate to the character of Phosphophyllite, it tries to drag you in as soon as it can and doesn't waste your time, early establishing the main, elegant-looking enemy and the element that makes the entire story flow as it does, the physicality with which the Gems are broken. Not only does it look great, but it adds to the overall whimsical feeling and plot, by chapter one you already know what can happen to these characters and the chance that they can be rebuilt, it makes you ask questions about the moon and it's dwellers constantly, but you'll have a long way ahead to get those answers.

Reading the first chapter again surprised me by how many things it established I just didn't knew where that important and the great foreshadowing, it's very clear that Ichikawa Haruko had a very good grasp of what she wanted this series to be and created a structure in which she could execute all that.

It already starts off pretty interesting and good looking, and from then on, it goes to develop and entertain you with different things that have a believable relation, I never doubted the reasons of a character to be where he is or do what he does, and I definitely never doubted the flaws the characters have, they're not perfect, you may think that they would be after knowing how they look, but the first three chapters talks about three different characters and how they are far from perfect.

While the moon is one of the main elements of the story and being taken to it is clearly a sign of the characters losing, I felt that maybe it wouldn't have too much tension and payoff to the great buildup, I was terribly wrong, i'm not talking about the answers the series gives later on, even tho they are great, i'm talking about how satisfying it is to watch our character's tales.

Every time they broke beautifully, they get rebuilt and as result become easier to be broke again. Some series where characters can't be killed use things like cutting of a limb to take something away from the characters, so having immortal characters that can be rebuilt and not knowing exactly what happens on the moon may sound like the tension would be drain out by the circumstances, but it doesn't, the series actually manages to have a incredibly good body horror aspect both visually and narratively, which creates some of the best looking fight and presentation scenes I have seen in my life.

I could go on about the specifics, but that would be spoiler territory, and I don't want to ruin anyone's possible amazing experience with this masterpiece, I strongly recommend this and it's anime adaptation to literally everyone, as even the CG looks great.

Fascinating concepts, great character development and portrayal, this manga manages to masterfully balance fantasy, horror, action and comedy in a package that I can easily say will be my favorite manga for a very good time, maybe for the rest of my life, since one of the reasons I don't read too much are because most of then don't interest me and I just find anime to be easier to consume.

I can't praise this as much as I wished to, so i'll stop here and go watch something as you go read it, and I hope you find it as amazing as I do.



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Knife
Knife
Knife
Knife review
Knife
Apr 12, 2021
Knife review
"I told my supervising editor once, "I'm drawing because i want to be forgiven." He said, "Yes, I understand just what you mean." I almost felt like I'd cry."

It's been a while since I've read Knife, but I still remember the effect this had on me. I'll try not to get overly sentimental, but after reading this and discovering that the author had a long-running manga series (Meteor Methuselah), I've never been so hyped for anything in my life. And then I still had to find out she drew these stories as a teenager (!)

Judging from the small amount of users but 8.31 rating and 10/10 reviews for Meteor Methuselah + the awful rating on this collection, Kaori Ozaki's works seem to be something people either disregard or absolutely adore and place among their favorite works of fiction of all time. In other words, Kaori Ozaki is a cult-mangaka. And it's safe to say I definitely belong to this cult. And here's where the sentimentality kicks in and I get embarassing: The moment I started reading her works, I felt like I found a soulmate. That's right. You heard me. A soulmate. And I dare say there's many more who feel this way among the few that have been lucky enough to read her work.

In this collection of early short stories, you can really get to know who Kaori Ozaki is as an author. Ozaki has a deceptively simple artstyle, but she is an incredibly talented artist. At first glance, you might not think there's much going on. Not alot of work was put into the backgrounds and the character designs are very typical of 80's/90's manga with a little bit of a personal twist to it, that oddly enough make them reminiscent of the current drawing style. But once you zoom in, there's a sensitivity in the panels you'll either feel or you don't. And more significantly: the level of nuanced, conflicted emotion in the faces is something I haven't seen before in manga.

The reason for this apparent simplicity is actually quite silly: she doesn't work with assistants. She does everything herself. She has also mentioned in an interview that writing the plot is a painstakingly difficult process for her. However she has also described drawing an absolute necessity, almost like a survival mechanism. Considering these melancholic utterances, the content of the stories make alot of sense and the effort going into drawing the right emotions in the character's eyes. We're dealing with a tormented romantic here.

Speaking of tormented romantics. Nearly every one of the chapters features "weak" characters who are in some way completely unfit to live in the world they live in and usually has another character try and take care of them. It is painfully tragic to see these characters struggle about, and although not everyone might relate to the stories, or feel the need for such melancholy and tragedy in their reading, it's all genuine. She has a grasp on human emotion and the struggle of life, that many manga writers could only dream of having.

In short: 'Knife' is a very emotional, tragic read and a great introduction to one of the most criminally underread mangaka, Check it out. And if you're feeling it, keep on reading her other works. If you don't feel it, that's all right too, maybe this amount of melancholy just isn't for you. But you should know she made all this when she was 17-19. And her art has definitely matured over the years.
For those of you who have read her other series: definitely check out her first attempts at manga. If only because it's interesting to see how her art has evolved. Be warned that it might be alot darker than you're used too, but the same themes from her other work are here too, just being explored in a different way. Perhaps it might even be more profound reading for adults and older teens than her work aimed at younger audiences? I'll get back to you on that.
Also interesting: she adds these little anecdotes at the end of every story, (which mangaka tend to do), but she really tends to expose bits of her soul. Really fun to read if you are a fan.
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Watashi Igai Jinrui Zenin Yuri
Watashi Igai Jinrui Zenin Yuri
Watashi Igai Jinrui Zenin Yuri
Watashi Igai Jinrui Zenin Yuri review
Watashi Igai Jinrui Zenin Yuri
Apr 11, 2021
Watashi Igai Jinrui Zenin Yuri review
Allright then. Finished this manga and I wanted to say a bit about it because I have mixed feelings and the synopsis MAL gives you is pretty crappy as of right now.

‘All of Humanity is Yuri Except For Me’ is a relatively short manga about a girl who suddenly finds herself in a world where men don’t exist. She starts panicking and questioning if all of this is real but calms down when she gets in contact with a girl who agrees to believe her story. From there on out they try to find clues as to how this happened as well as how to reverse it, while in the meantime the fact that this other girl falls in love with her complicates things a bit.

The start seemed very promising to me. I like parallel worlds, I like yuri and I like mysteries that need to be solved. It sounded like a safe manga to read to have a good time. And looking at it afterwards it still kinda was, but not as good as I hoped it to be. I did like the characters and the setting, and I also liked the determination of the protagonist to set things straight, both with getting back to her original world and her friendship with the second girl.

However after around the halfway point it became pretty clear what the rest of the manga will focus on: the protagonist trying to get home and the romance getting tenser and more exciting. And don’t get me wrong, those were both things that were ‘advertised to be there’ from the very beginning. My problem is with the fact that everything else is kind of neglected. For example: The whole fact that the entire world consists of nothing but girls. You know, the whole title of this manga? In the first like 2 chapters this matters, but in by far the larger second half it doesn’t matter whatsoever. It’s a different world than the one the protagonist came from and that’s it, the fact that the difference is that all men are gone doesn’t really affect the story at all.

Another thing I could complain about is that side characters only appear for a very short time and then just become irrelevant, but I guess that’s to be expected from a short manga.

You should read this if:
- You like the isekai genre (but don’t think about it too much)
- You like having an all-girl cast
- You want to have a short read with some decent yuri romance in it

You shouldn't read this if:
- You take world-building very seriously
- You don’t like it after the first chapter (it will be a lot more of that)
- You don’t like yuri at all (in which case, how did you even get here?)

Initial score: 8.0/10
Final score: 7.0/10

[Also at the time of writing this there were no other reviews for this manga yet, so here you go!]
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Ai Death Gun
Ai Death Gun
Ai Death Gun
Ai Death Gun review
Ai Death Gun
Apr 11, 2021
Ai Death Gun review
I stumbled across this manga a while ago - however due to the new chapters not being translated I had it on hold for a long time. I did actually request to receive an e-mail about when this would be updated and I am so glad I did.

Story 10: The whole manga follows one main story line (there will be bits where you find little parts of Mijou Yashik looking back to his past - but even that connects to the bigger picture) In short - there are a bunch of Police offices which specialise in going after the undead - Sajimiya Reiji and Mijou Yashik are partners and they can only use their "Deathguns" when they are with each other - there is a "Vampire" in town (however in the manga it doesn't actually specify that he is a vampire) and he goes around killing prisoners and police offices and Yashik and Reiji set out to stop him.

Art 10 : I absolutely LOVE it when I come across mangas which are drawn like this one - the art is amazing, so sharp with all the details and it really comes across that a lot of hard work was put in to the drawings, each individual character looks different - you do not find ones that look the same - unless they are related of course. I give the art a 10 because in my opinion it couldn't have been any better.

Characters 10 - Sajimiya Reiji and Mijou Yashik (Main Characters) are so compatible with each other - yet in their own ways they are so different, Mijou Yashik had a relative die in front of him in his past (which is shown throughout the story) but the connection between Reiji and Yashik is quite heartwarming how they are always there to help each other and to help others as well.

Enjoyment 10 - I love it! :D So glad I waited so I could read each chapter after each other - I will be buying this manga in thr future if it is released in English
:)

Overall : 10 :D - Shame there isn't more but I am glad it wasn't dropped and that the story ended properly.
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Okusama wa Joshikousei
Dame na Kanojo wa Amaetai
Girl May Kill
Girl May Kill
Girl May Kill
Girl May Kill review
Girl May Kill
Apr 10, 2021
Girl May Kill review
Okay let me first give a disclaimer that this manga is basically for a mature audience completely. Not that it's constantly involving mature themes, but rather dealing with concepts that are distant from the innocence that you would expect from modern anime & manga.

I read this via Crunchyroll manga, and after about 10 chapters I ordered the Japanese manga.

The story: is about Gohongi, a man in his mid-twenties without any real family left, moving back to his hometown, working and living at a movie shop in chinatown. He suddenly gains new roommates to later find out they are all involved in the mafia named "Lovely Hometown". One of the new roommates, is a fifteen year-old girl named Mei which Gohongi constantly tries to convince to try a new lifestyle. He eventually steps too far into the mafia life and ends up involved. He is constantly struggling with the concept of death, and worries for Mei while she finds solace in hanging around Gohongi.

My opinion: Although at 23 chapters and 4 volumes, this series was somewhat brief, I am astonished at the character development. In both a good way and bad way. I say this, because later on certain characters make decisions which seem rather "out of character". I mostly enjoyed it regardless, because it made everything more suspenseful. I thoroughly enjoyed the manga and am very surprised at the lack of general attention this series has received. There are some parts that kind of made me uncomfortable, but I was able to get through it. The ending left me sad and slightly confused, but it was also beautiful and I don't think I will read another manga like this in a long time. I imagine this will eventually become a cult hit.
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