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Ahh, where do i begin? This mana was something I decided reading after finishing the anime, which i can say was a great experience. So without further ado, let's make it as simple as possible without giving too many spoilers.

Story: 9
Yes, we all know the cliche story of humanity in peril and the giant monsters that are responsible for it. However, there are little manga's that are actually sticking to the fact that humanity still dod not defeat those monsters. True, the show did give us the "Hero that has a power that came from those monsters to kill them". But they are doing it good and most important of all they have the balls to actually kill main characters at ANY moment. i won't tell you when, but let's say that the show is one of the only i am current;y reading that still have the guts to kill the main hero/es at any moment without any warning or any way to "fix it at the last moment due to 'plot device'".

Characters: 9
In my opinion the strongest part of the manga. The characters in the show are extremely complicated. For those of you who's read the "Clash of the Titans" arc, you probably know whose the main villain of the arc and while their motives are still unclear to us, we know that they didn't do that out of simple villainy. They do feel remorse. And they are not so easy to hate even after revealing their true nature. They did it because they had to. That revelation made it cleat to me that moral in the show is not something as simple as good and bad. The sense of morality in the show is even become more unbalanced in the following arc, I won't tell you what happens but ill tell you this, that arc gave us new information that made it clear that no character in the show that is purely good, or at least not in the eyes of all characters, and the plot forces them to do things that shake the reality they are used to like it was nothing. in my opinion every main character, and some of the side characters, are extremely important to feel the show moving and they are doing a great job of making you wonder which side truly is right and which is wrong.

Art: 8

While it isn't on berserk level, the art in this show is still something i enjoy very much, except when you look at the difference between the anime design and the manga design, but all in all the art is really nice, with some shots looking really amazing and some making you really feel like you can just see anything there, plus the titans are amazingly drawn, each in a different way, making you see that there are no two titans that look the same.


Enjoyment: 8
The only reason i don't place it on a higher rank is the simple fact tat every chapter comes only once per month, making it hard to keep the hype between every chapter and trying to remember what happened last time. however, that manga and the plot are too good for me to just let this make the better judgement for me. The show it great and the manga is even better, even if the anime added one part for the managa that wasn't there (see episode 25 of the anime and manga chapter 34 for the difference). But all in all i really enjoyed the show thus far and Im sure Im going to keep enjoying it.

Overall rating: 9
This manga is one of the best manga's out there at the time, it is bold, courageous and doesn't afraid to kill any character at any moment and give plenty of development and explanations that keep everything clear or making you question the morality of the manga at any moment. It is these features that made me like this manga so much and i know that those if you whose looking for good manga (even if released slowly), this is the manga for you.

I hope you enjoyed or found this review helpful and please don't fear to send me your thoughts or responses and ill answer them as good as I can.

I've always wished for a story that paints school life in a more realistic take. Everything from all the hurdles you'll go through, such as adapting from zero to making friends, forming groups. Experiencing love-life, the sweetness it brings, and the bitterness it might lead to, and the list goes on. You-Zitsu (Classroom of the Elite) is just that. However, there is one big exception: our main protagonist is surrounded by waifus from every corner. That being said, it is not a harem by any means, but it does get a tinge of elements for it. Nevertheless, sweet and sugar is just what sells best and looks good on paper. Seeing a lovely female on the cover is a strong tactic to bait the audience, and it works so damn well. It caught me after all and many of my fellow readers, I am sure. But I ended up staying for far more than that. It's not only for the intensity, valuable, and rewarding psychological warfare but for mystery and intricate puzzles. All the resulting elements it brings to the table makes me shake to the core with excitement. It's been a roller-coaster of an emotional ride, making me laugh and cry, feel pain, get enraged, and so much more.

First off, I've never seen or read a romance development that felt more realistic than You-Zitsu. Mind you; it's not the core genre either. Love simply doesn't come out of nowhere. It's not the typical boy fall in love with a girl just because he is cool or she is cute. No. Hell, feelings of love itself don't even exist at first. At some point in the story, there comes a situation that gets the two parties together for whatever reason it might be. But at this point, they will only be acquainted, might really come to hate or loathe each other, but they are aware of each other's existence at the very least. Then one step at a time, they grow closer as they experience all kinds of difficulties and through interacting with each other. At last, this goes on to deliver one of the most impressive, complex, charming, and realistic paintings of romance I have ever come across in fiction. You-Zitsu does this and much else with brilliance and a clear sense of direction. Everything is cohesive and fits together, there are times I have been confused, but things always make sense when we get it explained.

True, characters seem generic and one-dimensional at the surface, but that's a tool You-Zitsu uses to explore them deeply. And to show how humans are swift and flexible species that are excellent at hiding their true self or bury secrets deep in the heart. Every one of the characters you see before you is not their entire being. Anyone of them has an underlying core, one of which can have a tragic background of being bullied, suffering at the hands of abuse, or manipulation. Perhaps a close friend of someone committed suicide, which can be the fundamental reason that shapes a person to be who they are now. Maybe someone has done something they regret in the past but are unable to move on. Some might reject the notion by using a false facade to hide the scars they bear. Others may use drastic measures to ensure the secret they don't wanna share won't get out in the world at all costs, no matter the means. If you're trickier, then perhaps climb the social ladder and protect yourself by using others to shield or hide your vulnerabilities and drown your sorrows as close to the bottom as possible.

It's also one of the most realistic take-ups on character, issues, and experience as a whole. The setting takes place in Advanced Nurturing High School. A special education facility that's purpose is to nurture students who will have the county's future rest on their shoulders. Unlike most schools, it has a unique and very odd system for regulations and administration. For one, classes range from A-D, and you'll only benefit from it if you graduate from class A or do you? Not to mention, this school is a place where the class either rise together or fall as one. There is no in-between. A student's behavior will affect the whole class, so they must tread cautiously to avoid it, or expulsions might be thrown at them to put them in place. Classes compete against each other with class points. On top, it has an interesting money system. Students can buy anything from daily necessities to video games and other stuff directly from the campus's own shopping center. It has many places for entertainment, such as cinema and karaoke.

Even the exams in this school are unconventional and something you won't see anywhere with abnormal changing rules. Every new exam is a new challenge with its own rules and logic. If it got loopholes that don't break the rules or if the school doesn't find out, you're free to use them at your own risk. It's that kind of school. The exams these students have to take are genuinely excruciating and challenging. Simply, a single person attending or not can be the line between heaven and hell. It's also worth noting before a student gets thrown into class A-D. Everyone is evaluated based on their academic ability, intelligence, decision making, psychical ability, and cooperativeness. If class A consists of the top-notch students that excel in some of these areas, then obviously class D would be where the failures and defects are but is that really true?

What if someone cheated the system to get placed where they wanted? What if they didn't go all out during the evaluation and interview process willingly? How does the school deal with them? I leave it to your imagination. However, all things considered. What is You-Zitsu really about? It's about self-acceptance and maturity. We follow the journey of the dull loner Ayankokouji Kiyotaka who likes to spend time alone rather than with others. But that's only on the surface-level. Kiyotaka is actually extremely intelligent and quick on his feet. My boi literally went out of his way to score 50% on every one of his tests just cause—what a mad lad. He has an incredible psychological level. He can calmly deduce how the person feels without any issues and almost always hit the right points. Kiytoka got an eccentric and odd view of the world and society. He understands the text-book version behind every or most common intention and feeling that exists. Still, his unable to accurately comprehend how to feel and act in certain situations.

Kiyotaka wants to live a normal and average life. Hence he hides his ability from others. That's his only goal as he enrolls in Advanced Nurturing High School at first. Kiyotaka is one of the core reasons You-Zitsu was so damn fun for me. His inner-monologing, his views on different situations, and those witty and exciting mind games are what makes You-Zitsu a blast. His seemingly simple and complex take on everyday situations is charming to read and gave me many fresh and different perspectives. His growth throughout the first part of You-Zitsu is so damn satisfying and worthwhile. He is such an extremely well-written protagonist. This is the story that started with him looking at humans as tools he uses until they served their purpose. Kiytotaka's mentality and the unique way he has been brought up make him unable to have genuine feelings. But slowly, as he gathers more sense through interactions. Any form of experience he is able to witness slowly goes from the notion of perceiving human as a mere book that will teach this and that to something more authentic. He ends up finding something he unconsciously ends up longing for. You-Zitsu is a thrilling journey about humanizing Kiytoaka from this emotionless and expressionless guy to someone who can ease into society and express genuine emotions.

Did I forget to mention that You-Zitsu has an incredible illustrator? Not only are the volume cover always eye-catching. Shunsaku Tomose's art-work is seriously stunning, especially those detailed colored illustrations he makes. I know what you are after, and I am here to confirm that waifus are voluptuously well-drawn. Many got plump and savory thighs and a drop-dead gorgeous design. Expect to see all kinds of variations of them. Ranging from an adorable big-brained smug queen with some insanely addictive facial expressions. A two-faced thot with some brain damage and serious issues she has to work out. One charming ice-cold princess that grows warmer as we progress. A waifu that spreads burst of sunshine wherever she threads and a got a very energetic and lively personality: a gyaru that is ineffably adorable and an absolute cinnamon roll. She got the right amount of tsundere and sweet with a refreshing and realistic nature. We even got one of those shy cuties that ooze of pure must protect energy. Did I mention we got an explosive tomboy tsundere with one hell of an impressive kick and sharp tongue? The list goes on.

Do you need any other reason to read You-Zitsu, then it's for the female that is not only candy for the eyes but well-written, fleshed out, and developed. No one feels like a cheap imitation of the other, and they all got clear and distinct quirks. I won't lie. That's partly the reason I picked up You-Zitsu but is sure shattered my expectations, as noted before. That's not even counting the amount of well-written and executed male characters. I didn't expect to like some of them as much as I do. Even though Kiyotaka is clearly the biggest star of the show, I like that he is so relaxed and floats along without a care in the world, even if that is not his real personality. I have to confess—a story where the person hides his ability and intelligence. I didn't take it could be this damn engrossing and compelling. We also got the typical idiot trio that is perverted and eats at your life span at a rapid rate. Gosh, the stupid things they do makes my head hurt. Well, not all of them are bad, and some of them grow, starting to take things seriously and not as a mere joke.

While others only get played like a fiddle and, in the end, become a goner as they should. Good riddance. Then we got a fellow who cares not about the class or anything and lives life at his own tune. He is the embodiment of not giving an eff whatsoever and showcases how to enjoy life to the fullest. You got that generic and overused guy who is at the forefront of the class's popularity. Everyone comes to him to ask for advice and questions—someone who essentially takes the leader's role in the class. Mind you, that's just on the surface as most of these students have big flaws about them that put them in class D alongside a more complex underlayer. This is not exclusive to this one class either, but it might take form differently for others.

If we are talking about the so-called bad guys, there is an evident competition to get to the top among the class or guard it against others. Moreover, each respective class got its own hierarchy and ways to regulate the classroom. Some might use violence, brutality, lies, and other more forceful means. One other example is by being conservative and defensive. Still, there might exist a party that might rely on offense, not holds anything back. There's the option of being united and by being positive and rely on one another. Who knows, there might be a certain someone out there who views their colleagues as chess pieces, tools, or pawn that only is there to serve the purpose for them and nothing else. As a result, You-Zitsu got incredibly entertaining and complex class with different views and ideas, and methods for reaching the top.

The author Shougo Kinugasa is seriously no question asked one of the most ingenious writers I have come across. This is a masterpiece. But I want to note that You-Zitsu is a very slow-paced ride. I would urge you to read at least four volumes before deciding otherwise. That's when I really got hooked and couldn't stop reading. This was a very well-paced light novel, but it felt a bit abrupt when jumping to places at times. It was not to the extent of being a glaring issue but worth noting for future readers. It was not an issue for me at all. Shougo clearly got better at writing and explaining, and the pacing felt even better. As of this moment, You-Zitsu is split into two parts depicting the first year and the second year. The latter is only getting started, but so much excitement has already been built up events foreshadowed, so it's gonna be a banger, no doubt. It also seems like the excellent waifus design with a complex personality will keep on piling. And you know what, I so damn wholeheartedly welcome it. Let's say you are an Anime or a Manga fan. What should you go with, you ask? Manga has not got the best art. It cuts stuff out and burns through content fast. Kiyotaka, shown to be expressionless, is very expressive and emotional instead. It ruins his character and the experience of You-Zitsu.

Then there's the anime, which is lackluster and feels more like an advertisement for the light novel, not to mention, the director was biased and gave all the spotlight to his waifu. When in actual fact, many other females should've had a moment to shine. On top, the art-syle is quite inconsistent, it looks good at times, but more often than not, it's derpy. If you want the finer details and true depiction as the author intended. The light novel is the way to go. But anime is a nice way to introduce you to the world, even if it barely touches the tip of the iceberg. On the other hand, the manga is entertaining and good fanservice if you want to visually see how things look. To put it in a nutshell, You-Zitsu is about the students' everyday school-life as they mature into adulthood. I can almost guarantee you might end up falling in love if you really give it a chance. Don't rush it. Just read it at your own pace. The translations that are out are pretty good, making it smooth to read and easy to visualize as you burn through the content. I didn't feel it was overwhelming or grew dull. I was reading one volume after the other quite effortlessly and having a big blast about it. This is easily no question asked, taking a spot in my favorite, and it got my absolute seal of approval.

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou is one of those works that just comes along and doesn't manage to gather a huge fanbase, but the cult following it does gather will remember this story for a lifetime. It's simply outstanding, and manages to carry a story larger than its obstensibly slice-of-life tone with just enough subtle hints to carry it into the realm of mystery and science fiction.

Story: 10 (Outstanding)

The story is about Alpha Hatsusueno, an unusual young woman living in the outskirts of Yokohama, Japan. After a brief conversation with Ojisan, her closest neighbor, we quickly discover that this sometime-in-the-future Yokohama has been wiped out by rising water levels, and we also discover just what makes Alpha so unusual - she's actually an A7M1 android (or rather gynoid, to be gender-correct), a practically perfect mechanical representation of a young woman constructed for purposes not even she is aware of, other than to serve as a prototype for mass-produced others like her during some forgotten time. She spends her days looking over a cafe waiting for her never-seen owner, until one day a package arrives delivered by another young woman named Kokone, who just happens to be a robot herself. Their mutual loneliness gravitates them towards each other, and Alpha learns to venture further away from Yokohama on a voyager of self-discovery while learning more about the few people left in her life.

A fantastic story indeed, heavy on character and storytelling visuals, we get a true sense of what this world is like and what these characters are experiencing.

Art: 10 (Outstanding)

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou is masterfully illustrated in both its character designs and landscapes, something most closely matched by the grand works of Myazaki. Alpha and her fellow female robots are downright gorgeous (admittedly a major part of the appeal of this work for the author :) and the scenery is breathtaking. What really elevates this work to a masterpiece is the magic integrated into the art - the surreal imagery of streetlights glowing underwater and having an out-of-body experience in midair is something that has to be seen, especially when it's done so well on the static page.

Character: 10 (Outstanding)

Alpha Hatsusueno is a very well-done character who has everything to offer to the reader - a gorgeous young woman who learns to have a love of life through the friends that surround for her and love her. I realize what I just wrote may make her sound out to be the ultimate Mary Sue but this characterization is carried off very well. Her character is an interesting mix of various things, ranging from childish naivety to piercing wisdom and insight, serving to illustrate the contradictions of living as a young woman who is in fact older than most people left alive. The other characters around her are just as richly told, with Kokone displaying many of the same degrees of naivety-to-wisdom but in a different manner, reflecting her different interests, motivations and aspirations; the humans serve to reflect off the robots, and to reminds us that these robots are reflections of ourselves.

Enjoyment: 10 (Outstanding)

All of these factors come together to make Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou an absolute triumph of storytelling. Truly, it is a deep experience that one is not likely to forget and reminding the reader as to why it may just about be perfect.

Giving Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou a final score of:

10: Outstanding

I actually liked this quite a bit more than the movie.

The movie was unique and charming in its own way, but this book just felt more... raw. The narrative switched between the two unnamed (properly) main characters with opposite genders and a shared club relation, and both of these characters brought something cute and lively to the table. The way the characters shifted through the night at Ponto-cho (while doing the Sophism Samba), the afternoon at the used book fair, the day at the school festival, and the space of time where the God of Colds ran prevalent was, as the "black-haired maiden" would put it, "funteresting." You can really feel the black-haired maiden's curiosity and sense of adventure, while the main upperclass man's desperation for her was also very apparent. Yeah, the movie's artsy animation style isn't present in the book, but the way the book is narrated and how much more in-depth the happenings and characters are makes up for it completely. I felt for Todou, who was down after losing something aquatic and insanely precious in a tornado. I was impressed by silly Higuchi's levitation powers and how he squeezed his way into every chapter. The young and brash God of Used Bookfairs was alluring in his own strange way, guiding the sea of used books. Rihaku's mysterious role in the book spoke volumes and played a major part, reminding the main girl that the the night is short, so walk on. The way things are described is rather captivating, especially in scenes like the ultra spicy hot pot contest or the passionate faux electric brandy drinking contest. "Quirky" is an understatement when it comes to labeling this book.

This is definitely one of my favorite books now. I enjoyed the movie very much, but this book just felt like it was on a different level. However, the movie serves as an impressive and charming adaptation. If you enjoyed the movie, definitely check out this book.

P.S. Get ready for a lot of Daruma doll mentions.

P.P.S. I picked up my proper English-translated copy from the manga section at Barnes and Noble. Man, did I find a real treasure.

This is a bit preemptive, since I've only just began reading this tonight, but I've gotta say.

This is absolutely amazing. It's like K-ON, but with traditional instruments and I love it.

Before I begin I'll say I'm hugely biased - I play both shamisen and shakuhachi myself, so this is naturally going to be one of my favorite things anyway. :p

The story follows high school student Miya Nekoma after a run in with the energetic and seriously hyper classmate Hiyo Takemi, a shakuhachi (traditional Japanese bamboo flute) player, who immediately tries to get her on baord with joining a club devoted to traditional Japanese instruments.

Miya has a preconceived notion that the traditional instruments are for old people, essentially, and that's it's all too simple. Instead (in a not so subtle nod to K-ON) she wants to join the Light Music Club, praising it's cool image. After telling Miya she has other plans, she sneaks off to the Light Music Clubroom.... But Hiyo is already there doing her best to get everyone possible on board with her plans at the speed of light. As part of this plan, she demonstrates a brief song, catching the attention of Miya who'd rather not admit to having enjoyed it thoroughly.

As the bell rings, seeing she's not entirely convinced, Hiyo grabs Miya and whisks her off to a nearby Live House, much to her confusion. What have Wagakki got to do with a live house?

The band comes on, to Miya's surprise, with all the fixings of a traditional ensemble. Shakuhachi, koto, shamisen, taiko, etc. are all there, and it mesmerizes the crowd, Miya included. She turns to Hiyo in awe and excitedly decides, "I want to do it... I want to do wagakki!" and so the story begins.

The art, first off, is stunning. The characters are absolutely adorable, and the detail is impeccable. Every last thing, including on the instruments, is immensely detailed. During music scenes, it can be hard to pull off what it must sound like to the characters through just images, but Nadeshiko Doremisora does it perfectly, capturing the essence of music through art.

The characters are pretty well thought out personality wise. In essence, it makes sense why they do what they do. I'm not a very good reviewer and would have a hard time exactly describing it, but if you read it, you'll see - it works really well.

Overall so far I'm loving this manga, and I can't wait to read more. I hope you do too!

I Tell C is one of those mangas that draws you in with an interesting gimmick but struggles to use it properly throughout the series. I think something similar would be Promised Neverland, that starts off strong as a thriller, mind game series and ands up as a generic action series. In I Tell C the gimmick is that our MC is a stalker of criminals, she falls in love with a perp and finds more info on them by stalking them. The stalking is related to an incident in her past that is the driving force of the story and we get little bits of info after each case.

However, by the second case the gimmick has already run its course. The stalking lasts all of one chapter, and the deductions are completely hidden from the viewer. Usually in a good crime drama you want to sprinkle clues and suspects throughout several chapters so that the audience can play along. In I tell C, she will always have the case solved from the beginning because stalking requires you know who you're stalking.

Another issue is the secondary characters, black cop and white cop. Neither are important to the cases. White cop sits at his desk saying how much he distrusts MC girl, and black cop will come in and karate chop the suspect as they're about to kill her. Neither of them are interesting or add anything to the story. Any screentime wasted on them debating "using poison against poison" could be used to build an interesting case or show some stalking.

By the third case, MC has given up stalking. We meet the killer straight away, we have a mysterious author who is likely another killer/rival character, and the cops continue to be useless. Sad to say this manga is definite axe bait, I really enjoyed the concept but it does nothing with it. I'm hoping future cases are longer and we get to see the stalking process more, and that the criminals are left in the shadows a bit longer.

Recommendation: Just read Red Dragon

Well, I won't be able to read any more until August, but here are my thoughts on Volume 1:

It's a Seinen, perhaps jarringly so if you aren't familiar with the author's other work. Pleased to see that it doesn't seem interested in discussing pornography too much, good because that's a complicated topic and a sci-fi manga is not the place. It doesn't idealize high schoolers at all either which is a nice change; and the characters so far seem interesting and a bit more nuanced than you might expect; for example, the boyfriend Ryuji isn't just a worthless violent layabout; he's an insecure worthless violent layabout, which fits with his circumstances. That extra distinction is subtle but makes him more real. Same with Chiho and Rei.

I think the pseudo realistic art style works quite well for the setting and pace of the story. I find it a little strange that background characters have realistic face structures, when they are interacting with the main characters, who are more anime-like. It's really just the eyes. Chiho's body and posture disturbs me often, from a physics and anatomy point of view, but putting all that aside, the visual storytelling is good. You get a good picture of Rei's interests and personality from just his backpack and his room; few anime and manga take this approach to set design.

Volume 1 is just the set-up. It takes 4 chapters for the premise to start to kick in. Who knows where it will lead? I have no idea. So far, so good.

The story starts out interesting, a very poor story but you can have a good laugh, but in the third chapter all the little respect you have for the protagonist is lost, which really makes it very difficult for me to continue reading, but if you are looking for a manga to laugh I think it's a good choice, the art is good the weak story regrettable characters, but the comedy serves

Story - 6, poor

Art - 8.5 , really good at my eyes but not something too beautful for had an 9

Character - 5, but I want to give 2 for the protagonist

Enjoyment - 6 - I think its fair to give 7, but after the 3 chapter I want to give 5

Overal l- 4 - for my opnion, but I recomment you try this one cuz if you dont dislike the protagonist that much you acttualy will five prob 6/7

This manga is... sad. I dont mean to say that the characters go through a lot of bad things nor that it makes you cry by reading it. I mean its sad because it has so much potential that was unable to be used.



The plot, characters are the common type that are often used but the very good and appealing kind of common. Unfortunately the author died at the age of 29 so this manga wont be getting any more. Thats what i meant by sad. The wasted potential this had. Overall though its a good read. AND I do recomend it.

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I think it’s a really touching story where an ex couple get to meet each other again after a long time. Ofcourse the girl is engaged to a guy already and she coincidentally meets his ex boyfriend again.

* and then they fall inlove all over again and yeah usually the cliches.

* The only thing that was bothering me was that she was already engaged and the guy seems to love her very much, and then suddenly she breaks up with him because she suddenly develops her feelings for her ex boyfriend again. I just think it’s unfair for that guy ahaha.

The writer just didn’t do anything to move the audience’s focus so that they would prefer rooting for the ex boyfriend ? I just think the fiancé is very pitiful, she confessed to him that she never even loved him from the start and that’s what made this story lose the 2 points.That’s why it’s 8/10