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After finally completing re:zero arc 4 from the web novel I've finally had the courage to make a review.

This review is going to be based on the Web novel, I do own the Light Novel but seeing as it isn't caught up to arc 6 I'm going to specifically talk about the Web novel in this review.


Story - 10

Re:zero separates itself from the other OP isekai tropes or generic story such as, "I want a harem" "I must become the strongest" It furthers away from that path, This story is simply a kid trying to find a place where he can fit in. Now the story does start off a little slow from time to time. Like for instance arc 5 takes about 18 chapters just for it to introduce a villain so the story starts to progress after, but that doesn't diss the story in the slightest from those 18 chapters it focuses on character development and the finding of the lore and deep meaning of the story.

Characters - 10

You might hate Subaru as a character but he for sure is a well-written character. It's cool to see how he progresses from a hard situation, its always "what will I do" "How will I solve this problem"
He plans ahead before encountering a situation that will result in his death **AGAIN** His drive as a broken human in a new world just blows his character in a good way out of this world. Re:zero also likes to bring minor characters that you wouldn't expect back into the story like once you finish arc 4 you'll be introduced to Wilhelm and Julis and even one of the thugs that killed Subaru from arc 1. No character is ever left out and I see that as a boost for the story/characters.

Art - 10

The art is very unique and I love the art style and how they draw the characters very well.

Enjoyment - 10

Who doesn't enjoy seeing the main character die repeatedly and also coming up with the best possible solution for the better of his friends? The fights are just amazing, the plot twists blow my mind, every character has their fair share of moments that I love. Every single bit of these things just tie into 1 little 10/10 story, every page I read I enjoy.

This is the epitome of slow paced and slice of life. The story centers around Alpha, a very human robot, and her life at the Alpha Café, the people she meets, the friends she makes, and her mysterious owner.

Across the 14 volumes there are less than 10 named/important characters. This is quite impressive, given that the story spans something in the realms of 20-30 years. The author has created a tale which is happy – Alpha and her friends! Alpha’s adventures! But at the same time, without looking too deeply, there is a pervasive melancholy. Perhaps it is the references to the past, the fact that we don’t know how far ago the past really was? The fact that there are substantial environmental changes seen within the human characters life as well. The constant refererences to the encroachment of the sea over the land.

The passage of time, and change, are coupled with the sense of things staying the same. The art work is lovely. Clean lines which convey a sense of wonder and change. The characters have surprising depth – as you would expect. Slice of Life manga, by their very nature, are character driven. There is no real “bad guy” in this, and I found a lot of questions left unanswered. For instance – I wasn’t really sure how the supernatural/gods theme fitted, but I found it fascinating the way that robots (technology) and the occult (religion/gods) simply co-existed. And what and who was Alpha's owner???

This didn’t seem to matter though. If you are after a gentle read this is not a manga heavy on the dialogue. If you are after a gentle read, where nothing *really* happens, but you still can’t look away, this is the manga for you. (As a side note, I watched the anime “quiet country café” before I read the manga, and I found it really hard to get into. I think though, that I would have more enjoyment now that I have read the manga.)

This is a really good manga,i'm a sucker for a shonen romance manga and anime and this manga make my heart pump really fast which made me what to read on,it to bad that it only have 17 chapters and it's finished.if the series was not cancelled,it would be even better and might give a very satisfying ending and we may even get more character development for the characters and might have a even more interesting battle scene since the art style for the battle scene was really good but there is not enough,not only that,some character have really good libero that did not get enough screen time.If you take ninninger from the super sentai series,where that most of the time focus on only takaharu,yeah,this manga is a lot like that as it focus a lot on the main character,which is one thing i'm not a fan off.The story got a bit cliche but it's still good but not as good as the cliche in ao no exorcist,which for me felt satisfying.this shows that i have really high hope for this manga.

I came across this manga while I was searching for some good futanari material, and I wasn't disappointed. This name is a tricky one, but is relevant to the mechanics that happen in the in the manga. As a hentai/ecchi manga, it does a good job of incorporating action elements by doing the classic earth vs. Aliens battle while still maintaining that sexually perverted edges that keeps that part of the humor coming. The end of it, however is a amazing top off that actually made it really worth it.

Alabaster, not your regular or I say typical Tezuka Manga or Story.
As you have already read or seen Osamu Tezuka's other works like Astro Boy , Black Jack , Dororo, Buddha etc. You can grasp the magical world of aestheticism, science fiction and drama of his craftsmanship. But what makes Alabaster different from any regular stories of Tezuka is the framing of our anti-hero , Alabaster as the Hater of Beauty. As African-Amerian,James Block, being a professional sportsman, becomes the victim of racism. And this changes everything for him, he begin to hate his skin color. The story take a great turn of event when this unfortunate victim of rasicm meets an mad scientist in a jail and he gets to know his invention 'Invisible Ray Gun' by which any object can get invisible. Hating his skin color, he makes his mind to invisible himself but this decision backfires by leaving him to be half invisible; up to his outward skin, leaving his veins and skull visible. And abhorring his new gory look he generate a tendency toward hating anything beautiful. This gives birth to crime like mass murder, terrorism, animal cruelty and assassination.
Later, we get to meet a character called Ami, the granddaughter of that mad scientist, being raised by a lawyer. This kid is no ordinary kid but an result of a mad research in which her mother becomes the victim leaving her fully invisible to the core. And to live with this extraordinary power, she has to put on makeup like a clown and become the victim of bullying. She becomes the foil for Alabaster, suffering the same torture of society but having the different view to it's punishment.
Through Cosmic Conspiracy, they meet and commit the crime of murder and terrorism throughout the world. And they build an organization for these crimes.
Some may find this Manga as not par as Tezuka's another works but the characters like these are very few in the world of Tezuka. You can compare Alabaster to Black Jack and Hyakkimaru, they suffer the same pangs of society's term of 'irregular' or 'monster' but what differentiate Alabaster is his radicalism. As for me, I didn't hate the story but we have already have seen these kind of story very much everywhere. But still, I find it very interesting, the approach of Osamu Tezuka's view upon the creation of Anti-hero who loathes everything which discards him as irregular. I advice you to don't criticise this work just because you have already read or watched Astro boy or Dororo. This is a very different work with very criticised views. But I think you may, I repeat, you may find it interesting if you forget about other work and enjoy it one of Tezuka's brilliant works.

There are plenty of times I've seen an anime or read a manga with low expectations, only to enjoy the work intensely. On the flip side, there are also works that, despite having an interesting premise, fail to deliver in the end. Gekkoh is one of the later type.

For many people, the Mafia, Yakuza, and any other organized crime group is a very interesting thing. As terrible as it may sound, people who have little to no regard for the law fascinate "us" and, as such, organized crime can be a very useful marketing gimmick for someone in the entertainment industry. When you combine that with another selling point, which is female nudity. Guess what? You got something that is destined to sell.

Gekkoh does just this, it puts it's female protagonist Shizuki Kumiko in all kinds of risqué situations that almost always involve her either topless or nearly being raped. The bright side is that she usually willingly gets into the problems and almost always gets out of it thanks to her big brother Kyotaru.

In any case, the main story details Kyotaru trying to help his newly introduced younger sister, Kumiko, find the person responsible for her parent's deaths. Along the way, the two of them must come terms with their growing sexual attraction to one another and the fact that they are both the children to a Yakuza boss.

Most of the story is told from the point of view of Kyotaru, but regardless Kumiko is definitely the star of the show. Despite that, the idea of him coming to terms with his family being in the Yakuza was at the very least initially interesting, unfortunately nothing really comes of it.

In fact, the entire manga is littered with plot threads that are never followed through in a satisfying way. For example, a certain sub plot involving another young man's rise in the Yakuza just sort of stops after a certain point. Which was disappointing, as it was certainly the most interesting part of the story.

Also, the conclusion is done in a way that just reeks of the dreaded "sudden cancellation" curse that plagues manga. I don't know if that is actually true or not though.

I will say that the art is extremely well done, particularly the female characters have great designs. Of course, coming into the picture is the problematic and incredibly frequent fan service. There is nothing wrong with fan service, but it just get in the way for the most part. Though, the mangaka did at least have enough sense to come up with a plot thread to give a reason for the rampant sex and nudity in the latter half of the story.

In any case, I enjoyed this to a decent extent. Just don't go thinking you are going to read another Sanctuary or something, which is a work that had random fan service and Yakuza but was actually able to tell it's story well.


Story: 4
A decent, if clichéd, set up of a boy meets sister and tries to find her parents killer all told with back drop of the Yakuza and random sex. The organized crime bits are much more interesting than the main storyline, unfortunately all of that just grinds to a halt at a certain point.

Art: 8
Very good drawings, the girls are great to look at and the character designs in general are very good. Maybe a bit to much unnecessary fan service, but this may be one of the few things to actually make the manga mildly entertaining.

Character: 4
Kyotaru is a wimp, but so is Shinji Ikari and he's one of my favorite characters. The thing is this guy just is and he never becomes interesting or has any perfectly valid reasons for his attitude.

Kumiko and all the other female characters are hot and that's about it. She wants revenge for her parents, cue typical tragic childhood that just isn't emotionally engaging like it could be. She also spends a lot of time naked for seemingly no reason.

All the other characters are rather uninteresting as well, though some do get decent development but..I wouldn't read this for the characters.

Enjoyment: 5
It's decent fun, but people up for a good crime story should look elsewhere. As the backdrop is very obviously just to get people to read the thing. Disappointing is how I'd describe this manga.

Overall: 4
Read it for the fan service, it's good at that. Not much at anything else, still it isn't terrible. It's mildly entertaining, but definitely on the lower end of the spectrum. Flat, uninteresting characters and a very generic undeveloped story combined with good art doesn't suddenly make the manga any better I'm afraid.Avoid this.

As usual, I'd like any feedback and such. Really, any kind of comments are welcome. Appreciate it.

An actual masterpiece no one has heard of i recommend this more then his other manga and i personally think its better then the original devilman
The plot it self is as retarded as his other work and stands on its own and some moments are pretty memorable
The connection to mythology her is rather confusing at times but not to much
The art is his typical style and towards the end its very good especially with space ship and demons
Its a utter shame that this never got an animu and probably never will due to its obscurity
Over all its great
The ending might not be for everyone but you can basically see where the story was going and the mood it sets is pretty good
forgive this shitty post
10/10

Yet another story where the protagonist is telling himself he is "perfectly average". But in actuality, he is over-powered as f**k. Oh so original.

Story: A boy is strong enough to defeat monsters with no effort what so ever.
A boy knows magic spells thought to be lost long ago.
A boy goes to the Magic Academy, and the teachers want him to become the new teacher since this boy knows more than anyone else about magic.
This boy is calling himself "perfectly average". *sigh* I've said it before, I'll say it again. I hate protagonists that are over-powered for no reason. Saitama at least trained hard every day for 3 years.

But even overlooking this annoying protagonist, the story itself is really bad too. There's the typical "save a damsel in distress" beginning. Then the whole "reborn" plot line, not to mention that the protagonist "accidentally" meets a long lost friend after a thousand years, and they are "accidentally" living in the same country, in the same city, going to the same school. Come on, tell me that doesn't sound exaggerated!!

Art: Well, the art is not ugly. But I have nothing good to say about it. It's generic. So if you like girls with big tits and blue or pink hair, you are lucky! However, if you are looking for characters that actually look new then you are out of luck.

Characters: The super-cute childhood friend is obviously in love with the protagonist. They hug a lot, they sleep in the same bed, but he thinks of her as a daughter. (even though they are the same age). He doesn't want her, but she can't let him get another girl... Why??? Just, why? The author is obviously gonna make them a couple in the future, but it feels so annoying when it's shoved in your face all the time that he thinks of her as a daughter. It's not biological incest but it's still weird as hell.

Overall, I dropped this story fairly early, so maybe I shouldn't judge it yet. But yeah, it's bad. The characters are too developed right from the start. Over-powered guy. A girl in love with him and wants him to her self. And a second girl in love with him, but she's okay with a harem. It feels like it's not the first volume, but a recap of like 10 previous volumes. Making it very hard to form an emotional connection to any of the characters.

The only reason I gave it as high as a 5, is because it's not an isekai, it's just fantasy where the protagonist is reincarnated in his own world, thousands of years later. So I'm being nice here.

A pleasure for all Sherlock Holmes fans. With its future universe, it represents something of its own, but also builds a connection to the original. Half of the cases are taken over, most of the characters and there are also many allusions to the original work. Even for non-Sherlock fans, these are wonderful mangas that keep you entertained. If you are afraid of knowing the ending because you have read the original, I can reassure you. Towards the end it gets a bit over the top with some story arcs of its own, but it gives you new ideas for the sherlock world and lets you experience a great ending.

For some reason this website will not let me write comic reviews, so I'll let you in a little secret: Batman Hush is fantastic. Created by Jeff Loeb and Jim Lee, Hush centers around Post-Crisis Bruce as he goes up against his most personal adversary: Thomas Elliot, the titular "Hush". Hush strikes all the right beats, highlighting Batman's deductive skills, as well as extensive fighting abilities. Hush also uses all the Batman's rouges to their fullest potential, using characters like Poison Ivy, Riddler, Joker, and even Clayface and the Killer Croc. This is simply THE BEST Batman comic of the 2000s, period. I'm honored to give Batman Hush an amazing 10/10.