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Shingeki no Kyojin
Fullmetal Alchemist
Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria
Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria
Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria
Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria review
Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria
Apr 15, 2021
Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria review
Despite being one of the highest rated novels on MAL, I must say I was pretty disappointed with this work as a whole.

At a first glance, the story appears complex in the ways it's mysteries unfold but in truth it's more convoluted and frustrating than anything. We have magic "boxes" that grant the wishes of people given to them but only to the extent that a person believes their wish can actually be granted. While this concept is interesting, it's rarely used in any sort of relevant way since all of the boxes can generally be divided into those that have real world consequences and those that don't. Overall the rules for boxes are fairly vague and it's often that vagueness that is taken advantage of in order to allow our main protagonists (Maria and Kazuki) to succeed in rather unsatisfying ways most of the time.

Speaking of protagonists, I really didn't like either of them very much. Kazuki has a fairly weak and meager personality and while he does get development it ends up feeling rather sudden and disturbing. Maria, on the other hand, has a more assertive personality and appears very intelligent but seems to fade into the background in most volumes beyond volume 1. I cared far more about the trio of side characters: Daiya, Kokone, and Haruaki and their backgrounds and stories than either of the main protagonists. I honestly would have rather read a story dedicated to just those three and just remove the two main protagonists entirely which is why volumes 5/6 are my most liked. If volume 7 had been remotely as enjoyable I may have been more willing to recommend this series, but, in all honestly, it was a very tangled and disappointing conclusion to the series.

There aren't any really deep or meaningful takeaways I had from this story and it's themes either which was particularly disappointing in a story that involves the granting of wishes from often times misguided humans. Absolutely none of the "antagonists"/box-users were unique in motivation or backstory and felt like rehashes of stereotypical villian backstories that, while sympathitic, are widely overused and cliche.

I don't think "The Zeroeth Maria" is a terrible or even bad story, it's okay, but considering the time and monetary consideration that goes into reading a light novel I would recommend you pass on reading this story.
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Okusama wa Joshikousei
Nemurenu Yoru no Monogatari
Nemurenu Yoru no Monogatari
Nemurenu Yoru no Monogatari
Nemurenu Yoru no Monogatari review
Nemurenu Yoru no Monogatari
Apr 10, 2021
Nemurenu Yoru no Monogatari review
I was actually pretty surprised that no one had wrote a review for this, so i'll be the first to write one.

Story: I gave the story a 6/10 because, well, there were different stories, some better than others. To give a whole review on all 9 short stories used in this manga, here's my opinion on all of them:
Story 1: I sort of suspected who was the culprit in this one, and I guess it's pretty average.
Story 2: I felt sorry for the main girl; after all, people can change. But because I don't want to spoil it, i'm not going to tell you what I mean by that. *tehe* XD
Story 3: One of the best stories, if not the best, in this manga series. It was simply shocking.
Story 4: This one was adorable. I always had a fear of dolls, but after this story, I might just change my mind about them...:]
Story 6: This one was okay, I thought it a typical horror story before the happy ending, which was really quite sweet. :) But I found something a bit off about the main girl's smile at the end...perhaps all is not what it seems...>:]
Story 7: Meh, it was alright. Not much more to say. :)
Story 8: Alright, liked the ending. The curse carries on. >:]
Story 9: A short one, not really that good, but acceptable. :)

Art (6):It was alright, typical shoujo style. I can't really write much more; Art isn't my strong subject. XD

Character (8): The expressions of fear and reactions to certain events was very realistic; from possessive anger to extreme paranoia and terror, and even the faces of the possessed where all very accurate.

Enjoyment (9): I had fun reading it, guessing what would happen next, whenever I guessed wrong or right, it didn't matter; as long as there's blood, i'm happy. XD

Overall (7): It wasn't scary, but it is definitely worth a read, i'll give it that. If you're expecting some unique, controversial Franken Fran of manga horrors, i'd look somewhere else. There's nothing special about this, but it doesn't have to be special to be enjoyable, and it was. I'd recommend this for anyone who just wants a short interesting read.
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Trap Heroine
Boogiepop Dual: Makeinu-tachi no Circus
Blue
Imomushi
Imomushi
Imomushi
Imomushi review
Imomushi
Apr 05, 2021
Imomushi review
I'm sad to say I was really disappointed by this manga.

I had already read Edogawa Rampo's short story "The Caterpillar", which is not only good but one of the best Japanese horror stories of all times. More than that... It is probably one of the masterpieces of horror literature in the world (hand in hand with Maupassant and Edgar Alan Poe, who the Japanese writer admired, his admiration being the reason for his pen name which is a japanization of Poe's name). The manga doesn´t get even close to the short story.

If I had to review this manga in a few words, I would have to say: great story, horrible adaptation.

Story - 5
If I had to score Edogawa Rampo's short story, I would give it a 10. The story is extremely disturbing, one of the most disturbing stories I've ever read. A man goes to war, leaving his wife behind. He returns handicapped, unable to speak, or hear, with no legs, no arms, and with a deformed face. His wife takes great care of him, but she has a lot of trouble accepting it and at some point she turns violent towards him. And I'm stopping here -at the same point where de MAL review stops-, because anything else would be a spoiler. The end is one of the most memorable endings in literature.

The plot and the ending in the manga are basically the same. But when I read the manga I got the impression that a deep, moving and shocking story was turned into an excuse to show morbid sex between a woman and a handicapped person. The manga is full of completely unnecessary and gross scenes that do not even happen in the book. There is a scene with a banana that is just disgusting. The need to include that scene remains a mystery to me. Sex isn´t even an issue in Edogawa Rampo's story. I am not of the thought that adaptations (be it movies, manga of whatever) must be true to the original (they don´t need to be, that's why they are adaptations). I also have nothing against sex in manga. But I think the decision to turn this story into a rampage of sexual encounters, and the way in which it is done, goes against the depth of the story. It would have been a completely different thing if the inclusion of sex had been handled more seriously.

Characters - 5
I cannot say the characters lack in depth, but the development of the female character is so much deeper in the book, that I was left wanting more. The male character doesn´t allow much development, as the story is told from the point of view of the wife, and he cannot even speak, or move, but this is probably intentional, as it adds to the awkwardness of the relationship: he has become a stranger, his wife even sees him as an animal.

Art - 6
I am not particularly fond of the art, but I must admit it is probably due to my personal preferences. The art goes well with the story, it is disturbing, it gives the feeling of traditional Japan (some sex scenes even reminded me of certain erotic ukiyo-e works), and the settings are faithful to the era in which the story takes place.

I am giving this manga a 5 mainly because there is no doubt the story is a masterpiece, we are to thank Edogawa Rampo for that. But this adaptation doesn't do justice to that magnificent story.

If you are planning to read this manga, go ahead. But I highly encourage you to read the short story too, which is a hundred times better.



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Yomeiro Choice
Yomeiro Choice
Yomeiro Choice
Yomeiro Choice review
Yomeiro Choice
Apr 05, 2021
Yomeiro Choice review
The concept of someone going into the past, and telling about my future intrigues me. That is why I decided to pick this Yomeiro up. With that being said, and I found this unbearable.

Story: 6
At the beginning I had rather high hopes for this manga due to me being a fan of time travel. Sadly most of those hopes were crushed in the second chapter. I know this is a gag comic so I'm trying not to make this to serious, but I didn't really find it all that funny either. The most I got from it was one of those chuckles you get from hearing a claver, but bad pun. Also I felt the whole story was contradicting, though that's my time travel nerd speaking.

Art: 7
I am very picky when it comes to the art or any anime, or manga. With that being said I actually was rather found of the art. Except most of the art is mainly some kind of service shot. Not that service shots are bad, but quite a few of them involve the protaginist's future daughter, and him.

Character:5
I'm being rather generous with this in my opinion. The protaginist is your average harem king who manages to get into a load of erotic situations, while the heroines are your average arc types, without depth. In it's defence this is a gag manga, so I wasn't really expecting some tragic backstory, though they're plenty of other gag manga who atleast give something to their characters.

Enjoyment:6
I did for some reason continue to read this even though, I hated the protaginist, and his daughter.

Overall:6
It wasn't bad, if you ignore most of the pointless service shots, and lack of story, and character depth. I wouldn't recommend it to someone, unless I knew they liked the "humor" this manga had to offer, or was a fan of things with a lot of fanservice.
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