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Redman Princess review
Okay I'm not sure about this, but if you go on the artist's twitter page, I think he proudly exclaims he is part of the 'terrorist organization ANTIFA'
Yeah. Keep that in mind. This manga is explicitly political, featuring a Native-American MC(though he's stuck in a loli girl's body, obviously) aiming to kill 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump. Okay. Ignore that. The manga barely touches on him. This manga is a thinly veiled rant against Japan's authoritarian regime of Abe(in Rui's eyes), the cowardice and malice of the Japanese government, and the lengths the elite will go through to create a veil of 'things being OK'. Rui's drunken rage lasts for 9 chapters, each becoming denser than the last(no doubt because it probably got shat on once it got attention), and while the plot is a fucking trainwreck because of that, with randos popping in and out like Whack-A-Moles, it's still aggressively engaging...... sometimes I consider Takatou Rui to be a Mark Kozelek type character. Boisterous, loud, and with an easily noticed style, Rui's work is gripping and fun.... sometimes. This manga shows this as well. Like 'I Also Want To Die In New Orleans', it feels that Rui didn't take the creation process as seriously in the center part. The manga thus suffers from being less of a political satire and more of a rant(though I don't deny the effort put into trying to create coherency). However, it's satire is quite.... meatless? Most likely due to time constraints, many things had to be simplified. I would have loved to see the conclusion of the American Assassins, and the sequel bait at the end left me wanting more of Rui's rants(Now in America!) The story covers themes a SJW type(hey that's me!) wouldn't find much problem with. American imperialism , political cronies and the urban hellscape are things Rui alludes to. Key side characters are often strawmen of the problems he feels that Japanese society has. For example, a female politician character is shown to be involved in some deep conspiracies, and all she has to say is a 'uguu I didn't do anything'. The same character also is forced to strip naked by an American assassin. Rui wield's satire like a jackhammer. Rui's tendency for childish perversion similarly exists, women are often stripped naked(and with visceral detail, I respect how meaty Rui likes his women) , people die in gory ways, and crude sex is splattered like paint on a Pollock. It's crudeness rarely proves a point, yet it works here. A primal manga deserves a primal execution, no? The manga doesn't give a fuck. It yells about how Abe is a cunt and a cuck, while telling you about how tits feel. It's promptly dragged off by the authorities, but after this experience, you'll find yourself mildly entertained, and perhaps changed by his antics. Rui doesn't provide a solution to the problems he feels Japan has, but he sure as hell made them entertaining to learn about.
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PYGMALION review
A good story, does some interesting things, suffers from pacing issues in storytelling (especially toward the later chapters).
It started out really interesting, with a lot of good plot hooks, and while it does tie everything together nicely, you might be left with a feeling of "wait, that's it?" as the ending seemingly comes out of nowhere. Characters are sympathetic, the art is well drawn (in all of it's gory detail) and I don't feel like it was a waste of time. Just try to keep an open mind and take it at a snail's pace and you will probably enjoy it more.
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Katekin review
This manga's strong points: Ecchi scenes, Moderately funny
This manga's weak points: Plot and character development If we could all agree to be honest for a minute, I think we could agree that we're here searching for a nice little ecchi manga with a sexy nee-san being a tutor for a awkward middle schooler who is rapidly awakening to the idea of recreational sex. If so, I can tell you right now that this manga does deliver the scenarios and the artwork with fairly good execution.However, I came for the ecchi scenes and was genuinely surprised by how much more I enjoyed the humour. Yes, this is one of those manga where the ecchi scenes are secondary to the plot; which is a damn shame because the plot is incredibly frustrating. The reader may even be able to feel some of the desperate, reckless, urgent mindset of the hormone-addled middle-school protagonist and his few friends. Characters are funny to a certain extent. The nee-san tutor is never truly developed as a character, being instead a sex object in the mind of our protagonist and the few guys who like her. The character who gets the most development is the girl who has a crush on the MC, and hers is also not something worth mentioning. The plot is pretty cyclical, as expected of this type of manga; but, as I previously mentioned, is very frustrating. This would not be a problem if the ecchi scenes were the centre of focus. However, you will inevitably find yourself drawn back to the story and the story just isn't good enough to sustain interest over 30 or so chapters at a stretch. BOTTOM LINE: If you're here solely for the ecchi scenes, look elsewhere. There are much better ones out there. If however, you've got some time to burn and (for some inexplicable reason) want to re-live your days as a virgin middle-schooler: go ahead. This won't let you down.
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Kidou Senshi Gundam: Silhouette Formula 91 review
So I'm one of those weirdos who actually liked the F91 movie. It had huge problems, but if viewed as a clipshow of a good series that never got to be made, you can get something out of it. And regardless of what you think of that movie, the Crossbone Gundam manga salvaged the setting and characters into a good series. After reading that, I became curious as to whether any of the other mange set during this period were as successful.
Sadly, Silhouette Formula 91 is just mediocre. Characterization and plot are minimized to make room for mobile suit combat and discussions about mobile suit combat. And that combat is more often than not awkward and hard to follow. The manga tries adding a little more depth when the crew encounters Neo Zeon refugees living on an abandoned colony, but they don't really do a whole lot with that, either. I wouldn't call this terrible, but it feels like Bandai wanted to make some model kits, so they assigned a premise to a manga author, who in turn did what he was assigned, but never had any passion for the project. It's not very good at what it does, but it doesn't fail in any interesting way. This has to be one of the most forgettable parts of the Gundam franchise.
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Osananajimi wa Onnanoko ni Naare review
Osananajimi wa Onnanoko ni Naare has a one-note premise, and it repeats the same joke for the entire story. It's not that it's really bad, but it lasts for a mere 40 chapters and, even then, overstays its novelty. It's an unimaginative story, through and through.
The most accurate review of this manga comes about the end of chapter 17. At the end of each chapter, a scene is redone with a different, self-referential joke. In this case, a boy is depicted as saying, "haha! Bullying and sexual harassment! Classic!" This is, in essence, the humour of the entire story, and it wears thin very quickly. Lastly, this manga failed to distract me from something I'm actually very good at ignoring: feminist concerns. Generally, I'm happy with, "live and let live". However, my first concern was that there was a man who was being forced to be a woman. Gender dysphoria instantly came to mind. It's obvious none of the concerns of feminism are alive or well inside the mind of this manga's author. Trans concerns are just as inconsequential as bodily autonomy and sexual stereotypes. Overall, the manga was boring and problematic. Nothing to write home about, no huge complaints. Just give it a pass, unless you have an hour or two you'd be happy wasting.
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HIMITSU NOTE review
This Story was so sweet~~ for a student who falls in love to a mathematics teacher~~ it's the first time I saw a one shot with a romance from mathematics teacher and a student who love the teacher and like mathematics!! i... who bad at mathematics so happy to read this manga~~ Thank You! It's sweet. I really wish there is continuing but I thought it may become complex if the story longer? It's still better than let a problem come in? Better don't break their sweet moment! It was a good choice to end right there. A good romance one-shot :))
SIMPLE YET SWEET <3 RECOMMENDED CHECKED! +1
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Kilico review
If you get the feeling while reading this that you’re watching a movie play out before you, don’t be too surprised. It would appear as if Koichi was originally planning to work in the film industry and has obviously carried what he’s learnt about cinematography over into this tale. This is clearly apparent in the set-up of the opening chapter, where we’re rapidly introduced to the protagonists, given an indication of their characters, then with the skillful use of cut scenes, we’re shown their convergence to the fateful encounter. Although his drawing style takes a bit of getting used to, it achieves what the mangaka
sets out to do – in a surprisingly subtle way at times too. A good example of this, is when Akira spots his brother’s killer through the crowd. Maybe not as far fetched as it sounds at first glance – after all, in a group of shocked onlookers, wouldn’t an unsurprised or shocked face stand out like a sore thumb?
However, this particular arc plays only a small part of the overall story, as what could have been a simple tale of vengeance is fleshed out with a complex plot, multi-layered characters, style and substance to become one of the better and more engrossing action stories I’ve come across in a while. It’s one of those stories where no individual is truly good or evil and it’s watching the central characters deal with their inner demons that makes this well worth reading. As much as the hunter and hunted are both cold and ruthless in the execution of their objectives, it’s when the author delves into their motivations, especially where Kilico’s past is concerned, that you realise what a skilfully crafted story this is. At the end of the day, it’s not about who’s going to win against who, but who has the strength to break free from the cycle of violence – even at the risk of self-sacrifice. This, combined with the feeling you are watching proceedings through a camera lens, makes for gripping read, worthy of it’s place within the action genre. As I mentioned, his artistic style takes a bit of getting used to and it’s probably not for the squeamish either, but if you can get past that, give “Kilico” a whirl.
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Mustard Chocolate review
If there's one manga that should be considered as "the most realistic manga ever made" then Mustard Chocolate deserves the title.
When it comes to a romance story, people often use "realistic" to refer to the story where the main character doesn't end up with his first love or to a depressing romantic story in general. Some also refer it to a complex romantic love story. But often, a depressing story in manga is too depressing to be realistic and a complex relationship in manga is too complex to be realistic that it makes some viewer cringy. Exaggeration is a thing in most manga but I don't mean it as a negative thing. On the contrary, it makes the story more interesting to follow but sometimes it makes the story looks stupid when its too much. Mustard Chocolate avoids to take in any exaggeration. It's a pretty simple story about a young loner girl named Rinko in the cram school as a preparation for her to attend an arts college. Along the way, she finds few friends and experiences a new experience for her called love. But as realistic as it can be, it's not usually easy for her. Mustard Chocolate is a realistic portrayal of a quite young girl's growing up phase. And when I said realistic, I really mean it. Imagine one of your quite girl classmates who sits in the corner of the classroom and never starts a conversation with others except few friends of her suddenly tells you her love story when you coincidentally meet her in college. That's how realistic Mustard Chocolate is. Rinko experienced joy and also sadness, but none of them exaggerated. I don't say the absence of exaggeration in Mustard Chocolate is something positive though. It made the character easy to understand but at the same time makes the story less interesting to follow. For the quite young girls in high school though, or those who used to be, may find this manga relatable and interesting.
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Kuusen Madoushi Kouhosei no Kyoukan review
Humanity has been driven back by Giant armored Bugs that erase those they kill from people's memories and new Kind of Magic-Scientific Shock Troopers, that remember those who have fallen, have been invented to fight them.
That is Basic Starting Summary of Kuusen Madoushi Kouhosei no Kyoukan. Humanity has been driven from Earth's surface and is now leaving floating cities where Science and Magic combine. Normal weapons did not harm those bugs after they first attacked, so new kind of Warriors, "Wizards" where born. One of the main condition to remember any person who has been killed by bugs and there are 2 types of Wizards. Basic Warriors...and Best of the Best; Aerial Combat Wizards, so called treasure's of the humanity. Main character Kanata Age live's in Academy City "Mistgun" as member of the City's Defense Force, "Guardians". For yet unknown reason he is know as traitor, but he is not letting it to make him feeling down. Story start's when he is named as instructor to the group of F-class fighters of the Aerial Combat Wizards whose personalities caused them falling their test and simulations so far. Kuusen Madoushi Kouhosei no Kyoukan start's as basic adventure, harem actions story with used basic plot, Male MC meeting potential harem members before story start for real, he winning their hearts and in future war between Bugs and Wizards and maybe drama and plots-in-the-darkness between the battle's By the first chapters story is OK, art is somewhat compensating the story. But it is basic harem adventure story, that can be read if you want so.
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