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THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS:
Okay, so.... I really Death Note. The characters were SO COOL AND INTELLIGENT!!! For example Light, and L!!!
They're both really intelligent, and good at deceiving people!!! I LOVE HOW THEY TRY DECEIVING THEMSELVES, AND THEY BOTH KNEW WHO THEY REALLY WERE!!!!

For example, one of my favorite cool part is how Light manages to trick L many times, and another of my favorite part is when Light's plan (to loose his memories, and after regain them, so he can clear his and Misa's suspects as Kira and Kira 2) was so, so INGENIOUS!!!

The story was REALLY good except at the end, when Light was trapped by the police and L, and he begs Ryuuk to kill the police and L, but Ryuuk kills Light with the Death Note instead of killing the kill the police and L. That part was so sad. How Light was begging Ryuuk to save him, but instead, Ryuuk kills him.... I really liked the plot. The powers of the Death Note...

This is trash. Another failed specimen of the survival-game genre.

1. The story is poor and cheap: spear-wielding girls on an island being slaughtered.

2. The art is fine but not as realistic as Battle-Royale so each character is virtually indistinguishable.

3. There are not too many characters but there's virtually zero development and they died so quickly in chain.

4. I skipped the dialogs to look for at least some decent ecchi, but there's none.

It's a total fail.

I read the scanlations, there's currently only 2 official volumes out as of writing this and there were none when I started reading. The scans can get pretty bad at times, so you've been warned.

As a hentai this would get a 10/10... but it's not a hentai, this is a manga. I think that ultimately tears me apart when trying to review this. There not the same standard, a hentai is suppose to explore sexuality and get you off and this manga does that better than most hentai. You could say Parallel Paradise is a paradox like that. Anyways, let's review.

Summery (Narrative):
Average teen boy get killed by a strange... thing... and is transported to another world. I'm this world there have been no males for 3,000 years. Women in this world look the same as our world but their bodies react wildy to sexual stimulus and even an otherwise innocent touch from a man can "flip their switch" into an extremely exaggerated heat. Thats the nice way to put it.
Note: the thing that kills, and the way it kills him,  is honestly terrifying. I get goosebumps just remembering it. Huge bonus points from me.
So this average chosen one must kill the generic witch of envy whos cursed womankind to die at age 20 if they haven't had sex. Our protagonist will be "saving" many of these women on his journey.

Discourse:
This all comes off as the opposite of what you might be expecting. Because our protagonist is a good dude, instead of subjecting these women to his will he is liberating them. He could have wrapped them all around his finger and created a monopoly on his d*ck but instead he gave these women the choice to save themselves and if anything this is a great exploration of empowerment. Yeah, it's such an exaggeration of real life that it almost has lost any meaning, but when you were 16 didn't it feel like you'd die if you didn't lose your virginity before you were 20? I think for most of us (regardless of gender) that's truly what it feels like. High praise from me, especially because it actively explores this throughout it's story.

Pacing:
Progression is fine, it's adequate, but most of you won't be reading for that anyways. In hentai terms, it's damn hot. Nobody is reading this for the plot, let's be real. It appeals to the what-if part of your imagination, it fills in a kink you might not of even known you had. Great stuff. At 150+ chapters already and no real end in sight this is the Boardline H version of a long running shounen, and when you think of it like that I think its doing a great job of fleshing out it's world and making you feel like it's making progress.

Art:
Art isn't suppose to "look good," it's supposed to make you feel something. I bought the first two volumes just to apply that phrase to this manga, and it holds up. I compared the first volume to chapter 120, and it does get better as you go on. The art compliments the dystopia/fantasy undertone to it. When it wants to look realistic it can, it allows you to feel dread, and all while still being destictive. One time I saw of panel of this manga out of context and I blushed, so that's pretty distinct. In that sense the art is great.

Overall (Enjoyment):
I know many of you are here because of the tags, your looking for something enjoyable to "research," thats why I picked this up, too. I'm here to say that you should read this, but only if you're ready to take on a new/invigorated watersports kink.

Well, Sayonara Midori-chan became a precious manga for me recently. Not because i emphatise myself with the MC but because it feels REAL. I mean the whole plot, the story, its your typical slice of life; not just ın genre, it makes you feel that you're living there. Tbh, its simplicity and realness was the main thing that won me. So now, i am going to rate quickly.

Story (7/10)
The message of the story is quite good and it shows the typical friendships and relationships that everyone's been through. (Like i said, it is REALİSTİC)

Art (6/10)
You might not find its art sympathetic. Personally, i am not a fan of Minami Q-ta' s art. Plus, its a manga from 1996 so bear with it. But still, there is something about her. I can't say that i totally didn't like the lack of details.

Character (8/10)
They are realistic and limpid. The girl is your typical tightlipped girl with not much friend. She has to work for make her living. The main boy is your average never-do-well. I bet while you read, you'll imagine their real life versions.

Enjoyment (7/10)
Its a short one, so you shouldn't raise your expectations too much. This is a good, short Josei manga without action. I enjoyed it.


Finally, before i finish my review, i just want to add that after i finished this manga, i directly looked at its rankings and i questioned our system of scoring. I still don't understand it. For me, Sayonara Midori is highly underrated. It may not be everyone's taste, but it sure is good.

The only reason why I decided to read this is that Chikane is one of my favorite charaters. The people who are likely to read this manga are mostly those who are fans of the Kannazuki no Miko series so if you expecting some shoujo ai moments between the main characters you will most likely be dissapointed. Like I was, I must declare that this is more of a personal review.

Story:.
The "Nine Days" are a criminal organization looking for the "Dragon's Cry"and Chikane who was once part of that organization has turned against them to defend Himeko.
Chikane resembles Himeko's deceased sister and protects the "Sanctuary" within Himeko.
Little explanation with random action/ecchi, well mostly ecchi.

Art: If there is something I really liked about it is the art, plus cool character designs.

Character: What happened here? Seriously, Chikane was very kind in Kannazuki no Miko but now well she is .... naughty, she spends alot of time trying to seduce Himeko.Half of the time she is semi naked. Apparently her clothes are made of toilet paper. Himeko is the same,clingy.

Enjoyment: Entertaining enough.

STORY: 7/10
I would have to say that the story was probably the high point of Kami Sen's assessment, although that's not really saying much. I really liked the basic premise though. Deities, spirits and the underlying memories/amnesia plot device(s) were entertaining but I felt that it wasn't executed to its fullest potential. I can't quite put my finger on it specifically but I would have preferred a little more time and or panels dedicated to the main plot line. At times I felt that the story was being dragged on too much on something entertaining but rather "unnecessary"-- fillers if you will. Being a manga aimed at the more comedic + ecchi side of things, I could be asking for too much here. The ending was decent, it was written in the "fast forward some time and then have a character flash back to the events prior" style, something I'm not a huge fan of but it was acceptable I suppose.


ART: 6/10
I usually don't have any problems with artwork in manga but I felt like the designs in this were bland. Sure, the art matched the pacing and events of the story but being a ecchi manga and keeping your female characters on the plain side of the design spectrum is a bit of a waste. I'm not saying the female cast were a total train wreck, but when I felt that our male lead was more facially aesthetic, then we might have a problem. The manga also triggered one of my pet peeves-- too many similar looking characters. I wasn't sure if the drawer was trying to be politically correct with the whole gods=genderless thing but when they all have mostly the same facial designs with simply minor adjustments and recoloration, I tend to believe that's just due to poor execution.


CHARACTERS: 6.25/10
I liked the variety of characters. The several gods introduced to us had their own personality and their place in the story. However they, along with the supporting characters lacked depth. Our male lead is the only one with some character development, well if you can call it that. Simply put it was just emotional transitioning from coming to terms with his feelings and thoughts. As far as antagonists go, they were basically fodder. Minor conflicts here and there and they were pretty much downplayed to the point of just being there for the story's sake. Don't expect too much in this department overall.


ENJOYMENT/OVERALL: 7/10
Simply put, I liked it. The flaws are clearly evident and there could have used improvements and tweaking to the story line and art. If i had to score it in terms of words, it was an all-around average manga. Despite the somewhat wasted plot and the monotonous art designs of some characters, I wouldn't go out of my way to avoid reading this. However if you have other things you want to get to on your reading list, I'd keep this manga at a lower priority but do try to get around to reading it eventually!

There isn't much I can say about Angel Cup that would fully express how deep my love of this manhwa series is. The story, art and especially the characters eventually just drew me into loving it. Angel Cup is centers on a tomboyish girl named Soh-jin who loves soccer but gave it up at the end of middle school after failing to win MVP due to the superior skills of rival soccer team's star, Shin-bee. Soh-jin, who is actually an extremely proficient player, ends up attending a school where there is only a male soccer team. The male soccer team is famed for being talented and for having handsome players. Soh-jin who wishes to play soccer again and start anew, has to build a new female team from the ground up. Also at this same school is Shin-bee who too has given up on soccer for unknown reasons to Soh-jin. But, unintimidated, Soh-jin attempts to recruit Shin-bee into her new team. The manga follows Soh-jin's days filled with soccer, the scouting of the team and their matches against rival schools. The manhwa is filled with fun, ssuspenseful drama but more importantly, a heavy emphasis on sport. Personally, I find few sport mangas to focus less on romance and more on the sport. There are shojou mangas around that focus on the sport, e.g. 'Girl Got Game' but have too much of a slice-of-life asepct to it - take 'Suzuka' for example (Although I really love this manga XD).
The story is not one-of-a-kind but it isn't overused either because it is not ecchi and nor is it slice-of-life. What sets it apart from other sport mangas is its characters' individuality and the realism of their backgrounds. They have problems with various things - from their ego, health, menatality, etc. but this is what makes the manhwa so stunning and enjoyable. The manhwa stays (pretty much) on the more human side unlike 'Prince of Tennis' which features superhuman moves. The art is manhwa-like but it can't be criticised as it is clean and crisp.
In concllusion, I really do love this manhwa and I think many people out there who have an appreciation for sport or good characters with depth would enjoy this manga just as much as I did. I remember rereading this series over and over again and each time I would find something different. A truly unique manhwa! Do give it a try and judge for yourselves.
My Rating: OVERALL 9

Just personal scratch.
Advised, possible spoilers.
Opinion & Informal

Art: 7/10
Anatomy and proportions checked out. Nature, expanses, or panoramics weren't really showcased. Backgrounds and supporting details were about average. There were times where the backgrounds and supporting tones were kind of lacking. I prefer a little more supporting backgrounds in my Slice of Lifes to help with the atmosphere and world-building; By the end, I didn't really know what their apartment looked like and it would have been nice to know more about it since much of the manga took place in it.

Panel Progression: 7/10
Pacing was fine. Like I mentioned earlier, supporting tones were here and there; the ones that were used did help in their contexts though. There was a nice amount of flair in the form of panel-cutting. Panel layout was also straightforward without seeming bland. Overall, the panel progression was thought-out and looked good.

Characters: 6/10
The character designs were realistic so nothing really stood out to keep the characters distinct or memorable other than the small cast. The main female character designs looked cute; pretty much all of their mannerisms and expressions looked great. That was about the only thing I liked about them really. Character dynamics were okay. They didn't feel forced, but they could get a bit stale between Shima and her best friend though. The best dynamics were between Shima and Chihiro after all, but even then the supposed adolescent nature and rebelliousness of Shima didn't really hit it's mark most of the time for me. I understand that this manga was supposed to depict a realistic approach to showcasing adolescence, but it honestly felt like another cute girls doing cute things except there's only 1 or 2 cute girls where one of those girls was a bit boring or had no presence for a majority of the manga, 1 father who had as much personality as a loaf of bread, and daily scenarios that played out well but didn't build an adolescent Sol atmosphere for me. Overall, while the dynamics were believable for what I think the manga was going for, I think the fairly liberal use of moe elements for character reactions, behavior, and dynamics ended up shifting this manga away from its synopsis (for which I picked it up for) and more towards another generic SoL cgdct manga.

Plot & Development: 6/10
The plot introduction and the opening sequences are exactly what I picked this manga up for. The initial setup was strong and met my expectations. Unfortunately, the manga quickly lost that atmosphere in the few following chapters and began to make a clear shift in direction. The manga began to set up more and more of its narrative towards getting a cute reaction or punchline out of Shima. I would have preferred the verbatim synopsis. Maybe I was expecting too much or I'm being too picky, but compare the opening chapter to something down the road like when Shima goes to get a new light bulb. I also want to point out how this manga could have done more. One specific example was the chapter where Shima encounters her best friend's mom and how Shima was taken aback by how she was treated so kindly. I would have liked the manga to explore more about how Shima feels about not having a mom, maybe not being able to buy the things she wants freely, or maybe how she feels about growing up in general. I disliked how the manga only barely hinted at these things once or twice and never really developed them; the lack of development for Shima's adolescence or coming of age left the whole thing dead in the water. Overall, the manga could have had a lot to work with with how great the initial chapter was, but everything thereafter fell short as the things that should have been focused on were sideswiped by cute-looking faces, pouting, and tsundere-like personalities.

Conclusion: 6/10
The conclusion felt weak because of how abrupt it felt. The conclusion didn't feel like a conclusion and the final chapter felt like it didn't really "send the reader off." Just as I was getting settled into the manga being a cgdct manga, it just ended. Although I was disappointed in the direction it seemed to settle in to and lost all hope for anything similar to the opening chapter, I was beginning to settle into the cute-vibe it ended up going for. Nope, it just ended. That really struck a nerve with me as I was getting interested in reading it for what it was becoming. The conclusion didn't answer any of the subliminal plot questions that the manga had brought up thus far such as Shima's past or even the scenario regarding her talking to the picture of her (probably deceased mom). While the last few panels did leave the story at a point where there could be a life for the characters outside the pages, I would have liked to see it. The conclusion to the whole thing felt a bit empty and rushed, like the manga was canceled so suddenly that the author didn't have enough time to lead the story up to it.

Overall: 6/10
Overall, the cute art for the main girls as well as the opening chapter were probably the best things about this manga. The character dynamics could get a bit uninspiring and the plot development took a turn away from the initial setup which was a letdown. I disliked the lack of focus on certain plot points as well as the ending that felt like it left me hanging. Worth a read, but don't expect an adolescent version of Yotsuba&!.

Well, to be completely fair, I actually enjoyed this manga in the beginning. However, the manga started losing focus. Granted, this was part of the plot, with the editor taking over the manga, however, it quickly became a hodgepodge style manga. Also, the ending, it also felt a bit axed; ironic, because the manga was about a mangaka who had an axed manga. I feel that this manga could have been much better had it been further expanded on, but I do see that the losing focus part of the plot was not unintentional; rather, losing focus illustrated the feel of the mangaka being forced by the editor to change his manga. Nonetheless, I disliked the ending because it felt axed and was not very conclusive, but I would recommend this manga to most people, as it is actually enjoyable.

This review does not contain spoilers.

This manga caught my attention at first glance since it’s rather unusual to come across a survival / death game manga with such a bright artstyle. The bright colours, the cute judges and the visual surrealness of some of the challenges seemed to me like a Madoka Magica meets Enstars meets Kamisama no Iutoori, so I decided to give it a try. But now, after finishing it, the first word that comes across my mind when describing Worldend:debugger is disappointing.

The main problem I found in this work is that the story felt very rushed, especially the ending, you spend the bigger part of the story meeting new characters and seeing Miharu and Romeo play various one-time games, but when all the characters are finally together participating in the same game, we only spend three chapters in this game and three in the resolution of the main conflict. That wouldn’t be a big problem if it was well handled and paced correctly and if at the end you felt a sense of closure, but sadly, that isn’t the case. The explanation as to why the games were organized made absolutely no sense. It was presented in such a rushed and confusing way that by the end of the story it almost felt as if they hadn’t given you an explanation at all. Also, the story never cares to give closure to any characters other than the two main protagonists.
Some of the games itselves were very poorly constructed and handled, in addition to being overall unoriginal. Moreover, I personally found the world rules to be badly explained in some instances.

Another important thing to point out is that I must advise you that if you feel uncomfortable with the use of homophobic slurs, do not read this work, as they are thrown around by the main cast multiple times every chapter.
This brings me to the characters of this story: they are bland, except for the protagonists they don’t get any character arc or closure and some of them are, in my opinion, borderline dislikeable.
That being said, I do not have any criticism concerning the art and character designs, this manga was visually beautiful and the character designs were pretty good. The artwork reminded me of Kagerou Project and of the illustrations in some Utaite’s cover MVs. I really enjoyed some aspects of the character design, like the way Shiro’s flashy appearance contrasted with his personality or Romeo’s overall aesthetic and fashion style (would have enjoyed it more if he wasn’t constantly looked down upon because of it).

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to say that this work is terrible and that you shouldn’t read it, it’s short and quite entertaining, so you wouldn’t lose anything by checking it out, but if someone told me to give them death game manga recommendations, I would definitely not bring up Worldend:debugger.