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Well I read the manga because I finished the 1st season of Attack on Titan and was bored out of my mind.
The story line does take detour from what we would generally want (Mindless hack and slash ) but its pretty decent to where the story has reached and wouldn't be surprised if there is any further development.
The only reason I hate this anime/manga is because Eren always acts like a little bitch for no reason at all.
I really hope we get to see some good action after the 84th chap that i am currently on.

PS: Mikasa and levy are the only reason i read the manga because they carry Eren's sorry ass most of the time.

While reading this, I thought this would be the greatest thing since internet porn. You got a deaf girl who is getting bullied by some kids, you get a main character who is a bundle of development, and you get some good feels out of it. And then it ends. Abruptly like your mother slamming on the breaks suddenly without your seatbelt and you suddenly hit your head on the dashboard. Then you ask your mom "Why the hell did you do that?" And then she shrugs her shoulders.

Throughout the duration of this mango, it was a rollercoaster of kids trying to not get eaten up by their past. Some force their way to overcome a self-induced obstacles haunting them. And that's about it really. The manga really just stagnated about half way through and never left that point. Nothing happened between the middle and the end before succumbing to a stop. Some characters don't get their limelight, some questions are left unanswered, and the feeling that it could have been so much more. It leaves a bad taste in the mouth.

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou is about an android living in a post apocalyptic world. It was published in 1994 to 2006 and the author is Hitoshi Ashinano.

The story has odd pacing and its feels slower than then the time that has passed. There are some time lapses in the manga. It also has quite short chapters. The rules of androids were simplistic. In general, the manga was calm and there wasn't much conflict in it. The characters were well written and the main character, Alpha was very likeable and interesting. There was also plenty of character development.

The art in Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou is amazing. All the character designs are great. I liked that there wasn't a lot of details added to the background and character design to keep it looking simplistic. The also characters looked very fluid. I appreciated that some chapters were coloured in and some weren't so you could look at the art in different perspectives.

In conclusion, it's a very good manga that I will definitely reread in the future.

Yet again before i get started Beck was written and drawn by Harold Sakuishi and was published in english by tokypop around 2000.

First off i'd like to point out that i've never read nor watched a music anime/manga so i really had nothing to compare it to, with that in mind i'll get started

-STORY-
To be honest the story was one of it's own being good nor bad; based around real life and real people. sometimes it drags a bit and you feel like your going know where but despite that i really enjoyed the struggle, pain, loss and joy beck go through as they learn more about themselves and each other (being music or otherwise). if your under 13 maybe you shouldn't watch it (depending on how mature) it has a lot of blood, weapons and sex references; sometimes it isn't always needed but i think it was just part of the humour the artist was going for so i let it go through saying that i did enjoy the drama.

-ART-
At the beginning i have to say i really didn't like it all to well; it had a stiffness about it which i have to say improved without even realising. it reminds a little bit or hajime no ippo (fighting spirit) which also got a lot better.

-CHARACTERS-
I know i scored this setection low but i can't say i have a reason; all members of beck have there known hardships they have to over come rather being school, themselves, music or each other- they do however break down every wall and end up trusting each other and realise that with even one missing nothing would have happened or could ever happen- but this took all 34 volumes to do and even though for the style he was using it was right; i wanted results quicker.

-ENJOYMENT-
What can i say? beck (even though as i said before brags on) is a great manga and i can see why it was made in to a anime, it's funny and filled with drama it kept me hooked for hours; heck i even reread the four last chapters, once the art style became more nature and easier on the eye was very likeable and one of my personal favourites; though sometimes it can feel repetitive and boring, i continued to the last volume and was very happy with it; also if watching because you've watched the anime; the manga has more back story(even though thats usually the case) and goes way past the bands reunion:).
I hope you read and enjoy it
P.S. i did this a bit impulsive and wrote this close to 1am so am sure there are a lot of mistakes that i will take care of once i've hap at least 7hours sleep. night night

This manga, Torch Song Ecology is really different. Looking at it's cover, it's not what one would expect at all. The cover has a sort of BL vibe to it, but this manga is not that so don't let that put you off, this is fine for gals and guys to read. It's supernatural with sadness and tragedy thrown in. The feeling of it is sort of dark, because it deals with a lower ranked actor who is depressed due to deaths of those close to him, so it has a sort of heavy feeling but at the same time it is very funny. He is haunted by ghosts but the ghosts are quite funny.

I hand it to this experienced josei mangaka, she really throws some unusual twists into this one. There is a lot of abstract surreal quality to it to, as it's often his thoughts and dreams and memories that are shown not just the current time line. It's almost hard to tag this - I guess supernatural and tragedy fit the bill. A torch song is a song before death. Yet if you like unusual manga that are unpredictable I think this is a good one.

Obviously, it does not have a big readership, but the scores it's gotten are not indictative of the quality of this work. I think it has suffered from something common to josei - slow translations. It's apparently 3 volumes but josei are not translated quickly enough for those of us who like them. I happen to like it when I get something that is more than it looks like from the outside. The whole you can't judge by the cover thing really is applicable here. Anyway I give it a 9 for it's quirkiness. I'm not sure if I will change this further in, but after one volume I find this story intriquing.
~ reviewed by inzaratha for ~ reviews for the unreviewed.

Not the first type of manga that tried this genre,
The main protagonist is an idiot with now self-awareness...
The science makes no sense... the conspiracy is such a big cliche...
Art is so so... you'll want to read it just because you hope it gets better but it never does... the ending is anticlimactic... makes you feel empty on the inside and the regret of wasting your time.

Rather than wasting your time on this garbage... Go read "Dr. Stone" at least there you can learn something, and if you want a good manga with primeval creatures go read "Cage of Eden" or "Sousei No Taiga"

What is an antagonist?
An antagonist is the character in the story that is against the protagonist.
Every antagonist has a backstory that shows how he deviated from a normal life.
~~This story has one too.

As a story progresses, there are two paths an antagonist can take - either he takes the redemption path or he stays the same.
Usually if one takes the redemption path, they undergo a long, grueling, and humbling process of trying to make up for their past crimes.
And if one does not take the redemption path, well.. he remains unfazed by the outcome of his actions and would re-do them if given the chance.
Both paths are acceptable according to me. I can't bring myself to hate the story if he chooses the 2nd path.

I actually liked this manga in the beginning, however, that all changed when I reached the 'conclusion'. It completely ruined my overall experience of the manga.
If an antagonist takes the redemption path, he should SUFFER the consequences of his actions, no matter how grave or light his actions were.
You CAN'T skip the "suffer the consequences" part and give the antagonist a happier ending than the protagonist just like that.
That's just plain wrong!
Heck, after completing this, I wished that I was the bad guy in this story.
If you can commit a crime and get away scott-free, can you really ask for something more?

Also, this is my first review. Hence, the poorness in its quality. Now, I don't write reviews at all. But as this manga left me with a very bad aftertaste, I just couldn't leave it alone and had to express my thoughts. I tried my best to not spoil the story.

~Thank you for taking your time to read my review.

This story is totally.. fucked up. But once you start, you won't be able to stop.

It's unique because of the characters, I suppose. They all have their own obsessions and won't give up. The most normal person I guess might be the main character, the girl (I don't remember her name).
There's a lot of love, love everywhere. I guess that love is the thing that makes everyone go crazy. The manga is, basically, a reflection of the real world but with a lot of exaggeration.

If you want something different, try it.

Minor spoilers ahead. Just skip to enjoyment if you want it completely spoiler free, although the amount isn't really that much to begin with.

Ecchi and action: a match made in heaven. Unfortunately, that's only the case if the proper set up and balance are created, which Taboo Tattoo does not accomplish. What it does do is it creates a visually sound action adventure of pervs, sadists, heroes and homosexuals.

Story: Right off the bat, the classic set up of "boy gets dragged into secret war between two sides" comes into play. Battles are not in short supply but are instead brief albeit brutal affairs with lots of blood and guts, which was somewhat surprising considering the manga can sometimes come across as juvenile with its copious amounts of fan service done is ways that disrupt the flow of the scenes and plot. That's not to say the use of sexual imagery is completely for fan-boners. Rape, suggested and not so, is used a source of shock value, as if the series is trying to prove its grittiness.

As for the series' pacing and tone, the first parts seem inconsistent, as breast fondles and sexual comedy happen while hearing exposition dumps and sometimes the manga goes out of its way to give more fanservice, changing entire characters just to pander to the readers.

Characters: On the subject of characters, almost everyone, from the protagonist, to the antagonist, fits into some sort of archetype, albeit some more snugly than other. That being said, some characters, like B.B, do a great job at fulfilling their roles, making the audience care about their struggles and pasts, while others, like the enemy Princess (who seems to be a kind of hyper-genius girl with OP powers), fail by letting the fanservice affect them. The antagonist especially actually has a decent reason for her objectives, but she loses credibility when she surrounds herself with a same-sex harem just for kicks and playfully molests the childhood friend of the protagonist after the later loses to her in a game of table tennis... As a whole, the characters are unremarkable except for a select few like B.B and Lurker.

Art: Art is meant to supplement the story and for the most part the artwork of the manga succeeds in this respect. Illustrations can have a sketch like quality on a few occasions, but the well-paced battles exhibit the artistic chops of the illustrator. The character designs and backgrounds are a tad on the generic and unremarkable side, made painfully obvious by the characters themselves.

Enjoyment: If the fanservice was dialed down or at least integrated more naturally, I probably would have enjoyed the series a lot more. Fanservice is not a pet peeve of mine, but if it interrupts the tone and pacing of the story completely, then it can turn a decent series into a lacking one. Characters are defined by their actions, not just their motivations, and this is where characters like the antagonist and other characters fall victim to the manga's immaturity. Those who like typical action manga's with guns and superpowers may find something to enjoy, but beware of the awkward tone and sluggish pacing of the first part. The series has some highs and I intend to finish it, but so far, it's below average.

Let's hope that the next few chapters fix the sins of its predecessors.

Please don't associate the manga with the real novel or anime adaption. This manga is 100% fanservice.

The manga is basically just ecchi. There was no need for a manga version to start with since the series is derived from a novel. Would definitely not advise anyone to read unless they wanted to read hentai.

The manga does indeed include a portion of the original plot, however the intensity of the plot is weakened by the constant fan-service. The male characters such as Satoru, Shun, and Mamoru are left in the dust.