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Hajime no Ippo review
There are battle mangas, and there are sports mangas. Hajime no Ippo falls in the latter category. Boxing isnt fighting, its a sport. Two sportsmen getting in a ring for a regulated professional athletic match. For that reason, with only one or two real exceptions, there are no antagonistic evil boxers. The story starts off following Makunochi Ippo, a young bullied boy who, after meeting a pro boxer, is inspired to become one himself. with a style reminiscent to Mike Tyson (without Ear Biting), we see Ippo climb the ranks of the featherweights. At a certain point, the story becomes less about Ippo (though he
is the primary focus) and become an ensemble, as the mangaka George Morikawa said "Everyone in Hajime no Ippo is a main character." Additionally, it isnt solely about the sport. One of the biggest reasons why Hajime no Ippo has been as long running as it has is because of its humor and character development, both of which are to be praised. due to the fact that this is manga, the matches are obviously slower than what they really should be, considering a round lasts 3 minutes. This actually serves as an advantage for a number of reasons. The blows and patterns are shown in greater detail to be easier to understand, and we can see the thoughts of the boxers and their seconds as they strategize. These two things serve a very important purpose. The amount of strategy and mental planning show that boxing isnt simply two guys punching each other, but is a sport that requires a lot of strategy, instinct and intelligence. One of the most prominent things to mention is fighting spirit. Yes, one of the most common and overused tropes in shonen manga is in here too. And not only does it work, it fits absolutely perfectly and is a major symbolic theme in the series. Such masterful use of the fighting spirit trope is amazing and is on par with that of Gurren Lagann. Analysis of the series and a couple rereads would show that the series actually shows the cultural symbolism of fighting spirit and the origins of the trope. In fact, it is possible to interpret the series as being somewhat metaphorical of Japan's conflict between its traditional culture and the post-war westernization. I wont explain more, i dont want to spoil anything else, so I'll just conclude with this being a masterpiece.
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Avant-garde Yumeko review
I actually only read Avant garde Yumeko because I have a fascination for the Mangaka Oshimi Shuzo. Since that Manga is only a One-Shot and separated in less than 10 chapters, I didnt really expected that much anyway.
The Story is about a Girl named Yumeko, who experienced a strange interest in cocks. She can't barely handle it and is getting more and more curious about what a cock actually looks like. (Seems like there is no Internet at that time) . After hopeless tries in getting in touch with some "material" to look she gets the clue about joining the art Club to get a nude sketch to fullfill her desperation. This is the moment where the secondary Protagonist appears, Honda. She is forcing him to become her nude model. This pretty much summarizes the plot in short. I can barely say much more, even the end is kinda fast paced and very open. I dont really got that feel of a finished work though. The Art is very..very mediocore, and im pretty sure its one of the first works of the mangaka. Thats why you cant expect much more than a Doujinshi-Art Level. Anyway I was pretty confident with the expressions of the characters. The proportions, backgrounds and panels are on a lower Level. For a short manga in a pevert gag-setting the Characters are also very flat. Yumeko's strange nature and curiosity about cocks makes her funny to follow through the whole Story. Especially the authors note in the end expresses the way you should handle the manga. Honda is a standard, shy Highschooler who makes his first experiences with a Girl (thats why he can barely handle her behaviours). Together they make out a pretty cute "couple" and I liked to see how the Story between them went out. The Enjoyment-Level is on a good base, since I like the way the mangaka tells the Story. Since the manga is als pretty nude in several ways (even though the "Special parts" are censored) it was enjoyable the way its made up. Overall I can say, if you are interested in the mangaka its pretty much worth a look. Its barely an hour of reading, and I love too how the mangaka developed over all the years in his art-Level and Story-telling. Yet I dont think you will enjoy it very much if you randomly picked up the manga. You should really dont set any higher Standards.
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Children review
I have never reviewed any manga or anime, so this is just a first experience. Im a Brazilian user in Myanimelist, so, sorry for any english mistakes.
How far can the gore go? In my searches for manga, one interested me a lot: Children. This cover image and synopsis interested me instantly, since horror would be the main focus of the story. Until then, I had never tried such a genre in a manga, where suspense and plot work differently from animes. It was in this reading that I thought: “Does the work deserve all this criticism? ”. And my conclusion was: “Yes, it does, but on the positive side”. Anyway, this review may contain considerable spoilers, so be aware of it. As I have never reviewed here before, I believe that verbalizing is better than taking everything to the technical level. I liked the story. The opposition to which Tooru (protagonist) was subjected marked the work right away. A lot of psychopathic children killing adults, while Tooru finds a way to escape and at the same time save children's minds, manipulated by parental traumas. And the returning characters represented that consistently and fairly. I admit that, although it is the weakest factor in the manga, it has remained reasonable throughout the development of history. The final part (volume 2), in my opinion, was weaker than the rest. While the first volume focuses on setting the daycare center with the protagonist, this second one already tries to complete the plot, without seeming too fast, which is a pity, as it still felt. Since Mirai's death, I imagined that a tragedy would happen, but I never thought it would involve a couple of people who already knew the darker details of the nursery, and yet, who wanted to destroy the place out of pure vengeance. I found such an objective empty of them. I couldn't feel anything about the subsequent deaths because what was in focus now was not the most adult pair, but the resolution of a massacre, practically thrown at the reader. What is saved here is the construction that history needed to build right in the opening chapters. If that was badly done too, Children would surely be a horrible and unfounded manga. In conclusion, the manga is not the best thing I have ever experienced, but it was not a complete disappointment. There were bloody and fun moments at the same time, which attracted me. Of course, it is not possible to save the accelerated ending, nor the final objectives (however logical they may seem). I believe that if the secondary characters would take better advantage and evolve them during the work with the protagonists, the work would be much better (more chapters would already solve the problem). Story: 6/10 - Good at the beginning, but partially lost at the end, with the objectives. It is the famous “without feelings” or “emptiness” that is fundamentally part of the work. Art: 6/10 - Average, nothing big. Characters: 5/10 - Weak. Some are disposable and others are not very interesting. Score: 5/10 - The end sacrificed part of the story, but it pays off as quick entertainment (for those who sympathize with blood and psychological).
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Afuganisu-tan review
Don't get me wrong, this was a good oneshot manga, but I wasn't expecting it to be so historical. I guess having to read all the text was a bit boring for someone like me. It was like reading a history text book more than anything else. However, I think it's a very interesting and well put together was of representing the relationship of Afghanistan and the countries involved in it's history.
If you want to learn about the history of Afghanistan, this manga is for you. If you're not interested in that, you might want to skip this (or just read the panels and skip the history text. The panels were entertaining and good without the history).
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Dolls Code review
I SHIPPED SO MANY OF THEM!!!! I'm screaming (in my mind) about how I ship the twins and over so much and it was very deep, and EPIC I recommend this.
I like how the characters were super cute, they were so emotional, and trying so hard the struggle was very fun to read about I loved the ending, it was satisfying, everything turns out well and they all learn their morals and so on. the story was also very insightful, deep, and emotional. It wasn't too long and not too short, I completed it in a day.... Everybody seems so harsh but you find that they are all really nice and I think the author did really well at being manipulative about the characters, making the tables turn and there are so many plot twist, even though you kinda expect it anyway.
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Ever Green review
tl;dr: A manga that's mostly standard melodrama filled rom com, while slowly building up to a pretty intense and interesting finale.
This manga for the most part it's a pretty standard drama filled romcom where no one understands each other and misunderstand each other's feeling leading to bouts of melodrama. I could sympathize with how much of a pessimistic insecure wreck the protagonist was but it didn't feel like there was much there in terms of character development. I also liked moments of Niki a great deal where she was quite cool, but overall thought she was a bit flat as well. Of the side characters, I also liked On's personality and her character in general, though I didn't particularly think Soga made a good match for her and overall thought the whole arc involving them was kind of weak. This pretty standard phase which is semi-decent and pretty generic takes up about three fourth of the series, with the focus on building up the relationship between Hotaka and Niki pretty slowly into being in a pretty good place, and I suppose it does a decent enough job of it. However, this is all just build up, as the main plot begins after that. There's a plot thread that's built up in the background that comes to the forefront, and things crank themselves up to 11, the tone takes a pretty major shift, and things gets really crazy, very far from generic, and super interesting. How it was built up was actually pretty good, in that it hinted at it strongly enough that I was sort of expecting it, but partly because of the tone and other reasons I didn't feel they would go through with it, so when it was actually revealed and it went in that direction I found it tremendously interesting. This whole phase was really messy and rushed, but I thought it was a pretty good story told pretty well with some really solid character relationship development at the end, which contributed to an ending that while ridiculous I was satisfied with. The art was also pretty solid.
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Kamakiri review
Kamakiri is one of the best works in the genre I have had a pleasure to read so far. It deals with a relationship between two cousins and it combines it with psychological elements, and it does so superbly. Usa has a strange phobia - he cannot stand when someone touches his neck. The story explores the complex relationship between phobias and fetishes and the fine line between them. It also shows how dangerous a relationship can get if you lose yourself in physical games. Kamakiri offers a sexy, complex story of a somewhat disturbed relationship, and that makes it truly special.
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No Bra review
[Finally read all: Now updated.]
Chapters seen:31/31 [Genre ratings] Yaoi:2? Man... one of the 2 guys "in love" has 90% resemblance to a female? Ecchi:6 Mainly "panties"... what else can I say? Harem:7 Well, mostly it is about 2 girls who fall in love with a guy who has little attributes, flirtatious, horrible etc. mainly because of reasons the guy did not deserve (aka misunderstandings the guy did not clear but instead let them continue) For a first, this is the first review I've doen that I will separate into 2 parts, 1-18 and 19-27. Reason being, these 2 portions seem to be totally different. [1-18] Story:8 Amazing storyline, I was so surprised at the twists to the story, although there were some irrelevant parts. 1 great point was the teacher staying with the main character... but it was strange that the teacher did not discover anything amiss. Art:8 A lot of effort in drawing the stuff, even with many characters, and it was clear. Character:7 Some were a bit blur... their personalities. The main male character was not expressed very well, although the main female characters were better expressed. Side characters played their roles well too. Enjoyment:9 The plot was exciting, some jokes were made and it is quite an enjoyable gender-bender series compared to some others (especially with harem). Originality made this a whole lot enjoyable. Overall:8 [19-27] Story:3 2 words: Harem. Fillers. The main male character became very horny and went out with the 2 main female characters at the same time, more female characters came into the picture and arouse him. Chapter 27 was a detective story (a lot of mangas have that==), which ended with what they sort of started (thus no plot). Art:8 Same art. Character:4 Some had a personality change i believe, and the main male character became downright horrible... dating both a male and a female lols. Not much character development. Enjoyment:3 The word "panties" came out much more in 19-27. Yeah... and it was too much a harem story without a plot that I am kind of thinking to put a hold on this series, I thought the plot would deepen from chapter 18 D: . Overall:2 [28-31] 28 is like the start of an ending arc. It seems to flow back to the original story, starting with some school probs then to some personal probs. But seriously, it was too rushed and too easily resolved, not much value added at the end. But it was concluded, definitely. Not exactly good, but still an acceptable one. [As a whole] Maybe read 1- 20 then skip to 28 or something?:D Overall:5
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Dorobou to Keiji review
This manga is very cute and it's perfect if you want to read something light. The story is kinda short - i would like to see more (especially what happens with the little brother's love...) But overall it's nice and enjoyable manga.
I must admit that i like it mostly because of this (and it's a little spoiler for what i apologize) - "-If you fall in love with someone that works at a bakery, what would you do? - I'll go to work at that bakery... or i'll go shop there often. -If it was me, i'll open a similar bakery within five miles and compete with it." And that's what you call different way of expressing your love - after all he will keep it till "the bakery go bankrupt" :D
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