The most hard hitting thing about this manga is that it’s a true story. I read through it and didn’t have much of a reaction because I was assuming it was something someone messed up in the head, or someone trying to bring awareness came up with, but I feel like it would’ve been completely different if I had known it was a true story from the start.

The story was fine for the most part, just a bit generic. I don’t know if that’s the writing itself or just the way things actually unfolded so I gave it two points. Outside of that, it covered every base it needed to. Even without knowing what I was reading was real, I still stayed interested through the whole thing. It drove home the point that peer pressure and fear can do a lot. At the beginning, you think MC is the biggest asshole on earth, but I personally ended up having a bit of sympathy for his situation.

The character development was also pretty great, but I would find myself thinking “no one would have that reaction in real life” or “no one actually says that”, which is a vital flaw when trying to retell someone’s story. Fictional stories sometimes get a pass in that area, but nonfictional titles should be as realistic as possible if the author has to fill in the blanks in some aspects. That being said, it’s easy to see things from most characters’ perspectives. I also liked how she didn’t give the bully some backstory about how his parents beat him or something, trying to make excuses for his actions. That’s not always the reality, and sometimes people are just assholes. I’m glad I’m finally seeing someone not push the narrative that we should pity evil people.


My scores (2=max *story= 3 point max*/ 0=min )
Story Dev-2
Character Dev-1
Art-2
Pacing-2
Overall-7