Before we get started I would like to note something. I have read that TIte Kubo was severly depressed and in trauma when he made this series, he hated his work too, which kinda changed as he got closer to the ending. He also gave statements about paying too much attention to the editor and not his extincts. He was new at this at the time, so he wasn't use to serialization. So that is why it was cancelled, at least I think so. I don't think Jump had anything to do with it, but they might have.


Story: Well, a few good points were made to me. It is fairly cliche. A side kick, trying to gather mystical items (especially seven (Dragon ball)), an woman with breasts that are simply too large for nature to create, and stuff like that. Some contribute this to the Shonen manga specifically, I don't know. All I am going to say is that I liked it. I loved the adventure and perhaps that it is like dragon ball in some ways did make it better for me. The story is about an man with a metal arm trying to find the seven rings of the dead to supposedly make himself immortal. Along the way he has to fight a lot of strong people and ends up making a lot of allies. Pretty much sums it up.

Art: Lacking. Tite Kubo is a good artist, but the art here is lacking. Lack of background in battle scenes, missing mouths from characters, and so forth. I don't think it's bad, it's just lacking. I'd give a five.

Enjoyment: Of course this is purely my own opinion, but I rather enjoyed it. I was sad to see it didn't have an ending. I would give enjoyment an eight.

Characters: The characters in the manga are treated fairly well. I gave each one an different voice in my head, they all had very good personalities. I would give this one an seven too.

Overall: For a starter manga, Tite Kubo did a good job. It's hard for me to give it anything than a six though. In my personal opinion I loved it and wanted more, but it has it's flaws. It would be hard for me to justify giving this more than an 6 for recommendation standards.