Kanojo wo Mamoru 51 no Houhou
51 Ways to Save Her

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This is the first time I stumbled upon a survival manga based on real life disasters. The story line isn’t propelled by generic disasters such as being stranded on an island, or stuck in a boat but is driven by realistic phenomenon and encountering people while attaining a new outlook on life.

The story is nice and simple, it’s simple in a sense that as a reader you will be able to understand pretty much anything the story throws at you. However behind this seemingly simple story is riddled with the complex human psyche and philosophical notions. The great thing about this manga is ... that whenever you encounter an event driven by the human psyche, or a phenomenon caused by the disaster, the author will take the time to explain why it occurs and you will be nodding your head in enlightenment. This adds a great deal of realism to the manga, which honestly what most survival mangas lack these days. Despite the pragmatic nature of the story, the atmosphere wasn’t excessively dark, and the pacing was right on the money. Overall, the story telling was top notch.

Just like the story, the characters are also very realistic. Authentic emotions and realistic actions are masterfully blended into creating our hero and heroine. As readers, we can actually understand why they feel a certain way which allows us to actually relate with them, and through that relation, us audiences can feel a sense of connection so that we can further empathise with them. This is actually one of the strongest points in this manga, which kept my fingers occupied with clicking till the very end. You can expect a few heart-warming relationship development scenes, but don’t anticipate too much, because character development is the intended focal point of this manga.

The art is skilfully done, it expressed the atmosphere of the manga with precision. However there were early cases where characters faces were quite distorted, but this can be overlooked as it doesn’t happen again. Furthermore, the drawings looked clean so that you don’t need to glance twice to understand what’s happening.

Overall, I enjoyed this manga quite a bit, and you might have guessed that I read through this manga in one sitting. If realistic manga isn’t your type, then you should probably shy away from this piece of gem. But if you like realistic mangas, then look no further.

Kanojo wo Mamoru 51 no Houhou suffers from BTS (Bad Title Syndrome) [I read about this from another review], as in the name has nothing to do with the manga at all. It is mentioned in the end, but still doesn't make sense.
And no, there is no romance depicted.
Sci-Fi - I have no idea as to why that genre is given.
Action is not your usual one. People running around saving themselves and stuff, that sort of action....if it is considered in the action genre.

KwM51nH :P is not for childern. Not for the faint-hearted either.
It shows the true colours of human - good, bad, really bad ... and sometimes plain dumb.

This manga is basically a guide to a calamity (here, the earthquake) that takes place and it's after-effect on the people physically, mentally, psychologically. Many unite and help each other, others do bad...really bad considering their world is soon to end. Some are just plain dumb who go along with crowd or their thoughts, not taking responsibility. Women are especially not safe. Just when you think you've faced it all and that it couldn't get any worse, It does.

ART: 8/10
The art is really good where it should be. Since its a calamity, theres bound to be dead bodies and stuff, so it is kinda gory at places. But its all fine. Crying faces, however, is not the artist's speciality.

STORY :
So there is this guy Jin who has a job interview, meets a former classmate Nanako who has changed from a charismatic sporty girl to a gothic lolita. They are reminiscing when strikes the earthquake of 8.1 magnitude. It has a devastating, horrifying effect on the entire city and everything falls apart in 2 minutes. These two survive the earthquake, but the affter-effect is what is terrifying. They together, who later meet another girl, Rika, that tags along, go over obstacles, saving people, meeting people, working out the problems that come as well as their personal ones.

ENJOYMENT:
Well, its honestly like reading a newspaper or article giving detailed info. that people should know about calamitites.
All and all, its good.

Story: 8

The story is based on real life events with some fiction added to the story line. The manga reveals how humans can be cruel and merciful during a life threatening crisis. But the work also reminds us that humans do not have to resort to cruel and heinous acts such as rape, looting, or other crimes that people normally would not commit. The author shows that humans are savages by nature, but there are good in people too. I personally believe this story was very well thought out. The main character is a good-nature 21 year-old that is in conflict with himself.

Art: 7

As you ... read you can see that the artist put lot of work into the drawings. The panels of the manga are well distributed. Well organized, as you read you can tell where to read and so on. Emphasis on significant events, so that people will realize that the event will be important in the story later on. Although, the artist did not put anything spectacular in his work, but his subtle changes make the manga a whole lot better.

Character: 8

The main character is a man that is very straight forward with good intentions. The author made the main characters sense of justice his down fall. The character starts to have internal conflicts which poses problems for others around him.

The extras of the work are either supporting other victims of the earthquake or causing more mischief, I believe the author is correct with this. In the work you will see people taking advantage of the crisis by either committing crimes or recruiting for religion beliefs.

Other people are lending out a helping hand and putting their all into helping others. I believe that the author is correct about this decision of making it this way.

In a real life threatening crisis the helping people will be the minority and the people that give into temptation of committing crimes would most likely be a majority.

Enjoyment: 9

If you dislike cruelty and reality of life, chances are you're not going to like this manga. This manga shows the cruelty of humans. If you wish to read something that will life your morale up this is not the manga for you. I personally enjoyed this very much.

Reality of life is something I enjoy reading about, it shows that the live I am currently living should not be taken for granted and that I am actually extremely lucky, no matter what kind of ordeal I am faced with. When I read this, I can tell myself that what I'm facing right now is pale in comparison to those that experienced events such as the earthquake taking part in the manga.