May 1, 2024
How the mangaka is able to draw a full chapter a week with this level of art is absolutely beyond me.
The story, however, still needs a hook.
Since there are only 3 chapters out by now, it's normal to not really care for the cast and story. But so far, the main character is just your average horror protagonist and in the first chapter alone did they kill off the most likeable character. But I'm keeping a positive outlook on it. For now, I would recommend it to people for the art alone, if you want to learn about evolution & strange animals, and to answer
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the question "What makes us human?".
Dear Anemone feels a lot like the movie Annihalation; as in a bunch of people go to a mysterious place where weird things happen, and they're attacked by beings that shouldn't exist. If that sounds interesting to you, I would definitely give it a read. But beware that this isn't a romance manga nor a battle manga. I first thought this would be like Beauty and the Beast, but it's far from it.
I will continue to check out this manga for now, but so far I've yet to catch the hook. The art is rough but gorgeous, and the double spreads are breathtaking. But it really needs to do something story-wise that makes it stand out.
For now I'm looking forward to the answers to
- Why did this place turn out like this?
- What horrors will they find along the line?
- What are the creatures and why do they look like the missing humans?
- What will become of the anemone(?) that is attached to our protagonist?
- What terrible ways will people die in?
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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