Iris Zero

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I really liked the setting, This IRIS things can really make an school manga interesting. But I don't think the way it turned out was the best. Some IRIS are very powerful but not exploited, and sometimes they aren't even used. However, it is overall good and it makes very interesting situations. Good story overall.
The art is quite good. Not my favourite style but who cares about me.
I liked the characters and though they may be a little too cheesy ind the friendship/love relationships. Characters develope emotions very quickly so it cannot be considered credible sometimes. With this exception which is pretty normal for a ... manga in which you need to draw the attention of the reader, the characters are well balanced.
Even though I dislike some things it is overall an enjoyable and good manga.

I was honestly very shocked by how much this manga captivated my attention. I almost could not let go of it and now that I am caught up, all I can do is wait for the next one.

Story:

The story is a mystery genre in my opinion because the reader becomes puzzled with the situation and it adds curiosity into the mix of everything. The supernatural aspect allows for the unknown to also be added into the mix of the mystery. A mystery becomes harder to solve right off the bat if there is supernatural aspects that are not seen in the real world.

Art:

There ... are small foreshadowing that the story does great. There are little details that not even the reader can notice until later. Overall, the art is among your basic styles.

Characters:

There is the commonality of protagonists not having abilities and becomes a nobody. The difference in this story though is that there is a source of understanding between the reader and the protagonist because they do not have their own powers just like the reader.

Enjoyment:

I had the best time reading this and am excited for more in the future. It is sadly not coming out as fast as I would hope, but we will see.

Overall:

Would highly recommend for those that enjoy a good mystery and love problem solving. The story can get quite emotional, but that is what makes it lovely! Enjoy!

!WARNING!
Before reading know that the series is currently on an indefinite hiatus due to the authors health issues, which has been going on for 4 years. I didn't know that when I started reading, and although I enjoyed the series it definitely doesn't provide a satisfying last chapter
Alright, now on with the review.
Characters: I'd say in this story there are 6 characters that are relatively main, besides our main two Toru and Koyuki. I think overall the characters are nothing to write home about but they are in general above average. Some of the dynamics are quite refreshing, and I enjoyed the chapters where they ... built up relationships and connections in the group that weren't centered around our 2 main characters that added depth to the group. I very much enjoyed that not every girl ever was falling for the protagonist, and they mostly focused on our main girl and him.
Romance: As one of the prominent themes throughout the story, it was fine. Koyuki may be a little too tropy for my liking, and there is some unnecessary melodrama between them as you can expect from most romance, but their dynamic is quite nice and I overall found myself rooting for the romance to happen. That does bring me to the second love interest, that I disliked, though not immensely. I do wish that she had a crush on one of the other main characters, like Toru's best friend who I wish was more relevant.
Plot/ Mystery elements: The plot is pretty intriguing. The overall premise is about a world where most have something called an iris, a magic ability unique to each person. Unfortunately for our main character, he doesn't have an iris and gets bullied and shunned for that. Due to that he strives to draw as little attention to himself, although it becomes hard for him to keep up that policy after the school famous Koyuki asks him to go out with her, and he slowly meets good friends, and solves iris related mysteries with them, because despite being an "Iris zero" he has an almost magical ability to figure out other people's abilities (I'll touch on why it's almost magic in a second)
First off, although this sort of premise has been done before, I found it interesting, and looking for something new to read I started it, not realizing how prominent the mystery was going to be. It's not that I minded it but it reminded me of that one anime Hyouka quite a bit. I do think if you like that anime you'd enjoy this series. I think they overall execute the premise pretty well.
Next, the irises. They are veryyyy overpowered in a lot of cases and can be used to solve most of the mysteries quite quickly if they just asked the right questions, though I'm willing to let that slide because otherwise there wouldn't be much of a plot. The iris ideas are pretty creative, and I enjoyed wondering what type of iris the new character would have.
Now let's touch on the main characters ability to solve literally everything, and draws insane conclusions from very little. Now this is very normal with detective anime, and it's far from the most outrageous I've seen, but it still takes away a bit. Though you can usually see where he comes from, and the little details do add up and it can still be very satisfying. Though there is no way he could have solved most of those cases without literal magic to guess some of things he did.
Overall enjoyment: This is highly based on opinion and personal bias, but I enjoyed it enough to give it an 7/10, and would reccomend to friends (if the series was finished) It may have bumped up if it had a proper ending :')
That's all for my review! Happy reading!