Nanatsu no Taizai kicks off with the main goal being finding all the Seven Deadly Sins and having them band together to defeat the Holy Knights. It's isn't overly complicated and the story uses that to its advantage.
Nanatsu's protagonist, Melodias, is the sin of Wrath. At first, with his childlike appearance and actions, it seems oddly placed. The man runs a traveling bar that is carried on a gigantic pig, and he's generally very carefree despite being powerful. But occasionally Melodias displays characteristics nothing but deserving of his attribute of wrath, and that has been a key factor a few times. He travels with the
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Aug 25, 2013
Itsuwaribito◆Utsuho◆
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At first the series is somewhat episodic--the protagonist, Utsuho, going off on various journeys in which he recruits a few members in to his 'family', which lasts the first handful of volumes. Afterwards, the 'main story' begins, which is his quest for the mysterious Kokonotsu treasure. Now to reviews...
Story (8) Oh, it's not terribly unique, granted, but it IS interesting. Utsuho is a clever and strong protagonist, and not just a good liar either. He's smart, able to think quickly and calculate good strategies. This helps the manga discard any of the 'I MUST GET STRONGER!' plot lines and focus on the arcs. Each is interesting, ... 
Aug 17, 2013
Shingeki no Kyojin
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This review is based up until chapter 48.
Shingeki no Kyojin has a comprehensive enough plotline--humans being chased around and eaten by grotesque giants called Titans, which do faintly resemble large, ugly humans. However, the series actually has much more to do than just focusing on humans being eaten, which is probably its best asset. Shingeki has several mysteries that intertwine as one reads the series--how the Titans were made, exactly how they work, who is controlling them, what's that huge monkey, and a few other that are secret--and I think the fact that it isn't eleven volumes of pointless bloodshed that makes the series so ... 
Aug 16, 2013
Haikyo Shoujo
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The mangaka Tsukiji Nao is knows for painstaking detail in her artwork, and that's also evident in her book of one-shots, Haikyo Shojo.
The stories vary from a man who can 'see' music in the forms of creatures, a girl who suffers from hallucinations and spends her time in a chest of drawers, a hatter who is commissioned to make hats in order to live, and et cetera. While her plotlines are unique to use one word, Tsukiji Nao's stories are never dull and always interesting. Her art is incredibly detailed and her stories are nice. Haikyo Shojo is certainly worth reading. 
Aug 16, 2013
I started it after a search for a good psychological read. Aphorism doesn't have the most original premise--a school of horrors has been done before--but the way the story is carried out, the mix of characters, and overall arcs make it a well done manga.
Aphorism isn't an extremely gory horror, and it has good characters and a good use of their special abilities. The main character isn't amazing, but at least he's likable. Most of the characters are. Either, it's a good read for a psychological horror. |
