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The cover is not inviting DO NOT LOOK!

The story, Oyaji, is about a: ‘hardass oldtimer [trying] to make good with his estranged family before it's too late.
At some times completely over the top and highly violent, at others very down to earth.
At all times, manly.’ - Mangaupdates

Again, I repeat: the cover is not inviting DO NOT LOOK!

The plot follows a linear timeline of the day Oyaji comes back to his family, and while we experience what is happening in the present, the plot is peppered with memories of Kumada, Takeshi’s (aka. Oyaji) past and unlike some other rather badly written Manga that uses the same technique: cough, cough, Nijigahara Holograph: you can easily keep up with the fluid and flexible timeline. I’ve got to say that the plot is very realistic; in its prose, in the characters’ emotions and the plot’s development. We see a gradual change of atmosphere surrounding the fearsome character of Oyaji, and the horrific terror that envelopes the man in the beginning of the Manga tones down and mellows by the end of the plot.

The illustrations were very detailed, like hand-cramping, pencil-sharpening, eraser-destroying detailed, I can’t imagine the pain of having to draw Oyaji’s hand let alone his face. Aside from that, the scenery surrounding the characters wasn’t the usual mainstream blank-space-with-random-lines-and-squiggles, you don’t have to guess what you’re ‘supposed’ to be seeing; the illustrator painstaking shows you.

Good job illustrator, it was a pleasure to read the Manga.
Coupled with the illustrations, the characters were nothing but touching in their rude and obnoxious ways (I’m talking about the kids here) but the personalities and idiosyncrasies of the entire cast were obviously extensively thought out and constant. Like you won’t see a character, for example, loving bunnies in one chapter and hating them viciously the next (THAT was a pretty random example): I hope you get what I mean: and because they have such solid personalities, it is so effortless to understand and connect with the family that it just makes the Reader’s experience of reading that much better.

I’m happy to say that although I had my severe doubts about Oyaji (the Manga), I mean I put it off for something like a year! But when I encouraged myself to finally turn that first page (metaphorically speaking) I couldn’t put the book down until the entire series was over and I faced the last page. I’d definitely recommend it to readers who are definitely NOT into mainstream because I can already here the complaints: ‘ohh, what kind of drawings are those?’, ‘Why is Oyaji so scary looking?’, ‘Why are the eyes drawn so realistically? I want them to SPARKLE dammit, this is distasteful!’ and so on and so forth. So if you are willing to IMAGINE and FEEL the plot develop, then hands down this is a must-read but if you want some mindless action and romance: sorry, not for you. read more

THE COVER IS MISLEADING!!!!!!!!!!!!

Zeni Geba starts off with a young not well-off kid Futarou; his mom and himself struggle to live at rock bottom and to make it worse, his mom is ill (seriously, when it rains it pours). Futarou is bullied by his school ‘friends’ but the saving character in the story is the neighbour kid, who Futarou calls endearingly ‘neighbro’ aka. neighbour brother. Alas, his mother’s illness becomes worse and she passes away due to the fact that they were so poor no doctor would give them medication. So Futarou vows to become the richest man in Japan so that he can escape the lifestyle he is in.

First of all, I’d like to thank the scanalaters who put this story up, it is nothing if not tragic and touching. The story highlights many aspects apparent in society to do with social standing, treatment and appearances; reminding us all that even if we try to distance ourselves from being ‘racist’ and ‘sexist’ and ‘discriminating’ people. Isn’t it true that a facially disfigured and possible mentally challenged (possibly) child like Futarou would face a similar if not the exact treatment he faces in the story? Whose fault is it exactly that he turned out the way he did? It is exactly this type of social commentary that is missing in most of today’s Manga, and it is because of this reason that I have been driven to place the Manga and it’s author in high regard.

The strikes and strokes that create this Manga’s illustrations were very unique; the artist’s level of skill and style were obviously apparent when looking at the settings, backgrounds, facial expressions and characters. So a great high-five for the illustrator for putting in the effort to try and stay original while developing the atmosphere so that the readers can empathise and at times, heartbreakingly sympathise with Futarou. Unfortunately, the art was not realistic but I believe that this was done purposefully to enhance the reading experience (we’ll forgive the illustrator this once, eh, readers?).

In conclusion, if you’re looking for a 2D love story that rather annoys more than it entertains then this certainly isn’t it, and you’ve got to keep looking. But , I would highly recommend this Manga to all the readers looking to delve into aspects of society that have lay under the rug for too long and for those who are ready to embrace excellent illustrations embedded with the illustrators style with open arms. read more

The story surrounds a guy called Eumenes who was originally thought to be Greek but then turned out to be adopted and was actually Scythian (did those people even exist, and did they create the scythe?). Anyhooo, he turns from master to slave and then to foreigner and THEN to secretary of the Macedonian state (which has Alexander as a prince). Meanwhile, he tries to dodge as many as life's punches as possible and enjoy following King Philip around in bloody battlefields and advising the man when he is allowed to. The end (up to where I read).

Firstly, if you had watched Alexander the Great (the movie), you may have assumed Eumenes to be Hephaestion (you know the guy that Alexander has everywhere and may have had a rather lewd relationship with). Well, that's what I thought! Am I the only one who rushed headfirst into this Manga, attracted by a supposed 'realistic' biography of Alexander the Great's conquering? No, and most likely, I won't be the last.

Is it WRONG to expect a Manga to feature a historically sound plot when it promotes the story as being based on history? Well, it turns out that I expected too bloody much because let's face it, Alexander the Great DID NOT have a snake tattoo coincidently above his left eye nor is Hephaestion a separate personality living within Alexander (Dissociative Identity Disorder much?) so WHY did I have to read this load of hullabaloo? Because the author felt like it, that's why.

The art, for all my ranting, was in tip-top shape until about volume number 5 where it got a bit 'general' if you know what I mean. But still after volume 5 (in comparison with other Manga), the art was in great shape. My only consistent criticism was that the faces of the characters were not fleshed out appropriately and at some points it looked like someone stuck on the faces on scenes where there was a lot of hand-throbbing detail. However, kudos (as the Greeks had once said) to the illustrator, their efforts have certainly been acknowledged.

However, that is not to say that we (the Readers) have forgiven the author for placing some rather questionable characters within the plot. For example, we see Queen Olympos screwing (rather vividly) a sweaty poet when Hephaestion-possessed-Alexander enters her boudoir; after he leaves, she kicks the sweaty guy out of her bed, calls in the guard outside her bedroom, tells him off for letting Hephaestion-possessed-Alexander into her room and then (rather crudely) screws him too. I mean where does that add to the rather fictitious situation? The fact that she's a whore (it's true, no one can deny it)? Well, I think the readers would have thought that anyhow due to the previous blatant scenes of intercourse between her and random men (not to mention some animals too).

In the end, I didn't quite enjoy this as much as I hoped, what's worse is that I read up to volume 8= a very badly spent waste of time. What I finally understood was that ALL based-on-the-truth promoting objects/mediums are as based-on-the-truth as mainstream media and political speeches (you connect the dots). If you're in it for Alexander, go read up on his history (even Wikipedia would be more accurate). And if you’re in it to try and act sophisticated because 'oooooh, you’re reading historical Manga' then go read actual historical Manga. Finally, if you're in it to enjoy yourself, I think you're the biggest loser out of the three (I don't mean the show either).

So ladies and gentlemen, please busy yourselves with some less summary-deceiving story and leave this 8-volume-plus Manga well enough alone. read more

The story begins with our dear friend Assassin-kun, you know, killing people like he always does and the thing is, he has this DEEP-side to him (that is sooo original, I didn't just read it in the 1000s of Manga that use the same plot), yeah man.

So what is our brooding hero brooding over?

Whether he's doing the 'right' thing [by killing people mercilessly] and if he is in a 'good' field of work [didn't he know that the assassin-field is highly regarded by the nation's children?]. So anyway, between the entirely cliché and sappy inner workings of the protagonist, you see some blood-spatter, knifings and guts being punctured (not in a scientific way, mind you).

END OF SUMMARY

Is it me, or is the title Green Blood a little TOO random, I mean, yes, Author be creative but we aren't talking about zombies, sci-fi blood problems or mood-colour-changing blood: so what gives?

Anyways, the story wasn't all that bad.

But it wasn't great.

Sure, the plot is reader-friendly and a wider audience (of less bloodthirsty people) might like it but it is rather too straightforward for my liking. I mean bloodthirsty fans of the action/adventure genre (aka. my amigos) might find this so cliché that it isn't worth reading the entire Manga for the short slice-and-dice scenes.

But you'd think that was bad enough, right? Being boring is a severe crime in Mangaland but NO, the Author includes a stereotypical, evil-looking clown-villain.

Audience: Say no more, MazMaz!

I know peeps, I feel the pain, but at least you haven't read it.
You didn't, did you? *Raises accusing eyebrow*

The poor Author may have been trying to insinuate that said villain's environment and his father's role in society had a big part in his (lack of) sanity but seriously, don't make him look like the Joker [Batman villain] (I'm not kidding, he looks EXACTLY like the Joker).

The art was detailed, unrealistic and at times down-right scary (nearly all the characters had slits for eyes: Author, stop mistaking people for snakes, we have feelings too you know). And while this was at worst eye-twitching, the worse crime that the Author (and not our poor misguided assassin) committed was that the characters’ faces never seemed to change. And I don’t mean the characters had just really weird faces. No, they literally had the same facial expression expressing nearly all their emotions (give or take a couple of wrinkles). It really takes away from the plot, you know?

Audience: But what does all this mean? Are you dissing the story, or not? Spit it out already!

I'd say it’s an okay read, I wouldn’t use my all-powerful powers of persuasion to have you read this but I’d say if you’re bored (which I know you are prone to being), feeling a little bloodthirsty and you have nothing left to read: go for it, even if it means you have to suffer the main character's perpetual whininess. read more

I was shocked! (Can I say I was shocked?)

If inconsistent plotlines, sparkly-sparkle thou-shiney-light-side-effects-are-blinding-me, random love-triangles, unrequited love, molestation and occult ideology were to merge into one monster: it would be this monster.

No, ladies and gentlemen, I’m not lying. It was like being punched in the forehead repeatedly while watching random scenes take place, because that was what the story was, random scenes put together with the same characters starring them all.

The story was about how a depressed orphan was adopted by her Aunt while receiving stalker-esque letters from a stranger (who had a weird obsession with rose-scented perfume). This rather sad orphan tried to commit suicide but was saved by a god (Dios) and was later initiated to ‘princedom’ when she was 14. If that made any relevant sense to you- No? I couldn’t find any connections either.

So unless, you readers want me to go through the step-by-step analysis of the freemasonry and occult related objects, images and wordings then I’ll be moving on to illustrations, whoohoo!!!!!

The illustration made everyone look feminine, the guys looked like chicks and the chicks looked like chicks and the cows looked like chicks and old McDonald looked like a chick, etc. You get the picture. This sucks-


Audience: why? Chicks=goooood.


No perverts, this sucks since you have to depend on whether the characters were wearing a skirt or trousers to tell them apart. Thankfully, the main character wore neither (for all I care, maybe she was confused herself) making it REALLY easy to tell her apart from everyone else.
The art was generally unnecessary. It did not incite emotions from the reader, nor did it portray efficiently the emotions of the characters (O Hot Roads (Manga), Hot Roads, wherefore art thou Hot Roads?), it took away any realism that could have been gained. I say ‘could have’ because if I were reviewing this for realism it wouldn’t have deserved a grade.

Have you read Billy Bat (Manga)? Did you understand ALL its symbolism and underlying ideas? If so, please read this and give me a detailed step-by-step article explaining what was going on!
Sure I understand where the story lead, and I understand the imagery but WHAT WAS THE POINT!
Readers for the sake of sanity and your peace of mind and anti-indoctrination sentiments, I urge you not to read this.

I’m surprised I’m the first to actually review this Manga on what it really is: a fungus-y crap story. read more

You know I started this Manhwa after reading the awesome summary, and I was like 'yeah! Let the fun begin!' but as the story continued, I started thinking ‘is this really why I came to read Girl in Heels?’ For a crazy obsessed sister, cheesy delinquent-turned-misunderstood-saint and the forever-gorgeous girl?

Where is the action?
Are there even any twists?
Why isn't there any suspense?

Goh, Kyung-Hee is our diva protagonist who is mistaken for a model (ofcourse) and people literally stop on the streets to stare at her (What world are we living in? Brake your cars, people, forget about those traffic lights; let’s stop and stare at Goh, Kyung-Hee. Because we have nothing better to do apparently. {I'm not happy, author}). So she goes and buys herself a pair of high heels from a shop called: no, go on, guess!

Girl in Heels!

Oh, the creativity!
But the creative flow of wonder doesn't stop there, no sirree, Bob. Meet protagonist #2, Yang, Ookil; he's a rich (surprise, surprise) bad boy (and the creativity keeps flowin') who's got ISSUES (where have we heard that before? Oh right, every OTHER story that has absolutely anything to do with gangs), he's heard of Miss Universe and wants to nab her for himself.

I have to talk about the art because... It's just disturbs mine eyes! (Who said Medieval English is dead?) The 3D effect is a no-go for all you illustrators out there. I was never really a fan but this just gets the cake. It didn't even make sense, she had THORNS for eyelashes. Hello! Creature from a different planet!
Details? In your thorny dreams, and add proportion to that list of things that aren't included when you buy/read this story.

This a definite shallow read, you get no new boundaries explored, no new topics introduced not much logic either. To all you angry fans who will no doubt dislike my review, I don't TRY to pick on the story, honestly, this is just what comes to mind.

For those people who want to give their brains, logic and any other kind of mental equipment a break (which I don't encourage); tread carefully.

But you can find better reads for that even.

OFFICIALLY LABELLED: Overrated
Bonus lesson of the day: BEWARE of too-good-to-be-true summaries; they’ll be the death of you. read more

Ladies and Gentlemen, step away from the cover (and the title).
This is the BOOKPolice speaking!

Now boys and girls listen to the police if you want a kick-ass story to read, that doesn't end with the protagonist going all goo-goo eyed on a main lead. People of the world let's celebrate having found a fun read that won't cost you a thing.
I know just thank good ol' Maz-Maz for looking after readers from horrible reads.

Our awesome protagonist (yes, Maz-Maz just called the protagonist awesome: fear me!) Dam Shim or Shim Dam [or Slam Dunk even] is a sexy looking lead with a drool-worthy face who suffers from EXTREMELY random hallucinations (there was an episode of having grapes pop out of nowhere) who gets dumped by her asshole boyfriend that's been using her to up his grades (I know, sad right?) for three years (I mean didn't she notice his fake fakeness?). Oh well, she decides it's either him or nothing and since she just got dumped, she's goes for nothing=suicide. But then we meet supa cool DJ DD (are we supposed to pronounce it as double-D or Dee? Help me here) and his radical friend who...

Here my peeps, you have to read the story to find out. MWahahahahahhaha.

What? I'm not telling you the story, you lazy bum.

But I'll tell you why I liked the story very much, this was because:

Exhibit A: it was fun. Yes, I do mean fun and not 'fun'.
Exhibit B: it has TWISTS!!! Yaaaaaaay.

* Audience: Wooahh. Seriousllllyyyyyyyyy? Man, I bet you're lyin.*

Me? Lie? Never.

But wait, there's more!

*Audience: Really?*

Yes.
Because finally there's, Exhibit C: it's a comedy that's actually funny

*Audience: and the crowd goes wild. Ahhhhh! That's crazy!*

So the plot's awesome, great, but how about the art?
First of all, you can tell that it's Korean art. You just do, there are obvious telltale signs BUT that doesn't mean it has much lacking; I mean it doesn't have those disgustingly large, uber-shiny eyes. And that counts for something. A lot of somethings. There were definite signs of effort put into creating images that looked more human than fictional creature.
Which is nice [obviously].
But I don't know about you fans who are obsessed with detail. It's pretty much kept on the down low. But you take a leap of faith, why dontcha?

About the characters...
This isn't a story that has you analyse and hypothesise decisions and personalities, I bet some of you are sighing from disappointment and others...
Well, don't lie.
I know some of you just sighed from relief. You can't keep much away from me. However that doesn't mean you can throw the story on the back-burner because it's just so enjoyable. And not in an utterly stupefying way like some of it’s more prominent brethren. So take a chill pill, Kill Bill and enjoy the ride.

In conclusion, read it, love it, enjoy it and beg some Scanlators to continue working on it while you're at it. If you're looking for a laugh or a giggle, you've come to the right place. And if you came here to get mopey, then this story will do you some good and get you back on your feet. Everyone needs a laugh now and then (all the time is even better); it's just healthy.

I know you'll thank me later. read more

This story features LGBT scenes and has a splash of shounen-ai and shoujo-ai.

Please people, even though you might have a greater tolerance for these things:
Label the genres for those who DON’T have that great tolerance.
Don’t be selfish.

Wakakusa, Haruna is in highschool [we don’t really know which grade, only that she’s a senpai] and she’s doing well. Enter Yamada-kun [the quiet, pretty boy] and suddenly, it’s like there’s no ice-cream in the world.
Things go downhill fast, and when I mean fast I mean within a volume things go from ‘I’m doing good’ to ‘why the Hell am I here?! Wait a minute… Is there Hell anyways?!’
And I’m just sitting there thinking: please make sense as we progress. Please make sense as we progress.
Like a mantra and guess what?

It DIDN’T make sense as the story progressed.

First of all, we need to talk about the art which is surprisingly not mainstream. And although it doesn’t stick with the concepts of detail and proportion, it definitely adds that surreal edge the story is trying to create successfully. There are no sparkly side-effects (for which we are all grateful, I’m sure) so that means that the reader must be willing to try and get accustomed to a different style of illustrating.

The plot in the story tries to showcase the problems and pressures teenagers are faced with (generally while they are in highschool). Being honest, it's not a really innovative or original idea but it may perhaps be called a noble cause.

Now that I’ve pointed that out, I must also say that all that work went down the filthy drain because…

God damn it! I HATE the stupid cyclic plots. Why can’t the author just introduce a problem and solve it? Okay fine, TRY to solve it. You know what, at least emphasize that it’s a trash-can/bin-with-maggoty-maggots-eating-maggots-on-top-of-a-fast-food-burger problem.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder?
The story goes: Interesting…

Burying an unknown corpse?
The story goes: Hmmmmm…

Why can’t you just tell me that it’s wrong!
I get it, ‘the author is trying to subversively, submarinely, subatomically, sub-whatever-ly try and INSINUATE that the reader SHOULD find out that what the characters are doing is wrong.’
Okay, what’s wrong with pointing that out?

HEEEELLLLLLOOOOOOOO!!!
Author, you are NOT Aristotle.

You do NOT have the right to be utterly longwinded while flashing your ever ingenious use of prolixity in our faces with the intention of getting away with it. No big angry professor is going to protect your work from criticism and...

HAVE MERCY.

I’m not stupid, honestly; I’m not saying dumb down your plot or anything. In fact, I LIKE complex plots; I just hate it, when you know,
YOU TRY AND MAKE A MONA LISA OUT OF A DOODLE!
{Even though I don't find the Mona Lisa all that attractive but you know what I mean}

Just spell it out for me.

If you’re trying to spread the message that teenage girls shouldn’t become prostitutes for expensive products: you are probably not getting the message across if no one is going to understand that there is a big X on the scene where she starts working her prostitute prowess.
If you’re trying to say that teenage guys shouldn’t become gay and start selling themselves to sick men for dough: then why don’t you say that EXPLICITELY.

Spare us that implicit mumbo-jumbo; if I wanted subliminal messages, I’d watch TV, listen to music or better yet, go to the cinema. I’m not here to try and actually remember that I shouldn’t have necrophiliac urges when you’re showing me people who like staring at dead people and find it relaxing.

And no, don’t you start with that ‘Maz-Maz can see dead people!’ stuff, because I’m being serious. Deadly.

For example:

If I’m trying to stop you from eating genetically-modified goods, I’m not gonna start talking about that awesome new Bugatti that just hit the market am I? And then point out that: the probably less economically well-off people who probably made that shade of paint by the gallons are probably broke and barely have enough time to sleep so they have to run to a fast food joint for a meal, which leads to them getting sick and dying slowly from having weird experimental chemicals in their body as they’re unable to eat organic stuff since it costs a goldmine and a half,
And THAT ladies and gentlemen is why you shouldn’t eat GM foods.

Unless, I want you to get completely and utterly confused.

However, the story also goes all existential and stuff, and that’s fine.
If you don’t know why you’re here or you’re religiously-frustrated; you can connect with the characters and feel their pain as your own…
Just before you try and kill yourself.

And if you’re not having existential doubts then unless you’re completely sure of yourself; prepare to be a lost and wandering atheist who doesn’t know whether they’re alive or not who then tries to contact aliens through mental concentration…
Wooooah! Sounds exciting…
I know.

Overall, I’m not saying that I’m a complete and utter hater and I’m not saying that I’m gonna recommend this either. I may acknowledge and respect the writer’s ideas and intentions but that doesn’t mean I agree with the way they tried to portray them.

So peeps, if you feel lost and confused; ask for help or well, message me.

If you feel presured; talk about it with another human being (underline the human being part, if you start talking to trees that doesn't count) or again, message me (I'm full of surprises ya know).

And for the love of peace, if you find a dead rotting corpse don't stare at it:
CALL THE POLICE! read more

Ever dreamed of being lucky enough to escape from tight situations?

I feel your pain, fam.

But I just found someone who can:
Gian Carlo Bourbon Del Monte (is his name answers to a crossword puzzle?)

He’s a member of the Toscanini Family and he’s stuck in jail (AGAIN {can’t a guy get a break around here?}). Chill guys, I really meant it when he was lucky; he’s escaped from jail so many times it ain’t even funny; so don’t you go thinking I’m just SOME kidder unless...

You want to be startin something, maaaaaaaan.

So back to prison, Gian is bored out of his mind, well until he meets up with almost all the syndicate’s captains who had all been simultaneously set up and is ordered under Omertà to get them the Hell out of there. And now.


Okay first of all, what is up with the main character’s ridiculous name! I mean, he is SUPPOSED to be a badass Mafia member and he’d even convinced ME of his badass-ness but his nickname is ‘Lucky Dog’ [damn unlucky if he has that crappy nickname]! If you want a good laugh just try imagining that this fella is alive now, he would have been picked on throughout most of his life. Examples of awkward questions he will no doubt face: ‘Is your name JEE-ANNE or GUY-IAN?’, ‘Is Carlo your maiden name or is it really Del?’, ‘Can I call you Gee-Gee?’, ‘Do you REALLY only like bourbon, I mean why not give brandy a chance?’ Or better yet ‘is that supposed to be a joke, I mean seriously, what’s your name?’
The only way the author could have made a sillier name was put sledgehammer somewhere in there but in Italian.

I have to be honest; the plot is seriously interesting and the best part: it doesn’t have gays nor a romantic ‘twist’. But still being honest here, the cover sucks. So do yourself a favour and give it the blind-eye and cold shoulder routine because I know you’re gonna miss out big. The author has seemingly sent me a blessing because as of now, the suspense is still building and I love that.

The characters are very tricky. You can just chuck them into stereotypes or actually pay attention and try building personalities and characters. I know you might not be bothered but it’s almost rude to just ignore the opportunity the author has given you since a lot of Manga just go straight for the stereotypes when this story is trying to distance its characters from the same thing. The characters are all captains of a powerful Mafia syndicate and you can tell as the story progresses that every single one of them has a problem even the main character, which is realistic, and I deeply appreciate that.
Logically, you can’t go around being a powerful murderer who has HORDES of subordinates ready to fight at your command and still be ‘fine’.

But alas, the art. Agh, the art. I wish I could just skip this part of the review because MAN, is it a downer. The art slits all hope for style, detail and proportion. It’s not like it’s completely disgusting but… Actually (grits teeth) it is.

*Sigggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhsssss*

If only the illustrator had a tinge more imagination and a shove of effort than I wouldn’t be here forcing myself to be truthful in saying that the art is mainstream and plain.

That finally said...

The truth is, the story ain’t a third as bad as you think and I’d recommend this read because:

a) it’s badass,
b) the character personalities are realistic [AWESOME]
c) the story has suspense and intrigue. [MORE AWESOME POINTS]

What more can anyone want when reading awesome Manga?
Wait.
You know what? Don’t answer that.

I know you’re all sulking because of the art.

*Audience: booooooooo!*

Hey, only God’s perfect!
Give the author some slack, come on! read more

The story surrounds a Dr. Du Ming (am I wrong when I say that the name, well, part of it, sounds French? Come on, he's Chinese! Please guys!) who is currently working in a hospital on a mountaintop and throughout the story, we jump between the present and his college years.

Okay, first off I wasn't going for the sick and disgusting when I started reading this. I was thinking maybe a tragic love story or a guy suffering from hallucinations however, what I came to witness was a dark Manga with a serial-killer-esque plotline and characters.

LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, DO NOT BE FOOLED BY AWESOME COVER ART!
I know, bad habits are hard to break; look at me and where it got me.

The art was kinda mainstream with a touch of shading; not celebration worthy and you could easily just place it under mainstream. But it does have its moments of extreme detail, which I think were made that way on purpose in the interest of emphasising the plot.

Brother, this story has twists up to the last page! And ALL the characters suffer from some kind of mental inconsistency and for me, that's not something I'd promote a Manga with. Even so, it has to be said (as a warning, if foolish readers insist on reading this Manga looking for light comedy. I pity the fool). The plot isn't for the light-hearted or for readers that aren't into character analysis because this story's plot isn't linear (which is a pain in the ass) and the point of this story concentrates on mind-set and personality. Not on shallow giggles.

The bottomline, there's a lot of mind twisting and moral/ethical stimulation in this Manga. Had I known exactly what I was getting myself into, I probably wouldn't have read it: honestly speaking. If you're looking for a blue-hued (not literally, man), smoky, obscure reading. Tread cautiously. read more