Ichinose-ke no Taizai
The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins

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I came upon Ichinose after reading Takopii and loving it. I think a lot of people missed the point here - I believe the confusion and the lack of direction is on purpose.

We have seen from Takopii that Taizan is capable of a storyline, capable of character depth. This work could have had so much potential as a seinen psychological manga because it captured severe mental illness in a way where the reader is pulled into it. You experience his confusion and and dread first-hand whilst knowing the threat of blind optimism. And yet you begin to cling to it as well. Despite some ... parts being rushed, it was so well done. Where the more you thought about it, the worse it got. It implores you to adopt the same mindset and just accept what's happening. Because it feels so much better to not make sense.

Taizan (across both Ichinose and Takopii) uses ignorant optimism incredibly well - which is furthered by the art style and focus on children as protagonists. The contrast of severe mental illness and hopeless cheer offers a sense of desperation that just tastes so good but so sickening to read. The way Taizan is able to express how family issues and childhood trauma cause mental illness feels so disgustingly raw and real, all whilst being able to keep the idea that children are innocent - though at times exaggerated, children are a product of their environment. Which contributes to my belief that the story and structure of this manga was honestly genius. To also give innate happiness to a character who has descended below rock bottom - Taizan has so accurately grasped the delusions of uselessly trying, hoping to be worth even the smallest amount, anything to justifying remaining alive and staying around despite an overwhelming need to end it.

Another aspect I really enjoyed was the correspondence of the 7 deadly sins to each family member. This may seem obvious, but I believe the translation of the Japanese title sounds something more like 'Stay with the Ichinose Family' rather than the actual English title: 'The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins' and it's a shame the author was unable to flesh this out further, because the way they combined each deadly sin with actual mental illness or deterioration was so good and could have been great.

Unfortunately, it was serialised in Shounen Jump and ended prematurely.

Overall, it's not going to be an enjoyable read. It's not even going to be a good read. It's going to leave u feeling worse - especially if you make it to the end and you get the most incredibly flaccid last chapter.

But if you've read my whole review, it sounds like you might just be interested enough to give it a go.

um okay... i have a few words to say about this story.
i just want to start by saying that i binge read this in like the middle of the night so my brain could just be like absolutely fried when reading but, half of the time reading this manga i had no clue what was going on.
i don't even think i could give a summary of the story because i genuinely had no clue what was going on?? like they kept introducing a bunch of plot points that were huge in the moment then suddenly later on literally nobody talks about it... it's a ... shame because i really did like the begging and first couple chapters but later on it just started to make no sense and suddenly a whole nother plot point with absolutely no forshadowing no nothing.
all in all it just... started off strong then railed off the track into the ocean, but once in the ocean just continued going forward.

btw sorry if this makes like no sense i wrote this right after reading and its like 2 am rn sorry

What originally began as an intriguing memory loss mystery thriller premise with a 7 Deadly Sins motif quickly degraded to a monotonous repetitive torture porn entirely relying on shock factor and nonsensical volatile plot twists. While I didn't particularly like Takopi's Original Sin overall, the emotional gut punches there were at least coherent & to the point with somewhat llkeable protagonists. Ontop of comically evil school kids, there's not a single likeable character here or ANYTHING even worth remembering. The only thing that will remain in your head is the snot cheese tears that the author loves to draw whenever a character is even remotely ... sad. Taizan has this gifted ability of presenting you with a scrumptious-looking burger only for you to bite into it - realizing human feces were in between the buns.

>Tsubasa wakes up from a "dream"
>Tries to find out what his family members are doing
>Sota gives ominous and cryptic dialogue
>Random nonsensical plot twist
>Convoluted mess gets messier and more convoluted
>"Woaahhhhh peak fiction"
>Repeat for every chapter; even towards THE VERY END.

I despise this manga for undermining any emotional connection with the characters. The predictable and relentless stream of problems robbed the story of depth and impact, making it challenging to empathize with any character or plot point. Taizan's rushed storytelling and a relentless quest for shock value left me feeling overwhelmed and disenchanted. The blame partially falls on the rigid structure of weekly serialization, but the primary responsibility rests with the mangaka's inability to maintain a balanced and engaging narrative. The potential for exploring deep themes about family was squandered, leaving me frustrated and disappointed. The author's previous success in a more flexible format Jump+ highlights the challenges of weekly serialization. While some may hope for improvement in the future, the damage is already done. In the end, Ichinose failed to live up to expectations, and the blame falls on both the author and the constraints of the weekly publication schedule. It's a story that could have been so much more but ultimately left readers feeling disillusioned.

Undoubtedly one of the most aggravating weekly experiences ever.