May 27, 2020
I am surprised that there have been no reviews yet, especially from the fans of Dowman Sayman. I think this manga is one of the best of Dowman Sayman's works, on the level of Voynich Hotel.
This review may contain minor spoilers, but I won't reveal anything major.
You might have heard of an English movie called 'Melancholia', which came out in 2011. In a nutshell, is the story of two sisters and their lives when they discover that Earth is going to collide with a massive planet called Melancholia. Replace the sisters with a huge cast of characters, and swap 'planet' with 'comet', and you get
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the basic setting for the manga. I haven't seen the movie, but as far as I can tell it revolves heavily around depression, which is much different from the manga.
Story: 9/10
The story is subdivided into many short stories, which all seem independent at first, but start merging together towards the end. This is kinda similar to Voynich Hotel, but the stories being intertwined is not evident from the start. I would rate the independent short stories at the beginning 8/10, but towards the end the story just gets so much better and interesting. In the climax we see each story culminating towards the ending, and it is very satisfying.
Art: 8/10
Dowman Sayman's art style is very simplistic. However, I would say that it does the job very well for such an abstract light-hearted-but-not-really story. Now, I am not someone who judges a series heavily based on art (I am more of a story and characters guy) so giving it an 8 would be appropriate.
Character: 9/10
All of Sayman's manga are heavily character driven, this one being no exception. We have got a wide ensemble of characters: child chess prodigies, guys fascinated with Rube Goldberg machines (which are pretty cool imo), hikikomoris, talking cats, tsuchinoko, aliens, hitmen, policemen, manga artists, gamers, superheroes, vampires, mermaids, eccentric people, insane people, lovesick people. There's also a guest appearance from the maids of the Voynich Hotel. This might seem overwhelming for 26 chapters, but it works out very well. All characters have a conclusively ending story arc. Also, the characters which are recurring do undergo some sort of development. I wont go into the details, as they may be spoilery, but if you enjoyed the characters from Voynich Hotel or Nickeodeon, you will certainly enjoy this manga.
Enjoyment: 10/10
Enjoyment is something I hold in high regards while rating a manga (yes I am not really a critic). And all chapters of this manga, especially the end chapters, were thoroughly enjoyable. Easily 10/10 for enjoyment.
Overall: 9/10
If you enjoyed Dowman Sayman's other works, I highly recommend giving this manga a read.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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