Hoshi no Samidare
Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer

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I'm not the biggest battle action manga person, but I do appreciate a good battle series every now and then. The heart pumping action where a group of heroes defeat the impossible and save the world, it's usually a fun romp every now and then. As an anime adaptation was announced for this "must-read" manga, I decided to finally give this manga a read seeing as the PVs for the 15-year late adaptation look dreadful. What did I thought of it?

It was fine. No really, if you like battle shounen (this is a seinen manga btw) or the like, you will enjoy this a considerable ... amount more than me. But, I still did enjoy my time with the manga. It really is ultimately your typical series where a group of heroes band up to save the world. The one defining factor that separates these series from each other is the execution.

And in that sense Hoshi no Samidare is fine. I really liked certain scenes and especially the conclusion, but a lot of the humor never resonated with me, and some of the serious moments, especially those early on, never landed with me either.

And maybe it's due to all of the The Pillows references in this, or the 2000s vibe from the setting, but for some reason I ended up thinking a lot of FLCL when reading this. Listening to the albums from both the series and its sequel while reading resulted in a surprisingly good fit as well.

Ultimately whether or not you'll enjoy this series is dependant on whether you enjoy these types of manga to begin with. If you want something that would truly redefine how you view this genre as a whole, you're better off looking elsewhere.

6/10