Shuumatsu no Walküre
Record of Ragnarok

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Okay, this isn't going to take too long. First of all, this is my first review, and my english isn't perfect, so sorry for that. That aside, let's get to the point:

This is just amazing. It is a pure shock of endorphins. I've never felt like that reading a manga.

Story: 5/10
Okay, this definitely isn't the main purpose after this series. If you are expecting to get into an awesome story that will change your life forever... well, just skip it.
The plot is very simple: every 1000 years the gods (from the Greek deities to de Indian ones) make a meeting where they decide if ... the human being shall continue existing or not. This time they decided that they shouldn't, so they decide to exterminate them, but one Valkyre interrupt the meeting, since due to a old law, they humans had the right to fight for their existance in the Ragnarok, a short of 1vs1 tournament between 13 gods and 13 humans. Thats the whole story, simple as that. There is also a kind of coup d'etat from the Valkyries, but nevermind that. Basic as it is, it works perfectly for the main objective of this manga: show outstanding and over-the-top fights.

Art: 10/10
What to say, this is probably the main appeal of this. Everything and everyone look so fucking gorgeous. The art is incredible, and it have some panels that will make you scream due to the emotion. Just see it by yourselves, everyone looks so badass, it's just perfect

Character: 10/10
Okay, i wasn't so sure about what score I should give, but this should be fine. Okay, to the moment only 2 and a half fights has happened, but every character is so fucking charismatic, cool and badass. It's easy. They show you a flashback about each of them, the god and the human, wich is enough to catch affectin to each of them, dunno how. Oh, and speaking abou the humans, they are not random ones, they are the strongest humans that has existed in the whole Earth's story. (spoilers incoming i guess? ) Lu Bu, a badass beast. Adam, best daddy. And Sasaki Kojiro, cool as always. The gods are super dope as well, every one of them. Dunno, all the carachters are perfect for this kind of story.

Enjoyment: 10/10
Of course, it has to be a 10. This manga has probably some of the best fights I've ever seen. Dunno if I'm overhyped, but it has been amazing. The art is awesome, the carachters are super cool and the fights are just incredible.

Overall: 9/10
This isn't a masterpiece because of its simplicity, and it's far from ending. Maybe in 3 or 4 years it become one, or a mediocre manga, we will see.

Nevertheless, to have a great time, I doubt there is a better manga. Just give it a try. Oh, and a personal tip, read it while playing some Two Steps From Hell music, it's just the best.

So many people said this manga is just fiction so the mangaka can do everything with all of his/her characters, which is indeed true because in the end manga is art, and art is how people express themselves.
However, bad writing still remains bad writing nonetheless. Taking an example of the battle between Poseidon vs Kojiro. Not gonna lie if people read or watch enough series will know Kojiro win from the beginning. Kojiro, a man who has the title "greatest loser", goes against mighty god Poseidon, who is arrogant, look down on everything. Who ... gonna win? The plot armor so thicc that it's from epic battle to mediocre series
The current chapter now is between sumo vs shiva. the power scaling is so bad that like 14 years old me writing stories after reading SAO. Like the fight so bland but also the cutscene is so annoying.
In my opinion, only one and only battle that is good from character building, power scaling is Zeus vs Adam. It had me on edge with every blow zeus and adam gives each other.

Pros:
- Unique premise. Humans vs Gods in a tournament style is a breath of fresh air among the stories wherin gods are the villains. Stories most of the time always focus on the insignificance of hummanity then making them rebel against the gods or something like that. This manga subverts that and makes hummanity have 'equal' footing amongst the gods in the form of a tournament.
- The art is very well done. And the character designs are very unique. Thor's design was really really unexpected and cool.

Cons:
- The combat is very unsatisfying. In a manga where the premise is a tournament between humans ... and gods, I thought it would have lots of panels detailing fight scenes but it instead focuses on...
- the narration of each characters backstory. I dont have a problem with the content of the narration, but it constantly interrupts the fight scene. Isnt fighting the main priority in a tournament and everything else is just support? Why is the backstory taking precedence over the fight!?
- The peanut gallery. Oh my god are they f*ckin annoying. They just wont shut up. They constantly break the immersion. And they somehow make the backstory of the fighters really really cringe. They are probably the main problem in this novel. If they just shut up most of the time, it would have been fine.

Conclusion:
This novel has a very good premise but is unable to fully give the satisfaction that comes with it. If they focused more on the fight instead of the fluff, this would have been an enjoyable read.