Gyakusatsu Happy End
Massacre Happy End

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Story: 8

Very entertaining and engaging. The manga manages to give a twist to the concept of time loops, and keeps you abreast of the decisions that the protagonist will make taking into account his goal and curse.

Art: 7

Regarding art, it adapts very well to different situations, emphasizing the macabre of some scenes, not recommended for those with a sensitive stomach.

Characters: 7

As for its characters, they all fulfill their role quite well. Something that I really liked was that unlike other works of this style, the protagonist is not so much a genius or a defenseless child, but someone who makes decisions ... that are quite realistic or with which you can at least empathize.

Enjoyment: 9

To finish, highlight what I said at the beginning, I wouldn't say you'll find a masterpiece here, but it is a remarkable work, which knows how to make good use of its resources and ends up being pretty interesting.

Shout out to stories about “People put into the absolute worst situation possible”. Gotta be one of my favorite genders.

This is a story engineered to question your morality as a human being. Right from the setup, how the hell are you supposed to react when put in a time loop where killing is the only way to tomorrow? Maybe you can react to it properly, formulate a reason, a way, but oh no, of course we can't give the protagonist, Kusakabe, a nice day. Put his sister on a timer, and watch the whole world burn. No time to think, no time to give ... one-self a chance, you gotta kill, and you gotta do it fast. Would you? Would I?

It's such an entertaining, brutal story. I love when an author creates an outlandish set-up, and simply writes how people would react to such a thing. I wish there was an adaptation, or some way to enjoy it visually. Such a potential for a hit, even if the rating will tell you otherwise. However, I know the faults lying beneath the tale. I'd say, convenience is what will pull people away by a mile, even me. Moments where somebody is being mutilated, but they don't react as much as they should. No thrashing around, no screaming of pain. Other times, coincidences do lead to the story continuing because it had to. Still, for the whole complete journey, it was fascinating to see the meaning in the meaningless. This is a story of a desperate person, doing the most desperate things to keep going, to keep fighting. Who will you cheer? People will murder for the wrong cause, as long as they believe it's the right thing.

Every character is given enough depth to justify the actions, save one or two, who really don't get enough screen time to garner the events of the final arc. Still, they work, they serve a good purpose, and you do start caring about them. One of the initially funny characters became my favorite of them all. I was never turned off by a chapter, or wished to have somebody else on screen. Small cast, focused, believable, entertaining, with enough differences between all of them. Great little cast.

Now, holy, mother of god. The art on this manga is INSANELY GOOD. The expressions of every character, body language, fear, happiness, sadness. Sure, it sometimes exaggerates the dialogue, but I can closely believe the things they feel because of the visuals. The moments of tension are palpable, the voices I can imagine feel so lively on everybody, and the gore. My friends, let me tell you how good the art on the gore is. No, this isn't one of those that draw intestines like a bright-colored piece of meat that has no blood on it. I like that in certain series, but here, if somebody smashes a head with a hammer, the eyes will slightly pop out. A cut, done by somebody with experience, can lead to decapitation with enough precision. The expression of death is horrifying every time it happens. I respect the author so much for showing the brutality of death as it is. Gross, bloody, filled with dread, faces that shouldn't be done by a human being, and eyes that have no life on them.

One of the most entertaining stories I've seen in recent manga. Characters that serve the purpose well enough, and perfect art to sell everything. The only problems with it being suspension of disbelief, and constant coincidences that protect the protagonist at times. This is a case where I don't care that much. I love this manga, and everything to do with it, but I can admit, it ain't perfect. Dialogue can be very in your face, stating the obvious lessons and themes, but it works well enough.

9.1/10. No spoilers, but, f*ck that ending. Not because it's bad, but let me put it this way. If you break somebodies leg, they're sure to remember you. That's how it made me feel.

I've been following this manga for several months and I guess only 20 chapters have been translated into English (although all 55 are translated into Russian) so far. I'm basing my review on those first few chapters.

I am someone who likes edgy manga. When I say "edgy", I mean a manga that unites two things: originality and transgression. A manga that merely violates taboos is not "edgy", it's just offensive. In this sense, my application of the word "edgy" to a manga is a compliment of the highest order.

Gyakusatsu happiendo is a very, very edgy manga. It's plot is a combination of two very popular ... devices - death games and time loops - that I don't think I've ever seen before. The main character is not a moralizer and is not afraid to kill to get what he wants. In fact, none of the characters are really "good" people, something my cynical, misanthropic self is very satisfied with.

I would absolutely recommend this manga to anybody who likes gritty shonen thrillers like Ajin, Bokutachi ga Yarimashita, Fire Punch, Mahou Shoujo Site, etc.

What if tomorrow never comes, unless you kill someone?

Are you fans of Death Note? or are you familiar with the survival manga Signal 100? And Gyakusatsu Happy End is strongly recommended for you! Bring you the writer of unpopular survival manga Signal 100, Gyakusatsu Happy End has a lot of bloody stuff, different from the Signal 100, this series contained more logically killin stuff rather than a graphic gore stuff.

Story 7/10
Kusakabe Makoto, a highschooler with his poor life (abandoned mother and living with his not-caring father), only has his little sister lying down in critical condition in hospital. But somehow hope is coming to him, his sister could ... be cured by an operation in weeks. After that miracle happens, Makoto being cursed with his tomorrow never comes, the day will repeat itself unless he kills someone each day. To outcome tomorrow, for reaching his happiness with the cured sister, he try to managed himself by commiting murder day by day. Makoto's plan is also being noticed by police, making it never gonna be easy for him to face tomorrow day. 

The plots are easy to follow for people that enjoy criminal themes or even casual readers. These simple plot made a lot of good things happen, example with how MC trying to deceiving the police with his murder. It would be a solid 8 if the author doesn't make it so rushed with the ending.

Characters 7/10
The first half of the series, we dealt with 3-4 main characters involved. With these certain characters, the writer makes a solid development example with how the MC dealt with his curse turning from 'average highschooler' into a serial killer. Then a supporting, generic childhood neighborhood friend of MC with a potential love interest that notices something happening with the MC and tries to adapt with the situation. Also the police role that represent a smart detective who noticing a unusual mass murder happen in the street and figuring something illogically are behind this case. 

At the start, I think the writer made a good development with these small bunch of characters. But later on the series, they added 3-4 more characters involved with the story that made me somehow feel the author could even potentially maximize the current character rather than adding some. Those additional ones made the plot of the story more generic for me, I felt those additions were being made to fill some hole from the story or just the author avoiding to do more experimental plot. 

Art 8/10
The art is good stuff! The author draws the characters with a certain characteristic for each character so the readers manage to recall the characters to each other. The author also got an eye in detail for drawing the expressions and body language in the panel. What I like with the author's drawing style is when they adapt the drawing style with the situation. The author also good dealing with bloody stuffs, the scene of murdering person are drawed so well, not just graphic violent itself. The author managed to make certain scenes so breathtaking even with just the expressions from the character, even better when the author manages to maximize the background, the panel and the character's drawing. But unfortunately, the author doesn't make these breathtaking panels regularly, I think it would make the series more intensing.

Enjoyment 7/10
As a reader who enjoys thriller genre also intensing/breathing art, I am enjoying myself while reading the series. It's easy for me to follow the plot, and also to amaze with this kind of good art from every chapter. Even though it felt rushed at the later stages of the series, I still think this series is good for you to enjoy manga like "death note" or similar twisted criminal themes. Also this series is not too long to be read on the weekend. 

It was a thrill ride, I won't drag on this preface too much and just get to the nitty gritty of the review for those interested in this banger manga.

Story: 10

The time travel trope tends to either be done poorly, or be done well, there's usually never any in-between. It was done in an interesting way in this, and definitely done well. It's equatable to how Steins;Gate did it, granted they're two different styles, it was handeled in a way that they're close enough to compare (the way time traveling is handled, not the genres). I can't say it's the most unique, but it's a ... type of time travel that's not too common, especially with how the MC triggers it (or rather, how he doesn't) All in all, well written story that'll keep the reader wanting to continue till the Happy End.


Art: 10

I'm a sucker for this style of art, so this is a bit biased, and there's not much to be said, but this type of art where it has a sense of almost realistic mixed with the anime style, while also having a well shaded "dark" aesthetic, it's great. The character designs were all recognizable, simple, but well done.


Overall: 10

Has a great psychological horror feeling, the mystery is very captivating, the brutality is there, but not unrealistic (despite being a very unrealistic situation). Give the manga a shot, if you like bloody time travel stories, you've found a great one. If you're a fan, pray for an anime adaption, because this would be an amazing one.