Tamarobi In Out
The Soul Spewing Wielder

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A short manga that doesn't know what it wants to be. Something that tries too hard to be funny on every page (almost always failing), throws in way too many references, and then tries to make a statement from the heart about enjoying the time you have with the people you love instead of losing yourself in sadness for those who have already passed.

If this sounds confusing and messy, it's because it is. Soul Spewing Wielder is a bizarre short story manga that just doesn't seem to have any idea what direction it wanted to head in or what it actually wanted to focus on. ... It tries to throw in a joke on almost every single page, if not multiple jokes, just tossing random stuff around in the hopes that something eventually sticks, but this ultimately makes almost all of the humor come off as "random XD" because there's little to no build-up and no jokes feel satisfying to have land. Coupled with characters that all kind of blend and mesh together and an incredibly simple and forgettable main character, this makes the manga somewhat of a frustrating read. There are also a painfully large number of references to other series, which makes it feel like the author was under the impression that the manga couldn't stand on its own bones without dragging in more popular series to use as gags.

This is all made worse by the manga trying to gain a serious plot around halfway through, which continues to be interrupted by the incessant need to make weird jokes, references and puns everywhere. There is simply no balance between what needs to be funny and what doesn't, and it's hard to take the serious moments seriously when they throw in dumb asides.

The art is also quite unremarkable, with all of the characters being very plain and derivative designs and personalities aside from the lead girl, who has her cute moments. If there is any small modicum of a reason to read this series, it's to experience her, but all other characters have nothing to make them stand out from the sea of other, better designs in other manga.

Overall, I can't say this is a manga that really would appeal to anyone. The story is too confused with itself on what it wants to do, and the art and characters are overall boring and unimpressive, leading to a series that has serious identity issues. Even as a short series, it's really just a waste of time.