Shindere Shoujo to Kodoku na Shinigami

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Shindere Shoujo to Kodoku na Shinigami is a manga that can easily flip between comedy and thrilling mystery in a single panel, which often does. If you’re reading this thinking it’s going to be something lighthearted like Hyouka (which also deals with the “school mystery” genre) then you’re going to be in for a shock. One other thing I should mention first is that the author of this manga is actually too sick currently to continue writing this manga (which is said at the end of the most recent chapter, #20). The story does end the current mystery it was in but the overall plot ... is left unanswered so take that into account before getting into this manga.

Plot: 9/10
The story begins when a mysterious middle school boy named Nishigami who claims to be a shinigami (Death god in English and also very similar to his own name) who ends up causing everyone close to him to end up dying moves to a small island and starts going to school. There he earns a bad reputation as he tries to make everyone hate him so that no one else dies. One girl, Wakanae, and Nishigami end up becoming class presidents together though. They begin to unintentionally grow closer, but as he predicted, she ends up dying right in front of him. However, she is resurrected thanks to the deity of the island. From there, mysteries centered around the idea of resurrection begin to surface and these two students get dragged into them and forced to solve them in order to protect themselves and the people around them. At the same time they are also looking for a way to return Wakanae back to a normal human because now that she has been resurrected she can no longer leave the island that she wanted to leave so badly.

Art – 8/10
The darker scenes are drawn very well with extra emphasis put into showing change in pace from comedy to drama. The character designs are decent as is the scenery. The comedic scenes have their own appeal as well and the art can make them very funny at times but sometimes it seems a little stereotypical the way the characters are drawn in these scenes.

Characters: 8/10
There aren’t a whole lot of recurring characters and the only main ones are the ones mentioned before. Nishigami is extremely talented at solving mysteries even though it’s never mentioned why he is so good. One interesting character who is not seen much but seems to be hiding a lot is Nishigami’s Uncle (named Kuro) who is a doctor and the reason he moved to the town. He’s basically one of the creepiest guys I’ve ever seen (he’s like Shinra from Durarara!! on the outside with Izaya on the inside and a ton of mysteries surrounding him, if that makes any sense). Wakanae is a normal middle school girl who lives with her father. Not much is known about her mother since they make it unclear exactly what is true about her except that she’s not around anymore. There's also a shrine maiden, Touka, who cannot speak to any men unless she intends to marry them, even her own brother Itsuki, who likes Wakanae. Aside from them, the only other noteworthy people are the culprits involved the specific case and Yoroizuka who is only brought up towards the end and begins to have something to do with Kuro (the creepy guy) at the very end. He has an eyepatch and there’s something to do with what’s under and why it’s hurting Yoroizuka but I not much else is known since that’s where the manga is currently stopped.

Enjoyment: 8/10
I did enjoy this manga and I caught up on it quickly. I wish it would continue and I hope that the author overcomes their illness. But I would recommend this if you like mystery or horror things. It has good amount of comedy but I wouldn’t read it just for that aspect. Stuff like Fukashigi Philia and Aku no Hana are somewhat similar to this as far as manga go and while Shindere Shoujo is much less gory and horrific, the anime Another is kind of similar as well.

i think the stories very enjoyable, and i take time to write this review cause i respect the deceased author and want to tell people out there that this manga is worth to read, very enjoyable. the character and the plot was great. with some humour and some misteries and dont forget about drama & romance.

u will not boring to read this manga. i am glad i can read this manga event if end up with cliffhanger cause the author was fighting cancer and died baecause of it.

this the first i review anythings that i had watch and i had read. and i enjoy ... it. i hope you are people have same felling. thank u for everyone that read this review and thank you for the author that make this briliant work. rest in peace author SHINKIBA Yuki

Nice enough manga, with a good plot and interesting mysteries. The boy is easily likable, even though he tries not to, and the girl is seriously sweet!! The art is nice enough, okay at the actual action scenes but not so much as to present the characters' feelings very well. Even so, the manga is easy to read and has some funny moments. The actual action started in volumn number two, when some other characters were added as well as some new mysteries. And though the romance was okay, the boy falling for the girl from chapter one wasn't that ideal. At least they didn't ... focus on the love story. Rather, the story was enfused with other topics, like family and supernatural elements.

tl;dr: A manga with an interesting protagonist and an interesting story around solid short mysteries, though one without any sort of conclusion. 

This manga has an interesting protagonist in that he’s a complete jerk, though due to being terrible at socializing and not because of malice, but generally has enough good will and the competence to act on that good will such that others end up respecting him. This mainly comes from him dealing with various problems using his amazing deductive skills. Hence, while it doesn’t sound like it from most descriptions, this is actually mostly a detective series with Nishigami as the detective. These cases are mostly ... good, with the weaker exceptions being the first which felt overtly messy and the last which felt rushed. But it was kind of strange in that the larger plot, the one centered around Hahane, resurrection, and Akira only kind of fit into these mysteries. Rather, Akira only has a minimal involvement in most of the cases, and the overarching plot was mostly shown spread around the cases. Hence, Akira ended up feeling really underdeveloped for the main heroine and also kind of boring. This combined with Nishigami’s personality being really awkward made most of the plot revolving their relationship kind of annoying. The overarching plot did get developed pretty well though, with it slowly revealing various facts about how the resurrection system works, giving what will likely be crucial aspects of characters backgrounds, and foreshadowing a number of interesting plot threads that are likely to arrive further in the story. Hence, I was quite invested in seeing where the story would go. However unfortunately this never happens as the manga abruptly ends before anything is resolved without any sort of ending. I feel bad about viewing this as a negative attributed to this work, because it is due to the incredibly unfortunate fact that the author fell ill and eventually passed away, but ultimately, I view works independently from their creator so while am certainly not blaming the author for this in the slightest and am thankful for the work that was produced, in the end I decided this was just the way I felt and not something I could avoid. The art was decent enough. 

Well I am very late to the party, aren't I? First of all my condolences for the death of the author of this series, which means that this story is ending off on a cliffhanger for all of eternity.
The plot and characters of this series were delightful to read, with me binging the 20 chapters of the story in an hour or two. Though I wouldn't recommend anybody to read this series as you will feel rather empty like me when your left grasping for a climax that will never come.
The saddest part was that this manga was in ... fact really good, and I am grateful to the late author that he at least gave us a glimpse into the world of these characters even if it was cut short.
I don't regret reading this manga though maybe not read it if you don't feel like spending time to ponder about what an ending this series deserved.
-Roboto San