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it's amazing how 'Crows' doesn't try to be complex but ends up having its moments like that. The story may seem silly, but within the general context it is quite good, the author fulfills what he promises to do, he promises to make a good manga for criminals and he delivers it. Not much to say about this work, it is consistent, all arcs are well structured, the fights are well done and fair, the protagonist has his motivations and is very charismatic, drama is not difficult to understand and how I said before it works and delivers what it promises. It's definitely my favorite delinquent manga, because of the characters, almost all the characters in this work are quite charismatic.

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crows is an exceptional manga, my first time reading it, it was just about highschool delinquents fighting, after reading it i felt empty, surprisingly though, it's still just a highschool deliquent fighting manga. why is it exceptional then?

the story is pretty simple throughout the whole story, but it manages to keep you hooked, crows is the type of manga that isn't about the story as much as it is about fights, characters and surprising moments that are able to make you reflect about pretty much anything.

about the art, while i do feel that the art improves as the manga advances, it's great since the beggining, characters looked ugly in the beggining, maybe even simple, but the fights never failed to make you feel the weight behind each punch, motion is expressed greatly in this manga, and as the story advances, you get to see more detailed/appealing drawings.

the characters are one of the strongest point of crows, all characters are different one from each other, each character is appealing and likeable (at least for me, there is certainly a case to be made against some characters but most of them have redeeming qualities or have moments in which they reflect and become better characters). characters also evolve and develop as the story advances, by the end you feel as if most of the characters had their fitting end to their story, and some of these ends really make you think and reflect.

crows has become one of my favorite series, it has once again taught me things i had forgotten, simple stories aren't bad stories, people don't need complicated/deep reasons to change, life isn't a straightfoward path, and that it can take a mere second or just a little hunch to decide what you will do with your life. I totally plan on reading it's sequels and spin-offs and i can't wait to introduce my friends to this manga

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Crows is excellent, perhaps the ultimate delinquent manga. But let's go by parts.

The characters are exceptional, being very charismatic and surprisingly deep. It is even curious that Crows never tries to be a complex work in text, but gives density to them when reflecting on their philosophies or attitudes. By the way, the work pays great attention to them, being the protagonist of their own arcs, which is great due to highlighting the cast making them remarkable.

The protagonist, Harumichi, is quite charismatic but ironically less profound than the other characters. Don't get me wrong, he is by far one of the best characters in the work with his personality and lifestyle of freedom. However, when all the other characters always end up thinking about who they are and what they're doing, he's just existing lol.

The story, he is very good, always very fun and thought-provoking. By the way, the work gives a lot of prominence to several characters, there is always a feeling of something new coming from the vision of a character. Crows helped me remember that not every story needs to be complex to be good, but just fun and well done.

The art, initially I found it strange. The '90s streak hit someone who grew up with the arts today, but that feeling quickly faded. The fights in this manga are amazing and very well done, very exciting to see them. Highlight for the MC vs. Rindaman fight, best fight of the work.

Finally, Crows is a very fun and good story to follow, with great fights and outstanding characters. My only annoyance with the work was in relation to the end of the MC, but in general the ending was good for the other characters.

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Crows is about Bouya Harumichi, a second-year transfered to Suzuran, a highschool full of delinquants. By becoming the number one of the school, he meet others gangs from other highschools.

It is a very fresh story, and even if its clasified as a shounen, it is more a seinen, as you can see blodd, and thematics like death are seen. It has the same style as GTO ( and if you haven't read GTO, do it !), with epic fights, friendship and lot, lot of stupid gags.

Story: 8/10 It is mostly cut in little parts, but every one of those is linked with the next one. It's well built, and even if Bouya is the main character, most of the others are seen because of the impact of their gang action on Bouya's life.

Art: 8/10 Well draw, and fights are very beautiful and easy to follow

Characters : 10/10 They all have a personnality, and are well disagned. You can feel a lot of empathy for some, and even want to become friend with them, as if you are in their gang. They are all different, and you can really feel their feelings.

Enjoyment 10/10 It is only my opinion, but this manga really enjoyed me, as I like GTO a lot, it is quite the same humoristic tone, and I really like this rock'n roll style, with bikes and pompadour. Alson, I love streets fights a lot ^_^

Overall: 9/10 READ IT ! Note that, if you prefer watching anime, or just want to make an opinion of it, there is a 3-episodes OAV that tell just the first chapters.

See ya!

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