Kimi Shi ni Tamau Koto Nakare
Thou Shalt Not Die

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I started reading this manga by chance and I got right into it. But first of all, the plot: as described above it’s about students with supernatural powers. They are enrolled at the „Special Abilities Private High School" in order to use their power for military purpose. Under the constitution Japan is prohibited from entering into act of war therefore it was necessary to found a non-government-organisation consistent of soldiers without guns. For the first time the students join the “international mission of peace” and without knowing the real purpose of their fight they enter a deadly battlefield.
The story centres around Kuroi and Mashiro, ... two 1st years. While Kuroi is an easy-going person who doesn’t care about the lives of his comrades except from Mashiro. Mashiro is an earnest girl with strong physical power.

If you like bloody battles and strange characters you have to read this manga. Especially Kuroi is quite different to the common hero stereotype. He is a hard to read misanthropist who doesn’t really care about death or life of others. Kuroi is a loner with an obsession for Mashiro who is more mysterious as one would think at first gaze.
Honestly I really fell in love with this manga at first sight. In my opinion this manga gives a similar feeling as “the Legend of the legendary heroes” or “Owari no Seraph” (in darker) or “Deadman Wonderland”. So just read and enjoy it!

Spoiler-free
This is my very first review, as I saw not many people talk about this, I was lucky enough that I started reading mere days before the last chapters where released in english, here we go.

Story: 8
The story is one of those that explores more themes rather than question-answer type formula, it shows the horrors humanity can make of children, it explores how fragmented people can become as well as how fragmented people can obtain humanity, things appear out of nowhere somtimes and it just is, yes this may annoy many people but for me it's just a story that puts confused people in a ... world they don't understand and the people that do keep it to themselves, I like the structure and it's a great ride, I have to agree, the first chapters where absolutely one of this story's greatest assets, they where thrilling, action packed and enjoyable but that doesn't eliminate from great sequences later on, as well as character moments and lessons to be learned from this world, and if you're a Yoko taro fan, there is plenty to be had from his amazing storytelling.

Art: 8
While simple sometimes and straight to the point, the gore and actions scenes stand out amazingly, the detail and impact from the punches and use of environments to serve a scene, as well as how the text changes within certain contexts, amazingly done, for the story, the art is perfect.

Character: 9
As i'm writing this I realice the characters are much better than I gave them credit for, evoluton, motives, empathy, intrigue, many characters have so much going for them and so much complexity, even ones introduced out of left field get so much love and care, I adore the cast very much.

Enjoyment: 8
I really enjoyed my time wirh this manga, intriguing, good art, great gore, loved the themes, critique, it felt a bit like Fire Punch in the dark and brutal way people can evolve, the massacres one can do, the lessons one can wrongly learn, as well as how much down the world can bring you.

Overall: 8.2

[spoiler-free]
After years of waiting for a fan translations we can finally dive into "Kimi Shi ni Tamau Koto Nakare".

The series had a really impressive start and in the first 5 chapters a solid community was build...
If you are new to the series you will probably feel the same as us and start reading it with a lot of interest and expectations. My advise for you is to enjoy the art style and a few moments here and there but not to expect much. There will be a huge amount of plot holes, meaningless scenes and additions to the plot with no purpose in the story ... ahead. In the middle of the ride you will question a lot of things but most of them won't be answered. At the very end you will feel like a fair share of people asked the series to be axed because of the writing.

Art: 10
The art is pleasing. Easy to follow, there are no messy scenes. One of the best art styles IMO.

Characters: 7
As an idea the characters are build very well. Each one of them is unique in the series and has it purpose. The writing is crippling them a lot and their development does not age well. You will probably notice it yourself how they can't reach their full potential.

Story: 3
It hurts my hearth as a long time fan to give it a 3, but the writing was really not satisfying in many ways. As I said above you will have a lot of unanswered questions at the end and a lot of plot holes will be noticed. The reasons I think the series ended so suddenly is exactly this. The author could not find a way to correct these moments which were getting more with every volume, so he decided to wrap the story...

Enjoyment: 5
The potential was huge, but the actual thing was just mediocre.

Overall: 4
Mostly influenced by the story.

First off, The reason that the Enjoyment for me is only at a 6 is due to the fact that it only updates once a month and sometimes its off schedule but I don't blame them. The art is super high quality and everything in the story is super in depth with abilities of the people and you can't help but read every word said and embrace the art style of the whole manga. The character progress is kinda slow and a lot of guessing but its still great all together. But be warned that there is ALOT of GORE and BLOOD if ... your not into something like that please avoid and there is a lot of insanity and dark theme and when I say dark I mean REALLY DARK. Just be warned.