Yagiza no Yuujin
My Capricorn friend

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I'm here to write a review that I have been putting off for more than two months.
Yagiza no Yuujin, or "My Capricorn Friend", which I call "Capricorn" when I aggressively recommend it to my friends, is a story about a mystery, a mystical veranda and a bloody baseball bat. It's also a story about scapegoats, escaped goats, and regret.

Let me start by saying that I desperately read this manga. I remember consuming the whole volume, stopping only when the story did. I then went on with my day, went to sleep, and read the whole thing again the next day.

We start by hearing about ... Yuuya's veranda, and about how, sometimes, weird things get caught in it. And then the story starts.
Every convo, no matter how trivial, is foreshadowing. Nowadays it is not often that we are presented with the same information the "detective" has, but it is the case here. Every piece of information counts, and it all comes together in a brilliant, vibrant way.

I can't stress how powerful this manga is. I wish I could, but I would risk spoiling it. So I would just want to recommend it to anyone who is interested enough to read my silly review.

Edit: I wrote this immediately after I read the manga so I am writing this disclaimer to say that I have tempered my opinion a little, but not too much. I'm not sure if this is the best work of fiction ever, but I think it's one of the best manga I've read and was genuinely a flawless reading experience.

Now for the review.

I just finished this about ~90 seconds ago and I can already tell you that this is the best manga I have ever read, and maybe the best work in any medium.

This story is utterly concise, simple, and beautiful. Each character, place, person, ... thought, expression, and event is wonderfully developed to give the reader a sense of attachment to the setting and characters, which is so outstanding for such a short work. You should read this manga ASAP, unless you are able to somehow get your hands on a hard copy. In that case, it's worth the wait, because you're going to want to hold this single volume tight to your bosom once you've finished.

Even tho it was way too short for 7 chapters to expand a story like this, it really does make you hold tight to your seat cause there is quite a sprinkle of intensity and chilliness involved here! I mean it's about two teens running away together because one of them killed their bullies. You'll also ask yourself questions on why this event happened among many others because literally, one of the boys is collecting news articles from different years. Yeah I honestly wonder why it aligns with what's happening, as well as the supernatural wind !

I wouldn't call this the best psychological slice of ... life thriller out there but I still would recommend this to peeps if they wanna waste your valuable sweet time!