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Gleipnir

Alternative Titles

Japanese: グレイプニル
English: Gleipnir
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 14
Chapters: 88
Status: Finished
Published: Oct 6, 2015 to Apr 20, 2023
Genres: Action Action, Mystery Mystery, Supernatural Supernatural
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Authors: Takeda, Sun (Story & Art)

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Score: 6.921 (scored by 1575115,751 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #100022
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #383
Members: 45,518
Favorites: 517

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Oct 7, 2017
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (22/88 chp)
A very eh story with an interesting idea. That fails on multiple levels of some of the most basic stuff.

~~GOOD~~
Monster designs tend to be creative and interesting.
First couple chapters are fairly interesting.
Some decent comedy.


~~ BAD~~
Characters don't act like regular people.
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Dec 4, 2018
Preliminary (30/88 chp)
I see a lot of people being mad about the ambiance, the pantyshots, the "hentaiborder", Claire's weird character etc...
But in the end, the manga is all about that uneasy feeling. You can either accept it and love it, or hate it. You can't rate a manga based on your preferences only. The art is great the synopsis is good (a little cliché i'll give you that) and the writing sometimes gets out of control but it's weird. Most masterpieces are weird. The mainstream ones sure are familyfriendly, but evangelion, made in abyss, ergo proxy etc... it's their aura that made them so good.

"It just works"
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Sep 16, 2016
Preliminary (12/88 chp)
In the short span of 12 chapters this manga got my hopes up and died in my eyes, both at the hands of its fanservice. Where I once believed there isn’t a way this can flop, I am left to wonder what I liked in the first place.

Thinking back, it was probably the tension, the ambitious idea, the body horror, the nice reversal of gender tropes and shounen tropes: Gleipnir is structured as shounen, but it’s darker and more cynical, focused on the street brawl “by what means we have” philosophy. I was on board with the raunchy, sketchy art. I even enjoyed the weird ...
Jul 2, 2018
Preliminary (28/88 chp)
When I first started reading this, I was reminded a little bit of Double Arts. Much like Double Arts, Gleipnir is a breath of fresh air in the sense that it lets more than just the main character shine. The story is really about Shuuichi, Claire, and their teamwork. I'm excited to keep reading to see how they improve over time.

In general, I'm always pretty happy with the art in manga. But, there is something about Gleipnir that goes above and beyond for me. I feel that the art style carries across more emotion and really fits the vibes that the author is going for.

I ...
Feb 26, 2022
Preliminary (72/88 chp)
Gleipnir is a really good manga. It is honestly the most underrated manga I have read. Amidst all of the internet arguments over it being "borderline-hentai" what has been lost is the fact that it has an intriguing mystery, solid characters, and great art. Most of the reviews that have been made about Gleipnir haven't been made with the perspective of where the story is now, 72 chapters in, so I felt like I should write my very first review about it. I'm not going to get into specific details about many elements, but I highly recommend more people read this manga.

Story: 8
Yes, Gleipnir is ...
Mar 24, 2019
Preliminary (36/88 chp)
TL;DR

The Good:
-I've seen worse art
-the story is mildly interesting
-despite being ecchi not a harem
-interesting characters
-the mascot suit is really cute

The Bad:
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Dec 12, 2017
Preliminary (23/88 chp)
This is a good series to checkout on if you like action thriller, with a lot of nudity. I really admire the art and design of characters and monster so far, background art is also on point.

That being said, I feel the story could use faster pacing to move things along. The characters are uninteresting at this point other than the female protagonist. She is one hell of a fan service and I don't mind it as long as it doesn't stray too far from the meat of the story.

I'm enjoying this series for trying something different (albeit still in high school setting) when ...
Apr 6, 2020
Preliminary (47/88 chp)
This is a really good title with very interesting characters and fantastic story with interesting twists and turns,

I saw that someone was complaining terribly about "fanserwis", which I didn't pay attention to, not to mention that this "fanserwis" adds atmosphere to the whole experience with this manga. (this person devoted a quarter of the review to the "sagging" breasts that are naturally drawn not like in other titles, and the close-ups per step and beloved of the reviewer's beloved vagina appear only 5 or 6 times in 47 chapters [not to mention about the fact that every girl's crotch is flat in this anime])

Not to ...
Apr 12, 2020
Preliminary (52/88 chp)
Since the manag got an adaptation and I am up to date with the manga I wanted to leave my opinion on how it has improved. I have not read a lot of older maga so their could be one with a similar premise but of course it started out with a wimpy MC and a strong female supporting character which is cliche. But it keep growing and created a new lane for itself the MC outgrew whatever fears he had and new things are still being learnt about the story which keeps it interesting. I think it could finish as a solid 8 depending ...
May 2, 2019
Preliminary (39/88 chp)
This story has a pretty strong set up, MC is a monster fur-suit, doesn't know why, has to collect 100 coins, Female lead wears him for more power. Simple, lots of potential.

However despite being near 40 chapters in and nothing feels different, the MC is slightly harder after fighting, the female cares for MC, and we know where the coins come from.
MC isn't really stronger, the plot is still mostly just "People want coins for ___", no mysteries are solved, and despite a clear goal being given and the protagonists going to the goal nothing FEELS different.

Art is goo, the designs are interesting, the ideas ...
Feb 11, 2021
Preliminary (61/88 chp)
Even though the story isn't finished yet, this is quality. The backstory within this anime is probably the best backstory I've seen within anime, very detailed and it explores why the main antagonist became the way he did. The backstory paves a way as a challenge towards morality, which is interesting and how reckless we can be as humans, jumping to conclusions and how we can behave like monsters.

The story nicely ties in the idea of duality, with our main character developing because of his other half, Claire, as he's forced to submit to his environment and drop the morals he long wished to hold ...
Oct 29, 2021
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (70/88 chp)
This manga starts really good, an interesting premise, cool power concept, and the fights can be really nice. The art, despite not being anything extraordinary, flows really well, and the story starts strong but has its ups and downs.

On the other hand, the characters are unbearable, we have the hot girl + loser dudo, a group of generic, barely relevant friends, a villain with a cool power but very convoluted story, and some side baddies on the way. The story could do with some filler, so to speak, more slice of life moments, and probably less exposition and flashbacks to compensate. Id love more side ...
Jun 14, 2020
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (5/88 chp)
So far as of Vol 1, I have found that visually, the art is great, the paneling and layout is par for the course, and the word balloons and text are easy to read and fully engaging.

The story itself is interesting, and by the end of vol 1, does leave the reader with a nice hook for the next vol.

The story falls apart in two area's

1. Characters, the male MC is just a whinny goody two shoes, that is being dragged along by the plot. He is as cookie cutter as they come, the female MC to me was interesting, and falls well within ...
Dec 22, 2021
Preliminary (4/88 chp)
The plot had great potential and the art is outstanding but I must say there is just so much bad about the first volume I don't even think I can stand the thought of keeping it. Subjects such as sexual assault and harrassment is very normalized in manga and I'm used to overseeing them, but there's just too much this time. If we overlook the fact that women are sexualized in ways such as their underwear being unnecessarily exposed at every possible chance in the manga, [spoiler ahead] we can focus on how the main character almost rapes a girl after saving her from a ...
Dec 31, 2022
Preliminary (84/88 chp)
Usually, I have to go out of my way to find faults in whatever material I read/watch, but this one reveals it all by itself.

The plot has a good concept, but the problem is the delivery. It was interesting for the first 30 chapters, which I had been binging at that point, but it *seriously* fell off after that, which lead to lower motivation to finish reading, but I finished reading for the sake of finishing anyway, which is only chapt. 84 as it stopped updating. For a manga tagged as mystery, it reveals itself too fast, leaving little room for speculation, which is supposedly ...