Shoujo Fujuubun
Imperfect Girl

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I stumbled upon the first volume of the series at my local Book Off and picked it up on whim. Having flipped through the pages quickly, the detailed art drew me in and the vague synopsis confirmed my impulse purchase.

This story packs a big punch in just three volumes, easy to read in one go. A beautifully dark journey from beginning to end that explores horrors of the real world. It takes certain tropes that are common in manga and completely flips by the end. Your views on the two central character change as the story quickly progresses, I sometimes found my brain having ... trouble keeping up with my eyes.

Highly recommended to fans of psychological horror and beautiful art. Really enjoyed it :)

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A gripping short story that constantly had me on the edge of my seat.

I stumbled upon this manga and instantly saw the name NisiOisiN and then questioned how I hadn’t heard of it before then. I did my research and found that it was a light novel adaptation, that raised a few red flags in my mind as certain things don’t translate well into imagery and speech bubbles. Sadly there is no way to read the light novel (in English) so I bought the manga.

Sadly my worries came to fruition as I thought they would. A novel can express the main character's ... thoughts easily without it being excessive, however, in a manga doing that same thing can be. Reading the main character's thoughts on nearly every page became annoying after a while and sometimes took some of the mystery out of the story. Other than that the story is unique and intriguing to the very end.

It takes you on a thrilling adventure exploring some serious topics along the way. I read it all in one sitting, taking small breaks between each volume to try and piece together the mystery that is the girl nicknamed “U.U.” as the true meaning behind her actions slowly reveal themselves.

The art is nothing to write home about. Hattori did a decent job with it. Some parts can be hard to follow due to the style, but nothing so bad you can’t tell what’s happening. On the other hand, certain panels look stunning but there is only a select handful that I can say that about.

As far as short manga go, this is one of the best ones I’ve read, so I highly recommend this to anyone who’s looking for an interesting read.

This story was interesting but obviously horrifying if you continue on with reading the story. It basically shows a fed up 20 year college student who while on a bike ride to college, meets two little girls walking the road and then suddenly one of them dies in a road accident. The little girl who survives the incident then breaks into his house and kidnaps him all the way through her own home….with a friggin knife! She locks him in a laundry closet and he spends a good number of days. Then as soon as he gets to know her more and that she is ... oddly enough comfortable with him, dark secrets surrounding the little girl start to unravel.

Overall it was unexpected like don’t get me wrong, it is rather odd for a man in his 20s to let a young girl kidnap him but the interaction between the characters seems rather intriguing in a way. Some might find that part of the whole thing uncomfortable so bare that in mind!