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From the legendary creator Noboyuki Fukumoto comes another mind games thriller, Seizon Life. It was a thrilling ride from start to finish, and it is pretty short so I highly recommend everyone to give it a try, especially if you are into psychological manga.

Story - 10

The story is just amazing. A father, who only has about 6 months to life, due to a fatal illnes, has just been informed by the police that his long missing daughter, Sawako has been found dead. She disappeared 14 years ago and the statue of limitations for murder is 15 years. With little time on ... his hands, Takeda has to find his daugher's killer as it is the only thing that he can live for. The manga is pretty short, not dragged out like a lot of other series nowadays, so the story is gripping and you will want more after each chapter.

Art - 9

The art is pretty unique, as expected from Noboyuku Fukumoto. Although it was not drawn by him, a manga written by him needs a unique art style I guess, and I really liked it! I don't think it would have worked out this well with the typical manga art style.

Character - 9

All characters were well done. Some of the side ones are not really developed hence the score is a 9 instead of 10.

Takeda - A father that slowy realises how much he loves his daughter and starts to understand what loving your child really means.

Murai - A detective, who has failed to arrest several criminals due to the statue of limitations. He now does everything in his power to help Takeda find the killer. With his actions he turns other police detectives that thought Takeda was crazy into also giving their best to help him.

Satoshi - Takeda's close friend and co-worker, who is by the end, revealed to be Sawako's killer. At first a guy that seems calm and calculated developed into a desperate criminal trying to escape his sentence

Sound - 10

The sound of pages flipping was amazing to hear

Enjoyment - 10

I read this manga in one sitting, which was to be expected of such a short story, but the amount of enjoyment I had is crazy. The more you get into the story, the more the characters get developed, the more you will get your eyes glued to the pages/screen.

Overall - 9.6 = 10

As I said in the intro, recommended for everyone. A goddamn near masterpiece. Just go ahead and read it now, you won't regret it.