Apr 13, 2025
Sakamoto Days
(Manga)
add
I'm still early in this manga but so far I'm really enjoying it. I didn't think the premise had much too it, but it takes it surprisingly far. I get hunter x hunter vibes from this manga, which is also fitting when comparing the art, as it can be somewhat sloppy at times and then very nice and detailed on more important pages where the author is trying to create a powerful impression. The villains are surprisingly pretty interesting so far, though none of them have exactly blown me away. I do enjoy the family dynamic and little slice of life moments in this manga
...
Mar 29, 2025
Sakamoto Days
(Anime)
add
A good start. Never read the manga so came in blind. The first episode didn't impress me much story wise, though the animation was nice, but that wouldn't be enough to keep me hanging around, but by the second episode, it hit its groove and kept supplying. It's an interesting mix of slice of life and shonen battle series. It gives me hunter x hunter vibes with the various groups, the order and slur, and I suppose it balances the badassery with your more bland slice of life moments of Sakamoto's family and his golden rule of not killing people and just trying to protect
...
Mar 16, 2025
Choueki Isshun
(Manga)
add
I'd recommend it. Definitely better than most one shots I've read. It doesn't make complete sense and is a bit cliche in some respects but, I find that the overall message and feelings make up for it well enough. It's a philosophical story I suppose, about life and death, and the ability to mess with time. A bit like Death Note or something, when a kid comes into a super power that can drastically change their own life as well as others. It ultimately allows him to change his own life as well as someone else and gain a new respect for the finite nature
...
Mar 16, 2025
Drama Queen
(Manga)
add
It's really a bit too early to call this one, but it seems interesting enough. Given how it's progressed so far, I have to wonder how long it will carry on for. It definitely doesn't seem like the type to carry on for 200 chapters. Maybe over a hundred depending on how much they want to flesh things out. But it's pretty good so far. I had my doubts about it going anywhere interesting but it's done well enough. It's not amazing or anything but it's different, quirky and entertaining enough. I'm very fond of the art style. It's very line hatch heavy with thick
...
Mar 16, 2025
Ai no Arika
(Manga)
add
Eh, it's alright. I'm not a huge fan of the art style. Too clean and the proportions look a bit off at times. The story is short and sweet, but nothing really special as far as I can tell. Wouldn't mind seeing more of it, I think it could be an interesting idea to continue, though it's not like it's super original. It almost feels a bit too short, like nothing really happens. It struggles to tell everything it needs to in the short amount of time it has. I'm sure some people will like it, but I don't think it's anything that would amaze
...
Jan 22, 2025
Jigokuraku
(Manga)
add
A solid manga. Not without it's issues though. Biggest issue for me is the art. It can be pretty good at times but, also very rough at others. In the beginning I really couldn't stand it. I'm not sure if it got better or I just got used to it. The story is pretty neat, I think. It kind of reminds me of hunger games in the basic premise. Bunch of people having to fight to survive. It's interesting how so many characters die relatively quickly and then very few for the remainder of the series. I guess it's a decent balance, although it did
...
Jan 15, 2025
Jigokuraku
(Anime)
add
Pretty good. I wasn't sold on it at first but, it really surprised me pretty quick. Granted, it's still technically a shonen, though with a bit more mature vibe. The first season isn't super long but, a good amount of ground is covered pretty quick. That being said, it's still too early to tell where the rest of the series will go. The animation was great though and I kept wanting to see the next episode so, I'd definitely recommend it. I'm surprised it's not more highly rated. It's better than any of the other battle shonen animes out there.
Great cast of characters too. That ... 
Jan 11, 2025
Kaijuu 8-gou
(Manga)
add
So, as usual, recommending this series or not, really depends on the person, mostly their experience and age. It would be much easier to recommend something of this caliber to someone less experienced in reading manga and younger, as it's not a great series, though it's not terrible either.
First off, the art, to me, is not great. It isn't terrible either but, it seems like it's probably digitally drawn. The lines are very clean, and there's pretty much no shading using the pen, it's all black and white with screen tone. This gives it a webtoon or manwha look which, I'm not very fond of. ... 
Jan 3, 2025
Kaijuu 8-gou
(Anime)
add
I guess I'd recommend it, not adamantly, and probably not to anyone who has seen a lot of anime and has a more complex taste. There's nothing really bad about it. It's a solid show but, it does feel a little bland for some reason. I'm really not sure why. It seems like a lot happens relatively quickly, stuff that could've been fleshed out but, I'm sort of glad they didn't, as I feel a lot of shows do too much stuff and it can really drag. My one wish is that the series was a little bit darker. It reminds me of Attack on
...
Dec 31, 2024
I guess my rating is someone based on a more shonen scale, meaning it wouldn't really hold up to seinen titles with the same rating.
I was pretty shocked with how much I enjoyed this manga. I was not a big fan of the anime, but for whatever reason, the humor actually landed for me in the manga. The story is pretty damn good too, especially after the first twenty chapters or so. I was really surprised to see what happens after season one. Season two should be amazing. That being said, it's not perfect, it still falls into those shonen pitfalls of not going ... |
