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I'll be real with you. I still don't know how to feel about this manga. It's engaging, the artstyle is really good and the characters are interesting, but the pacing is really weird for me. It's definitely not an easy read, and it's right in the middle of "this is too much exposition" and being so interesting that you just want to keep reading.

However, MPD Psycho starts shifting it's story away from what it was first set up to be. I'm not sure if it ends up being a wasted potential, but it does change as the story goes on. I'm sure that when it ... was being published it was hype and people enjoyed it. I mean, it even got a TV miniseries directed by Takashi Miike of all people (though haven't watched that one yet). Yet now it has faded to obscurity, and I wish you good luck with finding the last chapters translated.

My recommendation would normally be to read something else since it's a bit long, difficult to access, and not action focused. But if you do decide to read it, if you're really searching for a mature detective mystery, you'll be met with good worldbuilding and artwork, cool characters and fun, interesting murder cases.

Once again though. Good luck finding a good translation.

I'm not one to watch seasonal or recent anime (call me a hipster), but boredom and free time led me to check this anime out after seeing a couple of scenes online.
I expected a mediocre comedy anime...
And I kinda got it? I don't watch many from this genre, but to be honest it was nothing unexpected.
Went into this trying to find something to fry my brain for a bit, forget about my troubles, you know? What I got was more worry for my future, of aging, and being able to do nothing to change stuff. Uramichi's ramblings when he's dejected are probably not ... meant to be taken seriously, but in a way, they are very #relatable in the sense that it's something we all go through, just never really talk about or realize. Besides nihilism, it also showed me that if this athletic, top-of-his-class thirty year old man managed to get a life like this (I won't say "failed" at doing so, but it certainly isn't a perfect or good-enough kind of life that one would normally expect), then what awaits me in a couple of years?

It made me feel like I should go out and enjoy stuff, even if I'm an adult. Which in turn, made me feel like I was wasting my time watching anime alone at home. What the hell did this anime made me feel? I did smile a couple of times, but I'm not sure if it's because I genuinely found it funny or if I tried to convice myself of feeling anything.

The comedy aspects is pretty plain and generic at times, so no wonder I ended up focusing on Uramichi's expression of his (and probably every young adult from this time's) mental distress.

Anyway, on to other factors of this anime:
Characters were pretty... one dimensional? They didn't fall into the MOST common tropes at least, and some had a bit of... interesting design. Their backgrounds were not developed at all, but what can I expect from 12 episodes long anime anyway?What stood out the most out of them (and the anime in total) was the voice acting.

The seiyuus, as you can probably tell, are all pretty well known and have worked in lots of other anime. As soon as you heard some of them, you could immediately recognize them. I think they fit the characters well.

The music was... eh? A bit forgettable. I tend to watch the opening completely in every single episode, but I ended up skipping this one more than half the time. The ending was a bit better, I guess.

Art was okay, nothing otherworldly, but not bad at all either.

And wow, I didn't think I had enough to say about this but it did end up being kinda long.

Overall, it was an "eh? I guess it's enjoyable. A better word would be... okay to pass the time when you're bored and have nothing else to do." So it's better than nothing, but I wouldn't say it's bad at all.

So. Code Geass picture dramas, huh?

This one is relatively short, with the first two being 4-5 minutes long each, and tell a short story from Sayoko (the maid's) POV.
The last two are 2 minutes long each and feature Lelouch teaching Suzaku a bit of history of the Britannia empire.
From what I could get from really bad subs was... Idk. Okay? It has the original voice actors (I think? and it has a bunch of them).

It has a chibi/comedic artstyle and yeah as you probably know, in that slideshow fashion.

I appreciate them being short, and I guess the information about how Britannia ... was born and how it was related to the Roman empire at one point was interesting, but again, I could understand half of what was going on bc of the subs.
TLDR isit worth it? Meh. They're short so you don't really lose much. Last two were worth it i guess, first two are just boring.

Alright, so I finally finished Konya wa tuski. It's only 35 chapters long, but I say "finally" because I had to struggle to reach the end. Not because it drags on, but because it wasn't much of an enjoyable read. I honestly considered dropping this manga many times, but I continued going since I felt I just had to write a review for it.

Oh, also. This review might contain spoilers. Not too much, though. I believe.

There's also a TL;DR in the end, because it ended up being too long of a review.

--STORY-- 6/10

The synopsis seems to be a little vague, so I will try ... to explain a little about the premise. I might spoil, but most of these things are explained near the beginning.

It starts with a young guy who is meant to be seen as a freak, since he is obsessive with cleaning. We see him around school, trying to confess to his childhood friend who everyone loves too! Either way, after some time, he realises that his love has turned into... bloodlust?! What?!
Apparently it's a virus that has been going around that turns your love into bloodlust. (That's it. How do you get infected? Through the air? Through touch? No idea! It is never addressed.) They also get incredibly strong and get an "unexplained ability" depending on who their loved one is.

Overall, an interesting premise that I haven't seen before but it wasn't really that attractive.

-After chapter 9, the school setting is dropped and we have to deal with a fight between two organizations that head towards the same thing: finding a cure to the virus. This, of course, isn't a new thing seen in manga, but at this point I really didn't care. It also changes from a gore manga to a shonen style.

--ART-- 7/10

The art is probably one of the good aspects of this manga. It is quite polished, well defined and detailed in gore scenes. The expressions characters made were alright. I liked when the protagonist smiled in the gore scenes, he really seemed to be enjoying himself. Backgrounds looked really nice too. Later on, the gore is almost completely dropped or changed to your usual shonen amount of blood.
It's nothing from another world, especially in parts centered in dialogue, but I might say it's, generally, above average..
Fights are easy to follow, and are just alright. They usually get a power surge from bloodlust or love.

--CHARACTERS--

This is where things get... a little more complicated, I'd say?
Now I'm gonna talk about protagonist, members of his team, members of the enemy team, and lastly, love interest and Mastermind. Most of these guys appear after chapter 10 so watch out for that, I guess? It came out really long, so I will do a TL;DR at the bottom.

⨀Kamishiro, the protagonist, has an okay introduction. We are supposed to see him as kind of a weird, weak, and scaredy guy. He is afraid of confessing, he likes cleaning a lot and might be pushed around but he is the janitor of his class. He is also seen as timid in comparison to his best friend and love interest, Hanazono.
-Character development: He gets some development, but it feels like it comes out of nowhere. After chapter 10, aka only a 1 month timeskip, he is suddenly more serious, not scared by anything at all, nor is he afraid of confrontation. He now believes in the "power of love" and friendship and basically becomes way more average of a protagonist than before. If I recall correctly, we only see him cleaning like three times (even when that used to be his main character trait), so he even lost that.
-Character design: average hair, average height, average weight, average face. He likes cleaning though! 3/10

⨀The members of Rudiment, or the protagonist's team, are also a bunch of stereotypical or average guys. We have the energetic, short tempered guy who believes in friendship and has spiky hair. The quiet, intelligent, glass wearing guy who is the strategist. The short girl who had a traumatic past and looks kinda average too but loves the protagonist. The doctor is also the "older woman who drinks but can be serious" type. Then we have Neibu, who is probably the only interesting guy in the team. He is foreign, has kind of a weird hairstyle, is the leader and is really smart but isn't afraid to show his feelings for his teamates and always seems to think ahead. Before chapter 9, he is seen as a very dangerous man, someone who is linked to many deaths and also makes a scary and threatening face towards the protagonist. He never makes this face again. He also has some kind of... keychain thing? It is never explained but it is shown a lot.
-Character development: I don't think we ever saw any development. I guess the glasses guy learnt to forgive the one who hurt his love and to control his bloodlust, and the girl was starting to leave his ex behind and started loving the protagonist. Is it really a spoiler? It's obvious the second time we see her.
-Character design: Besides Neibu, who I already described, the doctor is the second one in terms of interesting design. And that's because she has a black lock of hair! The others are very average. Character tropes that I've already seen countless times. 5/10

⨀The members of C.I.D, or the enemy team, is actually the only interesting one in terms of design. The leaders are almost never seen, except the head of the organization and the fact that they know Neibu. I don't remember if their connection was actually ever shown. I will be talking about the Zero Squad though, since it's the only one we actually ever really saw. We have Hayashi, a girl who has been apathetic her whole life, and was never bothered by killing. A guy with no name who goes by "Human", Punkyuu a goth gamer, and the weird doctor. None of them are infected with the virus. Weird, since they are always in contact with the infected. Again, how people get the virus is never really specified.
-Character development: Hayashi, the main character from C.I.D learns about her own feelings, and becomes some sort of... Yandere? But she wants to kill her beloved who, gasp! Is the protagonist. Punkyuu also seems to have some feelings for him after losing. She doesn't know why, and it is never really developed. Human is shown to be a *spoilers* cyborg who was heavily experimented with. Besides that, nobody really gets much backstory or development.
-Character design: Seems like the author finally decided to let go with creativity and ended up designing some cool characters, at last. First, Hayashi. She does have plain black hair and bangs, but she has really deep eyes and seems to be forcing her smile quite a lot. She is always rubbing her cheeks which I find kind of... intriguing? Punkyuu is, quite literally, a goth gamer. I love that definition. She spouts game combos while fighting, and she can see her HP levels and Power ups and stuff. I like her. Human is also an enigmatic character. First, his name. Well, he doesn't really "like names" so he calls himself human. He doesn't have a reason to fight and is so often bored by it, stopping in the middle of a fight. He is incredibly strong, since his body was modified to have "12 different attack strategies", from guns in his fingers to knives and a weird vertebrae tentacle thing? He also has a knit chullo hat. I like his design too. The doctor is quite fascinating too. He has a mohawk, and seems to know about everything happening around. He doesn't really interfere, he is just there to see what's going on. This type of character is not uncommon, but it is well executed. 7.5/10

⨀Hanazono, the main love interest, is plain. Her introduction shows her to be strong, she just kicks Kamishiro in the back, and we get an idea that she is sporty and a childhood friend. Everyone seems to be attracted to her, so naturally, most infectees want to kill her. I guess that was the sole point of her existence in the first place. After chapter 9, it is revealed she is also infected! (Big surprise!, especially since literally everyone is infected over there.) She then needs to be saved by Main Character. It ends up being the "I used to protect you when we were kids but now you (mc) ended up saving me" situation.
-Character Development: As I stated, she starts being quite energetic, forcing Kamishiro to go out and being nice to everyone who confesses to her. Basically, perfect popular girl. After chapter... what, 2? She ends up getting partial amnesia; after chapter 9, she gets infected and is terribly strong. She is then quiet and reserved and is barely seen, since she needs to be rescued from the hands of The Mastermind.
-Character Design: Just like Kamishiro, Average face, average weight, average personality. She has blonde, medium lenght hair. That's.. what else can I possibly say? 3/10

⨀The Mastermind (so as to not spoil who they are, though at this point I guess you don't really care about spoilers). When we are given a hint about his identity in chapter 14 I just found myself yawning. If you have read any manga similar to this, you would inmediately know who he is. It's not a surprise at all, and his character is unoriginal. He is the usual "bastard" character. His visual design is plain too. He is shorter than average though! 1.5/10

--TL;DR--

Story is above mediocre, at best. Starts out like a gore manga, ends up being average shonen. Art is above average too. The fights are alright. It has "power of love" shenanigans . Main characters are very unoriginal. The "villain" team has very good character designs, but no backstory whatsoever. Many small things are left unexplained. Yes, I am aware there seems to be a sequel, but as of now, I will not bother reading it.
Is it worth it? Depends. If you're here for the gory, well drawn scenes, then I would recommend reading up to chapter 9 and then the one-shot in chapter 13.

I'll be fair. I had quite the high expectations for this anime. Not only from what I've heard about it, but from what I saw on the trailer and first episode.

It starts with an interesting concept. It's not an uncommon one, but it seemed to be well-executed. That, and the great art-style and animation, including Re-L's character design made me want to continue watching. I was starting to get hyped, since I haven't felt this need to continue watching something so badly for a long time.

Third episode comes. The opening is really interesting, and got a feeling out of me. A character who seemed to ... be a supporting role starts to become more important.

Then, slowly and without realising it so quickly, the animation begins to become... inconsistent. Their faces become distorted at times, and then they look really gorgeous. But even with this unstable art, it manages to be great as a whole. The opening doesn't evoke the same feelings as it did before.

The characters seem to do the same things, or have the same behaviour. Where's the character development? Not to be found. Yeah, there are some episodes dedicated to the acceptance of their identity, yet it seems they don't really change that much with their revelations. It tries to be smart and it kinda achieves it, yet it goes nowhere with it.

Was it a letdown? Yeah. Is it a bad anime? Eh. Not really. It's just not what it's hyped up to be. I was expecting a deep, heavy anime, so perhaps that was my mistake.

I honestly had some good expectations for this anime.

The first episode is pretty interesting, the art caught my attention and the opening was exciting. It fell on everything else.

The idea is.. good. You gotta fight for peace after you die? Like a ghost vigilante? With cool suits? You get a second chance? You are but a copy of yourself? There could be a real you outside?
Those are really interesting concepts that are presented on the first episodes.

But this show didn't use them the right way. No character development. You have a huge cast that is decimated in each episode, you bring new guys to replace ... them, and yet not a single person is likeable. Sure, you could say they have "flaws" or that even if they are assholes/idiots, they have redeemable characteristics or you just love them as characters. That doesn't happen here. I really felt no connection at all with any person, and I didn't even try to establish one, knowing they would be replaced on the next episode.
There is lots of fanservice; stupid and long, useless conversations, a bad ending, not explaining sh*t about the origins of Gantz, etc etc.

Gantz was a huge letdown for me, and the anger I felt made me write my first and only review. Perhaps you can enjoy this anime! But it really tries to be intelligent and dark at times, when everyone just seems like an asshole or really stupid for no reason.