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This is a... relatively spoiler-free review, although I advise having a bit of knowledge about it before reading this. Nevertheless, there will be no spoilers related to the actual plot. Warning: mention of trauma/abuse

Saying that Noragami is a comedy is so far from the truth. There is absolutely no chapter that is truly comedic by which I mean that there is something bad that happens in every. single. chapter, whether it be something small or otherwise. Although I did give it a 10 in enjoyment, I am NOT enjoying the ride for the sole reason that reading this feels like being beaten repeatedly with a ... baseball bat by Adachitoka - simply soul-crushing at times. Adachitoka do give some breathers from time to time with filler chapters (or half chapters since the infamous year-long hiatus).

Adachitoka manage to create many complex characters which show a great deal of character development, of character building: they don't progress per se at all times, because everyone has a setback from time to time. She manages to blend character growth with its reverse extremely well thus creating realistic characters in a matter of speaking (since in the end it is a supernatural manga). They also manage to address trauma and abuse that characters went through in a way that it doesn't define them, but in a way that has shaped their past and affected their future and judgment to an extent. I could go on and on about how they have created amazing characters but alas, I don't want to.

Story-wise, again no comments. Adachitoka use foreshadowing a lot and, after re-reading the manga, I can say it is mindblowing how many subtle hints they give to future happenings in their chapters. It can be at times predictable but in a way that won't bore you because believe me, you know that they are about to beat the crap out of you, but you will never know the force they will use - and it's usually with a far greater force than you expect. You know the "This is fine" meme? Well, it pretty much sums up the Noragami experience!

The anime simply does not do this justice since they changed/ added a lot, for example [SPOILER] Ebisu's death (still mad about that, BONES) and the whole Rabo arc which was completely unnecessary. On the bright side, it had a banger soundtrack!

I rage quit this manga so many times because Kaneki is so stupid. I wish I could further explain why this manga is so bad but just thinking about it makes me mad. The MC ruined the entire story, which in my opinion had great potential, due to his incapability of making any good decisions. Pretty sure that if you go through my group chat you see years of complaints that are solely related to Kaneki's stupidity. I know I am repeating myself but I am so filled with rage while typing this that I forgot to check the thesaurus :/. I genuinely forced myself ... to read this at some point because I thought if I already came this far I might already finish this. Amazing art style though 10/10

This is a relatively spoiler-free review.

I'll start with this: It's Jun Mochizuki, what else is there to say?

Jokes aside, I loved everything about it, although it did take me a few years to finish it (shame on me). It is full of twists and turns, so much foreshadowing it's crazy and do not get me started on the plot twists hoo boy it's like she invented it. I am not the one to cry but this manga- it got me a few times. Mochijun knows when to [spoiler] kill off a character without it being in vain and the ending of the story was ... a perfect fit.

Her art style is simply beautiful - in a 2010s art style way and, of course, there is no Jun story without her characteristic over the top clothes that her characters wear.

Overall I truly enjoyed it and I am glad I never dropped it. Be advised Mochijun is heavy on dialogue and for someone as dumb as me it is sometimes hard to grasp what she is trying to convey but nevertheless I think by the end I managged to comprehend what happened almost fully.

This is a non-spoiler review.
It was better than the sequel not gonna lie. Kaneki is quite a decent character in this one and frankly, I liked the entire war within the MC where he struggles to find where he belongs, what he is. Kaneki is an interesting character but he definitely isn't mature enough especially decision wise. The story is not bad, I like the idea, just not a fan of the execution. If you're planning on reading it, it is, as expected, better than the anime (especially Tokyo Ghoul A - we don't talk about that), but I suggest not to... continue with Tokyo ... Ghoul Re.