A lot of people want to bash the ending and the "ki arc" of this manga.
Let me say the ki arc, though the ki aspect is dumb the rest of that arc is good with a very interesting villain.
As for the ending. The ending is actually PERFECT. This manga is subversive through and through. It's entire point is to highlight that the real world is not like a shounen jump story. In the real world there are characters who cheat to win. And at first you may think "that's pathetic they cheated!" but then you have to remember the ORIGINAL PURPOSE of martial arts and
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Jun 23, 2020
Boku wa Mari no Naka
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The bad reviews for this manga are completely missing the point. It's as if they didn't even read to the end.
This is NOT a manga about bullshit "wish fulfillment" like most body swap stories which are basically "oh man it's so fun to be the other sex", or at best are "wow I didn't know the other sex was like this". This is a story about the main protagonist being surrounded by a shallow life that is slowly and painfully transformed. The most interesting thing is that this sentence "This is a story about the main protagonist being surrounded by a shallow life that is ... 
Jan 24, 2018
Firstly, I found out about this because it's one of the famous actor Christian Bale's favorites.
Turns out Christian Bale has great tastes because this is a great series with an authentic take on war and violence that you just don't see much anymore. It feels very real and the story sticks with you for awhile and really influences you. Its dark, but not overly so. More "serious" than edgy. It has such a thick girthy vibe like Bladerunner and other older media. The animation style is great, the story amazing, the characters fleshed out, and great pacing as well. More for adults than children though. |
