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May 6, 2015
Mixed Feelings
The subject of immortality is one that I have always been fascinated with. Surely it would be painful, so much so that you would seek your own death in any way you could. So when I find something that deals with immortality, I can't help but be curious as to what shape the story will form.

Yaotsukumo is about an ancient line of females that can grant immortality to anyone they so choose, and about one man who has been there since it all began.

Even though that paragraph may make the story sound interesting, it is so riddled with plot holes that it makes swiss cheese look compelling. On top of the plot holes, we have characters who are introduced for a chapter, and then never really appear again. A few of these characters are immortals too, so not having their backstories ruins the whole point of telling a story about immortals, in my opinion.

The art is rather rough, and looks down right bad in some places. The characters eyes bother me to no end. It isn't the worst artwork I have seen, and there are some pages that actually do look good, but altogether the art was displeasurable.

As for the characters, aside from the two mains like I said earlier, no other characters get fleshed out, and never appear again in most cases. If you get interested in one of the side cardboard cutouts, be prepared to be disappointed because literally no side characters get developed in any meaningful way.

All in all I give this manga a 5, mainly because the story had an intriguing premise. If you are a fan of immortality stories, it's short enough that you may as well read it. If you aren't bump the score down to a 4, and don't bother with this.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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