For its short length, I was pleasantly surprised to find an incredibly interesting world within Shuumatsu no Laughter. There's something wonderful about finding something so cool in something so small, but the hazard is that mere fact. I want more to this story, a lot more, and all I'm stuck with is this small little section within the main characters lives.
The story itself has solid pacing with an interesting arc and a comfortably placed origin story. The exposition never feels awkward or blatantly expository, and the origin story itself was really quite interesting considering the dynamic between the two leads.
There's a bit of a message to this story, but it's definitely something we've likely all read in other shounen. The difference is that this story itself is surrounded by interesting characteristics that would have made for an interesting, much longer narrative.
Art:
Very clean. Ridiculously so. Proportions looked great and the combat flowed pretty well. Maybe 1 or 2 panels where I didn't totally understand the perspective, but everything else looked awesome.
Settings feel lively and the angles made things feel lively. The world wasn't just a placeholder for the main characters, but a thriving place for them to explore and interact.
Character:
I really liked these characters. They seem very interesting and I wish I could have spent more time deconstructing them as new events surrounded them. It would have been neat to see what Luca and Haru would have done if a third party member joined them.
Enjoyment:
Unfortunately, I enjoyed this manga a LOT. I say unfortunately because the length of this work (or lack thereof) is really bumming me out. Like, seriously, this is incredibly disappointing. I can't even feel comfortable giving it an 8/10 due to its short length. I think that, potentially, this work could have been worthy of an 8/10 and above, but since it's so limited, the work itself feels somewhat unfinished in that regard. A good work can stay enjoyable even upon finishing it, and after finishing this work, I feel pretty bad.
Basically, I want more, but since there isn't more, I'm just being a big cry baby.
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