1- Capsule, chapter 1-41 , and
2-Secret, chapter 42-96}
(Note: This review is only on the first part. The Secret part is the sequel.)
[Capsule]
[Mood: Light - medium-heavy]
[Notable pickings: Multiple personalities: 6 l Plot consistency:6 l Romance :7 l Fanservice:6 l Sci-fi:3 l Ending: 3 l Harem: 2 (badly formed, some were never resolved or abandoned halfway)]
Story:6
To be honest, this Capsule series started off with a bang. I was instantly reminded of Mahabora, but the scope of the similarity is much larger. IMO, the story started off well, but went downhill from the second arc.
This Capsule series seem to have 3 parts: Introduction of main characters, Normal AI change and resulting-consequences-in-school, and finally, Original 4 and ending arc.
I personally like the first arc a lot, since it seemed like a lot of thought has been given to the different personalities that appeared. The resulting consequences, whether at school or elsewhere, were life-like, touching, and most importantly, funny. School life genre is apparent in the first arc.
The second arc (including the ending) was very different from the first arc. It all began with the discovery of the Original 4 (O4). From then on, the previous characters seemed to be abandoned completely, and no more AI characters showed up, nor was there any mention of them at all. The second arc seems to have a harem rivalry, which took many pages which could have been used better elsewhere.
The O4 concept was badly developed, and seemed quite different from the AI personality change concept. In particular, 3 of the O4 characters were scarcely used in the Capsule series at all.
The ending seemed rushed, a lot of things unexplained, things seem to happen just like that. In fact, the ending is so confusing I couldn't understand what happened.
One relationship in the series has a good romance genre.
Art:10
The art is detailed, emotions are drawn skillfully and there seems to be a lot of background drawings (like fishes) which improves the mood of the panel. This raises the enjoyment/entertainment value.
This is the first manga in which I take notice of the characters' costumes. There seemed to be a great variety of costumes, all drawn skillfully.
Most panels were very clear.
Character:6
Well defined for intro and first arc, which was VERY solid.
Sloppy and underdeveloped for second arc. Quite a lot of actions and behaviours were unexplained and unaccounted for.
I dislike the overall poor development of personalities in this Capsule series, especially from the O4 arc onwards. It had a lot of potential, but was developed into a kind of typical romance-harem story.
Enjoyment:7
I would give a 10 for the first arc, since it was soooo hilarious and enjoyable.
For the second arc (incl. ending), probably 4.
Anyone who enjoys comedy, romance, or multiple personalities genres would probably like this Capsule series.
Overall:7
Overall, a good one, although the second arc was predictable and kinda weak, and ending was a huge disappointment.
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