I have no idea why it took me so long. Normally really stuff like this within a week or a two. But i would put this off so long. Even with me forcing myself to read this it still shouldn't have taken this long.
I don't even know where to start with this.
The manga isn't bad really. It just starts loosing focus i feel like is the way to describe this. First 5-10 chapters are solid i'd say. You get a sense that the story is gonna be like X. Then later it just starts dragging on with stuff that seems needless imo. Entire chapters worth of content could be remove and the story wouldn't be affected.
Later on around chapter 60 the story starts picking up again. Some deaths happen that the story puts the atmosphere that this scene with X dying should be sad and emotional. Yet i just come across as board. The last 20ish chapters turn into utter meh.
Having random things that never seemed important come up and suddenly be important, Along with the story going on with more and more Preachy type dialogue .
I believe the 2nd to last chapter had one of the most retarded scenes i'v seen in recent time. Having X come back in his true form saying something dumb along the lines of " I'm back" or " Sorry for taking so long" Along with just a goofy looking close up of X face. It honestly looks like this scene was meant to be badass and just a cool scene. But i was sitting there laughing for awhile after seeing that.
How many things happen with all these stories finishing at the end just seems like an utter mess. Instead of spanning the completion of these story arcs over the span of the past 40 chapters, They decide to do it within 5.
The very ending where it shows what happened with characters over the years is just annoying and i feel that they could have just not had this at all and could've end this on a better note. Especially sense they mostly seemed very depressing. You don't want to end you 100 chapter story on a sour note. I feel this is common sense.
The re-use of character designs really started messing with me. Such as Lacie and Alice and Alice's sister i guess or her 2nd personality. It's not just them. We start getting other characters that look a ton alike. I had trouble remembering between the women. With Alice being one of the only one's that are noticeable on sight.
I can't even properly explain what's wrong with the ending. I know what's wrong with some parts and i can't even begin to think on where to begin typing for other parts.
Really you ( I guess i should say me, Sense my opinion probably isn't going to be that popular) Will only have much interest in two maybe three characters. Some aren't bad and actually interesting, But not enough to keep people hooked with them on screen. Most interesting characters being
Alice: By far the most interesting character. You can't help but want her to be the MC. She is so fun and interesting to have on screen. It is kind of annoying that she get's so little time on screen for some reason. She is mostly used in small dosages for comedic effect. While not bad. It's no where near as good as when she is on screen and is serious. You compare her to someone like Oz. You wish he wasn't apart of the story and wish it was just her and her split personality to replace Oz.
Break: You compare him to Oz and he is just a better character all together. Actually has notable character faults and is a better character overall. His slow degrading of the body also add's all the more interest. If this was Break and Alice as the main characters then this would be awesome.
Echo: What little screen time she get's is always of note. I'm always a sucker for her character types. It's later revealed that she is actually not the owner of the body or something along the lines. ( Side note :i ship AlicexEcho)
Reading through that will probably give you the impression that i'm not impressed with Oz. You would be right.
Oz: While for the firs 30ish or so chapters he is actually pretty alright. I like his " Not a care in the world" Attitude. Also played for good comedy. Makes you think he was meant to be more of a comic relief character. Later on he just became so boring. Instead of him being the one with little to no fighting capabilities, He is now the most OP character. Not any real build up. It was actually nice seeing a MC where he has little to no power and must rely on his allies.
The reveal that Oz was actually B rabbit and not Alice was cool at first. But the more i thought about it, It just ruined my opinion of the already degrading quality of the story. Alice is just the one who should be the B rabbit.
In fact. As soon as they started trying to humanize Alice is where the story started dipping in quality imo. Instead of being a mysterious entity from the Abyss, She is actually just a girl born in the Abyss and has no actual power besides a special eye color.
It makes even less sense when you wonder why Alice was the one that was freely in control of B Rabbits power. So we now have an awesome badass chick reduced to nothing more then a damsel in distress really. While yes she isn't really needed to be saved that much. It is just mind boggling to me that this is how they chose to go with the story.
The crap with Jack and Oz's body is too stupid for me to go into it. Especially how Jack was able to use Oz's power freely without Oz's having any ability to stop it.
All the time travel and how some characters are from 100 years ago is eh i guess. Nothing i really like about it but nothing i hate. Just so bleh
Overall it was a fun read for the most part. Especially when you look past the faults. Just has some issues that bug me a ton.
