Kasane is a tragedy. A horrific looking girl, Kasane Fuchi, has always been bullied for being ugly, but is then gifted—or cursed—with the power to be able to swap faces by her (deceased) beautiful actress mother. Throughout the story, you see that all of the characters constantly face adversity. You pity them, but the fear of what will happen and what IS happening will constantly be prevalent. The juxtaposition of these feelings will continue to fester up with more and more devastating events happening one after another with the author forcibly pushing you to the edge until you’ve had enough and then finally—there will be an act of catharsis.
Or at least that’s what I think. I haven’t read the last volume yet, but after the author has repeatedly referenced tragic plays like Macbeth, this will probably play out like how a tragedy does.
The art is pleasing and you actually get to see the characters wearing different clothes rather than just one outfit every single chapter. You don’t see the same characters for long so there isn’t MAJOR character development other than the mains like Kasane, but that does not mean the characters are not unique. The story is well thought out and the back stories of the other characters are actually not bad, but the progression of the manga is mostly just Kasane trying to find herself while falling deeper into chaos and having to live up to standards while dealing with guilt and sadness.
Overall: 8
I would recommend it. It’s pretty different and it’s good enough to get a live action movie.
