Story 7/10
To be honest, I found this manga very entertaining, and what I mean when I say "entertaining" is that I at least was eager to continue reading and discover what would happen next. I think the author was very creative on devising this dystopian world, because, although it shares some similarities to other stories out there, it still managed to have some unique aspects such as the masks and the types, people being controlled by a program that controls brains and unlocks powers depending on the person. I also liked the plots twists such as Sniper Mask and Rika being siblings, Kusakabe being Uzuki's mom, Okihara betraying everyone (because he did not look like the type), among others. With that being said, I did have some problems with the manga:
1-I wasn't completely satisfied with the ending, as I felt it answered virtually no questions that readers have since the first page of this manga, in regards to how people got there, what this realm was, why was it created, how is it terminated, does the group end up stuck there or going back to the original world, what does being close to God and becoming a God mean? who is the supervisor? I can't say the ending was inconclusive, because it did have a conclusion with the remaining people living in harmony and Yuri becoming the administrator...but I kept thinking that it is just something temporary until people start to get bored because of not having a daily goal or routine (like school, work, etc). The only question clearly answered was the relationship between the Sniper Mask and Rika, but even that answer, gives you more questions such as how come they both ended up in the same place? wasn't Sniper Mask living abroad?
2- I also felt there were many gaps in the story such as:
-at the end (special chapter) it was said guardian masks are protecting the people therefore they couldn't get food...protecting people from what if there was no more killing?
-what is going to happen with Kuon if they ever go back to the original world? can't they create a body just like the guardian angels' and put her consciousness there? and also, what made Kuon so powerful if the girl could barely do anything for herself?
-How come Rika knew so much about guns and life in general?
-How come Yuri was so good with guns?
3-there were too many things happening at once, which often made me a bit lost and feeling like the objective was lost (I found very funny that even Yuri seemed to feel the same way towards the end).
4-Why were Rika and Yuka so obsessed with being cool?
5-I did not like how much attention was put into Rika feeling like he lied to his sister by not telling her they were not blood related but that worry was completely dismissed by just 2 words by the end of the manga. I would have liked them to have a least a conversation about it.
6-hated how short chapters were
Art 6/10
Although drawings were not bad, I failed to understand the need or purpose behind constantly showing women's underwear or drawing highly sexual posses that had zero relationship with the story at all. I felt that that was overused and really took away some seriousness from the manga itself.
Character 7/10
I liked the diversity of characters and how most of them had a defined personality, despite being controlled by the mask. There isn't much character development, because strong characters were strong since we were introduced to them and just kept getting stronger. What I mean is, I wasn't surprised to see who the strongest by the end were because they were the same strong ones since the beginning. Would have liked to be surprised by an underdog being the stronger. If I had to chose a favorite character I would say Sniper Mask, although I also really like Nise-chan and Yuri (both because of their tenacity and strong will). I did find a bit odd Nise's infatuation with Yuri. I also found Dai-chan very funny and I think somebody should just burn that justice suit for him! He was very cute and I totally ship him and Nise (although I have a feeling Nise likes Yuri?). My least favorite I would have to say is Kuon, because, again, she was supposed to be so strong but yet was unable to do anything by herself unless completely being forced to.
Enjoyment 7/10
I really enjoyed reading this, mostly because I like stories that keep you wanting more. I was a bit disappointed in the ending, but it wouldn't be fair to judge the whole story based on the last chapter because it did have a "conclusion" (although I already expressed how many unanswered questions it left).
