Story 3/10
There seems to be a direction and during the first couple chapters the story is pretty character driven. We are given a protagonist who wants revenge against the vampires for killing his family, however as its soon revealed there was a member of his family who did in fact survive. Not the most original but still works for a basic plot. However there are many plot threads which start getting introduced afterwards and aren't really managed well. They become a convoluted mess which clearly loses its focus way too often. And don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with trying to do something past the premise of "vampires vs humans", however it does so in a way were it just jumps from plot point to plot point without fully giving a resolution to the previous thread. There are many things that are supposed to be "foreshadowed" but are simply not done in a clever way.
Art 9/10
The art is nothing to scoff at, quite the opposite actually. The character designs are pretty and the art-style is one of (if not the best) things to come out of Owari no Seraph. Really nice, nothing much I can add.
Characters 4/10
The characters of Owari no Seraph are a huge mixed bag. Now, personally I absolutely adored Mika, he is such a breath of fresh air and serves for a great contrast with Yuu. Besides that, their dynamic is enjoyable, the moments when they get to speak one-on-one are hands down the best and highlight of the manga. However thats about where my praise ends regarding characters.
Side characters are fine overall, enjoyable with fun personalities and gimmicks, however all of the main characters are not well written in many areas. For starters, all of the females seem to only revolve around their love interest. In the extra pages it's revealed that every single on of the female members of Guren's squad have a crush on him to some degree.
And then there is the main female lead: Shinoa. She gets character assassinated basically. She was never my cup of tea but I can see what her charm was, however this gets thrown away later in favor for a classical "im in love with MC" kind of character. It's not that a romance subplot cant be done, but there is clearly a problem when that becomes all the character is.
The rest of the main cast aren't any better. Their motivations often seem to simply not line up with their actions. They seem to adore screaming that they wish to protect "x" thing, however when "x" thing is in danger or even gets killed they kind of just seem oddly okay with it?? Like they'll cry a panel or two and then move on with their lives. coughcoughKimizukicough
Enjoyment 7/10
Honestly I spent have the manga just yelling and begging for Mika to show up again. With that said, pfft- I can't believe I enjoyed myself nearly as much as I did. Its such a riot and don't get me wrong its bad, however, man is it a fun kind of bad. The chapters with Mika and Yuu are absolutely amazing. Would read those again.
