"The Tone"
This manga starts off pretty light overall. Like a buddy cop sort of series that does not take itself too seriously. However, near the middle of the series we start to hit some real serious stuff. The manga tries to uphold the tone while also doing whole stories based on school shootings and mass violence against civilians to the point where the characters come off as heartless and not taking themselves seriously at all. It's ok to add serious plot elements, but it does it in a way that ruins the feeling of the manga to where I do not know how to feel reading this. We will get a scene of a cowering bystander being shot by the villain only for the next panel to be like "oh heres Kou and Mikuru doing dumb cop stuff again LOL" with chibi facial expressions and silly slapstick.
"The Art"
It really does improve towards the end but sometimes it is hard to tell what is going on frankly. I think this series would benefit from an anime and would be able to show more details that way.
"The Characters"
I really like some of these characters and it is frustrating that they all do not really get an arc or growth. Kou is pretty much just a cardboard guy who doesn't change and Mikuru really doesn't evolve at all. The ending even states that they do not change and are all still themselves. I still really do like the characters and the positions they play in the story but I do not feel personally entwined with them. Instead of feeling like I'm next to them rooting for them, I feel like I am a third party not really invested in what is going on.
Conclusion:
This story is fun, and although the middle point gets pretty boring and the whole series really does not have a plot or proper direction, I thought it was more positive than negative. The action is cool and the last few volumes are generally pretty fun.
