If each major character had more focus on stuff like "what it means to have honor" and living by some kind of moral code, this series would be knocked a few steps down. However, it should have been clear to me from the first minor antagonist that the author was much more invested in in molding vigorous and colorful people to keep the story riding along smoothly. In the same vein that people praise One Piece, Mugen no Juunin allows itself the room to set many developments up for later, and it does pay off. It takes a while to feel the full effects of it, but the reader and series itself are given the same amount of respect from the author, so by the end of it all, MnJ has a very complete and savory feel to it.
The art itself is also outstanding in a few ways, as we are often met with a mix of deep, strong strokes during intense scenes, and much more mellow, soft paintings for their climaxes. This leaves not a single moment hard to understand while never feeling hand-hold-y at all. Coupled with the gorgeous volume and chapter covers riddled with hidden meanings scattered here and there, the whole thing has nothing but soul leaping out of it as you read along.
I will say, it was a little hard to keep up with the series at first. I ended up trusting the author to deliver on what he was building for later, and while I'm grateful that I did, I can see myself dropping MnJ entirely in another timeline. It's never once bad, it just *feels* a little lost or loose-strung for a long while. If you can put up with that, I wholly recommend this to all that are interested.
9/10 for both casual and careful readers. There's a lot of fun happening while simultaneous profound brushes of character development swoop in and out repeatedly. I don't see many people disliking this series unless they can't deal with the "slow" start.
