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I would like to say I love Ikigami, but I only love the second half of the series. The first half is quite predictable, but it was the good predictable. Everything they did in the first half was exactly what was needed to make me feel a certain way if that makes sense. There's a story near the beginning where a politicians son gets an Ikigami, he has a bad relationship with said parent and so he tries to kill her on his final day. It was something you could see from a mile away but it was still thrilling to read. The second half however wasn't predictable at all. You start getting chapters about the state of the country at the time and how people are feeling about the Ikigami system, as well as development for the MC (who doesn't get a LOT in the first half outside of a few panels during some stories). Alongside these though there's still stories about various peoples last day, and they are far better than the ones in the first half. Many many times did I cry while reading them and they went in directions I never would've thought too. The art is very well drawn and there are some double pages that really stunned me with how great they were especially when they shown up during the climax of someone's story. Even despite the first half's flaws I would still say that this is worth a read if you think it's interesting. The first half while predictable isn't a slog to get through nor boring so don't see it as something you need to get through to get to the "good part".
