One of the most recently published manga I have read. Calling it unique is an understatement, as I'm not even sure who this appeals to. It has strong shoujo manga tropes, as well as an all-girl lesbian fantasy feel to it, but somehow mixes a religious and psychological backdrop to it all. In fact, the character cast feels like a japanese version of Steven Universe, the setting is very unique and the art is also very refreshing. These are obviously all very good things, but these pros quickly became cons the longer the manga went on for.
- The character cast is too unstable (as in characters disappearing, appearing, and changing way too frequently, especially the MC).
- The art quality for this manga is very fucking exhausting, as you get the 1 every 10 chapters fight scene, with admittedly great character design, that is unfortunately very unintelligible (due to the soft shading style that the mangaka went for, together with pure white / pure black backgrounds that make it even more of a mess to decypher). I feel like the art and feel the author was going for would've been way better as an anime original, as the combination of colourful gem characters and paradise-like scenery would make for some insanely lively scenes that just can't be appreciated in black and white.
- Most of the chapters have a very happy go lucky feel to it, with cheery characters and constant :P moments, that take away all the seriousness that the plot was going for.
- About the plot, this felt like an inferior version of Eden: It's an Endless World, and as magical as that manga was to me, this one felt like a lackluster cousin.
- The actual story and big answer to the plot is given halfway throughout the manga as a simple, serious, lore dump conversation, which completely kills all of the mistery and made the idea behind the plot feel unimportant.
- Related to the last point, the Manga is too long for its own good. Most of the stuff that happens is drawn out for way too long. For example, what felt like the "final arc" of the manga, ends up being literally 50% of the length.
Overall, the lack of a real MC, the constant transformation of the entire cast (as well as some characters that only impact the story negatively from the reader point of view), the inconsistent art quality, as well as the ending hiding such a strong niche buddhism lore dump, ended up mortally wounding what could've been one of the most unique mangas of the decade.