STORY: For the most part the story is standard Seinen. Once Shuu gets to the highschool, you're almost overwhelmed with cliche'd characters. Thankfully, the main characters hold the spotlight. When things are revolving arond Shuu, his sisters, the ECS, and the 'bad guys' it really is top quality stuff. Shuu fights, isn't strong enough, some dialogue leading to another fight, yeah, it's typical, but for Seinen, it's pretty well done. There are some interesting things, too. There are heavy hints, right from the beginning, of an incestuous relationship between Shuu and Sumire, a forbidden love, which really intrigues me. For some people that's an instant turn-off, but you might like it. It's not all just fight-fight-fight. 7/10
ART: The character designs are alright, the scenery is cool, but the fighting is where it's at. These are psychic powers, and you can see how it's not just colored energy blasts or physical weapons, it's more distortions in the air and internal effects, and the artist does a great job portraying it. You always know who is who, and the environments are pretty good, what you'd expect from a manga, but they're not amazing. Though sometimes it might be hard to see what's going on, the art is pretty good. 8/10
CHARACTER: You've got Shuuichi, you've got Sumire and Katsumi, you've got the kids at the school, and you've got the people working at either organization. The main bad guys, for one, are pretty deep and have personalities- I know, surprising right? The school kids fail the most, as they're stereotypical, but as I said before we don't see enough of them that it matters. Sumire and Katsumi, the latter of which almost never says anything, are great supporting characters. They're realistic people and they just want a good life for Shuu, and it shows in the choices they're always making. And then there's Shuuichi, he's the best. He's the definition of an anti-hero. He has flaws: he's spoiled, he's brash, he's arrogant, he's aggressive. But he has a flip side: he's kind, intense and passionate when he needs to be, though he's mostly shy and naive, which allows for some comedy. He'll do things to people you may or may not like, and he'll kill whoever he has to if it means getting what he wants. He's really dynamic and, by himself, drags the Character rating up. 9/10
ENJOYMENT: Now when you're looking at a Seinen title you're not looking at much, most of the time. This has good character, a nicely flowing and decent story, an interesting premise with Espers. The "G" measuring system makes it feel a little trite, yeah, but the best part about this manwha is that it's easy to overlook its flaws. Give it a try and you won't be disappointed... or you might, in which case that's understandable. 8/10
Overall: AKA tl;dr
Story: 7. Decently written, easy enough to follow, intriguing and gripping, it does its job for action titles.
Art: 8. Well detailed characters, excellent environments, convincing and inspiring battle sequences and effects, and a realistic sense of pace and action.
Character: 9. Shuu is just awesome, his sisters are great, the people at the ECS are mired in mystery and unclear motives, while LEED is more brusque but at the same time even MORE mysterious, and, like the cogs of the clock, the character and story weave a good title.
Enjoyment: 8. You might not like the premise of psychic people fighting, or the insinuations of an incestuous relationship between the main characters, but if you don't hate those, you will like this title.
Zero: The Beginning of the Coffin. 8/10
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