Okay, this manga is very special. It starts off with just showing you endless amounts of stuff that you don't want to see, rape, extortion, torturing, and the story revolves around all this, and the people affected by it. But not in a good "we've been through this but can work it out together" way, the main character has lost all his memories and we're forced to relive all the bad shit he's done as formerly mentioned, as he regains his memories, and has to face the consequences.

If you're interested at this point then sure, go for it, but I wouldn't call this part of the manga good, where the manga gets good is when the 2nd arc starts, and it turns into a whole other manga, and you realize the first arc was just backstory or setup for this arc. And the 2nd arc is REALLY good, it's worth all the pain of going through unpleasant stuff in the first arc so you can read one of the best thrillers out there.

With this said I will mainly score the manga on the 2nd arc.

Story: 9
The events and twists are absolute top notch and will leave you guessing and hoping for the best or worst for characters. Which for me is what makes a thriller great.

Art: 8
The author has a very distinct and unique art style, and makes good use of it. Though obviously this is personal preference, if you don't like rough art styles maybe you won't like it as much as me.

Character: 10
Definitely the strongest point of the manga, tied in with the story, the characters are all deep, and have their individual goals and motivations. With reoccurring characters worth caring about there's not much else to want from them.
But beware, most of the characters are not "good" people. But that doesn't stop them from being very well written.

Enjoyment: 8
Sadly the first part of the manga brings down the overall enjoyment as I generally just felt bad about reading all the horrible things that took place. But the 2nd arc just completely carries the enjoyment of the manga and makes it well worth your time.

Overall: 9
I've made my points on why I like it without going into spoilers as much as I can, and all I have left to say is PLEASE give it a chance if you can handle the content of the first arc, because the reward for doing so is so great.

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I binged this manga over the last week or so and I regret doing so

In this manga we have the story of a "Devil" a man that committed such heinous crimes (SA, extortion, extreme violence etc) in middle school and his life and the consequences after the fact. The manga tries to tackle the redeemability of such a person when they have lost their memories of these crimes and a story of penance with the guilt and weight of them.

The manga was interesting enough to finish reading online but after finishing it I cant say id recommend it. I feel like the story never really figures out where it wants to go and for the length of the story doesnt really have any redeeming pay off that its worth investing thought or time into. The psychology is very base level and the writing can be quite predictable and bad with the author often giving extremely obvious clues and repetitive storylines. I wouldnt say there was ever a "oh wow that was kinda cool" moment. The story just slogs on without any direction other that the overall plot of if the MC is worth forgiving. The ending feels extremely anti-climatic and gives you explanations and continuations to things you really dont care about.

The art is decently good and I do feel like it fits the story. The characters are okay but dont ever develop and I do feel like they were written from a extremely male perspective. There is multiple female characters that instantly fall in love with the MC even though he is a terrible person, and often times he has perpetrated crimes (especially of a sexual nature) against them. I also really didnt like the stories stance regarding the crimes and the forgiveness of them. I dont feel like the MC is ever forgivable and the way the story handles it borders on apologist BS. The story really seems to struggle with if we're supposed to like/forgive the MC or if we are supposed to be against him. Overall a depressing story with no real direction or payoff, I wouldnt recommend wasting your time with this one.

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