I just binge-read this and I made the effort not to drop this just so I could make a proper review.

This was a terrible horror manga. You could put together a random series of gore images and get a better result that the whole 7 volumes of Shokuryou Jinrui. Why? Because the plot is an absolute mess and the characters are a joke.
It's pretty common to read people complaining about plots and disregarding it because, well, yeah, sometimes some mangas don't have good plots but they're still enjoyable. This is not the case. I will not spoil anything so more people can feel inclined to read this review, but basically nothing matters. There's so many jumps, inconsistencies, contradictions that the whole possible story loses any meaning. The plot doesn't make sense to such an extent that you just can't care about the story not the characters even a bit. It's so bad it makes you wonder if you skipped a "comedy" tag when reading the plot summary.

(And I'm not even mentioning the many moments that take your suspension of disbelief and just go the extra mile, so anything you read feels downright dumb; nor the cliches that feel absolutely outdated for this day and age).

The characters are build just like the plot that holds them, so all you have left is some kinda cool looking art that you could easily enjoy with a simple google search and call it a day. No one, absolutely no one, needs over 60 chapters of cringy storytelling just for a couple cool shots.

This is a random collection of images trying to disrespect your intellect for 7 volumes. Anyone trying to figure out if it's worth the read should take my word for it and skip this one.

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I've just started reading this manga and I absolutely love it. Lets go through an overview ( I'll try my best not to give spoilers)

So the story starts with Kazu and I'e, who are both high schoolers. They go on a bus and I'e finds that everyone on the bus are gassed(kind of like in battle royale). He wakes up in a strange facility surrounded by corpses. Then he meets other people stuck in this place, Natsune and Yamabiki. Natsune seems to be very violent and Yamabiki very...gay? Well the four of them band together to try and escape the facility and discover weird things along the way.

First off, the art is AMAZING. The character designs and creatures are grotesque and so creatively morbid its refreshing. I haven't read a good horror manga in some time. The strongest point here is definitely the art for sure. The alien creatures look a bit like E.T though.

It gets into the weird from the start. There is no breaks, it just jumps right in. Each time I'm a little surprised with what new starnge gross things the author comes up with, its nice being surprised for a change.

But one thing I would say is that the characters are not too well rounded. I'e just seems a little stupid and Kazu....well lets just say that there's not much left for him. Natsune, for me is the best character because he has a lot of mystery surrounding him. Yamabiki is ok.

Overall, the manga is pretty good. The story has much to go for it and it makes me want to know more about what the organisation's plan really is. Also, it makes me wonder, would we really react in the way the leaders did in this manga if this was the situation?

I would recommend this manga to anyone who likes really strange and gross stuff. People who read uzumaki perhaps? Or anyone who reads psychological horrors. Its good give it a try.

Ok bye

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