Jun 5, 2024
Sekkyaku Musou
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Oh yeah this one is for me, supremely weird, funny and memey, the jokes sometimes fall flat and that is a form of cinema in itself. I am sad that this didn't get to flourish beyond what we got, I love a lil anti-conglomerate narrative, fuck them trying to monopolize the space and replacing fun with whatever their grubby lil greedy minds think. I love lil eggplant main character and his homies coming together to help a small business thrive. And yet in what little amount of chapters it had left in the build up, it still carried on with a cheery energy to carry
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Jun 5, 2024
Majo no Shikkounin
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I feel like I will remember those that were cut short more than the ongoing series. Really beautiful art reminiscent of Witch Hat Atelier, which is one of my favorites, so I was drawn in by that at first. I will say, it's slow, not much happens throughout the narrative in comparison to the action-packed electric plots of everything else surrounding it, but I feel I wanted to give this a chance. Will I read Shun Akagi's work again? Yes. Am I running to go seek it out? No, I'll be slow with it. A solid start with an interesting universe, witches and humans are
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Jun 5, 2024
Yeah, fine is just how I'd describe it. You get what you ordered. Its art style is not at all within my wheelhouse, but it's fine, it's cute. I had no idea what to expect from this at all, the fact that there's a loosely held story is a plus. Asumi-chan wants to find a childhood crush but in the most convoluted of ways, like they're both just two ships in the night. And then a kouhai gets introduced and there sparks something akin to a relationship, some exploration. I'm happy to see the queer types of relationships happening here, and there is some good
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May 15, 2024
Sousou no Frieren
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I don't know if it's because my experience with fantasy anime is rather limited or if it's because I'm not seeking the high intensity anime bullshit that once enticed a younger me, but this to me is one of my favorite anime, maybe within the top 3. A better reviewer would deep dive into the individual aspects of how to arrive at that score, and to be honest I would give it an 8 objectively since some animation, designs, worldbuilding, and music is a tad less than perfect but my focus is not on any of those realms. Instead my great enjoyment of this anime
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Mar 9, 2024
Uchuujin no Kakushigoto
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I dont know the history or what happened behind the scenes, all I know is that reception and sales matter more than any series that has an interesting potential. Often creations in this windmill of story after story of the manga industry might suffer to in never letting their wings expand. I think this story had a cool promise, the alien understanding human culture, the wild effects the alien forced people to be honest with themselves to a caricature extreme, the possible team up with a meh standard shonen woe-is-me protagonist who seems to get more resolve towards the end of this short story. The
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Feb 22, 2024
Akane-banashi
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Undoubtedly(for me) the best manga running in all of shonen jump right now, it is great (9/10) because it is still running so it better not derail its train. This is such a refreshing and different take on battle manga, it being rakugo and rising through the ranks, it's fun and the art is just chef's kiss, the facial expressions are the definition of expressive. It's a slow burn in a field I know nothing about and it made me seek out some new form of entertainment. I might never be fully into rakugo but through Akane's experience, I know enough and for that I
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Feb 18, 2024
Koi wa Sekai Seifuku no Ato de
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you know, the gimmick of the evil team versus the power ranger team, i think it's cute and i think it's silly, and it was a good short time. classic cliches of many a manga where there's a rival, non-communication, misunderstandings, couple being embarrassed at the smallest things, cliches of school life, but I'M GONNA SAY IT, I thought it was a fun read with an enjoyable gimmick. There were great wholesome moments and I wished we got more progression of beast princess and the guy on gelato 5 who was into her. I think it's a manga that doesn't overstay its welcome at its
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Feb 11, 2024
Bokura no Shikisai
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Some good, some bad. I know that Gengoroh Tagame is capable of making a compelling story and drawing in amazing and endearing simplicity, his eye to attention is in the characters.
I'm a little disappointed in the emphasis on the title, the protagonist's emphasis on color particularly in the descriptions of surroundings, of characters, of clothing...... and the lack of color present. Granted, I know that'll cost both the publisher and the consumer extra and even though I rented it from the library, I've seen manga engage in portraying some pages with color, it would add such beauty to the story. (HUGE SPOILER TO THE ENDING) ... 
Feb 11, 2024
Shokuryou Jinrui Re
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So you're coming off of reading Starving Anonymous, then you think... "what? a sequel? okay let's get into it." For those who might have jumped from Kingdom Hearts 1 to Kingdom Hearts 2, there's a leap that you don't understand... something's off, who are these protagonists? What is this world? Why is everything seemingly peaceful in what was a wild ride of a previous installment?
There's something quite juicy about a world that is, to its readers, obviously wrong, but everyone within the narrative continues as if nothing is wrong. So then we peer through the lens of those who would be deemed as misfits, that's ... 
Feb 11, 2024
Shokuryou Jinrui
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I think it's a solid story of balls to the walls action and madness, I think the ending is quite tragic and sad, and I was honestly surprised that there would be a sequel, . I would definitely not recommend if you are uncomfortable with gore and guts, I read this after reading Gantz and while I found that 400ish chapter ride quite hellish and gory and edgy, this is below that level, not quite as intense in its visuals and storytelling but still a nice ride. At first, I was drawn in by this human mystery and then it turned into an alien farming
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