Rosen Garten Saga

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I think even reading this review will take away from the experience you get if you were to read this blind, so I recommend you just stop and go read the first chapter. I hope that's enough to convince you to this series, but if not that's what a review is for.

Rosen Garten Saga truly takes everything that makes anime and manga so degenerate and condenses it something absolutely amazing and insane. When I read this, I experience something similar to when I read JoJo. The plot points that drive the story forward are relatively standard, but it’s from the characters and their interaction with ... each other that we truly see how insane and ridiculous this manga is. You really can't expect anyone in this series to be normal and just watching each person behave like an absolute degenerate is absolutely beautiful. What takes this manga to the next level is how clean and sharp the action and panels are. Even in panels that only show a single, simple action, the detail in the art provides so much subtle information that showcase the uniqueness of each character. For example, the weapons in this manga look ridiculous, but the artist still applies small details such as how the blade is held to demonstrate how even something that looks so stupid is actually incredibly badass. Everything about this manga is so stupid and epic at the same time and I truly love everything it represents.

I wont recommend it because the sex part even though meant as a joke, is something you can not ignore and it will probably bother you if you hate that stuff

Now this is a good manga, its batshit insanity, its whack, but overall the powers are surprisingly not all sex, even though in the first chapter you will encounter a sword which doesnt kill but change gender to women. there are mechs, future tech, magic, idols are a power somehow, there is a whole musical with super powers, the power of friendship is present for some reason. like i said WHACK, and the story isnt ... even half-bad

But yes there are a lot of uncomfortable things, old men in baby costumes, a 3 sword style that includes a dick (not that uncomfortable as it gives light... dont ask, so you dont actually see it) and a man (now woman) obsessed with being a mother, there is Bdsm but not really, there is rarely outright sex, but there still are a few scenes. (dont confuse it with yakuza, even though it might feel a little similar)

The characters arent even badly written, everyone has a motivation thats understandable, mostly, we dont know much about a certain wizard, the reason they are well written is because yes they are based on things like 1001 nights, german history and japanese mythology, its a mix of everything yet they develop in their own way and are not 1 to 1 copies of the original

Now a little spoiler warning, dont continue reading if you want to see this on your own

alladin's djinn/genie is a woman (how surprising) but rather than granting wishes, its a hyperpowerful AI in essentially the middle ages, it can do a lot of stuff because it also has some minor magical properties. but alladin himself is a bit of a slacker, likes women and such. his boss at some point gets swapped to a woman due to the aforementioned sword, he asks "can i hit bro" cuz he took "if you suddenly became a woman would you let the homies hit" a bit too seriously and so did his boss sinbad, so they destroy a bed and yes this is one of the few sex scenes that are drawn (for like 3 pages) and not implied, but eventually alladin learns to just love sinbad in general and not just his woman form. yes its not the greatest development but due to how unserious the manga is, this was pretty major

sinbad woman version is hot, i agree with alladin

I'd like to present my opinion, as a relatively normal manga reader:

This manga is trash.

Note that this is marketed as a "sex comedy," meaning the majority of events are meant to either turn you on or make you laugh. Unfortunately, the majority of the manga does neither. To say that it is "kinky" is an understatement, as quite a bit of it is plain illegal. Near the beginning of the story, the MC encounters two little girls (siblings) that make out with each other. Note that this isn't some tragic backstory or plot device, this is just played straight in an attempt to make you ... laugh (because incest and pedophilia is funny apparently). At least, I'm hoping this was a bad attempt at comedy, because the alternative (little kids kissing are supposed to arouse you) is just demented. The art is actually very good, which makes this even worse, as now you're watching *well-drawn* children make out. Of course, they join the MC's party so the readers can masturbate to them having sex with each other even more.

Let me summarize the prologue and inciting incident of this manga: a random village is invaded and raped by a group of mercenaries (I guess replacing the trope of murdering villagers with raping them is meant to be comedic), and one girl (the protagonist) is able to flee into the woods. In the forest, she finds a sword inhabited by the spirit of the prince, a relentless womanizer. At this point, some mercenaries find her and attack, but she allows the prince to possess her and fight them off. When she regains consciousness, she finds out the sword actually turned the mercenaries into attractive women. She then unconsciously manifests the prince's dick on her crotch, fully erect, and rapes them.

Yeah...

If you found that interesting, don't worry, it gets worse. This manga objectifies women very brazenly. Hell, a large motivation of that prince mentioned earlier is to turn his enemies into women and rape them.

I see people saying that this manga has a fantastic plot (aside from the *plot* we get when the MC sexually assaults women). I disagree. There are tens of characters introduced in as many chapters. Each character has a unique design and personality, aside from being a huge pervert. However, the "personalities" of these characters are just one or two traits. Take Beowulf, for example: he has two traits, being super honorable *and* having a massive dick he fights with. With just that information, you understand his entire character. The same goes for everyone else. If you want a good story that isn't just sex, this is not the manga for you.

The storyline itself is pretty generic: it's another battle royale/tournament manga. The only distinguishing factor is the aforementioned sex comedy.

Overall, I believe this manga is glorified incel bait. The treatment of women and casual rape jokes (as well as the sexualization of animals and *literal children*) will be incredibly off-putting or offensive to most new readers, and the plot only serves as a way to take a break from the gratuitous sex and keep the reader's attention long enough to get to the next character to sexualize. If you value your time, your morals, or your social standing in case anyone sees you viewing this: don't read this manga.