Aug 1, 2023
I've always been a sucker for post-apocalyptic work, etiher be movies, games, manga and everything all around, so when i heard of a new manga with that setting i was intrigued, i dind't though that just after 11 chapters i would be obliged to write a review yet here we are.
We the reader follow Saya an artificial human fifty years into the future with the task to locate and rescue survivors if possible,
while there isn't really a main plot to follow each chapter Saya is going somewhere and doing something different although it seems that there's an arc in the making that started in chapter
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9, still this type of narrative and storytelling reminds greatly of Aruku Hito, Mushishi and Kodoku no Gourmet where the protagonist doesn't follow the common story route in most mangas and instead explores his world, it's people and himself in a different way every chapter and as such creating way for a beautiful introspection not seen so often.
The plot is quite similar in some ways to my favourite game Death Stranding where Sam Bridges one of the survivors of an apocalyptic event must deliver cargo across the United States while also connecting the survivors to one another, in both of these media there's a sense of loneliness that follows our protagonists in this seemingly infinite and hopeless task, despair follows them wherever they go but that doesn't stop them for they never lose hope not even when the task at hand seems futile. That's something that Usuzumi no Hate does that's not seen very often in most mangas with this setting, in many of them there is a constant need for the protagonist to talk about how depressing and sad the world is which sometimes becomes infuriating but here that doens't happen with Saya and instead it's shown to us just how far the world has crumbled while also not giving us too much of a sense of depression.
With so few chapters Usuzumi no Hate captivates the reader and leaves them needing more, hope this gem continues to be updated for it's truly worth it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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