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This story is one I have somewhat high hopes for. It’s off to a pretty good start the stuff with the sister and how he gets powers is somewhat predictable/cliche but it’s executed well and the story has a lot of room to build on from this starting point. The art is really detailed and beautiful while also being horrific. I especially like the inclusion of color pages here and there to really add some flavor a lot of manga series don’t have. It’s an amazing visual experience so far. Im optimistic and think this has massive potential to grow as a story (no pun ... intended). I Can’t wait to see where it goes from here and I’m looking forward to chapter 3

The art in this is great, and already I have a deep feeling for the characters in this story, namely Kayano, the main character's younger sister who has a short time (or maybe not?) "on screen." There's a lot of detail, and the landscape and character design are beautiful - the world building is already really great: complex but not hard to understand. However, as a Tokyo Ghoul fan, I can already tell this is going to be pretty similar (half-human half-monster, MC can control said monster, monster(s) eat others and spread that way, MC being saved by someone and getting infected that ... way, monsters able to conceal themselves) especially with one of the MC's eyes being black because of his infection. I'm hoping the story becomes more of its own, but so far it's Tokyo Ghoul-but-plant-zombies. I'm going to keep reading because I LOVE Tokyo Ghoul, but if you know that's not your flavor of manga, or are looking for something more unique, I'd look elsewhere!

The concept and lore isn't too bad... but it's boring. I can't have affection for any characters and I don't care what happens to them. Something is missing for making a good story that is actually enjoyable. The story is build like a classic shônen but that's not really the problem here. It's boring and in the same time it's too rush, characters change their mind/make decisions too quickly and there's no time to set the mood/the ambience.

I have the feeling that this manga is a shônen who doesn't want to be one. It tries to be more "adult", more "seinen-like" but it fails and ... we have this result.

Beside, the artstyle is good, it works well with the story. And maybe some people can enjoy this manga, but I don't think it will be for the characters or even the story in itself but more for the setup.