Jormungand

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First off I want to point out that this is not a story for everyone, honestly, the morality of the choices that the individuals in this series demonstrate are ambiguous, at best.
The show really delves into the protagonist group of arms dealers under one Koko Hekmatyar, and their dealings all around the world from militaries, to militias to the mafias. Each encounter gives more insight into the character of Koko while keeping a mysterious mask over her true goals and intentions.

When looking at the characters in her group, which is a key aspect of the series, it's important to understand that each one was ... somehow affected by war and have first-hand experiences that are written in a believable manner. Throughout the series, the individual stories and histories of each person in the group are touched upon they do a great job to flesh out and make it understandable why each person does what they do and how they gained the skills they demonstrate throughout. My only complaint here is that some of the characters could've used a little more fleshing out, however it was overall a minor issue I had.

Next the art, it was very unique and honestly a bit of trademark of Mr. Takahashi's, I personally loved it. It was weird and different from most manga's I've read, a breath of fresh air in an over saturated market of similarly styled art forms however I understand it's a very subjective style and might not be to everyone's liking.

From the beginning to the end, you really feel like you're traveling amongst this group learning and getting a feel for the aspects of the team, the world they travel in, and the complexity of intelligence work between Koko's party and their government antagonists.