Shinigami-sama to 4-nin no Kanojo
Grim Reaper and Four Girlfriends

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my first ever review and since this is a short manga ill just keep the review short too

this is basically a romcom harem manga with all the main heroine character tropes you'd expect it to have, the build-up/development of the relationships between the mc and the heroines are pretty good (especially for chapter 17 regarding the mc and one of the heroines)

the characters themselves are pretty basic and the main thing that keeps them going are the scenarios/circumstances that they're put through

now keeping in mind that this is a short harem manga about the mc struggling to keep his relationships with each of the heroines ... intact, the build-up is nowhere near as good/reactive as some other short romance mangas like [Jumyou wo Kaitotte Moratta. Ichinen ni Tsuki, Ichimanen de./I sold my life for ten thousand yen per year.] or [Onanie Master Kurosawa] so don't expect that you're gonna get as strong of an emotional reaction on some of the scenes and developments considering that they can be pretty cliche.

as for the art it is good enough to portray each of the character's emotions and 'assets' and bring out some sort of emotional reaction (from me atleast) on moments/scenes that do need them
just be aware that it is a much more simplified version of the manga's cover art just like most other mangas

the moments that make you laugh are more-often caused by an 'oh the mc's screwed now' rather than a skit or an insert joke inbetween the dialogues.

man i just wish this manga was much longer considering that this is a harem manga where the scenarios shine pretty well and relies on interesting complications, i feel like the kind of abrupt built-up conclusion could be fixed if the manga was longer in general

SLIGHT SPOILER REVIEW; THIS WAS AMAZING AND I RECOMMEND it to any fan of comedy, harem, romance, and maybe even ecchi.
This manga was great. I expected a douchey mc and cardboard characters but this had something going. The MC had a familiar feeling but was definitely unique. This had some tropes for everyone! Tsun/Kuudere, Deredere, Yandere, Sadist, Closet perv., perfectionist; but they were all done well. The art is... fine. It's not something great, but it's not something noticeably bad. The story is original and hysterical. Originally, I was going to lower the enjoyment from 10 to 7 but changed my mind due to one ... thing. I was going to lower it because of the horrible feeling of worry whenever the four girls met or saw something I just froze and was like "FUC*FUC*FUC*FUC*FUC*FUC*FUC*FUC*FUC*" but after that I got such a feeling or relief and it was a wonderful trip.

The series is about a No-lifer boy who meets 1 of the grim reapers. A middle schooler looking girl (because Japan), who intends to take his soul since he's a no lifer there will be no one missing him. Even though he has parents and since no depraved backstory was shown I'm gonna presume they are decent parents. So to convince the grim reaper to not take his life he tells her that he is going to be a lifer as he intended to confess to a girl. The Grim Reaper backs off but says she'll give him 1 day to change his life around.

So ... the male lead confesses to the girl of his supposed dreams and to his surprise she says yes. All Four of them. In his hasty attempt to save his own skin he left a love letter to 4 girls but all of them have said yes. Now he needs to keep there relationship a secret and he can't break up with one of them as undoubtedly rumors would spread reaching the girls he is currently dating.
Now he needs to keep this up for 3 months (The time limit the Grim Reaper has set) but what is 1 guy who hasn't had a single friend much less a girlfriend supposed to do.

The series is surprisingly fine despite the relative serious tone and demeanor. The idea is that he could die at any time but there is a lot of great meme material to be had here. Mostly because anytime more than 1 girl shows up he pisses his pants and needs to deal with this situation. Which was very funny to see. The comedy was actually one of the stronger points in the series. It wasn't excessive but there was still quite a lot of it without it feeling the author had no way of dealing with serious issues so he just threw a bunch of jokes (which usually works for some reason). The manga felt well paced in that regard.

All the characters were incredibly wacky in there own fun regard. One's Horny, one's sadistic, one's a tsundere, the other is a yandere. They all have these ridiculous stereotypes while also being funny. The yandere especially was both terrifying and adorable. Which i guess fulfills the category Yandere. The male lead was also quite enjoyable to watch. Mostly to see how to get out of these insane situations. Part of the fun was the fact that he was a big shoujo lover yet become a harem character. He became the thing he swore to destroy. His self depreciation jokes and personality were spot-on and I liked that part about it.

Another thing the series did well was the actual romance part about. It did step forward in the romantic element. Don't get me wrong he is a scumbag (though with understandable reasons) but at least the author actually took that step.

Its quite sad this series was axed. The ending is really bad. Overly rushed as it were. It took a lot of the right steps and it looked it was gonna become something special. Yet it just kinda ends and feels bland. I didn't like how they resolved everything. Mostly because they don't explain jack-shit. Though the first twist was good.

TLDR: Steps in the right direction but the quick axe leaves a lot to be desired. 6/10