Funouhan
Impossibility Defense

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Not recommended sure the idea seems interesting but after like 5-10-15 chapters it gets insanely repetitive. At first it seems fresh but it just gets so repetitive and predictable i guessed what will happen every single time even tho not in detail i knew how it will end and honestly its boring. Its like listening to the same beat with different lyrics non stop and the lyrics barely even change.

I hoped for some bigger twists but this whole time it just had 1 predictable twist. I tried to make myself believe its gonna be something different next chapter but no ending was always the ... same with the same overused "twist"

If you want to read something that will keep repeating itself with different characters and situations but same idea, feeling and outcome its for you but otherwise stay away because first few chapters will feel fresh then youll notice that youre reading same thing over and over and over again

Funouhan is a really interesting manga. I did at times feel as though the manga was a bit shallow because of its repetitive plot but overall it's an amazing manga. If you love psychological mangas then you will love this 100%.

The artwork is amazing. I first initially started the manga because of its unique art cover and fell more in love when I saw the beautiful drawing.

The characters change frequently except for Usobuki (main) and a detective that is crazy about Uso. Usobuki's character is very mysterious. There is nothing said about his background and childhood and the detective also has a very interesting persona.

Overall, ... I absolutely love this manga. Please if you have time, read this manga! It will change your life!

It's basically a better Hell Girl (Jigoku Shoujo). If you liked Hell Girl you can just stop reading this review right now and go read Funouhan, because you will definitely like it.

As it's episodic, characters don't need to be fleshed out too much. Aside from Usobuki, there is one other detective character that persists between chapters, but he's hardly fleshed out at all. There isn't much actual character depth in this series. it's basically all about Usobuki and his very mysterious character.

All the females are drawn the same way. The art is amazing and very atmospheric, but the women have some serious sameface. I'm just ... glad none of them persist between chapters or else I'd get confused really fast.

At first, the manga starts off with actually clever outcomes, but it very quickly slogs off and stops being clever just for the sake of telling the story of whoever is the focus of the current chapter. It was very disappointing and it's easily why I voted the overall manga a 7 instead of an 8 or even a 9. The whole draw of the first chapter was the interesting and clever outcome Usobuki plotted for someone, but after that it basically just turns into unoriginal hypnosis. Literally vampire eyes.

All-in-all, it's a fun manga to read. Usobuki is a fun, carefree homicidal character who prefers having fun with people rather than getting muddy in morality and what's right or wrong. There's really not much to explain about the good aspects, it's a simple story with ironic, funny (usually in a dark humor way than not) outcomes for the people short-sighted enough to ask Usobuki to kill someone for them. It's a pretty addicting manga.

Just one word to describe such a work.

Masterpiece.

The best ongoing manga now and in a long time, and rightfully so.

Firstly, I would like to present myself as someone who has fairly high standards, or at least I claim to be so.
If you were to check out my profile, you will find how cruel I am a critic. Berserk, which seems to be the highest rated manga on animelist, would be nowhere near my list of very good manga, although I gave it an high score. Yet this manga, for now, sits among the top for all the manga I have read. Amazing, truly amazingly ... constructed if each chapters are read without the pre notion of an connection between them, suiting my queer taste in manga.

You have to read this right away. NOW. Or at least some time later, and I have nothing else to say. Most people will probably like this, while some people might not like it for its predictable plot, or its fairly boring and repetitive themes. I would like to say think again to such people.

REMEMBER: This manga is only good by its one shot-like chapters. The complete, overarching story is really really uninteresting and generic and without all these interesting elements/subplots I would have made the score, and so my regard, much lower.

Story:nine

The story is basically about a guy who goes killing people under other peoples request, although you should not take heed of that. Each chapter is fairly unique in its own way, and there is a overall link that ties them together, yet most of them have a similar outcome, so one might get bored of that, and feel that its riddled with deja vu and cliches. I, on the other hand, found that these cliches where actually not that bad. Although it might have been repetitive to some, every story still retained a sense of provocativeness. I must almost commend how it is fairly seinen, unlike most seinen posers. The chapters may seem to be not long enough, or it may even be way too long, yet I found it to be structure well into such few pages. Very very interesting composition of the manga. Very very structured individually. Other than this, I don't have much to say for now.

It is fairly interesting how the manga artist author also drew shoujo micheavilsm which was BAD, not only as an anime, but more so as a manga, which points out the deranged nature of the anime manga production in present times.

Art:eight

But that also means that the author draws very well. That is the phenomenon commonplace among manga nowadays. Good graphics, bad story. This, maybe because of a good story author, had the manga in a good position both graphics and story wise. Fairly interesting, and there is even an old element included, so it seems more grander. Art is not that important, unless the art is disgustingly bad, or it is focused on the art, which this manga is not, and so it is not something to take heed of.

Character:Four

Characters are not that well made, all are boring and forgettable and fit a bit too easily into the plot. I do not like how the characters were made, but it is the plot that truly captured me, a point that I should have to reiterate again and again.

Enjoyment: Nine

This is insanely good stuff, a very heartwarming read. When I feel like it, and have more to talk about I may update this with more of my thoughts but is very very good. I especially liked chapter three as it was fairly, how do say, engaging. Pretty interesting plot and I am craving for more of the subplots, and individual chapters plots, rather than the overarching story, which is fairly uninteresting.

Over:nine

And thats why I gave this a nine overall. It has everything and has almost zero flaws, almost zero. The only problem i have is that the overarching story is boring, and so thats why I did not give this a ten. Maybe something might change, maybe there will better integrations. The overarching story does not tie very well with the subplots from what I have seen.

Readers tastes: If you are not into dark manga, you won't enjoy this. If you are not into psychological Seinen manga, you would probably like this, as although it is psychological, this differs from many of the manga in that genre, as you won't see too much of those weak characters who get pounded and NTR happens to them all the time and character development is gruesome, as THIS IS BASICALLY A COMPILATIONS OF ONE SHOTS. If you look at it from that perspective, I think your enjoyment would be raised significantly.

And if you finished my review up until here, I'd have to say READ IT. It should be worth your time.

This is a condensed review. I had a longer template planned, but I decided to scratch it since I don't really care too much about other people's opinions on the subject.

Funouhan (Impossibility Defense) is a misunderstood misanthropic manga. Such a negative position is understandably not going to sit well with everyone, and so attempting to read it with a conflicting mindset will more or less remove it's primary appeal. That being of an ideological venting fantasy.

The main character is not so much a character as he is an allegory. He works in the guise of a contract killer, it allows him to fulfill his actual ... goal. To playfully criticize, punish and judge humans. With that you could say his true nature is that of a morality judge or death judge.

No matter, it is as he puts it. A reflection. The characters in each episode have their deepest darknesses drawn out from within using his schemes. And then, punished. This is where the manga's biggest strengths and weaknesses lie. It just isn't good at being an objective analysis of the human condition. It glorifies and purposefully showcases people at their worst and weakest to generate cathartic release.

The format it uses depends on it, and if you at any point found it repetitive. You weren't paying attention to the right things.

Every other aspect is done well just about enough, that I can firmly say this is one of the most solidly executed adult manga I ever read.

It's cynical, it's dark, it's harsh. And if you ask me, handles this far better than another manga I read. Brutal: Confessions of a Homicide Investigator

Both are in the same format, yet totally different approaches. Brutal doesn't deserve as many free passes due to it lacking the supernatural to hide behind and unbiased treatments. Everything that happens in Brutal operates under a strict belief system with little room for deviation. So you'll struggle a lot more at finding the character's actions ethically permissible, if at all depending where you stand. On the other hand, Funouhan has a grey area that at least tries to highlight the fallible and naive, present all around us. (I can sympathize and admire this.)

Longing for payback? Hungry for revenge? Whatever it may be, Make the call and let him do it for you!

My first encounter with this manga left me electrified, as it instantly brought to mind the adrenaline-fueled thrills of 'Girl from Nowhere.' The story is a whirlwind of intrigue, as a mysterious stranger emerges from the shadows and delivers revenge against those around them.

Story 7.5 :
Miyatsuki Arata presents another psychological thriller following his works Signal 100 and Gyakusatsu Happy End. However, instead of suspense or mystery, Arata-sensei explores a more psychological theme for this series.

The main premise is simple: a mysterious man named Usobuki appears ... when people have a "request". These requests are generally for revenge or vengeance against someone around them. If Usobuki agrees, he will fulfill the request, which usually involves killing. Usobuki never asks to be paid; his services are free. However, the customer must face the truth of their humanity in some way. This is where Arata-sensei's cleverness comes in, as he always concludes every chapter with a plot twist about the request and the truth that the customer needs to confront.

In the early chapters, readers may feel that the story is repetitive, and I agree. However, the writer introduces some variation in the patterns and continuity conflicts involving Usobuki and his services. This manga is still being published, so I can't predict how it will end. For now, I would rate it an 7.5, since even with the repetition, I find it interesting to see how the Usobuki services unfold and conclude.

Character 7 :
I have mixed feelings about the characters in this series. Although the main character is the focus, I think the writer tends to give more attention to the side characters, including the customers, and views Usobuki simply as a facility for providing services. Maybe the writer wants to keep Usobuki as a mysterious character, similar to the "Girl from Nowhere," right?

Apart from the MC, I really like how the side characters (excluding the customers) develop to understand how Usobuki works. I also appreciate the use of side characters as fulfilled customers who still make appearances after their storylines are over.

Art 8 :
The artwork is good, but it falls short of being called amazing. The drawing style and character design are okay, without any unique or top-notch elements. However, the artist impresses with the amount of detail present in every panel of the manga.

The panels are lively, with good composition and well-defined backgrounds. The artist designs each character uniquely, and I have not found any instances of character designs being recycled.

The characters' expressions and anatomy, as well as the thrilling scenes, are well-drawn. However, I believe that the death and thrilling scenes lack the intensity to be considered gore, so it is not on par with Junji Ito's works. The story's combination with the artist's well-composed panels makes the thrilling moments intense without showing excessive amounts of blood.

Overall 7 :
Overall, I consider this series not for everyone, as it may be too segmented for those who enjoy mystery, thrills, and mild gore. If you are one of those people who are familiar with or enjoy the Netflix series "Girl from Nowhere," or perhaps you enjoy the works of Miyatsuki Arata, then this manga is for you!

In my opinion, the series Funouhan is a beautifully hidden gem in the world of thriller manga. As a fan of thrilling and mildly gory content, I don't read many titles, but I believe this series is top-notch. The variety of stories combined with breathtaking moments of combination narration and good drawing make this manga stand out.

Personal Favourites (so far): Chapter 5