Mayonaka no Cross Method ("X" Method In The Dead Of Night)

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Synonyms: Mayonaka no X Method, Mayonaka no X Giten

Japanese: 真夜中のＸ儀典（クロスメソッド）

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 4

Chapters: 27

Status: Finished

Published: Apr 26, 2014 to Nov 26, 2016

Genres: Mystery, Supernatural

Demographic: Seinen

Serialization: Dengeki Maoh

Authors: Yamaguchi, Mikoto (Story), Bareisho (Art)

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Ranked: #8468²

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Popularity: #3042

Members: 7,338

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Ranked #8468Popularity #3042Members 7,338

MangaDengeki MaohYamaguchi, Mikoto (Story), Bareisho (Art)

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Chapters: /27

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Hiroki Kamiya believes that women have it easy. Every day his sister Yui lazes about, playing games and doing absolutely nothing. One night, after Hiroki updates his "Observation Diary," he receives a mysterious message telling him how to become a girl. He dismisses it at first as a scam; however, after an argument with his sister, he follows the instructions to experience the carefree life of a girl. The method allows a person to swap bodies with a stranger—letting someone enter your body while you enter another's.

After spending two hours in a girl's body, Hiroki returns to his own but is met with a shocking sight—Yui's bloody corpse in his arms and a knife clenched in his hands. Who entered his body while he was gone, and why did they murder his sister? Hiroki's first lead is the girl whose body he entered: Mikuni Mikuriya, a famous idol. Desperate for answers, he will do whatever it takes to bring justice to his sister's murderer.

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Kamiya, Hiroki

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Mikuriya, Mikuni

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Kirishima, Sachi

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Kamiya, Yui

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Sep 11, 2022

J1010K1

Recommended

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[SPOILERS AHEAD, PLEASE DON'T READ IF YOU HAVEN'T FINISHED THE MANGA]

Story - 6

The story starts off strong with the murder of the MC's sister and the introduction of swapping bodies. Although the plot itself is not original, it's still nonetheless interesting. The speed at which information and characters are introduced is good which allows the reader to digest it in a way that's easy. However, the plot at the end starts to be a little too simplistic and predictable for my taste, with the main characters just using their "abilities" to get through the story. In murder fiction, It is necessary for the reader ... to have the chance to find out the identity of the murderer, with clues that the "detective" discovers (which in this case are the main characters). However, the story fails to deliver that and instead decides to use convoluted plot mechanisms to reach the identity of the murderer. Towards the last few chapters, the author decides to pull a plot twist out of nowhere with a character who we've never seen throughout the entire and only mentioned once or twice in the manga just for a "gotcha" moment. With that, this manga is your typical manga that starts off strong but ends up flat.

Art - 7

The art is good and pleasant on the eyes but nothing special.

Characters - 5

The 3 main characters are simple tropes that show no character development. Although we do get the background of Sachi at the start that develops throughout the manga, the background for Mikuni is rushed in just one chapter with no further explanation. We also only get to fully understand the background of Hiroki towards the end, conveniently answering many plot questions.

Hiroki starts off strong with the fact that she's not your typical cutesy idol but ends up falling off throughout the story. Hiroki is a bland MC who happens to be proficient in martial arts (convenient at times). Sachi is your typical smart character, with his personality explored more with the identity of X being revealed.

However, with that being said, the actions of the characters are consistent with their personalities which is a plus point. I must also say, it would be too much to ask for elaborated character developments in such few chapters, but some form of development would be nice.

Enjoyment - 8

Despite its flaws with the story and characters, the entire manga was surprisingly enjoyable from start to finish. I read the manga in one entire sitting and there was never a moment when I felt bored or wanted to drop the manga. The pacing is good and keeps you on the edge of your seat. Ecchi and romance are also little bonuses with it not taking the entire bulk of the story. Although I was disappointed with the ending, it's still a relatively interesting manga.

Overall - 7

Despite its flaws, it's still quite an enjoyable manga to read especially since you won't have to invest so much time into it.

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Nov 22, 2021

KaiserRitter

Mixed Feelings

I read the whole manga in one sitting due to two reasons, no working today and it really hooks you until the end even though the few last chapters are a little rushed.

Story: 9
The whole body switch it no something new actually, it's been done multiple time but the mystery of the dead sister with that was something new for me at least, the story is very well written and it manages to keep reading at all times, there are some points where I felt it was wasting time repeating past events to other characters but it does not happen very often. The ...

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Dec 20, 2024

PixelB

Not Recommended

Preliminary (20/27 eps)

I usually soldier through with really short works like these but the lack of ability to write is too apparent in this one. The way the story progresses can only be described as "dreadful." There's a lack of any sort of tension or drama. The mechanic of swapping souls is very under-utilized and everyone's IQ can only be described as abysmal. The way that "mysterious" characters that could be X are framed just to add tension to the story is boring. There's not a single well written piece of dialogue and the story just goes on and on where people just find random clues. Nothing ...

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