Demi-chan wa Kataritai
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Basically, the plot is about the relationship between a teacher (Takahashi, Tetsuo) and his students who happen to be a minority of supernatural beings called ajin or “demi”. It also happens by chance that he is a biologist, really interested in studying the demi from a scientific point of view to demystify the legends that revolve around them.
As he learns more about the demis and works with them to help them deal with the unique challenges they face due to their physical and social differences, Takahashi also reflects on his own life and relationships.
The story addresses interesting themes such as acceptance, prejudice, and compassion, and ... uses the supernatural genre to explore issues relevant to real life. In addition to the plot, Petosu's art is colorful and expressive, helping to bring the characters and their environments to life, although it should be noted that his backgrounds are not very elaborate and the plot sometimes commits the sin of taking itself too seriously.
If you like stories that revolve around the student-teacher relationship and also where a good influence is reciprocal, I recommend that you read this manga.

This is a manga I highly recommend.
The manga goes from the cute and lighthearted describing various interactions with the demis to trying to describe what real and somewhat heavy problems demis face in the world. Takahashis passion to research demis is one of the driving forces and one I find enjoyable.
All characters are likeable and has distinct personalities and they interact very well with eachother.
The tone in this manga is different to many mangas with a school setting I have read. At first I was afraid it would devolve into a harem but such fears have luckily not been made true. The ... manga falls in the seinen category which means it can have a more serious tone and tackle bigger issues intended for a more mature audience.
I was hooked after one chapter and the manga just kept on delivering. This is one of my favourite currently published mangas.

I m writing a review on this because i do not agree with the only review existing at the moment from Erik the Red.

This manga is about a teacher called Takahashi who met for the first time demi humans, and they are his new students (they are different from normal humans, there is a vampire for exemple) As Erik the Red said, Takahashis passion to research demis is one of the driving forces of the manga. However, apart from that, there is no real story. It is cut in episodic gags without a main plot.

The manga is indeed cute and lighthearted. There s some soft ... comedy in it too, however i didn t laughed reading the manga. I did while watching the anime though (just saying)

I like the design and behaviour of the different characters. Sometimes they are too childish for me though, since i m an adult (especially with their behaviour and their childish issues) However thanks to the adult characters (the teachers) i could enjoy some chapters of the manga. I sometimes skipped the parts when they were only the demis involved.

Erik the red said "The tone in this manga is different to many mangas with a school setting" i dont agree with that. I feel like this is a really generic manga in a school setting. And it doesn t really reach a mature audience. I am 21 years old and in my opinion i could have appreciated this manga more if i was five or six years old younger.

The only thing that could make the manga special is that it talks about discrimination and integration into society. Don t expect deep stuff though.

I put a 6/10 on story, art, enjoyment, and 7/10 for the characters.