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If I could sum up this review in a sentence, it would be "This is a harem manga with monster girls". Monster Musume neither fails to reach this statement, nor does it exceed expectations.

All of the parts needed to create a harem manga are present; a bland MC, a myriad of cute albeit generic girls, and plenty of situations that almost inevitably result in those sugary ecchi moments. Despite this supposed statement of mediocrity, Monster Musume manages to work well with what it has, to the point where I would reccomend it to those who are *really* interested in going past the ever more popular ... anime adaptation.

Story:

The series follows a mostly episodic approach for the beginning of the run at this point, yet it works nicely for what it is. It does not stand out by any mean of the imagination; there are plenty of long, blander arcs in the middle chapters, yet the ecchi is still quite strong in these regards. As such, the story feels more like a skeleton for the meat (get it) of the manga to cling to.

Art:

The artstyle is quite nice, and it serves its function as a vehicle for the ecchi scenes. The designs of each of the characters are solid, and it serves to distinguish them from one another (since it would be way more challenging to tell them apart if they weren't).

Character:

New girls are introduced at a regular rate within the earlier chapters, and they all have some sort of variation in their three sizes, especially those with inhuman bottom halves. They cover most aspects of the generic harem, the clingy one, the naive one, the airhead, and so on. Some of them are interested in somewhat heavier fetishes like BDSM and NTR, although these are often displayed in the manga's gags.

Enjoyment:

I enjoyed it for what it was: an ecchi harem manga. The jokes tend to land, and the ecchi is decent. If anything, this is yet another "comfort food" or "guilty pleasure" manga series, and I enjoyed it in this regard.

Overall:

I think a 7 is where I'll leave it at. If you haven't read this one yet and you're looking for another harem manga to add to the list, give this one a read. There's plenty of content to look into, yet if it doesn't appeal to you, no worries.