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This anime feels like a typical Cinderella story but with strange powers that seem completely unnecessary. The inclusion of these powers caught me off guard and cheapened the overall experience, making the characters seem one-dimensional. Beyond the main character's trauma, she lacks any real personality, and there's nothing to make her stand out. While the animation and music are impressive, they can't fully redeem the weak plot. The story is unoriginal, and the characters have no depth, which made the experience frustrating. The music is the only thing that somewhat compensates for the lack of substance in the narrative and character development.

Story: 9/10

How the manga moves from arc to arc is almost seamless. The story simply just flows nicely and it makes you want to keep reading. The plot is tense enough to make you want to know more and even try to figure out the tricks yourself. Each strategy that Yuuichi employs seems plausible, yet the utter nonchalance of his sometimes horrible actions give you a small sense of horror. In each arc there is a clear goal, a climax, and a very satisfying resolution. However as I read this, it seems that Yuuichi will always win which lessens the effect of the story, ... but how he solves each problem is a nice brain teaser. Right now the current arc is such a roller coaster since all the mysteries that have been brought up in the previous ones are culminating together.

Art: 9/10

The art is absolutely awesome especially as the artist draws Yuuichi’s insane faces which gives the reader chills. There is no gore but the art still manages to unsettle you in with the vast facial expressions of each character.

Character: 9/10

Character development is honestly great. We get to see Yuuichi slowly descend into madness and attempt to stay sane with each game. Character motivations are always clearly fleshed out and seem plausible. With each chapter, we get to know a little more about each character’s personality and maybe even learn a shocking backstory. We get the front seats to see a friend group absolutely break apart and get mended as characters try to understand each other. New characters are sometimes a bit stereotypical but it’s fine. Each character has their own quirks and traits and their appearances are never the same which makes it easy for readers to differentiate who is who.

Enjoyment: 10/10
Overall: 10/10

I fully enjoyed the entire ride. Each arc was a joy to read and it was nicely tense. The resolutions are always super satisfying and I actually enjoyed reading the expositions because each speech bubble had its purpose in the manga. Nothing seemed meaningless. This manga is not philosophical and thought provoking but the problems the characters face are always fun to read. It’s a nice escape from reality.

At first the manga seems deep with all the main character’s self reflections and all the mysteries and love triangles in the school, however they are never fully fleshed out. In the first few chapters, I’m left confused with the almost lightning speed pacing of the story. In particular, the MC’s actions and dialogue are all over the place and it just doesn’t seem real. The multiple men around her literally look all the same as well. The story is absolutely horrible as it’s confusing and certain actions are never explained in a logical order. The writing seems all over the place and character motivations ... are not really well explained or at least I think they’re not logical enough. In the first place, it seems like such a hassle to get a girl to take Jeremy’s place. All of a sudden all the male characters also seem to be interested in the MC just because. However the art is pretty good.