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Review mainly consists about the first 116 chapters.
I should start off by saying that this is my first published review on this site and it won't be the most detailed.


(Spoilers ahead)

Story, first arc only aka until chapters 116. (9/10)

We can call it the first chapter charm. The first chapter was beyond perfect and it reflected exactly what it wanted. We follow the story of a form that was sent to earth. It is able to be anything it wants given enough stimuli. It's a sad, bittersweet story focused on existentialism, grief and emotional growth. As the story goes we are ... presented with the "antagonists" which are called knockers, an unknown entity who presents a dangerous threat to humanity. Faced with knockers this form, which ends up being named "Fushi" or "Immo" ( in the literal english translation ) starts fighting them in order to preserve his/her/their sense of self, his/her/their friends and his/her/their memories.


Art (9-10)

The art is beautiful, fits the atmosphere and we couldn’t expect any less from the same artist as Koe no Katachi.

Characters (9/10)

Being the most important part of the tale, the characters are far away from being disappointing. As the story goes we are introduced, after the encounter with the nameless boy, many iconic characters that end up shaping the story in a way i would never imagine, they are unique and all of them have their own individuality. March, Parona, Hayase,Gugu Pyoran, Black hood, Hahak, Tonari, Don, etc, are characters that stick with you. They are well written characters who develop along way with Fushi.

Enjoyment ( 8/10)

I discovered this manga randomly because i was bored and wasn't expecting the feels ride at all. It was an enjoyable experience that made me cry, laugh and overthink about existentialism. The concept is interesting and the world building fits the tale. The characters were griping and the pacing was just about perfect. On the other hand, we need to understand it's hard to make a perfect story, i noticed some plot holes and things that could have been explored that ended up not being talked much throughout the manga. Ex. : What are knockers after all and why did they started showing up so much after Fushi gained consciousness, are they related in a way that we don't know about? Fushi is almost 600(?) years old by the end of the first arc but he still seems pretty naive even though i feel like it's due to the fact that Fushi will never be a real human like Black Hood said. The whole "protect his humanity" could be an interesting idea to develop etc.

Overall ( 8/10 )

Regardless of its little flaws, i highly recommend the reading of this manga. It will make you feel all sorts of emotions and it's interesting from start to finish. It touches a lot of topics that may make you overthink.
I didn’t talk about what comes after chapter 116 because personally it feels like it's a letdown so far compared to the amazing build up that were the first 116 chapters. but honestly. Don't let that stop you from reading it.


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I hope this review was useful.