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(Spoiler warning) This is a book that could have been so much more than a lecture about how the Japanese are number 1 and are taking advantage of their status to further their own agenda and how when the time comes every nation on Earth would turn on the Japanese and enslave them. I liked the magical dystopian event to this but shouldn't the old dude have called them back to present-day wherever they were after they defeated the European enslavers? Man, I expected so much more from the person behind Berserk than this bull. Also what's up with the huge dude lecturing ex-Japanese about ... not respecting their identity as a Japanese person? Dude, you are in a post-apocalyptic world where Japanese are killed because of their nationality, of course, people are going to be disillusioned about holding on to their national identity. This manga is so dumb but it is entertaining.

Major Spoilers in the review ahead, please read on at your own risk

So let's start. This has easily been one of the most frustrating and irritating manga I have ever read. Simply because of the inability of the MC to take any action or deal with it other than relying on other people's help or crying. She knows that Kakeru is going to die, and she also knows that he likes and confesses to her but she still doesn't ask him out because she is just mentally challenged even after the whole suicide situation they don't start dating like what's up with that. Why do ... other characters have to prod you to date? The MC knows that 2 guys like her but she chooses to ignore it. She knows that Kakeru will commit suicide still she does things that make him unhappy like who idiotic can you get. Gahhhhhh this manga is the worst. I have never been angrier at a character before than this woman. Makes me want to go inside the manga and shake some sense into her. She knows that the letter is the real deal but still doesn't obey what's written inside the letter and invite the suicidal boy out while it's not that a big of a deal when things do turn out fine in the end, this thing irritates me because she keeps thinking about this because it is a big deal for Kakeru because his mother dies. There is a chapter at the end which just deals with Kakeru's side of things, if it had been the whole story I would have been happy because it's written so beautifully, the 2 that I am going to give to this series will for that chapter and nothing else. This manga has been a waste of time and I don't see why people like it so much because it's just so badly written like they send the letters 10 years before to a parallel universe, how? Just by sending their letters along the sea and on the Bermuda triangle hoping it will reach their past self. That's just lazy and idiotic writing. The art style resembles the shojo art style but isn't that revolting. It's just fine and get's the job done. I will never ever read this stupid manga ever again. It's idiotic character's who just couldn't do anything made my blood boil. I just hate this manga and rest assured I will never read this again.

Wow, I have been reading manga for 8 years and no manga has shaken me to this extent other than Gantz. I have read the original novel, Osamu Dazai's novel was great but this adaptation is tremendous and earth shattering and never have I felt the wish that I had never picked up a series that I felt with this series. The manga has this ability to draw you in with just its first panel and it moves so fast that you won't have the time to take a breather when it starts a new arc in the telling of its unholy saga. The art ... is great, the characters are very very well written, you can't but help but feel bad for all the people the protagonist comes in contact and ultimately for the character himself. Sometimes you do wonder if what he is now is because of his belief that he is no longer compatible with the beliefs of society and humanity as a whole or is it actually true It is a masterpiece and its truths need to be shown to more and more people. But I really don't want people to read this because it put me in a bad and a ponderous mood for the whole day. A+

Megalo Box is a 50th-year-anniversary rehash of the very popular (and a personal favorite of mine )Ashita No Joe. The anime's art was gorgeous, lending a bit of authenticity to a long-gone era of hand-drawn animation which is scarcely seen in recent animes. The soundtrack written in collaboration with a Hip-hop artist was pretty good but can't be compared to that of Devilman Crybaby and Samurai Champloo. The characters were mehish at best, the fights were lackluster and didn't do justice to the original source material at all. Because in Ashita, Joe was a really strong boxer with a killer punch, in this too Joe ... does indeed have a killer punch but he wins fights mostly on his luck or his final punch, most of the time he is left sprawling on the mat. Everybody's motivations were also not fleshed properly like" Oh you are the real deal? I will fight you". The nominations to the top 4 were arbitrary too. The execution as in the direction and the CGI use was minimal and used to its full extent. They all leave us in the dark about who won the final battle but I will take it. All in all, it had all the potential to be a great anime because of having such a source material but it turned out to be average at best. It is still a decent watch. Don't watch this if you wanna satisfy your boxing appetite, because boxing scenes are pretty scarce and unsatisfying for a boxing anime. You would be better off watching the OG Ashita no Joe or Hajime No Ippo.

Watched this cuz of Watanabe and tbh the sound blew me away. This man is a genius when it comes to picking the sounds he wants to go with this shows. The animation was good , but the CGI during the scenes where they play instruments was pretty good for that day and age. The story was mediocre. The characters were fine, the voice acting was ehhh. This show needs to be watched only for the sound. The animation was lacking in some places. Some scenes were downright cringy, also sometimes the story was too bloated and was pretty hard to follow the story. Some ... scenes were added to just increase running time.

Never seen a better anime. Mugen, Jin, and Fuu have left an indelible part of my life. It has been over a year when I first watched it. I watched the first episode on youtube after watching a WatchMojo video on the best anime OPs and I still remember feeling confused when they came to Battlecry (I was like An English song for a Japanese anime!!??) but I digress so I had to check the anime out. It was during my final exams of my school life when I completed it. Watching this anime made me feel things I had never felt before. I really ... wish I could watch it again. Thanks Watanabe. Nujabes and his beats are what made this great. RIP