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This manga is still in its early days but I think it is well worth the read, story, art, and characters are excellent, the world is thought out and full of mystery as the lore unfolds it paints a very realistic take on superhumans ( Choujin ) and how they'd live alongside us the way they would be treated, regulated and the hardships they would face.

The story is told from the perspective of Tokio a pretty average introverted high schooler and his not-so-average extremely intense go-getter all talented friend Azuma, at first this kind of pair-up is pretty common in these kinds of stories.

Still, ... both characters are actually way more varied and complex than their first impression, Tokio is actually quite capable but is crippled by his own lack of motivation paired with constantly living in the shadow of Azuma, while Azuma himself despite his extreme talent is actually very insecure he clearly cares for Tokio but fears his potential creating quite a complex dynamic between the two and ties nicely into their powers.

The power system is what I think will grab most people I love it personally. "Choujin are bequeathed the form and power most becoming to them" there are many ways to become a Choujin, you can be born one, you can be infected or artificially made into one, whatever the cause, their powers are based on themselves what they want to be or what worldview they have, an obsession or complex.

All the abilities are very personal and reveal something about the character, Tokio is a vulture Choujin which is connected to a core memory from his childhood where the other kids bullied him for acting like a vulture always hovering around Azuma the more lion-like metaphorically picking his scapes, Azuma then flips this perspective saying vultures fly higher than any other bird which really ties into Tokio's want to rise higher than he is and be more.

The powers are more like concepts they can be expanded and the only limit seems to be the user's own creativity leading to every sort of power you can think of being on display, some more typical and some downright weird and surreal.

There are some abilities all Choujin share that acts as a good way to balance everything.
The power to "Raise", Choujin after being extremely injured or having a so-called pseudo-death can do what is called a "Raise" basically regenerate or come back to life but most Choujin can only manage about 2-3 "Raises" which makes fights a lot more fun while still making the risk of death possible and gives some characters with less attack focus powers a chance to shine and not be instantly killed.

This manga is my favorite currently running manga it takes what worked from Tokyo ghoul and learns from its mistakes you can tell Ishida is having a lot of fun making it and coming up with some really interesting things I highly recommend it the first 2 or 3 chapters are a lot goofier but it really comes into its own after that perfect balance of drama and comedy I hope more people will give it a chance and join in on the discussion.