READ IF YOU LIKED: Rutile's relationship with Padparadscha in Houseki no Kuni (Land of the Lustrous)
A simple, enjoyable one-shot that takes a timeless fairy-tale trope and puts it in the modern japan highschool setting, with a minor twist or two to add some intrigue and slightly deeper emotional/philosophical questions to it's 40-odd page run. Easily read within 30 minutes, but feels longer. Not a bad thing though, as it executes a simple concept exceedingly well. Instantly charming characters, particularly the MC, and there are a lot of small, lovingly crafted touches that speak to a budding, underlying strength in this newbie mangaka (Satori Okita) as
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Sep 16, 2023
Undead Unluck
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Recommended Well-written  Preliminary
(174/239 chp)
Rough ecchi beginning to one of the most unique and brilliant stories I've read in shounen. The first 10 chapters are a good introduction to the pacing, world, and power system, but they're a piss-poor guide to how the characters will develop over the course of the story. I genuinely feel sad for anyone who dropped UxU off the intro, but I guess I can't blame them if they don't know better, because it really has some uncomfortable moments. 174 chapters later, though, it's easily one of my favorite stories of all time, and I'm eagerly awaiting the anime adaptation (which I sincerely hope gets
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