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Oct 13, 2024
Diamond wa Kudakenai, or Diamond is Unbreakable, is the fourth part of Jojo's Bizarre Adventures. The protagonist we follow is Josuke, Who is the bastard son of Joseph Joestar from part 2 of JJBA. This part is often overlooked by fans of the series, but is in my opinion, one of the better parts and definitely worth watching.
STORY: 7/10
The story of Diamond is Unbreakable is a common point for critique amongst fans. While the story is interesting once it gets going, it does take a long time to get going. About the first third, or 13 episodes of the series, are spent just lulling around.
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Which, in my opinion, doesn't particularly have to be a bad thing: we get a chance to know the characters better, and learn necessary knowledge about how stands came to be, and how people can get stands, before we are thrown into the main narrative. On the other hand, for people watching this part for the first time they are likely to think that the pacing is super annoying, which is a valid point. The overall story is a lot less sensational than other JJBA parts, but it does make sense in scale, since we are focused on the small town of Morioh, and it makes sense to not branch out from that limitation. The story of this part is also a lot more lighthearted, and it really depends on the individual if you'll like it or not. I personally really enjoyed the slower pace and more slice-of-life type of story a lot.
CHARACTERS: 9/10
I think this is the best thing about this part. Each of the extended main cast feel like they have some sort of purpose, and are not always neutral or good guys; it's a very diverse set of characters, unlike what we had in the third part of the series. Some of the characters seem more morally grey, but are still not villains. To put it shortly, all of the characters have a TON of personality to them, and each of them have their own memorable traits, which as I mentioned, was definitely missing in some other parts.
I also really like how side characters show up multiple times in the narrative, instead of them disappearing after the main character beats them. It adds a lot to the world building, and the lively feeling of Morioh as a town. As for the main character, I really like how stubborn he can be at time, and it's also interesting to see someone who would count more as a healer type in the main role. His conflict that he has at the beginning and end with not being able to save as many people as he'd like is also interesting.
SOUND/ART: 8/10
I've mentioned before that Diamond is Unbreakable has a much more chill vibe than the other parts, but I don't even have to point that out since you can already see this in the newer artstyle; the lineart is a lot softer, the world more colorful, and the characters a lot more happier-looking. You can very much tell when you come from Stardust Crusaders that this part is not as serious, and I think it's amazing how Araki and David Productions managed to communicate that with something as seemingly minuscule as the artstyle.
The same also goes for the soundtrack, since the first opening sounds very joyful and upbeat. The background music also immediately gives you a good idea as to what the character it's accompanying is like. The best example of this is the theme of the main villain, who very fittingly has a mysterious sounding theme song.
All in all, I found this part to be absolutely amazing. While it does compromise a little when it comes to the fights, the stands are still creative and interesting to watch. I think the bigger cast and smaller setting does this part a lot of justice, and makes it so that more of this world can be properly fleshed out. The way the side characters interact with one another is interesting, since in other parts side villains are usually just killed off without a chance of character development. While the narrative takes a bit of time to pick up, I think the time the narratives spends picking up the plot is still nice, and it's a lot less emotionally taxing than some of the other parts.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Apr 14, 2024
It's just rage-bait. In retrospect, it shouldn't be surprising that every edgy fourteen year old pounced on it the second it came out. There's not much to say about the story, since anything that happens in the story only exists to explain whatever sex scene is happening. It's literally just revenge porn marketed as anime so they can get sales from aforementioned edgy teens. Nothing to write home about, and definitely nothing to go into detail about.
As I mentioned, the story and characters only exist to justify the porn. No characters are particularly likeable or unlikeable, since there's not much to say about them.
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Of course, you have your comically evil villains, and your comically evil main character, which some incels will claim is commentary about how women suck (actual take I read during its prime). Some people will talk about how it's problematic, but well, no shit. It's not as mind or industry breaking as some hornballs claimed, which is why it was forgotten after a good three months. The fanbase being full of misogynystic immature people who idolize people like Andrew Tate says enough.
1/10, since it was boring unless you have a chronic raging boner and you get quoted on r/Im14andthisisdeep a lot.
Reviewer’s Rating: 1
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Apr 14, 2024
Coming from the Anime, I expected a lot from the manga. The few episodes that the anime had introcued many interesting characters, and made me want to know more about them. Unfortuntaly, none of my expectations have been met. I've read a few Shoujo, and I can say that the issues with this manga don't stem from the genre in general.
TLDR; if you're looking for a nice Romance to read, read something else. The only person I see this manga being good for is someone who just wants to read something with light drama and fanservice, if you care about storytelling and characters, this isn't
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Characters: 4/10
First, I want to talk about the characters- because despite my incoming harsh critique of a lot of other things in the manga, there were actually interesting characters, like Nisaka. Nisaka's mere existence clashes with the governmental system. It makes him a neat in-between, since he's suffering from this system in multiple ways. I was excited to find out how the story would deal with this. But instead, I was greeted with "oh yeah, it's pretty much the same except you have issues finding jobs. You'll still get assigned a partner doesn't really matter lol". This was probably one of the most disappointing things in the story for me, simply because of how much potential was wasted with Nisaka. But here's the issue: Nisaka is nothing but a side character, and he's more likeable than the actual main character.
Speaking of which, Nejima was probably the most annoying Romance manga MC I've seen in a good bit. Now, don't get me wrong, it's hard to find a good manga MC these days anyways, but he stood out to me. His inability to take action, his cowardice and his lack of personality are a spectre haunting the manga. And anyone reading this before finishing the manga should be warned that none of this will get better. He has so little personality that his only personality is that he's interested in weird rocks. The chapters in which he isn't present feel like a long due weekend after a hard week of work. What makes him diffferent is that he doesn't have a redeeming quality- not interesting from the get-go, and certainly not any more interesting at the end. Atleast other cowards in Manga have some sort of redeeming quality. Like, atleast Subaru (RE:Zero) is trying to learn. Atleast Jonathan (JJBA: phantom blood) is defined by his kindness, and can be likeable despite how boring he is. Jonathan managed to be more memorable than Nejima, even though we only saw Jonathan for nine episodes, which should tell you plenty about Nejima. I think he doesn't have a strong will, or strong feelings about anything/anyone in that matter I think the fact that his love for Misaka was swayed so quickly when Ririna showed up just shows how he never had strong enough feelngs for either, and this really shows in the later chapters.
The two main girls were fine. I personally prefered Ririna for her boldness and honesty. She's like the opposite of Nejima at the start, unlike Misaka, who plays directly into the manga's pattern of annoying coward, to put it bluntly. Of course, there's a lot more to her character, but I generally found her self-sacrificialessness (is that a word?) and desperation for Nejima to chase after her to be an obstacle to the story, not a part of it. Since Nisaka is the only character I ever felt invested in while reading this, I'll give the characters a 2/10. I'll delve a little deeper into the three main characters (Nejima, Ririna and Misaki) in the next segment, the story.
Story: 2/10
This is my main gripe with the manga. It's what you see with many manga nowadays: Good concept, bad execution. So, if you've read the sypnosis, you know that the gonvernment assigns you a partner that you will be with for the rest of your life once you turn sixteen. Unfortunately, our main character Nejima already has a crush on a girl. He confesses to her on midnight, but gets assigned to a different girl.
Now, this might spark an interesting story. Maybe a story with the lesson that you can't know what exactly what you want from life at the mere age of sixteen, that the government can't ever know who you are on an individual level in the first place, and that only you yourself can truly know what is best for you. That is, if this was a good story. None of the above-mentioned conflicts ever get an in-depth analysation in the manga. Of course, you'll passingly see characters annoyed with this (especially at the start) but that's kind of it. The story introduces something it calls bad, and then never explains why it's bad. And, of course, this is a Shoujo, so I shouldn't be expecting deep socio-political analysis, but you should atleast try to engage with the univerese you yourself have created.
Nejima still gets to be close to Misaka, despite his assignment, and we never see what exact hardship he would face if he rejected his assigned partner. This manga suffers severly from the opposite of show don't tell: The plot will tell you about consequences that could potentially happen, but you never actually get to see these consequences, which makes it feel as if the governmental assignments didn't even exist.
Another thing I want to mention in this segment is "Misaka's secret"- ever since the first few chapters, the reader will know that Misaka has some kind of secret. This secret is... Very stupid. I think the issue isn't the secret itself, but the build up to the secret. With the amount of secrecy and mystery surrounding this secret that was built up over hours of reading, nothing could ever live up it. No plot-twist is cardinal enough to allow for such a long, draging, and tedious amount of wait. Her secret doesn't make sense from a character stand-point (aka why the fuck would anyone ever do that) and doesn't feel like a cool little plost twist. I've mentioned this before, but the manga makes it feel like Misaka is an obstacle. She's not a character to be explored, she's something that's in the way (especially in the way of Nejima's character development), and it stays like that until maybe the last few chapters. At first, I was interested in what Misaka was hiding, but by the end I just wanted to get it over with.
In retrospect, I think what destroyed the manga is the author's need to give the fans what they want- which is why if you look up the manga, you'll realize it has two endings. That's right, you just wasted hours reading a crapy, tropy romance manga, and you don't even get a satisfying conclusion. You get something much worse. This might also be why the manga drags on and on with unneccessary arcs that do nothing.
This manga in general is for people whose brain is fully turned off while reading, which isn't a bad thing- sometimes you just want to read or watch something to get your mind off of things. Sometimes you just want a nonsensical drama with random fanservice. But for the people who are looking for intricate drama, and something that is fun to theorize and think about, this isn't it. There are many romance mangas that do this well, unfortunately this isn't one of them. There really isn't anything to say about the story other than "oh look, something happened!", but it still had some fun parts to read, like Nisaka's arc, which explained his character and criticized the system a little bit. The art was also pretty good, just the usual shoujo artstyle. The thing is, usually I like all media I consume since I atleast had some fun reading it. This is an exception, because the only reason I read through it all was to find out what happens in the end, so unfortunately I can't even say that I enjoyed reading it, since the pacing is as slow as a snail. All in all, I'll give this a 4/10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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Aug 27, 2022
Do you know that feeling, when you watch, read or consume any kind of romance-comedy series? The feeling of being entertained by the two main characters relationship, the joy that some of the plain and simple jokes may bring you... Until all of a sudden, the romcom starts getting serious and strays away from the start of the show that you so much enjoyed. This is, in my opinion, what happened to the third season of this anime.
Now, I don't think I'll have to start with a recap of the story, since this is the third season. I will start this off with the positives
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CHARACTERS: 8.5/10.
I have to admit, that even though this season is by far not my favourite, this was the one season where you could truly see the character development of the main cast shine through the most. Kaguya and Shirogane are finally admitting their feelings, Ishigami finally grew confident enough to ask his crush out, and Fujiwara is, well, still Fujiwara. I have to say, there's nothing that I enjoy more than some great character development. But on the contrary, I have to argue that even though I praised Kaguya and Shiroganes development just a second ago, they really haven't faced their core problem yet. Currently, they worked out their feelings, and had the curage to confess to one another. But the main issue that they are facing, that of communication and also feeling inferior to the other, hasn't really changed. Which I don't mind, since the manga is still airing and it could still get better, but it's still hard to imagine a fully healthy relationship between these two. Which I again, don't mind, toxic relationships are quite entertaining, too.
SOUND/ART: 8/10.
Nothing changed that much from the last season in these two aspects, so I won't say too much.
Now, onto my main critique point:
STORY:6/10.
Now, don't get me wrong; I sure enjoyed seeing the main characters admit their feelings to eachother. But there is still one thing, that really bothered me about this season. And that thing is, the fact that in this season, the only aspect of romance-comedy available was romance. The first few episodes still had some of the good old fashioned jokes from the other seasons. But by that I mean, like the first three episodes. Afterwards, everything started to get way more serious in a very sudden manner, which I didn't enjoy that much. I wouldn't mind romance in the main focus if that was this was another anime. But with Love is war, it's a very sudden switch, that in my opinion, could've been handled in a way where more of the comedy still shines through.
For example, in season two we get to hear Ishigamis backstory. It was very serious, and honestly even kind of dark. But it still managed to contain the main genre of this anime/manga, which is comedy. The second season managed to have some serious episodes, while at the same time having the good old dumb jokes. But this season, doesn't really manage to do that. All comedy faded, we were shown more emotional and romantic content instead. Which once again, I would've been fine with, if they managed to keep atleast some of the original humor. But sadly, I think this season didn't really manage that well, but I have to admit that this is personal bias since I came here for comedy, henceforth the rather positive score.
ENJOYMENT:4/10.
I have critiqued this season quite a bit harshly in the past few bits. But I have to admit, that I still found it enjoyable, it's just a huge downgrade from the past seasons.
OVERALL/TLDR:6.5/10.
Well, even though I was disappointed by the lack of comedy, I have to admit that it was still good, and I really liked the character development that you could clearly see in this season. I guess that people who came to this anime for romance above comedy, this season is probably their favourite. But since I came for the comedy, I was left a little disappointed.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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