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The word I chose to describe Misumisou is "inconsistent", though it's possible to find this inconsistency functional for the plot, but perhaps I felt that only because of some narrative choices of the author being different than expected in most manga similar to this one. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed this manga. Please, allow me to explain.

Starting with the story, what I tought would be just a manga about some girl dealing with bullying, turned out to be more centred on delibarate violance than anything, at least for some of the chapters. It's a story about revenge with students as main ... characters (sounds edgy but it's not THAT edgy). But regardless that, I can say that this is the least "inconsistent" part of the entire work.

The art is slightly mediocre, to be honest, but when needed, it can delivers some really gorgeous, well done pages (plus the facial expressions are a pro to me, some shots turned to be really intense, I give this point to the author for using it as a functional resource), and the violent ones almost felt real. And just to be stated, I started reading mainly because of the visual stylization.

For the characters, that 's the most incosistent part. Few characters will gain your individual attention, and most of them turned out to be almost just plot device, and some characters are there just because. But, like I said, the inconsistency itself turned to be working towards the plot.

But what I really, really liked about Misumisou is that it's atmosphere and narrative worked very well to me. After I finished reading, I felt a menacing atmosphere around ME. When you combine the art and the plot, you have a "B" manga that turns to be really enjoyable. I realized that the exaggerated way the manga dealt with bullying was kind of well done, and perhaps you'll need some time to reflect to reach the same conclusion I've reached after reading.

If you're looking for a tragical but not too much dramatical (I'm considering 'dramatical' different than 'intense') manga, this one worth it. Besides all that, the pacing is good and it has only 21 chapters, so you mught want to give it a try, even if doesn't suits your tastes too much.

At the time I'm writing this review, I've already read 27 chapters.

Despite being quite generic at the start, this manga isn't like you average "vampire-like creature living amongst humans" shounen. Yes, the protagonist is a shy student not so sociable that turns into a supernatural creature. Probably you've seen this a lot. But this manga drives to something different. It's more about interactions and relations between characters than fighting or gore, like others from the genre.

"Happiness" is something that the characters don't have, for they are on fucked up situations. And this is good, since give us a feeling of danger and fear. Anyone can ... die at any moment. It's not bad being generic or using cliches if it works well, if its well done. Keep that in mind. The only complain I have is that, a few times, it happened to have some plot devices that doesn't were exactly needed.

The art is not generic nor that gorgeous, but it's good to see, the details and expressions are good and, sometimes, realistic.

If you like good stories were the characters feel real and don't win every conflict, this is a manga for you.

Kongou Banchou is a manga that deserves your attention, it's a little gem forgotten by time. It's my pleasure to write a review about it. Let's get into it.

Story
Kongou Banchou's premise is very simple: a strange, very tall man appears in Tokyo, claiming that he will destroy the "23 District Project" and the people behind it (using his own fists, of course). One can argue that it's basic and generic battle shounen, lots of fights with small thugs until the final boss, put this on repeat and your manga is done, but don't get the wrong idea, it's a fine example of executing the formula ... to it's finest. The plot itself wasn't all that clear from the get go, but considering everything that happened till the end and how well paced the manga is, it's good in an overall view.

Art
Art is OK, the mangaka did a good job with the "80s like" style. Not really outstanding, but quite charming, not bad tho. What I really like is how unique his style can get, from his character designs to the basics of how anatomy and clothing work, it really grows on you.

Character
Character development is there, but not so often, just like backstory. It's pretty much what you'd expect from this type of manga (not so cheesy like true shounen classics like Hokuto no Ken, where usually only the protag and a few close friends get to grow) what really stands out here are the relations and interactions between both heroes and villains.

Enjoyment
Indeed the strongest point of the manga, there are quite a few twists to keep you hooked when there's no hype fighting scenes happening that will make you enjoy it from ch. 1 to ch. 114, finishing the manga in two or three days (well, at least I did).

Final Opinions
It's sad to see that this gem doesn't receive the deserved attention, it's truly an 80's MANga made nowadays. The gandiosity of this series can easily touch your heart, the characters and their personalities, the events and the brotherhood feeling are well placed to make you really feel what is happening on the pages. I really want this to be animated, but since there's only a small chance, I recommend people to read it, it's really, REALLY worth it.