Even though it's good enough, I think it's a stretch to call this manga a masterpiece. This is not a drama, mystery or police investigation manga, but one about logical explanations: most of the story is just characters talking in a random room and explaining all the logical deductions they keep making, so it can come off as rather dry and inelegant (at least for those who think plot twists and intrigues should be shown, not just told / talked about).
Also, the manga has some childish moments (I guess that's inevitable in a shounen), and even if most people say the first half is the
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Dec 28, 2024
Mugen no Juunin
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Rather than a historic seinen, it's better to think of this manga as a gory action shounen set in a generic feudal Japan (almost none of the characters / events depicted in it are real, and even the weapons they use are quite fictional).
If you look at it that way, the story is very engaging and well rounded, and its only downside (apart from a somewhat clumsy first volume) is the unnecesary cruelty displayed by one of the characters (even if you want to portray a crude world, you don't need to intentionally go out of your way to create the most sadistic character ... |
