If I had to sum up this manga in one word, it would be "childish". Yes, the main theme of the story is about turning childhood fantasies into reality, but it could have been approached in a "realistic" way, at least showing how some parts of the bizarre plans made by a bunch of kids have to be changed or adapted because they don't make any sense / are unrealizable...
Instead, they are implemented word by word, and the author warps the world itself to make those plans "work", which causes many problems in the plot: lots of grown adults thinking or acting like children,
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Feb 15, 2025
Kozure Ookami
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This manga is actually a compilation of dozens of very short and completely independent stories that only share the same protagonists (in fact, you can read the chapters in any order you want, it doesn't matter). That means that there is no progression in the story at all, the author could have ended it at chapter 10 and it would be the same as ending it at chapter 100, it's just adding more of the same.
Also, the adult protagonist is pretty dry and impassive, the drawing style makes it difficult to differentiate some characters, and in general it can get repetitive (after all, each ... 
Feb 1, 2025
Hadashi no Gen
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This manga could have been a masterpiece if it wasn't impossible to take it completely seriously because of an extremely simple and comedy-like drawing style, and the constant joking remarks of some of the characters...
Although on the other hand, if this manga had been created in an absolute crude and "reallistic" way, I think it would be too heartbreaking to read, so maybe it's better that way: it's still pretty good, and it depicts the situation from the eyes of a protagonist who is still a child and has a really strong and positive mindset. As a side note, the characters sing more than those ... 
Jan 2, 2025
Death Note
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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 ... 
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 ... |
