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You know how they say don't judge a book by it's cover? Don't judge this book by it's first 10 or so pages. This is hard to describe this spoiling, but this honestly is really worth a read. It will probably take you longer to read this review than to read the entire thing.

If your not convinced, let me put it this way. I've seen a lot of anime and manga. I've been watching/reading since I was a kid and this honestly made me feel more emotional than a lot of series do after hundreds of chapters. The author has a really impressive way ... of catching you off guard when your least expecting it. The ending is semi ambiguous but in a really nice way, with no factual truth on the ending and to be honest I like it that way. It's depressing with a small amount of hope to it.

So without spoiling it, go read it. You'll be glad you did.

Before I write anything about this I want to say that I went into this manga 100% blind with no previous knowledge of it, and I honestly think that's the best way to go. I honestly think this is an absolutely fantastic series but not knowing the twist was something that genuinely surprised me and made something that I expected to be generic and uninteresting become much more engaging when the real plot began to develop. With that out of the way, I'll get on with the review.

Time travel isn't a new subject in Anime and it's definitely not done well all of the time, ... but the way Psyche Matashitemo handles time travel definitely does the idea justice and portrays it in a unique but not confusing manner. The protagonist, Saike, starts off as kind of emotionless and bland but over time he develops into a more relatable character and despite the short amount of chapters that are out he's seen more character development than some characters do in longer series.

The series has a lot of similarities to Darker than Black with the way it handles people having unique powers forced onto them, and not being given any specific purpose for their powers. The powers in Matashitemo aren't the most interesting part of the series but they serve their purpose as a way to drive the plot without being too much of a focus. Matashitemo is nothing ground breaking and it's pretty simple to understand but despite that I got a lot of enjoyment from the small amount of chapters that are out. It gave me the same kind of feeling that I had while watching anime like Eden of the East and Darker than black. A kind of feeling where I honestly had no idea where the plot would go and wanted to see what would happen next. It never left me bored or gave me any urge to rush through it, and it was all around and enjoyable experience.

Keep in mind that new chapters get released and translated at a pretty excruciatingly slow pace, I mean seriously it's been over a year and there's only 17 chapters out. The pacing of the story itself is reasonable but the release schedule is completely insane. I found myself getting hyped for the next chapter then waiting so long I had to reread it to remember what happened by the time the new chapters were out.

The art style in Matashitemo is off putting at first but I persoanlly liked it once I got used to it. It gives everyone a kind of wide faced innocent look to contrast with the dark tone that the series has during some moments. Apart from the eyes the art doesn't have much detail but it manages to make sure you always understand whats happening without getting lost.

I've never been a fan of the number rating system, personally I've always prefferred a simple yes or no answer to whether or not I reccomend something. With that in mind if your looking for something short that can keep you entertained for an afternoon, waiting for something, or your in the mood for self loathing and regret I recommend Psyche Matashitemo. It's a fun ride right up until you run out of chapters and forget it exists for a few months.

In short, yes. Read Psyche Matashtiemo.