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Feb 27, 2023
Jujutsu kaisen is the best modern day example of how any manga with a good premise and beginning can still fail if the author has no long term plan or storytelling skills. Each step the author takes is a misstep that leaves you annoyed and even though the story came in swinging, the author has dutifully shot himself in the foot with every step he takes, until he was left unable to move in any direction at all. Jujutsu kaisen as of the culling game arc has eliminated every single path forward, and is doomed to end in a pathetic and lame finale.
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core, jujutsu kaisen is painfully average. The characters are meh, the magic system is meh, the world is meh, the fights are meh, and that would all be fine if the plot and character writing was meh as well, but that's not the case. The characters are flat cardboard cutouts that cant hold a personality, and the plot is so filled with holes and exposition chapters that I eventually started to ignore it because it was unreadable. It is lame in the worst way possible, it is boring. Even though there is action going on all the time, it's still bad because the character interactions are boring, the art choreography is boring, the art in general is boring, and nothing badass happens. I have read to the current chapter, and I feel like the whole thing is a waste of time, even thought the beginning was promising. It just goes nowhere. I usually don't regret reading manga, even bad or mediocre manga, but I definitely regret reading this because of the wasted potential.
That is the fatal flaw of jujutsu kaisen. The first time I dropped this manga was midway through shubuya incident, because I was bored out of my mind by the lame fights. Something was just not hitting. This is the only reason shonen exists, everyone is here for the hype fights, and jujutsu kaisen can not deliver. I think this is because the author does not understand how to raise stakes or conjure badass moments. I picked up this manga for one reason only. Someone told me about maki's badass moment and I was intrigued, but the chapter that was clearly intended to be a major hype moment fell completely flat. The fight was straight up bad, and the stakes didnt elevate it at all. I was completely emotionless during the whole thing, and nothing clicked. I have heard constantly about how jujutsu kaisen sets the standard for fights and I literally do not understand what they are talking about. The fights are lame and dumb, almost every single well rated battle manga blows this trash out of the water. Look at something like sakamoto days, even though the fights are more dispersed the quality is just so so much better.
Everything about jujutsu kaisen is paper thin derivative garbage. This probably would have flew 10 years ago but manga like chainsaw man jigokuraku, dandadan, sakamoto days, and even kaiju #8 show that the old standard is not passable anymore. There are so many more options for shonen manga, current or past era. Read something else.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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Feb 26, 2023
Its rare to see a manga that writes characters passably, let alone well. For the average manga you have to suspend your disbelief and pretend that the anime world with all its tropes is actually a real alternate dimension in order to tolerate it. However, the author of the fable actually can write people. Yes, the cold blooded killer main character is leagues more human than your average protag, and the character writing quality is not even close. The art is fantastic, the story is fantastic, and the characters and relationships are phenomenal, not just for a manga or anime, but in general. You won't
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regret reading this even if you're not into assassins.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Dec 29, 2021
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As a piece of media it relies a lot on its aesthetic, atmosphere, and the way it makes you feel, not all on the actual storyline. This is where it excels the most 10/10 (sort of like blame!)
The art is beautiful and unique and the paneling is excellent although the fights are not the best in the business 9/10
If you don’t know yet the story is pretty sad (it also drops a lot of plot threads by the end) 8/10
Houseki no kuni is not for everyone. For those who like neat concise storytelling that ends up with each story thread tied up with
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a clever little bow at the end, this may not be for you. This is not to say that there are inconsistencies in the story, but that the story imitates real life in a deeply sad way. As the story moves on, time causes past interactions and storylines to fade to obscurity before they are shelved, just like reality. Since all of the characters are ancient, this leads to a suffocating sense of dread and claustrophobia as time moves on and the opportunities the characters have get smaller and smaller until there is only one option left, (which is bad).
The story so far at chapter 95 is a masterpiece, and for the more sensitive readers, this story will probably get you. I have never cried for any piece of media before, and I cried multiple times while reading this. The author does not care about your feelings and will change lovable characters on you completely until they are almost unrecognizable from their original state, which I completely appreciate even if it makes me cry. (this is not a story where you can really stan characters)
As for the story and characters, the story is excellently paced, with a nice slow start that accelerates to breakneck speeds by the end. The main 7 or so characters are all really good, but most are pushed to the side nearing the end. This probably won't work for most people but I really felt like this fit in with phos’s character change during this period. Phos becomes obsessed with their goal and stops caring about anyone else, and the story reflects it, focusing more on the plot and less on the characters. In the end this is a story about Phos, and the other characters kind of get the shaft and are not given a lot of time to show their growth along with Phos. I like this but I get if you wouldn’t.
it also technically is not finished, so this review could be less relevant in the future.
As it is at chp 95 though it absolutely stands on its own as a full story with a good semi cliffhanger ending.
Also fck cairnigorm
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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