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Story - 8 | Art - 10 | Characters - 7 | Enjoyment - 8 | Overall - 8.25 / 10
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Review - The Dr. Stone manga returns for a short story based around the events that occur after the ending of the original Dr. Stone. The story this time revolves around the various "scientific" uses of the petrification beam. If you enjoyed Dr. Stone you will likely enjoy this short story too. If you haven't read Dr. Stone yet obviously go ahead and read it first. The ending of this short story is vague but I think satisfying for the series. It makes me hopeful ... that Senku will eventually achieve what he wishes most.

Story - 10 | Art - 10 | Characters - 10 | Enjoyment - 10 | Overall - 10/10
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Review - A masterclass in long-running Shonen manga series and definitely the pinnacle of the adventure storytelling genre. One Piece's incredible world-building and storytelling really comes through in it's manga series. Each arc is incredible and showcases Oda-Sensei's ability to tell layered stories. Oda will introduce a conflict and then continually compound issue after issue, story after story, until the conflict itself becomes a grand centerpiece of it's own individual story arc. It's a really awesome case-study in case you are looking to tell your own ... stories or become a writer yourself.

Additionally Oda has an aptitude for tugging hard on your heart-strings whether its making you cry because of a sad character backstory or making you incredibly angry because the villain is just that insanely evil. It's this "heart-string tugging" and layered storytelling that really makes the adventures feel grand and unexplored, waiting for the stories to be told and the conflicts to be resolved in awesome shonen fashion.

When this manga finishes up I know I will be reminiscent knowing that I lived in an era of great storytelling. Please give One Piece a try!

Story - 10 | Art - 10 | Characters - 10 | Enjoyment - 10 | Overall - 10/10
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Review - Sonny Boy is beautiful. Beautiful in it's expression of life. Beautiful in it's expression of death... and everything else in between. I've never quite had an anime like this one that has hollowed me out with experiences of confusion, dread, and loneliness leaving me with but a smile on my face. Only Sonny Boy can deliver that kind of experience.

Sonny Boy deserves an overall rating of 10/10 because it fully delivers on the concepts, experiences, and feelings it's trying to convey to it's audience. ... From the ending theme, to the trippy yet awe-inspiring visuals, Sonny Boy gifts a profound experience to those watching it. I honestly can't even quite explain how this show has effected me. After all, Sonny Boy has a tendency to avoid definition, to avoid understanding. Yet I can say without a doubt that this show has left me with an impression that will last with me for a long time.

This is absolutely a Mixed Feelings type of show. Not everyone is going to like it for sure. But it is absolutely underrated so please give it a try sometime.

Story - 6 (Fine) - Story won't be terribly engaging. Some world-building elements are kinda of cool though.
Art - 6 (Fine) - The artwork is serviceable and there are a couple of characters that I find particularly badass looking.
Characters - 6 (Fine) - Nue and the first female lead are both interesting characters. Outside of that, you might find the rest boring.
Enjoyment - 7 (Good) - I enjoyed it. I wouldn't recommend it to everyone, but it was a fun comfort read.
Overall - 6.25
Review - This manga is a good comfort / casual read. It's not a good shonen manga and ... the fights won't be terribly engaging, but the school life and slice-of-life aspects are done reasonably well. Nue (the main girl character on the cover) is written incredibly well. She comes off as an empathetic individual which oozes charisma and leadership. I also found some (not all) of the world-building aspects to be interesting. Overall, give it a shot if you are at all interested.