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Tomodachi Game as the title implies is a "Friend Game", a story about friendships, struggle, will and worth all wrapped up in a big mystery.

Story: 7

Tomodachi game isn't anything super unique in its concept. It follows a group of friends as they go through a series of games carried out by a powerful, and secret organization. Each one of them harbors an insurmountable debt and they use whatever means to get that lowered or erased. This manga shines with its games. Every game is unique and well thought out, with a simple but made complicated formula. Their task is to complete each game and move ... onto the next. Their only advice is "Don't doubt your friends". There's a lot of mental anguish in this series and battle of the minds, similar to the popular series Death Note and Liar Game.

Art: 8

The art is an eye opener for this one. It's dark and gritty when it needs to be and the facial expressions are unforgettable. It's engaging art where everything that's on the panel enhances all the other elements of that panel. It's nothing short of very good art.

Characters: 7

Characters in Tomodachi game stretch from your normal simple headed blob characters, to some rather interesting multilayered ones. Let me be straight, the side characters of this manga are weak, I rarely find myself caring for any of them. However, it makes up for that with our strong MC and character development. Now this being the Tomodachi game, all our characters are forced to overcome some struggle, thankfully this helps our MC show his more sinister side, along with learning more about himself and his friends. The other noteworthy character besides the MC is ... well you'll have to read for yourself to find out. Each of the characters appear boring but all have a little secret to them.

Enjoyment: 9

This was a really fun read, watching all the little ways the characters struggle to find a way to beat each game is very intriguing and when they finally win, a huge surge of happiness rushes to me. Another big enjoyment factor was the mystery, who is in control of these games? What do we really know about these characters, all these factors keep me on my toes and it's something I always look forward too.

Overall: 8

Tomodachi game is a great read if you want the satisfaction of a great mind game as well as being able to really want to know about these characters.
So should you read Tomodachi Game? Well, I sure think so, but if you find yourself thinking that the concepts of friends conquering all a little too cheesy for your tastes then you should probably stay away.