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Nov 1, 2024
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There are just so many ass-pulls you can do before it all becomes unserious. This season ruined AOT for me. Ymir’s backstory with King Fritz, the alliance between Eldians and Marleyans to stop Eren (Cringe-vengers), the Attack Titan’s ability to manipulate connected memories, and whatever the hell happened in the Paths realm—it's complete ass with each new concept thrown in. This brings me to Ymir, probably the worst character ever. Ymir's whole gimmick felt as if Hajime Isayama was watching FMAB's ending and had to come up with something far dumber within 5 minutes for AOT's worldbuilding.

Eren is revealed to be the one who influences ...
Oct 27, 2024
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There's a saying among good writers "Simple stories with complex characters are more engaging and memorable than complex stories with simple characters". Re: Zero Season 2 fails to understand this idea completely. Let me summarise the plot so I can go over why this pathetic sequel got absolutely nothing on Season 1.

Re: Zero Season 2 (both part 1 and part 2) is dedicated entirely to "The Sanctuary Arc", so all the interesting characters from Lugnica and the power struggle for the throne stand entirely irrelevant. Sanctuary Arc is about the evacuation of a group of mixed-blood villagers who are trapped in a place called ...
Oct 20, 2024
Fire Punch (Manga) add
Mixed Feelings
Note: This review was written in early 2020 (pre-quarantine era)

It works in parts. There’s definitely a lot of creativity and novel ideas that went into the plot devices, characters, post-apocalyptic set-pieces, and world-building. The artwork, as expected from Tatsuki Fujimoto, is fantastic. But its tone and story are confusing to say the least. It constantly feels like it’s at odds with itself—trying to be both horrific and light-hearted, which rarely blends well. And no, this manga doesn’t make it work. At times, it’s a convoluted mess for no real reason, which only slows down its progression. It’s a true hit or miss.
Oct 20, 2024
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Note: This review was written back in early 2020 during pre-quarantine period.

This manga is good because it absolutely nails progression. It’s impressive how it doesn’t cling to one scenario for too long, but instead consistently pushes forward, taking risks and moving on to new arcs and characters while still delivering (most of the time). It avoids the trap of becoming a series of pointless, short arcs that add nothing to the overall story. You know, the kind where weak, boring opponents drag out the plot for chapters, even though it's obvious they’ll lose. This keeps the pacing tight and makes it super binge-worthy, with its ...
Nov 4, 2023
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I figured out who the killer was by the 4th or 5th episode, which completely killed the mystery. There were also plenty of illogical moments, like when the MC discovers his mom dead and instead of being devastated or focused on clearing his name, he floods the scene. Rather than giving testimony to prove his innocence, he just brushes it off. The surrounding characters didn’t help either—they never felt compelling and remained as mere plot devices, flat and boring, with nothing to offer beyond being supportive to the MC.

Crazy things happen, yet the characters always act so calm and one-dimensional. Then, out of nowhere, they ...
Oct 29, 2022
Golden Kamuy (Manga) add
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (55/314 chp)
It's a gritty and gory manga that doesn't hold back, the lead is a crazed army veteran partnered with a young skilled tribal girl, who has a whole white wolf at her disposal.

Plot Synopsis: It's a gold rush story, more gold than Japanese GDP at the time, and the map is in parts engraved on the bodies of a bunch of notorious outlaws, who are supposed to be ambushed one by one and skinned, dead or alive to retrieve the full map.
Moreover, a crew of ruthless martial artists and a whole army battalion with a lunatic commander is also after it, not to ...
Oct 29, 2022
Preliminary (21/? chp)
When writing a story, it is very important to make sure that whatever characters you're working with, at least the MC, are at par with other characters in the story in some respect. They don't need to be great or the same as others, not at all, it's great if they all have different qualities, but if you make characters (lead characters at that) be absolute losers, you should add something redeeming in them as well, or make them progress to better standards with time, which could make readers care a little about them

Kazuya Kinoshita, the MC in this case whose life is followed in ...
Oct 21, 2022
Bastard (Manga) add
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This is probably the least filler Manhwas will ever be.

Every single dialogue and arc serves a purpose here, either it's essential to the story, or it's just too good to be left out. This manhwa IS an out and out filler-less brilliance

Bastard follows a weakling handicapped student who gets bullied constantly and he hates his father for some reason. The reason being that his father is a psycho murderer who uses his kid to knock women out for him to violate, torture and kill. What a way to kick things off

A big reason as to why I am such a fan of this manhwa is ...
Oct 21, 2022
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As incredible as the JoJo series is, let’s be honest—the beginning is far from great. In fact, it’s painfully mediocre, maybe even bad. At best, it’s an average story with some of the most frustrating MCs I’ve ever seen. My biggest gripe is the characterization.

Let’s start with the main characters. The story centers on the rivalry between Jonathan "JoJo" Joestar and Dio Brando, and they’re presented in an overly simplistic black-and-white manner. JoJo and his father, George Joestar, are portrayed as the epitome of goodness—brave, righteous, strong, and kind-hearted gentlemen. On the other hand, Dio (and his father) are selfish, hateful drunkards filled with evil. ...
Oct 21, 2022
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Harrowing—there’s no other word for it. I read this entire thing on the night of October 8th-9th, 2022, in one sitting, through the dead of night, with only Deathconsciousness by Have a Nice Life playing in the background.

Yozo Oba is, to put it simply, both inhuman and deeply human. Inhuman in his actions, his personal philosophy, and his numbness to emotions—something we learn by the end is partly due to the sexual trauma he suffered as a child. This revelation made it clear why he always seemed so unsettled in his "normal" life. And yet, despite his cold, sociopathic tendencies, he remains painfully human in ...


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