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One of the best shounen manga in recent year.

The premise is cliche.
A retired super-assassin got married, became fat and open a supermarket.
His past caught up to him and he now needs to clean up his issue before they endanger his wife and daughter.
The only difference is he swears to his wife that he won't take another life.
Later on Sakamoto is joined by a kid who idolized him, a triad girl, and others.

The main attractive points from this manga are the action scenes and how each assassins have their specialized technique/weapons.
Sakamoto unique ability can use anything as weapon, including debit card and bag of flour.
While ... other assassins have mind reading, seeing murder path, instant disguise, or super sniping.

First time you read it ... that looks dumb .... but it was the awesome dumb .. not the stupid dumb.
Like when you watch action scenes in Fast and Furious movie or Pacific Rims.
None of the action obey the gravity law and such ... but they were fun to watch/read.

The story also gets more complex by each chapter.
From dealing regular low-level assassins, enroll in assassins school, to dealing with another group of super assassins.

Great reading for someone who just want to enjoy cool action scenes and brain fart.
Can't wait for anime adaptation.

Hidden gem!

The story is about an assassin that gets possessed by evil spirit and suddenly become target of other famous assassins.
Your typical Shounen cliche story from the look of it.
The main character will gain comrades as the story goes along.

However the manga has many pros and no negative, imo.
The pros:
+ The action scenes are beautifully drawn.
+ The story/plot is interesting with running story in the background.
... + The characters are likeable, including the villains.
+ There are gazillions movie reference, including some characters and chapter titles.

The cons:
- It has irregular release .... and I am caught up to the latest chapter. Now I am on waiting game.