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10/10 for everything

Story: 10/10
It's probably the best long-run shounen out there. To put it aside Naruto, Bleach and Fairy Tail doesn't do it justice whatsoever. The 3 latter ones probably can only come up to OP's ankle at BEST when it comes to plot and characters.

Art: 10/10
The art just gets better and better

Character: 10/10
No need for words. Every character has their own purpose
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Enjoyment: 9/10
Deducted 1 point because some scenes are a bit dragged but that's just me trying to be nitty picky

Overall: 10/10
Would rate it 11/10 if compared to the other "popular" shounen

May contain spoilers

Story - 9/10
This manga is the sequel to Tokyo Ghoul and starts off with the new Quinx squad. Some people might be confused about the whole first 1-2 chapters but it soon becomes clear. After reading Tokyo Ghoul, I learned that Ishida rarely makes any plot holes. This just proves that there is a purpose in why he chose to time his story a certain way, and why certain characters re-appear.

In fact, Ishida has already laid out the full skeleton of the story early on and is only connecting the bones as the story develops. Yes, you have to pay attention to details, ... symbolism and you might have to read the story more than 1 time but trust me, it's freakin' worth it.

The plot twists are actually unanticipated, and make the story progess not in a random way as opposed to most of mangas out there.

Art - 8/10
Looks good overall... Deducted 2 points because sometimes, attacks are draw a bit sketch.

Characters - 8/10
What makes :RE (and TG in general), is that the main character AND side character have development. Every character in :RE goes through some kind of development (for the better or the worse), which makes the whole story even more interesting imo. Most of seinen/shounen out there have such cliche/under-developped characters that you can easily predict and tell what they will do following an event.

:RE's characters are unique in a sense that they don't seem like filler characters that the authors plugged in just for the sake of advancing the main character. Furthermore, since most of the characters go through character development, they look more relate-able. And as a reader, it makes it harder for us to choose sides which increases the enjoyment of this series.

The only bad thing I could say about :RE's character would be Touka (call me a hater I don't care), she's the most stereotypical of the bunch and is kinda just tossed in the back burner... Not sure what she will bring to the plot at this point (chap. 119).

Enjoyment - 10/10
Don't ask, just read it.

Overall - 9/10
Close to perfection but would wait a bit before concluding since we are approaching the end! :)