Mod Edit: This review was originally posted for Ningyo Rhapsody (129646) and has subsequently been merged into 22-26: Fujimoto Tatsuki Tanpenshuu (141294).
This is by far one of the most moving stories I've ever read. Rather it be by personal feelings or past experiences, the fact that only around 100 people have read this criminally underrated manga is sad. Looking beyond the artwork and writing, it is a story about a forbidden love; one told from by the creativity and art of Tatsuki.
The ocean and the land may as well be the earth and the moon, relatively speaking. It is told many times throughout the
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Dec 13, 2020
Mod Edit: This review was originally posted for Shikaku (109435) and has subsequently been merged into 17-21: Fujimoto Tatsuki Tanpenshuu (141214).
I saw that there were no reviews for this so I will be the first. Like many others before me, I came from "Chainsaw Man" and have inevitably worked my way through Tatsuki's numerous one-shots and full length animes. This one follows the similar pattern of his stories in the sense that the story concludes in a sort of limbo; not really happy or sad. And while it may be a reach, his work is comparable to Ito and Lovecraft's. In specific to Shikaku, I ... 
Dec 13, 2020
Chainsaw Man
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With the final chapter (part one conclusion) being released today, I thought it was time to give a wholistic description of the emotional rollercoaster Fujimoto has bestowed upon us.
Chainsaw Man is a contemporary and unique take on what it means to be an outrageous anime. With traditional Shonen characteristics (mischievous MC with no parents, some power system of sorts, a general “baddie” system composed of powers equal to or more than the protagonist) upon first inspection, it seems to be another washed up attempt at an eye-catching, fight-porn story. Chainsaw Man is the opposite. Throughout the first chapters, you are led through the incredibly ... |
