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Akuma to Love Song is a nice change of pace from the typical shoujo that takes traumatic events and the trauma that follows it and realistically portrays it. Maria's reactions are very realistic and while it was definitely simplified at moments I think it did a better job than most shoujo in delving into this. I will saw I did not like how ( mild spoilers) easy it was for John Cross to be forgiven.
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I'm usually more of a fan of realistic artwork- such as Naoki Urasawa's (Monster) but I loved the character design in this manga. I never find the big eyes art style
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Jul 7, 2020
Keishichou Tokuhanka 007
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7.5/10 This was a very sweet story, and I enjoyed reading it. The interactions between Kuze and Fuyuki were both comedic and heart-warming. While the story borders on cliche moments at times, I believe that adds to the charm of the story. Personally, the art style really suited my taste. The character designs, for Kuze especially, give me 90s vibes which really suit my taste. Despite enjoying this story overall there were some aspects of it that could use improvement. I believe that Fuyuki and Kuze's backstory could have really been developed better. While I did find the conclusion to Kuze's troubles to be satisfying it ... 
Jul 5, 2020
Chi no Wadachi
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A Trail of Blood is a fantastic example of a thriller/horror manga that does not have to utilize extreme gore to get that 'shock' factor out from its reader. Instead, the true horror of this story emulates from the author's unique artwork. Oshimi uses lines, and scribbles, to reflect the character's state of mind. When Osabe is anxious, the art seems to deteriorate and the panels begin to mesh together to reflect our main character and the narrator's, point of view. Osabe's mother is the other main character of this series and she serves as an interesting antagonist to this story. When it comes to
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Jun 29, 2020
This was a fantastic read. While it wasn't super fast-paced the story-telling of Urasawa managed to have me on the edge of my seat throughout the entire manga. I loved that all the characters, no matter how small they seemed, tied together to tell a masterpiece of a story in the end. This beautifully portrayed issues on morality in the tale of Tenma and Johan. The character development was wonderful for Eva, and I loved watching her grow as a character. Additionally, Johan has become one of my favorite villains in manga history because of this character's complexity. He is at first painted as just
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