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Omorai-kun is a simple gag manga, with the focus here being that Omorai, the main character, is a beggar and is covered with dirt. This is apparently hilarious, because Omorai’s layer of dirt results in: everyone avoiding him, him getting people sick when they accidentally touch him, him eating his dirt, him making a flute out of his dirty, his dirt turning everything it touches black etc.

These jokes make up roughly 85% of the manga, with the remaining 15% involving jokes about dandruff, snot, farting and so on. If that sounds like your type of humour, go ahead and read Omorai-kun, but, personally, I ... found the jokes too childish and boring to be entertaining (though I’ll admit that I’ve not seen jokes about dandruff before in manga so points for creativity?)

Otherwise, the art’s also rather simplistic and poor quality, with the cast of characters not adding much either. The main two characters, after Omorai, are his 70 year old friend - a fellow beggar and Omorai’s ‘trainer’ in begging - and Okomo - a young woman, also a beggar, who the mangaka uses as unnecessary fanservice (though the fanservice is nowhere near as sexualised as ecchi is today). There’s no development, or even proper personality, in any of the characters of Omorai-kun; seeing as this manga is a ‘comedy’, this wouldn’t be a problem had Omorai-kun actually been funny - which it wasn’t.

So, TDLR; not funny didn’t laugh

(Side note: you could argue that there’s a strong sense of discrimination/mockery against beggars, in Omorai-kun. Examples of this include jokes that the homeless: swim in sewers, eat tamagoyaki made of shit, and so on. That said, this was written 50 years ago so, to quote the ebook’s afternote: “works like this are not created with the intention to promote discrimination… take into account the historical background and time of release”)

TDLR; If you're a delinquent manga fan, and you've got time to get through it all, and get through the mediocre first part, it's worth a read. But don't go expecting something that's good from the get-go.

Art-wise:
The worst aspect of Bad Boys, by far, is the art. There is some improvement overtime, and people used to older manga styles will probably find it a little less unpleasant to look at it, but, simply put, it sucks. Especially at the beginning, you're confronted with character facial proportions out of whack (the stereotypical 'anime girl' eye, massive foreheads, hella long chins etc), and often overly chaotic ... panels seen as 'comedy'. As the series progressed and grew more serious, I did find myself thinking just how impressive a certain panel might have been with better art. However, around 100 chapters in, you realise you've gotten used to the art, and it becomes less of a bother.

Character-wise:
Most characters are typically delinquent manga characters, not unpleasant to read but largely forgettable, and I can't say I grew any particular attachment to any of them. That said, I will give credit where credit is due and admit that Bad Boys has two pretty unique factors character-wise. Firstly, the MC's backstory - he's a rich kid who we see transition into the bosozoku world (albeit with a lot less hassle than would have been realistic) - and I suppose a MC who actually has a girlfriend is also pretty rare for delinquent manga. Secondly, strong female characters: there are the annoying obssessed-with-romance girls, but there are also some which we see mature into characters who impress you more than their boyfriends. For a delinquent manga, that's pretty special.

Story-wise:
First off, I'd like to inform you that the synopsis here on MAL gives you a whole lotta false hope. Bad Boys (despite the chaotic speed of chapters) is slow to get started with any of the actual gang content. It takes till volume 5 for you to be reading anything remotely of interest, and, even after that, there's a lot of unnecessary comedy-focused chapters and short rom-com arcs, none of which are that funny, for the simple reason that 90% of Bad Boys' humour is fart jokes. Nevertheless, there are the more serious arcs too - with the big arc from vol 15 to 20 particularly notable for just being hella good - and the series have its darker moments, including the death of a friend, gangrape and suicide. But, again, between these serious arcs, you have all the comedic filler chapters: a juxtaposition which gives you whiplash

Conclusion/TDLR:
If you want a solid delinquent manga, and you're not too fussy about art, and have got the time to read the boring first parts of Bad Boys, read it. Art and bad comedy aside, by the time you finish the 22 volumes, you do grow attached to it - and for that reason I'm probably being a lot more positive about it than I would have been, had I written this review later after finishing it. Frankly, as long as you don't expect something that's good from the get-go, reading Bad Boys, you won't be disappointed.

A somewhat pleasant, pointless read. If you're looking for something iyashikei to read, or you want some chibi content, or want to read about some not-really-plants plants (but not in the 'Day of the Triffids' sense), you may as well skim through the 9 pages that is Plant Plan.

The one shot features three characters: Yuuya, an adult male who looks like a high schooler in typical shoujo style, and two plant-human-things: Mint and Poplar. The later two are thankful to be watered, have one small dispute about the other transpiring weirdly, and like Yuuya. They make one plant-related put, photosynthesise for a little bit, and ... then curl up next to Yuuya as he picks up a copy of "beginner's level: kind and gentle ways to raise your plants". That's pretty much the entire one shot right there, though reading this review will probably take longer than reading those 9 pages.

Frankly, if you've gotten to this sentence, you've already invested too much time into it, and you might as well just go read Plant Plan now.

Sensei no Shiroi Uso is what Kuzu no Honkai thinks it is.

Before I get into why I've given it a more positive review than the other reviewers have, here's a quick skim through all the reasons this manga sucks: the plot's pace is slow, there's barely any character development (apart from the mcs getting over sexual trauma), there is an inherently misogynistic atmosphere to a lot of this manga (as one of the other reviewers mentioned), and the mc does end up preaching a little bit towards the end. And, to top it off, you get the vibe that Torikai believes society is full of ... shit, men are scum, and no one really gives a shit about rape.

So, there's plenty of reasons to not read this manga. And, frankly, I can't disagree with any of the points made in the negative reviews of Sensei no Shiroi Uso, nor do I think the majority of readers would enjoy this. Ultimately, this manga focuses on a very sensitive niche: the niche of misery, to both the characters and the reader.

If you read into this manga too deep, you won't like it. If you try to think that it's quietly discussing all the things wrong with society, all these 'hidden societal rules', then you'll end up hating everything it stands for. Instead, read Sensei no Shiroi Uso as something to hit the spot when you want to admire how shit society can be. As I said earlier, Kuzu no Honkai wants what this manga has, and by that I mean a shit ton of rape. The sexual trauma doesn't end with this manga, and, to top it of, the villains don't really pay the penalty for what they do. There genuinely is no 'goodness' in the manga.

Which is great, provided you're a reader who wants to suffer and/or enjoy the suffering of others.

Sensei no Shiroi Uso is great at being fucked up.

Oni Gari is a strange read.

Now, I know what you might be thinking, this is a horror manga (labelled as hentai here on MAL) by the mangaka who also set the world's obsession with tentacle porn in motion. Strange, with him, is to be expected, and, more than that, should be celebrated too.

But there's not that much to celebrate about Oni Gari.

Ultimately, Oni Gari is best described as a disappointment. The first scene is sexual, which one would presume is a good indicator as to what the rest of the volume will contain; this combined with the introduction of the ogre seems to be a ... clear indicator of some kind of beastiality/noncon/perverted shit to follow, the type of stuff that the rest of Maeda's works include. Why would you presume otherwise? And yet, if you did presume that, you're mistaken. Oni Gari is really not a hentai, and most definitely not a ero-guro work either. There's hints of rape, but nothing's shown, and, though one of the monster's cries out "I'll rape you and then I'll kill you" towards the MC, that never goes anywhere either. Oni Gari is just what it says on the tin - there's an ogre hunter hunting an ogre cause said ogre is hunting a girl.

Now, ero guro (nor sexual scenes in general) is not what makes a good manga, and, in theory, Oni Gari could have survived on its plot alone. But the plot's boring, uninteresting, and very simplistic. It's like the mangaka went, "huh, now why would a ogre hunt a girl? Cause he's been told to? Yeah, sounds good, we can check that plot hole off the list." Arguably, if that's what your plot's going to be, you might as well just go for porn without plot. But, of course, Oni Gari doesn't have much porn to begin with; it's just got a dude yelling chants to save some girl (notice the use of 'girl': I finished this manga five minutes ago, and I've already forgotten everything about the MC. She's that forgettable) and a hella ripped ogre.

Anyway, overall, 4/10, don't expect to jerk off to this, don't expect to enjoy it either (unless you're a Maeda fanboy, but even then, I doubt you'll love it). The redeeming factor is that the art's alright - emphasis on "alright" and not good. All Oni Gari is is clickbait from the 80s. You start off with the sex you were expecting for Mr. Tentacle himself, and you finish up with absolutely nothing.

'Boys Be Zombitious' is a short read; if you're considering reading it, just go ahead. It'll take you barely more than a minute.

The plot follows the typical idea of zombies having overrun the area; no reason is given for this, but that's to be expected, considering the length of this one-shot. The main character, in the midst of this apocalyse, is looking for 'love' - both the feeling, and some badge which you can buy with chocolate. Consequently, he goes around killing zombies and giving zombie girls scores of how attractive they are, in the hope of eventually finding one with a score of '100'. ... In regards to the composition of 'Boys Be Zombitious', however,kudos should be given to the mangaka, for avoiding the typical gorefest found within these types of stories, but, nonetheless, there is some censorship which felt unnecessary - especially for something labelled as 'horror'.

Otherwise, there's nothing special to report about the main character - how developed can a character be if they only appear in 20-odd pages? But he does strike the reader as somewhat mature, and doesn't make what could be seen as a childish plot appear so.

Overall, 'Boys Be Zombitious' is a solid average. It would be hard for such a short one-shot to be anything else. But, that said, it does have potential as a mix between comedy and horror, if the mangaka chose to prolong it - and, seeing as the reader is left on something like a cliffhanger - I presume that means there is the possibility of it being continued in the future.

Hakkeyoi is very much your stereotypical sports manga.

It features the story of Chinmi, a sumo wrestler who wins the local Hokkaido Junior Sumo Championship, despite his small stature. Unfortunately, he receives no scouts due to his being short - instead, the head of a small sumo school in Tokyo takes him in. The plot then begins along the route towards becoming yokozuna: nothing special, but a good foundation.

The art is typical of the 90s, and is simple and clean. There's nothing much to say about it, but there's distinctions between the characters and that's all that really matters. I will say that the fights in ... the first few chapters are quite well drawn though, clearly depicting the moves used by the wrestlers.

Characters are also quite simple. We have Chinmi - the short but determined wrestler, hard working and ready to do whatever it takes - and the owner of the sumo school, who promises to take Chinmi to new heights if Chinmi agrees to take on a different stype of sumo. Other characters (the fishermen, the wrestlers, and so on) serve their role decently enough but there's nothing else to say about them.

Overall, I did enjoy Hakkeyoi. Ultimately, though we see the hard-working, cheerful mc all the time in sports anime/manga, it's hard to dislike them. I'd recommend Hakkeyoi to anyone who enjoys the genre, and, in particular, fans of Hinomaruzumou - a series which I am sure received some inspiration from this manga, due to the similarity in one of the fights at the beginning of Hakkeyoi. It's a shame that only a few of the chapters have been translated, but those which have been translated are worth a read nonetheless.

koko wa ima kara rinri desu is the kind of manga you read and gain iq cells from, for a change.

the main character, takayanagi, acts as a teacher towards the reader just as much as he is one with his pupils. through him, the author expresses various ideas within the field of ethics, in a manner which prevents the reader from feeling as if the authors opinions are being forced on them. this element of koko wa ima kara rinri desu could easily be considered what makes the manga shine. depth is common in many stories, but this is one of the few where said ... depth is so bluntly pointed out.

another strong aspect of the manga is the characters. takayanagi is hard to dislike - i think everyone wishes they could have had a teacher like him in school - and he is not without his flaws, preventing him from coming off as a 'gary stu'. similarily, the students are not overly complex characters, yet, nonetheless, their stories are not as typical as might have been expected. to summarise: the characters are catalysts for the author to explore a variety of ethical and philosophical questions, and they fulfill their purpose well.

in regards to the story, well, there isn't much of one. at the time of writing, the manga is very much episodical - with a variety of subplots linking the chapters together - but i have no doubts that, over time, this manga will grow to have a clearer focus of what it's setting out to do.

the art's also not the best, but not the worst either. there's a strange contrast between the usually well drawn takayanagi (though he does have a weird pose that repeats through chapters) and the students, which have their individual characteristics but are otherwise not drawn with much depth. one could argue this is a conscious choice by the author, and the art had no impact on my enjoyment of this manga, and so there's no reason to penalise koko wa ima kara rinri desu based off the art.

overall: a strong individual manga - recommendable to anyone interested in philosophical matters, whether or not they have any prior knowledge of them - with a lot of potential, which i look forward to it fulfilling

Alas, the days of happiness are over. Miru Tights has finished airing.

Now you may be thinking that only those with thigh/foot (and so on) fetishes would ever want to watch Miru Tights. And you’re wrong. You don’t need any fetishes to start this show, for you’ll end up with all of them by the time the show’s over. Miru Tights believes strongly in exploring the niche, educating the viewer in a way that no other anime can hope to achieve. You didn’t realise there was an ear-cleaning fetish? Well, now you know, and, even better, you want someone to shove your head in their thighs, ... and clean your ears too.

I digress. The main charm of Miru Tights is the art. The faces of the main characters may seem to be pretty much the same thing, but who cares about faces? The tights are well-rendered, with thoughtful attention to the anatomy of high school girls. The animation is smooth too, with seamless transitions that have you on the edge of your seat. Of course, I can’t spoil anything, but there’s one foot transition that is perfectly capable of bringing a grown man to tears, from its sheer excellence alone.

The sound is no flaw either. Due to the short duration of the episodes, we are not blessed with an opening theme, but the light and pleasant nature of the ending themes make up for this. And the character’s voices are not harsh on the ear either. If you choose Miru Tights as your fap material, the sound will only supplement your experience.

Now, you may consider a downfall of Miru Tights to be the lack of plot - ignorant minds certainly may think so. But the plot-less nature of this masterpiece is what makes it a masterpiece. We, the audience, are taught the beauty of the mundane, the je ne sais quoi of the quotidian. Consequently, one could even argue that Miru Tights has a philosophical element to enrich it further. The mixture of the show’s metaphysics and well-aimed feet shots (the cinematography is phenomenal) makes it sublime.

In conclusion, watch Miru Tights.

There is no excuse not to. If you have any of the fetishes it covers, you should already be hooked. If you have no fetishes, you’ll have them in four minutes from now. If you’ve lived a life of purity, Miru Tights will teach you the bliss of sin. Even if you’ve sinned before, this show will free you from a past of pain. Plus, the show’s total runtime is only 48 minutes. What else would you be spending that time on - complaining about how miserable you are?

And there’s no need for that.

For one cannot be miserable, when one has watched Miru Tights.

(P.S. Don’t even attempt to kid yourself that you’re watching the show for the memes. You may have started thinking this was just a joke, but this there is nothing humorous about the beauty of Miru Tights, and you’re not going to be able to stop watching .)

-- story (3/10)
what story.

yeah there’s no plot in here whatsoever, which i guess is to be expected from 2 minute long episodes. they’re just a group of dudes, chilling in a cafe, less than five feet apart since they’re possibly a little bit gay. the only real ‘theme’, plot-wise, is that aoi looks like a girl. and frankly i’m stumped by whether the writers added that to make the show funny (well it didn’t work) or just because they couldn’t think of anything else. i presume it’s the later.

-- art (4/10)
well the characters look like badly drawn ocs from deviantart; they’ve got a touch ... of that yaoi chin, those massive eyes from “how to draw an anime character” tutorials, and the same oc starter pack hair styles. that said, the backdrop’s not that bad, and at least the characters don’t look the same (beyond just the changing of the colour of hair). it’s below average but not disgusting.

-- sound (6/10)
i can’t really complain here. the sound definitely isn’t exceptional, and the op’s average, but there are several positives in regards to the sound. for one, the voice actors do sound different (always a plus) and vaguely put forward the character’s personality. there also tends to be chill background track playing in the episodes which adds nicely to the overall calm feel of the anime.

(the dog’s voice sucked though.)

-- characters (5/10)
though there are distinctions in the personality’s of the characters, they are definitely 2D and these distinctions are more tropes that actual character traits:

-- enjoyment (5/10)
i’m definitely not the ended audience for ame-iro cocoa (i’m presuming it’s targeted for young teen girls, who adore bishies and thus would adore a bishie cast like this) so i can’t say that ame-iro cocoa was the highlight of my day. but then again, i didn’t hate this show - the episodes didn’t make me repulsed, nor did they make me want to stop watching.

-- overall (5/10)
if i was bored and had nothing to watch, ame-iro cocoa might not be the worst choice. it’s the kind of show you can half watch, and half focus on other things, and you’ll still know what’s going on since nothing every changes.