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i really enjoyed this manga! it's still ongoing, but i randomly stumbled across it on pinterest, and then binged the entire series in a day. i love the crazy dynamic between the female lead and the male lead, and the yandere qualities he has. also the action is cool and all, but it's so cute seeing the slice of life moments of the two main characters or the differences between them because one is from osaka and one is from tokyo. also, i like this one much more than firefly wedding, which i think is a similar manga, but this one has more meat and ... character development to it

What an interesting manga to read. Almost slice of life with supernatural elements, it was definitely slow-paced, but it passes by nicely. I still enjoyed watching the daily life of both Teacher and Shiva , even if most of the action came later. The art is different than any typical manga, and is vaguely reminiscent of reading an old storybook, which makes it gorgeous and unique. It really picks up in the last few volumes, but the ending had me quite confused (even after reading many reddit threads on analysis lol). A little bit of me wished it stayed between a monster taking care of ... his surrougate daughter, without the religious undertones and philosophy on life, death, and self, but I guess that's what made it so poetic, ending just like a fable would. It's so different from most mangas I've ever read, I'd reccomend it for a touching but quick read.

This manga is so near and dear to my heart. Soul Eater was the first anime I had ever watched and, therefore first "real" manga I had ever read. As a middle schooler, I only read bits and pieces, so the story was incomplete for me for almost a decade. I'm so glad I finally decided to read it, because the story is amazing. Once it deviated from the anime, I remember eagerly flipping through the pages, seeing new content I had never seen before. The characterization is amazing, with each character's relationship with one another feels so natural. The characters also stand out with ... their big personalities, and the worldbuilding is pretty cool. The only con is the blatant and horrible fan service randomly placed in the middle of chapters, but love love love Soul Eater

I really enjoyed this story but it felt super duper rushed. I think if they added another 200 chapters to actually flesh out the characters, it would be a really superb manga. I heard the anime is better in timing/pacing, but I was skeptical on how bad can the manga be… it was pretty bad. it’s kinda funny bc I read the last 60 chapters on tiktok before I started the manga, and I thought a lot of the “This feels so sudden” feeling I had was because I was reading chapter 167 with no context. but reading it from start to finish, it feels ... like a lot of plot points were just thrown in so suddenly. for example the marks felt so random, they didn’t explain when it showed up until like 10 chapters later (but I knew about the marks from my tiktok reads so I was like am I supposed to come into this with previous knowledge?). also love the Iguro x Kanrijo but I wish it was more fleshed out. the manga barely touches on it for like 170 chapters and then the last few Iguro is like “I’ve always loved you” so if I didn’t already know that it would have felt so random. plus the mangaka dropping all the backstories and then the characters dying in the next chapter felt so rushed.

but it's still a good manga!! the characters and the fights were so good. especially the last fight and Shinobu’s fight was soooooo crazy. I was able to read the last 60 chapters in color with cool background music and i felt so spoiled, like the battle scenes were super cool. I almost cried with Muichiro died… Shinobu’s whole character I loved so much and even Giyuu who I disliked for most of the story, I ended up growing to lreally ike him. overall, a super fun read I just wish the author took a little more time to flesh things out

I think out of all the mangas to read physically instead of on your phone, Junji Ito's works are the one. He's mastered the "page flip jump scare" as my friend says, where you don't even expect what's on the next page, but once you flip it's the most horrific thing you've ever seen. Multiple times I gasped or dropped the book just because I didn't want to even be touching what was on the page (annoying the one other guy in the library sitting next to me). Trypophobia is one thing to be scared of, but to successfully make spirals scary is impressive. I ... left the library two hours later slightly horrified and started seeing spirals everywhere...

To be honest, I only read this because I thought Sniper Mask was attractive (and he is LOL the manga does not disappoint on that). I have mixed feelings about this manga. It's very gory and violent from the very first chapter, with people committing suicide by jumping off high-rises and exploding on impact. However, the shock factor gets old after the 10th person dies in the very exact way by like chapter 7. However, the chapters are short and easy to read, so I kept reading.

I think the story is actually interesting from chapters 1 to 150. The world-building is cool, the characters are ... interesting, and the concept of masked people programmed to kill people by making them commit suicide is novel. The main character Yuri and her best friend Nise have a really natural and well-developed relationship, and it's cool to see two strong female leads. Best of all, Sniper Mask has some really cool scenes (<3).

When I read manga, I seem to be possessed by some kind of speed-reading manga ghost and I obsessively read until I finish the manga (which ranges from a few hours to a few days). Although I kept up the same pace I do with most mangas, by chapter 150, I felt this urge to drop it. It wasn't really fun to read anymore. Once they defeat the Big Bad, there's still about 70 chapters to go making me wonder how the mangaka was going to conclude it well. He doesn't. The previously set rules of the world just go out the window, and it feels like the mangaka was just adding random stuff whenever he liked. The main character suddenly becomes super OP and fights "God," people start developing random powers, and the concept of the masks just doesn't make sense anymore. There were so many moments where I had to stop reading and say "There is no way this is really happening right now..." I dropped it for about two weeks but came back because I felt the strong urge to find out what happened, and honestly I wish I just stopped reading around chapter 150. They end up defeating the Bigger Bad with their new random OP powers and nothing gets resolved. No overarching questions end up getting answered, they willingly decide to in the same world they were trying to escape from for the past 230 chapters, and that's it. That's how it ends.

It's unsatisfying and really disappointing to read, but I don't want to rate it any lower because it really is fun and interesting and thrilling to read for a large portion of the manga. It's just the rushed conclusion that ruins the whole manga.

I don't think that I'd recommend it to any of my friends, but maybe I'd tell them to stop once they defeat Big Bad and not continue onwards for their sanity.

This manga is so near and dear to my heart. It is so enjoyable to read, and even on my third re-read, there were so many points where I was just laughing out loud just from the silliness of the characters. Bisco Hatori does a great job of characterization, making everyone stand out and she works so hard to make sure no small detail is overlooked (for example: mori’s favorite book is don quixote! honey’s favorite subject is math! — these details are briefly mentioned but come back into the story when you least expect it). I loved reading all the small little things she ... added about the characters, the asides she did every volume about almost not being able to meet the deadline, and the extra stories she added for the reader. As you read over 18 volumes, you truly love the members of the host club as the silly rich kids they are. As I read, I truly didn’t want their adventures to stop, even if it was just a normal school day. Even though this is mostly a comedy, it is surprisingly touching as you watch the characters develop and grow tremendously past their traumas and problems. There were so many moments when I was in tears.

One complaint is that the artwork especially in the beginning can be a little hard to decipher at first (it is quite messy), but the artwork really improves as the story goes on and this problem disappears a few volumes later. there is a lot to absorb (in terms of dialogue and art) in every panel though…

I would recommend this to all my friends for a heartwarming slice of life read that is surprisingly very emotional. Wven if you have watched the anime, the manga goes so much more in-depth that I think re-reading it from the beginning would be the best. my favorite character is kaoru!

I only read this because I was bored this summer, but it was quite addicting to read. I finished all 187 chapters in about 7 hours lol. In all honesty, I don't normally read steamy mangas like this one...let alone a harem one...and I don't think I will again. I'm conflicted as the art is so pretty and the story is actually fun to follow (there's SO much drama all the time) up until about chapter 100 or so, and then the storyline just goes downhill. Although never a dull moment, there are scenes where I have to ask "Did this really need to happen??" ... And the ending felt so incomplete and rushed (many conflicts were suddenly resolved in the last chapter with no buildup or development). I think probably my favorite part of this was that the MC was sex-averse, and they took some time slowly working through her trauma.

Would I recommend this to my friends? Probably not, unless they were looking for a quick, mindless read. I guess the only reason that this manga isn't rated lower is that it was actually very fun to read, but I wouldn't wish it upon anyone else.