This is interesting because its a bunch of mostly unrelated manga one shots.
I would say half of them are "mid" quality, where they are entertaining and goofy but nothing special, 7/10.
BUT, the other half are one of the best I've ever read.
They are high impact and really stick with you.
So the way I am rating this is what the "best" manga in the collection are like, which is 9/10.
If you like this author's other works, you'll love this collection. Its really interesting to see his progress over the years as well, each manga starts with the year it was made and a paragraph about what
...
Mar 31, 2025
A short one shot, only 35 pages, not much dialogue, mostly visuals. Nothing ground breaking, but the art style is interestingly realistic.
Plot is short and sweet, a good quick story if you have a few minutes to spare. Its not scary, its more about a sort of mini-world building about why spirits would stay on earth and coalesce into trouble. its a fun and contained story and I wouldn't mind reading more if there were more because the world building feels fun. This is not a must-read manga, but at the same time there is no reason not to read it. If you like ghost stories where ... 
Mar 31, 2025
Boys on the Run
(Manga)
add
Boys on the run should be required reading for all college students.
It perfectly portrays the weaknesses, manipulations, and common mistakes both men and women make when young (and sadly many make when older too). This is a manga about people ruining their lives because of their mistakes. These mistakes have valuable lessons to teach its readers. Its also simultaneously extremely soul crushingly sad and hilarious. The plot feels extremely authentic and real. There are no cheesy power ups, plot armor, or anything. Instead we see a gritty depiction of the real world. I've read all sorts of messed up manga and stories, but this one really hurts. ... 
Jan 31, 2021
A lot of people want to bash the ending and the "ki arc" of this manga.
Let me say the ki arc, though the ki aspect is dumb the rest of that arc is good with a very interesting villain. As for the ending. The ending is actually PERFECT. This manga is subversive through and through. It's entire point is to highlight that the real world is not like a shounen jump story. In the real world there are characters who cheat to win. And at first you may think "that's pathetic they cheated!" but then you have to remember the ORIGINAL PURPOSE of martial arts and ... 
Jun 23, 2020
Boku wa Mari no Naka
(Manga)
add
The bad reviews for this manga are completely missing the point. It's as if they didn't even read to the end.
This is NOT a manga about bullshit "wish fulfillment" like most body swap stories which are basically "oh man it's so fun to be the other sex", or at best are "wow I didn't know the other sex was like this". This is a story about the main protagonist being surrounded by a shallow life that is slowly and painfully transformed. The most interesting thing is that this sentence "This is a story about the main protagonist being surrounded by a shallow life that is ... 
Jan 24, 2018
Firstly, I found out about this because it's one of the famous actor Christian Bale's favorites.
Turns out Christian Bale has great tastes because this is a great series with an authentic take on war and violence that you just don't see much anymore. It feels very real and the story sticks with you for awhile and really influences you. Its dark, but not overly so. More "serious" than edgy. It has such a thick girthy vibe like Bladerunner and other older media. The animation style is great, the story amazing, the characters fleshed out, and great pacing as well. More for adults than children though. |
