shoggoth_roof's review against another edition
4.0
Una buena introducción a una serie de mangas que giran en torno a desapariciones, muertes y un extraño símbolo de la infancia del protagonista.
Hay saltos en el tiempo para ver al grupo de amigos de niños y en su presente, cuando están sucediendo todas estas cosas y nadie sabe aún qué hay detrás.
Hay saltos en el tiempo para ver al grupo de amigos de niños y en su presente, cuando están sucediendo todas estas cosas y nadie sabe aún qué hay detrás.
schnoebs13's review against another edition
3.0
With a series of events happening, including a murder, people going missing and mysterious packages, a group of friends finds their childhood games becoming more and more relevant to the events they are experiencing as adults. At the same time, a mysterious cult is taking action to become closer to true tranquility and other parts of their belief system.
Super interesting concept and the changes between timeline of their adult lives and childhood selves was easy to follow. Secret cults always seem interesting but not sure if I’ll be continuing. It had a hard time keeping me intrigued and I got some what bored best the end. On a positive though, my boyfriend seems really interested in! Hopefully he’ll enjoy this a lot more than me!
Super interesting concept and the changes between timeline of their adult lives and childhood selves was easy to follow. Secret cults always seem interesting but not sure if I’ll be continuing. It had a hard time keeping me intrigued and I got some what bored best the end. On a positive though, my boyfriend seems really interested in! Hopefully he’ll enjoy this a lot more than me!
roshonline12's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
captainjavi's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
noemillimetre's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.0
raxor's review against another edition
3.0
3.75 stars
feels weirdly nostalgic despite my inability to relate to much of the specifically Japanese references. a solid start introducing memorable, unique characters right off the bat. excited to see if it will come anywhere as close to Monster but I have high hopes!!
feels weirdly nostalgic despite my inability to relate to much of the specifically Japanese references. a solid start introducing memorable, unique characters right off the bat. excited to see if it will come anywhere as close to Monster but I have high hopes!!
emeraldreverie's review against another edition
3.0
A good hook of a story. Looking forward to reading on!
jonbrammer's review against another edition
3.0
Vol. 1 is mainly exposition. I might update this after vol. 2.
frasersimons's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Of the manga I’ve been trying lately, this is the best written and well drawn, by far. Think kids-on-bikes with a mystery component that brings the kids together in the future, when they’re grown up and their lives aren’t what they expected. The alternating timeline is well done, the first few pages have another mystery component on top of that, but isn’t returned to in this volume, and all the characters and dialogue are clearly well thought out, mapped, and executed methodically,
This comes at the price of a very granular plot, however. With the story being a very slow burn, which seems to be normal for manga. There is, of course, lots of vacillating tones, from very serious to the hyper expressions and “freaking out” faces for comedic effect. This kind of humour never works for me, but especially in something so serious, it feels particularly odd.
Still, more than enough to keep me reading. So far, the most promising of the lists of best manga I’ve sampled.
This comes at the price of a very granular plot, however. With the story being a very slow burn, which seems to be normal for manga. There is, of course, lots of vacillating tones, from very serious to the hyper expressions and “freaking out” faces for comedic effect. This kind of humour never works for me, but especially in something so serious, it feels particularly odd.
Still, more than enough to keep me reading. So far, the most promising of the lists of best manga I’ve sampled.