kazwrecked's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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? Yes
4.5
herald's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
standouts: detective cho-san getting double-crossed, otcho's tibetan appearance, psychic homeless old man 'Kamisama' (God)
quotes:
1. yukiji - [of a class reunion] basically, you see each other again after all these years, and you're like, what a letdown, i should never have come!
2. kiriko - i can't believe you're still hungry
kenji - well... I am still alive ...
3. train station killer - and anyway she's really vulnerable right now. she just lost the man she loved, right? women like that are the easiest. trust me. becoming a true "friend" is a thousand times harder.
standouts: detective cho-san getting double-crossed, otcho's tibetan appearance, psychic homeless old man 'Kamisama' (God)
quotes:
1. yukiji - [of a class reunion] basically, you see each other again after all these years, and you're like, what a letdown, i should never have come!
2. kiriko - i can't believe you're still hungry
kenji - well... I am still alive ...
3. train station killer - and anyway she's really vulnerable right now. she just lost the man she loved, right? women like that are the easiest. trust me. becoming a true "friend" is a thousand times harder.
artisticonny's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
vigneshs's review against another edition
5.0
I can now see why Manga readers are always mindblown and recommending them to me. I was not ready for the twists and turns this Manga gave to me.
atalinay's review against another edition
Damn that was a great volume!
That virus plotline is too real. It follows us everywhere.
About the lead the detective had:I knewwww it was too good to be true. fudgeeee.
This Kamisama character is real cool. His plan to get Kenji to the location was hilarious. Here I was thinking he wouldn't be able to convince him.
I appreciate Yukiji and Kiroko being bad ass strong women. Almost too cool and probably got the short end of the stick following Kenji as the MC. Or not. Hes still cool and we need a common dude to ground us into someone we can relate to tho.
That ending is great. I thought that the mystery on who the Friend was would be a bigger mystery, and it could still be, but that probably means there is more action in the next volumes that will expand the story.
Personal spoilery notes on the plot so I don't forget:
Kiriko- older sister
Yanbo and Mabo- twin bullies
Yukiji: hero
Manjome Inshu (superpower:bends spoons)
Otcho invented the secret symbol
Grandpa asking Hiroyuki about Shoheichan Birthday ??
^High up in the police
^Tension with daighter, Yumiko, for being absent-ish
Death from Vol1 was bc virus
Pierre Spiritual Society- beef is found btwn them and Friends (leader killer in Vol.1)
Cho-san and partner went to see teacher form '71 class: spoon bending incident
Partner kills Cho-san
Otcho spotted in Tibet years ago
Kamisama: homeless; probably god, prophetic
^dreams of Y2K jk jk just bio weapons ending Japan prolly
Flashback to Kiriko being a bad ass sister
Morohoshi (old friend of Kiriko), died (pushed in front of train by white Hawaiian shirt?)
^Hawaiian shirt dude seems slightly psychic; uses it to get a girl to get close to her dad who
works with robots
Stabbed man asks for Kenji. Asks Kenji whats next and he flashes back to when they were kids and
he made up stuff about saving the world and and evil org etc etc. Stabby dude admits to killing
Donkey :(
That virus plotline is too real. It follows us everywhere.
About the lead the detective had:
Spoiler
Detective got close to the case and was taken out by partner before reconciling with his daughter.This Kamisama character is real cool. His plan to get Kenji to the location was hilarious. Here I was thinking he wouldn't be able to convince him.
I appreciate Yukiji and Kiroko being bad ass strong women. Almost too cool and probably got the short end of the stick following Kenji as the MC. Or not. Hes still cool and we need a common dude to ground us into someone we can relate to tho.
That ending is great. I thought that the mystery on who the Friend was would be a bigger mystery, and it could still be, but that probably means there is more action in the next volumes that will expand the story.
Personal spoilery notes on the plot so I don't forget:
Spoiler
Kiriko- older sister
Yanbo and Mabo- twin bullies
Yukiji: hero
Manjome Inshu (superpower:bends spoons)
Otcho invented the secret symbol
Grandpa asking Hiroyuki about Shoheichan Birthday ??
^High up in the police
^Tension with daighter, Yumiko, for being absent-ish
Death from Vol1 was bc virus
Pierre Spiritual Society- beef is found btwn them and Friends (leader killer in Vol.1)
Cho-san and partner went to see teacher form '71 class: spoon bending incident
Partner kills Cho-san
Otcho spotted in Tibet years ago
Kamisama: homeless; probably god, prophetic
^dreams of Y2K jk jk just bio weapons ending Japan prolly
Flashback to Kiriko being a bad ass sister
Morohoshi (old friend of Kiriko), died (pushed in front of train by white Hawaiian shirt?)
^Hawaiian shirt dude seems slightly psychic; uses it to get a girl to get close to her dad who
works with robots
Stabbed man asks for Kenji. Asks Kenji whats next and he flashes back to when they were kids and
he made up stuff about saving the world and and evil org etc etc. Stabby dude admits to killing
Donkey :(
viewfromthecyclepath's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
4.5
ainiali's review against another edition
4.0
Volume 2 seems shorter than the previous one. We're still guessing who is Friend and how he came about to be who he is now. Our MC, Kenji is facing problems with his franchise mart manager and the appearance of an old friend, Yujiki is not helping him at all with the situation. For one, she seems to remember a lot of things from the past compared to him.
sabotadj's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
pliego29's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
misskirstyjade's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5