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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There are a ton of interesting ideas throughout this story that Tatsuki Fujimoto plays with. In fact, the idea of someone who is constantly on fire while also being able to constantly regenerate his body is such a cool idea for a protagonist. The world that these people inhabit is also unique in that it takes the typical apocalypse scenario and makes some weird but believable scenarios. Most of the characters were pretty interesting, with some being more outlandish than others.
The entire manga is quite tragic but does have its happy moments. The ending leaves you in that kind of state where you just read about a ton of depressing events and characters, but there's still that small bit of hope there. It's very on-brand for Tasuki Fujimoto as most of his works that I've read have a similar kind of tone.
I think the biggest problem I had with this story was mainly the introduction of new concepts and characters with little explanation about them. While that can work to help flesh out the world more without having to build it from the ground up, there were instances where things were being planned out and happening that just came out of nowhere with little reason behind it. The second half also felt very rushed compared to the first half as a lot of major things happen without really dwelling on it before the next thing happens. Overall, it's interesting to see Fujimoto's first serialized work, and I can see some inspiration from this in Chainsaw Man. Chainsaw Man has the same funny and off-the-wall moments but with a more streamlined vision compared to this.
Spoilers
The whole Agni and Luna connection was a bit weird, mainly because they were originally siblings. I mean, Judas, who loses her memory and becomes Luna kind of for Agni, isn't blood-related to Agni, but the principle of it is still quite icky. it's also a major part of the story, so it's hard to overlook.
I liked the small inclusions of both having a gay couple and Togata who wants to transition into a man. Neither felt forced, and the latter actually helped in developing Togata as a character. It's something that isn't really seen in Japanese media.
There were concepts, such as Judas becoming a tree or the Ice Witch which isn't really explained at all. Before we can even learn more about the Ice Witch, she gets killed. Like, how did she know that doing what she did to Judas would help warm the planet. It's stuff like that that made this feel a bit rushed in that Fujimoto would introduce a bunch of interesting stuff, but not really explain their purpose. Chainsaw Man does the same thing but does a much better job at explaining the reasoning behind it.
The entire manga is quite tragic but does have its happy moments. The ending leaves you in that kind of state where you just read about a ton of depressing events and characters, but there's still that small bit of hope there. It's very on-brand for Tasuki Fujimoto as most of his works that I've read have a similar kind of tone.
I think the biggest problem I had with this story was mainly the introduction of new concepts and characters with little explanation about them. While that can work to help flesh out the world more without having to build it from the ground up, there were instances where things were being planned out and happening that just came out of nowhere with little reason behind it. The second half also felt very rushed compared to the first half as a lot of major things happen without really dwelling on it before the next thing happens. Overall, it's interesting to see Fujimoto's first serialized work, and I can see some inspiration from this in Chainsaw Man. Chainsaw Man has the same funny and off-the-wall moments but with a more streamlined vision compared to this.
Spoilers
I liked the small inclusions of both having a gay couple and Togata who wants to transition into a man. Neither felt forced, and the latter actually helped in developing Togata as a character. It's something that isn't really seen in Japanese media.
There were concepts, such as Judas becoming a tree or the Ice Witch which isn't really explained at all. Before we can even learn more about the Ice Witch, she gets killed. Like, how did she know that doing what she did to Judas would help warm the planet. It's stuff like that that made this feel a bit rushed in that Fujimoto would introduce a bunch of interesting stuff, but not really explain their purpose. Chainsaw Man does the same thing but does a much better job at explaining the reasoning behind it.
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
3.25 for the series as a whole. some stuff i liked, some i didn't.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What an end, such a beautiful and poetic end.
The new Adam and Eve, Sun and Moon.
It was sad, and emotional, but it felt right.
The new Adam and Eve, Sun and Moon.
It was sad, and emotional, but it felt right.
2.5
This story started out really strong, with a super fun premise, but in my opinion it definitely just got too muddled in the end. Togata was my favorite character, and their final few chapters were amazing, but once they were out of the story, it went downhill.
This story started out really strong, with a super fun premise, but in my opinion it definitely just got too muddled in the end. Togata was my favorite character, and their final few chapters were amazing, but once they were out of the story, it went downhill.