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gabriel_sakoda's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
clowdywings's review against another edition
5.0
This was such an epic manga!!
The art is gorgeous and the storytelling was quite well done. It’s quickly paced but in a clever way. Some chapters are full of fast action while others are the in between ‘how is the hero reacting to this?’ scenes.
I love this art style!! The lineart is done in one of my favorite ways and it’s consistently done well. It is sort of a cutesy realism, something like you would see on an anime artist’s Instagram.
Rago looked just like Jiji from “Kiki’s Delivery Service”!! He’s adorable and a good mentor to Jiro.
The only character I didn’t like was the girl. I get where she’s coming from, I just don’t think her feminism is preformed in a healthy way.
It is similar to Blue Exorcist in a few ways, but I personally prefer this one. There’s something about the realistic depiction of contemporary life that this one did quite well.
The art is gorgeous and the storytelling was quite well done. It’s quickly paced but in a clever way. Some chapters are full of fast action while others are the in between ‘how is the hero reacting to this?’ scenes.
I love this art style!! The lineart is done in one of my favorite ways and it’s consistently done well. It is sort of a cutesy realism, something like you would see on an anime artist’s Instagram.
Rago looked just like Jiji from “Kiki’s Delivery Service”!! He’s adorable and a good mentor to Jiro.
The only character I didn’t like was the girl. I get where she’s coming from, I just don’t think her feminism is preformed in a healthy way.
It is similar to Blue Exorcist in a few ways, but I personally prefer this one. There’s something about the realistic depiction of contemporary life that this one did quite well.
jrice92's review against another edition
4.0
Solid opening to what looks like an interesting and short series (5 volumes).
High point, the artwork during fight scenes, easy ⭐⭐⭐⭐
High point, the artwork during fight scenes, easy ⭐⭐⭐⭐
rereader33's review against another edition
3.0
Alright, I'm going to be blunt: I will not be continuing with this series. But I want to be clear-it's not because this volume was bad. I can imagine a lot of manga readers will be drawn to this story, and honestly if it had been available maybe 10 years ago, I would too. However, I am following a lot of series right now and I have to pick and choose what I continue to read. As for praise, all I can say is that the artstyle is okay, the story is average but okay, and it can easily appeal to a wide audience. Now I will list in detail all the reasons why I won't continue the series (cuz I feel like ranting):
1. The story is at best okay and at worst painfully generic. Kid raised in ninja clan and can fight but wants to do his own thing gets attacked by monster. Kid merges with another monster, learns about a bureau that defeats monsters, kid joins bureau. Obviously, there is potential for the story to change gears and do something interesting, but from what I gathered from this volume that doesn't seem likely.
2. The characters are incredibly boring and the banter is uninteresting. The main character is exactly as I described but with a "strong moral code to help anyone in need," like EVERY OTHER SHOUNEN MAIN CHARACTER. And that's the issue: nothing about him separates him from other characters of his type, Midoriya's optimism and incredible sweetness from My Hero Academia or Nagisa's timidness but desire to learn from Assassination Classroom. He is as generic as you can imagine if you've read ANY shounen series, and the banter he has with Rago is boring, weak, and poorly written.
3. There is a fight scene in the last chapter between the only female character introduced and some monsters. First off, the fight scene is not that interesting, but worse is that when the girl lands from making a jump, readers are treated to detailed shot of her butt that was clearly meant to be fanservice. My problem with this is that aside from her outfit being tight and short, fanservice was not introduced until this scene. In my opinion, if a mangaka is going to have fanservice in their work, they need to introduce it as soon as possible so that readers know that this will part of the story. For Takaki to wait until the last chapter to put such an obvious bit of fanservice is absurd to me and doesn't jive with the tone of the story.
4. This is purely nitpicking, but going off of point 3, at the end of the fight readers are treated to a two page spread of the girl slicing the monster to pieces. Two problems I had with this spread: 1. The girl's pose is utterly ridiculous. She looks like she's squatting with her knees bent forward and her crotch on full display, but she had been in the air prior to slicing the monster. The scene is obviously suppose to be more fanservice while making her look like a badass, but it just looks stupid. 2. Aside from her pose and the sliced up remains of the monster, there's nothing else of note in this spread, making it an utter waste of space. If you want awesome two page spread action, read One Punch Man, My Hero Academia, or Fire Force.
Anyways, I hate being this negative, but this was a huge disappointment. If you did like it, great, but I will be passing on this. Thanks for dealing with my rant!
1. The story is at best okay and at worst painfully generic. Kid raised in ninja clan and can fight but wants to do his own thing gets attacked by monster. Kid merges with another monster, learns about a bureau that defeats monsters, kid joins bureau. Obviously, there is potential for the story to change gears and do something interesting, but from what I gathered from this volume that doesn't seem likely.
2. The characters are incredibly boring and the banter is uninteresting. The main character is exactly as I described but with a "strong moral code to help anyone in need," like EVERY OTHER SHOUNEN MAIN CHARACTER. And that's the issue: nothing about him separates him from other characters of his type, Midoriya's optimism and incredible sweetness from My Hero Academia or Nagisa's timidness but desire to learn from Assassination Classroom. He is as generic as you can imagine if you've read ANY shounen series, and the banter he has with Rago is boring, weak, and poorly written.
3. There is a fight scene in the last chapter between the only female character introduced and some monsters. First off, the fight scene is not that interesting, but worse is that when the girl lands from making a jump, readers are treated to detailed shot of her butt that was clearly meant to be fanservice. My problem with this is that aside from her outfit being tight and short, fanservice was not introduced until this scene. In my opinion, if a mangaka is going to have fanservice in their work, they need to introduce it as soon as possible so that readers know that this will part of the story. For Takaki to wait until the last chapter to put such an obvious bit of fanservice is absurd to me and doesn't jive with the tone of the story.
4. This is purely nitpicking, but going off of point 3, at the end of the fight readers are treated to a two page spread of the girl slicing the monster to pieces. Two problems I had with this spread: 1. The girl's pose is utterly ridiculous. She looks like she's squatting with her knees bent forward and her crotch on full display, but she had been in the air prior to slicing the monster. The scene is obviously suppose to be more fanservice while making her look like a badass, but it just looks stupid. 2. Aside from her pose and the sliced up remains of the monster, there's nothing else of note in this spread, making it an utter waste of space. If you want awesome two page spread action, read One Punch Man, My Hero Academia, or Fire Force.
Anyways, I hate being this negative, but this was a huge disappointment. If you did like it, great, but I will be passing on this. Thanks for dealing with my rant!
traumatic_cacti's review against another edition
Picked this up on a whim while at work. The art style is great, but the story was nothing I haven't seen before. 2.5 stars
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I did love Rago the cat mononoke but that was about it. I felt so meh about this one and really struggled to get through it because there was just nothing that grabbed me enough about the plot to feel engaged. Probably won’t be continuing on with this one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Blood
breakfastgrey's review
3.0
It's a shonen manga. It's pretty paint by the numbers, but I did kind of dig the premise. The art was solid, but the writing (or possibly the translation) was pretty awful in the early going. All in all it's an all right read, but hardly one to go out of your way for unless you're a huge shonen fan.
emad's review
4.0
I encountered so many similarities between this and chainsaw man. There's potential to it and it's a short series, ergo I'll keep reading.
I don't know how to feel about the femenist POV of the series.
I don't know how to feel about the femenist POV of the series.
katzenhai's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-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? It's complicated
4.5
dynamicdylan's review
4.0
This shonen battle manga is so good. We follow a young boy Jiro, who has been trained as a ninja. He has the ability to talk to animals, and he encounters a cat named Rago. This cat is actually a monster called a Mononoke. When another creature attacks them, Jiro dies. Rago then decides to save his life and fuse together with him.
I really enjoy this series a lot. The art is fantastic, and the combination of ninja and monsters is super cool. If you want a short shonen battle manga, this is a great option!
I really enjoy this series a lot. The art is fantastic, and the combination of ninja and monsters is super cool. If you want a short shonen battle manga, this is a great option!