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2.94 AVERAGE
2.94 AVERAGE
Cute feel good romance with cute monsters and creepy monsters.
What an odd series, the art style while interesting was frequently hard to follow. In some panels I knew there were monsters depicted but couldn’t tell where the monster began and the terrain ended.
The characters have some promise, but not enough that I was pulled in, in one volume.
Romance combined with monster that wants to eat the main character is a different concept, but not one I want to read further.
The characters have some promise, but not enough that I was pulled in, in one volume.
Romance combined with monster that wants to eat the main character is a different concept, but not one I want to read further.
**ARC provided by NetGalley for honest review**
Sachi's Monstrous Appetite Volume 1 by Chomoran was certainly a...strange manga volume. Some of the pages in the copy I had downloaded were missing, so it was a bit confusing, but the basic premise seems to be this: a middle school boy has a crush on a high school girl, but she's actually a monster in disguise that needs his help to fight other monsters because apparently he smells good to them? It's basically a gender-bent Twilight. I don't know, it is sorta charming in a quirky way, but I probably don't care enough to continue in this series.
Sachi's Monstrous Appetite Volume 1 by Chomoran was certainly a...strange manga volume. Some of the pages in the copy I had downloaded were missing, so it was a bit confusing, but the basic premise seems to be this: a middle school boy has a crush on a high school girl, but she's actually a monster in disguise that needs his help to fight other monsters because apparently he smells good to them? It's basically a gender-bent Twilight. I don't know, it is sorta charming in a quirky way, but I probably don't care enough to continue in this series.
Rating: 2.5 stars
The premise for this manga is kind of cute. Funatsugi can see monsters (and smells delicious to them!) and Sachi is a monster pretending to be a real girl. There's a little bit of romance, a little but of horrible nightmare fuel, and some really funny moments as well. The transitions in the first 2 or 3 chapters are just SO abrupt as to be non-existent. I found myself flipping back and forth and looking at the page numbers trying to figure out if I'd missed something. You've got to kind of read between the lines and draw your own conclusions for some of the storyline set up and world building. Is this a spin-off of something else that would have already explained the world building and roles?
A digital ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley for review. All opinions are unbiased and my own.
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The premise for this manga is kind of cute. Funatsugi can see monsters (and smells delicious to them!) and Sachi is a monster pretending to be a real girl. There's a little bit of romance, a little but of horrible nightmare fuel, and some really funny moments as well. The transitions in the first 2 or 3 chapters are just SO abrupt as to be non-existent. I found myself flipping back and forth and looking at the page numbers trying to figure out if I'd missed something. You've got to kind of read between the lines and draw your own conclusions for some of the storyline set up and world building. Is this a spin-off of something else that would have already explained the world building and roles?
A digital ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley for review. All opinions are unbiased and my own.
Like this review?
Check out more of my reviews on my blog, Elley the Book Otter
I received an eARC courtesy of Kodansha Comics via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
I feel like I missed something. Like a whole chunk of this manga was missing or something because I am just super confused (or maybe that is simply the way it is written). Perhaps there was a problem with the eARC download, so take my rating with a grain of salt. I did not enjoy this.
I feel like I missed something. Like a whole chunk of this manga was missing or something because I am just super confused (or maybe that is simply the way it is written). Perhaps there was a problem with the eARC download, so take my rating with a grain of salt. I did not enjoy this.
So, I'm gonna start off by saying this series is definitely NOT going to be for everyone. Whether it be the romance progressing at break-neck speeds, the tonal shifts from adorable rom-com to nightmare fuel, and the admittedly simple characters. That being said, I FUCKING LOVED THIS VOLUME AND I AM HYPED FOR MORE!!
In some ways, this series reminds me of Toilet Bound Hanako-kun because:
a) the main character has a monster/ supernatural love interest
b) this is a rom-com with horror elements
c) the art style is flexible enough to accommodate the rom-com and horror scenes
and while I wouldn't say this is as good as Toilet Bound Hanako-kun because that series is a fucking masterpiece DON'T @ ME, the similarities it shares are also things that I enjoy in manga.
This may be a weird thing to say, but I love manga series that feature a human-supernatural/ monster relationship. I don't know why, maybe because they also have extensive lore and worldbuilding by default and the artwork/ art styles are always on point, but I just really love those kinds of stories. So when I heard about this I was like, "yep, I'm definitely going to have to give this a shot," and I'm so glad I did. The art style is so interesting for this story, as in I feel like if it were more polished or more shoujo-esque it straight up wouldn't work. Having the art be a bit blurry in place enhances the emotional moments and the heavy use of shadows in dangerous situations heightens the intensity of said situations. Also, there are certain panels that grabbed me, like the three panel shot of Sachi transforming or the two pages dedicated to her crying towards the end of the volume. Even some of the funnier panels are great, like Sachi's thoughts after Makie suggests she request something specific for her bento are depicted as outer space, with the second one being outer space but with food. Little stuff like that makes me smile.
As I said earlier, the characters are admittedly simple and not anything special, but I am interested in learning more about them and do like their relationship. And that cliffhanger's killing me, I need to see what happens next!
Those are my scattered thoughts regarding this first volume. In a nutshell, I would only recommend this to people who like human-monster relationships and are interested in a rom-com horror hybrid series. Everyone else, I'd say flip through this before committing if you're unsure. I loved it, but I get that others won't.
In some ways, this series reminds me of Toilet Bound Hanako-kun because:
a) the main character has a monster/ supernatural love interest
b) this is a rom-com with horror elements
c) the art style is flexible enough to accommodate the rom-com and horror scenes
and while I wouldn't say this is as good as Toilet Bound Hanako-kun because that series is a fucking masterpiece DON'T @ ME, the similarities it shares are also things that I enjoy in manga.
This may be a weird thing to say, but I love manga series that feature a human-supernatural/ monster relationship. I don't know why, maybe because they also have extensive lore and worldbuilding by default and the artwork/ art styles are always on point, but I just really love those kinds of stories. So when I heard about this I was like, "yep, I'm definitely going to have to give this a shot," and I'm so glad I did. The art style is so interesting for this story, as in I feel like if it were more polished or more shoujo-esque it straight up wouldn't work. Having the art be a bit blurry in place enhances the emotional moments and the heavy use of shadows in dangerous situations heightens the intensity of said situations. Also, there are certain panels that grabbed me, like the three panel shot of Sachi transforming or the two pages dedicated to her crying towards the end of the volume. Even some of the funnier panels are great, like Sachi's thoughts after Makie suggests she request something specific for her bento are depicted as outer space, with the second one being outer space but with food. Little stuff like that makes me smile.
As I said earlier, the characters are admittedly simple and not anything special, but I am interested in learning more about them and do like their relationship. And that cliffhanger's killing me, I need to see what happens next!
Those are my scattered thoughts regarding this first volume. In a nutshell, I would only recommend this to people who like human-monster relationships and are interested in a rom-com horror hybrid series. Everyone else, I'd say flip through this before committing if you're unsure. I loved it, but I get that others won't.
This was really an interesting one. I liked the unique premise to be honest and I'm excited to see how this series develops. Although the main boy was pretty bland and void of a personality, I quite like the main girl and so I hope they both have their deserved character arcs. It is hard to judge a manga series based solely off of volume 1- especially as this volume was quite short- however there is definitely a lot of potential here!!
Warning for Trypophobia.
This was all over the place, and the more I tried to understand the less sense it seemed to make.
While I finished this book, I couldn't begin to tell you what this book was really about. Just that the first monster left me wishing I never picked it up.
This was all over the place, and the more I tried to understand the less sense it seemed to make.
While I finished this book, I couldn't begin to tell you what this book was really about. Just that the first monster left me wishing I never picked it up.
lighthearted
fast-paced