July's manga / #School Life(28)

Art is absolutely wonderful, the plot is still muddled, but vastly improved over its prequel. Hopefully, it doesn't go wildly off the rails this time. There's a romance between the female lead and the beast male character, but it's not really being developed and there are odd conflicts thrown their way that get resolved in the strangest manner possible sometimes.

The art style suits the theme of this webtoon, but it's not particularly great. So far, the female lead who can see the death countdown has been unable to stop it completely. I think that's a good thing, to watch her struggle with her powers and her own helplessness. Her brother is underused so far, I'm not sure if he is evil or just conveniently there when needed.

4-koma comedy manga at its best! Never fails to make me laugh. The main characters take one step forward in their romance, and then three steps back. It's so ridiculous!

The beginning of the manga was quite good, especially when the male lead and his blackmailer become more and more crazy, doing more heinous things to break away from the teenage angst of boredom. I think on some levels, that's relatable to everyone who has gone through teenage years. But it quickly goes downhill when the male lead is separated from his friends and classmates when he moved to another town. The ending falls flat and leaves readers wanting something more. The first half rode a huge wave of crazy and then went splat on the floor, that's the feeling I had when I read this. It also tries too hard to be deep and it lost me sometimes in its fake philosophical tones. Art is pretty good and matches the theme of the manga.

Koro-sensei is a truly unique and iconic character. The supporting cast is not always used to its full potential. The only real distinctive members of the class are Nagisa and Karma. Also the love interest for Nagisa, but I forgot her name since she was mostly a background character. The ending is bittersweet. Sometimes I wish they spend more time with the whole classroom and their crazy antics rather on the killing aspect. It's overall a great manga, but it doesn't make it into my absolute favorites.

The art is so good~ I loved learning about the manga industry, it really gives insight on how manga is created and developed, and what a tough profession it is. All the characters are rather bland though, and the two male leads get conveniently paired with two girls who are best friends, but the romance is very underdeveloped. I would have preferred to read more about the two male leads and their trust in each other which helps them work so well together. That's why I'm docking off a star for this otherwise fantastic manga.

Definitely inspired by Detective Conan, it follows a group of children who all have their special talents to solve mysteries. I think it goes downhill after the Plague Village arc, since the characters don't develop much after that. I would have liked to see more Ryu & Kyu rivalry/friendship, but it focuses too much on the Hades and Pluto organization.

This manga is really good, but the author ran out of ideas near the end, sadly. I'm not a fan of how this ended, but it's worth reading just for the whole section up to the Dark Tournament. The beginning where Yusuke becomes a good person and realizing the impact of his death on his friends is very touching, and it made me cry.

I really liked learning about Go in this manga. The art is fantastic as usual for this mangaka. I only wished to see more of Hikaru's growth after Sai left, since the end seems a little abrupt to me. Also, he never beat Akira by himself, which was disappointing... He's still always behind him, despite how good he has become.

One of the best dark thriller webtoons out there. It keeps you on the edge of your seat. Everyone is twisted, but you want to root for the protagonist. It's worth re-reading after the first read-through!