loi_fish's manga / #Psychological(7)

Juujika no Rokunin

Ongoing | Nakatake shiryuu | 2019 released

All the ways horrifying, and all the ways dark. This manga sends chills down my spine and makes me nervous to keep reading. It's so fucked up in so many ways but it tackles quite an interesting concept. The sinister tone of the story is encourage by the art style and sfx as you would expect. Too bad the romance breaks the tone. Shitty ML x FL, shitty romance, shitty timing. Went from 5 stars to 2. This mangaka is too obsessed with cramming in fanservice which offsets all the pacing, overall mood of the story and makes all the brilliance of this: moot.

The Planet Walks Alone

Ongoing | Hei mai | 2000 released

Completed. Mysterious, thrilling and 5-star worthy-read! An introspective exploration on human duality! From the amazing art and panels that feel alive to the storyline which is shrouded in mystery - it leaves me craving for more, I'm curious but also in awe at every aspect of this manhwa. How it ends may seem dissapointing, but I feel as though it fits perfectly with this series in all honesty. Can't wait to see more from this author!

Shimanami Tasogare

Complete | kamatani yuhki,Kamatani Yuuki | 2015 released

This is really beautiful. Visually and story wise. I found it really comforting - emotional, but comforting. I really didn't want this to end so soon but it has, and it was beautiful. I've never read a manga with such amazing representations and portrayals of LGBTQ+ characters. The characters feel so real and their feeling are presented so wonderfully in the art - I often caught myself being in awe at certain pages' art.

Koko wa Ima kara Rinri desu.

Ongoing | amase shiori | 2019 released

Stopped reading, 2B picked up again. Not bad. A thought-provoking manga. There's a lot of emotions attached to each student, you see their lives and you understand and relate to them. It's good and refreshing to see a teacher and adult (although fictional) be so understanding and non-judgemental to younger people. Certainly, this manga is rather niche, the characters are unusual, not unbelievable per se, but they're quite unique. There were some moments and characters that made me raise my brow and some moments that didn't sit quite right with me but overall? It's fine. The art style isn't extremely out-of-the-ordinary, but the composition and execution is wonderful. Would definitely reccomend.

Houseki no Kuni

Ongoing | Haruko Ichikawa | 2000 released

Ongoing, U2D. Heartbreaking, devastating and emotional. The art is complex and unconventional but I adore it. It took a while for me to warm up to but it didn't put me off reading it. Lots of symbolism and beautiful story-telling. Prepare the tissues because the emotional turmoil just grows and grows the more you read. Definitely not a light-hearted time, but still a comfort read for me, nonetheless.

Phantom Tales of the Night

Ongoing | Matsuri | 2019 released

REVOLT

Ongoing | Kusaka Shinya,Takagi Shuuei | 2000 released
2020-09-12 14:34 marked

Read this a while back, had a skim through just to refresh my memory. It's got a cool concept but idk, reading it was kind of boring and didn't rrally find any of this memorable outside of the concept. Maybe I'm not giving this a fair shot but I'm not interested enough to find out, oops...