stressedpenguin's manga / #shounen(5)

It's a oneshot so theres not much it can do. Was very cliche shonen manga-y. Yknow. Sealed ice demon. Damsel in distress. Guy with ice powers. We end on an emotionally charged fight. Tada. Minor gripe: the girl gets pissed at the fire guy who barging in on her during her bath BUT SHE WAS LITERALLY BEING FROZEN BY AN ICE MONSTER SPAWNING IN THE BATH WATER??? She's like "perv!" but he was just... saving her life... It's a super minor moment but completely broke the immersion for me. 5/10

I hate to say it but... what a let down. The premise was interesting and the first two cases with the sword and voodoo lady were interesting, sure, but the story doesn't deliver on anything else. It sets up for SOMETHING to happen with the naked guy and MC, but then nothing??? They barely even interact all things considered. The story is also bogged down by a large cast of characters and not enough time to explore any if them. There was a lot of potential that didn't... go anywhere I don't think it's the story's fault. It feels like it got cut off just as it was picking up, so I imagine something happened behind the scenes, which is such a shame. Was really interested in this one and the art is great 6/10.

5/10

Lmao gangster cats. Was pretty fun, very shonen cliche-y for those who are into that, and had a surprisingly heartfelt but bittersweet ending. I hope our MC gets his found family happy end someday 5 or 6/10 it had its moments but like every shonen I was starting to get battle fatigue by the end. Comments are saying there may be more volumes so I'm keeping notifs on

6/10