narutolvr's manga / #mystery(9)

Mirai Nikki

Complete | esuno sakae | 2006 released

Hated the two main characters (the main guy was such a pansy about everything) but I still gave it 4 stars for a pretty engaging plot. Although things did get a little...muddled in the last few chapters, there were plenty of interesting twists and turns that made me want to read more. Not to mention, I really loved Akise's character. So so much! Overall good read, though I wouldn't read it again!

Tasogare Otome x Amnesia

Complete | Maybe | 2000 released
2015-09-12 01:21 marked

Although I was looking for an actual horror manga so this one didn't exactly fit the bill, but I guess it was pretty good. Such young students/light horror isn't really my cup of tea and the story really seemed to lack any actual suspense (hence no horror tag from me). Rather, around chapter 20, I wanted to stop but steadfastly charged on. It was cute, though, so I'd give it 3 stars. Still dislike the grandmother's character...

Umineko No Naku Koro Ni Episode 2: Turn Of The Golden Witch

Complete | ryukishi 07,suzuki jirou | 2008 released

Hmm..things got a bit confusing in the final chapter and the setup in the beginning was pretty boring, though I understand why the author did it. [Spoiler] I'm curious as to why Battler got back up though? Didn't he already admit defeat? And it's not as if he figured anything out, so does he just want to be tortured again?

Akumu No Elevator

Complete | Kinoshita Hanta | 2009 released
2015-12-07 19:46 marked

Oh this was good! This was real good! I was at the edge of my seat the whole time I was reading, and even now I want to know what happened next.

Kirihito Sanka

Complete | tezuka osamu | 1970 released
2015-12-07 21:42 marked

It was fairly interesting, and the medical aspects seemed really accurate. I liked that the good characters weren't all good; they struggled with conceit, anxiousness, crippling self-doubt, and moments of anger just like real people would. The bad guys were pretty much completely bad, though, which left them as rather 1 dimensional characters. There were also quite a few loose ends that were never really tied up, and I at least wanted Osanai to get something in return for the hell he was put through.

Lost+brain

Complete | Yabuno Tsuduku | 2008 released
2015-12-07 23:58 marked

Really interesting! Yagami Light- I mean Hiyama Ren (hehe) was quite a fascinating character but, like most egoists, failed to see the flaws in himself in his quest to remove them from everyone else. It had a great ending, too. I do feel as if I should mark this as supernatural as the author really made it seem like hypnotism was akin to some sort of super power/mind control.

Enigme

Complete | sakaki kenji | 2000 released
2015-12-09 03:00 marked

It was a great story!Too bad the last 2 chapters got away a bit- it could have been a 10/10! But I liked all of the characters a lot- and the creepiness was overwhelmingly well done. I do kind of wish we had a villain; throughout the story, all the "bad" guys turned good and it felt like at the end, we were just sort of left with "well, that happened...cool. Let's remember now and all be friends!" It just didn't give the feeling of victory I wanted from this manga. But, it's still a super awesome read!

Shinigami Hime No Saikon

Complete | onogami meiya,fujiwara ryou | 2011 released
2015-12-20 03:46 marked

This was quite interesting! Even with only 13 chapters, the story was fairly interesting, had sufficient back story, and even surprising twists!

Conductor

Complete | KAMINAGA Manabu | 2010 released
2016-06-05 11:30 marked

Flautist has terrifying nightmares pointing to a time she can't remember and has to turn to a psychologist for help, unleashing a series of events centered around her and her music mates/friends from college. Coupled with the discovery of a headless mummy, twisted, sordid story of love, avarice, and betrayal unfolds. Super good!