narutolvr's manga / #seinen(14)

Basilisk

Complete | Yamada Fuutarou | 2003 released

I see comments saying this manga was confusing or hard to grasp but it's a pretty simple story to grab hold of. It seems complicated because of all the names/backstories of each character they introduce (20+ in only a few volumes = tons of information) but don't let your attention be swayed by that. Just understand that at the start of the story the two clans Kouga and Iga that warred for 1000 years and were forced to form a truce are now given free reign to fight again. Now these clans seemed to be getting on fine and two ninjas (one from each clan) were in love and were scheduled to be married a few days after the truce ended up being dissolved. So the whole story is following how the relationship between the two clans (and by proxy, the lovers) dissolves over the course of a couple of days simply because of the war-mongering nature of the ninja. It's pretty interesting to read and the action scenes -of which there are many- are well drawn.

Dendrobates

Complete | ishiwata youji,yamane akihiro | 2006 released
2015-09-04 03:10 marked

Loved it! Though I am a sucker for dark hero MCs...

Emerging

Complete | HOKAZONO Masaya | 2004 released
2015-09-12 02:58 marked

It was a pretty well done manga; interesting plot, nice pacing, good art, etc, but it really seemed to be lacking quite a lot of medical knowledge. I think if the author had done a bit more research, it could have been a very good story. As it is now, the resolution doesn't make much sense. And, somehow, the MC seemed way too clueless to be a doctor. Case in point: when he and Sekiguchi get back the results of the virus blood and are told it doesn't match any current viruses, he feels relief. As a medical professional, your first instinct should be fear since it could mean you're dealing with a completely new infection. Little details like that make it a bit hard to get into the story as someone going into medicine.

Shin Angyo Onshi

Complete | Youn | 2001 released
2015-09-13 00:03 marked

Onani Master Kurosawa

Complete | ise katsura | 2005 released
2015-09-19 04:02 marked

Jackals

Complete | Kim Hyung-jin, Murata Shinya | 2000 released
2015-09-22 01:14 marked

La Mosca Manhwa

Complete | kang hyung kyu | 2008 released
2015-11-14 07:31 marked

A little bit strange in some places, but really hilarious, interesting, and well paced. A prime example of seinen manga- didn't drag on, we got to see some emotion without forsaking the action, and little twists and turns to keep us on our toes. A really great work!

Oyaji

Complete | moriyama tsuru | 2000 released
2015-11-14 11:18 marked

This was really sweet and shows well what a difference a father makes in a family. That Oyaji was way too manly- even his pee was manly lol!

Region

Complete | fujisawa yuki | 2007 released
2015-11-27 07:10 marked

So sad to see the good guys die so close to salvation!!!! The beginning with the rats really had me feeling some type of way since it seemed so possible but after random animals kept popping up over and over, I just started getting annoyed. I kinda got the feeling the author just picked whatever animal she wanted to eat people/get in their way just to add more drama. It was like a shorter, less organic version of BioMeat which I really liked (organic in this sense refers to developing the plot naturally rather than forcing it along), but may have been comparable if it were longer and therefore had more time in between infestations so they seemed less sudden/random. An interesting choice to leave the sensei alive at the end, and it certainly made for a nice comical scene to cut up the gut wrenching action up to this point. I also would have preferred to see more character development in the main character but considering the length and action heavy plot, the author did reasonably well with what she had.

Reset

Complete | Tsutsui Tetsuya | 2005 released
2015-11-27 07:37 marked

Didn't like it very much- maybe the concept was so far fetched I couldn't feel any emotions from it? I didn't really understand why the MC slit her wrists- it's not as if she had homicidal tendencies even in the game so why in real life? Guess it just had to be completed in 2 chapters and that was the easiest way to do it.