pluckaduck's manga / #Comedy(172)

has a really accurate depiction of adhd in the mc. she's just a pure ball of sunshine. she's so adorable and funny. it might seem like the ml is the typical edgy loner type with a dangerous past, but no, it in fact subverts and pokes fun at that trope; he's just a normal teenager with lots embarrassment and pentup anger from people always assuming the worst in him bc of his scar that was a result of extremely mundane trip. at first ngl I didnt like him all that much since he was an asshole to mc who was trying to be friendly to him, but his characterizarion is very well-written, much more than just a misunderstand boy as we learn later in the story

love how the contents of this work are so dryly delivered with that gritty, somber artstyle and tense atmosphere. tbh, this situation, where no one can push back the spread of cats hinges on the assumption that every human adore cats, which isn't true. realistically, a force of cat-haters or psychopaths will be formed to combat the growing numbers. otherwise, I'm not sure how this situation will be resolved

the artstyle and framing is sublime. wish it was gl ngl. but also they remind of Aziraphale and Crowley

the author mustve been high when they wrote this. it's so unpredictable, and off the rails with the amount of batshit crazy charas. i truly laughed a few times bc of how out-of-pocket some stuff were. the art carried for sure, but the writing shines thru.

it's underrated. it's entertaining, the banter and dynamics are hilarious, and the friendships are wholesome. all the charas have personalities and quirks, and the mc takes a back seat after his arc to focus on other charas. it's not a power fantasy in the slightest, and the author makes it clear that it's a just game with how lighthearted everything is, and how we don't actually know anything about the charas outside of it (save a couple charas) bc the story takes place only in the game. the author also plays with our expectations by framing the backstories in a certain dark way, then completely subverts them by shedding more information. well done author. also i love how antagonists are written, they arent necessarily demonized for trauma and mc to beat, but just players playing the game, as the author empathizes. but treating everything so lighthearted is selfish as it backfires on relationships built within. which is the main theme btw. finally, the plot: it is not much. it's very much character-driven. the quests/lore take the backseat. but i didn't read it for plot so whatever. also, id love to see more of isley and raiquia interacting.

i want to like it, but its all over the place and charas are introduced with buildup.

it's ok, the ending felt rushed. the mysteries were relatively simple, compared to other detective mangas. the art style is cute, but not really suitable for this kind of story; everything felt light-hearted and the atmosphere never really felt all that heavy when times called for it.

bruh im on ch 45 and the tag "war hero takes a child, etc etc" completely spoiled the plot twist, if it's true. don't put the plot points in the tags. on the other hand, i love how immersive yet informative of the story. it's not told in an info dump type of way, and it's entertaining. the action is quite good, the stakes are pretty high, and the few comedic moments are so funny. the antagonists are so interesting as well, the samurai who wish to recreate a war, the lieutenant who wants to take over hokkaido, and the other convicts with tattooed skin, their plotlines interwoven together by the allure of gold... it's a really goddamn good story. ch 72. LMAO this entire chapter was bizarrely hilarious. who comes up with 'psychopaths bonding over shared hobby of stitching human flesh together into clothing'? there's even a catwalk scene LOL. not to mention a few chapter back about the gay couple?? that was absolutely peak comedy. ch 120. ok the author's either bi, or he just like men's bodies. the scene where the guys got all sexually aroused because of the sea otter meat's smoke? and the sauna scene where the men's muscular bodies were on full display?? jesus damn I'm not complaining tho.

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