pluckaduck's manga / #Mystery(43)

ch 6. bro that so-called #1 detective in solved cases clearly said, in the beginning, that his first impressions of people were never wrong. but after the case, he was telling his subordinate that he had learned to view people in a positive light, which he never actually did throughout that particular case. he, as a supposedly smart character, was really disappointing too. also, I'm disappointed that the fact that Ron strangely tells people to die, and the fact that they actually try to go through with it, in a hypnotized-like fashion, was brushed off?? it happened twice already?? it's def a major plot point, and likely the reason he was expelled from the Blue academy, but it was just lightly mentioned as an "illness" and that's it?? and that police lady is annoying fr. she literally has no redeeming traits... she's cold and insulting to the other mc, and it's supposed to be funny? and the fact that she fell for Ron after one case... bruh. ch 8. dumb, that esp guy was dumb. what was he hoping to accomplish by murdering his assistant on TV? whether he successfully tricked the audience, he's gonna be labeled as the murderer since he did order him to guy. and if his trick was exposed, he's still going to jail and be labeled as a fraud with a tarnished reputation. so why go on tv when ur already planning to kill the guy? since ya wanted to make it so elaborate, shouldn't have done it on tv where mistakes can be picked up. dumb shit. ch. 30 i think dr. mofu is sus. what's under her eyepatch...?

pretty damn interesting, like what is going on in this household??

ch 60. "dont underestimate human" hrmm that seems like an awfully misplaced platitude that came out of nowhere. i mean, they were just had this big reveal, the tension was high, mc and ushio tried to counterattack, there was no indication of this theme running in the background... anyhow it felt really random to place this inspiring-sounding platitude in a backdrop of a mystery thriller with creepy monsters.

ch1. damn that really took an interesting turn lol ch10. what the actual fuck is going on. is the dad deliberately causing accidents? ch 14. much more depressing and dark in a real way than i expected. ch18. the plot thickens. so is grandpa in the dream but not aware of it? but that wouldnt make sense since it's not said that he's in a coma as well. following this line of reasoning, that means the grandpa who's in the loop is actually mc's subconscious whos trying to help mc get out of the coma...? hmm, or maybe he somehow, voluntarily or not, went into a coma to help mc get out. who is the controller of the dream land? even tho it's mc's dream, it's other people's dreams too (since there's things in the dreams mc doesnt know of ie. his sis's secret life). is sato and enemy or ally? he doesn't want mc to learn the truth (maybe it had happened in one of his amnesiac loops and it didnt go so well) but is he doing it out of goodwill?

ch20. it has a nice "nostalgic" vibe, but the dystopian vibes are minuscule. other than the gene terra floating above them, it doesn't really give off fantasy vibes. it's just a slice-of-life romance between two realtor collegues. i mean, there is obviously something wrong with the snake-like director and the fl's missing memories, but the romance is at the forefront here. and personally, it's kinda annoying that she's not really trying to recover her memories despite knowing she doesn't have them, and for what? bc she wants the ml to fall for her current her and not her past self? these emotions are preventing us from getting closer to the core of the plot. and i thought living in Kowloon was terrible. it's crowded, must not be hygienic, dangerous to live in bc of the lack of security and law, and filled with whorehouses, opium parlours, gangsters, etc. but maybe the dystopian aspect is about hiding the dark side to give this illusion that the Kowloon place an adequate place to live in so people won't want to leave...? kinda like 1894, except this place is actually pretty liveable and the main leads lives' arent bad. ch56. it's more interesting than i expected, but mostly about the mystery surrounding this new kowloon illusion and the clones and deceased people living in it. the aspect about the doubles is really downplayed, even seemed trivial, no? like im confused why doubles are living there, how they came to be, why arent the originals doing anything about it? tho, i am confused how people there can live their life nomally cuz based on the image, half of the buildings has been reduced to rubble. also, liking this repeated theme about dwelling in the past cuz of nostagia, not moving forward and change, not being your "absolute self". anyway, no romance yet. ml is still lingering in the past, but ngl the past reko is really an enigma. it must be so difficult for him and bizarre, bc she commited suicide.

ch16. the lore is interesting, but it's hard to comprehend what's going on bc of the art. ch39. so my current theory is that the whole legend about veleron and the seven ghosts is much more complex than the established story. aya (the antagonist) is the reincarnated veleron, or the vessel of veleron. he wants to revive/find whoever is in pandora's box, be it actually veleron or another person, perhaps to destroy the world and remodel it according to his vision of a just world. even tho he's ruthless and seems heartless, i dont think he can be classified as a evil person. his vendetta against god might have a legit reason. ch43. huh, explains why aya is obsessed with catching him; so is he just gonna be used as a bargaining chip to overthrow the govt, or actually be killed to destroy the world? ch100. welp i was wrong. good story with intricate plot with several plot threads that all ties together. and interesting charas. the ending was a bit rushed tho. ngl the dialogue was a bit cliche and idealistic sometimes, some scenes i had no idea what's transpiring cuz of the art, it wouldve better if some charas and scenes had been more fleshed out. and the reveal that aya was teito's uncle was def so random.

ch59. def interesting. it's a bit sad, charas are quite pitiful, but not angsty. but also quite heartwarming and sweet. mc is so old yet is still immature like a sheltered child. love the dynamic and various charas. it's good, but the artstyle is cute for a slice-of-life fantasy but too simplistic to build up emotional moments/scenes. ive pretty much been reading this with a striaght face the whole time. and the background on flo and lena, it was a bit underwhelming ngl. like, i get her personality, but to hate the only person who helped you when ur parents died, and even nearly lost his life for u, just bc his face resembles the one you hate... alas, that's what being human is, i suppose.

the first arc was crazy good, so full of suspense and uncertainty, and the second arc (goldy pond) falls a tiny bit short, then it just downhill from there. poor storytelling, norman and ray (esp ray) turning into side charas in favor of emma, due to which the story started turning a bit too contrived, poorly established new charas, lacking chara developments, skipping over the details of how norman escaped the facility, lacking buildup and suspense, etc. sigh, the most interesting thing about this was the psychological, mystery, and horrifying aspects, but it completely just throws that out of the window. the high-ranking demons were handled way too easily compared to the early battles of wit against isabella, and the demons of goldy pond. and even if norman is a genius, it's hard to imagine that he can outsmart demons that lived for 1000 years, esp when he is still a teenager.