pluckaduck's manga / #Seinen(27)

most of the characters r so twisted. mc is a psychopath. thought she was just a vengeful woman living for revenge, that's why she's able to sleep with her enemies... but she's crazy she loves her deceased husband tho i don't think it was a pure love at all cuz she did cheat on him with his brother, and she's emotionally involved with 'makoto' for lack of a better word (bc that guy taught her programming and honed her skills). i thought makoto is the only normal guy in this series, but i wonder what's his connection to the other 'makoto' with the burnt scars. anyways, i only started reading this out of curiosity but was quickly immersed in the story like i don't know how this would end, probably bittersweet to straight tragedy, but this is just so good.

im so confused about the spider web string the killer was seeing? it ended up not that relevant or explained anyway, so why was this even added? his backstory was confusing. i felt that there was some details that was just glossed over, but ig it wasnt so important

ch 169. it's one of the best mangas out there in terms of strategies and psychological manipulation. akiyama and the antagonist, yokoyo(?), are absolutely brilliant masterminds. even rereading their train of thought, it's sometimes hard to follow. the author is a genius, to be able to create such complex games, with progressively more twists and turns as the players try to deceive and outwit one another. just when you think a strategy cant be maneuvered or conquered, the author blows your mind with a solid counter-strategy. it's extremely well-written basically. the liar game, is basically a analogy for life in general- you can only come out of the game debt-free if you cooperate and trust one another. however, as we know it, it's not like that and thus in the end, there is usually one winner who amassed a large amount of money, usually by tricking the others, and the rest come out as losers with debt. so that is where the mc, nao kanzaki comes in. she's a rare specimen- not particularly smart or special, but full of honesty, naivety, and optimism. at first, she is annoying. in the first 2-3 rounds, she is practically useless, and is always being tricked and betrayed, but she does get better in later rounds, despite still getting tricked sometimes. She plays a critical role in the rounds after, her honesty and sincere desire to help the players soften some players' hearts and enable Akiyama's plans to succeed in the end. edit: bruh the ending was way too rushed. and the message at the end was realistic but in a bad way. is that really what u want the readers to take away from this story?

ch 18. haha i always thought Brocoli-head would look good with cheerful blondie. even tho he looks weird, he's a good guy who deserves the girl waayyy more than mc, who's a creepy edgy dude. man it was really interesting how realistic the story was, also i found it kinda funny how some scenes were dramatized even tho the context was very silly... very chuuni lol. honestly seemed like ur typical school life harem with a creep mc, but it is far from it, it can even be said to be a subversion of this trope. it is so well-written with realistically flawed charas. the narrative is very self-aware. his personal growth was really really great, and while i still think his friend brocoli-head and cheerful blondie forgave him too quickly, i am so happy for him that they did. but the love interest felt very random, she was kitahara's bully but was suddenly re-introduced as his love interest? it's kinda rushed, considering he jacked off to her and came on her clothes... like i dont mind, but i wish she was as fleshed out as kitahara. and what if kitahara doesn't forgive her bully? what will mc do, since he essentially said that he'll support her?

ch 26. this dumb fuck. if he's supposed to represent the average man, it fcking failed, bc no one will be as dumb as he. imo nao from LG is sooo much better even tho she was canonically dumb in the beginning as well. the difference is that nao is a genuinely kind and honest person, and that is her greatest asset, whereas this dude... his foolishly overconfident fragile self has no redeeming qualities that make me want to root for him. i loathe him. however if the average joe in japan is really perceived as such in the author's mind,,, that's really pathetic for japan as a whole ch111. ok it gets better. still very edgy

mom, while beautiful, is so eerily emotionless. the shading is immaculate, framing her in a disturbing and creepy light, even in the beginning she seemed normal, at least her actions were, there was just an unsettling vibe around her. god it's so sad that he's so emotionally attached to his mom, despite having deep anxiety and fear to the extent he developed speech impairment.

why is toua kinda hot tho edit: amami and kawanaka kinda hot too

i love how detailed the background art is, especially the building where akira was kept... it was like the author drawn out a model of the entire building, every nook and cranny of it before planning out the action in which it would take place. and the romance is honestly pretty good. i love the themes of the rebellious nature of youth vs corrupt govt and humanity vs profound power, what could happen if such immense power was attempted to be tamed by mere humans, and putting it in the hands of children no less... obviously, disastrous results.

ch7. girl that is why u should wear clothes. it's so ridiculous why she still not wearing any actual clothes; she's practically naked; it's so stupid, especially in a battle with a sword wielder who can materialize invisible sword ki, not to mention superior to u in skill so why on earth is she still not wearing clothes?? edit: the ending was satisfying and bittersweet. it was a bit hard to get into in the beginning bc it felt somewhat directionless with the mc's motivations, but the plot after the backstory reveal accelerated and i binged the entire series. the story's very intense and thrilling and the art's phenomenal. the mc's a well-written edgy loner character. and the other charas are well-written morally gray charas as well (ie the ki swordsman, and hong gildong's bandit group). ill say the most glaring flaw would be the sando's scantily dressed self; it's just pure fanservice.

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.