pluckaduck's manga / #Shounen(32)

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honestly only those who have a deep knowledge about the mechanisms used for the murders could solve these; the average reader wouldnt know about these things so how can they even hope to solve a bit of it? unlike detective conan, this doesnt really drop any hints about the murderer... but it is really hard to write a good msytery and the author did do his research, regardless of how plauisble these methods are, so it's still pretty good

ch 14. it seemed to follow the generic route of exploding with the power of rage once the enemy killed and even degraded a nice support cannon fodder that could've become his friend but whatever. mc's a bit quick-tempered and fiesty. ch42. creepy and sad... but storytelling is fantastic. ch62. goddamn...my heart dropped when it's revealed it's just a hallucination

one of the funniest slice-of-life mangas ever

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.

my only regret is reading it before it's completed. and the update schedule is also hella slow, so ill probably forget the chara's name in the meantime. sigh. the story is phenomenal, and there's no shortage of smart charas beside the glasses mc. he;s definitely not the strongest, or the smartest, but he sometimes come up with great plans/scehemes that could be pulled off with luck and boldness. the plethora of relevant likable side charas with their own personalities and strengths/weaknesses and interpersonal relationships and team dynamics creates a sense of realism and community, and i applauded the author for juggling all of that while creating logical and creative strategies using the world's power system. and need i mention the power system and battle play? the power system is relatively easy to understand, it's more sci-fi than fantasy. and there are so many ways to utilize triggers. the battles are always unpredictable, bc every chara is reasonable smart, with their own talents, it's very common for initial strategies to fail, forcing charas to come up with more various clever strategies that utilizes and boisters the team ace or make up for the weakest's weaknesses. also, i like how low the stakes are for the story, there's plenty of action but it also feels rather slice-of-life bc of a relative lack of intensity.

the art screams shoujo/josei. which is cemented by the heartwarmingly cliche aspects, and obviously, the crossdressing male friend helping him find love (which is a relatively common trope in bl). but the solid relationships with other women, seem to be written by a male author. i am confused. is this bl or not?

it holds all the classic tropes of shounen-esque stories such as "normal human entering supernatural world", "normal human has hidden abilities", "that one edgy loner with cool powers", "that one hot OP mentor/leader", and etc. it's actually good and stand on its own, however, compared to its giant competitors, such as JJK, it will naturally be overshadowed. the power system is not well established, like what is the basic premise of their powers; except for the male mc, the others' powers arent in-depth enough (and the origins of their powers weren't really touched upon at all). the side charas are also ok as a diverse lot, but not as nuanced as the mcs. the story def has potential, the beginning was quite solid in expanding on lore, and establishing the side cast... but then the story started to rush. I'm not sure when in the chapters the author was notified his story was getting axed, which could explains the faster pace of progression, but i hope the slight decline of quality was them not getting sloppy