The characters of this manga are quite deep (and unlikable but that's my opinion). Making it difficult to give it too bad of a score. However, it feels in place with the tone of this manga so although it's quite horrible to look at it fits the story well. Additionally I feel it's important to point out that the art is quite detailed which gives off the appearance that this horrible style of art is actually intentional. It really helped give the story more perspective and help to lift it out of the gutter somewhat. I must say dispite all the bad stuff about this manga I did enjoy the very last chapter quite a bit more than the rest of it. I think I could like this story a bit more if it was shortened in the right places. In addition there are parts that seem redundant. There Are irrelevant parts that are put into the story that don't really contribute to the stories advancement nor to your understanding of the plot or the stories characters. This is more prevelent in some areas of the story more than others. I also feel it's important to note that the story feels too drawn out. It's just too bad they didn't show as much care in the pacing of the story in general. The way they intoduce the insanity theme almost seems similar to the way a flower blooms and withers.

it slowly opens up that can of worms at the beginning and it's because of the way they do this that the story's score is almost average. One thing this manga does fairly well is that it doesn't show you right away how crazy everything and everyone really is. This story Jumps between the past and present too often and it doesn't give you a good build up to these jumps which makes them very rough in my opinion. and I don't dislike manga that do that, but this manga doesn't do the jumps well when compared to other manga that have this trait. I have read many manga which do the jumping between past and present. There is a lot of jumping back and forth between past and present as well as jumping between different characters and their present lives. Honestly the story can be a bit dizzying through out the chapters though. This is the type of story that if you enjoy it you could re-read it multiple times and catch different things you may not have noticed or paid attention to the first time around. It's unique for sure and the depth of the insanity in the story is actually displayed quite well. The Story of this manga is not too great.

I did complete it and for the sake of a more impartial review I will stop speaking about things that upset me personally and get into the good and bad others may see in this manga.

Personally, I HATE suicide themes so it was very difficult to give this manga a fair shake. Complete with attempted suicides, rape, joking about family suicide, gory killings and a plethora of mental issues to severe degrees. If you like reading depressing psycho stories this manga is right up your ally.

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