Various Manga and Manwha

I am doing a large manga/manhwa post again! I think I have five or six total this time, most were excellent one didn't really hit for me but given it's popularity on Reddit. With that said on with the reviews!

Shavonne is a struggling ghost writer, barely making ends meet, living in a poor neighborhood that has recently been stalked by a serial killer. To make matters worse, he has an actual stalker who keeps leaving cryptic messages on his door and somehow things actually get worse, he has a strange new neighbor who spends all of his time in front of Shavonne's door peeling onions of all things. As Shavonne struggles to find a job to help him move as away from his weirdo neighbor, he discovers a dark secret about him, one that leaves him trapped and indebted to a murderer. 

This definitely has some promise. It's interesting how Shavonne just kinda does whatever Llewellyn says even before he finds out he's a murderer. He really seems like such a pushover, and yeah I guess he's had a pretty hard life so I suppose it makes a bit of sense that he is attracted to this human that's showing him kindness but I think he gives in too quickly. Llewellyn is freaking weird, though. I mean, I can see him being both the serial killer and the stalker on one hand, but on the other, I really can't. I'd lean more towards the stalker than anything, though. Either way, he definitely creeps me out. 

I was intrigued enough that I'll read volume two to see where this goes. 

As always, thanks to NetGalley and Yen Press for the eArc!

While I have a feeling the incestuous plot line is going to veer onto a path of these twins, "forbidden love" destroying their kingdom, I just really don't enjoy incestuous plots, period. Honestly, if this had been anything ,but* incest this would be a solid 4-star read, which is why I gave it 3. 

I won't be continuing the series, but I'm sure there are plenty who will enjoy it. 

As always, thanks to NetGalley and Yen Press the eArc!

Chi has always been a little weird, but Yua befriends her anyway when they were in kindergarten. However as they age, Yua realizes that if she continues to be friends with the weird girl who collects dead bugs she to will get picked on, so she ends their friendship and Chi stops going to school. That is until one day she randomly appears scaring the entire class except for the boy Yua has a crush on, Kodai. After class, Kodai decides that he and Yua are going to embark on a mission to bring Chi back into the fold. At first, it seems to work until the worst thing possible happens. 

This was supremely messed up. I mean, given the cover, there is no way it was not going to be, but it's way more messed up than I was expecting, especially since it's relatively short. It's obvious from the first time we meet Chi that she is at best simply neglected at worse abused. The adults don't seem to want to do anything about it, and to be honest, I don't really feel like Yua actually did either. Kodai's motivation is incredibly transparent from the get-go, and he turns out to be a little monster, which, since he creeps me out from the beginning, I'm absolutely fine with that. Honestly, I think it makes this stand out, though , simply how much insanity is packed into such a short read. Not many authors, manga or otherwise, would be able to accomplish what Oshimi does here in a handful of pages. 

And I don't do trigger warnings, but I think this one needs it: parental neglect, bullying, and sexual assault. 

I definitely enjoyed this quick little horror manga, and it is 100% a horror you can't convince me otherwise. I'd highly recommend it for those who enjoy horror/psychology thriller reads. 

As always, thanks to NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for the eArc!

Luka, a vampire, hears about the amazing services at the Full Moon Bathhouse and surprises its whole crew by popping up unexpectedly (and naked) one day. After using Sakura's one of the family members who runs the bath blood to stabilize his magic, Luka reveals that he and Sakura now have a Pact, and he's there to stay!

This was just way too cute! While it would be adorable if it was just about the members of Sakura's family (which basically includes Luka and Pequeno a demon familiar) by the end of the of the manga what makes it truly heart warming is the sense of community created. It isn't just those at the Full Moon bath that welcome several demons but the entire town. Add in that it immediately declares itself an LGBTQ+ read, plus some gorgeous art, and this is easily one of my favorite manga reads this year so far!

Highly recommend for anyone looking for a fun little slice of life read!

As always, thanks to NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for the eArc!

And last but not least!

In Japan, ordinary people have the power to become Gods by possessing "super human powers." Nagi's grandmother and brother, Takeru, are two such people. However, after an accident takes their grandmother's life, Takeru becomes a NEET, leaving their towns shrine without a god. That is until one day Nagi rescues a young boy, and a god sends her to Kannagara Academy to become a god! There's just one problem, nobody can figure out what exactly Nagi's power is, not even Nagi herself! 

Cute little supernatural slice of life school manga. Nagi is the perpetually positive type of character who seems to make friends with everyone, and her cheerfulness is definitely catching as I really enjoyed this read. 

What makes this stand out, though, is the old gods vs. new gods' idea. The powers that the "gods" have in this are pretty standard super hero powers to be honest, they just don't really feel god like and it's pretty clear Akagawara did this on purpose as one of the students parents are noted as worshipping the "old gods". I like the academy/slice of life thing, but I'm really interested in how this side of things is going to play out. 

It's definitely a cute little read with some fun characters and gorgeous art!

Whew that was a lot, okay it was only five but it felt like more!