Im not tagging this manga

i’m not exaggerating when i say i’d read a translation note like this for every page of the manga i love this shit

Since the manga opens before his dad’s death, you see that both father and son have sported these same exact tired, lifeless expressions all along. This makes for an unfortunate statement that I genuinely hate making: the art isn’t that good. Kagurabachi has an aggressively serviceable art style that never does more than the bare minimum. I know that it’s a cruel industry in manga, but for better or worse, it has produced genuine results. Visually, Kagurabachi just does not measure up. It’s more carried by the panelwork than the actual artstyle.

Okay, screw it; I love this manga so much, I’m going to spoil what makes it so darn creative (otherwise there won’t be much to write about)! If you don’t wanna know, then skip this part! Anyway, being a Negator means to reverse one of the rules of the world. It seems like something that could limit creativity, but not in Undead Unluck! Tozuka manages to use this simple theme to create a wide variety of powers, from simple super speed to making you act against your beliefs. The Umas are also really creative, because they are literally the rules that govern reality itself. When a new one is added, the entire universe’s memory is rewritten to where that Uma has always existed. Of course, the inverse happens if an Uma is killed.

Also, I know the anime community enough that I think this manga probably garnered more criticism starting from its second act. I… honestly don’t know how to talk about it without going into huge spoilers. To be as vague as possible, the second act in Undead Unluck is essentially a series of fetch quests that eventually lead into the final battle. There’s a lot of good character development during this point, but again, I can’t explain the rub without going into spoilers. Fortunately, if you have an open mind (and don’t try to analyze everything), the second act is just as strong, if not stronger, than the first. And most importantly, they pull out all the stops in the finale.

Spy X Family is a manga about a spy who makes a fake family, and that’s all well and good. But they’re not the only ones on the block. In Hitsuji Gondaira’s Mission: Yozakura Family, we have a family made entirely of spies (who all have superhuman abilities). I’ve been following this manga for well over a hot minute, and have been loving it more over time. Let’s see if it stuck the landing.