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21
5
Finished
Jan 29, 2011
7.7/10
Average Review Score
67%
Recommend It
3
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A Manga that evokes a deeper thought about the existence and meaning of 'God'. The initial story portrays 'God' as a being who grants wishes to make people 'happy'. By endlessly giving in to their greed, creatures known as 'Star eaters' starts to appear and attack those that are consumed by their hunger for their 'wants'. The three main characters are designed in such a way that they needed 'God' to make up for their flaw. The story ends with how they realize that the meaning of 'God' was for them to realize their flaws and accept them. To embrace their weakness and find asolution in a humane instead of hoping and praying. The 'Star eaters' were then the darkness within human. They embodiment of the fears that man cannot overcome, and thus the need for 'God' to escape from reality. The story has a good conclusion with all the characters realizing that they should use their own means to achieve their own goals. I believe the last few pages of the manga captures this well - The main character once a 'Wish' to his 'God' which is to be able to lead a normal life, but he has decided that he would use his own power and means to lead his life the way he wants it to be instead of using supernatural power. To conclude, I believe that this manga is a good read with good art. A little bit of injection of some comedy and sadness, but overall I would recommend this manga.
After making a variety of wishes during a rare meteor shower, Ariyuki returns home only to find a meteor has destroyed it. No normal meteor, but one taking the form of a young girl who declares herself a god there to grant Ariyuki's wishes.
This manga is a lot deeper than I thought it would be. It starts off pretty light, and the elements related to god are pretty nonsensical 'trying to sound scientific' mumbo jumbo, particularly when it comes to Kameji trying to explain various things, but beyond that there are some strong lessons and meanings by the end related to what being a god means, and what humanity's relationship to them should be, as well as what being normal is. It gets quite messy and there are some inconsistencies, part of which are explained away in a cheap manner, but all in all I thought it did a good job and Ifeel it definitely conveyed the core messages it wanted to. There's a good amount of reasonably decent action and comedy, but the drama is what really drives the manga forward, and that ended up quite heavy, particularly towards the end. The main character seems quite flat at first, but it turns out there's quite a bit more to his personality, and ultimately that results in the relationships between the various characters also being more complex than I thought they would end up being. The ending itself, while bittersweet, I think was a good ending. Him moving on and how that was presented had a lot of impact. And furthermore, where the relationship web stood at the end of things, still close friends with Kameji, improving relationship in a new direction with Kei, and romantic atmosphere with Saika, was solid. Hence, I would say the ending was quite satisfying. The art was decent. A manga that has quite a bit of depth and though as it goes on it gets pretty messy it ultimately reaches a solid conclusion. 8/10
A couple of words about Riceballicious' translation first. It's absolute dogshit. It feels like every bubble was MTL'd separately, because the grammar is correct, but the continuity is often lost. It's hard to read, but comprehensible. Now for the review itself. This manga has an interesting idea about gods and people who pray to them. However, the philosophy is too scarce and most of the story itself isn't relevant. All the "smart" things could be said within a single chapter. The whole point can be described in a single sentence: people shouldn't rely on gods. The plot twist is neither foreshadowed, nor intriguing. It explains why theprotagonist wants everything to be normal, which is fine in itself, but falls flat since the MC isn't really likeable. The comedy is half toilet humor, half beating a perverted MC's friend. The characters are flat and feel like simple vessels. They don't create the narrative or the story flow, they are there to fit it. Some characters exist within a couple of chapters and are then forgotten. The romance is non-existent. All in all, an interesting premise failed by virtually all other things.