Jinrou Game

I'm debating whether to recommend this to fans of Town of Salem or the other variations of the game, which is what Jinrou Game is. The situation are ten characters face is the life and death game of deceit. For brief explanation ten high school students are kidnapped by a mystery man and forced to compete in the 'Werewolf Game', where 7 villagers and a prophet must seek out two werewolves. Each day at 8PM the 'Town' votes for one of their own to be executed as they seek out the werewolves. At night the werewolves can kill one villager, while the prophet can spyon a single room. Should both werewolves be executed the villagers will be free to leave, however if the werewolves can kill all villagers they will be released. I suppose this brings us onto characterisation where it's important to remember these are meant to be Japanese high schoolers. Now I've never been on the verge of death other than when I slip on the stairs but I find the reactions of most characters to their situation most unlikely. In the first moments of the manga one of the characters is killed by the 'gamemaster' for refusing to take part in quite a gory fashion. The initial reaction from everyone is shock and disgust, but leading to eventual grounding in reality of their situation. Everyone maintains the attitude that 'this is wrong', but not for long. It is clear that they will be killed by either the gamemaster, a werewolf or each other and so their survival instincts kick in. I'm no psychologist but I doubt the composure of those in the game would remain constant. But that wouldn't make for a very interesting horror manga will it? Our main character, Airi Nishina, isn't the smartest but she has the strongest morals in a way. She is hesitant to partake in the game and in the first vote nearly dies to the gamemaster for not voting. The remaining characters do what they can to convince the others of what role they have but in general it does boil down to "I'm not the werewolf, they're the werewolf!". That doesn't mean it's not enjoyable. While your mileage my vary, I sprinted through this manga in two days quite drawn into its tension. While some may think I'm praising it too highly, it's one of those mangas that make me want to learn Japanese just so I can continue reading without relying on translators. It's quite short so I'd personally recommend reading it in a day or so if you did plan on picking it up. Although just like I mentioned, finding its sequel in completion isn't very simple. As for art, it's standard, nothing amazing but not terrible. Full disclaimer, I'm partial to the main character's design. As for the gore in it, there isn't actually that much despite the emphasis on the characters carrying out executions and murders themselves. The strongest comes from the first death I mentioned earlier. In short: Pretty average psychological manga with gore splattered in between. It's not for everyone but it's worth giving a chance. Then again my taste has been called shit so who cares what I think?

WAIT! I think you should give it a try! I understand that the current rating of this manga may make you worry about its quality and content, but I believe that you should give it a chance. Firstly, I would like to clarify that I love manga that relates to a "battle royale system" or "there's a killer among us". I find them intriguing and fun to read, but you shouldn't expect an astute plot or a complicated timeline. Jinrou Game is a simple manga that relies on a single perspective, the villagers' side, who are being hunted by werewolves every night until only villagers or werewolves remain.There's a big monetary prize for the champions of the game, and there are probably people watching, but it's not a big deal. The plot is just as simple as that. However, there are other subplots involving the characters that are important to the main story, and they are quite interesting to read. I have to say that I think this manga is the best of the Jinrou Game series. As for the characters, since it's a short manga, and people are dying in the following chapters, you don't get to know all of their stories, which I quite like because it made me feel like I was just as confused as they were (but it may be because they didn't write them well?). But I enjoyed the characters and the plots related to them. The artwork isn't impeccable, but it isn't horrible either! It's somewhere in between. I liked it. To be honest, do I think this manga is clever and unique? Not really, but this is a fun and brief read that you can enjoy during the afternoon while drinking a good coffee. I recommend it if you're looking for an uncomplicated read that is very straightforward.

Survive with ̶t̶̶h̶̶e̶ ̶p̶̶o̶̶w̶̶e̶̶r̶ ̶o̶̶f̶ ̶l̶̶o̶̶v̶̶e̶ pussy power. I really really reaaaally appreciate a manga that doesn't objectify or over-sexualize its female characters. In fact, the women in this story are integral characters that drive the plot and aren't used to just support the male characters or feed any fetishes. If you're like me, who's into horror, but you're not really looking for anything too long and in-depth, then this is a really great manga. First of all, it's really short. I read this in less than 2 hours and it was interesting enough for me to finish it without pausing. Is it exceptional though? Not atall. It's a simple premise (we're all aware of how the werewolf game works) with mediocre art and writing. But I really appreciate low-stakes, and low-commitment reads like this series. Especially when I'm in between reading heavy mangas that are 100+ chapters. This is definitely more like a short story with how fast-paced it is and the author never gives you any time to really form attachments or empathize with any of the characters. So as a death game, you won't feel much tension or emotions either. Not to say that that's a bad thing though. I wouldn't say it did well as a horror manga because there was hardly any fear factor and the gore was mid at best, it's definitely leaning more toward mystery. I think the plot only really works because while it may be a bit predictable, it's not long or drawn out enough for you to get tired of it. But, it's not the cheesy kind of predictable, some details were added that made the plot more interesting in my opinion. There definitely wasn't any big plot twist or mind-altering elements to the story, so I suggest going into this without much thought or expectations and you'll find that it's entertaining enough.