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Oct 18, 2014 to Apr 25, 2015
8.0/10
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67%
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*Minor spoilers ahead* 'My Capricorn friend' is a story about guiltiness and freedom of choice. It is not by far one of the best one-volume mangas I have read, but it isn't so bad as to not give it a try. Since the synopsis in mal is so brief I'm gonna explain a little bit more about the plot: the mc, Yuya Matsuda is really aware that school bullying surrounds him. But since he has neither the role of the bully or the victim, he is unable to step in that world or even try to do something to improve the situations he witnesses at school.One night by chance he finds out that Wakatsuki, one of his bullied classmates, has killed his bully. So my review is going to be brief: this is a manga that could have transmitted so much but in the end it didn't. This story at first is really approaching and in fact it is, but the characters sometimes suck. The mc is cold as ice most of the time, to the extent it gives off that feeling that he has been through the worst things in life. I would have liked him to act in a more humane way. And also I think that some characters that had been almost transparent gain a lot importance so the story could end.. making some sense and being a little bit too dramatic. The art is worth mentioning: amazing scenery and backgrounds. I just wish the panels had had some more dynamism. The most cool thing about this manga is that magic aura that has sometimes. So, overall: well, it can be read in less than an hour so it is not a waste of time. Not awesome but it is interesting, easy to read exciting sometimes. And I don't know why this manga is so unpopular since it has even been released in Spain! So give it a look if you have time :D
Like other students, Yuuya Matsuda is a bystander to the cruel bullying Naoto Wakatsuki suffers at the hands of Akira Kaneshiro and his lackey. Due to foul rumors, everyone fears the erratic Kaneshiro and does not dare to defy him. On Yuuya's balcony, unusual objects always mysteriously appear. This time, he finds a piece of newspaper seemingly from the future. The headlines state that by October 2, a murder will occur; the culprit will turn themselves in and then take their own life while in custody. Yuuya pays no mind to this until, later at night, he encounters Naoto holding a bloodstained baseball bat. Naoto makes a shocking confession: he has killed Kaneshiro. Tired of being a bystander, Yuuya decides to hide Naoto in his room during the course of the investigation. But once they are discovered, the boys have to leave town and take cover elsewhere. If Yuuya wants to save Naoto from his fate, he must change Naoto's mind before October 2. However, Yuuya soon learns that both Naoto and his crime are not as clear-cut as he initially thought. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Edit: I wrote this immediately after I read the manga so I am writing this disclaimer to say that I have tempered my opinion a little, but not too much. I'm not sure if this is the best work of fiction ever, but I think it's one of the best manga I've read and was genuinely a flawless reading experience. Now for the review. I just finished this about ~90 seconds ago and I can already tell you that this is the best manga I have ever read, and maybe the best work in any medium. This story is utterly concise, simple, and beautiful. Each character, place, person,thought, expression, and event is wonderfully developed to give the reader a sense of attachment to the setting and characters, which is so outstanding for such a short work. You should read this manga ASAP, unless you are able to somehow get your hands on a hard copy. In that case, it's worth the wait, because you're going to want to hold this single volume tight to your bosom once you've finished.
Had to read this over several months because of the slow chapter translations, but I didn't mind one bit rereading it from the start over and over again. It's a really nice mystery story and surprisingly anti-climatic, but that's also part of the charm. For only seven chapters, the characters felt very fleshed out and complex, just like real people, and their choices and motivations were understandable. The art and pacing of the story is also very beautiful and well done. It's a great manga, sadly only one volume long, but since it's also pretty short it won't harm to give it a try, soI recommend to read it slowly and carefully!
I'm here to write a review that I have been putting off for more than two months. Yagiza no Yuujin, or "My Capricorn Friend", which I call "Capricorn" when I aggressively recommend it to my friends, is a story about a mystery, a mystical veranda and a bloody baseball bat. It's also a story about scapegoats, escaped goats, and regret. Let me start by saying that I desperately read this manga. I remember consuming the whole volume, stopping only when the story did. I then went on with my day, went to sleep, and read the whole thing again the next day. We start by hearing aboutYuuya's veranda, and about how, sometimes, weird things get caught in it. And then the story starts. Every convo, no matter how trivial, is foreshadowing. Nowadays it is not often that we are presented with the same information the "detective" has, but it is the case here. Every piece of information counts, and it all comes together in a brilliant, vibrant way. I can't stress how powerful this manga is. I wish I could, but I would risk spoiling it. So I would just want to recommend it to anyone who is interested enough to read my silly review.
tl;dr: A short manga with a pretty generic take on bullying with a reasonably well told mystery attached to it. This manga has two major facets, both of which are decent, but both of which also feel like theyâre somewhat lacking. In a very broad sense, the manga is about the protagonist, Matsuda, feeling a sense of guilt after something terrible happens which he feels is a result of him merely looking away from bullying that was occurring around him. At this point he feels a responsibility to help the victim of bullying, Wakatsuki, but itâs already too late and Matsuda needs to deal with that.The manga explores the feelings and roles of various characters that are affected by the bullying and its aftermath, though ultimately only three are properly focused on. I think focusing on a small number of characters makes sense as this is such a short manga, but even with that it still didnât feel like it spent enough time on them. It does enough to get you to care about the characters, but it didnât really feel like it fleshed them out enough. Ultimately, even though it built up the foundation to be quite a bit more, it felt pretty superficial and it didnât really seem to say anything beyond the standard bullying is bad, has wide effects, and you should step in and stop it before itâs too late. Thus, it felt like a lot of wasted potential. In addition to that, thereâs also a mystery that pops up, though it doesnât become apparent until well into the manga and after a lot of what will be important clues have already been revealed. The mystery is pretty simple, but itâs still interesting to watch as itâs unraveled. It was interesting to see how the various characters fit into it and see what earlier seemed like minor details pop up in a new context with major importance. There were some incredibly forced elements that were pushed into it in order to make the plot work, such as the protagonist just happening to have a sister thatâs married to a high-ranking police officer that can provide him with secret information or the protagonist just happening to have some supernatural veranda where random things like newspapers from the future pop up, but even with them the mystery felt pretty well written. The ending too was well written and fit the manga perfectly, but at the same time I absolutely hate it and wasnât satisfied with it in the slightest. The art is decently solid and works well enough for conveying what it has to.