Bokutachi ga Yarimashita

This manga is something different compared to what I've read before. It has an intriguing and unique story that sets the tone for a roller coaster of events and emotions. This manga's story is so dark that it becomes almost lighthearted. It uses its dark elements to create irony and some incredibly dark humor. This manga has a level of realism that many manga wish to obtain. It's intense and keeps you on your seats to what will happen next and makes you feel angst, dread, uneasy, and uncomfortable. The story's realism is used as many events happen unexpectedly and leaves the audience fearing forwhat will happen next. The art fits in with the story very well and uses facial features as a main focus in the comedy and lets you feel the emotions from the characters. Though, it's not the best art I've seen, it has many moments which makes my stomach drop and anxious as the scenes play out. HOWEVER, the art and the story (no matter how unique it is), does not make the manga what it is. The characters do. The way the main cast of characters start out and how they become at the end are very realistic and relatable and makes you question your friendships, sanity, and the world itself. The characters use money as a way to escape the guilt and reality. Then, reality comes crashing down at them and forces them to accept their actions and consequences that come with it. The way the characters react to situations and move forward makes this manga worth my time. The manga makes you conflicted for the characters since they deserve everything that is happening, but at the same time, you feel for the characters. Overall, I loved this manga very much, but it was not for the feint hearted.

Story - 10/10 This manga is unique af. The plot itself is a spoiler so I will just say that it talks about 4 friends that make a terrible mistake that will haunt them for the rest of their lives. Art - 8.2/10 The art is good. Nothing spectacular but it fits the story very well and the facial expression are amazing. The paneling is very creative as well. Characters - 9.5/10 Bokutachi Ga Yarimashita has fantastic characters. They don't have the most fascinating ideologies and they are not based on only one character trait. They are simply immature humans living life. Tobio is the main character and he enjoysliving his everyday life that is somewhat fun but when this everyday life disappears he questions how he was living his whole life and goes through some amazing development. Paisen is rich college dropout who doesn't have any friends that's why he hangs out with high school kids. He uses money to make friends and have fun but deep inside he is an empty man looking for love. His character arc is phenomenal full of surprises and very entertaining. Maru is a very special character. Through him the author portrays hidden human desires that can be awaken in situations when you don't know what to do. His characterization is great and without him the story wouldn't be the same. We also have Isami who is a great character like everyone else. He doesn't stand out as much as the others but his character arc is very enjoyable and well done. There are some other characters like Renko and Isami's girlfriend(forgot her name but she is great. I think she is called Ayoi or something) who are very well written. Ichihashi is another fantastic character that I don't want to talk about because his character arc was surprising and phenomenal. Enjoyment - 10/10 This is one of the most entertaining and unforgettable experiences ever for me. Brilliant storytelling, fantastic pacing and timing with grotesque and out of place humor that fit the story so well. I couldn't stop reading it. I read it in two sittings because I had stuff to do but this could easily be binged in one. I also have to mention that this manga made me cry like a bitch. Bokutachi Ga Yarimashita is a rollercoaster of emotions. Imo the saddest scene I have ever experienced in fiction is in this manga. Overall - 10/10 It has some little issues here and there but reading Bokutachi Ga Yarimashita was enough a phenomenal experience to make me overlook those. Even though I haven't read a lot, this quickly became my favorite manga ever and 2nd favorite piece of fiction of all time, Second to only Gintama. Overall Bokutachi Ga Yarimashita is peak psychological entertainment and even though its not going to be for everyone, I think you should at least give it a try. An absolute masterpiece in my book.

I genuinely tried to like Bokutachi ga Yarimashita. I like the bastard characters, their broken relationships, the drama, and the themes. But my God, I don’t like the ending. The chapters from 65 onward, with the boys wanting to confess and atone for their sins, seemed great to me, why couldn’t it end there? Everything that follows feels like an inorganic and forced sequence of events meant to squeeze in one last dark-humor joke, throwing everything that had been built overboard. It even feels like a cowardly move (I mean, even the blonde comes out of nowhere, in the exact place at the exact time, just tohave sex). I could have let all of this go since I liked what they were doing with Tobio, but sadly the ending is… strange? The only thing that was salvaged from the ending is Paisen, the only character who had consistent development and a satisfying conclusion. I know a lot of people can’t handle this style of humor, but personally, I was REALLY enjoying it. I don’t know what the hell happened at the end.

This is the best example of what seinen really should be. Bokutachi ga Yarimashita is probably one of the most unique manga I have ever read. I got to know Kaneshiro Muneyuki's work thanks to "Blue Lock" and became a big fan of his work, so big was my surprise when I discovered that Kaneshiro had also created "Jagaaaaaaaaaan" and even more this work. I discovered this manga by pure chance one day, and beyond its synopsis or its art. What caught my attention the most about this one, and what made me keep it until today was its title. Bokutachi ga Yarimashita or "We did it" in English. Wedid it? The title itself was the one that caught my attention without knowing anything else about the work. Bokutachi ga Yarimashita is a play that shows us a group of 4 friends, all very different from each other, having a good time with the passing of the days, living their ordinary lives. The main character, Tobio Masubuchi, is a boy who loves to live his mediocre life, with no dreams or goals. And having nothing to disturb his life at all. The manga may seem a bit strange at first, and the reason is because this manga is also a comedy manga. So there are several scenes in which you will see things that will make you even feel uncomfortable. But it shows how much this group is close-knit and how they support each other even though they are total idiots. But is it really like that? The first chapters of this manga are made with the sole purpose of seeing how is the ordinary life of a group of friends before a certain event completely changes their lives. And yes, that event is something that they cause themselves (That's why the manga is called as it is called). The change that has the manga from this moment is brutal, because now they can no longer live their normal lives as before. Those mediocre lives that they treasured so much in a certain way before vanished. And now they carry a weight on their shoulders because of an accident that no one knows they caused. As the personalities of all the characters are very different from each other, we can see how each one struggles with regret and guilt in a different way. To such an extent that issues such as suicide are dealt with in this manga. The event that leads to everything that happens in this manga makes the characters grow, change and mature, even though what they do may be cowardly, horrible and unforgivable acts. This manga can portray the funniest and humorous part of a person and also the most broken and dejected part of them. I feel that some parts of this manga may turn you off because of its comedy but that's what makes this work even as bizarre as it can be. It can represent how shitty and disgusting humans can be. Bokutachi ga Yarimashita made me laugh and cry. And his final plot twist destroyed me.