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Mirai Nikki 12 by Sakae Esuno

book_geek96's review against another edition

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1.0

Wow, it has been a while I have given 1 star. But it is what this volume gets. Now I have a perfect reason to write my review of how bad this manga was:
1. Let's begin with the plot. Which begins really simple, and then gets messy and stupid. I haven't read a lot of manga, but I already know this is one of the worsts. The idea was great at first: diaries that predict future! I got my hopes and expectations high, believing one of a hell psychologically and mind-bending great adventure it would be. I was wrong. There were more than a future diaries: there was actually a "god" who can DIE and need to have a successor. Well, it goes against my believes about "gods" in general. Gods shouldn't die and if he can, he shouldn't need a human being for his throne. Maybe a chosen one, but all the diary owners were stupids who can't turn the world into a better place. ALSO, gods shouldn't choose successors in a killing game. Then this "god" is a horrible one. Additionally, this also gets boring, repetitive. All around there were plot holes! I can't even count them.

2. Characters that I don't care about. This happened for the first time in manga that I was shocked:I didn't connect to the characters! They get stupid and cliche backgrounds, tragic pasts with abuses and rapes which became disgusting. I didn't shed a tear when they all died. The only noticeable ones were Yuno, Yukiteru and Minene, Akise which again, despite being noticeable among others, were unsympathetic ones. Yuno were a great psycho killer, I admit. She was a driving force to this story. Minene was a terrorist who then given tragic childhood, some good sides to, but still I can't connect. Akise was a great detective with actual ambition, which I liked. Yukiteru, the main character was boring to read about. I don't even care about him being a crybaby, pathetic and without ambition. He is 14 years old still. However, if you are gonna write a story, make the main character with AMBITION, with something to do. And one thing more, I don't like killer characaters. Yes, it is a survival game, but killing civilians, innocents, killing themso EASILY made me hate them even more.

3. The art: okay, the art was average. I am not talking about drawing here. I am talking about fanservice. There were nude characters, sex scene between 14 YEAR OLD KIDS! And a MOTHER who is content with it. What? Also romance between Yukki and Yuno was too early! I didn't feel the subtle sweetness of child romance. Not working...

But why I read it till the end? Not because I am a masochist. Because, I wondered about Yuno's identity all along. She was a mad murderer and I wondered what made her like this. She got some crazy plot twists too, which was plus.

So, I round up the stars I gave to other volumes and this manga got 3.3 stars . I adress to people who wants to read this: save yourselves!

PS: The ending sucks.

mycroftholmes's review against another edition

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I remembered it being less nonsensical ngl. also why the fuck was Yuno so sexualised and had a full on naked panel. overall, I don't think it's worth the read.

kristenbooks's review against another edition

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3.0

Not sure I love how this completed the series. These last 2 volumes seemed to get progressively more and more convoluted. It almost felt like the author wasn't sure how to end the series & just threw a bunch of things at the wall and was like "maybe if I make this as convoluted and confusing as possible, they'll just go along with it because they have no idea what's going on!" Or perhaps they thought that a "normal" ending wouldn't be a big enough of a bang on the way out. I'm interested to see how this ending is depicted in the anime, though. Because I've found myself enjoying the anime more than the manga because the manga can sometimes be a bit difficult to follow.

literella's review against another edition

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fast-paced

4.0

characters: 8/10
world building: 9/10
plot & themes: 7/10
writing & drawing: 7/10
enjoyment: 8/10
total: 39/50
4/5 stars 

cassiefleurs's review against another edition

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5.0

This has been such a long ride I can say I'm deeply satisfied by the ending and I'm so glad I got my happy ending
I don't know if people will agree but I liked the way this closed up

kiirocat's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

flynnoliver's review against another edition

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3.0

I really liked this last one. A lot happend, a lot changed and the ending was really nice.