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NEWS: Inside Mari Manga by Flowers of Evil's Shūzō Oshimi Ends in September




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maximilianjenus



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:22 am Reply with quote
saw that coming, good twist in the bodyswap genre.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 11:12 am Reply with quote
The last couple of chapters on Crunchyroll manga certainly felt like they were wrapping things up.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 11:45 am Reply with quote
On one hand, I'll be sad to see it wrap up and go... On the other, it has seemed stretched a bit thin, taking rather longer than it should have.
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Tensai GinAce



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 2:47 pm Reply with quote
In my personal opinion this is better than the flowers of evil.
Chapter 78 was just plain amazing ! the writing is too beautiful !
Can't wait to see the ending
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Shay Guy



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:05 pm Reply with quote
Well, we did finally get what had been foreshadowed since the first volume, but I was hoping there'd be more than just a denouement after it. There has to be some dramatic potential in spoiler[a teenage girl figuring out how to cope with mental illness after she's finally acknowledged it for what it is]. Recognizing the problem is the first step, right? Not the last?

As it is, the core conflict seems almost... trivial. Like it could've been unraveled at any time by spoiler[the real Komori getting fed up and asking Mari, "What's my mother's name?"] Like it wasn't really necessary for the protagonist to undergo any personal growth, or maybe like an obvious challenge to the protagonist's worldview was never posed.

I dunno, maybe I was just waiting for the wrong things.
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The title reminds us of Being John Malkovich Laughing
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