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When I finished the manga, I realized I had no clue what was going on In the background of the manga, I only followed the characters and their relationship with eachothet, but it seems if I wanted to enjoy this manga more, I should have looked and noted what was the background of their world and such

Real rating 7/10

Despite how chaotic each of the characters were, there seems to be law in those chaos
I cant fathom how much love the author put into each of the characters and its great
The manga started like i guess 20 years ago? that explains the bit messy drawing at the start aand the drawings are still great

Its different from other typical mangas.
Initially the story is a mess but as the clues start to gather along with the summary after each chapter, things start to make sense. For the art style one gets used to it plus The physical volumes have better image quality and are in English. BUT i prefered the fan scanlations as the translations seemed more natural over The "literature" english in official version.

... Last updated on May 14th, 2021, 12:22pm

that's it. that's the review. seriously, take it from me. all 23 volumes are s-tier. it has character. it has plot. it has setting. it's all so beautiful. (ಥ﹏ಥ)

I just don't know what to make out of it. It's a chaotic jumble of black humor, gore, gyoza, and romance that weren't followed through. Ebisu is accountable for the 2.5 I'll give.

So many people have enjoyed this and given the manga a great rating. I've failed. I didn't really enjoy this. My bad, I'm missing out. The rating is 5 because I consider the author a genius in one way. The story has phenomenal pace and the plot is constantly surprising.. The rating is low because I am only capable of appreciating this on a "technical" level. It is not my cup of tea and didn't give me pleasure. The main problem I have with this manga.. I don't know. I simply didn't get attached to it. Also, so many side-stories (Ebisu's, Chota and En's relationship..) didn't really even happen. This manga is pure awesome for some people, but not me.

... Last updated on December 22nd, 2020, 11:30pm

First things first, if you're wondering either you should read it or not the answer is : absolutely ! But please don't search "dorohedoro" on google, you'll be welcomed with pictures of its anime adaptation which has a terrible (AWFUL) style and blatant amount of colors. This manga has a dark universe yet is humorous when called for, you'll find yourself getting attached to any of the side character, the story will make you question your sense of good and evil and I've yet to find a manga i'm so attached to.

Other reviews have covered the general idea of the manga so I won't talk about that.

The pacing is near perfect for most of the read. Its confident enough to not rush itself, but it gives new information and builds characters quickly enough that there never is a feeling of stagnation.
The art is wonderful throughout. Gritty and rough and totally unique. The only issue is that the faces are often drawn in an oddly simplistic manner which can contrast in a poor way with the rest of the art.
The comedy is spot on. No generic boke + tsukkomi ad nauseum here. What little of that style that is present is done very well, and the rest of the comedy is far more original and its just really funny.
The characters are wonderful. Well realized and multifaceted across the board they're possibly the best cast assembled in a manga.
The fanservice is plentiful, but frankly I could never find it at all arousing. Its just not very impactful.

The manga runs into a wall at the end, however. The pacing slows to a crawl as the writer tries to tie up all loose ends at once and struggles to spin all the plates of separate character arcs ending at the same time. The more serious tone that was built up over the entire rest of the manga starts to give way to an awkwardly light-hearted and comedic tone at the worst possible times. The wind gets sucked out of the story's sails and what should be climactic moments feel generally lackluster.
The finale itself is good and brings the story to a satisfying and enjoyable close, but that last arc leaves a bad taste in one's mouth despite the greatness that came before it.