Mar 9, 2023
This manga is very unique in its story, presentation and way the story is told. It tries to be very different and I really do appreciate that it is trying to do something else. That being said, the story itself has very slow moments and the overall narrative thread took a little too long for it to properly get going. Fortunately for you who are more patient than me, I really recommend it because it is a very slow-burn kind of mystery with some very intriguing premise.
The story is about Rob, a seemingly-immortal human that has outlived a 100-year jail sentence. Surprisingly, he
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has amnesia and doesn't really remember a lot of his past. There he meets a younger girl, a daughter of a diner. They bond and eventually decided to become a courier that delivers packages to people. Their nickname is Lady and the Oldman, a contradiction of what they truly are.
The premise is very interesting. They are a courier for clients that needs their help. It is a dice-roll of whether they are delivering some junk or a piece of a mutilated body part. The clients all vary from good to strange. The process of calling them is through a newspaper and I really like that touch. I also really like that it really feels like a very intricate web of people interacting with each other; almost everyone is connected to each other in some way and it just make the world very lived-in.
The story is very slow-paced and we get a lot of scenes with just dialogue between characters. There are some action scenes but it is very few. I also like that the story is very character-focused, so the thing that moves the story forwards are the character interactions, which are great. The dialogue is very great and the back-and-forth from the characters are really well-done. The mystery of the story is given to readers sparingly and let the reader take its time to understand things. It has a lot of quiet scenes with not a lot of things happening; I am quite torn as I really like this, but it makes the story a little too boring to read. My biggest issue in this is maybe just the very slow pace, as there are chapters where it just went too long and it doesn't give us much in terms of building the plot.
The presentation is great. The art style is very unique and I rarely see this art being used. It makes all the character look very unique and it gives a feeling of fantasy to the whole story, making it easier for me to suspend my disbelief. It has a certain way of just showing expressions that feels very raw and real. I really like it, it definitely makes the story way, way better than it actually is. To add, I really like that with this art style, it makes the weird becomes even weirder.
The interaction between Lady, Oldman and the people around them are also very interesting. There are people helping them and there are some who opposes them. It also feels like everyone is just another person living through life and having their own reasons for doing things. I really like the dynamic between Lady and her father.
Overall, it is a very unique manga. Disclaimer, however, I really feel like the story is too slow for me and I dropped it a couple of times due to that. If you are the type of person that would value a slow-burn manga, please do give it a try. If not, I would still recommend it to you if you want to experience a different kind of manga. I really enjoy it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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