Top Secret · review
Story 10: This is a real good detective manga. The protagonists use MRI-scan to see what the victims hve seen before death. You might think that there's not much mystery left to solve, but that's not true. It's not always easy to find the murderer, since victims might see things different from reality. What makes this work stand out is how mature it is. No "show titties, lots of blood and yakuza" mature, but realistic mature. It doesn't shy away from blood, but doesn't force it. This is a combination of mystery, psychology, and friendship. A zoomed-in picture of certain sides of humanity and the corruptionwithin it. Also, the main characters actually work in a "detective" apartment instead of being highschoolers who happen to encounter a murder every 2 days. How more mature do you want it to be.
Art:
Stunning. Aesthetics on point.
Characters:
Maki is that angry pretty boy who has a lot of power, aka who you wanna be.
You see how all characters are dealing with their mental breakdowns because the images they have to watch are fucked up, showing the fragility of the human mentality.
Also between the protagonists: maybe love, maybe no love (but definitely some hardcore friendship). You feel their love through very subtle actions, which adds to the beauty of this manga. No confessions, no clear thoughts, not even realisation from one side. Instead of knowing their feelings, you as a reader feel it. That's the charm of this manga.
Enough character development as one tries to overcome his trauma and one tries to get used to his new profession.