Kaiju Kamui · review
7.7/10 I’ve only read around four Kaiju mangas in my reading career, so this manga is definitely out of my wheelhouse or expertise. Therefore, this review won’t be the most sophisticated or educated breakdown of nitpicks or errors, but it’s coming from a view of how an average to above average reader will react. Now that I’m done yapping, I just want to say that this manga is good — so good that I couldn’t help scrolling with zero reaction to the actual manga; in other words, the scenes are pretty tense. The world-building is also quite nice with a rather long explanation for certain backgrounds, butthere are other problems with some other concepts not being explained much or at all, which takes away from what could be a more powerful moment.
The mc is one of those “cool, calm” characters who usually show no emotion other then vengeance, which is good and bad at the same time — on one hand, the mc isn’t a certified wimp that makes you want to drop the story like shinji from Evangelion, but he probably won’t show much human emotions, flaws, or development.
Speaking of characters, I have some small issues with the side characters or rather how they were incorporated into the plot; I won’t spoil anything, but there were some rather obvious flags making the unexpected rather expected and not as emotionally compelling as it should’ve been for the reader’s or mc’s sake.
I said this review wasn’t going to be sophisticated but… oops. Anyways, this is one of those serious mangas where you’re not having fun per se; rather, you’re engaged with what the manga has in store. Idk, as a romcom and isekai enjoyer, this was interesting.
Reading Rankings (Portnoy inspired + A Huang-Teizan Original)
10 - God’s penmanship
9 - Must-read. Drop everything else.
8 - Instant bookmark
7 - Entertaining
6 - Good to pass time
5 - Why are you reading this?
4 - Bad.
3 - Typical garbage.
2 - My head hurts.
1 - Retirement is a thought.
0 - “Did they even give you a story?!”