Suicide Girl · review
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This review may discuss plot details.
This manga definitely exceeded my expectations. I expected it to be an edgefest ala Mahou Shoujo Site. But, this is so much more. Despite its darkly comedic tone, it handles the issues of mental health and suicide with incredible sensitivity. It shows how family, friends and even passerby are affected by a suicide. It gives hope, surprisingly. This manga seems to give the message to keep going and survive, for we were born to live. It is also very pretty, artistically. The large and cutesy eyes along with the costume design for the suicide girls and phobias are very pleasing to the eye. It also utilizesshading and hatching very well when changing from a light-hearted scene to a tense moment. The suicide forest where the souls of those who committed are was also incredibly well-drawn with the faces contorted in agony and begging for mercy.
Overall, a very intriguing magical girl series. I am looking forward to seeing more of it translated.