Before the review, I would like to type a thank you very much for the time you are taking out of for reading a sleep deprived review. I can't say I was too interested in the manga, I did skim dialouge that weren't tied with the main story, but I don't fully dislike Shinigami? I first read the one-shot story manga, it seemed cute. The typical story of MC being forced into helping _____ with their duty. It wasn't until I read the first chapter of this manga, that I realized why I put it on my list to read. The manga has some gruesome images andmature content. But if you have the mind of an adolescent highschooler or is the type of person who can still eat while seeing someone pick their nose, Shinigami isn't that big of a problem. (Note on the example I made, thats how much of an issue I view the mature content in the manga. Expect to see blood, actual wounds inflicted from a weapon/object, censored leg-less person. It's soft stuff for people into thrillers or horrors)

The beginning part was where I was most uninterested at, being three reasons.

- First, the MC. The older brother. When first introduced, I had the impression that he was introvert. He looked really plain in the beginning. He seemed to care for his family, especially his sister. He was novel writer? (Beginning was not that interesting to me like I said), and he was into deep philosophocial books, so it was hinting he was an above average intellectual. But the moment the story begins to revolve around the MC, he becomes the outsmarting the rules "Villian in glasses" (hah, get that reference. No? I'm sorry). During the big moment for the MC in the beginning, the whole action sequence reminded me of:
Opposing side: "Ahaha with this, this duel is over Yugi!"
MC: "Not so fast Kaiba, I activate my trap card!"
(If you understand the reference, you know what I'm leading on to and it will seem quite similar to the scene I'm referring to in the manga)

- Second, the low-key incest feelings of the sister. Not only does she become less of a background character later on, but I'm just not into brother-sister having affections for each other. However, the brother has more of the caring older sibling love than sexual. So its kind of one sided, but like I said, the incest isn't in your face and is bearable to read.

- Lastly, so many "dramatic" twists that I kind of got tired of.

Past the first arc, I slowly started getting into the story. It's not the best, but I rate it like any other anime/manga that have bearable content or just something to pass time.

Before I end my review, I am... not confident enough to place my final saying about this manga. It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't good. It's on the line of questioning, but I did read this to kill time until the sun rose and yet I didn't drop this manga. So I leave it up to you're decision on reading this manga.

The biggest thing to keep in mind if you plan to read this short series, and this is on the edge of being a *SPOILER AHEAD* , so be warned.

The story is left untold. The auther left it unfinished due to the story being a mystery, I believe and am confident about what I'm typing. The ending is left as a cliffhanger for the reader to figure out the truth behind this case. If you ask me, I don't believe I'm a high intellectual person, but there is not enough evidence and clues that I have seen. If you manage to finish the manga and is interested in solving this case like Conan Edogawa, I bet there are some forums and discussions about this. Or maybe create a new discussion post and talk it out with people who have read the manga and are interested in sharing their thoughts.