Mod Edit: This review was originally posted for DAMiYAN! (102432) and has subsequently been merged into Kushami: Urasawa Naoki Tanpenshuu (128620). I'm a huge fan of Naoki Urasawa. This one was a quick one shot and his most recent work. It has some supernatural elements, some gangster elements, and... well, it was pretty short. That said, I love Urasawa's art, and the storytelling really won out despite how short it was. I'd have preferred it if it was a full volume, though. Some people have speculated that he might expand this into a full series, but Urasawa isn't normally one to do pilot chapters, so I havea feeling this will remain as a standalone.

The characters were solid, although as with many one shots they didn't get enough screen time each, and the character art was pretty impressive.