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Grotesque and then beautiful at the end

Being the last series I'd read from Tatsuki Fujimoto, I expected it to be similar to his works with light comedy mixed in with bits taken from western movies. It was exactly that, except with more gore than Chainsaw Man and the subtlety of notions increased up a notch. Definitely a series worth rereading once you're able to fully understand the events without looking up words with a vocabulary, and then analyze the motives of each character.

Language learning-wise, it was surprising to see that lack of furigana actually makes it easier to read, especially with how toned down the vocabulary becomes once the author is obliged to use common contractions. The grammar has some notes that I did not know at the time (I'm high N3 level), but it is still palatable as they're repeated often enough for you to understand their main gist.

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