Re: Weekly Shounen Jump [2009] - Discussion & TOC Talk v.2
I wouldn't say it belongs there. I think mago's recent arc are more for adult people than for young kiddies. Mago is really different imo (I wouldn't be surprised if its high selling rates could be explained because a none-wsj public buys them)
I say it belongs there because I find it uninteresting and poorly done, not because the bottom position is fitting for a series of its genre or because it isn't aimed at the same public as the rest of Jump's current lineup.
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The problem with Mago is that it gives too much attention to explaining who the youkai are and what's their "power", while the actual characterization is completely left behind. Whenever a new character appears, it presents itself, shows some kind of special ability, fights someone and that's it. When this isn't happening, the interactions between the characters (especially Ao/Kuro and Rikuo's human friends) are so simplistic and stupid they seem like an afterthought. I mean, does anyone really like Kiyotsugu or those two other girls? And why the heck does a bunch of middle school kids talk only about youkai and nothing else?
Besides, the narrative is boring, the battles except for the last one are too short and simplistic (I know they aren't the main focus of the manga but still...), the supposedly funny moments haven't made me laugh even once and the dramatic moments are spoiled by the characters' own lack of depth. So it's basically an average at best manga that fails at every kind of execution yet gets everyone's love by its concept alone. I'll be happy as long as it's in the bottom, and if it's cancelled I definitely won't miss it.
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