Random #8

Blood on the Tracks

I don’t read a lot of mangas but when I do; it is always manga that I feel are amazing and this is one of them. This being created by the mangaka of Flowers of Evil brings another thriller that is relatable to some and a unique way to have horror about trauma. Seiichi being a kid's life is controlled by his mother and she being super manipulative being the main thriller of the manga, makes a weird way of showing how scary a parent can be. He has to deal with her gaslighting him into believing being himself is wrong and he can’t have any freedom because it’s controlled by his Mother. It is an unsettling horror to read for someone who dealt with it but it portrays it incredibly well with the story being on edge the entire read, I couldn’t stop reading this and it's a fast read as well. As the minimal words and long dialogue show the intense anxiety of his life with images alone, making it a great manga for pulling off something unique. Not to mention this story has an end as well and some closure being the manga goes from him being a kid to an adult with later chapters having to come to his mother when she is about to die which shows a good representation of trauma as he has to help her when she is weak even though she has forgotten him because she is old. So the end really stings and the whole manga has a range of emotions that not many mangas can get out of me which shows how good Oshimi Shuuzou is at surreal unnerving manga and really is recommended for anyone can won’t be super triggered by it and loves thrillers such as myself.

Go Go Loser Ranger!

Now this is an anime you must see as for anyone who loved Power Rangers this anime takes a huge spin on that and instead the rangers are lowkey evil behind the scenes and make a false reality through the screens of the public to be the good guys staging fights against these immortal beings. These faceless beings one of them gets tired of being defeated and branded as the villain all the time so he rebels against them and decides he wants to defeat them instead. These guys can shapeshift into anything so he takes the identity of others to go undercover so he becomes a trainee and takes the source of their powers for good. This anime is an amazing rendition of what we grew up on and it’s a trend that I welcome with open arms to see more ranger anime would be a blessing and not only that this anime has an amazing concept to go with. The anime feels a bit boring near the end but with season 2 announced I think we are just getting started and will be an amazing anime if season 2 does not disappoint. The anime has a range of characters that are original and have their own unique story which right from the beginning I could tell this anime was special and it’s a good anime with a lot of twists and turns to see how he is going to defeat the rangers.

Viral Hit

Viral Hit from the likes of popular webtoon Lookism bring us this anime that went under the radar for a lot of the community, about fighting your bullies; alternately names learn to fight the anime is about Hobin a scrawny kid who wants to beat up mean students at his school so he turns to youtube guides to beat them. Hobin meets Jihyeok who becomes his cameraman and they run a newtube channels called viral hit where they beat up other newtubers who talk big and tough. I found the anime to be rather surprising because I did not expect that it would be this good as Hobin being a wimp character actually changes and doesn’t feel bad for himself, instead just works hard to achieve his goal which makes him develop into a relatable character that is realistic. Which is awesome as other anime usually have these character types and not being so annoying that you despise them but instead is granted because he is getting his butt kicked until he finally puts everything he learnt together and wins against them which is amazing to see a protagonist actually achieve against the impossible opponent. Recent animes have been using youtuber trends, and this was one of the first and I love these animes because it beats the 100s of isekai every year. It's fresh and can really show authentic characters and has a lot of possibilities so I approve of it. This anime is short but might get another season so you should definitely watch it.

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