Manga Review: Platinum End, Volume 6, by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata

Rating (Out of 5): ~3

Publisher: Shonen Jump (VIZ Media)

Release Date: August 2018

Volumes: 9+

Spoilers?: Light, for the beginning.

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Volume: 1. 5. 7.

Goodreads Synopsis:

From the creators of Death Note! Mirai may have been saved by an angel, but his battle is just beginning…

As his classmates celebrate their middle school graduation, troubled Mirai is mired in darkness. But his battle is just beginning when he receives some salvation from above in the form of an angel. Now Mirai is pitted against 12 other chosen humans in a battle in which the winner becomes the next god of the world. Mirai has an angel in his corner, but he may need to become a devil to survive.

With Mirai and Mukaido trapped in a mirror house at an abandoned amusement park, Metropoliman thinks he’s won. But Mirai has one last desperate plan!

Review:

I'm sure it's no surprise to anyone that Saki gets to jump in and help save them at the last minute. I don't know if it's good or bad that she ends up distracting the crazy guy, though, in an effort to save them. Is that empowering? (I think not?) In a way, it's so obvious that it's annoying.

After they pull one over on the crazy guy, metropoliman gets to throw an even worse ultimatum at the pair. It's a no-good-choice situation, at least until Mirai figures out a way around it.

I don't care for any of these characters. I'm not a big fan of the plot line, either, and the villains are kind of annoying.

I don't know. I'm not impressed.

A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!