Manga Review: Platinum End, Volume 10, by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata

Rating (Out of 5): ~3

Publisher: Shonen Jump (VIZ Media)

Release Date: December 2019

Volumes: 12+

Spoilers?: No.

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Volume: 1. 9. 11.

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.

Thanks to Susumu’s TV announcement, the whole world now knows about the existence of the god candidates. Mirai and his friends find themselves being targeted by all kinds of government agencies. Their safety hinges on the ability to locate the remaining hidden candidates and put an end to the process. But the mysterious final god candidate might have their own dark plans…

Review:

The hunt to join all of the god candidates is on. The group meets Nakaumi, the depressed boy who believes suicide is right. He's all around a very depressing character. Honestly, it's hard to like any of the characters in this series.

They also get closer to meeting Temari, who's in lock up. And apparently they want a democratic solution to choosing which one of them gets to be god, though that means things might not be going in Mirai's direction.

This series is kind of hard to take. It's depressing, and crudely so. All of the characters are pretty despicable in their own way, or dumb/naive in the women's case.

There's still one candidate that's a mystery, and it looks like he'll be next to be dealt with.

Meh.

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