Anime and Manga
Category: Action, Drama, Ecchi, Sci-Fi,Psychological, Seinen
Summary: Sakamoto Ryuuta is an unemployed 22-year-old who lives with his mother. In the real world, there may be nothing really special about him, but online, he's one of the world's top players of the combat game "BTOOOM"!
One day, he awakes in what appears to be a tropical island, though he has no memory of how or why he has come to be there. While wandering around, Ryuuta sees someone and calls out for help. The stranger responds by throwing a bomb at him! Now Ryuuta realizes both that his life is in danger, and that he has somehow been trapped in a real-life version of his favorite game! Will Ryuuta be able to survive long enough to figure out how and why he ended up here?
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Btooom! is one of those relatively not-well-known anime/manga. Most people would probably not be interested in this anime/manga just by seeing its cover page, which is in the format of a video game case. I know I almost did. Nevertheless, this anime/manga has amazing plotline, characters, and artwork. If you would want to see what happens when a gamer-shut-in is thrown into a merciless game where a bunch of people hated by the society use bombs to kill each other, and this survival game just happens to be the same as the one he always plays. Furthermore, he meets a busty teenage girl who just happens to fall for him. Together, they must use every inch of their cunning to avoid being killed by other participants. Yep. By combining all these different elements, you get btooom!
Story: 8
The story is refreshing and full of mystery. There are a lot of plot twists and the watcher/reader will never know what will come next. This anime/manga is narrated solely from Ryuuta's view (the protagonist). We slowly discover the mystery to this cruel survival game as Ryuuta learns more. This creates a sense of anticipation and makes this anime/manga enjoyable. Furthermore, one thing that this anime/manga excel at is the use of back stories, for both main and supporting characters. These back stories are flashbacks that explain why the characters act the way they do. However, they are not as fully fleshed out as I would like.
Despite the amazing start, this manga, through its slow updates, is slowly degenerating to the realm of mediocrity. Maybe that's an exaggeration, but we will see how it plays out.
Art: 8
I am not much of an art person, but suffice to say that I find the art in btooom! well done.
Character: 8
The most notable aspect of character portrayal in btooom! is realism. This is evidently seen in our protagonist, Ryuuta. Although he is a neet, an anti-social, and has anger management problems, he also possess incredible compassion to help others, an observant and calculating brain that enables him to survive, and a strong sense of morals. This anime/manga is not only told in his perspective, but we can also hear his complex thoughts on every page. This is what made this anime/manga really interesting.
Enjoyment: 9
As you can see, I enjoyed this show a lot :D I definitely recommend it.
Overall: 8
Btooom! Is a refreshing survival game anime/manga that deals in various genres, such as mystery, action, psychological, romance, ecchi, and seinen. Some would like to claim that it is a rip-off of battle royal, but personally I don't see why that should even matter.
Overall, it's an enjoyable anime/manga that I recommend you to see. If you enjoyed Battle Royale or seinen works like Gantz, I recommend you check this series out. And here is to wishing that future manga chapter releases would continue to keep up the good work
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