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Judge #1
JUDGE, Vol. 1
"What is your crime?" From the author of Doubt, it's time for a new terrible game, Judge. Hiro's brother Atsuya is dating Hiro's childhood friend and secret crush Hikari. Hiro's affection for Hikari will lead him to commit an un-punishable crime against his older brother. At least, he thinks it is un-punishable, until he is kidnapped and imprisoned by a group of people wearing animal masks. The judging is about to start!
240 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 21, 2010
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Yoshiki Tonogai
61 books131 followersYoshiki Tonogai (外海良基 Tonogai Yoshiki, born March 14) is a Japanese manga artist from Shiga, Japan.
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September 26, 2015
Rating for whole series: 4.5/5
The first three or so volumes were a bit slower from what I am used to with Tonogai's stories but once the revelations started there was no stopping.
Judge is a game of judgement (dah!). For Judge 9 players are abducted, each one has one of the 7 deadly sins to be judged for. Every 12 hours they have to vote for the one of them that will be killed. Simple, right? NO!
When 9 strangers are put together in an abandoned house (or whatever that thing was) and the rules of the game are laid in front of them everyone will do pretty much anything to survive. From fights to plotting devious plans and alliances, only four can make it out alive.
Judge was a very sick and twisted game, so of course I loved it. The beginning was a bit slower. There were a lot of arguments about how they should vote. They players never really did what the game master was asking them, which was to judge the sins of the other players. They never really talked about what each ones sin was and we only got see a few of their stories as flashbacks.
And as the story progressed and people started dropping dead it seemed like they might get what was promised to them but then there were like million twists and things went downhill pretty fast for our remaining players. I loved how things progressed, it only made sense that I couldn't tell who was the bad guy in this one. But I am proud of my mystery solving skills that I had the right suspect (almost) by volume 3.
If you are into manga and fast paced thrillers, sick stories and horror this is definitely one you should read.
The first three or so volumes were a bit slower from what I am used to with Tonogai's stories but once the revelations started there was no stopping.
Judge is a game of judgement (dah!). For Judge 9 players are abducted, each one has one of the 7 deadly sins to be judged for. Every 12 hours they have to vote for the one of them that will be killed. Simple, right? NO!
When 9 strangers are put together in an abandoned house (or whatever that thing was) and the rules of the game are laid in front of them everyone will do pretty much anything to survive. From fights to plotting devious plans and alliances, only four can make it out alive.
Judge was a very sick and twisted game, so of course I loved it. The beginning was a bit slower. There were a lot of arguments about how they should vote. They players never really did what the game master was asking them, which was to judge the sins of the other players. They never really talked about what each ones sin was and we only got see a few of their stories as flashbacks.
And as the story progressed and people started dropping dead it seemed like they might get what was promised to them but then there were like million twists and things went downhill pretty fast for our remaining players. I loved how things progressed, it only made sense that I couldn't tell who was the bad guy in this one. But I am proud of my mystery solving skills that I had the right suspect (almost) by volume 3.
If you are into manga and fast paced thrillers, sick stories and horror this is definitely one you should read.
November 14, 2021
I was surprised in a positive way. I have read Doubt by this same mangaka before and I actually enjoyed that, but I was not expecting this to also be as good. The art is a bit creepy, but (especially the sideprofiles) were kinda awkward.
Judge is another death game manga by the master Yoshiki Tonogai. This series is about a group of some random people, that do not know eachother. They will have to vote for one of them to die every 12 hours.
I do not think this is a spoiler, so I will be saying it... At first I thought it is great that this has a gay character, but now that I really think about it, it seems like his sin is his sexuality... Which is quite problematic.
Judge is another death game manga by the master Yoshiki Tonogai. This series is about a group of some random people, that do not know eachother. They will have to vote for one of them to die every 12 hours.
I do not think this is a spoiler, so I will be saying it... At first I thought it is great that this has a gay character, but now that I really think about it, it seems like his sin is his sexuality... Which is quite problematic.
January 18, 2016
I'm re-reading this book in English. I started this series in Japan and think I got up to volume three before I moved. I'm glad to see that it's available in the US. I was really invested in this the first time around and was wanting to know how things would turn out. I guess I will this time.
In this first volume we get our first impressions from our new group of unfortunates. It's a big mind trip and I love it. It's not exactly ground breaking but it's at least entertainign.
In this first volume we get our first impressions from our new group of unfortunates. It's a big mind trip and I love it. It's not exactly ground breaking but it's at least entertainign.
August 28, 2022
Seitsemän kuolemansyntiä kiehtovalla twistillä. Joukko ihmisiä on suljettu outoon vankilaan. He heräävät eläinmaskit päässään. Ja heidän on päätettävä, kuka heidän joukostaan kuolee. Kuin yhdistelmä elokuvia Saw ja Cube. Tätä täytyy lukea lisää ainakin toinen osa.
April 12, 2017
interested in seeing where this goes. wished the volume was longer as it ended on an odd note
July 19, 2020
Dopo Doubt mi sono innamorata di questo mangaka. Oltre a Judge con un po' di salti mortali ho già preso pure Secret. Un po' mi attira il fatto che usa sempre queste maschere ... è una cosa strana.
November 20, 2021
3,5 stars? It's hard to say much about this yet because this volume just gathers the people together and explains the rules of the death game. Hiro, the bunny headed guy, gets a proper backstory flashback, a few others only a couple of details. The concept, however, is that they are all there because they are "guilty" of one of the seven sins.
The youngsters have to vote who is to be sacrificed at set intervals, otherwise everybody die. It is said that four of them will survive but I don't believe that, there are only eight (because one of them is offed before the game even properly starts) of them...
So, I'm intrigued enough that I will read more. Art is clear and the animal heads as disturbing as in Tonogai's earlier work, haha.
As a final note, it obviously isn't very nice that one of the boys is implied to be there because he likes boys but he's okay with the fact himself, so let's see what is done with that plot point (if anything).
The youngsters have to vote who is to be sacrificed at set intervals, otherwise everybody die. It is said that four of them will survive but I don't believe that, there are only eight (because one of them is offed before the game even properly starts) of them...
So, I'm intrigued enough that I will read more. Art is clear and the animal heads as disturbing as in Tonogai's earlier work, haha.
As a final note, it obviously isn't very nice that one of the boys is implied to be there because he likes boys but he's okay with the fact himself, so let's see what is done with that plot point (if anything).
October 26, 2019
What do you get when you combine the seven deadly sins, adorably horrifying stuffed animals, and a game of judge and jury unlike any other? You get Judge, created by the wonderfully creepy Yoshiki Tonogai, whose art will delight yet haunt you for weeks to come. What's cuter than a stuffed animal head that you have to wear to keep yourself from dying of cyanide poisoning? No sin is too small in this battle of survival against not their captor but each other as they judge each other's worst sins. The penalty? Death.
I love this series so much, and so excited to be rereading it after so many years. There's so many wonderful things about it from the unpredictable twists to the hauntingly relatable characters to the suspenseful page turns that give you chills. What's not to love?
I love this series so much, and so excited to be rereading it after so many years. There's so many wonderful things about it from the unpredictable twists to the hauntingly relatable characters to the suspenseful page turns that give you chills. What's not to love?
October 7, 2013
This is very similar to Doubt but I still find the plot line intriguing. Perhaps because it reminds me of the Saw movies. Maybe they even influenced the creation of this manga. It is still slightly confusing at the moment, I'm assuming because some of the translations online seem a bit iffy so I think I'll purchase a physical copy to help with that.
October 7, 2018
Okay so I'm going to be honest here and say I have no idea how I felt about this book. Don't get me wrong the illustrations and the concept/idea is amazing, but I'm still debating if I like where this story line is going. I'll have to read the rest of the volumes to get a better feel for everything.
August 31, 2023
Review will be on listing of final volume. Good so far.
January 16, 2021
He tenido que releerlo, después de tanto tiempo ni recordaba a los personajes. La obra comienza interesante, tiene una presentación lenta. Personajes muy distintos que son representados por los siete pecados capitales, pero sin darnos demasiada información.
El final del tomo deja con esa duda de la traición, tensión e intriga.
El final del tomo deja con esa duda de la traición, tensión e intriga.
October 23, 2020
Ended on a massive cliffhanger; getting the next one as soon as possible :)
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January 31, 2021
Series rating: 3/5
If you liked Doubt, you'll probably like Judge too as it is more of the same, probably a bit more focused on "who did it" and less on gory violence than the predecessor. This kind of SAW/Danganronpa/Among Us kinda story just doesn't really do it for me any more but the fast pacing and higher stakes towards the end of the story kept me going. It was okay ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
If you liked Doubt, you'll probably like Judge too as it is more of the same, probably a bit more focused on "who did it" and less on gory violence than the predecessor. This kind of SAW/Danganronpa/Among Us kinda story just doesn't really do it for me any more but the fast pacing and higher stakes towards the end of the story kept me going. It was okay ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
January 27, 2018
Après avoir lu Doubt, j’ai cru que Judge était une suite directe et comme je me l’étais aussi procuré pour pas cher j’ai décidé de rapidement sauté sur l’occasion de lire plus dans ce style. Malgré ses défaut j’avais trouvé Doubt très intéressant même si la fin laissait pas mal a désiré par moment. Donc est-ce que Judge était meilleur, voici ce que j’en ai pensé.
Comme pour Doubt, le manga commence avec une petite intro ou on voit la vie de deux frères qui sont amoureux de la même fille. Il se passe donc un accident faisant que l’un des frères meurt et pouf on se retrouve rapidement dans un endroit abandonné où 9 personnes ont été enfermer. Un nouveau jeu commence donc, mais cette fois-ci c’est un jeu de jugement ou les participant décident qui meurt après avoir voté. La majorité l’emporte et celui qui est élu meurt irrémédiablement. C’est donc au travers de votes, de trahisons et de révélation que l’on passe au travers de cette histoire pour savoir qui est derrière tout ça et surtout pourquoi.
Bon a prime abord, j’ai trouvé cette histoire plus intéressante et plus centré que Doubt, mais c’est dans l’exécution que sa s’est pas mal gâché. Les personnages sont stupides a souhait, il n’y a aucune conversation et même obstination entre les personnages. Les trahison n’ont pas l’air si pire que ça et l’auteur n’arrive pas à nous faire sentir le désespoir que l’on ressentait dans Doubt. De plus, je pensais que ce serait une suite directe de Doubt, mais ce n’est pas le cas, c’est une histoire totalement a part qui a mon avis aurait bénéficié d’être liée à la précédente. En plus, on a 6 livres pour élaborer l’histoire, mais j’ai l’impression que Doubt de ses 4 volumes était plus complet, plus approfondi. Ici c’est à peine si on connaît quoi que ce soit des personnages et on reste juste en surface de leur personnalité faisant qu’on ne s’attache à aucun détruisant encore une fois l’ambiance. Donc côté histoire Judge c’est pas mauvais, mais c’est loin d’être excellent.
Niveau dessin, une autre déception, il est moins beau que dans Doubt. Sauf les décors, mais ceux ci sont plus souvent qu’autrement dessinées par des assistant, donc au niveau de l’auteur un gros pas en arrière sur l’apparence des personnages. Mais au moins cette fois-ci il a compris que les scènes d’action s’était pas son truc, elle sont toutes faite en hors screen, on en les vois pas, on sait que ça arrive mais on voit pas l’image. C’est pas que je suis sadique, mais sibole quand j’achète un manga de ce type, je m’attend au moins a voir les boutes plus intense, sinon j’aurais lu un roman. Donc encore une fois, les dessin sont pas laid, mais pas excellent.
Au niveau du monde et de l’ambiance, c’est encore une fois un gros pas en arrière. Pas de surnaturel cette fois-ci, sauf peut-être un hazard qui fait un peu trop bien les choses, une stupidité des personnages qui est assez surnaturelle. Sinon pour le reste je n’ai jamais vraiment embarqué dans l’ambiance. Sauf peut être au milieu, mais ce fut de courte durée.
Pour faire simple, Judge sa ressemble a Doubt, sa sent le Doubt, c’est presque Doubt, mais c’est loin d’être comme Doubt. Je veux pas m’éterniser sur le sujet. Judge est un bon concept, une belle idée et quand même un manga très plaisant, mais quand c’est appeler le must du thriller psychologique, je suis désolé mais je m’attends à plus. Je ne sais même pas après ça si je veux me risquer sur Secret la troisième partie de cette trilogy qui n’en est pas une en fait. Donc une lecture décente, mais chechez la en usagé, payer le plein prix pour cette série serait un crime. Car comme je l’ai dit, Judge c’est pas mauvais, mais c’est pas super bon non plus.
Comme pour Doubt, le manga commence avec une petite intro ou on voit la vie de deux frères qui sont amoureux de la même fille. Il se passe donc un accident faisant que l’un des frères meurt et pouf on se retrouve rapidement dans un endroit abandonné où 9 personnes ont été enfermer. Un nouveau jeu commence donc, mais cette fois-ci c’est un jeu de jugement ou les participant décident qui meurt après avoir voté. La majorité l’emporte et celui qui est élu meurt irrémédiablement. C’est donc au travers de votes, de trahisons et de révélation que l’on passe au travers de cette histoire pour savoir qui est derrière tout ça et surtout pourquoi.
Bon a prime abord, j’ai trouvé cette histoire plus intéressante et plus centré que Doubt, mais c’est dans l’exécution que sa s’est pas mal gâché. Les personnages sont stupides a souhait, il n’y a aucune conversation et même obstination entre les personnages. Les trahison n’ont pas l’air si pire que ça et l’auteur n’arrive pas à nous faire sentir le désespoir que l’on ressentait dans Doubt. De plus, je pensais que ce serait une suite directe de Doubt, mais ce n’est pas le cas, c’est une histoire totalement a part qui a mon avis aurait bénéficié d’être liée à la précédente. En plus, on a 6 livres pour élaborer l’histoire, mais j’ai l’impression que Doubt de ses 4 volumes était plus complet, plus approfondi. Ici c’est à peine si on connaît quoi que ce soit des personnages et on reste juste en surface de leur personnalité faisant qu’on ne s’attache à aucun détruisant encore une fois l’ambiance. Donc côté histoire Judge c’est pas mauvais, mais c’est loin d’être excellent.
Niveau dessin, une autre déception, il est moins beau que dans Doubt. Sauf les décors, mais ceux ci sont plus souvent qu’autrement dessinées par des assistant, donc au niveau de l’auteur un gros pas en arrière sur l’apparence des personnages. Mais au moins cette fois-ci il a compris que les scènes d’action s’était pas son truc, elle sont toutes faite en hors screen, on en les vois pas, on sait que ça arrive mais on voit pas l’image. C’est pas que je suis sadique, mais sibole quand j’achète un manga de ce type, je m’attend au moins a voir les boutes plus intense, sinon j’aurais lu un roman. Donc encore une fois, les dessin sont pas laid, mais pas excellent.
Au niveau du monde et de l’ambiance, c’est encore une fois un gros pas en arrière. Pas de surnaturel cette fois-ci, sauf peut-être un hazard qui fait un peu trop bien les choses, une stupidité des personnages qui est assez surnaturelle. Sinon pour le reste je n’ai jamais vraiment embarqué dans l’ambiance. Sauf peut être au milieu, mais ce fut de courte durée.
Pour faire simple, Judge sa ressemble a Doubt, sa sent le Doubt, c’est presque Doubt, mais c’est loin d’être comme Doubt. Je veux pas m’éterniser sur le sujet. Judge est un bon concept, une belle idée et quand même un manga très plaisant, mais quand c’est appeler le must du thriller psychologique, je suis désolé mais je m’attends à plus. Je ne sais même pas après ça si je veux me risquer sur Secret la troisième partie de cette trilogy qui n’en est pas une en fait. Donc une lecture décente, mais chechez la en usagé, payer le plein prix pour cette série serait un crime. Car comme je l’ai dit, Judge c’est pas mauvais, mais c’est pas super bon non plus.
December 2, 2023
Judge not lest thee be judged
When two brothers are bound by love to the same childhood friend a lie changes all three of their lives forever.
Similar to the Saw movies an assortment of people are abducted and put in danger based on their past. However unlike Saw this seems less about teaching painful lessons to help the victims from not repeating their past sins or pay for them and is more like a dangerous episode of Survivor where the victims chose who will die next. With a shadowy assortment of figures elsewhere the first volume is rather too slow to get a really good grasp of what horrors are likely to come but if it is any sign of what is to come things are going to get darker before the final judgment is cast down.
When two brothers are bound by love to the same childhood friend a lie changes all three of their lives forever.
Similar to the Saw movies an assortment of people are abducted and put in danger based on their past. However unlike Saw this seems less about teaching painful lessons to help the victims from not repeating their past sins or pay for them and is more like a dangerous episode of Survivor where the victims chose who will die next. With a shadowy assortment of figures elsewhere the first volume is rather too slow to get a really good grasp of what horrors are likely to come but if it is any sign of what is to come things are going to get darker before the final judgment is cast down.
September 20, 2011
As of right now, I have read past 10 chapters. Liking it just like I did with Doubt.
Mistrust is my perfect topping - just not on my cake.
Hope to review the entire series once all of it is released.
Mistrust is my perfect topping - just not on my cake.
Hope to review the entire series once all of it is released.
November 30, 2016
Not as gore as I excpeted but still a good manga !
September 24, 2022
I'm not sure if the rules make sense.
They barely know anything about each other. not even the name. how can they suddenly judge who has more sins?
They barely know anything about each other. not even the name. how can they suddenly judge who has more sins?
August 2, 2024
Title: The Judge
Author: Yoshiki Tonogai
Genre: Horror, Mecha, Drama, Tragedy
Stars: 5 out 5
Volumes: 1 out of 6
Over-review:
What drew me to this book, was the cover. I really love the artistic work of the cover. I believe out of two or three people they do repeat. But it left me wondering what is going to happen inside this manga. The book is about what the title says; it's about judging. I also enjoyed how the Bible rules to law, and what we as society or churchy people deem to be judge.
The game is surrounded by 9 individuals who are kidnapped and put in the abandon house. Every individual has a sin which is linked to the 7 deadly sins. If you are not familiar with seven deadly sins here is a list: lust, gluttony greed, sloth, wrath, envy, and pride. If you are a Bible Thumper like me; you can also find the list in Proverbs 6:16-19, and Colossians 3:8.
The beginning did start off slow but as the pages came closer to the end. It did start to speed up and I enjoyed the information that was given about some of the individuals. I also enjoyed this book because it had me remembering Saw the movie. Which was also a great as well. But you can kind of put two and two together and figure out what was going to happen next.
Recommendation:
I am going to read Judge 2 and see what happens next. I already purchase Doubt, but I was not aware that you had to read them in any order. That’s my bad!!
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Author: Yoshiki Tonogai
Genre: Horror, Mecha, Drama, Tragedy
Stars: 5 out 5
Volumes: 1 out of 6
Over-review:
What drew me to this book, was the cover. I really love the artistic work of the cover. I believe out of two or three people they do repeat. But it left me wondering what is going to happen inside this manga. The book is about what the title says; it's about judging. I also enjoyed how the Bible rules to law, and what we as society or churchy people deem to be judge.
The game is surrounded by 9 individuals who are kidnapped and put in the abandon house. Every individual has a sin which is linked to the 7 deadly sins. If you are not familiar with seven deadly sins here is a list: lust, gluttony greed, sloth, wrath, envy, and pride. If you are a Bible Thumper like me; you can also find the list in Proverbs 6:16-19, and Colossians 3:8.
The beginning did start off slow but as the pages came closer to the end. It did start to speed up and I enjoyed the information that was given about some of the individuals. I also enjoyed this book because it had me remembering Saw the movie. Which was also a great as well. But you can kind of put two and two together and figure out what was going to happen next.
Recommendation:
I am going to read Judge 2 and see what happens next. I already purchase Doubt, but I was not aware that you had to read them in any order. That’s my bad!!
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February 17, 2025[series review]
I read Tonogai's more popular series, Doubt, back in 2020, and I thought it was *fine* but ultimately it didn't live up to the hype for me. Because of that, I really held off on reading Judge, because I expected it to be more of the same, but probably not as good.
I mean... at least I was half right?
The two are very similar in tone and vibe. They're both dark and gory and take place in gross, grimy locations. BIG Saw vibes. But Judge is SO much better. Like, I'm-tempted-to-give-it-five-stars better. It helps that there is a bit of a Danganronpa-esque element to it; a battle of wits that Doubt didn't really have. That'll always get me.
Similar to Doubt, this is a very quick read, but I found it engaging the entire way through. It kept me on my toes and kept me guessing the whole time, and there were so many excellent twists and turns all the way through.
At the end of the day, it IS a death game, and if you've consumed a lot of death game stories (hi, hello, it me!) you'll certainly recognize several of the staple tropes and cliches of the genre, but I think they were handled really well, and done in a way that did not feel predictable at all.
I'll need to stew a bit on my rating, but it's 4.5/5 at minimum. So good.
I read Tonogai's more popular series, Doubt, back in 2020, and I thought it was *fine* but ultimately it didn't live up to the hype for me. Because of that, I really held off on reading Judge, because I expected it to be more of the same, but probably not as good.
I mean... at least I was half right?
The two are very similar in tone and vibe. They're both dark and gory and take place in gross, grimy locations. BIG Saw vibes. But Judge is SO much better. Like, I'm-tempted-to-give-it-five-stars better. It helps that there is a bit of a Danganronpa-esque element to it; a battle of wits that Doubt didn't really have. That'll always get me.
Similar to Doubt, this is a very quick read, but I found it engaging the entire way through. It kept me on my toes and kept me guessing the whole time, and there were so many excellent twists and turns all the way through.
At the end of the day, it IS a death game, and if you've consumed a lot of death game stories (hi, hello, it me!) you'll certainly recognize several of the staple tropes and cliches of the genre, but I think they were handled really well, and done in a way that did not feel predictable at all.
I'll need to stew a bit on my rating, but it's 4.5/5 at minimum. So good.
February 27, 2018
OPINIÓN PERSONAL: (SERIE DE 6 TOMOS)
Hoy os traigo una reseña de una serie manga completa y se trata de Judge. ¿Os gusta el misterio y la intriga? Entonces probablemente os guste esta serie de 6 tomos.
En esta historia nos encontramos con un grupo de personas que son encerradas en un lugar y que tienen que ser sometidas a un "Juicio" un tanto especial tras haber realizado en el pasado algo "malo" y que cierta persona considera que deben de pagar por ello. ¿Quien es esa persona?, ¿la persona que ha creado todo esto?. Ese es uno de los grandes misterios de este manga, y es que no es hasta el final cuando lo sabemos, y he de decir que me sorprendió ya que no me lo esperaba.
La trama esta original, una manera distinta de mantener al lector en tensión. Ir descubriendo los secretos de cada personaje al pasar los capítulos esta genial. El dibujo esta logrado y la traducción esta muy bien hecha.
A mi es una historia que si bien no me aporto gran cosa ni es de mis favoritas me entretuvo, y es por eso que os recomiendo que le deis una oportunidad y os adentréis en esta historia.
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Hoy os traigo una reseña de una serie manga completa y se trata de Judge. ¿Os gusta el misterio y la intriga? Entonces probablemente os guste esta serie de 6 tomos.
En esta historia nos encontramos con un grupo de personas que son encerradas en un lugar y que tienen que ser sometidas a un "Juicio" un tanto especial tras haber realizado en el pasado algo "malo" y que cierta persona considera que deben de pagar por ello. ¿Quien es esa persona?, ¿la persona que ha creado todo esto?. Ese es uno de los grandes misterios de este manga, y es que no es hasta el final cuando lo sabemos, y he de decir que me sorprendió ya que no me lo esperaba.
La trama esta original, una manera distinta de mantener al lector en tensión. Ir descubriendo los secretos de cada personaje al pasar los capítulos esta genial. El dibujo esta logrado y la traducción esta muy bien hecha.
A mi es una historia que si bien no me aporto gran cosa ni es de mis favoritas me entretuvo, y es por eso que os recomiendo que le deis una oportunidad y os adentréis en esta historia.
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January 3, 2022
[Recensione sull'intera opera di 6 Volumi]
Pillore di trama
Dei ragazzi si risvegliano in una specie di aula di tribunale con delle maschere addosso, nessuno sa come ci è arrivato. Una voce gli spiega il "gioco": devono rimanere solo 4 persone, quindi devono decidere chi tra loro far morire. Tutti hanno commesso qualcosa, ma chi merita davvero di morire? C'è chi cerca di salvare tutti, però il voto si scopre solo dopo e c'è sempre chi (pur di salvarsi) è disposto a far carta false lasciando che altri muoiano. E ... se non fossero i soli in gioco?
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Le dinamiche sono simile a quelle presenti in Doubt (Recensione), con la differenza che qui sono direttamente i "giocatori" a compiere delle scelte, inoltre non sono gli unici coinvolti (non voglio spoilerare però). Personalmente mi è piaciuto più di Doubt anche se ammetto che, data la similitudine con il primo manga, sono arrivata alla conclusione finale (letteralmente l'ultima scena) con pagine d'anticipo.
Pillore di trama
Dei ragazzi si risvegliano in una specie di aula di tribunale con delle maschere addosso, nessuno sa come ci è arrivato. Una voce gli spiega il "gioco": devono rimanere solo 4 persone, quindi devono decidere chi tra loro far morire. Tutti hanno commesso qualcosa, ma chi merita davvero di morire? C'è chi cerca di salvare tutti, però il voto si scopre solo dopo e c'è sempre chi (pur di salvarsi) è disposto a far carta false lasciando che altri muoiano. E ... se non fossero i soli in gioco?
Commento
Le dinamiche sono simile a quelle presenti in Doubt (Recensione), con la differenza che qui sono direttamente i "giocatori" a compiere delle scelte, inoltre non sono gli unici coinvolti (non voglio spoilerare però). Personalmente mi è piaciuto più di Doubt anche se ammetto che, data la similitudine con il primo manga, sono arrivata alla conclusione finale (letteralmente l'ultima scena) con pagine d'anticipo.
April 2, 2022
This is a re-read for me, as I just became aware that there is a 6th volume (English Version) and I wanted to refresh myself on the story. Although I have read this before, I have forgotten a lot of details because it's been a minute... So far I will say I do really love this premise. I really enjoy the characters (all which represent one of the seven deadly sins) and unraveling their stories, as well as watching them go through the moral dilemma of choosing who to kill next. The 9 characters are thrown into a game of voting for one person to be killed every time the timer in the mysterious room goes off. This (much like Doubt) does tend to remind me of Saw. However, I do think that this story is immersing me more than Doubt. I just really like the premise a bit more.
4/5 for me and worth a read!
4/5 for me and worth a read!
May 19, 2023
FYI... I rated and reviewed the whole series.
I thought this was going to be similar to Danganronpa...boyyy, was I wrong...
I didn't like the art-style. I prayed to god that I wouldn't have to look at those masks throughout the whole manga, because I couldn’t understand who was saying what in a dialogue, and to my relief that was the case, at least.
I kept going because I hoped it would get better and I was curious who was the master-mind. To say I was disappointed…the plot-twist at the end and even bigger one after that. At least, it’s not to my liking. I could have predicted it, if there was some kind of clue, but there was nothing indicating it.
The characters and their back-stories were under-developed…that’s why I don’t like when there’s too many. Better to have one developed character, than the other way around.
I thought this was going to be similar to Danganronpa...boyyy, was I wrong...
I didn't like the art-style. I prayed to god that I wouldn't have to look at those masks throughout the whole manga, because I couldn’t understand who was saying what in a dialogue, and to my relief that was the case, at least.
I kept going because I hoped it would get better and I was curious who was the master-mind. To say I was disappointed…the plot-twist at the end and even bigger one after that. At least, it’s not to my liking. I could have predicted it, if there was some kind of clue, but there was nothing indicating it.
The characters and their back-stories were under-developed…that’s why I don’t like when there’s too many. Better to have one developed character, than the other way around.
March 13, 2020
Rating: 2.8 stars (overall)
Summary (for the whole manga):
Nine people wake up and find themselves in a building with animal masks on. Each of them have no idea how they ended up there. A stuffed doll then speaks and informs them that they are all in a game called "Judge" and that all of them are here because they committed a sin: pride, greed, envy, wrath, lust, gluttony, and sloth. At each round of the game, they will have to vote for a person who they think should be punished. At the end of each round, the person with the highest votes will die. At the end, only four people are allowed to leave the game.
Review:
I gave this manga a poor rating because of the plot in the last chapter.
Summary (for the whole manga):
Nine people wake up and find themselves in a building with animal masks on. Each of them have no idea how they ended up there. A stuffed doll then speaks and informs them that they are all in a game called "Judge" and that all of them are here because they committed a sin: pride, greed, envy, wrath, lust, gluttony, and sloth. At each round of the game, they will have to vote for a person who they think should be punished. At the end of each round, the person with the highest votes will die. At the end, only four people are allowed to leave the game.
Review:
I gave this manga a poor rating because of the plot in the last chapter.
July 5, 2025
The concept for this is cool, but I don't know if it was the translation or the actual writing that made it so hard to follow the dialogue. It's very repetitive, particularly with the protagonist's backstory elements, and hits you over the head with the 'as you know bob' thing. Yet at the same time I can rarely tell which character is speaking and don't always follow what they're talking about. It's a slightly thicker than standard manga volume but honestly not much happens beyond the set up of the situation. It's not until the very last pages that something starts to happen and then of course the volume ends. I was debating not even finishing the volume but since comics read much faster than novels I decided to finish it. But definitely not continuing.
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