Onigiri Sasa

Sadly this story ended being shorter than it was supposed to be, I think that it was quite interesting but with this short amount of chapters many questions ended unanswered and one of the few things that were accomplished was that I felt sorry for those demons (specially that last one) even if it was pretty likely that the author was going to show why such extreme measures were necessary, I hope that in the sequel we at least get to see what happened to Sasa and his "father". Thanks for your work in this manga.

For one i agree with most of this except for the last one i don't think it got axed

Except it doesn't say "they're bad". You're obviously not supposed to think Sasa and the cops are heroes. The targets are clearly victims. I really don't understand how this is hard to understand. If the manga wasn't cancelled, it likely would've explored that further. Alas, we get what we get.
 
Edit: Looking at the comments again, people's issue with this manga seem to be that 1) the enemies are not evil and 2) the purpose of the hunts is unclear.
 
On 1), I actually think this is a good thing. Good guy vs bad guy is such a common trope, it's nice when a manga does something different. I liked the contrast between cheery school-going Sasa and trophy-taking murderer Sasa, to whom it was normal. There's lots of room for development there, which leads to..
 
2) Nothing good here, the magazine simply got axed. Six chapters is not enough to tell this story in a satisfying way, as many people agree. All we can hope for is the sequel following up.

Srsly tho, I hate every part of this.

 

It's a manga with a naked picture of the protagonist as one third of it's first pages. What makes you think it's smart enough for that?

While that's the point, it answers it and then doesn't DO anything with it. I guess that's OK and maybe the sequel works on that, but I was expecting a little more than "yeah they're bad, goodbye"

Except it doesn't say "they're bad". You're obviously not supposed to think Sasa and the cops are heroes. The targets are clearly victims. I really don't understand how this is hard to understand. If the manga wasn't cancelled, it likely would've explored that further. Alas, we get what we get.

Edit: Looking at the comments again, people's issue with this manga seem to be that 1) the enemies are not evil and 2) the purpose of the hunts is unclear.

On 1), I actually think this is a good thing. Good guy vs bad guy is such a common trope, it's nice when a manga does something different. I liked the contrast between cheery school-going Sasa and trophy-taking murderer Sasa, to whom it was normal. There's lots of room for development there, which leads to..

2) Nothing good here, the magazine simply got axed. Six chapters is not enough to tell this story in a satisfying way, as many people agree. All we can hope for is the sequel following up.

Way to go cap'n.

It's obvious the author's trying to show that something's wrong, and that the readers should ask themselves what's going on. This is literally what's driving the story (aside from the pointlessly egregious fan service), i.e why are they doing this, and are they really the good guys.

While that's the point, it answers it and then doesn't DO anything with it. I guess that's OK and maybe the sequel works on that, but I was expecting a little more than "yeah they're bad, goodbye"

So long, and thanks for all the jb

Eh. I'm guessing this series didn't last long.

Apparently the sequel is also only one volume...

I guess I shouldn't expect much from that one either...(눈_눈)

Well what a waste. The premise looks promising and it all trainwreck in 3 or so chapters.
The supposed villains just turn out to be "demons" that don't really seems to know what's going on (much like the readers) and the humans hunt them just because...

And the main character is just there, no personality whatsoever. She just do what she's told to, like a robot. Not to mention the sudden ending out of nowhere.

Giving this one 2 out of 5 stars just because a loli kicking ass sounds interesting, other than that this series (if you can call that) really got nothing, be it plot-wise, be it character-wise.

Does it has a sequel?

Onigiri Chisa

Girl shown at the end is the MC of it

Srsly tho, I hate every part of this.

It's obvious the author's trying to show that something's wrong, and that the readers should ask themselves what's going on. This is literally what's driving the story (aside from the pointlessly egregious fan service), i.e why are they doing this, and are they really the good guys.

It's a manga with a naked picture of the protagonist as one third of it's first pages. What makes you think it's smart enough for that?

I don't get it. I read the whole thing, but she didn't turn into a riceball even once.

If the author was trying to make us root for the police and the main female protagonist Sasa, then they failed.

Spoiler

They want stop demons by killing them before they transform and hurt people yet most of the demons we see didn't know they were demons until Sasa attack them. (heck, the last demon only crime was that he was gay and wanted to live in the US to marry his partner and yet Sasa still kill him despite the demon saving her life). The so call heroes act more like Fascist so it's hard to root for them. Heck, the demons who want to fight back have the right since the police are the true bad guys.
 
At least in Deathtopia, the protagonists and police only go after Cheaters who awakened and leaving the unawakened alone.

Basically in this manga human, just like many story, is the weak race and will do anything to maintain their own peace with even by sacrificing others mmm...

The ending kinda reminds me 'The Midvich Kuckoos' by John Wyndham.

It's not about justice or moral, it's about survival of human species.

Second - I can call a 14-16 year old a slut if she has casual sex. That's pretty much the definition of a slut. I'm not a fan of "religious indoctrination" or "sex is bad" but there's a reason why teens shouldn't be doing it - they're idiots. But hey, this is manga, nobody ever gets pregnant or gets STDs, so whatever.

If the author was trying to make us root for the police and the main female protagonist Sasa, then they failed.

If the author was trying to make us root for the police and the main female protagonist Sasa, then they failed.

Spoiler

They want stop demons by killing them before they transform and hurt people yet most of the demons we see didn't know they were demons until Sasa attack them. (heck, the last demon only crime was that he was gay and wanted to live in the US to marry his partner and yet Sasa still kill him despite the demon saving her life). The so call heroes act more like Fascist so it's hard to root for them. Heck, the demons who want to fight back have the right since the police are the true bad guys.

 

At least in Deathtopia, the protagonists and police only go after Cheaters who awakened and leaving the unawakened alone.

Wow... good job describing exactly what happens in the manga. Captain obvious hoooooo.

If the author was trying to make us root for the police and the main female protagonist Sasa, then they failed.

well... sometimes humans more terrible than the devil itself

I'm looking forward to the 'sequel', if anyone's actually gonna TL it~

I'm interested in continuing and translating it and working on it with my group, but I don't have full raws of volume 1, only of chapter 1, 6, and 7 (they're available online). Unfortunately I don't have a scanner to make my own raws either, so we're hoping someone would be generous enough to donate some to us~ Can contact me here or at our blog if anyone is able to. Chapter 6 just needs typesetting and it'll be up, so we'll be free to start Chisa soon. Edit: Broke down and ordered the manga after discovering a scanner I forgot I even had. Now just waiting for them to ship to Canada.

On a side note, teens have sex. It happens. Why there is so much stigma associated with it, I cannot fathom.

It's just the salt of everyone who didn't get to tap that when they were that age :V

First of all, higher purpose - no. SOME purpose - yes, please. It was pretty random and it didn't show anything. It just pandered to someone who wanted to see a random sex scene.

 

Second - I can call a 14-16 year old a slut if she has casual sex. That's pretty much the definition of a slut. I'm not a fan of "religious indoctrination" or "sex is bad" but there's a reason why teens shouldn't be doing it - they're idiots. But hey, this is manga, nobody ever gets pregnant or gets STDs, so whatever.

If that was fanservice, that was the worst fanservice ever. 3 panels, one a shot of the dude's ass, one a closeup of the girl's face, one of a girl standing outside. That wasn't a shot to titillate the audience. The panel of the Sasa bathing with her father, maybe could be argued, but I'd say that was more for shock value as well.

The school girls were presented as these cardboard cutouts you'd seen from a million different slice of life series, and that scene instantly snaps you out of that., reminding you what you're reading is completely different. It was a very short and effective contrast to the girl's initial good girl appearance, 

I thought it was pretty effective in letting you reevaluate your first impressions of the girl. 

On a side note, teens have sex. It happens. Why there is so much stigma associated with it, I cannot fathom.

Are you saying that every and single scene in a manga is supposed to serve some higher purpose? That scene was no worse than showing characters eat something together, or talk about random things, or spend their time in some other way. Just a regular slice of life kinda thing.

Also, calling a girl "slut" just because she has casual sex with a person she likes? Really? Are we back to the ages when religious indoctrination made people believe that sex is something bad and you should only have it for the sake of procreation?

First of all, higher purpose - no. SOME purpose - yes, please. It was pretty random and it didn't show anything. It just pandered to someone who wanted to see a random sex scene.

Second - I can call a 14-16 year old a slut if she has casual sex. That's pretty much the definition of a slut. I'm not a fan of "religious indoctrination" or "sex is bad" but there's a reason why teens shouldn't be doing it - they're idiots. But hey, this is manga, nobody ever gets pregnant or gets STDs, so whatever.