Joumyaku

I received a copy of this book for free for promotional purposes.

What a wild ride!

The story is kind of absurd. It’s about an assassin who specializes in poison enlisting the help of a marriage swindler to help him find someone to marry. Crazy concept, but it’s so fun.

There’s a good balance of action and humor. One of the funniest parts was when the main characters went to an art museum and all the art was very tongue in cheek. There was one painting called “Girl with the Eggplant Earring” (an obvious parody of Girl with a Pearl Earring) and another that required you to tilt your head to see the picture and it was appropriately called “Person Tilting Head.” Since the main character is an assassin, there is no shortage of fast paced action scenes.

My only critique is that the ending did feel a little abrupt and rushed. The last chapter was much shorter than the rest.

Overall, this is a solid start to a new manga. I’m curious to see where it goes!… (mehr)