Messiah ~ Seiiki Ishyuu
Title: Messiah ~ Seiiki Ishyuu
Type: Manga
Artist(s): HIYOSHIMARU Akira
Status in Home Country: Ongoing - 0 Volumes
Scan Groups: Raindrops
Scanslation Status: Ongoing, Ch 3+
Genre(s): Mystery, Shoujo
Summary: In the fifth unit of the special police bureau lies a group of special individuals known as the “SAKURA”. Formed for the purpose of carrying out secret missions, they gave up their nationality, erased their past and concealed their real identities. There will be no salvation for the “SAKURA” who failed in his mission, except for their one and only “Messiah” - the only existence that can pull them back from the path of death…
Review: The plot is a bit confusing but the artwork is really lovely, kind of similar to "07-Ghost". This story has been categorized as shoujo, but it feels like one of those borderline non-romantic & non-action shounen-ai/josei types. If you're familiar w/ the mangaka, she does both shoujo and BL. This story in particular is non-BL but gives enough BL comedic moments to titillate the common BL fan girl.
There's a special school of students that are of varying ages w/ various past experiences. For example, some are former lawyers, spies, and etc. From what I could glean from the 3 scanlated chapters so far they are covert operatives that are undercover spies, assassins, and body guards. Several members from this special academy get sent undercover to a school to find Intel about a known terrorist who has a younger attending the school. In the meantime, at the school where the Sakura agents are trained, there's a local spirit roaming about the campus that only a select few can see, and someone is murdering the students.
The overall plot feels a bit like slice of life, but I still enjoyed it despite its slowness. I will have to say that the scanlation is really top notch as well. If you've read "Love Mimicry" or like "07-Ghost" art styles, you'll enjoy this as well. The plot depends heavily on character portrayals and dialogue as opposed to action. It's non-romantic and reminds me a bit of "Wild Adapter" or "Bus Gamer" where the mangaka pokes fun at both BL and shoujo fans.
Rate: 7.5/10
Type: Manga
Artist(s): HIYOSHIMARU Akira
Status in Home Country: Ongoing - 0 Volumes
Scan Groups: Raindrops
Scanslation Status: Ongoing, Ch 3+
Genre(s): Mystery, Shoujo
Summary: In the fifth unit of the special police bureau lies a group of special individuals known as the “SAKURA”. Formed for the purpose of carrying out secret missions, they gave up their nationality, erased their past and concealed their real identities. There will be no salvation for the “SAKURA” who failed in his mission, except for their one and only “Messiah” - the only existence that can pull them back from the path of death…
Review: The plot is a bit confusing but the artwork is really lovely, kind of similar to "07-Ghost". This story has been categorized as shoujo, but it feels like one of those borderline non-romantic & non-action shounen-ai/josei types. If you're familiar w/ the mangaka, she does both shoujo and BL. This story in particular is non-BL but gives enough BL comedic moments to titillate the common BL fan girl.
There's a special school of students that are of varying ages w/ various past experiences. For example, some are former lawyers, spies, and etc. From what I could glean from the 3 scanlated chapters so far they are covert operatives that are undercover spies, assassins, and body guards. Several members from this special academy get sent undercover to a school to find Intel about a known terrorist who has a younger attending the school. In the meantime, at the school where the Sakura agents are trained, there's a local spirit roaming about the campus that only a select few can see, and someone is murdering the students.
The overall plot feels a bit like slice of life, but I still enjoyed it despite its slowness. I will have to say that the scanlation is really top notch as well. If you've read "Love Mimicry" or like "07-Ghost" art styles, you'll enjoy this as well. The plot depends heavily on character portrayals and dialogue as opposed to action. It's non-romantic and reminds me a bit of "Wild Adapter" or "Bus Gamer" where the mangaka pokes fun at both BL and shoujo fans.
Rate: 7.5/10