I started reading Yagiza no Yuujin as part of a challenge, and as such, I didn't look too much into it besides knowing that a few people really liked it. Having literally no idea what it was going to be about, I just dived in for a surprisingly nice experience.
The story revolves around Yuuya, a second grader who studies at a school full of bullies. His house got a Windstream that brings everything to his varanda. Leafs, toys, pamphlets, and even books.
The story starts when a certain piece of paper gets into his veranda through the stream. The journal has an October date (while the manga starts in September). Telling the story of a murderer. And Yuuya accepted this as a future prediction and started to develop a mystery.
The art style of this manga is pretty good, with very detailed characters and some interesting uses of shadows and backgrounds. I won't be able to add many photos as they would spoil the story. One specific point that I would raise is how the characters have nice face expressions, being able to convey feelings of sadness and being hurt. There's also a very good use of shadowing on the night-scenes.
This is considered a short manga, with only 7 chapters. I have to ignore a few things about the characters, like how they're not dense. There's no past information on how they got to the present moment or anything that would really help guide each one's ideals and mentality. You get a glimpse of who they are before the drama starts, and with the story evolving, you get to know them a bit more, with the end culminating at the point where you get the most information (as in any mystery).
════ ⋆★⋆ ════ Conclusion ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ If you're like me, you skip everything and read only the conclusion because you don't want to get spoiled with other themes. So I will try to be brief on this point.
I think that's a solid piece of work. I found it interesting how the main character progresses through the story and how the mystery evolves. Not only by facts, but also by forecasting the future through the papers on the veranda. There's also a very good critique of bullies and how they can affect the lives not only of the bullied person but their families (though the story goes into a seriously high level of bullying).
If you're interested in mysteries and are looking for a short one, This is a good opportunity to read a nice one.
