With several super-smart children in an orphanage, the story begins weirdly normal until they find out that they are not waiting for adoption but are in fact cattle, waiting to be killed and served as food. After that, the cat and rat games became the central part of the story and It is, by far, the best part of the entire manga. The thriller and mind-games don’t let you stop reading, you always want to read one more chapter.
My score for the first three arcs:
Story: 91
- Characters: 82
- Visuals: 69
- Enjoyment: 96
To finish it all with a suitable end to this trashcan on fire, all end with a flawless victory to the idealistic, utopic plan with the only consequence introducing no real punishments for Emma's absurd wish.
As the good part of this manga, it’s only the first three arcs, my score is HUGELY influenced by the other eight arcs.
Story: 55
- Characters: 58
- Visuals: 69
- Enjoyment: 56
The most part of the story is actually enjoyable, no that good, but enjoyable, with the arc that the first season of the anime adapts, the golden pond arc(they skipped this arc on the anime second season), and the lost children alone, by them selfs, making choices to survive. It's also entertaining to see the trashcan on fire with your favorites characters changing personalities for no reason along with numerous Deus ex machina moments on the three last arcs.
I highly recommend not to read or watch it after the first anime season adaptation and if you accept my advice here is a summary to save your time.
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