Going into Nagatoro, I felt lost and was just looking for a piece of work to vent, something I could look at without getting invested, reading it without even using a single brain cell. But, oh, how I was wrong to think that. At the very start, yes, I did feel this was just another delinquent manga, but the more I read, the more I felt the characters were something more than that. They grew, they had their challenges, had their ups and downs, but ended up overcoming all of their hardships through sheer effort and will. Isn't this something everyone should strive for?
Through his work, through the words of the cast, the author clearly conveys his feelings. The characters are truly the epitome and the core of this piece of fiction, and there is great effort put into every individual. No single character here is one-dimensional, not even on the surface, because every character has a plethora of unique facial expressions, each conveying the magnitude of human emotions.
Only looking at things superficially is the crux of every problem of many individuals. Only when you cast away that superstition, when you strip yourself whole and let yourself be exposed to every experience, be it joy, anger, sadness, confusion, love, only then can you truly say you have lived. Reading this manga made me realize that, and if that is the case, can you truly say there is anything wrong about it?
