Reading Reviews vol. 1

💀 Inside Mari (2012 - 2016)

Alternative Title: Boku wa Mari no Naka ( ぼくは麻理のなか )

Author: Shuzo Oshimi

Artist: Shuzo Oshimi

Genre: Drama, Ecchi, Psychological

Status: Completed

Chapters: 84

Synopsis:

Isao Komori moves to Tokyo thinking that he could get a new life away from the countryside, but he never made a single friend. Despite being a serious student, he drops out in his sophomore year and became a shut-in. His only saving grace is going to a local convenience store to see "The Angel," a high school girl named Mari. One day, he wakes up inside Mari's body, despite the strange circumstances, he chose to continue Mari's life in her place.

Review:

One good thing I could say about this manga is that I love how they portray pure emotion in various panels without dialogue it will make you immersed and it will feel like it's in motion. Other than that, I could say this is a mind-boggling mess. It really had me intrigued at first with the mystery of the body switch but then it turns out Mari was just having some identity crisis to the point that it made her delusional. I'm also quite amazed at this manga for illustrating a girls' period well - the author really had the guts to show a girl's period uncensored. Anyways, I really got disappointed with the ending, but at least she learned a new side to her.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐