山羊座の友人

YAGIZA NO YUUJIN

MANGA

STATUS
COMPLETE
VOLUMES
1
RELEASE
April 25, 2015
CHAPTERS
7

DESCRIPTION

"The world is not going to give anyone any help. So I chose this path. In order to survive." One event, two teenagers. Before they make their decision, what awaits them in their future?

CAST

Naoto Wakatsuki
Yuuya Matsuda

CHAPTERS

REVIEWS

Benkei
80/100
A short review on Yagiza no Yuujin without spoilers.
════ ⋆★⋆ ════ How I started reading ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ 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 ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ 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 ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ 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. ‎(Not a spoiler) ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ The Characters ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ 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. __
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AdaIsNotActive
100/100
Hey. Was the outside world fun?
''A pitiful attempt but I tried'' review:
Firstly, I apologise I suck at writing essays and that includes chalking a perfect review as well. Nevertheless, I am leaving a review for whoever comes across to read my scrap. I absolutely adored this manga and it pains me seeing the almost barren review section.

My Capricorn Friend left me speechless, melancholic, urge-to-find-a-Yuuya and smiling(?).This 7 chapter long fiction, beautifully written with a surreal mixture of reality and fantasy might not be the best manga ever but it nails in what it wanted to be.

First chapter in and I was already absorbed into the story.

The floor where the mc Yuuya lives is unusually windy and all sorts of eccentric materials would be cluttered at his balcony, be it a living dog, journal from the early 40s or the future.

The deuteragonist Wakatsuki is a victim of bullying, silently watched by a helpless Yuuya. He is bullied by the notorious guy of the story who is rumored to be be the reason- a girl ended up committing suicide and, a female teacher stopped coming to school.

Based off a future newspaper article, Yuuya was already aware about the forthcoming murder involved with his school but little did he expect Wakatsuki greeting him holding a blood splattered bat in middle of the night.

''What are you going to do from now on?''
''I thought I am going to run away.''
"Don't you want to turn yourself in?''
"Someday.''

A casual chitchat between them, both of them baded each other goodbye wishing a goodluck farewell, they proceeded to go opposite paths till Yuuya stopped him: the initiation of everything.

The slight touch of mystery spices up the story more apart from the already serene-thrill adventure of the two runaways. Every character introduced plays a crucial role to connect the big reveal. Although many can criticise that the manga has a lot of unanswered questions but I believe it's for the best, this made it more thoughtful letting us readers have our minds wander.

Art?
The art is pretty. The characters are well drawn and the surrounding's too clean for a rather depressing read(honestly i love this style).

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A manga necessarily do not need to be hundred chapters long or perhaps butter up with gibberish-supposed-to-be-too-philosophical dialogues to be considered ''thought provoking''. My Capricorn Friend is a simple read, it delivers a heavy story with a fleeting calm start to finish. You are reading the manga in desperate hope so Wakatsuki lives. You read about their hopeless journey and before you realise, you are already attached to their story.
Do I recommend this manga? Yes 100%.
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