Reviewing one of Oshimi Shu-zo works: Inside Mari ☆ My first read of his work was Blood on the Tracks, and that was during high school. Yes, I'm still traumatized! : D But this year I decided to read another work of his. A story about... identity and desolation, about Mari! One day, a strange thing happened to Isao Komori. He was just a regular guy who decided to stop attending class and spend his time playing video games and read mangas all day... but today, he woke up and finds out that he is now inside the body of the girl he likes, Mari. Isao figured out how it's like living as a girl. He tried so hard not to ruin Mari's life and act naturally. Nah, asumsi Isao dan readers pada umumnya tuh, pasti si Mari yang asli itu ada di badannya Isao, kan? Body swap thing? Tapi ternyata enggak. Mari is nowhere be found X _ X That's when the mystery starts! He teamed up with Mari's classmate to find her, tapi satu masalah demi masalah lainnya kept coming at him, sampai akhirnya he finds out the truth about what ACTUALLY happened with him and Mari. Yes, plot twists incoming! Si mangaka sempet curhat di volume-volume awal about wanting to be a girl and experience life as a girl and that insight gave me an outlook about what is this manga is going to be like, and I'm not disappointed at all! Meskipun super depressing, tapi manga ini tuh happy ending (setidaknya menurutku). For me, it's about self concept? In this case, Mari. It seems like nobody actually knows her even Mari herself. It's like she was never there at all and people have been creating her inside their minds. Entah kenapa, di akhir-akhir, genre-nya jadi horror...? Tapi, tapi!!! This is certainly not everyone's cup of tea karena di dalamnya ada banyak tema vulgar and obscene panels, the author didn't even bother to censor it... so yes, harus dibaca dengan bijak!!! But other than that, I enjoyed reading each volumes. I'm satisfied enough with the ending because at the end of the day, it's all about the existence of Mari. I wanna give her so many hugs :' ) Sekian cuap-cuap manga bacaanku hari ini, intinya seru sekali dan mindblowing! Oshimi Shu-zo arigato~ I think his most notable work is Aku no Ha-na, but I haven't read it....... I'll put it on my read list, though! Katanya cuma ada 11 volume, that's like, the entirety of CSM part 1 (......gak bisa sehari gak ngomongin censawmen), jadi akan aku cicil baca nanti :D It's always nice to have a thing to look forward. That's all for Yuki's manga review today! Matane~