Gokurakugai Sanbandori no Ken

Author: Sano Yuto

Artist: Sano Yuto

• As I read Gokurakugai Sanbandori no Ken, I found myself entirely immersed in the worldbuilding and their characters. The whole plot revolves around the livelihoods of two characters, Sister Tao and her assistant Alma, who work as troubleshooters of the Gokuraku District; I find that the two characters’ personalities are balanced well, despite their differences, which can be seen as Alma is consistently seen being beating by Tao. These differences in their characters are what creates such a dynamic duo. Likewise, with Sister Tao's stoic yet kindhearted persona, she helps discipline Alma who is rather impulsive, because of this, they both help benefit each other as they help a crying young girl named Nene, throughout the plot.

• I find the art style to be extremely beautiful, which helps the characters feel so lifelike, you can already tell who they immediately are from how they dress and how they express themselves. Like the way Alma showed disgust, or when Nene is full of fear and anxiety, they just seem so alive in their own little world.

• And the scenery feels so busy and full of life, no two characters are ever alike. Everything feel so natural to me, I can't help but feel like I'm actually there myself.

• The fighting scenes are fluid and you can easily see what happens next; as the movements guide your eye from panel to panel.

• After the fighting, the story finally reaches its resolution, and I felt the ending was very satisfying. I would share images but I'd rather not spoil for the sake of others. Though I'd highly recommend giving it a quick read, it's by far one of my favorite one-shots of all time. I would totally rate this 10/10.

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