220https://i1.wp.com/comicvine1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/scalemedium/13/136525/54222231.jpg Hisoka returns Rating: 10/10 Where do I even start? Reading this made me remember the first time I read a manga the enjoyment at every scene every time I got flustered by just reading every time I jumped out of my bed. I remembered all of that. Its been more than 2 years since I started reading manga and trust me Ive read a lot of them but this was the first time since suzukahttps://anilist.co/manga/30430/Suzuka/ that I loved the manga before I even read it. I felt unusually drawn to it. So how was it? To me it became one of my most favorites. Loved it from start to end although it did change the track through half of the story but it was still good. Unlike most shounens Ive come across theres no ecchi and the male lead isnt wimpy its just a realistic story with an original plot. love it Plus this the first time since a long time that I have cried that the manga ended. 220https://theksblogs.files.wordpress.com/2021/07/hisokareturnsx.png?w=645 Story Art A touching storyline dont let the light moments of humor sprinkled throughout fool you saved this book and kept me reading from the charactes to the artwork everyhting was amazing. Story wise it was pretty fast paced and yet it also took time to show how slow burn romance not ecchi for sure with comedy and supernatural went. Not too long nor too short perfectly well balanced. At some point I worried about how Hisoka had detective cases which would have dragged this simple story far more unnecessarily but Yagami apparently knew it well enough to keep it simple and straightforward with very few related ones to highlight about so I had a major relief learning about it. The author Ken Yagami revealed that at the time Yu Yu Hakusho had become a huge success in JumpHisoka returns is a shonen jump manga. Yu Yu hakusho started out as a drama about human relationships but then suddenly changed into a battle manga and became a huge hit. Thats why his editor wanted him to do the same thing since the popularity ratings were dropping. But in the end it was cancelled and he was actually happy to hear that because he felt so cornered at that time and just wanted to end Hisoka returns with a good ending. Around halfway the plot started to turn and did a 180 but trust me once you get to the end youll feel its worth it thats because no matter how much difficulties the author faced he had a clear idea of Hisoka and Rito so be it no matter what happens he knew that he could pull it off. And the art this is the exact kind of art that I like. With their 1990s hairdos and the cute fashion outfits. The art is world class its not detailed its not aesthetically pleasing but I love it. 220https://cf.mangaz.com/Books/3/3444/cover.jpg Characters To me in a manga the story and the art are the least of my worries the only thing I look for in a manga is good characters. Even with bad art and bad story a good character with good development can shape a good story. Thats why I prefer a character driven story rather than a plot driven story. Chapter 1 summary spoilers Since its a spoiler free reviewexcept for the ch1 summary I didnt want to discuss the ending but Ill say it it was satisfying. Im crying again from remembering the end I wish there was more. upon learning the fact that this has yet have anime version all this so sad now that I started watching anime again I hope that maybe in the future thered be a miracle and it would get an anime adaptation. All in all this is a manga I wouldnt forget for a lifetime. No stupid misunderstandings no dumb MCs no predictable plot a very unique manga which is seriously underrated. I really wish this would get more attention in the future. Thank you for reading.