In the beginning you cant really guess what a masterpiece is about to unfold. But it might incite you to keep on reading. Perhaps a little bit too violent in the first few chapters but soon enough were all adapted to the alternate Japan in which Freesia takes place. Dont get me wrong the violence will still be there but in a way that youll simply get used to it. It wont be a shock anymore. The story starts with a main character Kano and his imaginary friends. Quite a delusional character you see. A little mindbugged but a functional citizen. As the story unfolds it gets further from the main character and focus on what Freesia truly is. A place where you can make vengeance with your own hands authorized by law or hire somebody to do it for you. This concept is spectacularly well developed in the manga. If you had a family member or a loved one killed you can set up a vengeance act: you are allowed to have a certain number of killers to do the job to you on a specific day for a specific number of hours. And the victim the one who killed your family member will get a notice beforehand and will be able to hire his own bodyguards with the same rules. Basically a legal fight to death. Deep down its all about getting the right clues to what exactly is going on. A well written story full of paranoia and delirium and you can never really trust what you see. Youll get tricked into believing in some things that didnt really happen. It will happen no matter how aware you are. And it will happen to you at least more than once. And when you go back to certain chapters youll pick up clues you didnt see... Because youll know exactly what to look for. Youll find hints everywhere all the time. But on the first ride youll miss a big portion of those. You can only start connecting the dots after finishing it. The art itself is something that might make you think about not reading it entirely. Some believe the art is wonderful. To me personally its plain too ugly / sketched. But it suits perfectly the concept of the plot itself so it seems like it was drawn that way on purpose. Many characters look alike which might give you quite a confusion at certain times. But even in this particular art style youll still find all the hints you need. You might have to think a lot after you finish it. You might have to discuss it with others. You might have to find people whove read it and share your thoughts. Thats art in its purest concept. You can consume it again and it might give you a totally different understanding. Youll find out you were wrong at first at many things. There are plot twists but there are subtle turns of events that seem insignificant to the main story but are they? And the theories about that ending... Oh youll find so little of those Thats what art is all about: the discussions the excitement the thoughts the brain put to work the multiple views you can have. The hidden details and the shown ones. The subtle hints you receive. And Freesia reaches it in great style.