Since I am stuck riding the bus to and from work, about a thirty minute commute, I was looking for a lot more manga or short books to read. This way I could start and finish the book on the bus. I struck out on short stories but found a whole host of different manga series. Judge by Yoshiki Tonogai being one of them.
The Judge series is about a group of strangers who are
kidnapped. When they wake up they find themselves in an abandoned courthouse
wearing masks. Their initial confusion about what is going on and why they are
here is explained by a tape (very much like the movie Saw). In short they have
all committed one of the seven deadly sins and to atone for their sins they
must be judged. To survive they must vote who gets “sacrificed” or killed each
day. The last four people that are alive after the “judgement” has been passed
will be released.
The first volume of this series is a lot of set up and
explanation so it can be a little tedious to go through. The rest of the
volumes have all of the plotting and backstabbing you would expect in this situation.
If you enjoyed the first couple Saw movies or the manga series Doubt by this
same author, you should give this series a try.
I debated whether or not I could post these covers or if they would be spoilers, seeing as how they show who dies on the cover.
Sounds interesting! Went ahead and ordered the first few volumes. :)
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