This was surprising great. From the first three chapters in the prequil I thought this would be episodic in nature, with a new arc every few chapters. Instead I got a very fleshed out story. Despite being 22 chapters each one is 25-70 pages long so I likely read closer to 50 chapters worth of story if this was published in shorter form.
Each character had good motivations behind their actions that made them human despite most of them being killers in one way or another. Shigari in particular was lovecraftian in nature, killing for no other reason than to worship higher beings outside his comprehension, truly terrifying.
Romance was iffy, where other than the main duo the story had difficulty pushing romance in, although for the characters who fell in love this love did humanize them in a good way.
The art should not be understated. Beautiful work I was looking at, from fight scenes to close up shots to differing perspectives. No doubt the artwork amplified the elements of this story to make a wonderful piece of work.
The only thing I would have wanted is a few more chapters showing the characters living normal lives. Apart from that this was a fantastic work of art. A great shame that no english paperback exists, it would have been a lovely addition to my shelf.
9/10.