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'Platinum End' Updates: VIZ Media Debuts New Digital Manga of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata; Review Says Similar to Other Series

"Platinum End" has been launched by Viz Media along with other new digital series and other new digital manga bundles. As the first chapter has been released, the new manga of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata has been reviewed satisfactorily by critics.

Anime News Network reports the Viz Media's extensive digital manga update for November. Report also says that the entertainment company has delivered "several new digital manga bundles are also offered this month, as well as a special 24-hour Cyber-Monday sale planned for November 30th."

"Platinum End" is the newest manga series written and created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. This duo is best known for its famous series "Death Note" and "Bakuman."

The new digital manga "Platinum End" is certainly exclusive for "VIZ Manga app, VIZManga.com, the WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP app, the shonenjump.viz.com website and also from Comixology," ANN added.

Fans of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata could expect that this new manga series "Platinum End" will be released every month. It is sold for $0.99 only.

If fans are excited, critics are excited as well to give their review of the Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata's "Platinum End." One of the critics is the Fandom Post, which gives a satisfactory review.

The online magazine started its review with an overview of "Platinum End." The plot of the manga reads: " As his classmates celebrates their middle school graduation, one student's mind seems to be elsewhere. His name is Mirai and he has a dark secret. All humans deserve to find happiness, but Mirai may need some salvation from above in the form of an angel."

Then the critic went on with the review, stating that he's a big fan of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, and was excited for "Platinum End." But the critic said that "oddly enough, though, what we actually get here is something pretty reminiscent of a certain other series."

To cut the chase, in simple words the critic says that the new manga series of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata is pretty much similar with their "Future Diary," wich was noted to be influenced by "Death Note" as well. Thus, the first chapter of "Platinum End" doesn't fully meet the expectation of the critic.

As he said in its review, "this first outing has me feeling a bit mixed. Mainly in that a lot of the events here feel excessively edgy, especially concerning Mirai's backstory and how he gets his revenge (let's just say you may not want to be anywhere near a kitchen knife after reading it)."

Although the narrative was good because the them of "Platinum End" is focused on the "idea of human happiness." The critic rated the first chapter of this new digital manga with B+.

If you have read the "Platinum End," how would you rate the first chapter of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata's new manga? Let us know your rating by writing in the comment box below?


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