Welcome to the first episode of Bedtime Binge, where I rate manga series that I binge read in
a single night based on plot, art, enjoyment, but most of all of course, Bingeability
And today we're looking at Mashle.
Now for this series for Bedtime Binge I wanted to make it
less serious, less script intensive and summary oriented, and more on the relaxed easy review
type of video that I can consistently put out for you guys on top of my normal heavily edited videos
So if you ever want manga recommendations or want to see whether a series you wanted to read
or were interested is worth your precious time you could be spending binging through another series,
That's what bedtime binge is for
Now, let's let's get into it
I already keep up with a number of Shonen Jump series, but aside from those popular that are even
big in mainstream scenes like Ju Jutsu Kaisen and My Hero and Chainsaw Man, I ashamedly am not
as caught up with the more underrated side of things the ones that are less well known
And while Mashle isn't really underrated, the reason is my first video is because it's actually
on the more popular side of things, it's still more niche than anything I've read within Shonen Jump
and I gotta say, it was it was a pretty enjoyable read
There are a lot of different sources that you can tell Mashle draws upon
The extremely overpowered but apathetic and deadpan main protagonist like in one punch man
which is certainly the most prominent series you can draw comparisons to, and like a bunch of the
world building is based off Harry Potter, the old headmaster reminds me not just of Dumbledore but
also a lot of Yamamoto from Bleach and Mash's obsession with cream puffs and his character is
extremely similar to Saiki from Disastrous Life of Saiki K and his love for coffee pudding so you
So you can tell that there's a lot of places that Mashle drew inspiration from, but as a series that really
goes for comedy, goes to entertain through funny but still interesting battles above all else,
having these kinds of comparisons being drawn really doesn't matter it doesn't
feel like it's copying or not original, if that's what it felt like i was saying
So for enjoyment, I've got to give it like a solid 8
It is really funny, it masters and
capitalizes on that dry humor that One Punch Man and Saiki K really popularized in recent years
and it stays consistent with it even in the serious and important fights
The setting, the world of magic while done pretty often–especially in a school setting like in Mashle–still feels
fresh because of the overarching concept that non-magic users like the main character are killed
off at birth, that they're culled to preserve the strong magicians of the world which is very dark
actually it's a pretty dark underlying tone, but because of the way the story plays out and just
how overpowered Mash is as a character, it really just feels like a joke more than anything
Like, he just beats the crap out of any magician who thinks they're better than him and proves everyone wrong
Which brings me to the plot which is also pretty intriguing, despite being a comedy
it does still have a very Shonen level up type plot that you would expect from an SJ series
Protecting your friends, proving your merit as an underdog, or someone who is hated by everyone just
for being who you are like Naruto, it does all of that while not going too deep in any of them
because of that consistent layer of comedy that prevents you from taking much of it very seriously
Which could be a drawback I suppose that it's hard to take Mashle seriously as a series
But, if you just go into it expecting it to be a comedy like One Punch Man, as its most similar comparison,
then you'll like it. You'll like the story and everything
I actually went to the series knowing absolutely nothing about it, I just heard of its name
And it was honestly a pleasant surprise that it was a comedy, I thought it would just be a pretty basic Shonen manga
the main character who's a prodigy joining a school and moving up the ranks as he slowly
garners friends through troubles, it's a very saturated concept which Mashle does have
so I guess I'll give plot a 6 or 7, it's nothing too crazy or interesting really
but the humor is what brings the show from that average level to a pretty great manga
The art, the way the characters are drawn though is very well done as well it works perfectly with the jokes
There are scenes that are illustrated really great, perfectly shaded and then it'll snap to
a funny moment with one of the most deadpan and simple drawn faces you've ever seen
the art and manga itself has this great duality to it, the facial expressions of the characters are–
are super hilarious
And it's not just Mash, it's everyone and their reactions that really put the
series together and i think it's the reason it's so popular
It has just enough comedy to fill in the gaps between these pretty awesome fights where our overpowered protagonist puts
these magicians in their place with no magic at all
So for art i'd give it a 7.5
Even though it fits the comedy style or maybe because it does, it's not anything really special
You're not going into Mashle for like the beautiful vistas like in Vagabond or anything super detailed
but it works with what it has for the comedy
And so on to the last point, which is Bingeability
With every series in Bedtime Binge, I do read it in one day
But Mashle I actually read in one sitting
I literally did not get up, I didn't eat, I didn't drink anything, I just read all 69 chapters
And because it's only 69 chapters in terms of length alone, not looking at
anything else it's really easy to just blast straight through
Since of course comedy takes priority over the actual plot and fleshing it out more often than not
So there's certainly no chimera ant arc to bore you until it gets good
The series is always consistent and that's probably the biggest strength I can give to it
The comedy, art, characters - they stay good, keep growing steadily, and the story never feels too fast or slow
If you aren't too huge on comedy manga then you won't like it
Which, I guess can go unsaid because it's exactly that
So I would say go in expecting like Harry Potter mixed with One Punch Man on on like crack, basically
That's the best way I can describe it
So for Bingeability, I would give Mashle, I'd give Mashle a solid 8.
I sped straight through it and never left the couch until I was caught up, so I gotta give it that it is kind of addicting
but it's also not the kind of manga that i can foresee ever coming close to like my favorites or anything like that
It was fun and a good time killer, so I recommend it if you're bored
and just want something to entertain you for the night
And so I do give it my stamp as Bingeable
And that wraps up the first episode of the series, it's different from what I normally do on here
it's really just me talking into a mic about my opinions, but I hope that in addition to my
normal uploads just as its own independent relaxing series, you guys will enjoy it
look forward to it every Sunday, is what i'm tentatively planning right now, and
yeah, thanks for tuning in
I plan on reading through other Shonen Jump series after this
I've got Undead Unlock and Spy x Family slated for the next couple episodes, as well as Vinland Saga
But comment if you have a series you want me to review, one that you were planning on
reading, anything honestly
This series is ultimately for you guys, after all
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