Rating
Record of Ragnarok: The Jack of the Ripper Case Files Average 4.8 / 5 out of 25
Rank
N/A, it has 9.7K monthly views
Alternative
Shuumatsu no Valkyrie Kitan: Jack the Ripper no Jikenbo; Jack the Ripper no Jikenbo
Author(s)
Artist(s)
Type
Manga
They did really well with this
Pretty cool.
I absolutely like the Jack the ripper in ROR
And he deserve her own manga
He is cool and all
But it showing he is a good guy
disappointment*
7.9/10
Read:4/?
Bookmarked? Yes
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Before I get into the review, I’ll give a little of context for the mc, Jack The Ripper, due to him stemming from the manga Record of Ragnarok. He was born from a prostitute and a nobleman, but the nobleman was never in his life. Along with this, he was born with the ability to see the colors of emotion from an individual. Because of his rough upbringing of financial instability, he has seen countless colors, but no color shinned greater than his mother’s. However, his cheerful mother was a facade made to cling on the sliver of hope of Jack being her golden ticket out of her life. Yet, the nobleman, Jack’s father, lied to Jack’s mother and ended up marrying another female. Crushed, Jack’s mother reveals her true colors to Jack and attempts to kill him. However, Jack killed his mother before she could kill him and saw the most beautiful shade of color. Now, he is addicted to said shade it brings him great euphoria.
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Actual Review:
From Record of Ragnarok, Jack The Ripper had quickly become and remained one of my favorite characters of all time. However, he was only one of the many characters apart of the manga so once his arc was over, I thought it was a waste of potential. Seeing this manga, I was curious to see which direction the author has decided to take. Admittedly, I thought the plot would be Jack The Ripper’s upbringing, but I was pleasantly surprised when the manga is about Jack being apart of an organization that eradicates evil via killing. However, this manga is definitely a one man show as Jack slowly eradicates the roots of an evil organization. No matter how poetic his story is, it is a concept written countless times before which makes it a hard hurdle to overcome to be good. However, the redeeming factors of the manga are the bad@ss moments and the art. Record of Ragnarok had always been on the top tier end of art styles and thankfully this is no different. It’s packed with gore and insane detail, making the fight scenes distinct from most mangas. Honestly, it is a very good read, but I know there won’t be any character development nor more details on the world which is a bit unsatisfactory. I’d give it a shot if you can stomach mild gore and enjoy solo mcs fighting evil.
PS: I’m definitely fan-girling over Jack but that is only a testament on how well-written his character has been; everything about him is so poetic. Also these are some long ahh chapters so I don’t think it’s a premature review.
Reading Rankings (Portnoy inspired)
10- God’s penmanship
9- Must-read. Drop everything else.
8- Instant bookmark
7- Entertaining
6- Good to past time
5- Nothing good nor bad
4- Lacks basics
3- bad.
2- Tr@sh
1- W@ste of time
0- “Did they even give you a story?!”
Unless there is a Christmas miracle/curse, all scores are finalized, and I have an innate bias towards stories with snip-bits of romance.
oh this is gonna be fun
This shits good
this fire
Wth is this
New materials to read for tonight… cool