Honestly, up to chapter 7 I was like "huh, I hate all those guys but what I find the most stupid is the thing as a hole". Then, after reading three or so more chapters, I was like "Goddammit, just hurry and give me the next chapter!" because it actually started making sense. I've never read something that made me have such a turnover. Maybe it's thanks to the fact that mangas are done chapter by chapter, but anyway, it got good as hell. I could even appreciate the first chapters knowing what would happen later on. The last two chapters were what a lot of last chapters aren't : Good. A good ending for a not-so-good start. Seeing as most endings for manga or anime are fucked up, this adds well to me. also, the art is great.

There's no two ways around it, this manga has a terrible ending. I went from being totally into the story to almost breaking my tablet in anger. I just have no idea what the hell the author was thinking and it kind of makes me want to punch him in the throat. Yes I know that this isn't exactly a well written and objective point of view or anything but this ending just makes me upset. Way to piss away any good feelings I may have had.

Ok to be fair I think this has a decent setup for a manga, even if there was some logical hiccups plot-wise pretty much from the first chapter. Some of the action scenes are alright as well, and I honestly liked our main character and her harem of ladies for the most part. But ultimately, where this series drops the ball is story. I have read this manga twice, mostly just to figure out what the heck is going on in the end. I still kinda don't know. Even if this story didn't make me mad enough to hit things it just sorta gives up on making sense in the last few chapters.

I just hate this manga, and I suspect that it may have been made specifically to make me angry. Like me personally. I do not recommend. Or I dunno you might like it. Whatever.

Just remember, you can rape and beat as many women as you want as long as you feel really, REALLY bad about it.

... Last updated on April 21st, 2016, 8:53am

The beginning was very good and it has lots of potential, but it end up being very confusing at the end. The art is very good, very pleasant to the eye. The characters (the main character and her companions, that is) are likable, although some characters have low self esteem and can be irritating sometime, but that can be forgiven due to the experience they went through. The story is somewhat cheesy. It's one of those story where the bad guys turn out to be good, or there's always some goodness in the bad guys. It also doesn't explain the story clearly, such as what the symbol's for and how did the main character defeat the system.

Overall, it's an enjoyable read.

Well-well. "Ochikubo monogatari" (written in 10th century) and "Cinderella" (written in 17th cenury) have pretty simular plot (btw, I dont think Charles Perrault even read japanese literature (>.<)). BUT. There are two absolutely different (but good) tales in they own ways. Like Utena nad Shitsurakuen they have simular plot, but it's not plagiat since they have different style and way of narration. And they, like Utena nad Shitsurakuen , emit different feelings about all story, by the way. I like Shitsurakuen more though ^.^

When I started this manga, I wanted to give up immediately. The premise was utterly detestable. It was filled with holes, didn't make sense, and was hateful. Unless this was a system established in a third world country, there is no way to keep a system like that in place without every single person involved being thrown in prison.

The art was quite good and while the premise was silly and incomprehensible, the story itself didn't indulge in it in a sickening way. It was a mediocre ride until right before the end. I am happy to say that Shitsurakuen is a manga with a good ending. Few manga and even less anime have good endings. I'm glad I kept reading and found a satisfying conclusion.

... Last updated on June 30th, 2012, 11:53pm

The first four letters of the name says it all. Skip this series. Even for people who like shoujo-ai/yuri, this is plain retarded, especially the protagonist (Sora?). Although, it's typical that the biggest idiot becomes leader. Just look at America (my own country, BTW T_T) between 2000-2008...

This series is good, I mean it.
The plot came from a simple beginning, and move on to more depth with all the characters having their own 'reasons' to do that. And then tie all the problems into single conclusion, which told us the truth.


Hahaha so that's all in my mind after reading this series until the last chapter.

Now, I was actually really excited about this one. It seemed incredibly interesting. And I still thing the premise is pretty good, and it could've worked. But it falls apart immediately. It makes no sense. It's confusing as hell, especially since the art does very little to show what's going on in the action scenes. Regardless of that, some parts of it were not terrible; some were even enjoyable to read. But all the torture and rape and stuff is awful, and it really makes it less enjoyable. If they had just stopped publishing it after, let's say, 20 chapters, it would've been fine. I might have given it 5/10. But the ending. Oh god, the ending. It's the worst thing I've ever read. Like much of the rest of the story, it makes little to no sense. But this takes the cake. It is so confusing. I still have no idea what the hell was going on, even after going back and reading the last few chapters again (which believe me, I didn't want to do). First, why did everybody have to end up with guys? I mean, whatever, if that's your thing, fine, but it's incredibly insulting to call something Shoujo-ai and literally not do anything with that until the end, and even then only with two characters. If I wanted to read about a bunch of heterosexual stuff with one lesbian pair, I'd read Sailor Moon. It actually has a plot that for the most part makes sense. But that's not even my biggest problem with the ending. My problem is actually with the lesbian couple itself. Why the hell was it the childhood friend? That's so overdone. Literally any of the others would have been way better. I legitimately might have enjoyed it more if they all ended up in straight relationships. But the childhood friend girl (forget her name, not going to bother looking it up because I don't want to ever be exposed to this series again in any way) is the worst character in this. Don't get me wrong, I hate all the guys as well. But the childhood friend is boring. There's nothing interesting about her in the slightest. None of the characters are compelling, obviously, because this series isn't nearly good enough to do that, but at least there was something to like about the others. There was never a moment after the initial introduction that I didn't hate her. So of course they decided to make her the girlfriend of the main character. Like in countless poorly written fanfiction. So yeah, I would not read it. There's not nearly enough good in the rest to make up for that ridiculous ending.

The story was great - strong female lead wanting to abolish the chauvanistic male system...and then finding out that it's not only one gender that suffers from this but all of humanity.

But...

And what's up with all the other pairings being hetero at the end except for the main couple? Will having one more gay couple mess up the system or what?

... Last updated on June 7th, 2015, 12:37am

This series is a definite skip. Not really because of the artwork which is rather good but because of the story which is about doing violence to innocence and oppression to the weak. We have this school where girls are treated as objects to be owned by their male masters, in a modern society. The one so called light for those girls being this really stupid girl who has a knight complex. I do not mind the idea of the girl being the hero of all the other girls but I do mind the idea that she is so blind and stupid. Her allies not informing her of her blindness is just one more issue that finalizes my dislike for the story. I hate stories where innocence is abused and is thought of as the norm.