I'm surprised this wasn't labeled an ecchi. Young men and women (as in children) shouldn't be exposed to this sort of thing, it shouldn't be called a shounen. The anime toned down a lot of the pervertedness. There are too many mature themes brushed off for laughs, like rape, abuse, suicidal tendencies and invasion of privacy. It has good world build and atmosphere but it all comes tumbling down with perversion. Every character turns out to be a pervert in some way shape or form.
Would I read this again, heck no. Not because of the plot but because this manga found some way to feel gross and off putting. Literally in the first chapter and four chapters after and every chapter now and then Straight up fan service male and female. I liked the anime so I thought there would be no problems here but nope.
Pros:
Character development:certain (blue)somebody (gets less annoying), and gun boy(not saying his name)
Action
Good art
Constant power ups (necessary ones)
Side characters have some importance
Suggestive:
Slapstick
Portrays growing friendship between the male and female mains (Maka and Soul, there usually aren't friendships explored by those of the opposite sex)
Cons:
Misleading
Too sexual for a shounen
Parts of the story can get really ridiculous
Sometimes edgy (not in a good way)
Unnecessary Dialogue
Constant power ups (unnecessary ones)
Has Characters the plot could have ran smoothly without, including villians
A little racist (debatable)
So about the racism bit:
In a chapter that takes place at a party and Medusa gets caught you'll see a black man with his lips drawn in a not so pleasant way. In another chapter Maka compares her zombie teacher (who is hinted to possibly be African)to a Gorilla when talking to Crona. It could be cause of his build but I'm not so sure
Now whether or not this is intentional I wouldn't be too sure since most of the black characters are portrayed in a good light and I don't know exactly what research the author found to use but those were things I spotted.
It would have gotten a 7/10 if it weren't for all the nit pics/ little problems I found.
The story isn't all too impressive plot wise but the story arcs themselves had more meaning, making the most "terrifying" villain of the story a bit underwhelming and rushed because of this. We are not given a real reason to care about them except them being a hindrance.