This manga, when I finished reading it, I hoped I could forget about, so that I could read it all over again.
The anime version though didn’t strike me the same way.
The main character calls himself the god of conquest. Conqueror of the hearts of women, in dating simulator games.. Based solely on the premise I wouldn’t have read it.
But Manga Rock, the leading medium of Manga Consumption outside Japan at the time had The World God Only Knows as one of the most popular new manga’s at the time, and it stayed that way for a long time. Seeing this motivated me to give it a go, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I’ve recommended this manga to so many people, and almost none of them have read it, heh. It’s been 10 years since I read it, and I fear my current self wouldn’t agree with what my teenage self found worth remembering.
I can’t put much weight on the numbers in this review since it’s been so long since I read it, but I fully intent to re-read it soon and re-review it at that point. I’m only writing this down so confidently since I know that basically no one will be reading these reviews.
This manga without a doubt though, has left a profound impression on me.
It’s not all fun and games though by the way. The character development in this manga is really good and will likely make you very sad. If you intend to give it a go.. well now you know that.