Spoilers: They criticize the Soviet Union halfway through for experimenting on orphans in the story.
Not gonna lie this is kind of a dumb reason not to read CSM. Literally every organization/government in CSM is portrayed as evil, I mean the president of the US literally
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trades part of the lifespans of every American in exchange for the Gun Devil to wipe out Japan
It's a fantastic manga and I will fight literally anyone who contests this.
Wasn't the contract to destroy Makima instead of obliterating Japan? And she kinda deserved it.
I mean, given the way that Makima's contract with Japan works,
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that would entail wiping out Japan. And the Gun Devil will kill everything within a kilometer radius that isn't born in July or October.
trades part of the lifespans of every American in exchange for the Gun Devil to wipe out Japan
I'm convinced I should read this now. what the fuck
This was mostly a joke, in case that wasn't clear. I do think people over-hype it a little. It was pretty interesting and had solid consistent mechanics and a well-developed plot. Also skipped a lot of typical anime BS about power scaling or characters relative power level shifting randomly. It's just too bleak to ever be in my favorites.
