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thuse from see timezone Since: Oct, 2020 Relationship Status: Whoa, they're bisexual! I didn't know that!
#1: Jun 5th 2022 at 8:29:17 AM

(Right, it's been 5 chapters, and no one else has made a thread about this... I hope this doesn't meet the same fate as Ayashimon...)

So we got an average-looking-yet-pretty-intelligent protagonist who ends up getting a Super Smartphone that is clearly a Google expy but much more involved in ignoring privacy for searches. The series seems to be focusing on 2 things: our protagonist's younger brother, who gives much of the protagonist's conflict, and the superphone itself, wanting its user to keep searching to "unlock points".
The similarities to Death Note are not lost in the series but merely reconfigured to current technology. Overall, it seems interesting to warrant further discussion and hype.

And now, about Chapter 5:
Ok, Zen'ichirou here, he could definitely be a sadist...

Edited by thuse on Jun 5th 2022 at 7:24:30 PM

fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#2: Jun 5th 2022 at 2:22:46 PM

I like that the manga addresses that some of the security features of the super smartphone are dead giveaways to that he’s a super smartphone user. Obvious stuff but that signals that the author is getting that kind of basic stuff out of the way.

Envyus Since: Jun, 2011
#3: Jun 5th 2022 at 3:41:30 PM

[up]If he can he will probably try and make it so it does not hide his existence entirely, but can access some benefits.

Also it looks like Nagi is going to be very confused when she checks her email.

Adept (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#4: Jun 6th 2022 at 6:47:49 AM

There has also been comparisons to Future Diary which might be more appropriate, given that I'm sure there would be more than just two super smartphones.

Also, the Detective guy/girl is kind of useless at the moment.

Envyus Since: Jun, 2011
#5: Jun 6th 2022 at 11:53:51 AM

[up]Well Nagi does not know anything yet beyond what can be theorized.

Also I doubt Kangan is involved in Shu's disappearance. It's more likely a different Super Phone user or Shu is one himself.

Adept (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#6: Jun 6th 2022 at 8:06:28 PM

[up]I only made that comment because of the Death Note comparisons. L was a lot more effective in trying to figure out Kira when he was first introduced.

Sure, it's too early to tell, but if we're looking for comparisons Nagi currently looks more like Inspector Nakamori from Magic Kaito than L, whose role is to be foiled by the protagonist, instead of standing as his opposite equal.

Edited by Adept on Jun 6th 2022 at 10:18:40 PM

Cozzer Since: Mar, 2015
#7: Jun 7th 2022 at 1:56:05 AM

Hmm, I think this series has a nice amount of potential. I hope it doesn't get wasted because of bad writing choices or low ratings.

Regarding the inspector character, my theory is that the whole thing is being set up as a three-way struggle where nobody is clearly superior, but also she'll end up helping (or at least she'll willingly let go) the protagonist in order to stop the clearly evil villain.

Envyus Since: Jun, 2011
#8: Jun 7th 2022 at 11:38:46 AM

[up]Well Q has already expressed interest in gaining Nagi as an ally. Which should work fine as long as he remains anonymous.

thuse from see timezone Since: Oct, 2020 Relationship Status: Whoa, they're bisexual! I didn't know that!
#9: Jun 12th 2022 at 8:19:28 AM

Chapter 6:
Surely nothing foreboding from a three way conversation between Superphone User Q (Pseudonym), Superphone User Zen'ichirou (1), and Seomizu, the ace of the police's cyber division and daughter to a reassigned father...

fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#10: Jun 12th 2022 at 1:45:58 PM

Gotta feel bad for that detective, her brain is gonna be on overdrive trying to peel off the layers in their talk.

thuse from see timezone Since: Oct, 2020 Relationship Status: Whoa, they're bisexual! I didn't know that!
#11: Jun 19th 2022 at 8:21:36 AM

Chapter 7:
It's been tit for tat between Q and Zen'ichirou. First, Zen'ichirou with the charm to try to convince them, then Q with the quick brush off and him figuring out Zen'ichirou in one, then Zen'ichirou upping the ante by revealing himself and announcing that he will find Q. At this point, I might as well be Seomizu...

thuse from see timezone Since: Oct, 2020 Relationship Status: Whoa, they're bisexual! I didn't know that!
#12: Jun 24th 2022 at 10:13:47 AM

The Shounen Jump YT channel uploaded a voiced version of the 1st part of Chapter 1 starring Kōtarō Nishiyama as Q, and Hiro Shimono as Kimi.

Second Part of Chapter 1:

Edited by thuse on Jun 25th 2022 at 7:27:53 PM

thuse from see timezone Since: Oct, 2020 Relationship Status: Whoa, they're bisexual! I didn't know that!
#13: Jun 26th 2022 at 8:25:33 AM

Chapter 8:
In the battle for supremacy, Q lost to Zen'ichirou's inherited charisma. Now, all he can do is to retaliate. First up: beating Zen'ichirou's lackeys, first one being Norenashi Moura...

Edited by thuse on Jun 26th 2022 at 11:26:44 PM

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#14: Jun 26th 2022 at 1:40:05 PM

Apparently at least one superphone was given to the wrong guy, on purpose, as a joke.

Trying all these remote mind games where one side is actually cartoonishly stupid may be pretty entertaining.

Cross (Don’t ask)
#15: Jun 26th 2022 at 2:15:34 PM

Wouldn’t Q looking up the guy’s wiki page right after the conversation be a red flag?

Edited by Cross on Jun 26th 2022 at 8:34:41 AM

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#16: Jun 26th 2022 at 2:43:11 PM

Yeah, wouldn't that be something he'd read with the phone instead of his regular computer? Zenichiro would know he read it, but wouldn't put Q's personal identity on the short list for who'd be Pseudonym.

fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#17: Jun 26th 2022 at 6:58:16 PM

[up][up] Didn't think about that, but yes, that's traceable. Though the guy might be so full of himself that he would think people Googugu him all the time.

[up][up][up] I'm now imagining a scenario where Q's schemes keep failing because the other guy is too dumb to catch on.

thuse from see timezone Since: Oct, 2020 Relationship Status: Whoa, they're bisexual! I didn't know that!
#18: Jul 3rd 2022 at 8:29:34 AM

Chapter 9:
Q has searched for the next Smartphone user he plans to meet next - Moura - with precision, but unbeknownst to him, this might be a Batman Gambit by Zen'ichirou. I can see why some would be a bit turned off...
We also get phone charging and Seomizu's team getting unlimited authority to investigate the high-rise incident.

Edited by thuse on Jul 3rd 2022 at 11:32:12 PM

fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#19: Jul 3rd 2022 at 4:43:31 PM

It was really smart to contact a detective friend rather than Seomizu herself. Q also has to realize that Moura could be a trap.

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#20: Jul 4th 2022 at 7:35:38 PM

It's good that Q is acknowledging there's No Conservation of Energy, practically asking "Is this just literally magic?"

Q also has to realize that Moura could be a trap.
Of course, if he's gonna sufficiently prepare for that, it can't be something the audience hears.

fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#21: Jul 4th 2022 at 8:09:53 PM

Hell yeah I’d want a smartphone with that level of energy efficiency.

thuse from see timezone Since: Oct, 2020 Relationship Status: Whoa, they're bisexual! I didn't know that!
#22: Jul 10th 2022 at 8:11:10 AM

Chapter 10:
Looks like Q figured it out, that he was being used by Zen'ichirou to look for Moura... Meanwhile, we got to know Moura: he's a shoplifter that would've been caught by his very strict dad who just so happened to be a doctor if not for his laissez-faire approach to parenting. We also meet Tadayoshi Imura, an absolute Starscream in the works I bet who is absolutely gonna screw with Q soon...

fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#23: Jul 10th 2022 at 12:02:52 PM

Welp. Q actually did not realize Moura could be a trap.

thuse from see timezone Since: Oct, 2020 Relationship Status: Whoa, they're bisexual! I didn't know that!
#24: Jul 18th 2022 at 8:23:09 AM

Chapter 11:
So much for the careful concealing of Q's identity... Who knew Moura had a big mouth... Well, at least it took a look through private DMs to get him to side with Q for now...

Edited by thuse on Jul 18th 2022 at 11:23:26 PM

fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#25: Jul 18th 2022 at 5:00:31 PM

Pretty interested to see how Q will wriggle out of this one.


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