Feb 12, 2021
I've gotta say that when I first read the title of this manga I expected it to be about actual torture, and I was pleasantly surprised to find out that it's pretty much about the opposite. The 'torture' scenes in the manga are all adorable, and I find that the introduction of different torturers with their own style are enough to keep this series from getting overly repetitive. I think this manga really shines in how it subverts typical dark fantasy tropes and how enjoyable the cooking scenes are.
I'll admit that every chapter is essentially just a different form of the same joke, but
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the gag somehow gets me every time with how cute it is. Whether it's a genuinely intimidating looking torturer actually ending up being really nice, or a demon child failing at a torture and having to be comforted by the princess, each chapter seems to be more wholesome than the last. The princess' talking sword serves as the only 'normal' character in the series, frequently trying in vain to stop the princess from handing over her country's secrets for a bowl of ramen, which is another gag that is repetitive but always lands for me.
The only other thing I wanted to touch on was how awesome the cooking scenes in this series are. Seriously, it seems like half of the reason that this was made was so the artist could flex their food drawing skills, because there's some Food Wars quality cooking in this manga. About half of the 'tortures' are food related, so reading this never fails to make me hungry.
TL;DR - If you like scary looking characters who are actually adorable or incredibly well drawn cooking scenes, give this manga a shot. It's definitely repetitive, but it rotates its jokes around well enough to be consistently fun all the way through.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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