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一下可以在天上行走，一下是未知生物出現在街上──
襲是研究這些「BUG」的大姊姊，
在她的分租公寓中生活的國中男生──紺
則是她的助手。
儘管改變世界的「BUG」搞得紺手忙腳亂，
他每天還是與夥伴過得開開心心，
但其實他有一個無法告訴任何人的「祕密」……？
襲是研究這些「BUG」的大姊姊，
在她的分租公寓中生活的國中男生──紺
則是她的助手。
儘管改變世界的「BUG」搞得紺手忙腳亂，
他每天還是與夥伴過得開開心心，
但其實他有一個無法告訴任何人的「祕密」……？
178 pages, ebook
Published November 10, 2023
About the author
Nio Nakatani
51 books230 followersNio NAKATANI 仲谷鳰 is a Japanese mangaka and doujinsha.
Associated Names:
Rireba リレバ
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Doujinsha site: 「リレバ」 rireba
Pixiv: 仲谷鳰[Nakatani]
Associated Names:
Rireba リレバ
Official site:
Doujinsha site: 「リレバ」 rireba
Pixiv: 仲谷鳰[Nakatani]
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May 28, 2024
As the phenomena caused by bugs continue to range in strength and variety, so does their impact on everybody. Kon has experienced a lot while living at the house and working for Kasane, but not every bug may be as innocuous as it appears…
Nio Nakatani’s story of a world impacted by whimsical alterations that cause unusual and odd effects continues along rather cheerfully, packed with the sense of innocent delight at something silly and how most people treat these things as a matter of course.
The bugs this time around are pretty fun and it’s always interesting to see the ways in which people adapt, exploit, or address their impact on daily functioning. It’s a great way to show their personalities by putting them in constantly shifting, unique situations.
There’s an incredibly good horror story lurking in this premise, once you make a couple of tweaks, but this version where it goes out of its way to celebrate the unusual with no real danger makes for a nice change of pace. It’s a slice of life where the slice is coming from a pretty unique pie.
And, to be fair, the story goes out of its way to make it clear that this premise can be enjoyed with minimal to worry about. It defangs things, sure, but that gives it the tone it’s going for. The chapter where everything is unbreakable gets right at this idea (and obliquely points out that if this was a meaner world, so many people would get themselves killed showboating).
Which is why it’s rather shocking, in a good way, when the more serious side of things actually crops up as the story moves along. Through clever use of flashbacks, we see that the world as presented to the reader is itself not precisely what it seemed in one particular way.
[Beyond this point, spoilers!]
While the revelation that Kon is himself the result of a bug isn’t exactly a mind-blowing twist that throws everything on its head, it IS a really excellent plot point that digs a little deeper into the notion of the bugs and existence in general.
Does Kon become less human by being virtue of having been the result of a bug? Is Kasane, because she’s the only one not affected by them? The way she proves to Kon that he’s just as human as anybody is very clever and befits her scientific mind.
Further, it quietly touches on the potentially terrifying notion that you simply aren’t real. It’s a real existential crisis that is handled with a very light touch, but not an awkward one. This is not the horror version of this idea, like I said, so watching it treated as serious but done so well is a real treat.
A good cast, some wildly inventive ideas, and a touch of something a bit deeper than what it first appeared as. This works quite well; I think it’s too fluffy to be a classic, but what we get is well done and it’s a good read from a good mangaka.
4 stars - consistently inventive, now with a little extra to chew on beyond enjoying the silly creativity on display.
Nio Nakatani’s story of a world impacted by whimsical alterations that cause unusual and odd effects continues along rather cheerfully, packed with the sense of innocent delight at something silly and how most people treat these things as a matter of course.
The bugs this time around are pretty fun and it’s always interesting to see the ways in which people adapt, exploit, or address their impact on daily functioning. It’s a great way to show their personalities by putting them in constantly shifting, unique situations.
There’s an incredibly good horror story lurking in this premise, once you make a couple of tweaks, but this version where it goes out of its way to celebrate the unusual with no real danger makes for a nice change of pace. It’s a slice of life where the slice is coming from a pretty unique pie.
And, to be fair, the story goes out of its way to make it clear that this premise can be enjoyed with minimal to worry about. It defangs things, sure, but that gives it the tone it’s going for. The chapter where everything is unbreakable gets right at this idea (and obliquely points out that if this was a meaner world, so many people would get themselves killed showboating).
Which is why it’s rather shocking, in a good way, when the more serious side of things actually crops up as the story moves along. Through clever use of flashbacks, we see that the world as presented to the reader is itself not precisely what it seemed in one particular way.
[Beyond this point, spoilers!]
While the revelation that Kon is himself the result of a bug isn’t exactly a mind-blowing twist that throws everything on its head, it IS a really excellent plot point that digs a little deeper into the notion of the bugs and existence in general.
Does Kon become less human by being virtue of having been the result of a bug? Is Kasane, because she’s the only one not affected by them? The way she proves to Kon that he’s just as human as anybody is very clever and befits her scientific mind.
Further, it quietly touches on the potentially terrifying notion that you simply aren’t real. It’s a real existential crisis that is handled with a very light touch, but not an awkward one. This is not the horror version of this idea, like I said, so watching it treated as serious but done so well is a real treat.
A good cast, some wildly inventive ideas, and a touch of something a bit deeper than what it first appeared as. This works quite well; I think it’s too fluffy to be a classic, but what we get is well done and it’s a good read from a good mangaka.
4 stars - consistently inventive, now with a little extra to chew on beyond enjoying the silly creativity on display.
February 19, 2026
12/24 What a unique twist at the end! Now I have to go back and re-read the first volume as well as continue on into the third with heightened interest...
December 24, 2024
"No one can observe the moment when a bug switches over." (Kasane)
Wait. What?
The warm peculiarity and novel awkwardness of GOD BLESS THE MISTAKEN v2 rewards curious readers whose suspicions have percolated since the opening stanza.
The manga relies on a gentler, more noble storytelling pattern of encouraging its characters to help one another navigate the perpetual oddness of the existing and surviving a world made slightly askew. Some "bugs" prevent objects from breaking or disintegrating. Some bugs defy the laws of gravity. Some bugs screw up people's sense of direction. Low-fantasy never felt so comfortable.
But GOD BLESS THE MISTAKEN v2 takes a rather interesting turn that soon borders the tragic: bugs can manifest variations of reality, only to disappear moments later. And yet, what happens when the new reality called into being doesn't disappear? What happen when an irregular change to the real world stays in the real world? What happens to these remnants?
Kasane is on the case. Sort of. The flighty but compassionate woman remains the headstrong landlady whose group of tenants continue to weave in and out of her life with routine and abandon. Kousei, the part-timer, is a little obsessed with putting in extra hours and overwork . . . but his housemates are there to lend some practical advice on the necessity of taking it easy every so often. Kon, the middle-school student, enjoys the camaraderie of his peers, and yet something in the back of his mind keeps nagging at him. Kon's memory is on the fritz. What's going on? Is it another bug?
The found-family nature of this manga reassures readers that each character will doubtlessly find their footing sooner or later, but the difficult and practical truth about a low-fantasy world in which reality can change on a whim means that good things, or good intentions, don't always last. Or, if they do, they'll invariably shift or change as circumstances permit. Kasane isn't afraid of being honest with her tenants. Sometimes, being honest about the bugs and how they affect people's lives ensures some sense of normalcy. Other times, being honest about the bugs proves, for many, that "normal" doesn't really exist; all one can do is adapt and hope for the best.
Wait. What?
The warm peculiarity and novel awkwardness of GOD BLESS THE MISTAKEN v2 rewards curious readers whose suspicions have percolated since the opening stanza.
The manga relies on a gentler, more noble storytelling pattern of encouraging its characters to help one another navigate the perpetual oddness of the existing and surviving a world made slightly askew. Some "bugs" prevent objects from breaking or disintegrating. Some bugs defy the laws of gravity. Some bugs screw up people's sense of direction. Low-fantasy never felt so comfortable.
But GOD BLESS THE MISTAKEN v2 takes a rather interesting turn that soon borders the tragic: bugs can manifest variations of reality, only to disappear moments later. And yet, what happens when the new reality called into being doesn't disappear? What happen when an irregular change to the real world stays in the real world? What happens to these remnants?
Kasane is on the case. Sort of. The flighty but compassionate woman remains the headstrong landlady whose group of tenants continue to weave in and out of her life with routine and abandon. Kousei, the part-timer, is a little obsessed with putting in extra hours and overwork . . . but his housemates are there to lend some practical advice on the necessity of taking it easy every so often. Kon, the middle-school student, enjoys the camaraderie of his peers, and yet something in the back of his mind keeps nagging at him. Kon's memory is on the fritz. What's going on? Is it another bug?
The found-family nature of this manga reassures readers that each character will doubtlessly find their footing sooner or later, but the difficult and practical truth about a low-fantasy world in which reality can change on a whim means that good things, or good intentions, don't always last. Or, if they do, they'll invariably shift or change as circumstances permit. Kasane isn't afraid of being honest with her tenants. Sometimes, being honest about the bugs and how they affect people's lives ensures some sense of normalcy. Other times, being honest about the bugs proves, for many, that "normal" doesn't really exist; all one can do is adapt and hope for the best.
May 25, 2024
This volume had a wobbly start in an episodic mode. I was bored, and it was only because it was a manga, and a short read by nature, that I decided to press on to the end.
The second half bloomed with some deeper themes that related directly to the worldbuilding involving the bugs. I was startled by how affecting it was.
The first half this volume gets two stars, the second four. I can't say this manga's entirely working for me yet--its vacillating between the two modes I perceived in this volume could get tiresome. I'm definitely keeping an open mind, and am intrigued about what Nio will come up with next.
The second half bloomed with some deeper themes that related directly to the worldbuilding involving the bugs. I was startled by how affecting it was.
The first half this volume gets two stars, the second four. I can't say this manga's entirely working for me yet--its vacillating between the two modes I perceived in this volume could get tiresome. I'm definitely keeping an open mind, and am intrigued about what Nio will come up with next.
June 4, 2024
Another cute volume of weird reality-changing bugs; we also get some more information about our two main characters and how they've been drawn to each other by feeling somewhat set apart from the rest of the world by their different strange relationships to the bugs - was very pleased to have my vague worries about a adult-student relationship dispelled. It's not quite as immediately sharp and engaging as Bloom Into You was, but also it's nice to get good art and a casual story. I'll be happy to keep reading these.
June 28, 2024
The episodic nature of this series might not be for some but I really like seeing the different bugs so that doesn’t really bother me. The bits of this about Kon though were definitely what bumped this to five stars though, that was so good.
January 10, 2026
The first book of the series explained the concept for the series, but this second book is where the idea gets really interesting. I love when series do this, when a story goes farther to expand their idea instead of going too deep into a singular idea.
June 6, 2024
Didn’t expect that to be a plot point, I really enjoy this series!
February 8, 2026
That plot twist !
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