Shuumatsu no Valkyrie Kitan: Jack the Ripper no Jikenbo
- Genre: action drama historical mature seinen supernatural
- Author: fukui takumi umemura shinya
- Artist(s): iijika keita
- Year: 2022
- Original Publisher: coamix
- Status： Ongoing
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Rating(4.1 / 5.0, 7 votes)
5 stars
3(43%)
4 stars
3(43%)
3 stars
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2 stars
1(14%)
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Popular Reviews
In the original manga, Jack the Ripper was a frankly terrible person but was forgiven in the end thanks to Heracles' heroism and fortitude.
This takes his character and completely retcons it. Rather than being a rampant serial killer with a taste for fear, he is a hitman who works for an unspecified agency to better society. His first target is the real Jack the Ripper, and he merely chooses to adopt the moniker for the Ragnarok tournament. He only kills bad people, spends time helping orphans and bettering society.
Villains should be allowed to be evil, and making him a good person negates the themes and emotions relating to his appearance in the original manga, and makes Heracles' sacrifice both pointless and nonsensical. If this were an original manga, I would give it a 6 as it is not inherently terrible, but what it does to the canon is offensive and unforgivable.