So this was pretty fucked up, depressing, and I couldn't put it down.

So what's a Ikigami? It's a letter you receive when it's your time to die. Pretty screwed up, huh? So when you're a child you are injected with a capsule that'll kill you if the government so chooses it. Why do they do this? To keep people proactive in life. To try and achieve great things. With the looming feeling of death coming you are pushed to do better. Don't worry though, your death isn't meaningless. If you do get picked to die your family will be well compensated as long as you don't go on doing something stupid in your last 24 hours of life. You know, like murder or rape.

Good: I really enjoyed the first story despite it's dark outlook on things. Basically the first guy chosen to die had a shitty childhood. Beaten and tortured as a kid in high school he decides when he has 24 hours left to take revenge. He goes on to (I believe) rape one of the girls who humiliated him in HS and then nearly kill another and ruin his entire career. It's fucked up but realistic. The other story is about two guys who were growing up together to become great musicians. Sadly, everything goes wrong and they break apart. Then one day one is chosen to die, this is also a interesting idea.

Bad: The art sometimes makes it hard to tell who is who. I kept getting confused on two characters. I also thought the 2nd story was a little too slow at times.

Overall this was really interesting, screwed up, yet I kept wanting to read it. I'm going to go with a really solid 4 out of 5. I thought it was great!