Believers (manga)

I'll start off by saying Believers, like Helter Skelter is a very non-mainstream manga. It follows the story of three people in the mysterious "smiley-face orginization" (as you can see on their shirts) who are seperated from the outside world and the "enemy" (regular people) so escape all the sin in the outside world and become perfect people. One of their main beliefs is in dreams, which has some impact on the series. It also explores sexual desire in an intellectual way, which you probably can't find in any other series. What makes believers so good in my opinion is the believers are trying to become perfect people as I said earlier, but at many times are worse than their "enemy", and sometimes get more incentive to sin because of their isolation. It's definately a manga with a lot to think about, although I think the ending is sort of weak, which overall lowers my opinion of the manga, since the ending is what sticks with you. Something written pretty intelectually with some interesting themes; definately worth reading for people who can handle it, more for the themes it explores and the ideas it suggests than the story.
Note: I'm going to re-read this soon. It might call for a re-review.

Rating: 8.9/10