One thing about Hatenkou Yugi is that there is major character development. For example, at the start of the story you have the klutzy, annoying main character 'coincidentally' meet an awesome, hardcore character and for some reason I wish someone would clarify for me, they become partners. Now, as time passes, you see that the awesome, hardcore character becomes a flimsy, coward, the kind that just sits there and wallows in self-pity, it's just depressing; WHILE the main character gets an edge and becomes all heroic.
WHY!?
Why couldn't the stupid main character get an edge WITHOUT sacrificing such an awesome character?!

You see my dilemma here?

As well as the awful amount of magic and hexagrams being used in the plot, which flushes down any hope of improvement.

The characters, scratch that, the whole plot is a bit sci-fi-ish which you know, is okay. But I could already see what will happen as the story progresses and well, it isn't boring, it's... Ummm...

You know when a car sputters and sputters and then gives its last echoing sputter, that makes you go "Oh DAMN! No gas!".
Well, I felt like the car, there was no putting fuel to the flame (of SUSPENSE) or ANY gas for that matter; maybe a couple of yawns here and there but no gas.

The art was pretty mediocre, with the overly used vague features and blah, blah, blah. You've heard it before.

I wonder if I have to go: "Hey illustrator dude, you know that there are other characters other than the main character, right? Yeah? I just wanted to make sure, you know, because what little effort you put on the main character; you put even a SMALLER effort on the rest of the characters, which many had thought impossible. Honestly, I wouldn't complain so much if I didn't know that you put more effort in 'letting wind', more commonly referred to as FARTING, than in illustrating. How do I know, you say? Well, you actually put effort in screwing up your face when you fart, that's it. That is the only difference in effort than when you draw and when the after effects of that burrito you ate for lunch kicks in."
Yes, yes, I maybe overdoing it, Lord knows how hard it is to illustrate and yes, (again) I've seen worse illustrations but this goes out to all of 'em. All the illustrators, who think the readers are suckas who don't notice that they are slacking.

Overall, the story isn't good and it isn't THAT bad but it's forgettable, really forgettable.
It's not even boring and it's not exciting, it's just forgettable.

Overall, it's not the worst, definitely not the worst but so far; I've read much, much...

MUCH

Better.