I read the first chapter of Phantom Seer as soon as it came out. I remember thinking that it had a really good start and that it could maybe become one of the main faces of Shonen Jump manga in the future. After a couple weeks worth of chapters, the manga kind of faded from my mind and I ended up putting it on hold for months. Today I came back to it and read all the remaining chapters I'd missed. As of now, I think this manga has the potential to last long in the survival game that is the Shonen jump magazine.. Here's why:

[Very light spoilers ahead]

Story: 7/10
Demons, curses, paranormal activity are themes that have been used in many different mangas before. Lately, exorcising has grown increasingly popular with hits such as Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man and many more. Phantom Seer being one of the latest mangas of that sort to come out, isn't very original in it's plot but nonetheless, for now, it does a good job at executing the theme. Now what's above average for a manga with so little chapters is it's world building and the large amount of information on techniques and such that it elaborates on. Many interesting aspects have already been introduced to the story but they could also turn against it and end up creating plot holes. Some chapters hold really captivating moments that made me think "Damn, that's a very cool detail", for instance in chapter 3 when the phantom with the "yeah" tick is revealed in page 12 but has actually been saying "yeah" since page 6 and blending with our characters conversations without the reader even realizing. I mean, it's basically foreshadowing but implemented in a very cool way if you ask me.
In conclusion this is a pretty information saturated manga, with good story telling and a plot that makes you want to investigate every panel for small details such as the one above.

Art: 9/10
It's a two man manga so the art is expected to be good, but damn. For a weekly manga the art is pretty much monthly seinen manga level. It has some eeeeeexcellent horror panels and also uses modern and good looking paneling techniques. The art-style itself is fairly common and plays it safe.
In conclusion, amazing art, loads of details and even some color pages here and there. Of course it's not Berserk or Vagabond so it doesn't get the 10/10 but the reason I still gave it 9/10 is because of the time limit the artist has to draw these amazing looking chapters.

Characters: 7.5/10
The characters are good. Their personalities are distinct and different, we have a whole range of them already. We know the two main characters' goals and ideologies and there isn't really anything special with them, all I can say is that they're pretty broad and leave room for a lot of development in the future. Some characters like Tsumuji Komachi from chapter 14, can throw in some interesting train of thoughts and ways of thinking. We haven't seen much of her but I like her a lot, she's defo one of the most memorable characters for me.

Enjoyment: 7/10
This manga was pretty enjoyable to read. Although sadly it didn't give me that rush to read the next chapter immediately. I wouldn't say it's something to read when you want to chill as it still requires some good amount of attention if you want to get the best out of it. Anyways for now we've had mostly side stories contributing the evolution of the ideals and goals of our characters but it was nonetheless entertaining.


TL;DR: Exorcising manga with amazing art and horror panels, plot is a bit wobbly for now, like a stray dog, but the story has a lot of information and interesting details to offer and everything feels like it's very well thought. Worth a read, I think this could very well become a long running manga as it has a lot of room to grow.

Overall I'd give it a 7/10 for now but if all goes well I'd definitely see it get to an 8.