The word I chose to describe Misumisou is "inconsistent", though it's possible to find this inconsistency functional for the plot, but perhaps I felt that only because of some narrative choices of the author being different than expected in most manga similar to this one. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed this manga. Please, allow me to explain.

Starting with the story, what I tought would be just a manga about some girl dealing with bullying, turned out to be more centred on delibarate violance than anything, at least for some of the chapters. It's a story about revenge with students as main characters (sounds edgy but it's not THAT edgy). But regardless that, I can say that this is the least "inconsistent" part of the entire work.

The art is slightly mediocre, to be honest, but when needed, it can delivers some really gorgeous, well done pages (plus the facial expressions are a pro to me, some shots turned to be really intense, I give this point to the author for using it as a functional resource), and the violent ones almost felt real. And just to be stated, I started reading mainly because of the visual stylization.

For the characters, that 's the most incosistent part. Few characters will gain your individual attention, and most of them turned out to be almost just plot device, and some characters are there just because. But, like I said, the inconsistency itself turned to be working towards the plot.

But what I really, really liked about Misumisou is that it's atmosphere and narrative worked very well to me. After I finished reading, I felt a menacing atmosphere around ME. When you combine the art and the plot, you have a "B" manga that turns to be really enjoyable. I realized that the exaggerated way the manga dealt with bullying was kind of well done, and perhaps you'll need some time to reflect to reach the same conclusion I've reached after reading.

If you're looking for a tragical but not too much dramatical (I'm considering 'dramatical' different than 'intense') manga, this one worth it. Besides all that, the pacing is good and it has only 21 chapters, so you mught want to give it a try, even if doesn't suits your tastes too much.