Thanks to NetGalley and VIZ Media for the ARC.

This is the print publishing of a Webtoon series. The art style ranges at times from simple and lacking to striking and stylized action. The story is very interesting, though, and when I finished the volume, I immediately went to Webtoon to pick up where I left off so I could get through the cliffhanger it left me on.

Thank you Viz Media and NetGalley for the drc. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This one grew on me by the end. The pacing was a little off and certain scenes felt very abrupt. Plus, the art shifted a lot in the beginning but
I became more interested to know who Scarlet really is and what she's done to be sentenced to the 9th level. It's a little slow but the ending will definitely hook some people to keep going and find out what happened and why Scarlet isn't able to "reap" the sinner at the end. The story is intriguing and the pacing gets quicker toward the end so I hope the next volume will flow a bit smoother.

I wanted to like this book--I really did, but getting into it was hard and it was even harder to follow at time due to the pacing. I definitely think others may like it if pacing isn't an issue for them. I got Soul eater vibes for sure.

A shonen! Get all the souls, etc. I think Soul Eater fans as well as some Death Note fans will examine this, though its definitely an action-based romp rather than a deep thinker like Death Note.

I really enjoyed this graphic novel. I wasn't sure what to expect at first, then I was immersed in who the Reaper could be and what had she done? And what makes the cop a sinner as well! I loved that some sins were mild and some were heinous. I am very invested in the story. I cannot wait until the second volume! The artwork is also phenomenal, and does justice to the weight of the story.

In this first volume GRAVEWEAVER takes us on a tour through the world of demons and angels, educating us on the various circles of Hell as we witness sinners being condemned to them.

In the world above we are treated to what looks to be a complex murder mystery with criminal gangs and corrupt police officers, navigated by two main characters that both have their secrets, and have great chemistry.

The full colour art is pretty and functional, the dialogue witty, and the pacing fast, creating a thrilling story that I am eager to continue once volume two comes out.

Having heard about the series while it was just a webtoon and now seeing that it's in print, I was so excited to see the beautiful art physically in my hands while delving into the world of Scarlet and Chase. There's a bit of everything from action to comedy to horror, but I found everything enjoyable and intriguing and I cannot wait to continue reading the next volume.

I found the main character really annoying so I'm sorry but I didn't enjoy this book. I will still sell it in my store. I was excited about the idea of the story but that was not what I thought it would be.

The pacing is inconsistent, but somehow I'm hooked...the Grim Reaper premise is fun, and there's some solid chemistry (not romantic, per se) between Scarlet and Chase. I might have to track down the web comic...

3.5/5

Scarlet had just been appointed the role of a grim reaper. She had no other choice but to accept, otherwise she will be sent to the deepest circle of hell: oblivion. All she has to do is meet her quota everyday by killing 1 sinner marked with an X. But things get even more interesting when a mysterious detective shows up, X and all.

Fun concept. The story is doing a really good job in exploring different types of evil and what is a sin and questioning morality. I’m enjoying the psychological queries. As well as the analogy of a capitalist society.

The art is giving comic with webtoon. I do like that the whole story is coloured. The abstract hell art is also super cool.

Thanks to NetGalley for a copy.

It's definitely an edgy story, think Death Note, but It's really entertaining. The author/illustrator has definitely weaved a compelling mystery with the protagonist's previous dealings and I'll be reading more.

I'm really enjoying this manga! It's just the right amount of creepy and compelling that I want to keep reading and find out all the secrets that are being kept.

I genuinely loved this!! I havent picked up a manga for a while but this was a blast. I loved the slight darkness behind the jokes, and I'm so curious where this will be going!! I also like learning the backstories behind each of the sinners. Will definitely be continuing this series!

VIZ Media provided an early and honest review.
3 Stars
I'm really interested in the overall concept! It’s a blend of humor and a crisis of morality as our FMC delivers marked souls to the devil. I saw some reviews saying the art style was a bit flat, but I still liked it. I'm not too sure how I feel about the pacing. It was a little too fast paced for me to really get into the world. I think this has a lot of potential, and I plan to read future volumes!

the character art is vastly different from what I was expecting from the cover and not my style, but the background art was amazing...whenever it would be included and not just be grayscale. Remembering this was a Webtoon first made a lot of sense for the art style, though. The plot is interesting enough for me to want to continue and caught me off guard a couple times, but it is moving extremely fast where a lot of the tension is just swooped away. I do really like the philosophical moments especially being right next to silly little moments that help bond the characters, so I definitely feel like this has potential and I will keep reading but my hope aren't super high for where this can go right now

3.5 stars rounded down to 3.

I'm the Grim Reaper is a collected edition for a popular webtoon title about an amnesiac woman who takes the name Scarlet, who is given the choice to spend eternity in the 9th circle of hell, or become a grim reaper, and collect a soul a day for The Devil. While looking for sinners she encounters a former police detective (and sinner marked for death) named Chase, with whom she forms a partnership as he investigates a case related to her death (which also helps serve up a large number of sinners for her scythe).

I'm the Grim Reaper has a strong premise, driven by the mystery of both Scarlet's death, and the reason she was destined for the ninth circle of hell; and what Chase did to get him marked as a sinner and kicked off of the police force. The dystopian future-noir city is as much a character, with skyscrapers rising up as dark towers shadowing everything, and gritty alleyways where bad things inevitably are about to happen. The volume ends on a strong cliffhanger, with the suggestion that Scarlet and Chase's investigation puts them not only in opposition to the human corruption in the city, but supernatural and possibly angelic forces as well. There's some light examination of the subjective nature of sin and relative morality, but this is played off more to develop The Devil's capriciousness than as a serious ethical quandary.

As a webtoon created to be read in an endlessly scrolling format (for phones or tablets) it faces some challenges in adaptation for print, not entirely limited to character rendering and framing that feel flat, and somewhat at odds with the fun overlays and visual effects whenever Scarlet uses her powers or characters' psychosis is visually depicted. Comic timing also suffers a bit from the transition from screen to page, where some of the humor has a harder time landing due to uneven panel transitions or use of too-similar framing (which would have worked much better in the digital scrolling format, where panels read more clearly as moment-to-moment).

However, a bonus story about how Chase acquired his hairless cat shows a lot of growth in framing, comic timing, and character cartooning, clearly having been completed later, as the art and storytelling have matured as the series has continued. I'm the Grim Reaper starts off feeling like an amateur work, but this story especially points towards a lot of growth as the series continues. However, as of this volume, the material fails to gel in an entirely cohesive way that you can tell it will in future volumes.

For anyone doing readers advisory (either as a library staff member or bookseller), this would be a good title to recommend to teens and adults who enjoy cool fights that imply carnage without really depicting it explicitly (like Rooster Teeth's RWBY series), and Death Note or other shinigami related manga and anime, grimdark metropolitan settings but without getting too mired in gore. It seems a lot edgier than it actually is, which depending on your point-of-view, may either be a bonus or a detraction. .

This was a very dark, gritty title about a sinner being put to work by Satan to gather souls or risk being sent to the lowest layer of Hell herself. The use of colors on this title was also extremely interesting.

I'm The Grim Reaper is the most visually striking webtoon I've seen. Most of the art is in a black and red palette, and backgrounds are taken from photographs and turned gray to match the color scheme. I'm very impressed, as most webtoons I've read have felt artistically generic and same-y. The story follows a newly-dead sinner who's made into a grim reaper with the job of collecting m0re sinners for Hell. This will appeal to fans of manga series like Death Note with for the focus on morality and who gets to live or die. This volume is a solid start to the mystery of who Scarlet is and what she did to deserve the ninth circle of Hell.

Readers who enjoy Chainsaw Man will like I'm the Grim Reaper, especially if they enjoy the goofier moments among the serious, often bloody storyline.

Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy.

She died, then got offered a second chance at life. As long as she keeps killing. Definitely need a dark sense of humor for this one. It has great moments of levity and my favorite character was the ugly cat. You'll know the minute you spot it.

Has several "F Bombs" but is a good read for older teens and adults, alike.