Ranked #4001

The Other Side of the Mirror (Manhua)

I have the highest respect for this manga, simply because of the art. I have yet to see a more realistic manga that this. The proportions and colored shading are beautiful.
The story is just as real as the artwork. It may fiction but every event could occur. The farthest it strays is getting married to someone you've only known a month.
It is a romance though and that just isn’t my cup of tea.

Beatiful.This little story made my day.

Characters& Story:
7/10 (both)
Two slightly original characters accidentally meet:she's a runaway-escaped with her boyfriend from a father that was violent with her-and just became a prostitute,after her partner abandoned her, and he's an ex-farmer boy who trasferred to the city in order to make a fortune,but only ended up wasting his savings.

The most important difference between them is the way they face life:surprisingly,the woman(Sunny) is optimistic and still believes she can change her life with her actions,step by step.
On the opposite side there's the male protagonist(Lou):he left his home when he was still young,with the hightest hopes,but coming to city he noticed how reality was different from his dream of a rapid success and became a man without a job and,above all,without any aims or wishes in life.
After his hopes were betrayed,he started gettin drunk,playing in casinos and chasing prostitutes.

That's the way they meet:after a night together she asks him for money,but he just leaves the room saying he hasn't got any.When he comes back,she-having nowhere else to go-is still there..
Theyr relatioship really starts in a rude way,but all that roughness is the expression of Lou's despair.
But Sunny,bright,genuine,able to value even the smallest beautiful thing in life and enjoy it slowly mends his wounds.
Then theyr relationship became a sweet,mature and fresh love.
Something worth reading.



Enjoyment
8/10
I really loved the two characters,they were genuine and theyr past combined with the realistic traits of theyr personalities made me enjoy this manga.
I liked the story too:the new beginning of two people with a problematic past that help each other to face it and grow together.
The end slightly ruined it to me,I didn't like it,but that's only a personal opinion.
My overall impression is stil very good.

Art
8/10
The art is really good,enjoyable if you like realistic characters instead of moe looking ones,and on top of that body proportions are well studied and drew.Anyway the most remarkable things about this manga's art are the colored pages:the characters are really well shadowed and seems pretty realistic in them.


Well,in the end a nice,non-average manga,telling you a probable story about love and growth. read more