"Suki" to Ienai.

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"Suki" to Ienai is full of shoujo-goodness that any shoujo fangirl will enjoy. Being one of the first manga I've ever read I thought it was the "goddess" of shoujo manga, but now that I've read too many shoujo to count I realized the storyline is just like every other. But don't get me wrong, the characters and storyline is simply kawaii, therefore making me read it over and over. The story is light and fluffy while being heavy at the same time making this shoujo work, one you would find yourself going back to for oldtimes sakes.

Shiina has a crush on her brother.

Well, okay, not really. Not her actual blood-related brother, anyway. Kiri, the guy Shiina is angsting over, is adopted and doesn’t know it. However, thanks to a mishap, Shiina stumbled upon the truth about her brother some time ago, and has been in love with him ever sense.

“That’s still kind of awkward” you say? Yeah, it is, but it’s the kind of thing shoujo manga fantasies are made of; our heroine couldn’t be closer to the not-technically-illegal-to-date man of her dreams. So does she tell Kiri the truth, or not risk breaking his heart at the expense of breaking ... her own?

This is the conflict in the one-shot “Suki” to Ienai (I Can’t Say “I Like You.”) and there’s not much more to say about the quick read without giving the entire plot away. The artwork is nice and the writing fills all of those unrealistic, mushy tropes that the genre is either beloved or hated for, depending on who you ask. Overall, it’s a solid, but not outstanding (and still kind of creepy) one-shot for shoujo fans looking for a quick fix.

It may be just me, but I have an impression this one-shot is a bit too-- appreciated, I guess, among its readers. So oh, very much "kawaii" and cute, and sweet and whatnot. Time to balance this out with some old fashioned cynicism.

This is a classic story of a forbidden incest which isn't really an incest with an obvious ending to it than only a mastermind COULDN'T predict.

The design is same as in other 1,000,025 one-shot shoujos and you know the one I'm talking about. Don't be shy, come forward and say it with me - useless empty space filler.

The entire thing is illogical ... and dumb and chances are that if you like it, so are you. But lets' not dwell upon that.

It is truly incredibly to me that thing like these are still being released and that there are people actually enjoying such thrashy crap as this one. Kindly, read something of quality and stand up for your poor, poor tastes, they need improvement.

There you have it, balanced out.