Ranked #534

Koko ni Iru yo! (Manga)

An amazing, beautiful manga.
People don't really take notice of those lone wolves in the world. They believe that they prefer to be alone, to be secluded from humanity. Though, 99% of the time that isn't the case. It's lonley, and Sumino is the perfect character to show the truth.
Hinata's help to bring Sumino into the sunlight is extremly touching. For those who have felt such lonliness will be sure to shed some tears for this manga.
Beautiful art work, beautiful story, just an all beautiful manga.

This story, while it does have the annoying stereotypical "shy girl", is very touching and absolutely lovely!

Story: (9)
The story is very realistic and one that many people can relate to. It's not too complicated or complex, but is very interesting and encouraging for people who have the same problem. While a few parts are a bit exaggerated (Especially when she's practically invisable, even shy people aren't that unnoticed!), most of the story is very touching and realistic.

Art: (9)
The art was pretty good! Although in some parts I found some characters to be a little too similar, even to the point I wasn't sure who it was until their name was said somewhere in the dialogue. The backgrounds are simple and keep the focus on the most important part: the characters. The characters were also pretty great! Nearly everyone was appealing to the eye and very handsome/pretty!

Character: (8)
I think this is almost the lowest point in the manga because of the stereotipycalness, if that's even a word. The main characters were pretty much: The shy girl who wants to become stronger and more confident (Hikage), the kind top student who is also very athletic (Hinata), and the handsome and popular boy who is actually very lonely and hides his kindness behind straightfoward and honest words (Teru). While those type of people really DO exist in real life, it's been over-used in so many manga and anime that I find it sort of annoying. The only reason I gave it an 8 was because of my irritation. But this is a very short manga so I can't expect excellent characterization. The way the relationships developed, however, was quite nice :)

Enjoyment: (9)
I really enjoyed this series! Not only because of how realistic it is, but because I could relate to it. I went through the same thing and did nothing, and I regret that. I live in a different place now, and because of what happened before became quite the out-going, straightforward girl... The story really touched me and made me want to go back in time and act as Hikage did :)

Overall: (9)
Lovely story, realistic (Yet somewhat stereotypical) characters, good art, and something that gives shy/loners a bit of hope. It's a good story, especially for the small amount of chapters it had! If you're looking for a good entertaining, yet short, series to read I'd recommend this one! :) read more