Koisuru Harinezumi
A Hedgehog in Love

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I often see the same kind of long reviews that say too much and nothing I actually wanted to know. I HATE SPOILERS, but I also don't want to waste my time with a story that starts great but decays and ends poorly or one where, after all their trouble, the couple doesn't end up together.. for no reason at all.

So I thought I should review in a different way, YES or NO answers to the questions:
- IS THE ENDING GOOD?
- DOES THE MAIN COUPLE END TOGETHER?
- IS IT WORTH MY TIME?

***If you don't want to know the answers to these 3 questions you should ... stop reading right now.***
If you're like me who just wants to know if the story is worth your time, go ahead. So without further ado:

Is the ending good? YES
Does the main couple end up together? YES
Is it worth my time? YES

BRIEF FULL REVIEW: If you like love between a kind-hearted clumsy girl and a misinterpreted grumpy boy this manga is for you. This is one of the rare shoujo stories where the couple's relationship starts in the middle and actually shows the reader their development as an established couple. The art is GORGEOUS and all the characters are very likable.

I intend to make my reviews brief, focusing on answering these three questions. If you like this kind of review I try my best to write in all animes and mangas I've experienced, so you can see a complete list of reviews next to my name just above.

Thank you, you're welcome and peace out. ^^

Story: 7/10

Being a shoujo you know what to expect. It's pretty much like any other shoujo out there. A girl meets a problematic guy who ends up being not that problematic and they fall in love. I must say though that despite having the same cliches as any other story of this kind, the author solves the misunderstandings quickly and through the communication of the main characters, avoiding making pointless drama, which I must say it was a nice touch!

Art: 7/10

The art is really cute. Everyone is adorable!

Character: 6/10

The characters are not particularly remarkable. They are stereotypes, the boy being the 'silent type' and the ... girl being the naive one.

Enjoyment: 7/10

The characters are charming and the story is easy to read. So if you want a romantic story with no drama I think this is a good option.

Overall: 7/10

The characters are cute and the story is nice and funny. ice if you don't want to read a very long story.

This story is waaaaaaaay too cliche, this type of storyline is already being overused over and over for the past years; a ‘bad guy’ to the eyes of many meet the ‘shy girl’, they become friends and soon become lovers. Struggles includes the ‘past girl/boy of their life’ that seems never gets old. Don’t get me wrong though, I love and appreciate any type of story when it comes to shoujo, may it be cliche or not. It’s just, in majority, the story of these ‘cliche’ is poorly made; making it without giving a proper thought of deliverance. I have such a high hopes for ... every manga that I’ve read/I’m reading, giving them the chance they deserve, but Koisuru Harinezumi loses it’s kind of potential to grow as an exceptional shoujo manga. “Everything can start off as a cliche, but ending up as something more that people except them to.”, and this line, is the perfect way to describe what this manga should be instead. I liked that it start off something so fast but there are some unnecessary scenes that should go off slow-paced, taking it into much more depth, creating and focusing on character development. I love chapter 22 and 23; where the parents of both main characters we’re introduced though they are short-lived, it has a nice atmosphere to it. My complaint is they can broaden both chapter 22 and 23 more, adding two or three chapters more to have much definite character development and deepening of the story. To add more realistic drama feeling overall, even so, it cannot be helped anymore sine it’s been done and published. If only this manga captures the right blend and timing, it would have a different aura overall.

Does Ozawa, Kii got any character development? No. Does Heiji Hazuki got any character development? No. Is that bad? A MAJOR YES. I’m attached to Hazuki to the point I want him to myself, I have come to love the drawing of the characters, especially on how Hazuki was drawn. It feels like I’m drowning whenever I look into Hazuki’s eyes, siiiiggghhhh. It still feels odd to me on how the extra/supporting characters began to end up that way when I can’t see any type of basic foundation for growth development. Hazuki’s old friends are okay (somehow) but on the side of Kii, there’s no way I can accept that. It feel so dull and bland, no such strong basis. Same goes for the class too. It looks like Kii have no real friends at all even how much people are surrounding her. It feels lonely.

To be honest, I was really hesitant to read this manga. The art was not my type so seeing the volume 1 cover, I was reluctant if I should really give it a go or not. What I don’t really like in particular is that 80% of the time, most of the characters look the same and the way they drawn, they look 10 years younger with a grown-up bodies. I’m very much drawn to a detailed drawing so when I read this manga, I haven’t seen anything a ‘masterpiece’ regarding the background and everything extra and so, I was disappointed. Background and such related is important to any type of manga, it gives off a spark, a spice overall feeling to the manga. I’d give this a four out of five because though art is an important factor for a comic for it portays the story, we cannot help but to adjust and understand that everyone has their own style of art just like Nao Hinachi, the mangaka of Koisuru Harinezumi.

I really enjoyed reading this manga all throughout. There are quite some time that I get annoyed or irritated at the pacing and the attitude of some characters yet I still enjoyed myself reading it to the end. It’s really such a waste when at the chapter 22 to the last chapter (24) feels sooooo great; the emotions are there, the settings is acceptable, everything is going well but the whole climax aura was short-lived, cut short, died and thrown away for the ending was just that.

Actually this manga is really good. It has a fluffy-fluffy, easy-going atmosphere surronding it the entire series. No matter how low or high my ratings are, it doesn’t matter for people have their own unique set of preferences and ideals. If you, yes you reader, has taken aback for considering this manga then I advice to you to reconsider it again. For new and veteran readers in the world of shoujo manga, Koisuru Harinezumi still should be one of the titles that up for the recommendation list.