Ranked #776

Half & Half (One Shot)

The first time I heard about Half & Half I wasn't really interest at first because it was only a one chapter manga and I thought that it wouldn't be too interesting because the character and story would feel incomplete but when I realized that a mangaka was Kouji Seo (The same person who created Suzuka), I immediately decided to read it and what I read was something that nearly brought tears to my eyes.

Story: The story is pretty good, extremely short and direct to the point. The best thing about this is that it is unique ( I have never read anything that comes close to it).

Art: The artwork is great and it has Kouji Seo's signature written all over it and I'm surprised at myself for not realizing it earlier when I saw the cover. (Kouji Seo is the best mangaka in terms of artwork in my opinion)

Character: The characters here aren't given much detail but this is expected because the manga is only made up of a single chapter with 40 pages, despite that everything the reader really needs to know about the characters are present.

Enjoyment: I don't really have much to say in this due to it being only 40 pages long but to put it simply, I really enjoyed it... so much so that the moment I finished reading it I immediately started writing this review.

Overall: The manga is extremely short and direct to the point yet it feels very complete and it left a lingering feeling of sadness within me yet it also made me because the story was directed superbly. read more

Half and Half is a one-shot romance manga by Kouji Seo.

It's about 2 complete strangers, a guy and a girl, that died in an accident but god gave them a chance to let just one of them live and they have a week to come up with an decision. During that time, they have to share all their emotions and must not separate. Well thats pretty much it. Since its a romance manga you can pretty much predictwhats gonna happen...
There's only one more thing i could tell you, and that's how the manga ends, and that would be huge spoiler since that its too short.

I gave the story a 6 because i found it sort of original, but it was not interesting at all. Though the story itself is dull and predictable , the ending is touching and unexpected

The characters are your average good-hearted timid guy and your typical (kinda) tsundereko found in most of Seo's works.There is not character development whatsoever.

I liked the art because im a big fan of Seo's style, but there's nothing special about it.

I would recommend this manga to the people who liked Seo's works such as Suzuka and Cross Over. If youre not, but youre looking for a romance manga, give it a shot, itll just take you 15 minutes.



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