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Preface: Childhood is the generally the time when people build on themselves, their nature, interests, and ambitions. Usually, this is the time when we set goals, work towards it, relate things to it and also to pride ourselves about how far we have grown in life. But when this time is not filled with colors but a trauma which haunts can be difficult to put behind. The female lead is someone who had to for some reason had to give up her ambition because she was outplayed by a cunning kid which till date prevents her to follow her ambitions.

Turn round of events: ... Open school, the different set of friends who strive to be indifferent to opinions of the society and treat their ambition as their religion. Circumstances lead the female lead to face what she fears.

Romance: Realising that the one you loved was always around but now out of reach can be frustrating so the there are twists in her love life.

Overall: Story which narrates how the female lead matures through her life which she dreads but she starts finding meaning in and learns that one gotta grow out of their experiences and proceed ahead.

What makes me give 10 to this manga is purely driven by the fact that the manga deals with these amazing looking humans who can transform to wolf, fox .. The whole idea of co-existence of humans with such shape shifters thrills me. Moreover a love story between a mere human girl with one of them is just nail bitting.
Although I would have loved it if the manga wouldn't have been so short as it could have continued many different leads which could have been picked up, the story was short and sweet but yes the heart wants what it wants (more on the ... after story ...) Story isn't a thriller, its simple and straight with not many tangential verticals around the protagonist . Personally I like the art of this mangaka so I enjoyed the art of the manga.
Learning: Things you run away are right behind you, so running away ain't a wise decision.

DISCLAIMER : Heart and your tears are subject to risk while reading this manga, so hold on to them.

One of a kind plot - deaf male protagonist and passionate female lead who connects to him with music (classic and fated lovestory). Story is short, crisp with elements of different emotions bundled up with a clean wrap up. Recommended for those who like pure, clean romance stories which has no fillers of any form and just deals with two people discovering themselves when in love.
Learning: Handicaps shouldn't hold you back but be a inspiration to move far ahead than others , with confidence , ... hardwork and good set of people one can strive to grow in life happily.

Theater , stardom, direction, production, screen writing, and much more is what this manga is all about. So if you relish drama onstage and backstage (centered more around the latter ), do read this manga. What I really liked about this manga was the realistic scenario the writer tried to convey (though after a point of time became a little far reached ). Persistent efforts can take you anywhere but you ought to put in the efforts - is what I learnt from this manga and can summarise the theme to be. Female protagonist is an admirable character from whom you can learn a ... lot and rest of the characters are enjoyable too.
The manga was similar in line with "Glass no Kamen" , wherein the lead is an actress and not the directing or writting it. So the focus was more on direction, production and writting. Moreover its a short manga which was clear with its theme and didn't go astray from it , making it precise and to the point .

This is one of shojou romance story that I have read more than once. The character of Tsubaki being the grandma - showa ( perspective to see and interact with the world) to her transformation to a girl who becomes a stylist was phenomenal. On the other the playboy Kyouta is moved by her and changes stereotypes about women. The fact that they grow together and their personalities evolve was really moving . Moreover the story was realistically progressed with not a lot of cheesy plots. The story - purely romantic .
Characters - tsundere and headstrong individually but they changed when they ... come together.
Enjoyment - stuck on till the end
Art - exceptional

For a one shot its a good manga. The story is brief and sweet with no hussel. I liked this mangaka's art and the story was released in the right time - summer, thus relatable. There is always that doubt in the back of our head which prevents us from confessing our feelings our close friend with the fear of losing the friendship. So the story is centered around this problem and feeling. I won't talk anymore about the story cause it's one shot , there won't be fun in reading it. But I must say its one time read at the very least.

The story was like a fairytail where the princess is spoilt ~ tantrums and is stubborn because of lack of awareness about things in her life who happens to , by fate meet a devil who she transforms from a cold hearted, shrewd and an oblivious character into a man who dotes on a mere human and cares for her unreservedly . Thought he plot was interesting - about a devil adopting a kid , the story was bland with not a lot of exciting turns. The storyline became predictable after a few chapters which was a put off for me. as I ... really likes to be on my toes throughout the story. Emotional course of the story was of a girl in teens who is not that mature to understand and is naive to fall into traps because of which the story was not a shojou, but more like shojou-ai to me. The expressions of the character and the humour is light. The author beautifully wrapped the story with a happy ending and didn't stall it, which was commendable.

This manga pertains to the genres which I rejoice the most - gender bender + strong female lead who has to for some reason keep her identity hidden from all. The determination and the will to bear it all with a smile really exhilarates my dampen spirits. Recommended to those who cherish a female taking stand in action physically and trying to fight mentally with her hormones.
The story has an interesting plot but is predictable, and at a constant pace with not many surprises or shocks except one at the climax which can be hinted but the lead and characters keep you hooked to ... see them come out the each fight she has to put through to keep her position intact.

The misconceptions I had for this anime were blown out of the water after watching this subtle, cheerful and pleasant romance between two boys in school. I really liked the delicacy with which the author portrayed issues between the two and the expressive reconciliations were heart warming. Essentially the story was complimented with the warm, colorful and delightful graphics (water paints) which brought out the liveliness in the story. Additionally I really liked the cute, adorable expressions of Kusakabe and the way they have been showcased, personally loved his character too. The story progresses smoothly with the characters discovering their feelings towards the other ... while you get butterflies in your stomach. I really would have loved to have more stories about the two.

With the ability to revive the past, the story revolves around the attempts the male protagonist makes to change the incidents when he was 5th grader in elementary school. The story in the beginning may seem slow with no context (refers to 1st episode in particular), but the story takes it form and viewer should definitely be intrigued to see the lead making his way to make things right - his failures, success and complications - all have a good background story and twist to them. It was amusing to see 5th graders turning into heroes with their actions to save their loved ones, ... something that I can't be proud of being an adult - in a way inspiring to see impossible happening. All in all the storyline is unique to have one glued to the end, the anime has done full justice by showcasing all the characters rolling up their story in the end.