May 25, 2021
*a few spoilers*
So, this manga (I don't want to say the entire name just because of how long it is) is quite good in my opinion, for a few reasons. I stumbled upon this manga when scrolling around randomly on MAL, and I'm sure glad that I did. By the time I'm writing the review, there have been few chapters that have been released (that I know of), and of course, opinions might change over time, but I don't think mine will for this manga.
Firstly, the story was unique, yet it felt pretty lackluster, the convenience of having some loaded neighbor who wanted to
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pay you for very little work just seemed a bit unrealistic, but the way that it was put together slowly, felt more genuine. The main character lives a tough life and *poof*, on some random late night when he comes back from a job that overworks him, he meets a guardian angel (figuratively) to free him from the burden of his employment at a black company (search up what it is if you don't know). You might think that it is random, and yes indeed it is, but it was really refreshing from a bunch of the newer kinds of romance manga, filled with ecchi and harems. They slowly introduce characters at a steady pace, and even in a way that didn't feel too convenient and unnatural. I love the way that it has a slice-of-life feel, but is still able to string the events together to form a very wholesome story. Sadly, despite the good story, the characters were kind of a let-down.
The characters felt so odd, but I have to admit they had a few quirks. Namely, the main female character, she's successful and can lead a big company, but somehow, her personality completely changes under stress or during the nighttime, this confused me, but I still tried to brush it off, but then we get to the point that she is even willing to give away a bunch of her saved up money just for some nostalgia, yeah, I mean it's great to go back in the time for those memories, but she's giving over half of her monthly income to her neighbor for greeting her. This does not feel human in the slightest, yeah, it's wholesome, but it feels a bit too unrealistic, even for a comedy manga. The male main character is, well, he reminds me of the main character of Higehiro, generic design, decent morals, and caring, he's not that bad of a character, but it makes the story uninteresting sometimes because it doesn't compliment the female protagonist.
Even though the character designs were underwhelming, the art that is showing the designs themselves is incredible. At first, it starts pretty averagely, but still paying close attention to the lighting, shadows, and even subtle cracks in walls. Slowly, the art gets better, the shading is well done and it captures the moment's feelings and tone in every panel. The art compliments the setting, the emotions portrayed by the characters as I said before, but I can't explain to you how much it improves.
I greatly enjoyed it, a big part of it was the art though, I would definitely recommend it to you if you wanted a change of pace with manga!
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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