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Forget the synopsis; this is actually a crash course in drawing manga (different pens, paper and shading).

I liked how it was presented using the story itself as exemples but if you don't care about the info, chances are you won't like this manga.

It's not a shoujo. But it is very instructive.

Story
While there is no exact "plot", the story is told as if it were an instruction manual. It details different inking pens, screentone, etc. Basically, a manga-style tutorial. It keeps to this "plot" very nicely, each lesson following the last, though they aren't necessarily related (pens have nothing to do with screentone, after all), but it's all related to the overall theme of tips and tutorials about creating manga. It wasn't hard to understand, even for me who has no history with creating manga and no intent to start (I just stumbled across this manga and thought it was very interesting).

Art
The art doesn't particularly stick ... out, but it details the pens and styling very well, and the characters expressions are fun as well. The style seemed fitting for this manga, and was consistent.

Characters
The characters did try to have a personality, but much of their dialogue was simply explaining the mangaka tutorial, so at times it fell flat. Their personalities were also very stereotypical and generic, but their conversations were enjoyable enough, and as I was mostly here for the mangaka tutorial anyway, I didn't mind. If you're looking for interesting, well-rounded characters though, this isn't for you.

Enjoyment
Personally, I found this very enjoyable, as I like reading instructional things even if I don't plan on making use of the knowledge. If you enjoy browsing WikiHow or learning how to do things, this will be enjoyable. If you want to make manga, this will be useful. I don't think non-manga fans would ever enjoy this, and I don't think it's particularly re-readable for most people since once you've gleaned the knowledge from it, there's not much left.

Overall, it's a fairly memorable manga, and entertaining enough to flip through at least once. I'd recommend giving it a go if it seems like your kind of thing, but it's no huge loss if you don't.

Story: ?/10
There really is no story but that wasn't the point in the first place, this is basically a manga-drawing course in 8 chapters. That being said, I liked how the were little situations used to demonstrate the concepts

Art: 6/10
Not much, not bad, your typical shoujo art style well-done

Overall (?/10)
If you are interested in the topic of manga-drawing, specially shoujo, give it a try, there is a chance you will like it, but I really don't feel like I can give this a proper ratting without the necessary understatement of the art.

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... Story: ?/10
There really is no story but that wasn't the point in the first place, this is basically a manga-drawing course in 8 chapters. That being said, I liked how the were little situations used to demonstrate the concepts

Art: 6/10
Not much, not bad, your typical shoujo art style well-done

Overall (?/10)
If you are interested in the topic of manga-drawing, specially shoujo, give it a try, there is a chance you will like it, but I really don't feel like I can give this a proper ratting without the necessary understatement of the art.