Nov 12, 2014
STORY (5.5/10)
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Not much to talk about in regards to the story or plots. Each chapter is a different scenario based around different characters, a one-shot if you will. The catalyst (basically the reason for having our characters in each story being cohabitants) for the vary a bit for each story but there wasn't anything outstanding that made a specific chapter stand out compared to the rest. Each story pretty much followed the intro>small conflict->resolution->happily ever after format. If I had to rate the stories from favorite to least then it would be something like [ch6 > ch2 > ch3 > ch5 > ch1 > ch4].
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Not sure if it's a common characteristic of Josei manga but most of the chapters revolve around sexual desires.
ART (5.75/10)
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The art was subpar, for lack of a better word. Nothing unique or memorable, but there were on the more mature and realistic side and fit the atmosphere of the manga. A lot of the characters looked like each other or at least the designs were quite similar. I'm not sure if it was my static memory but I found myself going back to other chapters to compare certain character art works. Sure, it's good to have consistent details and drawings but I think it would've been nice to see some variety on our couples-- especially for lovey-dovey romance works.
CHARACTERS (5.5/10)
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Despite the chapters being one-shot romance stories based on a pair of characters, the characters themselves get brushed over rather quickly. The chapters all start off with a simple introduction from the female narrator. This is usually is just her name, a few panels here and there and some monologue of her "backstory". The male lead or romantic interest of the story would appear and the female protagonist/narrator would usually then introduce him to the readers. This, again is nothing more than a name, what she likes about him and so forth. There are some minor "conflicts" in each chapter involving the characters but I prefer to call them gimped emotional development. For example, the female character would have something troubling her that is confusing her emotions or has to put on a facade when dealing with others. However, the source of the problem is something rather trivial like "we don't have any sex" or "by living with you, I'm troubling you aren't I?". One of those A for effort, F for execution sort of thing.
ENJOYMENT/OVERALL (6/10)
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I guess it was okay? I apologize for being rather simple but there isn't really much to expand my thoughts on that I haven't mentioned in my review already. I'm open-minded enough to try any type of manga so it didn't kill me to get through this manga or anything. Sure, there could have been improvements and refinement on the possible story development but I understand that each chapter was meant as a short/simple/sweet kind of read and I fully respect that.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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