Ame no Hi no Iris
Iris on Rainy Days

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Spoiler free review....

Man this is an amazing rollercoaster ride for my emotions
It was a very beautiful story that depicts the understanding of life and one's meaning of existence, metaphorically, from the perspective of an Artificial intelligent robot, who was also granted understanding of emotions....
Through the character development of protagonist from beginning to the end of story and in side story was absolutely amazing that resemble to basic human nature development one have gone through IRL, so relatable.....

The storytelling followed in the story was so beautifully written that it focuses on more slice of life elements, helping readers' connecting with different characters and psychologically ... developing characters instead of more plot driven(but i guess that was the point of the plot), though saying this might sounds like story was slow paced, in a sense, but it was so short that it didn't feel like that way, Infact I wish to read more....
And though it wasn't intend of the story to present adventure elements but there was that sort which was good to some extent but also sad....
Side story was a prequel which also helps in character development of protagonist and gave me a good calm closure to move on from the story....

The theme of the story conveyed beautifully, that was, Destruction, Rebirth and Growth....

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My_experience -
I cried a lot(almost 50% of the story) at various scenes of the story especially the latter half is when I can't calm my depressed heart and have teary-eyes until the end of the main story....
It also help me clarify some of my ideologies about life which I've been thinking about recently in this lockdown period....

PS - if you like Violet Evergarden, try this one....

I really enjoyed reading Ame no Hi no Iris and so I wanted to do a quick review of this story.

Story:
Overall I think the story was pretty good but the biggest issue with it is that it gives away a lot of what is going to happen with the names of the chapters. I really wish I would have read it without looking at the synopsis on mal and seeing the names of the chapters because it would have made it much more enjoyable. Putting that aside I think that the story was well written and the idea of having robots that are so similar ... to humans is really interesting. It is not an innovative idea but what made it unique in this story is that it is all told through the perspective of the main character who is a humanoid robot. It allowed the author to show the similarities/differences between how we handle situations in our head and how an advanced robot might think about things.

Art:
I really liked the artwork for this story it is part of why I started reading it in the first place.

Characters:
The author did a great job giving the characters their own unique personalities. How much you like these characters is up to your own personal tastes. I have to applaud the author for doing as much as he did with the characters in the amount of chapters that he did it. If I had to say something that he could have done better it would be adding more entertaining humor in the parts where he is really trying to build the characters personalities. Just saying that they "tease" eachother doesn't really work well.

Overall:
This story was entertaining but it was not without its flaws. I would definitely recommend giving it a try to see if you enjoy it as well.

In stark contrast to the title of this novel, I read it when it was a warm sunny day and I was spending time on the Internet. This novel is wonderful to read.

When you read translations, you can't really say that you've read the work as the author intended it to be but I am sure the translators did a good job as the style of the novel was consistent and flowed naturally. The story is nothing groundbreaking, it's not something that'll amaze you but it delivers its message clearly. If you're worried that it'll be confusing since ... it's in the future, don't be.

The art of this novel is good. While it is not anything to write home about. I feel that the personalities and general feel of the characters match up with their depictions in the art. There aren't many of them so don't let your dislike for the art weigh in too much to your decision to read this.

At first, it's just Iris and her master but gradually new characters are introduced. The relationship between the characters are plainly obvious and their thoughts are shown through their actions and words. Iris, of course, develops the most. The changes she goes through do not seem sudden, on the other hand, they are slow and perhaps realistic for an android.

This novel may be dreary at times but there's always a bit of humour and cheer sprinkled in between. I did not spend weeks analysing this novel but it did serve as food for thought for a few days. The themes presented are relatable especially, in these modern times and the plight of some characters are not at all hard to emphasise with.

All in all, I can only type what I think about this novel so just give it a read and maybe you'll find something you like about it when you do.