Re:Marina

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If you don't like very sweet and cute slice of life or manga that takes a bit of time to understand the character's intentions/thoughts (I was a bit irritated by the MC, though I finally understood how he felt later on and fell in love with this relationship's duo.) This is not for you.

Yes, the storyline is a bit average, though I personally LOVED it because of my love for mommydom and motherly oneesans and younger boys. If you are into oneesans and like women spoiling/pampering boys, this is for you. Although there are your usual anime clichés in this story, I overlooked it and ... still enjoyed it.

However, this manga does have some nude scenes in it. The MC can be annoying, though he is again, a young boy who is not used to love, so take that into mind as you read. This manga is very cute and has such a cute female MC, that I aspire to be like her.

A nice read, that plays out pretty much as expected. As far as ecchi go, its rather tame and doesnt dip into any horribly schlocky situations.

I will say, the biggest detractor for me happened to be the ending. It was really weak, and left a bit of a sour taste in my mouth. While not "bad", its quick twist to a short end left me wishing it had went for something more. Something sweeter than, "It all just plays out as it should".

Its far from the worst thing that you could read, easily getting a recommendation if you enjoy romantic ecchi SOL comedies. But, i ... cant help but feel the story could have been something "more". Maybe not more bombastic, erotic, or heart-wrenching. But something more than just a love story with a sweet ending.

Disclaimer: I don't usually like this kind of manga all that much. I don't usually read it. Why did I read it? I was bored and there were only 20 chapters up or so.

Quick synopsis: Rinosuke's dad was kinda shitty and now he's also dead and kind of shitty. Somehow, he got hitched to a hot college student, Marina, when he hit 40, by being in college for some reason. They get married but he gets sick with little hope of recovery and Marina decides to do timetravel and meet his teenage self. Why does Marina travel to the teenager Rinosuke, ostensibly grieving over ... his father's death, and not a 20-something Rinosuke, you ask? Because statutory rape is awesome when it's woman on boy, that's why!

Story: It kinda sucks. At some points I thought it would become emotional, and granted, Rinosuke does go through a lot of personal change throughout the manga....but it's mostly how a teenage boy would change when an adult woman pretty much forces herself on him. He does come to accept the situation and even starts thinking how he can become a better guy for Marina...but that's mostly because she's hot and has giant boobs.

Art: It all looks fine. Except for Marina's smile. For some stupid reason they decide that the hot girl, who looks sorta nice most of the time, instead gets a single thin line for a mouth when she's smiling. During the "cute" shots, this means she looks like some sort of :D smiley. The rest is average. Oh, there's actual nudity (boobs only) because this is Seinen. For those of you who don't know: Seinen is Shonen but with actual boobs.....well, almost.

Characters: There's two. And a whole lot of cardboard. I chewed on cardboard once. It was nice.
Seriously though, Rinosuke grows a bit but he's just an annoying ass for the rest. He doesn't know how to get away from Marina when her sexual lust for him freaks the shit outta him (which it should), and he doesn't know how to get close to her once he realizes he's got a pretty sweet deal. The side characters barely appear and Marina is just sorta there. All the time. Her personality is boobs.

Overall: I didn't like it very much. Maybe you noticed that. Maybe it's that I'm not someone for pure ecchi series. Maybe I don't like slice of life that much. Maybe cause I don't want smileys as love interests? Honestly though, I'm not that harsh on stuff, but the ending makes it that much more annoying.