May 6, 2023
This manga is so weird... On one point there's so much great about it, with the art at the forefront, but the story is horribly paced. Events that aren't connected are spliced together without any transitions and I had to go back a few times to understand what was happening. It feels rushed through and through and I don't know if it was axed but somehow kept going for more chapters than the mangaka thought?
The story is a disaster. There's a general outline but it's all so barebones and shallow that it feels like a series of "happenings" more than a coherent story. I get
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that it's a slice-of-life but it's a bit too carefree. You have a dialogue progressing the plot and then it randomly switches to people doing random things that are completely unrelated and it sometimes even ends the chapter like that. I can't imagine following this manga while it was coming out, I'd probably have dropped it.
5/10 at most.
The characters are pretty boring and mostly get nowhere despite them talking about changing. Because of the lackluster nature of the story arcs or progression in any way isn't possible and doesn't happen, or it happens out of nowhere. The romance between Aoi and Masashi is hinted at the start, then she's a complete asshole to him for 90% of the story but he still pursues her and she gets jealous of him interacting with girls as well. It's all so random and goes nowhere until it does and I was left just confused at what I'd just read.
6/10
The art is the one thing that is amazing. The normal artstyle is pretty unique, albeit a bit odd at times. It mostly has a serious seinen feel but then there are some really comical and cartoony facial expressions that come out of nowhere. It doesn't hurt it though.
Then there are the colored in panels. There are LITERAL PAINTINGS in here as panels! The first painting is so beautiful I want it in real life..
9/10 I really liked the art.
It's so confusing, having such a gap between the criteria.. On one hand you have a terrible story, which is completely overshadowed by the insane art. The whole thing doesn't have any rereadability but I'll save all the paintings because they're breathtaking.
If I had to recommend something, scroll through the manga to the colored pages and just enjoy the art. The story isn't worth reading, really.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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