I really do enjoy this manga. Why did I rate parts of it so low? I'll explain:
Story-
It's a story about a lost kitten taken in by a new family. There's not much material there for anything beyond cute kitty antics but in small doses, and each chapter is very short, I love cute kitty antics.
Art-
The art is very cute but not over the top. Since there's really only 3 characters and a few others making small appearances it's not possible for their to be any "wow" art in it. It's the art the story needs but it can get dull. The massive amount of yellow
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Mar 13, 2013
Bernie no Enikki
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Many stories about growing up handle a teenager or adolescent's story, this manga takes on the challenge of a much younger central character and pulls it off very well. It's hard for me to put my finger on what it was I enjoyed so much. The story is a narrative from the perspective of a young cat about his first year of grade school. Each chapter ends with him drawing the story he experienced in the drawing diary he was given at school. This is not however a narrative purely for children. The stories are simple but deeper, more adult themes shine through. The art
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Mar 13, 2013
Shuuseki Kairo no Himawari
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I absolutely love this manga. It's a series of seven psychological drama short stories, many of them set in science fiction worlds. The stories are all wonderfully gripping and emotionally powerful. These shorts are much better, in my opinion, than some of her longer series like Dokuhime. The art is good but not Mihara's. I enjoyed the work so much I've read it twice now. I highly recommend it to fans of psychological dramas.
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