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Yoru Made Matenai is basically your average Shoujo manga about a girl and a boy, who's relationship has many obstacles. The only twist (which isn't a very original twist, to be honest) is that they're siblings. Step-siblings, to be exact. And there's a six years difference between them. At first, it seems a bit gross, and in fact, it still sorta is. The heroine of this series, Haruka, is a high school student, while Tsukasa is a Elementary student (but eventually becomes a Middle School as the story progresses.) It isn't so much that they're step-brother and step-sister that really bothers me, but the age ... difference. I know that they used to say that love has no bounds, and I'm all for it, but I really do have to say that the six year age difference really was too much. Perhaps three to four would've been a bit better, but that's just me.

The story isn't all that original. And it has a tendency to repeat itself. Haruka would see Tsukasa with another girl, and find herself jealous, and "afraid" that he would leave her for a girl his age. Hurt, she would try and distance herself from him, and thus hurting Tsukasa's feelings. And then, eventually, Haruka would go find Tsukasa and apolgoize and they'd make it and everything's all sweet and nice. And at first it was sweet and nice...until I notice how it just kept repeating and repeating itself over and over again. It got boring, and fast. There were SOME development in the plot, but not much. It sorta hit a dead end early on in the series. So I'd give it a 4. It's decent, but the plot really needs some improvement.

The art was probably one of the biggest turn off's for me at first. And I was really close to putting it down, but because the summary seemed so interesting, I decided to give it a try. As I read, I got used to the art, and eventually, I started to kinda like it. It really isn't the best, but it isn't the worst. Most of the characters are drawn rather well, but for some reason, Haruka, the heroine of this story, is probably the least-well drawn character in my opinion. Most of the time, it looks like the author only took about a minute or two to draw her.

Art is, of course, subjective, so you can't really take my word for it. I do like the art, but at the same time, I also dislike. So I'd give it a 6.

The characters were pretty lacking at first, and they still are. I'd expect some kind of development, but I recieved none. Maybe there was some inbetween the pages, because like they say, love can change a person, but for me, I saw no development. But then again, the manga didn't really focus on their characters, but rather their "forbidden relationship" and yada yada. Even so, without some kind of character development, a manga can not go far, so I'd have to give it a 3.

Even though this manga probably isn't the greatest series ever, and lacked A LOT, I would have to say I did enjoy reading this. Sometimes, you just read and not really have to think about it. If you're reading this series, while picking out all its' faults, you won't really enjoy yourself. (You should do it AFTER you finish.) Having said that, for those who just want a nice, fun read, without a complex plot or something really dramatic or angty, happening, this might be the manga for you.

Enjoyment - 6

Overall, I'd give it a 6. If I were to judge it critically, I'd probably give it a 3 or 4. But as a reader, who just wanted a nice read, I give it a 6, because I did enjoy reading this, even with all its' faults. It's not something I'd re-read, but I would recommend it to my friends and anyone who's bored. And I've learned an important lesson after reading this: Even if the art sucks, just keep reading, because the art does get better, you will eventually get used to it, and you just might end up enjoying yourself.

Those who've watched the first two seasons of Shugo Chara, will be pretty disappointed with this new installment. Not only will this season be filled with fillers, but there's only ten minutes of airtime in the actual anime. Barely. If I were to be specific, and take out the ending song, and the cosplayers that pop out of no where, then, oh, I'd say...about 7 - 9 minutes? Yep, you heard me right. They make you wait a whole week just so you can have 7 - 9 minutes of filler. It isn't until the later episodes where the plot sorta picks up the pace, ... before just hitting a dead end again.

An anime show within an anime show...How original! Sadly, it isn't a huge hit. And sadly, it's rather annoying. As much as I love Ran, Miki, Su, I would actually like to see some development in the plot. And speaking of plot, I'm willing to bet that it'll be a while before the actual, non-filler plot kicks in. I suppose that's understandable since the manga updates every month, where as the anime releases are weekly, BUT was shrinking the anime down to 7 - 9 minutes a good move? Probably not.

So overall, I'd give the Story a 3. I've only seen the first few episodes, but the silliness of it is just plain obnoxious. It might be entertaining, and perhaps even amusing for a younger audience, but this Shugo Chara! fan isn't won over.

As for the Art. Well, it hasn't changed much, if at all. And to be frank, it's probably the best part of Shugo Chara! Party! It's the typical Shoujo art; Not necessarily a bad thing, but kinda boring. Of course, I'm sure most Shugo Chara! fans will be happy that at least the art hasn't changed (unlike everything else...). So overall, I'd give it a 6; Fair. The art was never a real WOW-factor to me. Just likable. But beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, is it not?

The music was...decent. It wasn't super great, but it wasn't horrible. Just decent. But it depends on the person, I suppose. The singing group that sings for Shugo Chara! Party! is actually three seperate groups. Guardians 4, Shugo Chara Egg!, and Buono! I find it ridiculous that they would need three singing groups. Speaking of which, not only was one group of singing cosplaying-girls not enough, they decided that they needed TWO. In the first Opening Song, you'll see the Guardians 4, lip-syncing to the song, smiling and looking 'cute'. Then later on in the episode, you'll see the Shugo Chara Egg! group, who occasionally pop up out of no where when you least want them to. (I'd recommend to skip the parts that they show up in.)

Earlier, I had mentioned that in this new installment of Shugo Chara, there would be an anime series within the anime series itself. And of course, an anime series, would be incomplete without an opening song! So instead of one, you get two! What a great deal, right? Well, it depends on the person. For me, there were so many things going on that it gets a bit confusing.

Besides the Story, I'd have to say the characters were the biggest fail. A new character is introduced in this season; Rikka Hiiragi. A spunky, energetic, kind second-grader. Sorta reminds you of someone, doesn't it? Basically, a Mary Sue.

There's not much development between the characters (at least, not of yet), and I don't expect it to anytime soon. With only a few minutes per ep, not much can really happen. As for the others, there's not really much to them, and I don't really expect anything spectacular to happen in this season; They're same, likable, almost bordering Mary Sue, characters. Their background stories were already explained in the previous seasons, so what is there to say?

Oh, and on another note, for those who looked forward to seeing more Ikuto, will be VERY disappointed. He does show up, don't worry, but he doesn't show up very often.

Did I enjoy it? Not really. Most of the episodes made me want to bang my head against a nearby wall, but some were a bit amusing, though.

Overall, I'd give it a 4. It's decent. Compared to the first and second season, Shugo Chara! Party is, as I've said before, a huge disappointment, but it isn't all entirely bad. Younger audiences will probably enjoy this new installment more than older fans, but I'm sure once the actual plot takes off, things will probably get a bit more interesting.