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Mint na Bokura was a thoroughly enjoyable manga for me. I'm often disappointed by the lack of good characterisation and a strong storyline in manga and anime, but this hidden gem caught my eye after a single chapter.

While the art style is not particularly outstanding, it works well with the story and the humorous moments within the manga. The chibi drawings highlight the points where the characters look like absolute idiots, and thus I found these to be some of the funniest moments. I gave the art 8/10.

The plot was not heavy with drama, but nonetheless the mangaka constantly kept me guessing as a ... whirlwind of relationships and rivalries kept popping up between characters. It seems to me to be a very realistic representation of high school life, while being entertaining and comedic. 9/10.

The characters were exceedingly well designed. On the surface they seem simple and cutesy, but the truth is that they seem very real in their interactions with one another. It brought me right back to age 14 with such compelling characters that broke from convention by having unique interests and perspectives on life, and that made such human mistakes. I gave the characterisation 10/10.

I enjoyed this manga very much - it was fast paced, funny and kept me coming back for more. I gave it a 9/10 for enjoyment. Overall I gave it 9/10 because I found it entertaining and I would definitely read it again and recommend it to others.