Basically, the reason why I gave this such a score was that this just had so much potential.
Breakdown:
Story: 6 - Fair
The parents kick her out, no reason whatsoever was explained in the manga, even the part about her not crying. (I mean, yes, she got kicked out but I can't easily sympathize since no reason was explained). I like the *green* jokes though, not gonna lie about that HAHA, and honestly, the ending was too rushed, it was too sudden. Although it can't be helped since there's only one volume but I mean the ending could have been done differently and definitely better.
The jokes could not have saved the story/plotline.
Art: 10 - Outstanding
One thing that attracted me was the poster of this, the look of Taeko and I was not disappointed at all when I read the manga. It was really pleasing to the eyes plus the A+++ scanlation of the scanlators. :)) No more words except that the art is definitely a strong point in this manga.
Character: 7 - Good
Taeko was fun, her type of main character is definitely the kind that I would want to read about although the end just displeases me so much that the score for the characters had to go down.
Nudist guy was a refreshing twist to the story, definitely something that you don't see in everyday shoujo manga but you just can't see him as a 31 year old, even his actions in the end really called for a facepalm.
Enjoyment: 8 - Very Good
I enjoyed the start of this, the first few chapters, I was laughing so hard with all the jokes and the nudist guy and his friend's aloofness but the humor was really fun and with Taeko getting angry and everything. Even though the manga took a wrong turn with the ending, I still enjoyed it a lot.
Overall: 7 - Good
The thing that disappoints me so much was that this manga had SO MUCH POTENTIAL.
Even if there is only one volume, I believe a much better take on their romance could have been written (but I'm not the mangaka sooooo). The jokes and humor stood out, the art stood out, the story was kind of cliche (with all the cohabitation) but the romance part of it was the worst of all. It was rushed and it did not even feel like the guy was 31.
I just wish that this was given a lot more volumes so that the characters could have been more developed and given more depth, I really wish I could give this a higher score but I think this deserves the score (It breaks my heart. Such a rarity that you could see a shoujo manga with such green jokes and it doesn't even come out as perverted as it should have been, and let us not forget the art and the 30 year old bishies)
A lighthearted read, definitely will recommend to anyone who wants to pass their time with a one volume manga, but I will just say once again that the end was not fulfilling, even for a oneshot.
