*RECOMMENDATION* It's best to go into this completely and utterly blind. Finish reading this review then just go straight into the manga, don't even read the synopsis.
The Short Version:
(+)The length is near perfect for the story.
(+)The characters, expect for one, react as people might.
(-)I didn't like the art (you might though)
(-)There is one character that I hated, that I REALLY hated.
The Story (8/10): This is a high school romance story. I don't think you can get much simpler than that, but the thing about this manga (I feel), is that it's a lot more focused then other manga of the same nature. Instead of going off on tangents and adding in the obligatory ecchi moments (i.e. the characters walk in on one another while their taking a bath or something), this manga has a complete lack of it. I'll say this now: You're probably not going to laugh at all while reading this manga. It's a very serious story that tackles some very serious subjects with its cast, but it's by far one of the most involving and frankly better high school romances I've ever read.
The Character (8/10): One of the reasons I said this manga was a lot more focused is because over the 32 chapters this manga has, it only has 6 characters, and each of them having some sort of impactful role in the entire overarching story. Now to the main characters.
Daisuke Suwa: The lad of the story and the one with a really tough position to get himself through.
Hinako Aikawa: The female heroine and goddamn I feel sorry for her.
With this being a romance manga, the characters need to be good and engaging. And to be honest, it's safe to say that all of the characters, even the ones that are introduced all the way near the end, are interesting in some way. I have a problem with only one of the characters though. I get that a someone is doing these things to try and get close to another character, but fuck me. There's a limit as to how much stupidity I can handle from a single character, and this character in particular blows over that limit and then some.
The Art (6/10): This is just me, I know this is just me, but I didn't really enjoy the art at all. If you like the standard shoujo style of art, like Host Club or maybe Sukitte Ii na yo. But the art does it's job well enough. It's nothing horrible to look at, and the characters expressions match what the character is saying most of the time. Again I don't really like the art but that's just me; you may like it a fair bit more than I did.
What do you think of this manga?
I'm probably going to buy a physical copy if I can find one anywhere.
Would you recommend this manga?
Yes. Please go read it right now.
Goodbye my brethren, see you in the next one.
