Story 9/10: This bewitching story is filled with magic, fun, excitement and everyday life in a very good balance. It's never so casual that it gets boring, but never so intense that you feel it doesn't fit. This is kind of a nitpick, but I was not the biggest fan og the pacing from the middle until the end. It worked okay, but lost a bit of it's initial energy.
Art 10/10: I did not expect to like this, but it was amazing. This manga was made between 2008-2015, but the artstyle looks like something out of the 90's with a modern twist. When they want someone to look happy they get this glow about them and when someone is mad their face really shows it. The spells, scenery, character designs and general atmosphere was all very well expressed in the drawings and I feel like it opened up a lot of possibilities for someone like me who usually doesn't enjoy the artstyle from the 90's and earlier.
Character 9/10: Everyone in this manga has a unique and very fun personality. I especially enjoyed Ran with her bubbly energy and Shizuka who is just a silly, but really motherly ball of fun. The only person I didn't enjoy as much as the others was Outarou. He wasn't a bad character, but his womanizing and sometimes really mean personality didn't grow on me at all. Even if he learns a bit through the manga, I just couldn't bring myself to like him.
The relationship between him and Ran is also something I have mixed feelings about. Since Ran uses an aging spell when she's with him, he doesn't know she's 10 while he's in his late 20's, but it just made me uncomfortable when he was with her. He had more of an adoration or obsession with her than anything else, and saw her as more of an angel than a person, something that made me feel like their relationship wasn't very strong despite all the time they spent together.
Enjoyment 10/10: This manga was a blast. It captured my attention fast and just kept roping me in with fun characters and a very engaging story. It has a great climax and some really great emotion and atmosphere and I just can't do anything but love it.
Overall 9/10: Even is this manga has some issues with pacing and characters, it is a heck of a good manga. It takes the reader seriously and doesn't try to be completely kid friendly. It sucks you in with its atmosphere and keeps you hooked until you realize you've read the entire manga and it's suddenly 4 o'clock in the morning. If you like magic, action, drama and a hint of romance, with an enjoyable and fun cast of characters, then this is the manga for you!
