Just like every human being needs a moment of leisure, a sort of peace of mind makes necessary to modern Japanese society and "Roujo-teki Shoujo Hinata-chan" fortunately delivers a weird surprise when we talk about works of reincarnation: It is just a cute and wholesome, yet unexpected, slice of life. – That reinforces how good our lives actually are.
The story follows the life of a kindergartener girl called Hinata-chan, a person who has a secret: She is actually an 88 years old lady living her life once again. Retaining her past memories, one could argue challenges of getting rid of old habits inded exist. In fact, the main gag of the manga consists of our main character speak or do things that are unusual for her age. Repetitive or not, it is pretty enjoyable on its own and does work well with a SoL + Comedy combo.
In addition, the interaction between the characters is, without any doubts, wholesome. The purity and innocence in each dialogue is perceptible, whether talking to adults, the elderly or even friends from the garden. Add that with two extremes of the protagonist: the naivety of a child and the wisdom of someone older and there will be a lot of entertainment for sure.
Another fun thing is, regardless of how many years Hinata-chan lived, she still learn and discover something new in her everyday life. Not only that, you don't even feel that the story stagnated in time, since it actually flows naturally with small timeskips.
All in one, Hinata-chan also is a "cute girls doing cute things" manga where Hinata-chan adapt her new life with her new friends and family. A precious treasure of a daily life showing the best of a life.
On the other hand, do not expect a complicated story. Hinata-chan does not intend to be something "serious", although having serious themes being approached some times. Expect it to be extremely cute and wholesome, a great weekly/monthly reading. After all, it is a manga about an old lady reincarned into a toddler, adapting to her new life as time goes on over again.
Read Hinata-chan if you want to fulfill your day with cuteness.
