The way this story is told is definitely the standout feature for this manga. Instead of starting out with some big hero journey or tragedy it starts out almost… mundane. Lots of time is spent showing the world and the characters emotions. It’s plot boils down to an average shonen plot but it’s the casual yet intentional manner that it’s portrayed that keeps it feeling engaging and unique. It’s definitely a visual manga often using panels to portray time passing or to represent a general feeling through the environment.
As for the plot and characters, they’re nothing incredibly innovative or anything, but they’re what you would want for a shonen manga, nothing more and nothing less. Though even with 4 chapters there has been some degree of character growth already so there’s potential for there to be a lot more here. And I think the dynamics of the world the author creates has a lot of room to expand and take in interesting directions.
It might not be everyone’s cup of tea, and tbh I don’t know if it’ll survive the axe, but it’s definitely piqued my interest in this mangaka going forward. They have a very unique vision and a talented eye.
