After Friend

Really, this manga is a complete waste of 15-20 perfectly good minutes of anyone's life. Story: 1/10 The storyline really was pathetic. It's been seen before, in the exact same way it was portrayed. If there was a definition of a cliche manga story, then this is it. I understand that it's difficult to write/draw a shoujo one shot that's NOT cliche, but it's like the mangaka didn't even try on this one. I didn't see one spec of creativity or twist anywhere. Art: 3/10 Well this was the only good thing in the manga. And that is not saying much at all. For middle-schoolers, I kinda-sorta-somewhatlike that they were drawn kinda cutesy, and not impossibly gorgeous like in other manga. While I like that concept, there was nothing original or eye-catching about them. Also, the backgrounds were nauseating to look at. What were supposed to be beautiful fireworks for a beautiful scene looked like nothing more than a bunch of white lines on the sky. Characters: 1/10 Cliche, cliche, cliche. Where HAVEN'T we already seen a cheerful, flat-chested, naive girl before? Or a male protagonist that's handsome and popular? You might as well look at cardboard cut-outs for all the creativity in these guys. Overall: 2/10 Overall, this manga is the very definition of cliche. There really isn't a redeeming feature to this manga to talk about, so really. Just spare yourself.

The story is extremely cliche, but it still makes you feel light and fluffy inside. The art style is kind of old, but I like it, it's cute. I honestly didn't like the main protagonist that much, but the guy was likeable. Overall, the author did a pretty good job considering that this is a one shot

As with many oneshots, this one fell short of a good story. The plot is an unoriginal situation involving two childhood friends that fall in love with each other, but one is too dense to realize it. Cue the strange pangs of the heart and confusing feelings. Been there, done that. The artwork is not the best I've seen nor the worst. It didn't stand out to me at all and is pretty normal. The main character is a bit annoying to me and is also the dense one, so I didn't like her much. The guy is also not so special. There's nothing much to likeabout them. Eh, the few minutes I spent reading this were not entirely wasted, as I did laugh at one part, but otherwise I was disappointed. Romantic development is so very difficult to convey in oneshots and there was no exception in this one. It wasn't a terrible read, but it certainly wasn't worth my time.