The God and the Flightless Messenger

I'm surprised by how little I've heard of this manga. I'm still new to reading BL, but I know the most recommended titles and this manga isn't usually brought up. ==Story (8)== Two words to describe this manga is that it's simple and wholesome. Don't expect anything deep or serious. Even when there's conflict, it's resolved rather fast or not as big of a deal as it's shown at first. Which can be amusing. The fantasy setting was fun to read through enough and you'll get enough info to understand how the manga's world works. The mangaka mentioned they've never thought of fantasy plot before andI say they did a nice job. The one issue I had with the story is the romantic development between our two leads. This is a bit of a spoiler: this is a childhood friend type of romance. Which isn't really my fav, but can like it if handled right. Though, in this story, it uses the past memories of the two as children as romantic development (tho on the MC's side). Of course, we certainly do get cute moments between present MC and the love interest and their childhood memories was pretty cute, but it was like their romance/realized feelings only happened because of their childhood memories rather than it blossoming as adults. Though, without spoiling too much, I understand why the love interest still loves the MC for a long time, but the MC only knew the love interest as a child and didn't grow up with him. I wouldn't say the romance was bad tho, it's more like I'd like to see the two develop their romance in their present time! ==Art (9)== Incredibly lovely! This art style is very soft and the character designs were nice to look at too! It even managed to make a giant ball of fluff or mini fluff balls expressive and adorable. I would give this a 10 if there was a bit more variety in the backgrounds cause I noticed the backgrounds are either mostly blank or filled with leaves/trees. ==Character (8)== Pretty great! Again, this isn't a deep manga so don't expect deep characters either. Tho, for what we got in a short time, I liked all the characters. They each had their own personality and had a good chunk of spotlight. The MC himself, Shin, was cute and so was the love interest Baku. Though, we don't get too much of Baku's personality as he's silent most of the time (but expressive at least). Interestingly enough, the mangaka wanted to include a bit more of Yatsude and his lady God but couldn't. I would've loved that addition! The story kinda hinted a romance between the two, but it showed mostly lady God being interested and Yatsude just being overprotective (tho I assumed that's just him acting as the messenger at first). So, it would be nice to see a little background of the two. ==Enjoyment (9)== I'm so glad I bought this manga during a sale! It was so cute and heartwarming. Too bad it's short. I would've loved a bit more of this! ==Overall (8)== I highly recommend this manga if you want something short and sweet. If you're in the mood for manga shopping, I recommend buying this when you can! It's nice to have a manga that doesn't include deep issues or melodrama.