Hina and Bambi

I stumbled upon this series by chance. I felt compelled to write a review after seeing the pretty bad score it has on MAL. Story: I personally haven't seen this kind of story yet. Childhood friends from the countryside living in the big city and getting used to this new life. It was adorable to see the characters notice their "strange" countryside behaviour and trying to correct themselves (even if it was not needed at all). The romance is the primary driver of the story, but it seems more like an undertone of the series with a satisfying conclusion. Characters: The main characters are from the countrysidetrying to fit into the newfound city life and experiencing many "firsts" together. The other 2 main characters are friends of the country bumpkins and make up the friend group of 4 people. Art: It is absolutely adorable and totally fitting for this kind of story! To be honest, I don't get the low score for this manga. Yes, it is not something challenging storywise and it doesn't do anything groundbreaking, but the story gives you a good feeling about the world and that's ultimately something hard to achieve in our current world. With only 8 chapters - even though each chapter has more than double the amount of pages of usual manga - I would absolutely recommend reading it. It's a very light reading experience and leaves one with a good feeling. I would love to see a continuation of the story, to be honest.