(Not) Same Blue Youth.

Synopsis

Teru is a boy who, haunted by a childhood trauma, sees himself as a loner and avoids human connection. His only joy comes from video games... until a fateful encounter at his usual arcade starts to shake up his quiet world. A heartfelt, 88-page, full-length boy-meets-girl story of two awkward souls drawn to each other night after night. (Source: MangaDex)

unfortunately , this was really boring . predictable , flat , and incredibly shallow . there was absolutely nothing new about this manga , nothing i hadn't seen before and nothing i couldn't predict . it was disappointing because the cover and the first few pages looked cool / promising . the male lead was okay , but apart from him none of the characters were very likable / endearing , and the conflicts felt cheesy and overdramatic . literally while the two friends were confronting him , i was like . . . they know no one actually talks like that , right .. . ? these arent characters , theyre cardboard cutouts , theyre stand-ins for tropes and plot devices . this whole thing is just so predictable and shallow i dont think i can really expand on my feelings without spoilers , since its a oneshot . but don't waste your time . i mean i guess its only a chapter , but this is a longer oneshot and its definitely not worth the time , in my opinion . this wasnt funny , touching , inspiring , sad , or even interesting . i dont know what anyone would get out of this . i didn't enjoy this at all , past my initial ' oh this looks good ' excitement from the cover and the first few pages