Hetakoi

I was a little skeptical on reading this manga because some of the genres it was in but after finishing the first vol. I was completely drawn into the story that I finished this in two days. The story was really good in my opinion it started off a little predictable because of the synopsis, and I thought hmm this seems like it will be another cliche story but boy was I wrong, the relationship with the main characters progressed realistically and I was enjoying every second of it. Although it did end abruptly but not like other stuff I've seen(Everything important that you would wantto know is answered it just seems like they stopped it at a weird time.) A 9/10 The art was good in capturing a lot of different perspectives that I myself haven't seen in other books or tv shows, it was well drawn and I give the artists credit for that. It did show more explicit scenes than I thought there would be but it was done alright in my opinion even if I don't like reading stuff that shows scenes like that. A 8/10 Characters lets see my favourite had to be the male, lead there was times when I sympathized with him where I actually felt his relationship grow but then there was times like "WTF are you doing!" but not just him the female lead pissed me off a little but the main guy did mostly. As to why I felt like I got to know the male character a lot more is because it was narrated by his thoughts from i'm guessing a recollection of his memories and this reminds me of Kimagure Orange Road. I was a little disappointed how some characters just completely disappear out of the world untill the ending like Mike-san, Nachi, and Yuu, but it wasn't really about them so I didn't really mind A Full 10 out of 10 for outstanding character development and for seeing everyone mentally grow into better people. A 10/10 My Enjoyment out of this was really good it had me wanting more untill I finished the thing but some parts got tiresome like when the story focused on his neighbor Kotono, but when it got near the end I was clapping to myself saying this is how most manga and anime should be.(not the adult content mind you, the romance,relationships,and answers I was hoping for) A 9/10 Overall incredible for such splendid work on this whole story, now I just need to find out if there are any other manga by the person who made this or something directed towards older audience romance like this. The only downside to this whole thing is that there is no Anime(It would definitely be a hentai if they don't change scenes though.) A 9/10 Read this if my review seems to intrigue you because you won't regret when you finish reading it, unless you sometimes feel like your wasting your life reading manga and watching anime, believe me your not anime is the equivalent to tv dramas in a lot of ways and manga is a book with a more vivid picture, no seriously read it you won't regret it :) Check out the manga Kimagure Orange Road if you liked this, it covers the main characters physical and mental growth from 15 to college read the manga first though because they don't cover a lot of things in the anime and the story and ending is completely different(but in a good way it has a really good twist ending! plus it has two movies that show what happens after the tv show)

So Hetakoi is pretty much a shoujo manga, let's make that clear. It is a shoujo manga, but the thing is, I normally don't read nor love shoujo mangas as much as I did this one. It starts out very funny with an unfortunate event between the main character (Komai/"grandpa") and the potential love interest...Most likely the most awkward first meeting between 2 characters i've seen in quite some time(trying not to spoil it). But that's just the first scene...and it gets oh so much better. I understand that it is a little cliched with all the romance and all that, but it certainly pusheditself away from drowning in cliches...in fact, I didn't even notice as I was reading. What comes after the "first meeting" is what really sets the story. From there the main characters will have their ups, will have their downs, and will have their good times and bad. If you're a guy (and maybe some girls) you can sympathize with Komai. I kind of match his personality so I could sympathize with him much more. You'll get to see how each character struggles through their emotions, sometimes to create a more peaceful atmosphere. Some try to hide their feelings for the good of the group, and others afraid that it could tear them apart. Komai is the farthest thing from a perfect hero and the perfect guy, he's just the average nice guy trying to compete with her past and her(the female main character) past crush (not physically, but emotionally). Komai is a very low-self-esteem guy who assumes the worst so that is his tragic flaw. You sometimes want to root for different characters because they are all likeable and mature. Hetakoi wasn't particularly revolutionary in any aspect, but once I started reading, I literally could not stop. Before I knew it I was already 20 chapters in. So if you're looking for something that'll entertain you ( not wow you) then give Hetakoi a shot. If a shoujo manga can keep me interested, I'm sure it can keep many people interested too.

If you are hopelessly romantic like me who loves pure love with a little bit of lust, you will not like this manga. Well also if you don't like manga there is some douchebag who gets in between the relationship of our Hero and Heroine, this is not the manga for you. WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD!!! I apologize if this review might come up as a rant or very opinionated but if you wish to read this you will see my point. In the first half I enjoyed the the manga even though if there are some ups and downs but when the main event entered it willreally annoys you that makes you want to drop it. Well you will kind of anticipated what will happen but still you will not anticipate how it will happen. I will elaborate the bad taste that the manga left in my memory and this is related with the douchebag. Our Hero (Shizuka) and Heroine (Ruka) are all lovey dovey then there this Tsuchiya, whom Ruka is in love in the past, entered and forced a kiss on our Heroine wherein our Hero saw so he decided to love someone else, his former classmate and first love Nagisa. Well to me this event could have been better to me if not for Ruka who did nothing to Tsuchiya, I mean this guy forced a kiss then you still hang out with him even though you still love Shizuka you should be angry to him to the point that you should slap him but instead you hang out with him, this act is kind of slutty. After all the shenanigans happened our Hero and Heroine are now single, this guy Tsuchiya didn't even apologized for the problems he caused. But after that main event, I begin to enjoy the manga because it feels like new beginning then there is this side story about our Hero's brother, Yuu and their childhood friend Kotono which is a little refreshing. Then comes the ending, of course in the end you know they will be both together but I kind of don't get how they ended the story wherein our Hero and Heroine had sex. They should have ended it further in their relationship because somehow the manga tells the reader that love is all about SEX!!! So if you still want this kind of manga then go for it but if not I salute you. I continue reading it because I don't like reading manga then dropping it, besides if I didn't read it how can I warn those who are like me to not read this manga =))