Natural Prince

If you're scrolling through this website in search of short, binge-worthy shoujo manga, then Tennenkei Ouji will do the job. Most of its aspects are rather common in the shoujo manga world, but the one thing that hooked me is the rich-poor dilemma of the male lead, which I haven't seen before (or at least not as frequently). The story follows Aoi, 17 year 17-year-old high school student with a big family and even bigger financial struggles. I feel like her family could be developed a bit more, which would be interesting to see, but considering it's only 5 chapters, I can't fault mangaka for ittoo much. Humor is basic, but it does give a good laugh here and there. There are bits of drama that felt pretty natural, and I really liked it, but obviously main genre is romance, which was pretty well-handled for such a quick read. Despite its length, few characters besides the two main characters managed to stay memorable: Aoi's two funny elder brothers and Masafumi's grandparents, who made every scene they appeared in more cheerful. Aoi is an average main character that you can see in 8/10 shoujo manga, and yet I always manage to like that trope, while Masafumi became the MVP of this story. He's the only character that has a bit of depth, so to speak, with his backstory, and only one with character development. Art had its ups and downs; most of the time it was a bit rusty (it's possible it's scan quality and not actual art, although I can't fact-check), but it was good in some character portraits or scene focus panels. Overall, Tennenkei Ouji fulfilled its purpose of short romance shoujo manga and gave me a nice 30-minute read session. I don't see any reason for people to dislike it, so I can definitely recommend it to everyone.